1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: February twenty seventh. It is nearly the end of February 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: football season in the rear view mirror, distantly until the 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: Combine pops up here very very shortly in the interim. 6 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: Holy caw, the NBA got interesting. It was. It was 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: one of those weekends, folks. Obviously, you know you listen 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: to the Friday Pod. I got back from vacation, Bla 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: Blase Snowstorm, Jason doesn't Ski, YadA, YadA, YadA. I know 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: you guys loved it. I heard from you guys that 11 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: I'm a weirdo, that I dold ski. Let's just move on. 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: I'm not into ski. Not my back that being said, 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: I love me some hoops. And I don't know if 14 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: Rob do you remembers this, but I think I had 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: Eddie House on the podcast like two years ago, and 16 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: he was telling me about the story when he got 17 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: thrown out of one of the kids AAU games, like 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: ejected from the gym. I nearly had that moment at 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: my daughter's fourth grade basketball game. You know, I did 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: not get attack. It was close. I wanted one, like 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: I was like, it was just one of those games 22 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: where the referee didn't call anything. And then by the 23 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: fourth quarter it's like a rugby scrub and kids are 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: getting hurt. And when my daughter gets hurt and what 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: was I deemed a cheat play, I flipped out and 26 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: I had the back of all the parents, all my team, 27 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: who were like, let's one of them actually said let's 28 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: pull our daughters off the floor. Seriously, we don't want 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: anybody getting hurt. They were upset, and I lost my 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: cool and then I lost it again coaching by son, 31 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: not at the referees, just like I was getting out 32 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: coached by by a buddy of mine. We ended up winning, 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: but it kind of felt like a loss. We were 34 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: able to turn it around, but a tense moment. But 35 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: nothing that I coached or played in this weekend compares 36 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: to laker Mania sweeping Los Angeles. Now that the rain 37 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: has gone. The rain was like the biggest talking point. 38 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure Rob g was getting video of the hail 39 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: snow start falling around the Hollywood side, all around Los Angeles. 40 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: Hail snow. Oh my gosh, end of days. And then 41 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: quickly Sunday afternoon, the Lakers come back from down twenty 42 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: seven against Luca and Kyrie get the dub and Rob, 43 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but all I got was 44 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: a torrent of Lakers fans. You said they were losing 45 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: to the Nuggets in the first round. If they get 46 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: out of the plane, Lakers are back, and folks, I'm 47 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: so fired up on a Monday morning, I'm coughing up 48 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: a lung. I get it, I get the excitement. You guys, 49 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: remember the honeymoon phase, right, everybody has a honeymoon phase. 50 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: Everyone sons will have one here shortly when Kevin Drett 51 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: joins the team. Six Ers had one with James Harden 52 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: and you just know that this Lakers honeymoon phase, it's 53 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: like nothing. We've seen nothing. I mean, honestly, I'm stunned, 54 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: Rob at the amount of Laker fans who have gone 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: from we stink too. Oh my gosh, we have three 56 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: new starters. Jared Vanderbilt is the best Lakers power forward 57 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: since Kurt Rambis. We're going to the show and it 58 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: was on full display. Listen, Vanderbilt was good. I know 59 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: people love Beasley and the Lakers are starting three new guys. 60 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: Ruey Hachi Mora is yesterday's news. It is now all 61 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: about Beasley and Shrewders starting and Vanderbilt. Listen, I'll say this. 62 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: The Lakers were six of thirty four on threes. The 63 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: Dallas Mavericks were twenty of forty nine. They had they 64 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: made fourteen more threes than the Lakers, and the Lakers 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: won the basketball team. Now, a lot of this is 66 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: offensive rebounds, where the Lakers dominated the glass. Lakers did 67 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: not turn the ball over. Oh look, what's the Westbrook's gone? 68 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: And the Lakers take care of the basketball. Oh look 69 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: how that works. And it's like Lonnie Walker, who before 70 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: the flurry of trades, I think most Laker fans would 71 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: agree Lonnie Walker. You could argue, who's the third best 72 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: Laker right lebron a d and then like number three 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: was like maybe it's Russ No. I was never on 74 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: that trade. Lonnie Walks has been good. Austin Reeves they 75 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: missed for a while, but Lonnie Walker is played six minutes. 76 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: He's the ninth or tenth guy, Troy Brown, Lonnie Walker. 77 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: When Yan Gabriel, who was like one of my favorite 78 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: players for like a month on the Lakers. That's how 79 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: bleak it was. He's a DNP. All of a sudden, 80 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers got a roster and this kid, Vanderbilt is 81 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: the perfect power forward. You guys know, I love to 82 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: talk about coaching my kids in sports and building teams. 83 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: Our soccer team nacaxa tough tie over the weekend, but 84 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: that the future looks bright. Well, we'll talk about it 85 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: another day. I just look at this Lakers team and 86 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: I think, you know, they're they're starting to get it. 87 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: There's no really really bad shot guys like Russ. There 88 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: aren't guys losing their defenders. I thought they did a 89 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: pretty damn good job holding Dallas to forty seven points 90 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: in the second half after getting giving up sixty one 91 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: in the first half. Anthony Davis playing like, you know, 92 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: the top ten player that many think he should be, 93 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: and Vanderbilt is your role guy. Now. I know not 94 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: many people are gonna get excited about Jared Vanderbilt, but 95 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: rob can I call him a Steele? He at fifteen 96 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: point seventeen boards, four assists. He is basically your throwback 97 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: power forward, rim running, cut to the basket, get layups 98 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: and dunks. Know your role, don't take shots out of 99 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: your purview and that's what Vanderbilt is like. It was 100 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: a good win. Now, you guys know, I am a 101 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: Luca fam Saturday night, I put out a tweet about 102 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: a Lucas still the best player in the NBA, and 103 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: I don't even Niken beats the top five and we'll 104 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: get to him shortly. I think it beat six which 105 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: is not a slight to say he's a sixth best 106 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: player in the league. But I look at his Laker team, 107 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: it's starting to come together. I will set I'm not 108 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: gonna get too excited rob about the honeymoon phase. It's 109 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: gonna last for a little while longer. Schedules tough, but 110 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: things broke broke Willie well for the Lakers. They gained 111 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: a game on the MAVs and then as well, you 112 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: got that you want the guys in front of you 113 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: to lose. Phoenix took an hell that that's big for 114 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers. You saw the Clippers take an incredible loss 115 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: on Friday night against the Kings, one of the craziest 116 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: box scores. I was getting text from somebody, but I 117 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: went to bed early and it was like, this is 118 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: the craziest game ever so I woke up and I 119 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: saw the score one seventy six to one seventy five. Again, 120 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: we've been over this. Who is good? Are the Clippers good? 121 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm about to float a great Clippers 122 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: trade to you in a moment. But Rob Ge, I 123 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: gotta ask, like, I know you are, you know, basically 124 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: champion Laker Nation. You are carrying a flag around, you 125 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: are future Laker, former Laker. You've got all the sayings. 126 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: They went into Dallas without D'Angelo Russell and stole the dub. 127 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 128 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 129 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeart Radio app search 130 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: FSR to listen live. Yeah. I mean, I don't know 131 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 1: if that was a question, but yes, a thousand percent. 132 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: And we were talking before we started recording. Now, I've 133 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: been dealing with some eye issues for like a week now, 134 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: so it's been a strange for me to keep my 135 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: eyes open for longer than like an hour or so. 136 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: To Sara at the screen, let me tell you, I 137 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: had all the shades dimmed in the room I was in. 138 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: I put the TV on the lowest possible setting and 139 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: I watched beginning to end of that incredible comeback win 140 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: for the Lakers. And it's not just that they won yesterday, 141 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: because I've thought on that, it's that they've now won. 142 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: I believe it's four out of five since the trade deadline, 143 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: and each of the last three games has been a 144 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: different guy from the trade who went off. He had 145 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: D'Angelo Russell against the Warriors. You had assuming Malie Beasley 146 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: with all the threes against the Warriors. You had Diangel 147 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: Russell against the Pelicans, and then last night, of course 148 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: Jared Vanderbilt game. As sighting as it was to watch 149 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: the game as much as I could watch it, at least, 150 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: I thought that was more all about the MAVs and 151 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: the Lakers, to be honest with you, I mean, you 152 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: don't blow a twenty seven point lead at home unless 153 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: you self combust. And every concern I had about the 154 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: war the excuse me if the Dallas Mavericks following the 155 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: Kyrie trade kind of came to light in that game. Obviously, 156 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: the turn the turnovers is one thing like you can't 157 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: it is what it is, right, I mean, the only 158 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: the only way a team can come back from twenty 159 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: seven is if you you let them come back, which 160 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: is what they did. But when things got close in 161 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: the middle of the third quarter and on, with Kyrie 162 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 1: and Luca and Christian Wood out there, they cannot defend 163 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: anything anything like there's there's just zero defense being had. 164 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Lebron James with a busted foot is just 165 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: getting right to the front of the basket at will 166 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: because they have no defensive rotations, there's no communication. They're 167 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: asking guys like Reggie Bullock and Tim Hardaway Junior to 168 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: become players that they haven't been framed in like five 169 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: or six years, because Luca's got to be hidden defensively. 170 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: Kyrie is a willing defender, he's just just physically can't 171 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: match up with a lot of guys. And Christian Wood 172 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: is a space cadet, to be quite honest with you. 173 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: So I just I don't see Dallas as being a 174 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: legitimate contender to come out of the West. I mean, 175 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: I know the Lakers are not even currently in the 176 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: play in, but I feel much more confident in the 177 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: playoff sending the Lakers and the Yeah, somebody sent me 178 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: a scream grab. I don't one of the ESPN shows. 179 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: I guess maybe pregame about who has a better chance 180 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: to make a run in the West, the Lakers, and 181 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: then it was like someone else, and then everybody was saying, 182 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: the Lakers are the thirteen seed, the sixth seed is 183 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: whoever they were talking about, I don't remember it was, 184 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: and they were like, is this really a topic of discussion? 185 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: Can the thirteen seed make a run in the Western? Robie, 186 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: it's a fair point, Like it's tough for me to 187 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: get excited about the Lakers. Now, I've doubted Lebron before 188 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: and looked like a jackass back in his Cleveland days 189 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: against Toronto one year. I vowed never to do it again. 190 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: And maybe I'm teetering. But my issue, Rob, my big 191 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: issue is this is one game. There are still twenty 192 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: one games left. Like the equivalent of one NBA game 193 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: is something what like a half of an NFL football game, 194 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: And I know that I'm not supposed to pay a 195 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: NFL not even that like a quart, Like it's like 196 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: a like a quarter and a half, And it's just 197 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: tough for me to put too much stock in that. 198 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: That being said, I know I just said that, and 199 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: I'm gonna talk out both sides of my mouth Rob 200 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: Saturday night. I know you had the eye injury. I 201 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: don't know how much you watched. But Joel Embiid went 202 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: toe to toe with Tatum and Brown and lost again. 203 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: He was awesome and beeB was very good, no doubt 204 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: about it. Is he a top five player in the 205 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: league in your eyes? Yes or no? It's fluid, but 206 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: sure he's right there. Like like, I mean, you gotta 207 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: think one through six. I mean, okay, two through six 208 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: is like depending the time of the days. Okay, wait, wait, 209 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: so Luca one, Yannis two, No, Yannis one, Okay, Luca 210 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: and Jannis whatever. I think you have to put Yokis 211 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: in the regardless if you love him or not. Right, 212 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: it's tough for me to give any list credibility without 213 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: having Lebron and Curry right there. Curry's hurt now, so 214 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: I won't have him in, but his numbers this year 215 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: is staggering. Lebron is unbelievable. I don't care if you 216 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: like him or not. He's unbelievable what he's done. And 217 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum with the game winning three one All Star 218 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: Game MVP. I know it doesn't mean anything, but he's 219 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: scored like fifteen something points, the guy is unstoppable in 220 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: the half court, Like, I don't see how Embid is 221 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: better than those guys. And then you add the ancillary stuff, Rob, 222 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: I don't know anyone else who's yelled at as much 223 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: as I have. When are we gonna call out Joel 224 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: Embid for never getting out of the second round of 225 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I think Jason Tatum has been to four 226 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: Conference was it? Is it four Eastern Conference championship games already? 227 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: Or series four or five? I don't know four or five. 228 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: I think it's five. I think it's five. This one 229 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: was with Isaiah Thomas. You know, fine, you want to 230 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: just count that again. And it's not like he's a 231 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: great coaching Who was Udoka? Who? Who's this new guy? 232 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: Joe Missoula from West Virginia? Who? Last time I heard 233 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: of Joe Missoula he was playing point guard for West 234 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: Virginia like ten years ago. I don't think it meets there. 235 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna I'm gonna float it now because you know, 236 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: I like to try to get ahead of the curve 237 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: on things. I'm just gonna plant it. A lot of 238 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: weird reports, Rob in the last couple of weeks maybe 239 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: month about James Harden and Houston. I don't know what 240 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: it's coming from. I can't imagine that James Harden is 241 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: playing that leverage game with the Sixers where well, I 242 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: got a float that I'm interested and then I'll get 243 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: the bag from Philly. I don't know. I don't know 244 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: if he's happy. He doesn't seem like the usual James Harden. 245 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: He hasn't really been since he does not and I'm 246 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: not just talking about a player, just body language happiness. 247 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's enjoying Philly, but there's so much smoke 248 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: around this hardened returning to Houston, I know, and I 249 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: know the question is why who's there to play with 250 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: Jalen Green and Kevin Porter. Why apparently all reports are 251 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: Houston is a mess internally, there's the players just do 252 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: whatever they want. Rookie Jabari Smith is just like blown 253 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: away by how unprofessional according to reports, just what's going 254 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: on in the locker room. The organization apparently as a mess. 255 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: And I don't know how Harden's gonna bring stability, But 256 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: I ask Rob, like, let's say they lose in the 257 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: second round, where they're either going to face the Celtics, 258 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: or Bucks. Right, they're not gonna get the one seed. 259 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: If you get the two or three, you're gonna face 260 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: Celtics or Bucks in the second round if they lose 261 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: that series, and they will be underdogs to both and 262 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: Harden goes to Houston, does Joel embiids stay and say 263 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: continue to build around me, let's just keep banging our 264 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: heads into the wall. Or does he say trade me, 265 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: get me out of here. And I think it's very 266 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: likely that if the Sixers bust out now, I can't 267 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: see them losing in the first round, but if they 268 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: lose in the second and Harden leaves, I would not 269 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: be shocked to see several teams I'll I mean, listen, 270 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: it seems unlikely that they would trade him in the 271 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: division in the conference. We know Toronto has the assets. 272 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: We know Toronto needs a star. The last time they 273 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: got one in Kawhi Leonard, they won a championship. But 274 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: they've got a good culture there. We know the Miami 275 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: Heat have a bunch of assets. I still think there 276 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: were little ways away. I would keep an eye rob 277 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: on two teams in the West. Number one. Whoever loses 278 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: the Victor Woman Yama Sweepstakes, it might be the San 279 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: Antonio Spurs. It might be is there a chance the 280 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: Spurs lose out a woman Yama and say we like 281 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: Scoot Henderson, but probably which wants to win. Now, let's 282 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: give a bunch of stuff up for Embiid and see 283 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: what we can do. Now, I don't know that Embid 284 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: would be happy with that move. And then the other one, well, 285 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: I got another one. So I think the Clippers if 286 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: they don't get to the finals, if they fall fall short, 287 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: and Rob, I think you put it out right now. 288 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: They're look in the face the Suns in the first round, 289 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: like we'll see KD with the Suns. I don't know 290 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: about this Clippers team. I can't understand the excitement, but 291 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: I can also understand the caution Paul George and some 292 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: kind of package for Joel Embid And then the final 293 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: one Rob and this is probably too spicy for the pod. 294 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: But at some point is New Orleans so sick of Zion? 295 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: Williams said in the Injuries that they say, give us 296 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: some bead, will give you Zion, and that something you'd entertain. 297 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: If I'm Philadelphia, absolutely, if I'm New Orleans, I mean 298 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: Zion has been so when he plays, He's so good. 299 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: It's just the problem. It's just it's like, you got 300 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: to really talk yourself into that one. I got going 301 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: back to your Philadelphia conversation, James Harden took that discount 302 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: this pass off season, by all accounts, with the intention 303 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: of resigning again this offseason, but for like maximum money, 304 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: because he knew he couldn't get it coming off of 305 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: the year before that he just had it would have 306 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: been ridiculous. So he said, take a little bit less, 307 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: build the team. We're gonna get better, and then I'm 308 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: going to cash in the following summer. If Philadelphia flames 309 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: out in your scenario the way that you describe it, 310 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: I would argue it would be better for them if 311 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: he goes out and just leaves James Harden to Houston 312 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: or whoever, rather than them signing him to a max contract, 313 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: because you see what the sea is with those guys 314 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: like this team, James Harden, Joe l MB, Debias Harris, 315 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie is probably the most talented forsom in the 316 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: NBA right now. What I think, I think even more 317 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: than Phoenix drop that bump, the most talented forsom fortune 318 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: Chris Paul Durant Booker, Chris Paul's kind of washed, O, 319 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: come on, kind of not not super washed, but kind 320 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: of Lebron Vanderbilt. Yeah, Clay Curry, Draymond comin no pool, 321 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: I would take that for for sure. Repeat it. That's 322 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: not to say, that's not say that's not to say 323 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: they're the best team at all, but just the top four. 324 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: I don't know how many teams have a four that's 325 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: better than that four. The problem is that the rest 326 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: of the team is not quite that good. And there's 327 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: the coaching is always leaving you wanting more, and and 328 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: James Harden always flames out in the playoffs and for 329 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: whatever reason, Joe LMB gets a weird stomach ailment in 330 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: like round one for whatever reason. So if they flame out, 331 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: as the way you're explaining it, I think and beat 332 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,479 Speaker 1: almost has to ask out. Yeah, it won't be popular, 333 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 1: and he loves Philly, but the guy wants to win. 334 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: Anybody wants to win. Um let me ask, do you 335 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: think that they get by the Celtics or Bucks? No, 336 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: I just I don't see a case coaching. They don't 337 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 1: have an edge after EMBIID Like, I mean, I don't 338 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: what is Tobias because who can you count on in 339 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: a playoffs Tobias here is even starting for the Celtics, 340 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: then no way, what what player on the Sixers other 341 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: than embiad is starting on the Celtics. I'm taking Marcus 342 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: Smart over James Harden. He's younger, he's a great defender, 343 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: and he kind of knows his role. I'm not taking 344 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: Harden over Jalen Brown. That's for that team because of 345 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: the fit. But James Harden is a much better player 346 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, don't let you know. Talent, yes, but 347 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: would you who would you rather have on your team 348 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: starting James Harden right now or Marcus Smart? Well, what 349 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: do I need? If I need any kind of offense, 350 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: it's James Harden. Marcus Smart is like an afterthought in 351 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: that Celtics offense exactly because but that don't you love 352 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 1: your guy? Vanderbilt now with the Lakers knows his I do. 353 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: But the reason why he fits because we don't need 354 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: his offense, So James Harden and Boston doesn't need Marcus 355 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: Smarts offens hard an offensive guy twenty nine no, no, 356 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, twenty one points per game. This is not 357 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: the guy from three years ago. Who's putting up thirty 358 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: But doesn't he leave the NBA and assist to ten 359 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: point seven as his per game? Yeah? Probably, Yeah, that's 360 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: not a career high, but it's up there. That's because 361 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: that's what they need him to do. They need they 362 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 1: need him to be a point guardment and they're the 363 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: third seam. Yeah, they're not a bad team. They're just 364 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: not as good as Boston. Now that now, maybe somebody 365 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: on Boston and Milwaukee gets hurt. Middleton's been in the 366 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: lineup time. Lord Robert Williams. Maybe he doesn't show and 367 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: there's a listen, there's a scenario where they get to 368 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: the conference finals or reading the finals. I just think 369 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: it's it's very unlikely, rob Um. So before we before 370 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: we move on, I'll wrap up with his Zion hasn't 371 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: been talked about a lot, but I don't I don't know. 372 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: It feels like New Orleans is just cratering without him. 373 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: Would you give up Ontomers it too soon? Oh gosh? 374 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: That I mean, it's probably a link. He was so 375 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: good this season before before the hamstring injured. Yet they 376 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: were number one where they remember one or two in 377 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: the West. Yeah, for a while, they were right up there. Yeah, 378 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: and then they lost I think, like twelfth straight. As 379 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: soon as he pops and the Lakers are about to 380 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: pass him, I'm sorry, Lakers aren't thirteenth anymore. They're on 381 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: the rise. We know that. Um all right, I'm gonna 382 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: pivot to football. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports 383 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 384 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the iHeart 385 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: Radio app search f SR to listen live. So when 386 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: it comes to the NFL, I think the combine I'm 387 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: super interested for. Obviously a lot of stuff will trick 388 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: all out of there, most of it for a reason. 389 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: The comb and actually begins today, but it doesn't start 390 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: on TV until the second I guess every team's descend 391 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis, and I've been there twice. It wasn't bad. 392 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: I enjoyed it. It's you know, the boozing is obviously 393 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: very fun and meeting people, and I think I told 394 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: you guys the time I met through someone else. I 395 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: met a guy and he's like, yeah, I know who 396 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: you are. You're the guy who's crushing my client all 397 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: the time. And I was like, Oh, who's your client. 398 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: He's like Gino Smith. And this was when Gino was 399 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: with the Jets and we were actually friendly. And I 400 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: did text the guy this season and I think you listen, 401 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: faithful listeners know I texted him this season. Hey man, listen, 402 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: Ginos crushing and he's proving me wrong like seven years later. 403 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: But um, you know, shout out to Gino Smith. By 404 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: the way, while I'm on Gino Smith and Seattle, what 405 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: do you guys think about this big Russell Wilson wanted 406 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll fired story? This is such typical, in my opinion, 407 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks front office trying to take some victory lap. 408 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: Maybe it's Pete Carroll trying to take a victory lap. 409 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: A year later, they came out, well, they didn't come out. 410 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: According to The Athletic, Wilson asked the Seahawks in February 411 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, one year ago, to fire Pete Carroll 412 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: and GM John Schneider, with hope that the team would 413 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: hire Sean Payton to be the coach. Okay, ask yourself 414 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,719 Speaker 1: this the obvious. You know, the simpletons will read this 415 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: and try to make something about oh Russell Wilson trying 416 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: to find the coach bab what a jerk. Blah blah blah, 417 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 1: Get past that. Why is this coming out a year later? Why? 418 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: Why now? Just give it to that some thought, Why 419 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: would this come out a year after it allegedly happened? Why? 420 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: My guess is it's the truth is probably somewhere in 421 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: the middle. Russell Wilson was not happy, obviously with the 422 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: way Schneider was building the team. We know for years 423 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,199 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Once they had to pay Russ, the 424 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: offensive line could not be fixed. The defense was crumbling. 425 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: I think they were upset with how Russ was kind 426 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: of taken shots at them, and he clearly was kind 427 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: of over it. But Russell Wilson trying to fire the 428 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: GM and coach, that seems like total balderdash. I'm gonna 429 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: go ahead and assume that Wilson had some meetings with them. 430 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: He voiced displeasure. But there's no way Russell Wilson is 431 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 1: coming out and saying fire that guy. There's no I 432 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: refuse to believe that. I think it's somewhere in the middle. 433 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: Russ was unhappy, expressed the reasons for his unhappiness, and he, 434 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: by the way, he went on social media instantly and 435 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: denied it. I loved Pete, he was a father figure 436 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: to me, and John believed in me and drafted me 437 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: as well. I never wanted them fired. All any of 438 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: us wanted was to win. I'll always have respect for 439 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: them and love for Seattle. And I know people canna say, oh, 440 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: you're just a company guy. You're saying that because you 441 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,679 Speaker 1: look like Russell Wilson. Ha ha ha. Guys, Come on, 442 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: do you really think Russell Wilson is going in and 443 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: saying fire these guys? Get him out of here. That's 444 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: just not in his DNA. That's nothing. There's like zero 445 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: history of that worth Russell Wilson. Now, has he changed 446 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: a little bit since he started dating and married to 447 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: Siarra Sierra. However, you say, I'm sorry, Probably, I think 448 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: I told you I had lunch with an executive of 449 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: a streaming company. I think it was like a month 450 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: after I got on the herd. This guy is pretty 451 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: high up the food chain at one of the streaming networks, 452 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: and he reached out to me through intermediary and was like, Hey, 453 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: I'd love to meet up with Jason so I know 454 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: google this guy. I'm like, oh, okay, yes, let's meet up. 455 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: And you know, we have lunch and he says how 456 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: he's a big fan of the Herd and I'm not 457 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: gonna get into what he said about the show, and 458 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: blah blah blah. And then we start talking sports and 459 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: he's like a big sports fan. Obviously works at a 460 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: streaming company and is in the sports department, and he 461 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 1: starts talking about how Russ and his wife came to 462 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: the streaming company to sell a reality show. And this 463 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: guy looked around at his team and was like he 464 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: essentially pointed at someone was like, give me Ciarra's biggest songs, 465 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: and it was like, kind of crickets. She's known for 466 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 1: being extremely attractive, she has been in a couple of movies. 467 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: She's certainly had some songs, but what exactly has she done? 468 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 1: And now Russ was going to Denver. They were shopping 469 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 1: a reality show and this streaming network passed. I'm gonna 470 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: go ahead and assume they went to others who also passed. 471 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: And I don't know if that was a bit of 472 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: a ding to Russ's ego and that carried over to Denver, 473 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: where he allegedly won in a parking spot in his 474 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: own office. And I think he feels like he was 475 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: cut not mistreated in Seattle. But I'm gonna go ahead 476 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: and assume Russ felt like he wasn't treated like he 477 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: was an elite, top five quarterback in the league who 478 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl, was on the doorstep of another. 479 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: And I think people think, because hey man, this guy 480 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: was in the third round. He's undersize, he's really good. 481 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: But come on, it was the legion of Boom, you know, 482 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: one of those deals. I think Russ felt I need 483 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: to go somewhere where I'm gonna be loved, and I 484 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: think he went to Denver and was like, okay, guys, 485 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: wrap your arms around me, embrace it. And it kind 486 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: of fell apart pretty quickly Nathaniel Hackett, whatever went down 487 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: in Denver with Hackett, and you know, people taking these 488 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: pot shots, and of course it started with the loss 489 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: of Seattle, that opening loss. Oh my gosh, lost money 490 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 1: on that game. By the way, I did go through 491 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: my gambling tickets. Obviously. Every year I go to Vegas 492 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: before the season, throw around some cash when I sign 493 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: up for the super contest or circuit contest, whatever, and 494 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: I buy future tickets and I bet, you know, some 495 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 1: money on the week's one's games, and it hurt me 496 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: to tear up the Seattle Denver ticket. What a bad bat. 497 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: That loss portended bad things for me and the Seahawks. 498 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think I was still angry when I 499 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: had to do the head shaving thing, but that's behind 500 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: me now we've moved on. I do think that's a 501 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: bit of a nothing burger. I'm gonna go ahead and 502 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: assume Calherd and I will talk about it today. I 503 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: don't again, I'm not a Russ Wilson sycophant. I'm not 504 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: a bacher the way you know Richard Sherman has become. 505 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: But it just, it definitely feel like that story's massively overblown. 506 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: I can't get that excited about it. I'll tell you, 507 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: to be honest, I can get more excited about the 508 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: combine and the more I talk to people, you know, 509 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: mostly texting. I'm not like a guy who's going to 510 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: actually call and talk. Although I did call my jet 511 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: source to check in with the post Super Bowl. I 512 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: think I told you, guys, one guy who is very 513 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: close to the Jets, very close to a lot of 514 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: players on the Jets, told me that the three best 515 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: option like Jimmy g was and even in the top three. 516 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: I think I said it was car Rogers and Stafford, 517 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: maybe not in that order. I'm gonna go ahead and 518 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: cross Rogers off the list. I just don't think there's 519 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: any way the Jets are dumb enough to give up 520 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: a lot of draft capital for a guy who may 521 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: or I may not be there for a year. Is 522 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: all into this darkness retreat. I just I'm not buying 523 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: what Aaron Rodgers is selling. What are his options? Is 524 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 1: he really going to retire and walk away from fifty 525 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: nine million dollars? Come on, I'm not buying that. He's 526 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: just Aaron Rodgers needs to be shown love because he's 527 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: needy and he's single, and he's not getting the love elsewhere. 528 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, I don't want to play amateur psychologist, 529 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 1: but we know this. He can't keep a girlfriend slash fiance. 530 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: Family doesn't really talk to him. I don't know the 531 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: relationship with his brother. We know famously he doesn't have 532 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: a lot of friends in the Packers locker room. You 533 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: know who does Aaron Rodgers, Talctor, Joe Rogan, Pat McAfee. 534 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,639 Speaker 1: Is that his crew. I'm not blasting guy I'm just 535 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:03,439 Speaker 1: being real. Like you see Patrick Mahomes celebrating everywhere with 536 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Now they got a lot to celebrate. Rogers doesn't. 537 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: But tell me the last time you saw Aaron Rodgers 538 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: at a game with his offensive line. I feel like 539 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: that was like a pre COVID thing maybe, And I 540 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 1: don't recall it at like a Bucks game Rogers there 541 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,239 Speaker 1: with Baktri in the gang. You know, like it just 542 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: feels like things have kind of fallen apart for Rogers 543 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. I would go eighty percent back with 544 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: the Packers. Twenty percent retires and really screws the Packers, 545 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: But I ultimately don't see that I did. Also, as 546 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: I was looking at some notes, I totally forgot an omission. 547 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: I forgot to mention shout out to Damian Lillard. When 548 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: I play basketball, I wear his sneakers are the most 549 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: comfortable I've I actually wore through Damian Lillards during COVID. 550 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: We were playing outdoors a lot, and the next pair 551 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: I didn't want to try on any others, I ordered 552 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,239 Speaker 1: the exact same shoes. I don't think I've ever done that, 553 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: but the Damian Lillars shoes are always the ones I 554 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,719 Speaker 1: wear and Damian Lillards scored seventy one points Sunday night 555 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: against the Houston Rockets, twenty two of thirty eight from 556 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: the field, thirteen threes. Earlier we talked the Lakers made six. 557 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard made thirteen, fourteen and fourteen on free throws, 558 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: seventy one points in thirty nine minutes. Damian Lillard showing out. 559 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: Love to see it, Love to see it. Oh, by 560 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: the way, also probably should give a shout out to 561 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: the Warriors for that comeback against Minnesota. Minnesota had him 562 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: dead to rights. Golden State just bludgeoned them in the 563 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. You know how it is. Clay Thompson gets cooking, 564 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: Dante deefenceenzam kidding. We played well, but Clay went off. 565 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: Warriors got to win. Good for the Lakers fans, and 566 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: it's all about the Lakers. So we'll bring it full circle. 567 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: That Timberwolves loss huge for LA absolutely huge. They need 568 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: to gain ground. They want to be in the top 569 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: ten and low and behold, here they come, Lakers creeping up. 570 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: As the t Rules have lost three in a row, 571 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: the Zionless Peals have lost three in a row, and 572 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: here come the Lakers getting hot at the right time. 573 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,479 Speaker 1: All right, guys, that's it for today. Talk to you tomorrow.