1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hey, what a 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: straight Fire Families, Rob g here with you. Back at 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: it again on a Tuesday, Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: Jason still on vacation, still on the hunt for that 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: ever elusive T shirt that he can't seem to find 6 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: to put on for these zoom sessions that we do 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: here for the Straight Firepod. Gavin Kinsel's back with me again, 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: and I must say, you know, Monday was a rather 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: lean day in the world of sports. Not a lot 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: going on. I mean, he had the Supreme Court ruling 11 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: on the n C Double A and cracking down on 12 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: that whole crime syndicate that we call the college sports system. 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: But you know, until the name, Image and Likeness Bill 14 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: becomes a national thing, it really is just you know talk. 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: At this point, we're still waiting for a definitive change 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: to come down, so hopefully we'll get something like that 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: in the coming weeks. I guess the biggest story of 18 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: the day on Monday it was that UM Raiders defensive 19 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: end Carl Nassib came out and is now the first 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: active openly gay player in NFL history. I'm gonna choose 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: not to really get into that too much. Number one, 22 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: because it is Carl Nasseb and no offense to him, 23 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: but he's not exactly a household name in sports, so 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how much him coming out as gay 25 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: is really gonna, you know, send shock waves through the 26 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: sports industry, as much as some of the websites might 27 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,839 Speaker 1: like you to believe. That's number one. Number Two, he's 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: not the only gay player in the NFL. I'm not 29 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: gonna tell you what I've heard, but I can't say 30 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,639 Speaker 1: very confidently that there is more than one gay player 31 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So I expect, you know, maybe this 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: is a watershed moment. Maybe you'll get more guys coming 33 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: out as homosexual the next year or two. But for 34 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: today's purpose, I'm just gonna choose not to really get 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: into it. You know. I just don't think that somebody's 36 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: personal preference is something that really needs to be discussed 37 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: on a national podcast ask like this. Maybe other shows 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: will do it. We're here at Straight Fire just choosing 39 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: not to. But before we started recording this pod, Gavin 40 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: was blowing me up on my phone. He was texting me. 41 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: We're talking back and forth about what we wanted to 42 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: get into. He was giving me a quick heads up 43 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: on some of the bets that he's gonna be making. 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: I've been told that it's a three for one special. 45 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: I know that's usually something that you gotta go to 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Magic City and Pasture for. So, you know, shout out 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: to Gavin for hooking all you degenerates up in that regard. 48 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: But you know, we're going back and forth trying to 49 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: figure out what is it we wanted to get into, 50 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: what storylines we wanted to hit. And Gavin said, you know, 51 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: I got something on the NBA that I think, you 52 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are talking about. I think 53 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: we could be one of the first ones to really 54 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: get into it from this specific angle, and I think 55 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: it's fascinating. But you know, Gavin, this is your baby. 56 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let you break it down for America. So Gavin, 57 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: the floor is yours. I think if you remove the 58 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: clip per name from the front of their jersey, they 59 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: look like a much different team. I think they're viewed 60 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: way differently. Paul George has been the biggest laughing stock 61 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: of the NBA for a long time, and deservedly so. 62 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: He's had some really, really brutal moments. We saw pandemic 63 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: p trending not too long ago. But look at this 64 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: team now. They won two series where they were down 65 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: oh two one against the best team in the league, 66 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: and they played half of it without their best player. 67 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: So I think Paul George deserves a lot of the 68 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: credit that tylu is getting for what he's done in 69 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: the locker room, what he's done for the players to 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: trust each other, because you remember the bubble team last 71 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: year didn't want to be there. There was no chemistry there. 72 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: But there's something different this year, and I think it's interesting. 73 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: Paul George has now played more minutes than anyone else 74 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: in this postseason. He's now played five hundred and sixty 75 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: eight minutes in fourteen games. He's having the best postseason 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: of any Clipper in their history. And look, there's a 77 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: lot of jokes there because it's the Clippers. They don't 78 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: have the story franchise with a bunch of playoff achievements. 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: But look at what he said after Game one they 80 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: lose to the Suns. He says, there's nothing to panic over. 81 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: Good thing about it. We expect a long series. All 82 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: they did was in one game. He's come out and 83 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: said similar things after they went down own two to 84 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: the MAVs owing two to the Jazz. Don't panic and 85 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: look where it's gotten them there in the Western Conference Finals. 86 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: Are they going to be able to take down the Suns. 87 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I'll tell you one thing about 88 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: this team. They are nails. They look at whoever they're 89 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: going against. They're not scared, and they don't go away. 90 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: You know, everyone ripped them when they avoided the Lakers 91 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: and taking those last two games of the season, but 92 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: look what it actually did at got them a matchup 93 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: against the Jazz. Rudy Gobert got absolutely exposed by the Clippers. 94 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: I think he's a guy who had the opposite postseason. 95 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,679 Speaker 1: Him and Ben Simmons are now trash. They are names 96 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: in the league that are that are poisoned. They had 97 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: terrible postseasons. But I think Paul George and I also 98 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: think Chris Paul have done a lot to affect the 99 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: legacy of themselves and how people view them and how 100 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: we talk about them. One thing you can't call Paul 101 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: George right now is a choker, and he he might 102 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: be the vocal leader that we've been wanting. Kauai to be, 103 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: but he's certainly done a lot this postseason to change 104 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: the narrative around him. I think Chris Paul has done 105 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: the same. I think Rudy Gobert and Ben Simmons are 106 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: going to have some tough offseasons. So it's interesting and 107 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: I think the legacies are at play here. And Janice 108 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: he's got his own demons over in the Eastern Conference. 109 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: He's been to the East Conference finals two years ago, 110 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: he got punked in four straight games after taking a 111 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: two oh lead over the Raptors. But it's interesting how 112 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: the playoffs everything ramps up. The playoffs are a different animal. 113 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: We always talk about. The regular season is one thing, 114 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: but the postseason you need guys that have your back, 115 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: that you want to be in a foxhol with. I 116 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: think the Clippers have a lot of those guys, and 117 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: I think Paul George is one of them. It will 118 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how this all plays out, but 119 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: I think for right now, he's done a lot to 120 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: shed all the slander around his name. Fox Sports Radio 121 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 122 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 123 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 124 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: R to listen live. Okay, Kevin, let me just say 125 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: I do agree with a lot of what you said there. 126 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: I do believe you made some very valid points, specifically 127 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: as it relates to how the NBA Playoffs has, for 128 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: lack of a better word, change, the legacy quote unquote 129 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: of several players, most recently. You know Ben Simmons, I 130 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: think was a fantastic example. Um. I will push back 131 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: on you though on the Paul George narrative though, and 132 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: the reason being yes, he had a fantastic series against 133 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: the Utah Jazz in Round two. I'm not gonna say 134 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: he didn't. He was assertive when Kauai went down. He 135 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: was arguably the biggest reason why they are currently in 136 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: the Western Conference Finals. But let me just say this, 137 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Clippers have played fourteen games so far 138 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: in these playoffs. Now, on the season, PG average just 139 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: under forty seven percent shooting from the field, which is 140 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: a great number. Now, for purposes of this discussion, I'm 141 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: gonna use the benchmark as forty five because I don't 142 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: think it's realistic to expect a player to shoot forty 143 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: scent and over in the postseason when teams can scheme 144 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: against you number one and number two, you're without your 145 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: best sidekick in Kawhile Leonards. So we use forty five 146 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: as the benchmark in this postseason fourteen games again, six 147 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: games shooting over forty from the field and five games 148 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: shooting under from the field. And that is the Paul 149 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: George experience. You know, he is just as likely to 150 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: underwhelm as he is to overwhelm. That's just who he is, like, 151 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: you know, I know that he has caught a lot 152 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: of flak, especially for the way he played in the 153 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: bubble and the way that he hit the side of 154 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: a backboard. He might be more known for that these 155 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: days than he is for anything else he's done on 156 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: the floor, which is kind of funny as a Laker fan, 157 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: but it's also a little bit unfair. I mean, he's 158 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: never been as bad as the pandemic p nickname that 159 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: followed him following that performance. But he's also really never 160 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: been as good as the play off pe nickname he 161 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: gave himself in my opinion, And you know, I don't 162 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: mean to, you know, really shoot down your whole argument, 163 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: because I do agree with large portions of it. Demilogo. 164 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: I think it's just more about the Paul George specifically, Um, 165 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: because you said that you know, he's having a legacy 166 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: changing performance and that if he was wearing anything but 167 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: a Clippers jersey that we would see it as such. 168 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: But his twenty six, nine and five, I believe it's 169 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: what he's averaging in this postseason is very good. You know, 170 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: it's it's it's I believe it's very solid. You know, 171 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: a lot of guys would kill the average five. But 172 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: it's not much different than what his averages have been 173 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: over the last six seven years, say for what happened 174 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: in the bubble when he came out and admitted that 175 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: he was not in the right head space to perform 176 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: at a high level in the bubble. So I I 177 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: don't necessarily agree that this is a legacy changing run 178 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: that he's on. Um. You know, he he's had great 179 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 1: playoff runs before. He's had fantastic playoff games almost in 180 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: every postseason that he's played meaningful minutes. The problem, though, 181 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 1: is similar to you know, the Ben Simmons experience that 182 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 1: we talked about yesterday, the Paul George experiences. He's gonna 183 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: give you thirty, twelve and eight in one game. He's 184 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: gonna give you twenty seven, nine and four in another game, 185 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: and he's gonna follow that up by going three for 186 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: twelve with sixteen points and five turnovers in the next game. 187 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 1: Like that's just who he is. He He is not 188 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: exactly the model of consistency, unless by consistent you mean 189 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 1: he's gonna give you the ups and downs of a 190 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: roller coaster. I mean, yes, he had a great series 191 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: against Utah. He was, i say, probably the second best 192 00:10:55,720 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: player in that series behind Donovan Mitchell. But nobody was 193 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: saying that he altered his legacy after they beat Dallas. 194 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if we're gonna compare it, if it's just 195 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: based on winning, his legacy didn't change when he you know, 196 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: when they beat Dallas. And that's because he was mostly 197 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: bad in the latter half of that series. You know, 198 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard had to go nuclear. I mean, before that 199 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant performance against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game five. 200 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: I think that you could make a very very strong 201 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: argument that Kawhi Leonard's Game six against Dallas was the 202 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: best performance of the postseason in recent memory. You know, 203 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: maybe right up there with Lebron's Game one against the 204 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: Warriors in the finals, which they lost the infamous j R. 205 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: Smith game. I think you can make that argument. But 206 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, going back to Paul George, I don't think 207 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: that his legacy has really changed all that much. And 208 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: that's primarily because he's not one of those guys who 209 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: was going to be judged on championships. He's just not 210 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: that level of player. He's not a Lebron James, Kevin Durant, 211 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: you know, Kawuahi Leonard, Steph Curry. He's not that level 212 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: of player. I think where his legacy lies is the 213 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: pandemic p You know, the thing is, it's he's just 214 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: as likely to hit the side of a backboard as 215 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: he is to hit a back breaking three on you. 216 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: And so in this season specifically, I don't think that 217 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: his team needs to win a championship without Kawhi Leonard 218 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: for him to you know, validate his career. I don't 219 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: think they even need to really get to the NBA 220 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: Finals to validate his career in any kind of way. 221 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: I think all he really needs to do is to 222 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: be consistent, and that's something that's really been lacking in 223 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: his playoff career for the past few seasons. I mean 224 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: even in Game one against Phoenix, he shot thirty eight percent. 225 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: You know, it's easy to forget how great he was 226 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: against Utah when in Game one against Phoenix he delivered 227 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: another clunker. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 228 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 229 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 230 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Alright, Gavin, 231 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: real quick before we get to your best bets, which 232 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: again are gonna help everyone around the country to you know, 233 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: put their kids through college, maybe by themselves a boat 234 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: some stupid like that. I didn't want to get in 235 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: really quickly on this Tom Brady story that started making 236 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: the rounds on Monday. Now, Tom Brady is going to 237 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: be on an upcoming episode of The Shop. I don't 238 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: believe Lebron's going to be in it, but Tom Brady 239 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: will be on it. And as part of the promotional 240 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: teaser that they put out on I think he was 241 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: on YouTube right in the beginning, you can hear Tom 242 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: Brady talking about his you know, free agency recruitment prior 243 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: to the season, and in it he says he's talking 244 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: about a team that decided ultimately to pass on his services. 245 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: And in the clip you hear him saying, quote, you're 246 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: sticking with that mother effort, and you know everybody starts 247 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 1: to go crazy because you know, the goat Tom Brady 248 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: is is calling out some mediocre NFL franchise decided to 249 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: go with a C list quarterback instead of the legend 250 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. And I could not be more dumbfounded by 251 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: the reaction to this clip. Like, I know, it's only 252 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: a short teaser. Maybe in the full episode we get 253 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: a little more context as to what he was talking about. 254 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: But let me take you back about a year ago 255 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: when Tom Brady was a free agent and he was 256 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: available to every other team in the league. According to 257 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: NFL network reporter Ian Rappaport, only the Bucks and the 258 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: Chargers made offers for his services. Let that sink in 259 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: arguably the greatest quarterback to ever play football and God's 260 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: gift to the quarterback position, Tom Brady could only get 261 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: two offers to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, 262 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: and for good reason. I mean, I mean, looking back 263 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: at the Chargers, I obviously made the right decision because 264 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is a stud. I mean it sucks that 265 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: as a Raider fan, I'm gonna see him in the 266 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: a f C West for the next fifteen years, and 267 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not too excited about that, but hindsight 268 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: says they made the right call. You know, they had 269 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: a young guy in waiting, and there's no point in 270 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: having Tom Brady there because you know, he's not planning 271 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: on grooming anybody. He's just there to be Tom Brady 272 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: and win football games. So naturally people started to, you know, 273 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: speculate as to which team that Tom Brady was talking about. 274 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: You know, maybe what if it wasn't the Chargers, because 275 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: they actually did make the offer, so I'm assuming it's 276 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: not them. But two teams that people seem to agree 277 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: that Brady was talking about were the San Francisco forty 278 00:15:54,640 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: Niners and the Tennessee Titans. Now you can say what 279 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: you want now about Jimmy g because he is on 280 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: his way out the door, that he is a wildly 281 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: mediocre quarterback, and that's true. You know, he's gonna be 282 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: replaced by Trey Land sooner rather than later. You can 283 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: say what you want about Ryan Tannehill and whether or 284 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: not he will be able to have the same level 285 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: of success now that his offensive coordinator has dipped out 286 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: to Atlanta, and that's fair. But if we were to 287 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: jump in the hot tub time machine. Before last season, 288 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: tom Brady was coming off arguably his worst season in 289 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: like a decade. Six completion percentage in last season with 290 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots his lowest since. His passer rating also his 291 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: lowest since. Passing yards per game and touchdown passes both 292 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: lowest since two thousand and six. By every statistical metric, 293 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 1: tom Brady was on the downhill. Tom Brady was no 294 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: longer an elite quarterback. And then you can say, well, 295 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: you know they didn't have the weapons, and you know 296 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: it's not unusual for tom Brady to not put a 297 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: big staster in the season because the team is always winning, 298 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: and you know that. Sure make that argument in the playoffs, 299 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: though again, his last season with New England against a 300 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: very average Tennessee Itian's defense, tom Brady the goat, the 301 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: greatest quarterback in NFL history, the guy who was offended 302 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: that you'd rather go with somebody else than him. Seven 303 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:54,959 Speaker 1: passing completion percentage, two nine yards, zero touchdowns, and the 304 00:17:55,080 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: game ceiling pick six. By the way, his offense only 305 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: generated thirteen points in that game, tom Brady just wasn't 306 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: very good in that last season. He he was not, 307 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: like I know that he had a great season in 308 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: with the Bucks, but coming off of which is what 309 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: we are talking about here, which is what that viral 310 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: clip is referencing, he wasn't good. I mean, even if 311 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: you were to take a snapshot of nineteen with Tom Brady, 312 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, and Jimmy G. If I just put a 313 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: blind resume out there, not a single person would say 314 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: that you're better off with Tom Brady than the other 315 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: two guys. Jimmy G in San Francisco that last season, 316 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: his completion percentage was nine points higher, his QB rating 317 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: was fourteen points higher. His yards per attempt we're almost 318 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: two yards higher than tom Brady's. He even threw for 319 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: more touchdowns. And I don't know if Jimmy G, you know, 320 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: missed portions of a bunch of games, because that's just 321 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: what he does like and he's still through for twenty 322 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: seven touchdowns. Tom Brady, Ryan Tannehill that season, he had 323 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: an even more impressive year then Jimmy G did higher 324 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: and complete your percentage twenty two touchdowns, six interceptions versus 325 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: tom Brady's twenty four and eight. Oh, but Ryan Tannehill 326 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: only played twelve games, he only started ten of them, 327 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: and he's still right there with Tom Brady. His quarterback 328 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: rating that season in Ryan Tannehill almost thirty points higher 329 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: than tom Brady's. His yards per attempt three yards higher 330 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: than tom Brady's. He's pushing the ball down the field, 331 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: taking more risky passes, and he was still putting up 332 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: better numbers completing more passes than tom Brady was. So 333 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear all of these talking heads 334 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:20,880 Speaker 1: on television, on sports radio and other podcast using this 335 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: viral clip from the shop of Tom Brady saying you 336 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: picked his mother effort over me, and use it as 337 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: some sort of referendum on these other teams that passed 338 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: on him. They made the right decision, Like I know, 339 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: looking back on it and the fact that they went 340 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: ahead and want the Super Bowl in Tampa that you 341 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: feel vindicated that you know, Tom Brady is so much better, 342 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: It was so much better than those other guys. But 343 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: that's just not the case. Like if you were to 344 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: look at this past season, even in Tampa Bay with 345 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: some context, they already had arguably the best receiving corps 346 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: in football and is godwinning Mike Evans when Tom Brady 347 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: got there, and that's before they added Antonio Brown. Okay, 348 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: so when you have those kind of weapons, when you 349 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: have a coach who likes to throw the ball over 350 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: the yard, you're gonna put up big stats. You're gonna 351 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: win a lot of games. But because Tom Brady followed 352 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 1: that dumpster fire that was Jamis Winston, he just gets 353 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: way too much credit then he really deserves, like he's 354 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:36,360 Speaker 1: done enough in his career. Back in New England, where 355 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: you don't need to go out of your way to 356 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: like hero worshiping, you don't need to go out of 357 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: your way to call up your friends in Nashville or 358 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: in the Bay Area and see, see, you could have 359 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: had Tom Brady, you could have won a super Bowl, 360 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: But no, you'd rather have Jimmy g and Ryan Tannehill. 361 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: When in all actuality, at that point in time, given 362 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: the information that we had in front of us, given 363 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: the film that we had of Tom Brady in I 364 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: can say without a shadow of a doubt that those 365 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: teams made the right decision to pass on Tom Brady. 366 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: And on that note, we do have a game two 367 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: in the NBA Playoffs Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Clippers, 368 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 1: and my man Gavin Kinsel is here to help you 369 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: make some money with the best bet. The only thing 370 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: better than sitting on your couch watching the game. He's 371 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: making money while you do it. Here's your best bet. Okay. 372 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: I know Jason was on a bit of a hot 373 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: streak leading into his vacation, so I'm gonna take over 374 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: the reins. I'm gonna keep it rolling right here on 375 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: the Straight Fire Podcast, we're looking at Game two between 376 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: the Clippers and Sons with that raucous crowd in Phoenix. 377 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: Kauai Leonard is out. We know that we do not 378 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: know the status yet of Chris Paul for game two. 379 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: We know he's in Los Angeles getting ready quarantining. But 380 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: this line will shift a lot depending on his status. 381 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: So right now it's it's at six, maybe six and 382 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 1: a half depending where you look. With the Sons being 383 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: favored total of two. If Chris Paul does play in 384 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: this game, I would expect this line to move to 385 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: eight and a half, maybe even nine. In Game one, 386 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: with the Clippers only having that one day of rest, 387 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: they shot forty five percent from the field from three. 388 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: The Sons, on the other hand, from the field and 389 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: from three. The real difference in the game was the 390 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: points in the paint, where the Sons outscored them by 391 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: twenty points. I think you'll see that a little bit 392 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: more in game two as well. As they try to 393 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 1: stop Devin Booker, they're gonna be throwing doubles at him, 394 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: leaving wide open shots for rather airs, letting DeAndre Ayton 395 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: roll to the rim at will for dunks for l A. 396 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: The total has gone over in four of the last 397 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: five games for them this season, Phoenix writing an eight 398 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: game winning streak. The total has gone over in four 399 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: of the last six games right now that totals's at. Obviously, again, 400 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: a lot of this does depend on Chris Paul and 401 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: his status up in the air for this game, but 402 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: I do think that this game will be tighter than 403 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 1: the line is predicting right now. They're having it at 404 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: six six and a half. I actually think the Clippers 405 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: are closer to a four point underdog than six six 406 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: and a half where it's at right now. That line again, 407 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: with Chris Paul, if he plays, that's gonna go up 408 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: to close to eight and a half nine. I would 409 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: grab that Tuesday before game time, but definitely wait to 410 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: bet this game. Don't bet it on Tuesday morning, wait 411 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: until that Chris Paul announcement comes down. The other thing, 412 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: DeAndre Ayton a little under the radar success in game 413 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: one went off for twenty nine and two. I think 414 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: as the Clippers continue to try to defend Devin Booker 415 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: and try to find and just throw guys at him, 416 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: that DeAndre Ayton is going to be able to eat 417 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: up in the paint and the Clippers are gonna live 418 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: with that. So right now, if you're looking for a 419 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: player prop, I would be looking at DeAndre eight and points, 420 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: rebounds and assists twenty six is where I'm seeing it 421 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: right now. I would take the over on that, and 422 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: for the total of two. There's a reason that number 423 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: is so high. These are excellent shooters in this series. 424 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: Look at Game one and from the field and forty 425 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: two percent from three. I think that's only going to 426 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 1: get better. In game two. I think it's gonna be 427 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: a high scoring game. There's a possibility of overtime. Like 428 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: I told you, I wouldn't pay too much attention to 429 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 1: how big this line is. I think It's gonna be 430 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: a much tighter game. This could easily go to overtime. 431 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: I would take the over in this game. So to 432 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: recap really quick, we've got Clippers plus the points, DeAndre 433 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: Ayton over twenty six points, rebounds and assists, and the 434 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: over on the total of two four. As I always 435 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: shop around the best number you can. I'm not always 436 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: going to be making three different picks, but I feel 437 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: good about these three. Let's go three and oh. We'll 438 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: see you guys back here on Wednesday.