1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to Stupidity, home of the greatest media mind ever 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: to walk the planet. Okay, shoot, here's the deal. 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 2: He's a true icon in every sense of the word. 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: He's loved and feared more than any being to grace 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: this planet. There's got a bed with a voice that 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: sounds like Erry White and be got to say, Hey, 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: let's do it, baby. God himself would pay thirty nine 8 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: ninety nine for a cameo. Fact of the matter is, 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: you are about to embark on a transcendent experience that 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: can only be described as psychological nudity. 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: This is ste Goox and this is stupidity. 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 3: Here we go, Jim toting. 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: The Great Frank Isola is with us. He is the 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: host of the starting lineup Serrius Exam. You also see 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: him on ESPN PTI. He's everywhere. He's wearing a hat. 16 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: He wasn't aware we're gonna be on Zoom today. 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 3: How are you, Frank good? I'm assuming you probably some 18 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 3: guests must have canceled at the last minute. You said, 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 3: let's get Frank, and you know, within two minutes, I'm 20 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 3: up here. I'm not ready to go. I walk walking 21 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 3: my dog. It's hot out, so you know, I look 22 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: like a bum no hair and makeup, but we'll give 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: it a go. 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: It's worse than that. It's worse than that. 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 4: It's worse than that. He didn't no guest canceled. He 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 4: decided twenty minutes ago he wanted to do a show, 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 4: and then said, hey, you know who we can get on. 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 3: You know who's never doing anything, who's always just waiting 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 3: to go on a show. 30 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 4: You already choice, you were first choice. 31 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: We did do a show was Mike and the Mad Dog. 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: I mean we did. 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: It was great. That's a good job by you there. 34 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: Still I know I'm Mike who did well. I knew 35 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 3: him back when I was there. I love the eye 36 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 3: was there. That's his best fun. 37 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: Obtempted to have you answer all these questions as my friends, 38 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: because most of them are next questions, right. 39 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 3: I know the knicks A little bird. He told me, 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 3: let's start here. 41 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: Let's start here with a great frank guys, soola, we'll 42 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: get to the next year in just a second. They 43 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: still don't have a head coach driving me crazy. But 44 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: let's start with Lebron. So Lebron opted in rich Ball 45 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: released a statement, what do you make of all of it, Frank. 46 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I spoke to Joe Varden today, Joey Bagadonos, 47 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: who covers you know, the NBA and he's based out 48 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: of Cleveland. He covers it for the Athletic When he's 49 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 3: at cocktail parties, he says, it's the New York Times 50 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: and he's he read us a quote from twenty fifteen 51 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: where where it was Lebron is going to monitor everything 52 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 3: that the team is doing during the offseason. So we've 53 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 3: been down this road with him before where it's kind 54 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 3: of that passive aggressive thing. The most interesting thing is 55 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 3: that he doesn't have a contract for next year. Usually 56 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: he does that one plus one, so after this season, 57 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: it'll be interesting to see what he does. But he's 58 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: monitoring the situation. You know what they just did. They 59 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 3: just gave fifty three million dollars to a guy who's 60 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: going to be forty one years old. That's that's right, 61 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: a big move that the Lakers made. 62 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 4: You mentioned passive agressive. For the Lakers be a little 63 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: passive aggressive, not releasing a statement saying Lebron is opted 64 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 4: in or it's you know, is there something going there? 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 3: Well, everyone has kind of an easy out because they're 66 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 3: going to change ownership pretty soon, right. They bought the 67 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 3: team for what was valued at ten billion dollars, so 68 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 3: they could be a little back and forth. I think 69 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 3: after a while it could be a little exhausting being 70 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 3: around Lebron. What has it been eight years now? He 71 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: fits everything that the Lakers wont He's a huge name, 72 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 3: he did win a championship. He does make them an 73 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 3: interesting watch. The problem with Lebron and the Lakers the 74 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 3: team isn't terrible, it's just not good enough in the 75 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: Western Conference. So his kind of I've always wondered, like, 76 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: how many teams could he realistically go to? Like I 77 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: think maybe the team's in Texas because they're good enough. 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: I always think the Warriors because of Steph Cleveland, you 79 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 3: could see him playing there. I guess the Knicks, and 80 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 3: I would think Miami. So there's probably a handful of teams. 81 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 3: But remember, as you guys know, he's got that no 82 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: trade closer. He could decide where he wants to go. 83 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: What are the chances right that he ends up playing 84 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: in a Nick's uniform. 85 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 3: I don't know. I mean, I think the Knicks have 86 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: to give up too much to get him. Who knows 87 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 3: about the relationship between Rich Paul and Clutch and the Knicks. 88 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 3: As you know, it's basically a CIA operation. The agent 89 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: of the president of the team, Leon Rose, was CAIA. 90 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 3: So I wonder if that how that would all work out. 91 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: I mean, for me, I've always felt the two things 92 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: that could kind of cement his legacy, even though he 93 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 3: doesn't really need it anymore. The guy's had a great career. 94 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 3: If he went to New York and won, yes, my 95 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 3: first title since seventy three. But the other one would 96 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: be what if he went to the place where Michael 97 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 3: Jordan won a title and went to Chicago and one 98 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 3: one there. I could say, well, it's our first title since, 99 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: you know, since Michael left. So those would be the 100 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 3: two places that he goes to. But I don't know 101 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 3: if he cares about his legacy enough he's going to 102 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 3: go to a rival of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Knicks, 103 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 3: or the Chicago Bulls. I don't know about that. 104 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 2: The Bulls are not championship ready, then our championship ready. 105 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: So that would make some sense to me, and I 106 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 2: am with you. If Lebron could win one championship in 107 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: New York, it would feel like threty mites are past Jordan. 108 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: Well, and I also think too, like, if you're the Knicks, 109 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: it's not the craziest thing because it's been fifty years. Yes, 110 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 3: well fifty's what's going to mix year? Is going to 111 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: be fifty three years since you last won and you 112 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 3: haven't been to the finals since nineteen ninety nine, so 113 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 3: we're already a quarterway through the century and you haven't 114 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 3: even been to a finals yet. So sometimes you just 115 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 3: have to say, hey, look what Toronto did. Toronto went 116 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 3: all in on getting Kawhi Leonard. He came for one season, 117 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: they hung a banner, I get it. He left, but 118 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: they always have a championship. And sometimes these teams that 119 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 3: sit around forever and never win, and the Knicks are 120 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 3: kind of like that. Right now, why not go for it? 121 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: I'll let mikey A ask the question. He just texted me, 122 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 2: So go ahead, Mike ye lebron player coach for the 123 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: Knicks all two rings? 124 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: Two rings? 125 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 4: Does he get two rings for one championship? 126 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: Oh? 127 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: Yes? 128 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: I always used to say that, like, why not you 129 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: sign him to the minimum and then just give him 130 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 3: like fifty million a year to be the coach? But 131 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: they don't let you do that. Come on, He's already 132 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 3: been the player coach in a couple of places. Never 133 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 3: never Miami, but in some of the ages, some of 134 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: the other places, he's definitely been the player coach. It's 135 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: it's not the craziest thing. And of course, as you 136 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 3: guys know, wherever he goes, I would have to think 137 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 3: his son's gonna come with him, because that's the other 138 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 3: little you know, we'll take Cherry on the Sunday would 139 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 3: be not only winning, but winning with his son on 140 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 3: the team as well. 141 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: Let his son coach, I mean, how about that the 142 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 2: younger sister, but the wife coach. There was a time 143 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: where Levitard and I were talking about when Lebron was 144 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: flirting with Miami and ultimately decided to come to Miami. 145 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: We were saying that we would let rich Paul be 146 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: the head coach of it meant getting Lebron James. 147 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: And that's that's what you love about, Like all this 148 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 3: stuff going on with Lebron. It's like classic where the 149 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 3: Knicks are. It's like, if they got him, he'd be 150 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 3: forty one and you're crossing your fingers that he could, 151 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 3: you know, stay together. Miami getsh when he's in the 152 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: prime of his career and they go to and they 153 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,799 Speaker 3: go to four straight finals and everything is honkey dory. 154 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: Yes, I can't believe we're still talking about le Bron 155 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 2: James is the centerpiece at the age of forty one 156 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: is a centerpiece of the NBA. It's crazy. 157 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: Well that's why, as you know, like the dumbest, you 158 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 3: know what, the conversation, it used to be the dumbest 159 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 3: conversation and we always joke around. I do the radio show, 160 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 3: Brian Scalabrini. We always say it. Halftime of the first game, 161 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 3: everyone starts talking about the MVP. Who's the MVP of 162 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: the league, who has the lead? It's going to be 163 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 3: MVP race. It's the most absurd conversation until face of 164 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: the league came along. Who's going to be the face 165 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: of the league. Well, it's still Lebron number one, and 166 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 3: no one decides it. You just don't announce with it. 167 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: I will now be the face of the league. I 168 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 3: believe the public decides it. And the public still talks 169 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: about this guy like he's twenty five years old and 170 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: it's going to have another fifteen years in the league. 171 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: Frank can we go back to your friend the reporter 172 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: who says he works for the New York Times at 173 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: cocktail parties, because I want to get that person on. 174 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: Who is he, Mikey, Let's get him on Joe Varden. 175 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 3: I say that, you know, they say the Athletic, but 176 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 3: when they're making calls to try to get in an 177 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 3: owner to call them back, or get you know, Adam 178 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 3: Silver to call them back, or know a general manager 179 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 3: that's a Just tell them it's Joe Varden from the 180 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: New York Times that called. Right then they're gonna call back. 181 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: I say the Athletic. They think it's a beer, a 182 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 3: non alcoholic beer. You say the New York Times. They're like, 183 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna call you back. 184 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: Has Frank Eisola ever beefed up the resume to impress anyone? 185 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: I think the only time I said once appeared on 186 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: a Round the Horn with Stu Gotts. And that's what 187 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 3: did it for me? What that gets you? I mean 188 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: they got me. Some places got me into a cross 189 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: game for free. How about that? 190 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 2: They all for free? 191 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: It should be charging all right, now, you get it. 192 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 2: Studying with the knicks here for a second, they reached 193 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: out to down Staley. What do you make of that? 194 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 3: I mean Rick Brunson, who's an assistant coach with the team. 195 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 3: Son is obviously the best player on the team. He's 196 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 3: had a relationship with her for a long time. They 197 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: both got Philly background. She coached at Temple where he 198 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: went to school. Not at the same time, but they've 199 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 3: known each other, so I'm sure it's you know that 200 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 3: always falls under the due diligence thing. They want to 201 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 3: make sure that they interview enough people. I keep hearing 202 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: that Mike Brown is the guy. I think it's Jason 203 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 3: Kidd until they hire somebody, even though I know Jason 204 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 3: Kidd showed up at Cooper Flax press conference. Niko Harrison 205 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 3: has come out and said it's not going to happen. 206 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 3: I still think Jason Kidd will be in play until 207 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 3: they name a coach. But I have been hearing a 208 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: lot of whispers over the past week or so that 209 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 3: Mike Brown seems to be the leader right now. 210 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 2: Jason, Well, we'll get back to Jason Kidd in a second. 211 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: How do you think New York the Knicks fans would 212 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 2: react if they did indeed hire Don Staley to be 213 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 2: the head coach? 214 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: Oh I think I think it would be mixed. You know, 215 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 3: a no one would want to get canceled to. Everyone 216 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 3: would watch what they say. But it kind of goes 217 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 3: against you know, what they have put out. You know, 218 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 3: everything is you know, experienced coach. Well, right away, you 219 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 3: think NBA championship coach. Yes, she's won championships at South Carolina. 220 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: She also won a gold medal. Listen, one day a 221 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: team's going to do it, You're going to be taking, 222 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 3: you know, a huge leap of faith. I would think 223 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: I would start out with kind of a solid team, 224 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 3: but the Knicks believe they're a championship contender. So we 225 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 3: just talked about it's been fifty three years, gonna be 226 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 3: fifty three years since they last won a title. You're 227 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: gonna put all your eggs in the basket of someone 228 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 3: who's never coached in the NBA, never been an assistant coach. 229 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 3: I'm not saying it can happen. You know, JJ Reddick, 230 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 3: because he's friends with Lebron and is a smart guy, 231 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 3: got the Laker job and I thought he did a 232 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 3: good job. So it's not the craziest thing. But I 233 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 3: think it would be split fifty to fifty on. 234 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 2: That Frank Jason Kidd is interesting to me because I 235 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 2: believe that was the plan. They fired Thibdau, a guy 236 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 2: who gets them to a place they haven't been to 237 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 2: in twenty five years, the Eastern Conference Finals. Really, when 238 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: you look at the landscape of the NBA, the Knicks 239 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: were really close to being good enough to winning an 240 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: NBA championship this year. And so I do believe you 241 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 2: fire Thibodeau because Jason Kidd is the plan. He's the 242 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 2: next guy. They thought it would happen quickly, and it 243 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: did it, and a funny thing happened along the way. 244 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: The MAVs got the number one overall pick. So I 245 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 2: would ask you, if you're Jason Kidd, would you want 246 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: to leave the Mavericks in that situation? For this situation, 247 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 2: the Knixt situation, I. 248 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 3: Think Jason Kidd would do it just for money, and 249 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,599 Speaker 3: I think that's what it's about right now, really, and 250 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 3: eventually you'll probably get more money out of day. But 251 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 3: it's funny you brought up an interesting timeline because you're 252 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 3: talking about the lottery and that's when they got the 253 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 3: number one pick. So if you're hinting, and I tend 254 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 3: to think that way too, where they kind of flirting 255 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 3: with the idea of Jason Kidd during the playoffs or 256 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 3: during the season at some point that would not shock me. 257 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 3: We know that these conversations take place either you know, 258 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: through an intermediary or an agent, whatever the case may be. 259 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 3: So I do kind of think their plan was Jason Kidd. 260 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 3: But remember for Dallas, and Dallas has made a ton 261 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 3: of deals with the Knicks over the years. But the 262 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 3: reason the Knicks didn't have that second round pick this 263 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 3: year is because of the tampering charge with Jalen Brunson. 264 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 3: So if you're Nico Harrison, you're the Dallas Mavicks. You 265 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 3: guys got humiliated for the you got a lot of 266 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 3: criticism for the Luca trade, then you get really lucky 267 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 3: with the draft, and now the Knicks call you up. 268 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 3: They want your coach. And I think it's there where 269 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 3: you saying you're not going to bully us, We're not 270 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 3: going to a let you talk to our coach, nor 271 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 3: are we going to get all of a sudden give 272 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 3: him extension. There's been talk that they're going to wait 273 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 3: until maybe October to give Jason kindn exton. What the 274 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 3: Knicks did a lot of teams are upset because it's 275 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 3: one thing to call up one team and asked the 276 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 3: permission to talk to a coach that's under contract. They 277 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: called up what was it five five that we know about, right, 278 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: Billy Donovan, you had Quinn Snyder, you had Jason Kids. 279 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 3: So there's been a few guys that they that they 280 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 3: called up, and that kind of messes up everyone's situation 281 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 3: because now you're in a position where the coach could say, well, 282 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 3: hang on a second, you won't let me talk to them, Well, 283 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 3: shouldn't you give me a raise? Or shouldn't you give 284 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 3: me an extension on my contract? So a lot a 285 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 3: lot of teams are kind of upset with the way 286 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 3: the Knicks handled. 287 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 2: Them, as well they should be upset with how the 288 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 2: next Everyone should be upset with how the Knicks handled this, 289 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 2: because you don't fire a guy unless you have his 290 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 2: replacement ready to go, right, Like, well. 291 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: Let me ask you, let me ask you this. Let's 292 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 3: pretend for a minute, okay, that pat Riley's in charge. 293 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 3: Do you think pat Riley, after the Knicks had their 294 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 3: most successful season in twenty five years, is going to 295 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: fire the coach because we know that we'll go back 296 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 3: to Lebron. When Lebron was there that first year, you know, 297 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 3: there were reports that he was unhappy with their expolsor 298 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 3: remember they came obviously didn't win that first year. Pat 299 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 3: Riley just you know, stayed on course. Same thing with 300 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 3: what the Indiana Pacers did last year they blew two 301 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 3: games against Boston. I understand now, Rick, we look at 302 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: everyone has to bow down in front of Rick carl 303 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 3: Last year, nobody was doing that when they blew two 304 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 3: games to the Boston Celtics. They didn't get rid of 305 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 3: Rick Carlisle. So for me, the Knicks, you have your 306 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 3: best season in twenty five years. They were knocked out 307 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 3: on a Saturday, and by Tuesday the coach was gone. 308 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 3: They couldn't even give themselves two weeks to kind of 309 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 3: let everything settle in and sink in and realize, you know, 310 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 3: we had a great year this year. They just decided 311 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 3: to get rid of the coach. And then they try 312 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 3: to say it was two players ogn Andobi and mckel bridges. 313 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 3: That's what they're going to listen to. I'm not buying 314 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 3: any of it. 315 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: I'm not uh with Jason Kidd. You said something interesting there. 316 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 2: The highest bidder who so like explain that money more 317 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: important than championships to Jason Kidd. 318 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 3: No, I think no. I think Jason thinks that he 319 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: could win. So if he came to the Knick should 320 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: be two things. One would be the money because the 321 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 3: Knicks go blower, run out of the water. Yes, but 322 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 3: you are in the Eastern Conference, and that's the thing 323 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 3: with everything that's going on out west like Dallas. If 324 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 3: you play it out and assume that Kyrie is going 325 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 3: to come back at some point, he's going to be 326 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 3: healthy and everyone stays healthy, they could be a really 327 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: really good team. Houston win what fifty two games they 328 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 3: had to Kevin Durant. You know, you still have Oklahoma City. 329 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 3: Minnesota is bringing all their key guys back, So it's 330 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 3: just tough. So for Jason Kidd, a ton of money, 331 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 3: knows the area, played for a long time with the 332 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 3: New Jersey Nets, spent one year with the with the Knicks, 333 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 3: so he knows about the inner workings of that place. 334 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 3: And obviously he'd be getting a ton of money to leave. 335 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 3: So Jason's the one guy I could see it happening 336 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 3: with him, But again that's Dallas having to allow it. 337 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 3: To happen, he would probably have to, you know, really 338 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 3: put up a stink to try to get out of 339 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 3: his contract. But it's still not over yet, so that's 340 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 3: why to me, he's still in play. 341 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 2: Frank I Soolo with US, host of the Starting Lineup 342 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 2: Serius ExM Radio, check him out right there, PTI as 343 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: well and on a ESPN you mentioned Riley before, and 344 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 2: there is some talk down here amongst Heat fans that 345 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 2: Riley has gotten too old for the job, that he 346 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 2: keeps missing out on big time free agents. What are 347 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 2: your thoughts on that? 348 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 3: For end? And well, who are the big time free agents? 349 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: I mean who's really out there? I mean they tried 350 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 3: to make a play for Kevin Durant. I think that 351 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 3: the Miami Heat have something cooking and with you know, 352 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 3: pat Riley and the Heat. There were ups and downs, 353 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: but I think the mindset of the team and the 354 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 3: philosophy stays the same, so even in bad periods, they 355 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 3: still recover. They had a terrible year last year all 356 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 3: the way around, and the Jimmy Butler thing was an 357 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 3: absolute mess, but I'm not buying that. I listened to 358 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 3: pat Riley's end of the year press conference, which to 359 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: me is that should be put on the NBA calendar. 360 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 3: It should be like Opening Night, the Christmas Day Games, 361 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 3: the trade deadline, and then Pat Obviously his end of 362 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 3: the press conference is great because a guy like him 363 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 3: doesn't talk that much, and I don't know, I listened 364 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: to that. He sounded pretty sharp to me, so plus 365 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 3: he's got a lot of smart people around him. I'm 366 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 3: not buying it. I think that's the society and the 367 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 3: culture that we live in, where as people get a 368 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 3: little bit older, instead of us looking at them as 369 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 3: being knowledgeable, we think that they don't know what they're 370 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 3: doing anymore and they're out of touch. I'm not buying that. 371 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 2: How quickly does Riley hang up the phone on the 372 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 2: Knicks if they call and ask about Eric Spolstra. 373 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 3: I don't think they'd have the audacity to do that. 374 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 3: I'm not buying that. It's funny too, if the Knicks, 375 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 3: and this predates the current ownership, so as much as 376 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 3: maybe we'd want to, you know, get on him, Jim 377 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: Dolan for this. You know, when pat Riley went to 378 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 3: them in the nineties and wanted a bigger role. You know, 379 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 3: the old Bill Parcells line, You want me to cook, 380 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 3: but I can't shop for the groceries. If they just 381 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 3: allowed pat Riley to run the Knicks, I mean, think 382 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 3: about where we would be all these years later. You 383 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: don't think they probably have three championships by now. I 384 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 3: think I think it would be a minimum. And think 385 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 3: about how different to the Miami he would be. There 386 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 3: might not be a big shot Dan Lebertard and Stu Gotts. 387 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 3: Who knows. The focus wouldn't have been on Miami for 388 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 3: all those years. 389 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 2: Right now, we owe everything to Riley on the build. No, 390 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: we were serious. We call our studios the House lebroadbuilt. 391 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 3: I mean, no, it's it's it's really true. And you 392 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 3: know this. I mean you're from New York. So when 393 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 3: you know the Heat first came into the league, it 394 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 3: was just seen as a place where and I was 395 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 3: covering the Knicks back then, it's well, yeah, it's great. 396 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 3: You get to go to Miami a couple of times year. 397 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 3: Hopefully the games are scheduled in the winter, it'll be warm. 398 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 3: Like nobody looked at like the Miami Heat as a 399 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 3: real serious thing. He goes there and he changed everything 400 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 3: about I mean, I know we make fun of the 401 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: heat culture thing, but they certainly haven't. It's all because 402 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 3: of pat Riley. I wish I to me. I always say, 403 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 3: the worst thing that happened to the Knicks in the 404 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: last thirty years, thirty five years was him walking out. 405 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 3: They never should have let him go. And all these 406 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 3: all the years when they kept changing their front office, 407 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 3: I always said, why don't you just call up pat 408 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 3: Riley in the Miami heat and see how much it 409 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 3: would cost to get him to bring him back. Now, 410 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: obviously that ship is sailed. 411 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 2: But that was the worst Tom Dibbodeaux right now, and 412 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 2: see how much it would cause to bring him back. 413 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 3: I mean right, No, it's not a bad idea pat 414 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 3: rod Well and Tom loves pat Riley. Pat Riley to 415 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 3: Jeff van Gundy to Tom Thibodeau. So you know, Tom 416 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 3: talks about pat Riley like he is, you know, not 417 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 3: only an all time great coach, but also a great 418 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 3: executive as well. 419 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: Why is Tom not getting interest from other teams? 420 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 3: A I think there aren't jobs. The only job of 421 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 3: almost the next Like you said, they should call him. 422 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 3: He does have thirty million coming to him over the 423 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 3: next three years. It's also tough, you know, when you 424 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 3: when you get to reach a certain age or you know, 425 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 3: or teams willing to do something like that. But I 426 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 3: think if you look at his sister Chicago, Minnesota, New York, 427 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 3: think about the situations he took over and how quickly 428 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 3: he turned them around. I think the fans sometimes I'll 429 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 3: look at his playoff record, Well, there were years he 430 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 3: shouldn't even been in the playoffs. He won game seven 431 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 3: on the road with Chicago his I think it was CJ. 432 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 3: Watson and Nate Robinson were starting backcourt for a Game 433 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: seven on the road and he won that. So they 434 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 3: you know, they'll criticize the record. Well, a lot of 435 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: times they went in there where a they shouldn't even 436 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,479 Speaker 3: been in the playoffs. 437 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 2: Right, I mean they did to the Eastern Conference finals 438 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 2: first time. I don't care what the playoff record is. 439 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 3: I don't. And the thing that bothers me the most 440 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 3: about it too, if you look at what he accomplished 441 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 3: and the stuff that's being leaked out and the fans 442 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 3: are latching onto. The big one was a story came 443 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 3: out that he didn't practice late game situations all right, Well, 444 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 3: if you take five minutes out of your busy schedule, 445 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: they were nineteen and twelve in clutch wins. That was 446 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 3: fifth best in the league. They had the clutch player 447 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 3: of the Year on their team in Jalen Bruns and 448 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 3: he won the award. So you're telling me they didn't 449 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 3: practice it, So how did it happen? All by accident? 450 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 3: And again, everything that everybody brings up, they never bring 451 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 3: up the record ten playoff wins, most since nineteen ninety 452 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 3: nine Eastern Conference Finals, first time in twenty five years. 453 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 3: Everything is painted as the Knicks players in the front 454 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 3: office went ten to zero in the playoffs and Tom 455 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 3: went oh to eight. Right, I mean, it's a little 456 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 3: unfair the way it's paying. You didn't like him, you're 457 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 3: allowed to fire wherever you want. Give me a break 458 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 3: that the guy was somehow incompetent, didn't know what he 459 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 3: was doing. That that's a bit much. 460 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 2: What are you hearing on Yannis? 461 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 3: As you know Bobby Portis resigning there, That tells. 462 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 2: Me four million for Bobby Portis right now. 463 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 3: But it'll be a player. I mean, you know, it's weird. 464 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's no you don't understand why someone's popular. It's 465 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 3: like you and Miami and it's Bobby Portis and Milwaukee people. 466 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 3: It's like Jannis is like beloved and like second on 467 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 3: the list is Bobby Ports. The crowd absolutely loves him 468 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 3: in Milwaukee, So that tells me that Yan is going 469 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 3: to be there. Everyone says that Giannis will eventually if 470 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 3: he pushes the issue and says, you know what, it's 471 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 3: now time to move on. I think they're gonna give 472 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 3: it one at least one more run because of how 473 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 3: poor the Eastern Conference is, so they're probably thinking, you 474 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 3: know what, why can't it be we have the best 475 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 3: player in the conference right now in y Honest, let's 476 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 3: see if we can make a couple of moves and 477 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 3: maybe we could start moving up. And Doc Rivers is 478 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 3: not coaching in some rebuilding situation, so the whole thing 479 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 3: makes it sound like he's gonna be there. But when 480 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 3: the time comes to trade him, if you're in Milwaukee, 481 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 3: and that would be a big step for him and 482 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 3: for them, they're gonna have to get a lot back 483 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 3: in return. 484 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: You are so right about me, because I am everything 485 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 2: that this market is trained to hate, like New York 486 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 2: South Rash, Long Island, New Yorker Nicks fan, Jets fan. 487 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 2: They're supposed to hate me and somehow they've embraced me, 488 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 2: and I love them for it. But you are right about. 489 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 3: That, Frank Noah County for the public taste, as it always. 490 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 2: Said, DeAndre Ayton was bought out. What kind of market 491 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 2: do you expect for Aydon? 492 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 3: I mean, he'll get offers just because he's big and 493 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 3: he is somewhat talented. So a couple of years ago, 494 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 3: it's pretty funny story. I'm doing the Nets games on yes, 495 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 3: like the studio work. The Nets are on the West Coast, 496 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 3: so it had to be a January game. They must 497 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 3: have an ice storm in Portland, and word comes down 498 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 3: that DeAndre Ayton can't get off the street that he's 499 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 3: living on to make it to the game. Now, how 500 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 3: much effort he put in, I have no idea, but 501 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 3: you know, the guy who's from the Bahamas, whatever the 502 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 3: case may be. So you're getting these reports right, and 503 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 3: then the game starts and every guy in the Nets 504 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 3: is there, every guy in the Portland Trailblazers there, and 505 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 3: the arena sold out. So he was like the one 506 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 3: guy that couldn't get from his house to the arena 507 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 3: on this you know ice day, you know icy day, 508 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 3: or you know snow whatever they might have had in Portland. 509 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 3: But hey, he did get to a finals with Phoenix. 510 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 3: That was a good team that they had. But you know, 511 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 3: he he can't be your third best player. If you're 512 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 3: gonna be your fourth best player, he'll be all right. 513 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 3: But I think a lot of teams would be interested 514 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 3: him because you can get him for cheap. 515 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 2: Are you ready for the first ever game of isla 516 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 2: or asshola? All right, let's go, so Isola. If you 517 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 2: say I Sola, this is something that Frank would do. Yep, 518 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 2: and you get the game Frank. 519 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 3: Yes, So it's about me. 520 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 2: Yes, So like, okay, let's let's start here. Being in 521 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: the pool, I Sola's or asshole. 522 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 3: Ain't no way, that's a hole of one. I'm not 523 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 3: doing that, no chance. 524 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 2: Not being in the pool. 525 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 3: Maybe the ocean. Not the pool, No way, the ocean. 526 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 3: Maybe how about a lake, Yeah, the lake. I'm always 527 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 3: creeped out by a lake. Maybe. I don't know if 528 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 3: I'd be worried I was going to track the snake 529 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 3: or something like that. I'm worried about the lake. The 530 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 3: ocean I could deal with, not the. 531 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: Lake, A couple of snakes cutting it up. 532 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 3: There you go, bang. 533 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 2: How about the shower being in the shower? I sold 534 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: an asshole? 535 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 3: I know us Stan van Gundy that one before. 536 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 2: Everyone does it? Come on, like listen, if I had 537 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 2: to go to the bathroom and my choice is like somehow, 538 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 2: if I were in the pool and there was a 539 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 2: toilet right next to the pool, I'd still go in 540 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 2: the pool, you know what I'm. 541 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 3: Ila? 542 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, all right, catch up on those wonderful, delicious 543 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 2: New City hot dogs. 544 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 3: I ever a million years. That's a whole of one. 545 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 3: No chance, that's I hate that. I hate. I hate 546 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 3: most condiments. I everything. I always say I want it 547 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 3: on the side. I'll decide how much you're gonna put on, 548 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 3: even salad dressing. It's it's too much. Ketchup's no good 549 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 3: for you. I'm I'm an anti ketchup guy. 550 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 2: Okay, cutting off everyone, cutting off everyone, merging in traffic, 551 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 2: I sola or asshole. 552 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:26,959 Speaker 3: No, I'm I'm I have a bad reputation, but I'm 553 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 3: actually a nice person. I usually give the wave in 554 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 3: let everyone come. Never cut zipper when you're leaving. 555 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you're letting all the asshole is it is 556 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: what you know? 557 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 3: No, I'm doing every other one there has to be order. 558 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 3: So if the person tries to get tailgate the other car, 559 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 3: I pull up, no chance. Got to do it the 560 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 3: right way, and I'll look at the window and say, 561 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 3: every other one, that's how it works. 562 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: That's acting traffic out there. 563 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 4: It's the guy that tries to reinvent where the zipper 564 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,959 Speaker 4: starts is the problem because everybody's merging and then all 565 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 4: of a sudden you get the one guy goes no, no, no, 566 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 4: it's seven cars up that we're merging, and it's like, no, no, no, yea, yeah, 567 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 4: we're all doing it here. This is where you do it. 568 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely that's true. 569 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 2: Uh, working for the Athletic and telling everyone at a 570 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 2: party that you work for the New York Times, I 571 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 2: solo or asshole one. 572 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 3: That's I solo. I'm definitely doing that. You got to 573 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 3: know your audience. If it's a bunch of college kids 574 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 3: you're talking and you say the Athletic cocktail party, important 575 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 3: people around you know you're at some Northwestern function. You're 576 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 3: not telling the ad and the president you work at 577 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 3: the New York Times. 578 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 2: Come on, I still listen. I'm still telling people I 579 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 2: work at ESPN. 580 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 3: You'll wear a hat. So when Mike Wise, who's a knucklehead, 581 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 3: used to cover the Knicks for The New York Times. 582 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 3: He would say the words so much that we started 583 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 3: calling him Mike Times, not Mike Wise anymore. He said, 584 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 3: he's gonna just introduce high on Mike Times. He loved 585 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 3: playing that card. He could. He played that card every 586 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 3: minute of the day. He walked up to Helen Hunt 587 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 3: after a Laker game and introduced himself as that. I said, 588 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 3: why would Helen Hunt cares like Hi, Mike Wise from 589 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 3: the New York Times. And then they had some stupid 590 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 3: exchange like what would people care? It's not that big 591 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 3: of adea. 592 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I get a reeks of credibility. 593 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 3: I guess. I guess it's good. You know, what's all 594 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 3: a lot, But some people, like when you get out 595 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 3: of state and you'd go to places like Miami, a 596 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 3: lot of transplanting New Yorkers. You would go out in 597 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,239 Speaker 3: LA And when I said I worked at the New 598 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 3: York Daily News, a lot of people like that because 599 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 3: they said, you know, they grew up reading the paper. 600 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 3: Of course, it's a different You know, you got to 601 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 3: know your audience, you. 602 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 2: Know, right, younger audience. You tell them the new stuff, 603 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 2: older audience right, New York Post, Daily News, New York Exactly. 604 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 2: It's crazy boarding when your group is not called before 605 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 2: your group is called. 606 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 3: A major. Yeah, I always say it. You could tell 607 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 3: so much about a person's personality by the way they 608 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 3: board a plane and get off a plane. It is. 609 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,719 Speaker 3: It's mind numbing. I once yelled at the gate agent 610 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 3: so I had, you know, group one, and it was 611 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 3: one of these things. The flight was going late, and 612 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 3: she just told everyone to board, So I purposely waited 613 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 3: until every one got on. I said, tell me, what's 614 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 3: the purpose of being like having status on the airline 615 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 3: when you're just including all of us? And she was like, 616 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 3: I wasn't yelling at her, but I just asked her. 617 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 3: When she was apologiz, Oh, we had to do it quickly. 618 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 3: You know how it works. So once it's a free 619 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 3: for all, it's going to make it take longer. But 620 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 3: what you have to board with your group. And I 621 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 3: like the people. You'll get the gate age hit who's 622 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 3: almost like a Nazi. They look at it. They're like, no, no, no, 623 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 3: no no no, you're going to the back line. I 624 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 3: how about this, Amtrak, you'll appreciate this. I take it 625 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 3: down to DC a lot. They got the quiet car, right, yes, 626 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 3: you get. Some of the conductors come through there, and 627 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 3: if you're talking on their phone, they'll have it out 628 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 3: with you. They'll tell you to leave the car. Really, 629 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 3: either turn up your phone or leave the car. The 630 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 3: quiet car is one of the greatest inventions of all time, 631 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 3: especially when it's being police. 632 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 2: Properly, properly using the cell phone in that car. 633 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 3: I sawo or asked, no chance, no chance. It was 634 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 3: still what I took my wife to DC one the 635 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 3: choir car. She starts talking. I start pointing to the sign. 636 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 3: Not in my head. We can't even talk. We can't 637 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 3: you talk to the choir. I have to concentrate. I'm 638 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,199 Speaker 3: going down there for work. I have to study and 639 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 3: do things like that. And you will never see me 640 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 3: do that, Nor will I ever be on a speakerphone 641 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 3: in public. I don't do that either. I understand people's 642 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 3: personal space. I'm good like that. 643 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 2: But I like Frank, like you know, he needs ordering, structure, 644 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 2: soaring the plate. Hey, let's go group of the time. 645 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 3: Still you walk around and go you're like kind of 646 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 3: you're famous, so you probably do you walk around like 647 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 3: your speakerphone telling your daughter what she needs to do 648 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 3: when you're playing Carolina in the finals, and it's a 649 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 3: way to kind of include everyone in the conversation. I could. 650 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 3: I don't do that. 651 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 2: No, in fact, that's asshole to me. I'm with you. 652 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't do that. 653 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: I definitely don't do it. All right, last one, we'll 654 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 2: get you out of here. Reclining on an airplane asshole. 655 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 3: And never, I never do it. I have complete respecting 656 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 3: people behind me. 657 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 2: I might get that. I mean, there's a recline button 658 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:53,479 Speaker 2: for a reason. 659 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 3: So I just a little bit back. It's you know what, 660 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: It's really not that much more comfortable, really isn't when 661 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 3: you sit if you get an emergency exit. See, sometimes 662 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 3: you do feel like it's pushing forward. But I never 663 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 3: I don't ever go back unless I'm lucky enough. I 664 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 3: don't want this to sound obnoxious. Unless I'm lucky enough 665 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 3: to get bumped up into business class first class. Then 666 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 3: get bumped up. 667 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, sure I don't. 668 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 3: I'm not like you. I an't swimming the money. I 669 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 3: have to get lucky on those flights. The best flight 670 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 3: to take from Newark Airport is United to Orlando because 671 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 3: they use big planes and everyone going to Orlando it's families, 672 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 3: so it's not a lot of business travelers. So every 673 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 3: time you go to Orlando, it get bumped up because 674 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 3: of your status. That's a good flight, like a Herbal 675 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 3: airport in Orlando. But good flight. 676 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 2: The one in New Work is so good. 677 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 3: But at least it moves the one in Orlandos They 678 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 3: built a new ternal When you come up terminal a 679 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 3: beautiful really oh really nice, you feel like Tony Soprano 680 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 3: is going to pop out at any moment and grab 681 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 3: you by the neck. It has like a good Jersey 682 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 3: theme to it. For Anthony, they get away from home. 683 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 3: We need to do with the alphabet. It's a for Anthony. 684 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 3: That's what it is, all right. 685 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 2: I we appreciate the time. Sorry, thank you for doing this. 686 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 2: That's a short notice, all right, hold on for asking. 687 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, now you guys hold me. I'm gonna make 688 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 3: you pay me back somehow. 689 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 2: Whatever you need, buddy, I appreciate it. Check him out. 690 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 2: He is the host of the Shoot of the Starting 691 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 2: Lineup on Sirius XM Radio, also on PTI. He's got 692 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 2: to run, He's got a soccer game to watch. Pig 693 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 2: Soccer games. The big soccer game today, I. 694 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 3: Think inter Milan. I like the Club World Cup. It's fun. 695 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 3: The Brazilian fans have been great, Brazilian and arch but 696 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 3: the Argentinian teams are out. But the Brazilian teams are great. 697 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 2: But US men's soccer is dead right debt, debt. 698 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 3: No way, the program doesn't It doesn't look good. 699 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 2: They're not good. 700 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 3: I know it's a problem. How can we have so 701 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 3: many people in this country but not be that good? 702 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 3: I don't get are two of our better players from 703 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 3: yesterday or kids that we grew up in Germany? Right? 704 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 2: Well, here's my theory on this, because kids boys growing 705 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 2: up playing sports. I played soccer. We all start off 706 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 2: playing soccer. Then we realize how boring soccer is. There's 707 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 2: no money in soccer, and if we're going to be bored, 708 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 2: we might as well play baseball. 709 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: That's great. You know what, It's underrated how much money 710 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 3: you can make in baseball. It really, I mean, come on, 711 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 3: even the NBA players must when they saw Wan Soto, 712 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 3: they must have said, he's really getting that much money? Right? Crazy? 713 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 2: Should I sit out here on this pitch not doing anything? 714 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,239 Speaker 2: Games really hard? I can only use my feet or 715 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 2: should I grow up to be Bobby Porters to make 716 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 2: forty four million dollars. 717 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a fair point, right, thank you, that's a 718 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 3: fair point. Thanks guys. 719 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 2: That doesn't mean anything here anyway. Thank you, Frank. We 720 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 2: appreciate it.