1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 3 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: Straight Firefam, It's me Jason McIntire, Straight Fire for Friday, 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: March eighth. Oh man, what a night in the NBA. 5 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: Better night in the NBA than it was for your 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: boys Men's League basketball team. I know we won the 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: title last year. Injuries, guys out. This season just didn't 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 2: go as well. We lost in the first round of 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Here's my favorite thing before I break down 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: the NBA and Rob g and I chop up that 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,319 Speaker 2: Carl Anthony Town's disaster. So we won the league last year. 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: We went undefeated, we had the MVP. We didn't talk 13 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: a lot of tracks. We just beat people one game, 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: single digits, that's it. The whole season, and we won 15 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: every game. So this season our MVP, the MVP of 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: the league out injured and we just had you know, 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 2: we got a bunch of guys who were like over forty, 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: who have real jobs and have to travel and can 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: have work stuff. They can't make every game and the 20 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: league's full of twenty five year olds who don't miss games. 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: And I don't know. We had beat this team twice 22 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: last year, including in the championship, beat him once this year, 23 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 2: and then we're down our two leading scorers and they 24 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: get us in the playoffs, win by seven, heated game, 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: double technical foul. Their best player who played at Santa 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: Clair probably should have been ejected, but whatever. Anyways, it 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 2: got heated, and then after they're just talking trash the 28 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: final minute. They're like, really, guys, you finally beat us. 29 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: We're missing our two leading scorers and ore and the 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: best player in the league, and you're gonna talk trash. Okay, Noted, 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: I just you know, I didn't say anything. I'm friendly 32 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 2: with a couple guys on the team. I like a 33 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: couple guys on the team, but some of the other guys, man, 34 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: it's like they've never won anything before, and they're just chirping, like, okay, 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: all right, we'll see you next season. I'll just leave 36 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: it at that. But that game was not nearly as 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: exciting as Nugget Celtics, which was thrilling. The Warriors, who 38 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: can't seem to get any consistency. I mean, they lose 39 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: by fifty to the Celtics, then they smashed the Bucks, 40 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 2: and now then they're hosting the Bulls and they lose 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: It's like, what is happening? I mean, the league is 42 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: just bonkers. And I'm just telling you right now. The 43 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 2: only bet I told. Remember, I went to the Lakers 44 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: game this week with my buddy and we watched the 45 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: Kings come back and beat the Lakers, and I'm the 46 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: one thing. I looked at the board. I said, ooh, 47 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: Kings on a back to back favor by eleven and 48 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: a half. I'm not betting it, but you've probably got 49 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: to look hard at the Spurs. And the Spurs were 50 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: down double digits at the half. They storm back merely 51 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: win the damn game. Sabonis has another monster night and 52 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 2: the Kings win but do not cover. But I'm gonna 53 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 2: spend some time here before I get to Nuggets. I 54 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: just want to talk about Luca. Folks. I know you 55 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 2: don't like him. I get it. He chirps the referees, 56 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: he complains, everybody wants a bag on his defense, He's 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 2: He's not the reason they're kind of sputtering. Luca set 58 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: an NBA record with another a fourth straight thirty five 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: point triple double, thirty five and eleven. They beat the 60 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 2: Heat and oh, by the way, Jimmy Butler did play, 61 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 2: bam Adebayo did play. They had pretty much everyone. I think, yeah, 62 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: they had everyone, and the MAVs just got them. Like 63 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: this is a good Dallas team. I know that it's 64 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: easy to bag on Dallas when they lose some games 65 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 2: and everybody's rooting for Kyrie Irving and his elite layup 66 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: package to just go elsewhere. But mind you, Dallas was 67 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: starting Daniel Gaffer, who got there on it probably hasn't 68 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: even unpacked his boxes at the deadline. PJ. Washington did. Oh, 69 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: and they also started is this Derek Jones Junior? Yeah, 70 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 2: Derek Jones Junior started three guys in the starting lineup 71 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: that normally ain't in the starting lineup like they are 72 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: legitimately tinkering now Hardaway coming off the bench. Dante Exum 73 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: seems like he's back lively. The rookie's playing well, MAXI Kleeber. 74 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: I know I can't say he's the key to the team, 75 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: but I'm just just keep an eye on Dallas. I'm 76 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: not selling my Dallas stock no matter what. I think 77 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: they're dangerous. But obviously theiggest game of the night, well, 78 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: I think, without question, was Boston and Denver. Now, Boston 79 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: had lost the other night, they blew a big lead, 80 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: probably looking ahead to this matchup with Denver, and it 81 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: was great down to the final minute and down to Celtics. 82 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: Gotta stop. Tatum gets a good look for three and 83 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: he missed, and everybody's gonna be like, oh, Tatum, five turnovers, 84 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: five baskets. See, he's not built for the moment. And 85 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: Jayleen Brown had forty one points in thirteen boards. He 86 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: was the guy. Listen, man, you guys could cherry pick 87 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: all you want and bash Tatum. That's fine, go for it, 88 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 2: go off king. As they like to say, he's one 89 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: of the six best players in the league. I'm sorry 90 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: he did not have a great game. Was Yokich amazing? 91 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 2: Of course, Jokic was amazing. Down the stretch, it's Jokich. 92 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: He backs down, Porzingis got him, he spins and I 93 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 2: couldn't tell if he was shooting it or passing it. 94 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 2: And I don't care what his answer is. It did 95 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: not look like a pass. I mean, he couldn't even 96 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 2: see Gordon. Of course, Gordon just dunking everything. Aaron Gordon 97 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: one of the best pickups in recent years, just perfect 98 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: for that team. Awesome dunk and then he caught the 99 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 2: Jokic miss and dunked it back and that was that. 100 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: Thirty two, twelve and eleven for the Joker. The only 101 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: weakness I see Boston has against Yokovic is I don't 102 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: love the Porzingis matchup. Horford only played nineteen minutes. Was 103 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: a negative. Ten is Xavier Tillman, who they got the 104 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: Michigan form of Michigan State guy. He's Burley. He was 105 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: a minus twelve and thirteen minutes Boston played to win this. 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 2: Their horses won thirty five plus. And what I noticed 107 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: with Porzingis was the Moury has to play D on 108 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: a guy like Jokic. His offense struggles nine of twenty three, 109 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 2: shooting three of ten from deep, and it just it's 110 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 2: a tough game for him when he's got to play 111 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: on the block. He's a finesse Euro. He's like an 112 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: outside guy who wants to stroke the three and you know, 113 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: maybe play some health D. He's not built to defend Jokic. 114 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: So then the question becomes, well, obviously you can't take 115 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: Jalen Brown off the court, you can't take Tatum off 116 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: the court, and you can't take Drew Holliday who was 117 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: tremendous down the stretch. You can't take those guys off 118 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: the court. And Derek White is a hugely valuable Swiss 119 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: army knife can do a little bit of everything. Do 120 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: you consider removing Derek White and then trying, you know, 121 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: a poop poop platter of Cortnet, Brissette, Tillman, you know, Horford. 122 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 2: Do you just kind of rotate on him on Jokis, 123 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: because that's what the it's gonna come down to. This 124 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: is gonna be similar probably the NBA Finals, assuming these 125 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 2: do get there, will be similar to what we saw 126 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: with Lakers Nuggets. We're down the strets. It was just 127 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: like Jokic just too freaking good, Like people can't stop him. 128 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: I'm not. It's not that he's prime Shack, which is 129 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: just unstoppable on the block, but this is he can 130 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: kill you in so many ways. It's almost more deadly 131 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: than Shack. You don't know if Jokic is gonna pass, 132 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: if he's gonna hit a three, is he gonna do 133 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 2: some crazy movies. He's gonna get a put back, like 134 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: he can do it all the IQ is there. He's 135 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: really really good, and the Nuggets have now beaten the 136 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 2: Celtics by two, and they beat him by six. I'm 137 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: not ruling out Boston. Boston, by the way, shot incredibly 138 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: poorly from deep eleven of thirty eight. Denver, though, was 139 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: four of twenty one. What killed Boston, honestly was free throws. 140 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: I mean, you can't miss nine free throws. Denver by 141 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: the miss one twenty one or twenty two. Celtics make 142 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: a couple free throws on Jaylen Brown was the one 143 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: who was clagging him seven of fourteen from the line 144 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: fifty percent. I mean, that's just you can't have a 145 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: great game of forty one and thirteen, but you fifty 146 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: percent from the line. And even though Brown is not 147 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: the best free throw shooter in the world, sixty eight 148 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: percent and he's making fifty, I mean, he makes four 149 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: more of those, and it's you know, the game's probably 150 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: going overtime. So I'm not overreacting to Boston losing. Denvers, 151 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 2: in my eyes, still the favor, But I do believe 152 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 2: this is the NBA Finals much up a barring injury. 153 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: I don't see who overtakes him and gets there. Now, 154 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 2: there is other news in the NBA. We got to 155 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: get to all right now. We got to talk about 156 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: the big NBA news. The dropped early ish Thursday morning, 157 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: and that's that. Carl Anthony Towns, the formidable power forward, 158 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 2: scoring machine, three point wizard of the Timberwolves. He is 159 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: officially on the shelf due to a meniscus injury. This 160 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: is terrible. You gotta feel bad for Karl Anthony Towns. 161 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 2: You gotta feel bad for Finch the Timberwolves. They've had 162 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: an amazing season, number one in the NBA in defense, 163 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: a large part thanks to Goberart. It's funny. Last year 164 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 2: the Wolves got Gobert, and I thought it would be 165 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 2: a slam dunk. I thought it would be excellent, and 166 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 2: I ended up looking kind of sort of dumb. It happens. However, Finch, 167 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 2: who's a great coach, tweaked the little things around the edges, 168 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: obviously getting Jaden McDaniel's back. He's an excellent wing defender. 169 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 2: Kyle Anderson has been a valuable reserve, Nas Reed is 170 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 2: good and healthy, and Mike Conley's been like a stabilizing 171 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: force at point guard. Everything's lining up for them. Minnesota 172 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 2: has had a great regular season, getting ready to be 173 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 2: one of these I would frame them as boom or 174 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 2: bust in the playoffs. And now Carl Anthony Towns has 175 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 2: the left meniscus injury, and I don't think there's any 176 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: way they're booming. You know, this is the second big 177 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 2: man this season to be lost and probably not gonna 178 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: be a factor in the playoffs, and Joel Embiid is 179 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: of course the first. By the way, Sixers, I believe 180 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 2: they are nine and nineteen without Embiid this year, and 181 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 2: since he went down, they just totally cratered. They'd look 182 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 2: like a play in team. That's probably if assuming they 183 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 2: get out of the play in without Embiid, they're definitely 184 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: going down to either Milwaukee or Boston in the first round, 185 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 2: probably a sweep. And now you lose Carl Anthony Towns. 186 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 2: So this totally reshapes the West. You know, Rob and 187 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 2: I have talked at length about how the play in 188 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: in the West is probably gonna be. It's four of 189 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: these five teams, the Kings, the Suns, the Lakers, the Warriors, 190 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 2: and the MAVs. Those five are going to be in 191 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: the play in and we've said for weeks how dangerous 192 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 2: two of those will be against Minnesota or OKAC. Well, 193 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 2: now you got to assume Denver is going to pass 194 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 2: Minnesota with this Town's injury, Denver's gonna get the one 195 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 2: or two, and all of a sudden that two seed. 196 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: If it goes to OKAC, I would say seven is 197 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 2: the most coveted seed in all of the postseason. Seven 198 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: in the West. If it goes to the Lakers, Hello, Lakers, 199 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 2: that would be excellent. If it goes to the MAVs, 200 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 2: lookout world, because I don't know that Minnesota without Karl 201 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 2: Anthony Towns is beating any of those good teams. Now 202 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 2: you could say, Jason, they're number one in defense, right, 203 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 2: Karl Anthony Town's not really known for his defense. You 204 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 2: still try out a great defensive unit with McDaniels Anderson, Gobear, 205 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: very switchable, can guard anyone. And actually they match up 206 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 2: decent with Lebron because McDaniels and Kyle Anderson are solid 207 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: and you've got Gobart for Anthony Davis. The problem, of course, 208 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 2: is where do you get the offense from, Like it's 209 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 2: the Anthony Edwards show. What is he looking at? Like 210 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 2: thirty five shots a game in the playoffs, and it 211 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: stinks because again, sixty games in Minnesota is on fire. 212 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: They look great. They're a dangerous team. I would say 213 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 2: they're kind of the Grizzlies from last year. Memphis, if 214 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 2: you recall, was like the surprising two seed. Everybody loved Jaw, 215 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: everybody loved Jiaron Jackson. Injuries late hurt them, and then 216 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: I get smoked by the Lakers in the postseason. And 217 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: I can see the exact same thing happening in Minnesota. 218 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: And if you want to get really spicy, and I'm 219 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 2: sure there's some NBA fans who are gonna be like, 220 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 2: you guys keep doing this with Donovan Mitchell and Trey Young. 221 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 2: If you look at Minnesota's cap situation and who they 222 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 2: got to pay and win, this could have been the 223 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: one year they were able to make a run with everybody. 224 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 2: They got to move off someone this offseason because Anthony Edwards, 225 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 2: the check's coming home and he is going to want 226 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: to get paid like one of the top ten players 227 00:11:58,559 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: in the NBA. I don't know if he's top ten, 228 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 2: certainly top twenty, maybe top fifteen, but he's got to 229 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 2: get paid. Mike Conley the clock is taking on his lengthy, 230 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 2: incredible career. This was the year for them. I would 231 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: not be shocked in the offseason if the Wolves moved 232 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 2: off of Karl Anthony Towns to avoid like the luxury 233 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 2: tax and future massive cap hits, and you could argue, well, 234 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: wait a minute, wait a minute, isn't that new regime 235 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: in there with a Rod and all those guys. Yeah, yeah, 236 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 2: they've taken over the problem, of course, is that the 237 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 2: salaries are going to be exorbitant for a team that's 238 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 2: likely losing in the first round. And I don't see 239 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 2: them keeping this group together. So Karl Anthony Towns? Is 240 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 2: it New York? Is there another landing spot for him? 241 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: Like? 242 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 2: How attractive is cat to you know, potential contenders? Is 243 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 2: he a three? Is he a two? 244 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: Like? 245 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 2: I don't know, Rob, I think Karl Anthony Towns has 246 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 2: a lot of value. I would put him. You know, 247 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 2: if you're on the pecking order of desirable guys this 248 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 2: offseason and it's like Trey Young, it's doted Mitchell, let's 249 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 2: say let's leave Joel and beat out of it for now, 250 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: and it's Karl Anton Town's, I don't know, I would 251 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 2: I find a hard time Like I like you guys know, 252 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 2: I like Trey Young a lot. I've had the Hawks 253 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 2: as my sneaky playoff team each of the last two years, 254 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: and they've let me down. I think I would probably 255 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: go in that in that one Mitchell Town's Trey Young, 256 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 2: What say you. 257 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: Rob Well? First off, the whole thing about Crawthny Town sucks, right, 258 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: because not only are they having a great season as 259 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: a team, but that five sme that starting unit, the 260 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: one that was much maligned last season, has been playing really, 261 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: really good this year. Entering Friday Mornings action, the five 262 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: man unit of Towns, at Man, Gobert Conley, and Jada 263 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: McDaniels is one of only five groups in the NBA 264 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: total that has played at least six hundred minutes together. 265 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: Of those five, it is second behind the Nuggets starting 266 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: group with the highest net rating in the league. So 267 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: not only have they been together, they've enjoyed relative health, 268 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: but those five together have been absolutely devastating all right now. 269 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: The one silver lining I guess if you're a Minnesota 270 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: Timberwolves fan, like my boss Scott Shapiro at Fox Sports Radio, 271 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: is that they picked up or they re signed nas 272 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: Reid in the offseason. We knew at the time, and 273 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: we speculated on this podcast that when they gave him 274 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: that kind of contract. It signaled that either Towns or 275 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: Go Bear was going to be let go in the 276 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: near future, because you don't pay a third big man, 277 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: much less three big men that kind of money and 278 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: expect to keep them all together in the pace and 279 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: space era of the NBA. But having nas read in 280 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: their back pocket when he's in for Towns with the 281 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: rest of those four starters, it's very limited sample size, 282 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: only sixty seven minutes, but those five together are plus 283 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: nineteen point one per one hundred points possession, So I 284 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: believe they'll be able to keep their head above water 285 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: down the home stretch here. Even without Towns. I believe 286 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: that they're still going to be able to retain a 287 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: top three seed in the Western Conference. But to your point, 288 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: if you are one of those teams at the bottom, 289 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: those five teams you mentioned, Warriors, Lakers, Suns, MAVs, and Kings, 290 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: you have to be absolutely licking your chops, like I 291 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: know that this is not a situation where any of 292 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: those teams are really good enough to finagle the standings. 293 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: All of the Clippers in the bubble where they decided 294 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: who they were going to play because they didn't want 295 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: to face the Lakers in the second round, may remember 296 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: that in twenty twenty. Yeah, I don't think any of 297 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: those teams are good enough to do something like that. 298 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: But if you are a team that's in the play in, 299 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: not only would you think you have a good chance 300 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: to win, you probably expect to beat a Karl Anthony 301 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: Towns less Minnesota Timberwolves team. Right. If you're any one 302 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: of those teams, you don't just think you have a 303 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: good chance, you probably think you're gonna win. And so again, 304 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: if we spin all this forward and the Timberwolves do 305 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: flame out and that ownership group decides, you know what, 306 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: we had a great season, it's just the bill's gonna 307 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: come due at some point. We are not the Knicks, 308 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: We are not the Lakers. We are not the Dallas 309 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: Mavericks with a billionaire like. We don't have a situation 310 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: where we're flushed with cash and we don't care like 311 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns are doing, just throwing money hand over fist. 312 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: We have to do something at least a little fiscally 313 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: responsible so that we can make sure that we are 314 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: in a good position moving forward. Because that second apron 315 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: whatever that just got implemented in this past offseason is 316 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a death now to a lot of teams. So, 317 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: like you, I can imagine a scenario where they feel 318 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: like they almost have to break it up, even if 319 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: it's shown that that five some together works and it 320 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: works in a big way, and it's unfortunate that we're 321 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: not gonna be able to see it play out in 322 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: the postseason. I don't think so. Yes, I agree with you. 323 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: I think I think we have a situation where Carl 324 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: Towns or Gobert probably town because it has more value, 325 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: would be on the market. And it's suddenly if I'm 326 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: ranking it like how you mentioned Towns, Mitchell Trey Young 327 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: is like the big fish that could be available. I 328 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: would imagine, given the dearth of big men, that Towns 329 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: would probably be option number one for a lot of teams. 330 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 2: Interesting obviously not the it's you know, situational. The Lakers 331 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 2: would not want sure, right right, But I'm seeing this 332 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 2: stat here since the start of last season without Cat 333 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 2: Minnesota twenty nine and twenty six, so they're a cut 334 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 2: above five hundred. Yeah, it's a massive bummer for Minnesota. 335 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 2: It feels like just like a snake bitten franchise, right, 336 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 2: You get to the NFL playoffs with Kirk Cousins, you 337 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 2: lose to the Giants. The next year Kirk Cousins is 338 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: done with an achilles. It missed the playoffs. Minnesota Twins. 339 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 2: When was the last time they won a World Series? 340 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 2: Was it Kirby Pucket in like nineteen eighty seven? It's 341 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: just tough for tough times in Minnesota. I'll say this, 342 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: I really hope the Lakers draw the seven in the 343 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: play and now they as it stands right now, and 344 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,239 Speaker 2: there's still you know, in eighteen nineteen twenty games leof 345 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 2: to be played, the Lakers would draw the Warriors in 346 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 2: the nine to ten game, loser goes home, winner faces 347 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 2: the loser. 348 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: Of eight nine seven eight. 349 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 2: Is that how seven eight? 350 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: Right? 351 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 2: So seven eight winner gets seven and then the loser 352 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 2: faces the Lakers to see who gets eight. So the 353 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 2: Lakers would have to win two games to get in 354 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Not great. Now the Lakers played I think 355 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 2: it was Miniato. Who did they play? Did they play 356 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 2: Minnesota in that in that play in last year? 357 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: Yes? They did. 358 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 2: It was like a super close where Gobert. 359 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: Gobert got suspended, remember because he's right, he punched his 360 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: teammate Kyle Anderson. 361 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 2: Wait, I think didn't. Isn't that the other way around? 362 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 2: Hiss tmmate punched him? 363 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: No, I think Anderson was talking shit to him and 364 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: then go Bear snapped and punched him in the throat. 365 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: Didn't really punch him connect very well, but he did 366 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: punch him. And they were already they were already short 367 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: handed because Jaden McDaniels, you recall, got really frustrated and 368 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: punched the fire exting which you're in the locker room, 369 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: and broke his hand. So they were shorthanded. 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See dkang dot com slash football 395 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 2: for eligibility and deposit restrictions, terms and responsible gaming resources. 396 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 2: I saw this was announced Thursday. Okay, I can't. We've 397 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 2: done like maybe a handful of boxing MMA on this podcast. 398 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: Jake Paul, the social media influencer. He's like a TikTok guy. Don't. 399 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 2: I don't officially know what his title would be, but 400 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 2: he is going to be facing Mike Tyson July twentieth 401 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 2: at Jerry World. Now this is being called an exhibition 402 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 2: boxing match. Now the terminology is interesting, right, exhibition boxing match. 403 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 2: It will air only on Netflix. Obviously, Tyson's a draw, 404 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 2: even though he's wait for it, fifty seven turning fifty 405 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 2: eight at the time of the fight. Jake Paul is 406 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 2: twenty seven. Now, I don't know the difference between Jake 407 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: Paul and Logan Paul. I don't bring Frankly, don't care. 408 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 2: I'm not into those guys. That being said, Jack Paul 409 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 2: I think has done a decent job in his boxing matches, 410 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 2: and I don't know if they're technically fights or boxing 411 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 2: matches because some of them are verse guys who do MMA, 412 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 2: other are straight up boxing. I'll say this again, I'm 413 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 2: not a huge boxing guy, but I am really interested 414 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 2: to see what a fifty eight year old at the 415 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 2: time Tyson will do against a twenty seven year old. 416 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: We've never seen a boxing matchup where it's a thirty 417 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: year age difference. The thing that scares me here again, 418 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 2: we're talking about a fifty eight year old guy getting 419 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 2: in the ring. Come on, guys, that can't be safe. 420 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 2: The last time I can think of an exhibition older 421 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 2: black guy younger white guy. It ended in disaster when 422 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 2: Apollo Creed was killed by Ivan Drago in Rocky four 423 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: in one of the great great movies, one of the 424 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 2: seminal movies of my youth. I love Rocky four. I've 425 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: seen it seventy five million times. At the time, my 426 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 2: buddy and his brother like spent the night and me 427 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 2: and my brother were all hanging out and we're watched 428 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 2: Rocky four on like TBS or whatever. We'd like, we 429 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 2: should do a video, we should do like a movie, 430 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 2: make a little movie. And we did, and I think 431 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 2: I was Apollo and my buddy was Drago and it 432 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 2: was just awesome, and we like, you know, if he dies, 433 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: he dies, you know, and all that. I mean, that 434 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: was like honestly epic. And the sad thing is my 435 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 2: gut tells me Mike Tyson would win this fight. That 436 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: being said, Rob, if this goes longer than like two rounds, 437 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 2: I don't think Tyson's gonna be able to hold up. 438 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 2: And yes, I have seen the videos of him working 439 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 2: out and looking like a young Tyson. I'm sure you've 440 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 2: seen those. I just I'm a little worried for Iron. 441 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: Mike here again, fifty eight years old. Listen. I love 442 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 2: to talk about men's basketball and guarding. You know, twenty 443 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 2: five year olds who were hot stuff or twenty two 444 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 2: and they're dominant, and it's awesome for me. It's a challenge. 445 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 2: I love it. I live for that stuff. But this, 446 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 2: this is this is boxing. It's like we're talking brain damage. 447 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 2: We're talking like serious injury. Now again with it being 448 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: an exhibition, I don't know. I mean, I doubt though 449 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 2: we're headgear rob. Have you seen any other details or 450 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 2: is it still kind of in its infancy. 451 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Before we started recording, I wasn't 452 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: sure they were actually fighting each other because I had 453 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: only seen the trailer that was released on social media. 454 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: And in the trailer they're very deliberate about not saying 455 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: Paul versus Tyson boxing match. It says a boxing event. 456 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, so are they gonna do like rock 457 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: em soccam and like they're just inn all the ruse 458 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: to get people to click and tune into Netflix or whatever. 459 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: And it wasn' until we started recording and you're like, no, 460 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the story right here that it's they're 461 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: actually gonna fight, and it's I'm very intrigued by this 462 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: one because up until this point, Jake Paul the list 463 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: of guys that he's beaten are Nate Robinson, who's my height, 464 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 1: which is not saying much. And UFC stars Nate Diez, 465 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: Anderson Silva, and Tyron Woodley who were either it's hired 466 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: and non boxers or much smaller than him. Tyron Woodley 467 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: was just a ridiculous size difference between Jake Paul and 468 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: and Tyron Woodley. Again, none of those guys are boxers. 469 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: They were UFC fighters. UFC and boxing are two totally 470 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: different different disciplines. It's why you don't see boxers going 471 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: to the MMA, because if you go to m A, 472 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna get work. But i MMA goes to boxing, 473 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna get worked in most cases. So he hasn't 474 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: really fought anybody. Mike Tyson, you know, the last time 475 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: we saw him in a boxing match was November twenty twenty. 476 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if you remember he fought Roy Jones Junior. 477 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, and I didn't pay for it, you know, 478 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: because I'm sneaky like that. But I watched the fight, 479 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: and I firmly believe that if Mike Tyson wanted to, 480 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: he could have absolutely knocked out Roy Jones Junior in 481 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 1: less than a round. It's almost like they decided, like 482 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: a minute into the fight that Tyson's like, you know what, 483 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna throw any headshots at you. I don't 484 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: want to hurt you. We're trying to make some money. 485 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: Let's get out of here safe and sound, and we'll 486 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 1: be good. And if this is a legitimate boxing match. Again, 487 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: we don't know if it's they're really gonna go at it, 488 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: if it's just kind of a way for both of 489 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: them to make a little money from Netflix and pull 490 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: one over on the Joe public. But if they're really 491 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: gonna go at it, I think Mike Tyson would destroy 492 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: Jake Paul. 493 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 2: I would hope so, But I don't know. Jake Paul 494 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 2: keeps beating people now again, the matchups are favorable to him. 495 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: You know, he's fighting guys who are a little older 496 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 2: or not pure boxers. I don't know. I also saw 497 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 2: this note in the story. Tyson has not had a 498 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 2: pro fight since two thousand and five, right, Rob, that's 499 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 2: nineteen years. I know it still feels like he can box, 500 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 2: and you see the videos and all this stuff. He 501 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 2: hasn't been in the ring in nineteen years. I know 502 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 2: he had that thing. That that thing, I'm gonna call 503 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 2: it a thing with Roy Jones Junior. How much money 504 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 2: do you think Tyson clears with this Jake Paul thing? 505 00:26:58,320 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 2: Twenty thirty? 506 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: I have no idea how it's got to be at 507 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: least twenty million dollars because it's this is not one 508 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: of those Triller production. All due respect for the people 509 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: at Triller, I'm sure they do great work, but Triller 510 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: pay per View and Netflix are like two totally different stratuspheres. 511 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: That's like me saying, oh, yeah, I had this take 512 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: and then Colin had the same takes. We're basically the 513 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: same guy. It's like, no, We're not the same guy, 514 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: not even close. So yeah, I would assume the fact 515 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:31,360 Speaker 1: that it's on Netflix, that it is a legitimate distribution network, 516 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: that these guys are going to be getting the full bag. 517 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna skeew the bag for sure. 518 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that that makes it. It makes sense. I mean, 519 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 2: you can't do it for like pennies, you know, you 520 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 2: can't put yourself at risk. And again, twenty million dollars. 521 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 2: Now everybody else is gonna take their cut and then taxes. 522 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 2: So maybe Mike Clear's like nine million dollars. That's really good, 523 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 2: bunny for a fifty eight year old guy at the time. 524 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 2: So I don't know. I am weirdly into this boxing match. 525 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 2: And again the timing is greatly twentieth Like what else 526 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 2: is happening. I don't even know if the Olympics will 527 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 2: have started then. But NBA's done, NBA free agency's done. 528 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 2: You're competing with like baseball, you know, and it being Netflix, 529 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 2: you could tune in like any time, And I believe Rob. 530 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: I'm not certain of this, but I'm assuming once the 531 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 2: match happens, they'll just save it on Netflix and anybody 532 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 2: can go in a day later, a week later and 533 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 2: just watch it, right. 534 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: I would assume, So yeah, yeah, yeah, that's not bad. 535 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: So anyways, yeah, there we have it with a little 536 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 2: boxing here on straight fired ahead into the weekend. All right, 537 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 2: thanks for listening. Obviously, Kats be on the herd later today. 538 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: We are back Monday. I think we get into March 539 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 2: Madness Mode on Monday. Hopefully talk to you then