1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. We're all healthy here. We made it to 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: a Wednesday, our one Dan and The Dane's Dan Patrick Show. 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Hawks Roll the Box. Jannis injures his knee undergoing an 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: MRI this morning. If we get an update, we'll bring 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: it to your attention. Sons Clippers Game six tonight, Canadians 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: and the Lightning. Game two, Stanley Cup Finals Game four 8 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference Finals was a microcosm of the twenty 9 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: twenty one playoffs. We'll talk about that coming up. 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Great guest list, 15 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: the great Marcus Johnson, the Bucks Analyst, will join us. 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: Coming up, Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks, their Hall 17 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: of Famer, and Roger Bennett, one of the Men and Blazers, 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: co host of Me in Blazer's England drops Germany in 19 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: the Euros and we'll talk to Roger Bennett about that. 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: Coming up in a little bit here, Say good morning 21 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: to our radio affiliates numbering nearly four hundred cities around 22 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: the country, around the globe, and also our TV partner 23 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: in Peacock. You can download the app. You can watch 24 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: for free all three hours. We couldn't charge you for 25 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: content like this not on Peacock, but you can download 26 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: the app and watch all three hours. Trey Young couldn't 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: go last night because of an ankle injury, and you 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: would have thought, all right, big advantage for the Milwaukee Bucks. 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: And the Bucks were I think nine point favorites in Atlanta. Well, 30 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: Atlanta held the lead throughout the game. Then in the 31 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: third quarter, under eight minutes to go, Janis went down 32 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: with a hyper extended knee. The Hawks, that momentum continued. 33 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: They ended up winning comfortably and making predictions. Feels feudal 34 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: because the Star simply can't stay healthy this year. And 35 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: some of this has to do with conditioning. We've talked 36 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,639 Speaker 1: about this before. I think James Harden and Anthony Davis 37 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: their injuries had to do with their lack of conditioning, 38 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: But a lot of the other injuries that have happened, 39 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, Jannis last night, Trey Young stepping on an 40 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: official's foot, even go back to Lebron injuring his ankle. 41 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: We've had injuries, Kyrie Irving his injury and what had 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: to do with conditioning and what is just a coincidence here? 43 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: We've had bigger names here and Lebron might have been 44 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: right it's the condensed schedule, quick turnaround after winning the championship. 45 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: But whatever the reason, the injuries have affected every aspect 46 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: of the postseason. Now, we hope that Trey Young and 47 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: the Greek freak Roque they're able to play. I don't 48 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: know if Jannis is going to be able to play. 49 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: It looked really, really bad initially he walked off on 50 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: his own power. But I thought Reggie Miller made a 51 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: great point when the Greek freak is limping off, and uh, 52 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: you know, Marv Albert said, well he's you know, he's 53 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: limping off on his own power, and then Red said 54 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: that's probably adrenaline right there. He did come back. He 55 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: sat on the bench, which I thought was a great move, 56 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: as if to say, hey, we can still do this. 57 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: Like let's what sometimes when that star disappears and you 58 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: keep waiting for him to come back. They knew that 59 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: he wasn't going to be able to play, but he 60 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: was there in the moment with them, and I think 61 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: that that while they didn't win, to me, I loved 62 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: what I saw with the Greek freak doing that. But uh, 63 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, we just have to settle for competitive games here. 64 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: We may not see the best players, and I know 65 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: that you're gonna have people we love to always attach 66 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: an asterisk. Well, that team that won the title in 67 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, that's an asterisk. It's just like the 68 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: Lakers now they want in the bubble. That's an asterisk. 69 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: You you win. Trust me, If the Sons, the Bucks, 70 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: the Hawks, the Clippers win the title, they're going to celebrate. 71 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: You can us they're asterisk. They don't care. They just 72 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: want to win a championship. Here. This is, you know, Attrician, 73 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: whoever is the healthiest, who is going to win the title? 74 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: I've said it. I feel that way. We're seeing it 75 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: unfold right in front of us. Whoever is the healthiest 76 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: is probably going to win an NBA championship. That doesn't 77 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: mean they're the best team, but this year this was 78 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: about health. Yes, this isn't an asterisk. It's an asteroid. 79 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: It's just the whole thing's been blown up. This is 80 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: gonna be Hawks, Suns. Give you a just so nuts 81 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: though I'm not saying there's an asterisk, but is it? 82 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: Could you have ever predicted this? No? And I know 83 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: that well, we did talk about that there would be injuries. 84 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: I remember when we talked about the quick turnaround and 85 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: soft tissue. I remember being told that, hey, keep an 86 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: eye on soft tissue injuries. It's not every day where 87 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: somebody gives you a heads up and says, hey, you 88 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: know the quick turnaroun the thing to keep an eye 89 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: on his soft tissue injuries. I go, all right, I'll 90 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: keep an eye on that. And then what did we 91 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: have soft tissue injuries with some of our stars here? 92 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: This program is brought to you by the great folks 93 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: at Mercedes Benz Vans. They go far beyond from their 94 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: customization options, cutting edge tech, five star sales service, financial 95 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: support crew go the extra mile, taking the all important 96 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: first step into an authorized dealership. Today, let's hear from 97 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: some of the combatants after last night. First of all, 98 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: here is the sound. Here's the play by play Bucks 99 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: Radio Network when the Greek Freak went down. Lou Williams 100 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: left side. He's five for five in the game, they 101 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: switched with Middleton. Lou Williams love it to Capella put 102 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: it in and the Yannis is down. Jannis is down 103 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: on the floor. Oh my, gosh, oh my, A lot 104 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: of content act on the alley. Oop. Oh, looks like 105 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: he landed on Capella's foot. I don't know what to say. 106 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: I don't know what to say. I just saw it again. 107 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what to say. Oh my, that's the 108 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: Bucks Radio network. Atlanta was up eight seven minutes, nineteen 109 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: seconds to go in the third quarter and Lou Williams 110 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: had the lob to Clint Capella. He slid behind Brook 111 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: Lopez in front of Jannis and then went up to 112 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: challenge the attempt. Capella put it down and then Greek 113 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: freak went out. After that, Drew Holliday hit a bucket 114 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: to cut the Hawks lead sixty two fifty four. Then 115 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: Atlanta went on a fifteen oh run to blow the 116 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: game wide open. Lou Williams, who knew Lou Williams his 117 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: first playoffs start in his career, and he said he 118 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: knew what he had to do. He had to step 119 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: up tonight. It's not a big adjustment. You just know 120 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: your minis is gonna go up the time when the games, 121 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: it's going to be different. Other than that, you know, 122 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: you just get ready to play a basketball game. You know, 123 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: we gotta be pros and uh, you know, I know 124 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: it's cliche to here, but you know, one guy goes down, 125 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: another guy gotta step up. And so coach told me 126 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: that I was gonna I was gonna start in his 127 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: place about hours before the game, you know. So it 128 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: was just for me. It was just you know, just 129 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: to lock in and no, I was gonna play more 130 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: minutes than usual. He knows what his role is. Shoot 131 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: Now he got an opportunity to shoot more and get 132 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup first playoffs start in his eighty 133 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: seventh career playoff game. That's the NBA's longest streak of 134 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: playoff games without a start in twenty years. Sat of 135 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: the day, That stat of the day, Stat of the day, 136 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: here comes that what stat of the day? Sweet Lou 137 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: loves his wings and he loves to shoot in that order, 138 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: in that order. Of course, he would end up in Atlanta, 139 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: you know, after a run with the Clippers, Hey, where 140 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: do you want to be traded? Atlanta? Well? What about Atlanta? 141 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: You know, I love the Wings down there in Atlanta. 142 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: All right, let's see mclub and you gotta pull question 143 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: for me. Yeah, let's get into it. Are NBA players 144 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: softer than they were in the past? Are they playing 145 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: harder and putting more stress on their body or neither 146 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: of the above. It's just sort of bad luck this postseason. 147 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: I think it's bad luck. Now are they softer? Well, 148 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: what do you mean by softer? I don't know. I 149 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: think in the past, some guys with a knee injury 150 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: who could walk around might be on the court in 151 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Not looking at anybody in La Wow, chronic 152 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: knee problem. They're going a shot of Kauai. I've just actually, 153 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: I've heard people say, like would play injured. I would 154 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: settle for Kawai being on the bench with the Clippers 155 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: right now, even on the bench, Come on down, join us. 156 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,719 Speaker 1: You might be able to help us. Hey, is there 157 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: a matchup we can take an advantage of. Hey, you 158 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: know anything about this players? There anything you could help us. 159 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you're one of the great players. Come on down, 160 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,359 Speaker 1: sit with us for a little while. I'd be satisfied 161 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: with just that right now. Kyrie never came back either. 162 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: That was a little surprising. I know, I know, you know, 163 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: hey is a team or is it a team of individuals? 164 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: Do I think players now are softer? I don't want 165 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: to say that. Do we ask them to do more? Now? 166 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: There's obviously more load management, But when they're in the game, 167 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: do they do more than players of a previous generation? 168 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: Is that what we're getting down to mclovin. Actually, I 169 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: didn't really mean softer? Is it? Part of the problem 170 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: is that they're not playing as many minutes during the 171 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: regular season, and they're in some way not conditioned for 172 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: the stress of the playoffs. Like really, the question is 173 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: load management behind this because they're in worse shape in 174 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: a weird way or not worth shape. Oh wait, I 175 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: thought everybody's got nutrition and trainers and health and you 176 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: know that they got all of those things at their fingertips. 177 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: You're flying up, you know, private you always got somebody 178 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: there load management, you would take a day off, you 179 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: got you got the finest, got the finest medical staff 180 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: there to help you. And diet and nutrition. I don't 181 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: know if they're softer. I think they're I think they're 182 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: pampered more. I think that's it. But but you're talking about, 183 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: you know, one hundred or one hundred and fifty two 184 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: hundred million dollar investment, Whereas before, you know, guys weren't 185 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: making a lot of money and they knew they had 186 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: to continue to play or they could lose their job. 187 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: And it's just different. Now. These guys are investments, they're 188 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: their own corporation. And I and I and I understand 189 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:00,079 Speaker 1: that you have to take precautionary measures there, but I 190 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: think the players take advantage of this. Yes they do. Yeah, yeah, 191 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: soft is not maybe the right word, but collectively between 192 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: the encourt selling of fouls, which feels soft is not 193 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: the right word, but they sell fouls and appear lesson tough. 194 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: You know, they like when you get hit and you 195 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: act like you've been shot. That doesn't help. But they're 196 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: playing fewer minutes and fewer games than ever. There's nobody 197 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: who plays over three thousand minutes again a season. There 198 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: used to be players all over the league that played 199 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: more than three thousand minutes per season. Now nobody does that, 200 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: literally nobody. Yeah, but then they're looking at it that 201 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: I could get one two more years and then I 202 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: could get another contract. Here I understand from the player's perspective. 203 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: But if you're an owner and you're going to spend 204 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: that kind of money, you want them to at least 205 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: be in great shape. That's all you're asking. Show up 206 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: in great shape. A lot of players in all sports 207 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: used to show up the training camp to get in shape. 208 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: Jannie is in shape, Trey Young's he just got injured. 209 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: Lebron's in shape. Harden wasn't in shape, Anthony Davis was not, 210 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: Joel embiid not, you know, Kawhi. I think that's an 211 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: injury that'll stay with him the rest of his career. 212 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: He's always going to have a troublesome knee always. But 213 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: you know, for the most part, are they better condition, 214 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: Are they better athletes? Yes? Are they pampered yes? Do 215 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: they look for that loophole that says, hey, you know, 216 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: I might sit this one out, you know, back end 217 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: of a you know, two game stretch here, Uh you know, 218 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: maybe I'll I'll take this night off. Yeah, mclub. Trey 219 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: Young's a bit different. But I've heard people say, oh, 220 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: Trey Young never would have lasted in the eighties. He's 221 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: just a small guy. So I'm not shocked that he has, 222 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, had some injury problems. He had his shoulder earlier. 223 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: He's pretty small for this level. I know Steve Nash survived. Yeah, 224 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: i'd say Thomas survived. I don't think you can go 225 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: out there and you just maim somebody. Are you physical? Yes? 226 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: Do I think Trey Young could still play? Yes, because 227 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: he can shoot. But it doesn't make him soft. No, 228 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: he's not so, but he's just so slight Like I 229 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: feel like the intensity of the playoffs, Like if I 230 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: was playing against him, wo't you come at him all 231 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: the time? I know? But can we said this about 232 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: Steph Curry? Yeah, people sounded stupid because they go, oh, 233 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: who's he gonna guard? Oh, he's not going to be 234 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: able to hold up eighty two games if he looks 235 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: like he's about eighteen. He still looks like he's about eighteen, 236 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: And I think you look at him and you go, oh, 237 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: how does that guy do it? All Right, we've made 238 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: that mistake, and then we made the mistake again with 239 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: Trey Young. Who's he gonna guard? He's not gonna be 240 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: able to withstand? You know. Okay, it's a different NBA, 241 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: but still we're taxing these players in a different way 242 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: than we once did you know they're they're great athletes. 243 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: I just think that there are a couple of athletes, 244 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: a couple of these star players who just didn't show 245 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: up in ship. And I think that's the bigger issue 246 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: that I have with all of this. You want to 247 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: have load management, I understand it, but at least be 248 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: in shape. Yeah. See, it feels like we're trying to 249 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: find a reason when there might not be one for 250 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: all these injuries. You know, like we're trying to why 251 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: are all of these people getting hurt? I don't know. 252 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: It just might be a crappy year where there are 253 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: a lot of injuries to superstar players and it stinks. 254 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: But that there might not be a rhyme or reason 255 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: for it. It It might just be bad luck. It might 256 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: be an anomaly. I think it's because of the names 257 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: the recognition here. There's injuries all the time, but we 258 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: don't focus in on this, and I think because of 259 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: the marquee players, and that will decide or go a 260 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: long way in deciding who wins an NBA championship this year. 261 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: We'll take a break here. Marcus Johnson, by the way, 262 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: great player played at UCLA, won a national title, played 263 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: with the Blocks, five time All Star and a sneaky 264 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: great actor. He is in one of my favored scenes. 265 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: I don't like the movie, but I do love his 266 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: cam in this movie White Men Can't Jump. So we'll 267 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: talk to Marcus Johnson about the Bucks as they move forward. 268 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: And this is going to come down to can the 269 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: Bucks with their lineup without the Greek Freak beat the 270 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: Hawks without Trey Young? Do I expect Trey Young to 271 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: play again? I do? Do I expect the Greek Freak 272 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: probably not, probably not the next game with that hyper 273 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: extended knee. But we'll talk to Marcus. He'll join us 274 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: coming up next. Your phone calls are welcome sixteen after 275 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: the hour here on the Dan Patrick Show. 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What 312 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: did you think last night when you saw the Greek 313 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: freak go up to contest Clint Cappella. Well, good morning, Dan. 314 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: First of all, you know, it reminded me of an 315 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: injury that I had when I played with the Bucks. 316 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: I got kicked trying to contest a jump shot by 317 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: a player by the name of Paul Thompson of the 318 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: Cleveland Cavaliers in the early eighties, and my knee hyper 319 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: extended back like that got locked. It was most painful 320 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: injury that I've ever had as a basketball player. But 321 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: I went to the locker room. Jeff Snedecker, our great 322 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: trainer in Milwaukee at the time, worked on it at 323 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: a bit and I actually returned in the second half, 324 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: and Don Nelson told me thought I was going to 325 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: be out for the year based on the reaction that 326 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: I had, And so to see Jana's kind of loosening 327 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: it up a little bit walk on his own was promising. 328 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: But you know, everybody started texting me right away, and 329 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: it's kind of like, why does this always kind of 330 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: happen to us? Why can't we never have good things 331 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: in Milwaukee? Happened to us? But you know, we got 332 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: to wait to see what happens. I'm hopeful that, you know, 333 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: if we can extend this thing to a seventh game, 334 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: maybe he can get back. If not, you know, we'll see. 335 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:48,959 Speaker 1: We'll see what the MRI sis today. I don't want 336 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: to get a hitd of myself, but I'm not rooting 337 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: him out right now until I hear definitively that he's 338 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: got some kind of a tear of something that's going 339 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: to prevent him from playing. And it might come down 340 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: to the supporting cash for the box against the supporting 341 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: cast for the Atlanta Hawks. And if that's the case, 342 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: who has the advantage. Man, that's a tough one because 343 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: of this Dan And and let me preface this by 344 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: saying that I'm just really impressed with the job that 345 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: these African American coaches are doing in the playoffs, between 346 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: Tyan Low and Monty Williams and and then my guy 347 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: Nick McMillan. I was with him in Seattle, you may recall, 348 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: with George carl and the Sonics and in the mid 349 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: mid nineties. I used to always compare him to Sydney 350 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: Portier and called him mister Tibbs because he's got that quiet, 351 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: kind of elegant dignity. But they called me miss but yeah, yeah, yeah, 352 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: but but but Nate, you know, this whole thing but 353 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: connected like a fist, and you know the calming influence 354 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: I think is a big key for them. But but 355 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: more tangibly, Bogdanovich the knee. Speaking of knees, the knee 356 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: is looking better. He looked really good, really mobile. Especially 357 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: his activity on defense. Hurder a Cavan whatever they're calling him, 358 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: has been a real, real revelation. I've always liked it, 359 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: but now he's kind of taking his taking that step 360 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: to the next level. And you go along with the 361 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,239 Speaker 1: other guys who are playing exceptional basketball for them. And 362 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: then Cam Reddish. It's funny Cam Reddish. I was talking 363 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: to my son Chris, and he's like cam Reddish is 364 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: the guy, like like he's the guy that all the 365 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: young players kind of look up to. Anthony Edward says 366 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: that Cam Reddish is that dude. You know, I didn't 367 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: know that. I know Cam Reddish had that kind of 368 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: reputation kind of coming up in the AU ranks. He 369 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: looked good last night. So we've got enough Chris Middleton. 370 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: And here's the other point. Now, I don't want to 371 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: get too long winded, but you get a lot of 372 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: guys Kendrick Perkins, Stephen Jackson talking about Chris Middleton is 373 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: the Batman and Yannis is the Robin. Now Chris is 374 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: our closer because he can shoot and shoot with the 375 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: best of them down the stretch. Now we'll get a 376 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: chance to see just how truthful of an observation like 377 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: that is. And that's not to put the pressure on Chris, 378 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: because he did a great job when Chris when Joanna 379 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: went down against Miami last year. He's done a great 380 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: job this year when he's had to carry the load. 381 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: We saw what he could do the game before last 382 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: with the twenty point fourth quarter. But but Chris is 383 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: the kind of guy that can, under certain circumstances, carry you. 384 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: But Joannis takes so much pressure off of him because 385 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: of the gravity he creates, and so it's a symbiotic 386 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: type of relationship between the two. So we'll see, we'll 387 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: see how it pans out. We got enough to do it. 388 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: The question is mentally, will we be able to to 389 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: kind of quill this hawk Juggernaut, this momentum they built 390 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: this last ball game. So we'll see, you know, it'll 391 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: be It'll be fascinated and see how it plays out 392 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: either way. You start to look at players in today's generation, 393 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: and I know you and I would go. I remember 394 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: back in the seventies or eighties and guys would play 395 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: and they would have, you know, injuries, Like there's load 396 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: management here. But these guys are in the best shape. 397 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: They got nutrition, they got trainers, they got private travel. 398 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: So I'm trying to figure out, is it just a 399 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: coincidence that we have these injuries here? If I have 400 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: load management, then should we be having as many injuries 401 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: as we have? And there's some you can't prevent. But 402 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: I didn't think that Anthony Davis was in shape. I 403 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: didn't think that James Harden was in shape this year 404 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: and you got load management. So what is the difference 405 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: in generations, you know, with these guys and how they 406 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: prepare and how you did you know, back in the 407 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: seventies or eighties. Well, it's interesting because we worked harder. 408 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: Like myself, for example, Guys used to hate to work 409 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: out with me because I worked really hard, especially I 410 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 1: mean the elite frogs with twenty five pound weights behind 411 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: my back. So now I'm paying the price. So now 412 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: I've got I've got all kinds of issues and hip 413 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 1: issues and everything. You know. I was talking to Jannis 414 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: probably two years ago, and I asked him about his 415 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: offseason workouts. I mean, how much you ran and you 416 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: run beaches and hills and he's like, no, no, I 417 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: just do a lot of defensive slides and I play 418 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: a lot of basketball. And so he lifts a lot 419 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: of weights and does a lot of cardio stuff in 420 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: terms of the machines and equipment, and that's that type 421 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: of stuff too, but it's a different approach. But also Dan, 422 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: I mean, this was the quickest turnaround, you know, all 423 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: this stuff quick quickest turnaround in professional sports history from 424 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: when the bubble season ended to when this season started. 425 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: The condensed scheduling of the Stebbing two games was as 426 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: condensed as it's ever been. You're playing every other day. 427 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, these guys just their bodies aren't 428 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: used to that kind of taxation on their skeleton system, 429 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: if you will, And so I think a lot of 430 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: that had to do with that, and so it's but 431 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: my point is that it's a given take. So, yeah, 432 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: I worked out hard. There a lot of unconventional crazy 433 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: stuff leaper machines and all this other crazy stuff he 434 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: had back in the day. But I'm paying the price 435 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: for it now. These guys will probably not have as 436 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: many post career issues. But this game of basketball and 437 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: out there forty minutes a game, playoff intensity doing the 438 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: things that you're doing. I've always believed. Case in point, 439 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: with Gynest and Chris Middleton, a coach Budd first got 440 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: to Milwaukee, they were playing just over thirty minutes a game. Yeah, 441 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: my point was that when the playoffs get here, man, 442 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna be playing forty minutes a game. And so 443 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: our people were like, well, we've got other ways to 444 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: compensate for that without putting a lot of pressure in 445 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: the schedule to system and My thing has always been, man, 446 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: you got to get out there and play. You can't. 447 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: You can't manufacture anything that replicates playing on that hardwood, jumping, landing, 448 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: coming up and down. It's not the jumping that gets you. 449 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: Somebody told me, it's like the landing, the constant landing 450 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: and the pounding. And so it's just a different approach nowadays. 451 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: And I think you're seeing some of the fallout from 452 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: the quick turnaround that was necessitated obviously by the by 453 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: the league needing to play a certain number of games 454 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: to get paid. So everybody wants to get paid, so 455 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: it was necessary. He's Marcus Johnson, the Bucks TV analysts 456 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: for Fox Sports Milwaukee, five time NBA All Star. Yeah, 457 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: you start to wonder, you know, look at Lebron. He's 458 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: got three extra seasons of playoff basketball in that body 459 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: which to do what he does and still be able 460 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: to do that. I mean, that's that's freakish. That's that's crazy. 461 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like Kareem or will to some 462 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: of these other players, like Lebron is bring the ball 463 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: up the floor like he's you know, it's a little 464 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: bit different what we ask of Lebron than we do 465 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: probably any other player in NBA history to be able 466 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: to do it this long, this well, and he continues 467 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: to do it. What do you think of Lebron? I 468 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: love Lebron. I'm my family between myself, my son's Chris, Josiah, 469 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: who's the king of NBA Twitter right now. But now 470 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: we're we're big Lebron fans. And it's mainly because of 471 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: a few things. I mean, just in terms of no scandal, no, 472 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: you know, I mean see some some comments and some 473 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: some some issues or whatever that you could call it 474 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: a question. But in terms of how he has conducted himself, 475 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: how he's given back to his community, the school that 476 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: he built, Nacred, all that, I mean, that's great stuff. 477 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: But more tangibly, what is the fifteen sixteen years in 478 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: and he's still playing at an MVP level still? And 479 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: so I talked to Coach Wooden, interviewed Coach with myself, 480 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: Chris and Josiah for a piece I was doing about 481 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: Coach Wooden, and we asked him about Lebron and Kobe 482 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: and it's gonna get a lot of people upset, a 483 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: lot of Kobe fans in Los Angeles in particular, but 484 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: he felt like Lebron was more of his kind of 485 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: a player because he was a past first team guy 486 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: and it was not looking to bring a lot of 487 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: attention to himself. That that's not absolutely true, but but 488 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: I've always been a big Lebron fan. And the fact 489 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: that he's fifteen, sixteen years in, thirty six years old, 490 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: whatever it is, the way he takes care of himself, 491 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: just just the croissanna that he exudes, whether you like 492 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,880 Speaker 1: him or not. In terms of some of the stances 493 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: that he takes, He's taken stances. He's taken stances, and 494 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: he's out there producing and even more tangibly as a 495 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: basketball player, he controls the game as well as anybody 496 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: I've seen since Magic Johnson with the ball in his hands. 497 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 1: And so to me, that's uh, that's saying that's saying something. 498 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: Magic's one of my all time favorite guys I played 499 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: against and guys that I like to watch play. I 500 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: mentioned that you got quite a resume of acting credits here. 501 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: You have a scene in one of my It's It's 502 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: I don't like the movie per Se because I didn't 503 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: think they were believable as basketball players, but I loved 504 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 1: your scene in White Men can't jump, like I think 505 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: I could take Wesley Snipe right now in hoops one 506 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: on one. Uh what he looks like he had a 507 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: little bit of game there, Marcus. But tell me how 508 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: you got the role when white men can't jump? Well, 509 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: we did. We did a film for a student film 510 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: project for the American Film Institute up in the hills 511 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: of Pasadena, late at night. Myself and Nijael mcguild and 512 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 1: so colds are all these actors. It was based on 513 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 1: the life of Raymond Lewis this great la legend, myth, 514 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: just myth in terms of a basketball player, and so 515 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: um sil Coles Art was good friends with Ron Shelton, 516 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: who wrote them, who wrote the movie, and they were 517 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: casting for the part, and so sil got me the audition. 518 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: Now they sent me the sides the dialogue I had 519 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: to use to read with Wesley Snipes, and I saw 520 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: that there was a scene where my character pulled out 521 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: a knife on Wesley Snipes. And so I'd seen a 522 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: scene from a movie where this uh protagonist uses a 523 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: razor blade, straight razor and so my dad was a barber. 524 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't got one of his razors, and practice kind 525 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: of opened it up and with one hand. And when 526 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: he got to that part of the scene with Wesley, 527 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: I did the whole thing and chased him around the 528 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: audition room. And so Ron Shelton was like, yeah, man, 529 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: that's great, great, and that's great, you got the part. 530 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: But but but lead that lead that friggin blade at 531 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: home next time. We got problem with that stuff. You 532 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: gonna kill somebody with that thing. And so so I 533 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: got the part like that. But but the other thing 534 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: Dan that's interesting is that that that character is based 535 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: on a real life guy by the name of Reggie Harding. 536 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: I wrote a screenplay, just finished it a couple of 537 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: months ago, but just the research was fascinating. He was 538 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: one of the first High School of pro guys out 539 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: to Detroit early sixties. But I talked to Dave Being 540 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: and Ray Scott, the coach of the here with the Pistons, 541 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: was a teammate is But but Reggie was challenging Will Chamberlain, 542 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: You're not the big man. I'm the big man. I'm 543 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: a kick kill behind. This is doing the course of 544 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: a game and so uh so. But but it's just 545 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: fascinating that that that led me to doing some research 546 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: on who this character really was. He was. He was 547 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: a heroin addicted. He got shot and killed on the 548 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: streets of Detroit at thirty years old, just crossed path 549 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: with Satchel Page, Goose Tatum, so many, so many characters 550 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: and so many great historical figures in sports, sou and 551 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: he comes into a convenience story. He's seven feet tall exactly, yeah, 552 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: and you know, they go Reggie, and then he makes 553 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: it seem like, no, that's not me, and that's that's 554 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: what you're seeing is And that's the first thing. One 555 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: of the first first stories you would hear as an 556 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: NBA player was that story. But Reggie Harding and true 557 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: life had robbed that same store like five or six times. 558 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: You know, he was robbing drug houses over and over 559 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: again to get money, you know, and he go in 560 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,479 Speaker 1: with this mask on at seven feet tall, like, come on, Reggie, 561 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: He's like, this ain't me. This ain't me. So that's 562 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: that's the name of the street player, This ain't me. 563 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: But but uh, yeah, the tragic, tragic ending. But I 564 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: had a lot of fun doing the movie, and uh 565 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: work with a lot of great people. And you're right, Woody, 566 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: So Woody and I quick story. First time we played 567 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: together pick up basketball and just wanted us all to 568 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: play at the at the Hollywood Hollywood Rec Center. And 569 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: so what do he called this bogus foul? Dan? So 570 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, come on, Woody, that was a bullcraft foul. 571 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: So what He's like, what do you mean? What do 572 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: you mean? Why would you impute my integrity? Why would 573 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: you impute montegrity? What he First of all, First of all, 574 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: I went to I have no idea what number two? 575 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: It was still a bull crap ball lad that. We 576 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: we kind of bonded after that, but we had a 577 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: ball man, We had a ball doing it. I talked 578 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: to Rosie Perez recently and she said she went out 579 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: to lunch with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson and she 580 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: said they got stoned. And she said, then they came 581 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: back and you know, Ron Shelton wanted to make you 582 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: know you guys were getting ready to shoot. She said, 583 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: they were stoned and I don't know how they were 584 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: able to act, but they were stoned. And he said, 585 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: were you which goes No, I couldn't. I couldn't. I 586 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: would have been so paranoid. But she said, those guys 587 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: were stoned through most of the movie well Wood. He 588 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: had had the rap party, the big cast rap party 589 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: at his his crib out in Malibu where he had 590 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: the big tepee in the backyard, a real regulation size, 591 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: official Indian tep, of course American t excuse me, my wife, 592 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: the Native American, I guess be careful about that. But 593 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: but but he had the Native American tepe. And in 594 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: the TP, man, you go in there, you're not coming 595 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: out the same person. You're coming out a whole different dude. 596 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: Would you have to leave out of that TP? So, yeah, 597 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: but we had a great time. What he had some 598 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: good stuff, the best he had. Great to talk to 599 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: you is I always hope you're well and the family 600 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: and thanks for thanks for your getting up early with us. 601 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: Always a pleasure man. Thank you. That's Marcus Johnson. White 602 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: Men Can't Jump. He was in Blue Chips, but he 603 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: was in a lot of TV shows, La Law, Boston Legal, 604 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: Hanging with mister Cooper. He was also a wonderful player 605 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: at UCLA smooth Smooth player number fifty four. Yeah. Point, 606 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: it's such a great scene when he when he roused 607 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: the story Raven take that mask the guy who had 608 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: encounter me. Yeah, It was a famous, famous story about 609 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: this guy, Reggie Harding, who was a seven footer in 610 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: Detroit and he would come in with a mask on, 611 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: but he was seven feet tall and they go, come on, Regg, 612 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: and that's not me. I'm not Reggie. And we'll take 613 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 1: a break. Phone calls coming up. Settle on our poll question, 614 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: Play of the day up next. Thanks for listening to 615 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch us 616 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern six to 617 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, and you can find 618 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream us 619 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: live on the Peacock app. Hey what's up everybody? It's 620 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,239 Speaker 1: me three time pro bowler Levarrington, and I couldn't be 621 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: more excited to announce a new podcast called Up on Game? 622 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: What is Up on Game? You asked, along with my 623 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: fellow pro bowler t J. Hushman's outa and Super Bowl champion. Yep, 624 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: that's right, Plexico Burds. You can only name a show 625 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: with that type of talent on it. Up on Game 626 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: We're going to be sharing our real life experiences loaded 627 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: with teachable moments. Listen to Up on Game with me 628 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 1: LeVar Arrington, t J. Hudschmansata, Plexico Birds on the iHeartRadio app, 629 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:08,720 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts from. Oh 630 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:13,320 Speaker 1: my God. To Play of the Day. Oh my God, 631 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: this is the play of the day. Check this out. 632 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: Did he do it again? He got another one. There 633 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:34,720 Speaker 1: is no containing this, dude, number twenty seven. That one's 634 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: hit well and that one's gone again. He did it again. 635 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: Get off me, Bring that fastball into my hands. Get 636 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: off me. Courtesy of Ballet Sports West Television show Heyutani. 637 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: Two home runs. He's got twenty eight, leading the majors 638 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:59,320 Speaker 1: thirteen home runs in June. Pretty incredible, you know. Kyle 639 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: Schwarber's also been dominating as well as a lead off 640 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: hitter for the Nationals. But Showhyotani is our play of 641 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: the day. Play of the Day brought to you by 642 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: Mercedes Benz Vans. They go far beyond from their customization 643 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: options gotting edge tech to their five star sales service 644 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 1: financial support crew. Go that extra mile, taking the all 645 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: important first step into an authorized dealership today. This is 646 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: what Major League Baseball should do. This is an exhibition. 647 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: Make sure Showhyotani gets to pitch in the All Star game, 648 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:36,839 Speaker 1: and of course gets to hit. Now, if it's one 649 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: inning that he pitches, he gets a couple plate appearances. 650 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: You want to create something here, and it's an exhibition game, 651 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,319 Speaker 1: but this is good for the sport. We know that 652 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: baseball's trying new things here. You want to make this 653 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 1: a big deal, big splash that he's going to pitch 654 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: in an All Star Game, and he's also good to 655 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: bat in the All Star Game. And I think it's 656 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: only appropriate that you know he hits a couple of 657 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 1: home runs at Yankee Stadium, you know, since he's trying 658 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: to do what Babe Ruth is the last to do. 659 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: But you've got twenty eight home runs. We're not at 660 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: the All Star break yet. But if you're the commissioner, 661 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 1: and I think O'tani pitches tonight, but if there's a 662 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: way that you can put him in the game as 663 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:26,839 Speaker 1: a pitcher as well as a hitter, I think that's 664 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: a home run unintended. That's our play of the day, 665 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: mclub and poll question. What did we settle on? Okay, 666 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: I put up the question and worded it like this, 667 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 1: Are NBA players today hurt more because they're playing less 668 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:44,439 Speaker 1: minutes during the season? Because they're working harder on the court, 669 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: or there is no reason, just luck. Fifty seven percent 670 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 1: say it's just luck. But then forty percent say players 671 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,439 Speaker 1: are not ready because they're not playing as many minutes 672 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: during the season. I know that this is eons ago, 673 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 1: but I think there was a season where Wilt Chamberlain 674 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 1: played more more than forty eight minutes on average in 675 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: a game because he played every minute of every game, 676 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:10,960 Speaker 1: and then he also played overtime. I think he might 677 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: have averaged fifty minutes that season per game if you 678 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: throw in the overtime because he played every minute of 679 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: every game. Not that that you're going to require somebody 680 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: to do that. Hope they're going to do that. Do 681 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: I want you ready for the postseason? Yes? Is that 682 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: the end game here? Yes? Winning a championship absolutely, But 683 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: the owners are going to want their money back that 684 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,359 Speaker 1: they lost in the pandemic. Now you're going to get 685 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: a pushbard, why don't we make it sixty eight games? Well, 686 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 1: that's fine. Are the players then going to give back 687 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 1: twenty percent of their salaries? The answer is no, So 688 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: can we stop with that silly suggestion? If the players 689 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 1: are willing to give back, I'm sure, the owners would 690 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 1: say we'll meet you halfway, but hey, can you go 691 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: back to sixty eight games so then we can load 692 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: manage even more. You can go from eighty two to 693 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: sixty eight. Players are still going to load manage. So 694 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: now I'm going to get you for what sixty games? 695 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: I'm getting you for sixty games now in an eighty 696 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: two game schedule. Why am I going to go back 697 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: to sixty eight games? Yeah, Paul, it's weird that we think. 698 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: You know, the entire concept of load management is to 699 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:24,239 Speaker 1: keep you healthy, to keep you fresh, and there's people 700 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 1: out there who think it's working the opposite. Marcus Johnson 701 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: basically said, the reason they're hurt is that they're not 702 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: prepared to play more minutes, which is the opposite a 703 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 1: load manage. Yes, it's supposed to do, yeah, direct opposite. Yes, 704 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: all right. I mentioned Kyle Schwarber. What's he got like 705 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: sixteen homers in eighteen games, something crazy like that, and 706 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: he's a leadoff hitter because of analytics, and he doesn't 707 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,759 Speaker 1: look like your typical leadoff hitter. Most home runs by 708 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: a leadoff hitter in a season. Trying to think who 709 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:59,760 Speaker 1: that might be, Brady Anderson led off for the Orioles, 710 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: I believe when he hit fifty home runs. Yes, see 711 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: Ricky Henderson. No, Ricky I never had. Though he's the 712 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: all time I don't see the all time home run 713 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: leader for home run leader for leadoff hitters. I know 714 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: he's the all time leader in first inning home runs 715 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:22,319 Speaker 1: as a leadoff hitter, But I think it might be 716 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:26,480 Speaker 1: Brady Anderson who hit fifty in that one year, that 717 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: one magical season. Yes, but Ricky Henderson may I think 718 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:33,399 Speaker 1: has the career record for home runs by leadoff hitter 719 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: eighty one. No, that that's leading off a game, right, Yeah, 720 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: but not not talking for a season. Yeah, no, not 721 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: for a career, Like the most home runs a leadoff 722 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 1: hitter has ever hit in a season is what. Yeah, 723 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm inclovin reaching out the stats as we speak, because 724 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:56,920 Speaker 1: it's not an easily googleble search for some reason, really 725 00:39:57,480 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 1: most I'm having Yeah, yes, done. I say something that 726 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: just covers through twenty and eighteen. That says Alfonso Soriano 727 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:05,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand and three with the Yankes at thirteen, 728 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: and then Alfonso Soriano also tied for second with Brady 729 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: Anderson twelve homers in two thousand and seven by Soriano, 730 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,439 Speaker 1: Brady Anderson at twelve for the Orioles in ninety six. 731 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: But is this not leading off a game? Yeah, that's 732 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: just one. I want the number of home runs hit 733 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:25,640 Speaker 1: by a leadoff hitter for an entire season, not leading 734 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 1: off the game. How about the first batter in your lineup? 735 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,240 Speaker 1: The most home runs ever hit by that guy? Because 736 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 1: I keep saying leadoff hitter, and yes, they did lead 737 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: off with these home runs, and Ricky has the most 738 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 1: home runs. Come on, guys, it should be easy to find. Yeah, 739 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 1: the most home runs ever. He can't even get the 740 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:47,279 Speaker 1: sentence down. It's true, should be able to find this, 741 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: no problem, Come on, yeah, yes, mclovin. The problem is 742 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,840 Speaker 1: I keep throwing this darn statut that's the most opening 743 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 1: batter home runs, you know. That's what's okay, It's annoying, 744 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:58,960 Speaker 1: all right, get a hold of Status Inc. And then 745 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 1: tell them we don't want to lead off a game. 746 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: It's the leadoff hitter in a game by team or 747 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: by player by player stuff America, any league, any list. No, 748 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,359 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter left handed, right handed. Yeah, but I'm 749 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: trying to think most home runs by a leadoff hitter 750 00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: foreign born American season yeh four season a dead ball era. 751 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 1: You ready, uh, Jeremy and Texas Hi, Jeremy, what do 752 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:34,680 Speaker 1: you have for me today? They have a going man question. 753 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: Do y'all think that injuries, because they're so prevalent now, 754 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: actually plays in turn with with load management, Like let's 755 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 1: say the injuries aren't as bad as a everybody's seems 756 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,680 Speaker 1: they might be, and they uses as a load ad 757 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 1: management in Kawai's case, you know, Kawai's injury might not 758 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: be as bad, but maybe Tyler is using him and 759 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: waiting to see if they even make it to the 760 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,880 Speaker 1: final game to put him in. Then no, no, they 761 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:03,480 Speaker 1: can't wait. No, they can't wait, Jeremy, that if Tylu 762 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: could get Kawhi in, he would use him. They have 763 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:11,359 Speaker 1: to win this next game obviously, and if you're going 764 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,879 Speaker 1: to ever use Kawhi Leonard, this would be the time. 765 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:17,600 Speaker 1: And he's not going to be available. Yeah. See, not 766 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 1: to belabor this point, but with what Todd was saying 767 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:24,760 Speaker 1: with Alfonso Soriano Sorya, it says Siriano went deep thirty 768 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:27,239 Speaker 1: eight times total and still thirty five bases in two 769 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: thousand and three. No, that's not what you're looking for. No. 770 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: Is that the all time record for total home runs 771 00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: for an entire season for a leadoff hitter. That's what 772 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:38,640 Speaker 1: I think they're saying. Who has the most leadoff home 773 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:42,120 Speaker 1: runs in a season? Alfonso Soriano with thirty eight. Okay, 774 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:46,360 Speaker 1: but Brady Anderson let off for the Orioles, didn't he rights, 775 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:51,600 Speaker 1: that's tied for second. How many did Brady hit? I 776 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:57,239 Speaker 1: thought he hit sixteen? He hit fifty home runs one year? 777 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:05,399 Speaker 1: Was he not leading off? Crush fifty taters? Yes? More 778 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:08,879 Speaker 1: than double? Did he? Yeah? I don't know. He did 779 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: have fifty home runs, that's right, Yeah, that one year? Yeah, 780 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 1: all right, I'm confused. I'm confusing myself, seeing Ronald Acuna Junior, 781 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,960 Speaker 1: by the way, has a lot play hits leadoff, a lot, 782 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:20,400 Speaker 1: has a lot in the season. But we're still researching. 783 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 1: Don't write anything down. Okay, First of all, did Brady 784 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:26,120 Speaker 1: Anderson hit fifty home runs as a leadoff hitter. If 785 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:29,080 Speaker 1: that's the case, then he would be the all time leader. Yes, Polly, 786 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,920 Speaker 1: Brady Aaronson was lower in the lineup. He was not 787 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:36,280 Speaker 1: a leadoff hitter. They here, all right, well then never mind. 788 00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:42,719 Speaker 1: Then it's Alfonso Soriano. There's your winner. And what's he win? 789 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: He wins a limerick from Todd Fritz. Coming up next hour, 790 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:51,920 Speaker 1: Alfonso Soriano. One more item as we close out the 791 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:55,120 Speaker 1: first hour. I'm gonna bring out the Epic Speed Driver 792 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: later on this afternoon and put on a display the 793 00:43:57,840 --> 00:44:01,799 Speaker 1: callaway Epic Speed Driver. That's the fastest Epic they have, 794 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:05,760 Speaker 1: better players use the Epic max LS. There's the Epic Max. 795 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:08,560 Speaker 1: They all have jailbreak speed frame. I don't know what 796 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 1: that means, but I talked to my buddy Ethan at 797 00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:13,120 Speaker 1: Kalloway and he says, what it really means is you're 798 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,800 Speaker 1: going to keep more energy on the driver phase transfer 799 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:18,160 Speaker 1: that to the golf ball. 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