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Speaker 1: Here we go. It is Friday. We have had a

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Speaker 1: great week today maybe our best. We have all sorts

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Speaker 1: It's the Herd wherever you may be and however wherever

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Speaker 1: you may be listening. Thank you for making us part

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Speaker 1: of our day. Rachel Nichols, who really we feel like

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Speaker 1: it's part of the staff. Jmax took the day off.

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Speaker 1: He's got his kids tournaments he's going to. And Rachel

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Speaker 1: steps in, who, for the record, does have an MVP

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Speaker 1: votes in the NBA. We're going to talk about that

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Speaker 1: today because I think the race is Wenbyn SG. I

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Speaker 1: like Wemby, many like SGA, some like Luca, but I

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Speaker 1: do think rage. I'm gonna start with a gay Laker

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Speaker 1: fans don't want to talk about. But that was ugly

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Speaker 1: last night. I mean I took a nap. I was

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Speaker 1: gonna stay up and watch it, and I'm about seven

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Speaker 1: minutes in and that was the Lakers moved up, let's say,

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Speaker 1: in weight class and got knocked out in the first round.

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Speaker 1: And Oklahoma City is led by thirty at half three

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Speaker 1: times this season, twice against the Lakers. And sometimes it's

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Speaker 1: real one until they're next to each other. And I

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Speaker 1: think you know what I'm getting at. Once a team

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Speaker 1: care as much about the regular season.

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Speaker 3: But here's what the.

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Speaker 1: Thunder care about, humbling the Lakers and going after Luca

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Speaker 1: to get Sga the MVP. They made a point from

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Speaker 1: the very beginning to not only hunt Luca defensively, but

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Speaker 1: make him work for every basket. And before he limped

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Speaker 1: this has been my I've been preaching this for two months.

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Speaker 1: The Lakers are going to struggle with OKC, San Antonio

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Speaker 1: and sixty five percent if Luca guarded him. So, in

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Speaker 1: a nutshell, last night, the Lakers got blown out in

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Speaker 1: And now Luca is going to have an MRI. He's

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Speaker 1: plays for two weeks. He also probably won't work out

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Speaker 1: for two weeks. And we've talked about this. He not

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Speaker 1: And because the Lakers are a lobsided roster, they really

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Speaker 1: you don't get his offensive production. So last night, when

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Speaker 1: They are so dependent on Luca's offense. And so here

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Speaker 1: So had us Okay, just just to show you. And

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Speaker 1: Luca against the Thunder this season, a great defensive team

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Speaker 1: Luca shoots thirty three percent fourteen from three. Those are

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Speaker 1: OK see San Antonio. He has to play defense, Austin

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Speaker 1: You see what happens last night, Fake Louisvaton bag, Real

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Speaker 1: is going to be fun. Arizona, Michigan, Yu Connon Illinois

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Speaker 1: my long term memory fades. It's probably the most stacked

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Speaker 1: final four I ever remember, in terms of composition of rosters,

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Speaker 1: four teams. And I know y'all love the Hoosiers. I

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Speaker 1: know it was a great movie. I loved it too,

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Speaker 1: But I like dunking. I like length, size, quickness, skill.

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Speaker 1: Michigan Arizona jumps off the television. So in college basketball

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Speaker 1: struggling with. In college basketball, you get a diversity of offense.

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Speaker 1: I mean, Arizona doesn't shoot threes. In the NBA, you

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Speaker 1: some nights there's eighty. It's homogeneous. It's repetitive. This college

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Speaker 1: eat with the NIL. So I went back to the

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Speaker 1: last four final fours, including this one, all during the

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Speaker 1: NIL era. Well, what do you know, going back to

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Speaker 3: Only Yukon keep showing up.

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Speaker 1: Yes, no Rich Kentucky, no North Carolina, no Texas Longhorns

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Speaker 3: It's fear mongering.

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Speaker 1: They don't like when people financially separate from them, and

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Speaker 1: long and they're afraid of everything that is pulling away

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Speaker 1: and it's just a bunch of nonsense. Indiana Hoosiers just

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Speaker 1: and the Yukon Huskies.

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Speaker 3: And he can't wait for tomorrow.

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Speaker 5: They deserve to have, you know, good twenty four to

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Speaker 5: thirty six hours of joy. It was an incredible moment,

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Speaker 5: incredible accomplishment to get here. But you know at Yukon,

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Speaker 5: you know we don't. We don't hang banners for final fours,

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Speaker 5: and you don't get rings for getting to the final four.

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Speaker 5: You get a watch. So you know, we're locked in

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Speaker 1: Now, record ratings, record revenue loaded, raw kids staying in

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Speaker 1: it needs more guidelines. It's a little wild wild West.

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Speaker 1: You're not sure where are all the money's coming from. Somebody's

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Speaker 1: got a good bank in Switzerland. But this is a great,

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Speaker 1: great final four, fantastic Illinois, Michigan, Arizona that doesn't shoot threes, Yukon,

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Speaker 1: the Powerhouse, no Kentucky, no Carolina.

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Speaker 3: Do goldmals got there and didn't?

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Speaker 1: All right, Rachel, you know it's it's really interesting watching

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Speaker 1: last night because I do think I've talked about this before.

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Speaker 3: Didn't it feel like that to you?

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Speaker 7: Absolutely, just the energy of the swarmingness.

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Speaker 8: Also, there's been a big conversation over the last month

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Speaker 8: And this was a.

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Speaker 7: Way for them to show, oh, he's not all that.

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Speaker 8: I think they really took that defensive challenge against him

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Speaker 7: He got hurt.

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Speaker 8: And it also works on the flip side, Colin, the

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Speaker 8: Lakers have had success defensively by mixing in a lot

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Speaker 8: play as much zone in the playoffs because teams again

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Speaker 1: So we've been waiting in the NBA for the baton

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Speaker 1: to be passed or taken from Lebron Stephen kd. You

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Speaker 1: watched last night and the last week, and it's official,

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Speaker 1: and we'll talk about that next.

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Speaker 1: The new faces of the league are Wemby and sga

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Speaker 1: Wemby and the Spurs offense is the only franchise using

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Speaker 3: We know what we.

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Speaker 1: Going to be fascinating is that Wemby's doing this with

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Speaker 1: that couldn't. Shoot and Then larry walked in and he's six,'

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Speaker 1: Seen anything i've told the Story About lebron james the

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Speaker 1: The best that's THE story i heard relayed to me

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Speaker 3: PLAYERS ever i Mean When caitlin clark IN. A wnba,

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Speaker 1: Thirty footer what? Is that you the really all time?

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Speaker 1: Great players there never Been A. Doctor j you can

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Speaker 1: Look At doctor j's. Highlights today go to YouTube and

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Speaker 1: Look Up doctor j's. Highlight reel there's nobody that plays like.

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Speaker 1: That Today, Wilt, Kareem magic wemby's in that class where

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Speaker 1: Seen that so that's to me the new face OF. The,

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Speaker 1: Nba kadi Steph and lebron certainly carried their weight for.

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Speaker 1: Fifteen years tip of. The cap do all three? Absolute

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Speaker 1: legends rachel with, The, news.

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Speaker 4: No, no no turn on.

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Speaker 3: The news this is the.

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Speaker 8: Herdline news Love the nerf hoop because, You Know steph

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Speaker 8: curry stretched the court And Now victor rebgyam is like

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Speaker 7: The basket.

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Speaker 8: It's great, all right let's go TO The, nfl Colin

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Speaker 8: Because jalen.

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Speaker 7: Hurts getting even more heat.

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Speaker 8: Right now remember earlier this week a big story came

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Speaker 8: out suggesting mounting frustration with the Organization over hurts his.

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Speaker 7: Coachability, issues, well.

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Speaker 8: Now former eagles scout Our Guy john mittakoff believes that

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Speaker 8: this issue could.

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Speaker 7: Potentially lead philly shipping him out. Of town take.

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Speaker 10: A listen i Think the eagles are doing this as

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Speaker 10: like it's, on man either shape up or you.

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Speaker 3: Shape out here's the Thing About. Jalen hurts he's not

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Speaker 3: like a. Bad guy he's always. A shakee he, works

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Speaker 10: Extremely serious but as you can see, in there quarrorback

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Speaker 10: is a very. NUANCED situation i think they're putting this

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Speaker 10: out there because they want it to, be known like

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Speaker 10: this is not gonna be TOLERATED any i know you're

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Speaker 10: making a lot, of money but you've seen before we

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Speaker 10: got rid of a guy to put you. In there

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Speaker 10: if you don't think we will do, this again you're

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Speaker 10: dealing with the wrong people because we will, not hesitate.

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Speaker 1: You, know rachel we say on this Show and john

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Speaker 1: nails this stuff gets out when people want. It out you're, a, reporter,

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Speaker 1: yes okay you've had more than a few people share

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Speaker 1: things and you probably walked away, and.

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Speaker 3: Went oh they woke. That, out yep you didn't have

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Speaker 1: Too. HARD nope i think this is The classic philadelphia

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Speaker 3: It known we're all on the, Clock here we're all on.

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Speaker 8: The, clock well, it's interesting Right because lurie has come

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Speaker 8: out since, all this, you know sort of bubbled and,

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Speaker 8: been like, you know we, support him but actions. Over

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Speaker 8: words next season is the only fully guaranteed Season on,

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Speaker 8: jalen's contract and they are not extending him.

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Speaker 7: This offseason that's all. The reportings so that, TELLS you,

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Speaker 7: i mean do you Think the eagles should consider? Moving?

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Speaker 1: OFTEN well i, THINK again i think YOU just i

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Speaker 3: That there's guys.

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Speaker 1: WE know, I mean I Think fernando mendoza after, this

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Speaker 1: year you're going, To, go wow That's what that's what

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Speaker 3: This real i'm NOT. C. J stroud i thought he.

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Speaker 1: Jalen HURTS then i think There's Got. Baker mayfield how

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Speaker 1: COORDINATOR dependent i think we have at any one time in,

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Speaker 1: My life i've always felt like there's about five quarterbacks

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Speaker 3: Just knows you.

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Speaker 1: Don't even Take a you wouldn't even pick up a

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Speaker 1: to see if you could. MOVE them i Don't think

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Speaker 1: jalen's there yet because he's had too much.

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Speaker 3: Postseason, SUCCESS well, i.

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Speaker 8: Mean, it's interesting right because you've got A new oc

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Speaker 8: a make or break season for Him. In philadelphia we'll have.

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Speaker 8: TO see i want to get back TO the nba

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Speaker 8: and what you guys were talking about a little Earlier With.

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Speaker 8: Nba AWARDS and i want you to look at the

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Speaker 7: This threshold it.

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Speaker 8: Is crazy It Is, anthony edwards It Is, steph curry

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Speaker 8: It Is, lebron james It, is jannis It Is, kate

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Speaker 8: just that they're not QUALIFIED. For mvp they can't even

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Speaker 7: Almost be like these guys.

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Speaker 1: the league, to, say HEY could i think the biggest

435
00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,800
Speaker 1: problem in the league is. NOT tanking i think it's

436
00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,120
Speaker 1: load management and repetition, of offense repetitive three.

437
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,240
Speaker 3: POINT shooting i.

438
00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,719
Speaker 1: Think tanking, is UNAVOIDABLE and i mean people are doing

439
00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,640
Speaker 1: it because they they don't want to, do that they

440
00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,960
Speaker 1: have to do because there's no other way to acquire great

441
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:03,439
Speaker 1: players and.

442
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:08,760
Speaker 3: Make trades nobody wants. To tank so, YOU know i

443
00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,679
Speaker 3: think even the constitution has. Been amended as.

444
00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,399
Speaker 1: They say my, take is you look at it and, you,

445
00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,560
Speaker 1: say okay should we go to sixty? Seven games should

446
00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,680
Speaker 1: we go to sixty? Eight game should we have A caid?

447
00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,920
Speaker 1: CUNNINGHAM rule, i mean for years there Was A larry,

448
00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,800
Speaker 1: bird exception. Remember, that yeah, Of, course okay what about

449
00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:25,280
Speaker 1: A kid, cunningham.

450
00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,000
Speaker 7: Rule which is good down right to like sixty games.

451
00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:28,119
Speaker 3: Or, something yeah there's nothing you.

452
00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:33,159
Speaker 1: Can DO but i do think this was created because

453
00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,320
Speaker 1: a lot of players for several years just didn't, you

454
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,960
Speaker 1: know at four forty, Five, decided HEY tylu i Just

455
00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,199
Speaker 1: don't i'm not. Into it so it wasn't LIKE the

456
00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,800
Speaker 1: nba went after. The players what. They did they tried

457
00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,399
Speaker 1: to protect, the fans, WHICH listen i grew up in a.

458
00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,160
Speaker 1: SMALL town i went TO one nba game. A Year

459
00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,800
Speaker 1: if i'd have gone To a sonics game And Downtown

460
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,679
Speaker 1: freddie Brown And jack sikma had JUST decided i just

461
00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,000
Speaker 1: don't want.

462
00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,560
Speaker 3: To play.

463
00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,040
Speaker 1: I'm sorry there's a lot of fans like That in

464
00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,919
Speaker 1: milwaukee that go to one game, a year AND so

465
00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,000
Speaker 1: i THINK the nba had the heart in the mind

466
00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,240
Speaker 1: and the right spot for the.

467
00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,200
Speaker 8: Right, Reasons anyway i'm going to be more cynical about

468
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,600
Speaker 8: this and say they were less concerned about that fan

469
00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,960
Speaker 8: and more concerned ABOUT the tv networks who were complaining

470
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,680
Speaker 8: to them about cutting the contract money if these guys

471
00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,879
Speaker 8: didn't show up On big saturday. NIGHT games i agree

472
00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,480
Speaker 8: with you that load management was and still remains a.

473
00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,240
Speaker 8: HUGE problem i just don't think this was. The solve

474
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,119
Speaker 8: if you were going to address load management attaching it

475
00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,520
Speaker 8: randomly to, The awards it's just was completely random out of.

476
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:36,919
Speaker 8: The air it's almost like we're going to try to

477
00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,480
Speaker 8: bribe guys to. Play more it doesn't WORK with nba.

478
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,679
Speaker 8: Professional players, AND frankly i will say this over and

479
00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,879
Speaker 8: over about tanking and player participation and. Everything else if

480
00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,880
Speaker 8: the owners actually wanted to stop, these things they would

481
00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,480
Speaker 8: walk downstairs to their GM's office, and say don't do.

482
00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,239
Speaker 8: This anymore having to have all these complicated rules that

483
00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,960
Speaker 8: impact players and fans doesn't make sense to me when

484
00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,840
Speaker 8: you could just say we're not doing this anymore in

485
00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,840
Speaker 8: our our. Own house but they're not willing to. Do

486
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,520
Speaker 8: that because they all want to win and have. Rested

487
00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,680
Speaker 8: players so there. You go, all right let's go back TO,

488
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,320
Speaker 8: the nfl where the draft is just twenty, days away which.

489
00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,680
Speaker 8: Is unbelievable The cop, boys hold, of course we know,

490
00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,440
Speaker 8: twelfth pick twentieth, overall picks and.

491
00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,560
Speaker 7: They have let's just put, It, mildly.

492
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,720
Speaker 8: Colin they've got some defensive holes. To Plug But brian

493
00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:23,639
Speaker 8: schottenheimer very interestingly not ruling out taking an offensive player

494
00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:24,640
Speaker 8: with one of those top.

495
00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:25,800
Speaker 7: Two, picks listen THIS.

496
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,680
Speaker 11: What i love about, the draft of this whole process

497
00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,800
Speaker 11: is the unpredictability. Of it, YOU know i really do

498
00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:34,840
Speaker 11: feel like we've set ourselves up to take the best.

499
00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,680
Speaker 11: Player available we've got ourselves in a position we can

500
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,959
Speaker 11: make some moves and, move back, move up do what

501
00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:44,000
Speaker 11: we have. To do but if the best player on

502
00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,520
Speaker 11: the board is clearly an, offensive player then we'll certainly

503
00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,720
Speaker 11: discuss that and more than likely Know and jerry pull.

504
00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:54,200
Speaker 1: The, trigger well there's one number one wide receiver they don't, need,

505
00:25:54,280 --> 00:26:00,679
Speaker 1: That okay and there is one true Offensive tackle Fano.

506
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:05,600
Speaker 1: From Utah the miami players could be interior better. Than

507
00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,479
Speaker 1: TACKLE so, i mean the truth about the offensive draft

508
00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,639
Speaker 1: love is a. Great Player carnell tate's a. Great player

509
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,520
Speaker 1: fino the right tackle is going to be a. Great

510
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,600
Speaker 1: player but it's a lot of this draft at the

511
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,800
Speaker 1: top With the cowboys first pick are, defensive players a couple,

512
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,879
Speaker 1: Of Corners, caleb downs. SUNNY styles, i mean you look

513
00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,320
Speaker 1: at these. Top picks Take Out. Fernando mendoza most of

514
00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,240
Speaker 1: the players outside of Like a love Or A, carnel

515
00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,240
Speaker 1: tate the best eight, nine players they're all. Defensive Guys

516
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,320
Speaker 1: so dallas can say what they want about to. Take

517
00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,399
Speaker 1: whoever my rule IN the nfl draft has, always been

518
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,840
Speaker 1: unless you're Like the raiders need a quarterback and there's

519
00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,840
Speaker 1: a really, good one you should always try to, trade

520
00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:44,320
Speaker 1: down Like The New.

521
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,560
Speaker 3: York giants, To me i've seen all these. Mock Drafts the.

522
00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,600
Speaker 1: Giants have like they're. Pretty good they have a pretty.

523
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,560
Speaker 1: Good roster they have, their quarterback they have their, left

524
00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,040
Speaker 1: tackle they have, their back they have a good. D

525
00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,840
Speaker 1: line they have about four guys. To Get the giants,

526
00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,760
Speaker 1: to me are the classic, raid down get another third,

527
00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,520
Speaker 1: round pick solve all your issues in the first three to.

528
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:05,639
Speaker 3: FOUR rounds.

529
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:11,360
Speaker 1: I think dallas knows in, The, building rachel they need they,

530
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,760
Speaker 1: need inexpensive preferably. Secondary.

531
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,360
Speaker 8: HELP yeah, i, mean look first, OF all i never

532
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,960
Speaker 8: believe anything anyone says leading up to a draft because it's.

533
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:20,160
Speaker 6: All.

534
00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,800
Speaker 8: Smoke right they had the worst defensive sort of performance

535
00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,800
Speaker 8: that they have had in the history of the.

536
00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,879
Speaker 7: Franchise, last year and then it's a.

537
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,960
Speaker 8: Serious franchise they know who they need to, go get

538
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,679
Speaker 8: and there's a little bit, of, like hey We Got

539
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,639
Speaker 8: ceedee lamb when we didn't expect him to and we

540
00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,880
Speaker 8: were going to draft a defensive player THEN and cd,

541
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,320
Speaker 8: was available and look how well that.

542
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,920
Speaker 7: Turned OUT but i just don't.

543
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:41,239
Speaker 2: Buy it.

544
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,439
Speaker 8: I'M sorry i think they are absolutely going to go

545
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,000
Speaker 8: defense with these first. TWO picks i just don't see

546
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:46,680
Speaker 8: it anything going any.

547
00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,040
Speaker 7: Other way.

548
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:48,920
Speaker 3: Good stuff rachel with.

549
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,400
Speaker 2: The news well that's, the news and thanks for stopping

550
00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:53,520
Speaker 2: by The Herd.

551
00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 3: Line News so i've said. This Before mike sando does a.

552
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,320
Speaker 1: Great job he works at the, other place and he

553
00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,840
Speaker 1: does these deep dives and he does these tears and

554
00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:09,480
Speaker 1: recently he TALKED to nfl, executives anonymously and it was

555
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,480
Speaker 1: so FUNNY when i came in this morning for, the

556
00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,280
Speaker 1: prep we had All These mike sando STORIES and i

557
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,679
Speaker 1: Swear to god we have a leak EITHER either nfl

558
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,000
Speaker 1: executives watch our show or we have a leak on,

559
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,400
Speaker 1: the STAFF because i feel like this has been part

560
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,040
Speaker 1: of our. Prep work one Of The mike sando anonymous,

561
00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,520
Speaker 1: Execs Said dak prescott's making, sixty.

562
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,399
Speaker 3: Million he doesn't Have A.

563
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,359
Speaker 1: Super Bowl sam darnold's got one at thirty three and,

564
00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,600
Speaker 1: a half feels like one of. My Rants Another MIKE

565
00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,400
Speaker 1: sando nfl execs said About, the niners why are they

566
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,760
Speaker 1: always hurt because you sign. Hurt players THAT'S what i

567
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,560
Speaker 1: Said About. MIKE evans I Love, Mike evans he's old

568
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:51,800
Speaker 1: and gets. Stinged Up, About minnesota. MINNESOTA improved i like

569
00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:53,680
Speaker 1: what they Did With. Kyler murray how could you?

570
00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,040
Speaker 3: Not exactly and.

571
00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:01,200
Speaker 1: Finally About The, detroit lions, good team biggest questions remain

572
00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,400
Speaker 1: on their. Coaching staff that's what. We've Said When ben,

573
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,280
Speaker 1: johnson left you lost an. All timer there are parts OF.

574
00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:11,920
Speaker 1: The nfl all these Stories from sando are a reminder

575
00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,960
Speaker 1: that there are parts OF the nfl that are. VERY

576
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:21,360
Speaker 1: complicated i still can't quite figure out, compensatory picks the.

577
00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,160
Speaker 1: Salary cap you need a CAPOLOGIST and i can Guarantee

578
00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:30,040
Speaker 1: You ben Johnson And sean payton's playbooks. Are complicated and

579
00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,200
Speaker 1: then there are two or three things that are not,

580
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,120
Speaker 1: only simple, they're proven and yet people. Make mistakes number

581
00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,480
Speaker 1: one is if your quarterback takes every dollar that he,

582
00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,800
Speaker 1: can get you're not going to get to The. Super Bowl,

583
00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,640
Speaker 1: josh allen they don't have a pro bowler. On Defense mahomes,

584
00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,880
Speaker 1: o line run. Game, nonexistent okay that's the. First thing

585
00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:57,560
Speaker 1: the second thing is where a Quarterback Lands kyler murray

586
00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:58,240
Speaker 1: now to a great.

587
00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:02,760
Speaker 3: OFFENSIVE coach I Like kyler murray more than.

588
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:06,480
Speaker 1: EVERYBODY else i don't think anybody can succeed right Now.

589
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,240
Speaker 1: IN arizona I Love, sam darnold but it Was the jets.

590
00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,960
Speaker 3: Where. Your quarterback have you ever.

591
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:17,360
Speaker 1: Noticed that almost Everybody With, kyle shanahan last Guy Pick

592
00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,320
Speaker 1: brock purty looks like a. Pro bowler and the number

593
00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,680
Speaker 1: three thing IN the nfl that is absolutely true and

594
00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:29,600
Speaker 1: time tested is pay really really big money outside, of

595
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,680
Speaker 1: quarterback where you got to pay some, big money pay

596
00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:37,320
Speaker 1: really big money to other positions. Very infrequently think HOW.

597
00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:44,000
Speaker 1: Dominant tj. WATT Is tj watt is an unbelievable First

598
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:44,520
Speaker 1: ballot Hall.

599
00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:45,320
Speaker 3: Of famer.

600
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,800
Speaker 1: Do you know what his playoff record is zero and

601
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,320
Speaker 1: five with. One Sack miles garrett can't get to. The

602
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,880
Speaker 1: Playoffs micah parsons one and three in the playoffs with a,

603
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:03,000
Speaker 1: single sack and Those are Hall of fame. Level players pay,

604
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:09,080
Speaker 1: your quarterback hopefully you get a reasonable team. Friendly, DEAL

605
00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:16,600
Speaker 1: seahawks i would pay the left tackle, after that even

606
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:24,160
Speaker 1: with great, edge rushers, be careful be very. VERY careful,

607
00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,160
Speaker 1: i Mean the browns are a, tire Fire And miles

608
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:32,280
Speaker 1: garrett is probably Second To lawrence taylor ever at. THAT

609
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,560
Speaker 1: position i mean he's on a, SHORT list, I Mean,

610
00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,840
Speaker 1: Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, Aaron Donald miles garrett's on a

611
00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,360
Speaker 1: short list of one of the best defensive guys Up

612
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,960
Speaker 1: front i've. EVER seen, i mean he's. That good so

613
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,440
Speaker 1: it's just interesting when you listen to these. Execs talk

614
00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:50,040
Speaker 1: i'll really push back on the people that Don't Think

615
00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:51,320
Speaker 1: kyler murray's not going to Work.

616
00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:52,240
Speaker 3: IN minnesota i.

617
00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,440
Speaker 1: Don't think he's going to be as Good As, sam

618
00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,000
Speaker 1: DONALD because i Always Love. Sam donald sam's bigger's got a,

619
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,960
Speaker 1: stronger arm.

620
00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 3: You, know, me, trunky thick.

621
00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,000
Speaker 1: Big guy take. The HITS but I Think kyler murray's,

622
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,240
Speaker 1: a really really. SPECIAL player.

623
00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:05,600
Speaker 5: I.

624
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,160
Speaker 3: REALLY do i Don't he's he's a more.

625
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,840
Speaker 1: ELUSIVE version i Thought Of russell Wilson and russell and

626
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,280
Speaker 1: his prime, was money say what?

627
00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:16,320
Speaker 3: You want he. Was. Money okay coming, up Next.

628
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 1: The alabama athletic director, is, like yeah let's get rid

629
00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:24,520
Speaker 1: of conference. Championship Games and alabama's. Dominated it they've got

630
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,400
Speaker 1: more than more wins than anybody and he's saying get rid.

631
00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:32,120
Speaker 1: Of it and another Thought on luca and that injury,

632
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:33,040
Speaker 1: last night that's.

633
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:35,200
Speaker 2: Coming up be sure to catch live Editions Of the

634
00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:39,560
Speaker 2: herd weekdays And noon easter not A. Im pacific, You.

635
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,400
Speaker 8: Know saturday Night Is baseball Night. On fox This week

636
00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,920
Speaker 8: We've got Peak fro armstrong In the Cubs Versus jose

637
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,480
Speaker 8: ramirez And, the Guardians Or Ronald lacuna junior In the

638
00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,880
Speaker 8: braves against The. Dining Backs baseball Night in, america tomorrow

639
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:52,600
Speaker 8: Seven o'clock.

640
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:53,480
Speaker 7: Eastern Only.

641
00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:57,040
Speaker 1: I'm Fox so rachel HAS an. MVP vote i would

642
00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:02,040
Speaker 1: give It to, WEMB one, Sga two. Luca Three but

643
00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,920
Speaker 1: luca limping off the floor last night probably eliminates himself

644
00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 1: in terms OF the mvp race because there's about ten

645
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:09,000
Speaker 1: days left in the.

646
00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,840
Speaker 3: Regular SEASON but i want to.

647
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,440
Speaker 1: Say this my Take on LUCA is i don't feel

648
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,760
Speaker 1: like not giving It to luca would be like not

649
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,080
Speaker 1: giving IT to Mj or lebron in, their prime there

650
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,720
Speaker 1: were great. Defensive players they were on. Dominant teams, Remember

651
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,560
Speaker 1: This this laker team with lucas one to ten this

652
00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,880
Speaker 1: year against top. FOUR teams Sj and wemby just play on,

653
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,200
Speaker 1: better teams and. That matters. Everything matters another Thing is

654
00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,880
Speaker 1: luca missed a game because of the technicals.

655
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:36,440
Speaker 3: Like that that's.

656
00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:40,400
Speaker 1: Another thing his behavior doesn't feel like. Most valuable sometimes

657
00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 1: he's the. Most toxic the other thing is he's an absolute.

658
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:47,760
Speaker 1: Defensive liability you saw it again last night where people go.

659
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,360
Speaker 1: After him nobody WENT after Mj and lebron in. THEIR

660
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:54,440
Speaker 1: prime I remember lebron shutting Down Tiny. Derrick Rose derreck

661
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:58,000
Speaker 1: rose WAS. The mvp, Lebron's like i'll. GUARD him, i

662
00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:01,040
Speaker 1: mean can You imagine, luca saying All guard giannis and

663
00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,800
Speaker 1: shut him down like this Is not lebron in his

664
00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:08,120
Speaker 1: PRIME or mj and his prime and not GETTING. The

665
00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 1: MVP wemby i think is on both sides of the

666
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:18,360
Speaker 1: floor is. JUST different I think sga at least puts

667
00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,120
Speaker 1: in an, effort defensively does help the rest of his

668
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,480
Speaker 1: roster a. Stack defensively i'm not going to, deny THAT

669
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,480
Speaker 1: but i think the quality and there's no Dispute that

670
00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,480
Speaker 1: luca does Help. The lakers if you go look at

671
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,399
Speaker 1: Net rating lakers or plus floor with him a minus four,

672
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,840
Speaker 1: without him he's an eight. Point swing he gives up

673
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,640
Speaker 1: a lot on the, defensive end but he's profound and

674
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,480
Speaker 1: prodigious on the. Offensive end so nobody denies that he

675
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: is in the RUNNING. For mvp he's also already been

676
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,719
Speaker 1: given His super, max contract so he's. Been paid it's.

677
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:51,560
Speaker 3: All GOOD.

678
00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:57,160
Speaker 1: But i JUST when i look, AT it i always

679
00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,440
Speaker 1: said coming into, the league he's A Better, Carmelo Anthony

680
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,479
Speaker 1: i'm i'm not sure if he's in, great shape and forget.

681
00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,960
Speaker 1: About defense carmelo is A guy i would have NEVER.

682
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,360
Speaker 1: Voted mvp and, people, Say well luke is a. Great,

683
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,120
Speaker 1: scoer yes and he'll win the scoring title and that

684
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,240
Speaker 1: goes in the. Record books so there is a signature

685
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,319
Speaker 1: there that's historic if you win the. Scoring title if

686
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,520
Speaker 1: he wins six more they'll all be in the. Record

687
00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:22,680
Speaker 1: books that doesn't classify as. An award but the award

688
00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:25,280
Speaker 1: is about the number of games. You Play And adam

689
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 1: silver when he came in with that sixty five, game template,

690
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,560
Speaker 1: that rule he knew it would.

691
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:32,439
Speaker 3: Be trouble.

692
00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:37,000
Speaker 12: We always knew when there's a line, you draw that

693
00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:38,520
Speaker 12: somebody's going to fall on the other side of, that

694
00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:41,400
Speaker 12: line and it may feel unfair in that. Particular instance,

695
00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:43,560
Speaker 12: you know let's see what happens at the end of.

696
00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,640
Speaker 12: This year but having, said that, you know we also

697
00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:49,600
Speaker 12: have to remember that the extent that one player is no,

698
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,440
Speaker 12: longer eligible some other player will Then BE all nba

699
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:56,080
Speaker 12: and we'll slot into. That Spot so i'm not ready

700
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,200
Speaker 12: to standing HERE saying i don't think. IT'S working i

701
00:35:58,200 --> 00:35:58,480
Speaker 12: think it.

702
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:03,279
Speaker 1: Is, working listen when mom and dad, make rules the

703
00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:04,200
Speaker 1: kids always.

704
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,920
Speaker 3: Make excuses when they.

705
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:09,080
Speaker 1: Break them no snacks, before dinner and then you see

706
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:12,280
Speaker 1: them handing the, cookie jar grabbing the peanut butter cookie and, they're,

707
00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,440
Speaker 1: Like well mommy just made them and they're FRESH and

708
00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,120
Speaker 1: i could smell IT when i was doing my. Homework

709
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,200
Speaker 1: upstairs And Then uncle colin asked to come in and

710
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,719
Speaker 1: go rules or rules, so listen you knew this was

711
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:27,520
Speaker 1: going to be a. Little problematic you knew it's, you

712
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,600
Speaker 1: know it was Somebody Like, kate CUNNINGHAM who i really feel,

713
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:35,680
Speaker 1: Bad for but in, this instance you kind of knew.

714
00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,360
Speaker 1: Going in you set rules and some guys weren't going

715
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,960
Speaker 1: to be able to get past. That, threshold okay this.

716
00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,160
Speaker 1: Is interesting so for a long for in the history OF,

717
00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:49,680
Speaker 1: The sec alabama's WON more, sec championships Mostly With, nick

718
00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:53,680
Speaker 1: saban but they're Athletic Director. Greg burns smart guy comes out,

719
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:58,319
Speaker 1: and says the. Ships sailed it's time to move on

720
00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:03,239
Speaker 1: FROM the. Sec championship this isn't. Another ad this is

721
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,759
Speaker 1: the guy that wins the most. Of them and, he's,

722
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:10,640
Speaker 1: like yeah ship, is SAILED and i totally agree for.

723
00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,120
Speaker 1: Obvious reasons first, of all with a college, football, Playoff

724
00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:18,600
Speaker 1: now Miami and indiana played sixteen games, Last, year guys

725
00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:23,160
Speaker 1: THAT'S an. Nfl schedule sixteen games now for the teams

726
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,160
Speaker 1: to get to. The championship in my, perfect world you'd

727
00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,239
Speaker 1: get one at a, conference game then go immediately into,

728
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:33,280
Speaker 1: conference play start the, playoff earlier not in the middle

729
00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,400
Speaker 1: OF the. Nfl playoffs people, have said how come the

730
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:39,239
Speaker 1: college football playoffs don't get a little better ratings because

731
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:43,239
Speaker 1: they're right in the middle OF the. Nfl PLAYOFFS and

732
00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:46,600
Speaker 1: i think conference championships. ARE outdated i think players could.

733
00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:51,040
Speaker 1: Get hurt the sport used to end with, bowl games

734
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:56,480
Speaker 1: and SOMETIMES the sec championship felt like the. National championship

735
00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:01,000
Speaker 1: it doesn't anymore. With nil the playoff off gives you some.

736
00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:05,360
Speaker 1: STRANGE outcomes, I mean Oregon Beats, ohio State Then ohio

737
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,560
Speaker 1: state destroys them the next time they play.

738
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,200
Speaker 3: The OTHER thing i don't like about.

739
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,560
Speaker 1: Conference championships that may not, happen much but there's a

740
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,839
Speaker 1: possibility you would have a team playing another team for a.

741
00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:17,080
Speaker 3: THIRD time i don't want.

742
00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:20,240
Speaker 1: That, Either Now lane kiffin's, a coach not an, athletic

743
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,719
Speaker 1: director but he says he kind of likes the.

744
00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,359
Speaker 3: Conference championship.

745
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:31,000
Speaker 13: The, conference championship, you know could could have a big

746
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,719
Speaker 13: impact both ways. For People so i've talked to, Other

747
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,040
Speaker 13: COACHES so i just kind of give you the feeling

748
00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,640
Speaker 13: from some other coaches that you know they don't want

749
00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,840
Speaker 13: to be, in it and, you know the risk to get, a,

750
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,840
Speaker 13: bye sorry the reward to get a bye versus the

751
00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:51,200
Speaker 13: risk to get knocked. OUT completely, i mean that's a

752
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,440
Speaker 13: that's a pretty big that's a really big risk.

753
00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,680
Speaker 1: Just to get. A, BYE well i would argue, the

754
00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:00,200
Speaker 1: opposite the inverse could be true or somebody you could

755
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:00,920
Speaker 1: cannibalize your.

756
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:01,080
Speaker 3: Own.

757
00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:05,160
Speaker 1: Conference right here's, something THOUGH that i, Think Everybody lane

758
00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:08,640
Speaker 1: Kiff And, greg, burn you, the fans we would all Agree.

759
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,360
Speaker 3: ON texas A.

760
00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:14,280
Speaker 1: And m their last regular season game last Year was november.

761
00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:20,080
Speaker 1: Twenty eighth their first playoff Game was. December twentieth. That's,

762
00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:26,800
Speaker 1: ridiculous okay that is insane, my way one out of conference.

763
00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:30,920
Speaker 1: Game play who you want get into? Conference play start

764
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,799
Speaker 1: that puppy right after conference play. Is over vote on your.

765
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,040
Speaker 1: TWELVE teams i don't care if you expanded. To fourteen

766
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,279
Speaker 1: right if the conference championship isn't Played, well colin that

767
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,120
Speaker 1: one team could have, maybe, gone okay expanded to fourteen.

768
00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:48,520
Speaker 1: OR sixteen i think. Twelve's fine i'm okay. With fourteen

769
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,520
Speaker 1: but the ridiculous nature of It THAT texas A and

770
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,399
Speaker 1: m had the wait almost a month to go from

771
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,560
Speaker 1: the regular season to the. Playoff game you're not getting quality.

772
00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,000
Speaker 1: FOOTBALL there, i mean in, the end we know this to,

773
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,080
Speaker 1: be true that buys don't necessarily.

774
00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:06,200
Speaker 3: Help performance you would think.

775
00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:09,640
Speaker 1: That a TEAM the NFL now afc, GETS one nfc.

776
00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:13,239
Speaker 1: Gets one you would think a great team with a

777
00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,239
Speaker 1: buy would always, look fresh and.

778
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,480
Speaker 3: They don't IN, the nfl.

779
00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:20,440
Speaker 1: Professional football players get a week off and sometimes Like The,

780
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:24,400
Speaker 1: seattle seahawks a young, football team, you know they Won The,

781
00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:28,280
Speaker 1: super bowl but an older team Like the eagles maybe

782
00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:30,560
Speaker 1: kind of old in spots they could take. A buy

783
00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,400
Speaker 1: they need. A buy, YOUNGER teams i don't want to.

784
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:37,680
Speaker 1: Buy there they're. On FIRE so i. College again college

785
00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:41,120
Speaker 1: football has made BETWEEN the nil and the and the

786
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:44,279
Speaker 1: college football, play iff there have been a series of

787
00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:49,800
Speaker 1: like revolutionary uh sport altering moves and we're all, you

788
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:54,200
Speaker 1: know it's it's in flux to. Some DEGREE but i think.

789
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:57,440
Speaker 1: Conference championship the thing that bothers me more is these are.

790
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:02,600
Speaker 1: College athletes football is. Getting older college football is. Getting

791
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,880
Speaker 1: older guys are. Staying in that means they're older. And

792
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:09,160
Speaker 1: stronger so college football now, has older. Stronger players that

793
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:12,560
Speaker 1: means the hits are, more punitive the collisions are, more

794
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:16,640
Speaker 1: harsh and you're asking them to play. More games that

795
00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:20,040
Speaker 1: doesn't make sense. TO me I want i want a

796
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:24,600
Speaker 1: national championship where the kids. Are healthy they're gonna play a.

797
00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:28,120
Speaker 1: Great game we all get to benefit. From it then

798
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:30,640
Speaker 1: they go on play IN the nfl and, have long.

799
00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:33,200
Speaker 1: PRODUCTIVE careers i don't want to war