1 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: You're posings bon swas sweet World. It's January twenty fifth, 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, Saturday night, No dunks. Coming to you 3 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: from Paris, France. I'm Jay Skeets with my partner in 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: crime the last few days, super producer j D. 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: Hello, Oh, bonsoirs, bono, the red wine has been poured. 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: I say we cheers right now. Chairs to a fantastic week. 7 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: And what did you go with here? 8 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: This is a Beaujelais Morgane. 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: Okay, No, not a b am I bad. 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: I think it's a Bordeaux. 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: He doesn't know what he just ordered. 12 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 2: I asked for the driest they had, okay, and this 13 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: is the driest I have. And it's awesome. 14 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: This is a first. We are set up here in 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: our hotel lobby. We just got back. That's right from 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: the Corps Arena where we watched two between these Spurs 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: and the Pacers. Not gonna be a lot of game 18 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: talk here on this pod. We'll talk about our week 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: here in Paris for the NBA Paris Games. Similar game 20 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: in a weird way to the first one on Thursday, yes, 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: which had Webin Yama taking over at the end of 22 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: the third quarter, blocking everything diamond up guys scoring sort 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: of blew the game open, and then they ran away 24 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: with it in the fourth. It was the reverse here tonight, 25 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: with Indiana Superstar Tyre's Heliverton scoring i think sixteen straight 26 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: there at the end of the third quarter. He couldn't miss. 27 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: He turned into Steph Curry. I'm surprised he didn't drop 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: the night night. And then it was a blowout in 29 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. So they come all this way, both 30 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: these teams, and they leave with a winnipiece. 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, a nice revenge game on a Saturday night here 32 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: in Paris. Yes, I mean, yeah, yeah, you mentioned them 33 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: before that when we were watching the end tonight, you're like, 34 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: the first quarter of the first game felt like an 35 00:01:58,880 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: All Star game almost. 36 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was pretty loose. 37 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: It was very loose. It was it was supposed to 38 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: be a home game for the Pacers, but the crowd 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: was definitely there to see Wemby and the Spurs, and 40 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: maybe that got in their. 41 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: Head made a little bit. It definitely looked like the 42 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: Pacers played with a little more oof here too on 43 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: Saturday night. Defensively, they were a lot more locked in. Yeah, 44 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: and didn't it did feel like, hey, guys, we didn't 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: come all this way to just lose two here to 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: the Spurs. Like, remember, the Pacers are a better team. 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: They've been one of the best teams since the calendar 48 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: flipped to twenty twenty five. Spurs sort of the opposite 49 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: of that, So it's like, let's at least get one 50 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: of these. Yeah, and again Halliburton took over and they 51 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: ran away with it, and yes, set the crowd home. 52 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: I guess a little disappointed a little bit. What do 53 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: you think of the crowd for both of these games? 54 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: The production here in Paris, what do you think? 55 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: I thought they did an incredible job. The arena that 56 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: a Coorra arena is a weird arena. You mentioned it before, 57 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: very weird in terms of the exterior is completely covered 58 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 2: in grass, like the wall. It's like a santer slope. Yeah, 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: I guess for environmental reasons. 60 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: But it's also old. 61 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 2: It's pretty old, yeah, years old. Yeah, and it's quit. 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: It felt old in the bowels yeah, normally we you know, 63 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: I mean, the vowels are never sexy necessarily, but the 64 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: the upstairs concourse felt like what the modern stadium feels like. 65 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: And I feel like they must have done that recently 66 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: for the context, I guess yeah, yeah, maybe, yeah. But 67 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: what about the crowd. 68 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: The crowd was amazing. I mean like they were completely 69 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: into it tonight. I don't know if they did this 70 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: the last game because we didn't get there that early, 71 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: but they kind of gave like a an orientation. I 72 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: felt like I was being They were like training the 73 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: crowd to say, you know, when when you hear boom boom, 74 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: you go, defense's boom defense. 75 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: It was taking me back to early Raptors days about 76 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: is how basketball is playing, and the crowd like they 77 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: were into it, like and there were a lot of 78 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: sports fans. Of course, it's like nine percent Spurs fans 79 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: or if not wembany on the fans, but you're right, 80 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: they had those two guys on the mic. One of 81 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: the weirder things was when someone would go to the 82 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: free throw and I guess majority of the time it 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: would be a first player will yell, we'll say two shots, 84 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: and you will to chant it back to us. Yeah, 85 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: but it was an English that part. 86 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, like what's the French word for defense? I mean 87 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: it's the two syllables. Why not go with that? But anyways, yeah, 88 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 2: but yeah, and then at one point and the crowd 89 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: wasn't doing it. They were doing absolutely two shots, two 90 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: shots until there was one shot. Announcer I made a 91 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 2: little little boo boo. Yeah, yeah, said two shots, but 92 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: not everybody was there hold on. 93 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: Oh see. That's when I was like, okay, respect to 94 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: this crowd. And it didn't really say it bad, like 95 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: that's not two shots. That was an m one only 96 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: one shot, say one shot. Yeah, but yeah, those guys, 97 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: you know, they were trying to get the crowd into it. 98 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: And man, then the anthems hit. Holy crowd chills, man, 99 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: like for both the American anthem and the French amp. 100 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: Totally yeah, there was like a pot like the American 101 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: anthem and I can't believe we're talking about the anthems, 102 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: but the American anthem, same sanger both nights. Yeah, I 103 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 2: think for both, and uh you know, she she had 104 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 2: a high note in the middle of the song and 105 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 2: like she got a pop like from the It was 106 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: great and uh you know, and then of course the 107 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 2: French national anthem was a was awesome, Like I got 108 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 2: chills with like the entire room, I. 109 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: Know, very dramatic anthem too. 110 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I. 111 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: Mean and then she was doing the singer was doing 112 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: the like okay, I'll stop singing, Yeah, you take over, 113 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: and then she would come back in. She was doing 114 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: that flawlessly, so they were they were ready. I think 115 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: the Game two crowd wasn't as crazy as the Game one, 116 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: yeah crowd, And I mean maybe some of that's a 117 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: bit because it went differently and the Pacers ran away 118 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: with it. But like just from the jump, there was 119 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: like that Wemby fever and there were way more Wemby 120 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: chances or way more MVP chants. Yeah we still hurt 121 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: something tonight. Yeah, at times, and he was finished with 122 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: twenty and twelve and then checked out when it was 123 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: a blowout and got a good standing ovation or good ovation. 124 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, man, it was Wemby mania. That guy must 125 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: be exhausted. 126 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: I think he's having the time of his life, like 127 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: he like he's embraced it. Yeah, seeing him. He shut 128 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: up at the celebrity game last night like. 129 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: He did, which apparently was a packed house too crazy 130 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: for I mean, look, a lot of French celebrities, so 131 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: why would we know them? But right, I'll tell you what. 132 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: I was offended when I saw some of the people 133 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: in this celebrity game. Yeah, there's there's a woman. I 134 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: don't really know how she became famous. I think through YouTube. 135 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure she's very funny. I believe her name is 136 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: Studio Danielle has over a million followers blah blah blah 137 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: blah blah. But an older woman. I don't think I've 138 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: ever played basketball. 139 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so again I was. 140 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: Like, dakhm, I am, I'll never make it. 141 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, rumor has it not a lot of them knew 142 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 2: how to play that sketpop. 143 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it wasn't. It wasn't the greatest game. 144 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I ever played. 145 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: But but you're right, Wemby was there. He's been everywhere. 146 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 2: Yeah. 147 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: But I keep thinking, like, like, of course the NBA 148 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: would probably want the Spurs back here again, you would think, 149 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: but the Spurs probably don't want that, do you know 150 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: what I mean? Yeah, Like, on one hand, it's great 151 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: for the brand, You're going to the brand here and 152 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: all that, but like it is exhausting, Yeah, and you're 153 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: putting your players in, especially your star players, through a lot, 154 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: Like you're asking a lot. I think I think you 155 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: do it once and maybe you come back in a 156 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: couple of years. But I'd be sort of shocked if 157 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: the Spurs are like here. 158 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 2: Again, Mixer, I agree one hundred percent is sort of 159 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: what we hear they The rumor is that the players 160 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: don't love All Star when you're an All Star because 161 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 2: there's so many social things that they have to do 162 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: and then you're you're totally exhausted by the end of 163 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: the weekend. And Wemby must be feeling that for sure. 164 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: It has to has to and an incredible ambassador. 165 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: Oh my god, like like like. 166 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: He just a natural. Yeah, when he took the mic 167 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: before this game one obviously and had the crowd and 168 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: eating of the palm of his hands and just like 169 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: everything I've been following on social media is like he's. 170 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: Just popped up everywhere. 171 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like he's got time for everyone too. It's 172 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: not like here take the photo, now I go and 173 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: see he's engages with people. He's just like a good kid. 174 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, it'd be interesting to see who comes and 175 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: will we ever get an entertaining game here. This is 176 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: the other part that sucks. I mean, I was disappointed 177 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: that both turned into just snoozers in the fourth quarter. Yeah, 178 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: because that's like now five games here, regular season games 179 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: in Paris, He's had to have a really competitive. 180 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: Game, right, So what's the answer? Send number one and 181 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: number number one of each conference. 182 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: Now the answers to rig it, answers to tell the 183 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: official Yeah, let's get that team back into let's put 184 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: on a show here. 185 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 2: And you know what, like they were, like the Pacers 186 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: played hard tonight and when we put on a show 187 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 2: the first night, so that got Yeah, I don't think 188 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: the French. The French are annoyed, Like, I don't think 189 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: they're I think they enjoyed it, Like, yeah. 190 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: They're here for the spectacle. I like, do you think 191 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: tickets went on sale the exact same time? And like 192 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: if they did, I was wondering, like how many people 193 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: were there in the arena for game one on Thursday 194 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: night and we're also there tonight for Game two which 195 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: started a little earlier here on Saturday. 196 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't recognize anybody from night. 197 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: Besides the media. I saw Tim Reynolds both nights. I 198 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: saw Joe Varden both nights to confirmed NBA seos those guys. 199 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I wondered for sure. 200 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I mean it has the answer has 201 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: to be some people. 202 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's there's definitely sickos here. I mean yeah, so. 203 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, did you see anything like wow, that's French for 204 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: an NBA game, anything like cover of Mind? 205 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 2: Uh? 206 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 3: Two dapper dudes walking through the concourse with champagne glasses 207 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 3: in their hands, like frosted plastic, double fistic double champagne. 208 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was it was. 209 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: It was fun seeing people sipping on champagne in the 210 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: concourse and walking to their seats. Just something you don't 211 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: see it in the NBA game in the North America. 212 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, not at all. 213 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: I don't even know. Can we buy can you buy 214 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: champagne at the Fortress in La question? 215 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: Champagne is? I mean, I know it was huge and 216 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 2: we are in France. Yes, I mean like, uh, on 217 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: the flight over here, we were served dinner, which was 218 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: also weird, but they served as dinner and you know, 219 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 2: would you like some red wine with that? I'm like, yeah, 220 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: of course. And then it's like and would you like 221 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: some champagne? I'm like of course. So they're just like 222 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: all right, So I'm starting this like, why did. 223 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: You say it was weird that they served your dinner 224 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: on flight just because of the time. 225 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I guess in international flights. That happens. 226 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: But because I didn't even eat, well. 227 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: You missed out. I slept delicious, but they. 228 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: Woke me for breakfast and I respected that. Well. Tap 229 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: on my foot got very lucky, very lucky. On our flight, 230 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: it was pretty empty of the plane and we each 231 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: had a complete row in the middle, four seed row. 232 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: Like I was not okay, as comfortable as you could be, 233 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: but lying across four seats, but like stretched out, Yeah, 234 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: curled up a million pillows, a million blankets, four pillows 235 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: and four blanks. Yeah, it was great. It was great. 236 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 2: It was great. Who needs a sleeping pod? 237 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: The suckers man, they paid like ten times in the 238 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: amount exactly. I had a better sleep than anyone in 239 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: first class. 240 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: That is definitely not definitely probably not true. 241 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: But it was a pretty good sleep for the red Eye. 242 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: I guess that we took. Yeah, heading back tomorrow to Atlanta. 243 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: What else from the trip? I mean, we can talk 244 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: about either more from the game or other things we did, 245 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: because we feel like we've done a lot. 246 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 2: I mean again, the production of the game itself, I 247 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 2: thought was amazing. Inside the the the arena, I mean, 248 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 2: there wasn't a top. I guess the first night, I 249 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: felt like there wasn't a lot of stuff in between, 250 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 2: like you know, activations. 251 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I agree with that they ramped 252 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: up here. Yeah, and I was wondering if that was 253 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: like because it was the Spurs home game, and I 254 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: mean the first one was the Pacers, and it was like, 255 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: this is not going to be a home game. Let's 256 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: not go overboard. Yeah on like cheer for us the 257 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: home team because nobody cares. 258 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 2: Yeah that's interesting. Yeah, but I don't know. It was 259 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: definitely seemed like the Pacers production and then the Spurs 260 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 2: production because the coyote was at this tonight's game and 261 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: what is it a cat? 262 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: That's a Yeah, it's a boomer? Is it Boomer? It's Boomer. 263 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: I don't think that the boom baby. 264 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: I don't think the French crowd was into any of 265 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 2: their antics either. 266 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: Mascot Yeah, no, no, they were what do you think 267 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 1: they like the most? They loved Christian Scooby? Okay, they 268 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: love Scooby, Yeah, of course the Star. Yes, go check 269 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: out our short with the both of them. We were 270 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: first rolls. We made the man, we made the human 271 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: do the dog tricksy exactly? Or see if you could 272 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: great sports Christian Scooby, but they popped for Scooby. They 273 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: generally like the trampoline dunking. 274 00:12:58,440 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, who doesn't know. 275 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: It's true. I feel like they have more respect for 276 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: the circosole type acrobatics site moves yeah yeah, and as 277 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: Scott's is like they don't do anything whatever. 278 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 2: Yeah it's a guy and assume. 279 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: Yes, what else from from Paris here? 280 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: I mean eaten, well, we have eaten and drank well yeah, 281 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 2: I mean we did like the thing where you just 282 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 2: try to find a bad meal and you can't do it, 283 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: can't you can't do it. And then we went out 284 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 2: for an awesome meal that you reserved last night and 285 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 2: we were like, uh oh, maybe we jinxed it because 286 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: we actually planned this one. 287 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: I know, I was concerned. I came through it because, 288 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: like you said, all week long, it's like, okay, either 289 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: location reasons or we're starving reasons. So let's just like, 290 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: I guess pick that place. We'll just roll the dice. Yeah, 291 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: but it's Paris. Almost every place is amazing, food, incredible. 292 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: It was just like perfect, perfect, perfect. And then I 293 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: was like, oh yeah, the watch this the one place 294 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: I actually made reservations for we're gonna go to and 295 00:13:58,679 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be horrible. 296 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, but no, it was awesome. And it's also fashion 297 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 2: week here in Paris and we got a little taste 298 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 2: of it last night. 299 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: We met up. 300 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 2: With a buddy of yours who was here for fashion 301 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 2: week ten days working straight through, uh, and he came 302 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 2: with us to dinner and then he took us out 303 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 2: to the Left Bank and we were Then we went 304 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 2: to the third Yeah, well good, and just ended up 305 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: in a bar full of fashion week people. 306 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: How old did you feel last night? 307 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 2: A million years? 308 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: Oh my god, we were. It was the hippest place 309 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: we went all week here. Yeah, and it was fun. 310 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 2: It was so much fun. 311 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: But it was like, dear lord, Yeah, I'm surprised they 312 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: let us in. 313 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 2: Yeah they were, those guys were. Yeah, it was already Yeah. 314 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, fashion Week happening the same time as Paris Games. 315 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: We also today went to NBA Paris House. Yes, I 316 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: guess it's called I still don't know if it's called 317 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: NBA House Paris or NBA Paris House. Yeah, I swear 318 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: it's called both things. Yeah, unless I'm going crazy, and 319 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: at this point I am. But it's like an activation 320 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: thing and show it to a guy Keith. That helped 321 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: us get us in there. Yeah, sort of before it 322 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: opened up to the public. I mean crowds like lined 323 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: up for blocks today. Yeah, which it's a free thing 324 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: to get in and then you do all this stuff 325 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: and that's great and you know, so there's some branding. 326 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: Of course, there's Footwalker there in two K. But then 327 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: there was cool that the Pacers had the led court 328 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: and then the Spurs had like this sort of like boutiquey, 329 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: very French like you can get macarons and some other 330 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: chocolate and they brought their trophies like they were flexing on. 331 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: But it was okay, yeah, I mean it was. 332 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 2: It was great and it was great to see the 333 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 2: crowd there. I mean I've seen similar lineups for like 334 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 2: m A Jam and Phoenix Arizona. 335 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: It's crossover, I guess it's called right exactly. 336 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: So yeah, it was. It was I just love seeing 337 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 2: the French fans out there and the hoops bus. 338 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: Or yahoop bus. See. I don't think they bring the 339 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: one from America. They don't put it on like a 340 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: burn and shouldn't send it over I don't think. Yeah, 341 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: but it did say loop bus. 342 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 2: I did notice that a little decal. They may have 343 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: just added that, yeah. 344 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, but yeah, the weather has been a little rough. 345 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: Okay, it's January, it's Paris. 346 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: What do you want, man, Well, for it to not 347 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: rain would be a good start. 348 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that would be nice. 349 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: But you know what, well, we said this like if 350 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: it's going to rain on you sort of all week, 351 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: sort of on and off, but like drizzle or rain 352 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: basically an entire time we've been here and it's like 353 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: five days now, not really a better city for it 354 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: to rain and than Paris. It's still beautiful. 355 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 2: The lighting is incredible Cordatos, Yeah, you know, it really is. 356 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 2: And you walk out of the hotel and it's like 357 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: slick streets. You know, it's like in movies they hose 358 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 2: down the streets, you know, before they point, before they 359 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: call actions. So it's just picturesque. I mean, yes, is 360 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: it gloomy? Yes? Yes, but again we're in France in January. 361 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 2: What are you gonna do? 362 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: No? 363 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 2: Inside, have a class, enjoy some fromage right right? 364 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: What else? What else? How do you feel like the 365 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: work week went for us in terms of churning out 366 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: the content? 367 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 2: Hey, we did our best. I think we came up 368 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: with some decent stuff. I can't believe how much mileage 369 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: we got out of the Hennessy Run that you went 370 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 2: if you were. 371 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: That happened like twenty four hours before we came here. 372 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: They're like, hey, do you want to come to this 373 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: Hennessy Run? Like yeah, sure, yeah, I'm gonna be jet 374 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: Lang like crazy. 375 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 2: But yeah and shout out to JB. It was a 376 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 2: pretty amazing activation or event, I guess. 377 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: Just the opportunity to be like go play on the court. 378 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: They played on. 379 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: Exactly games exactly and we got a good we got 380 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 2: a good short out of that. And both of us 381 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 2: were zombies because we had just arrived so off the 382 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 2: red eye and basically went right there. Yea and yeah 383 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 2: and shout out to JB, the guy who invited us, 384 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 2: And then yeah, Mahini was there. Just that we didn't 385 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: even know it was gonna be every he has. 386 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: He's a former NBA player and obviously French ties of 387 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: being a Frenchman, but like that guy's everywhere too, and 388 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: again like okay, that's like, oh he's here, he'll maybe 389 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: take a photo, he'll maybe sign something for you know, 390 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: these Hennessey reps or whatever whoever these guys were that 391 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: were part of the run. No, he's officiating the game's 392 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: colon fouls on me left and right. 393 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 2: Than anyway, and see you almost fouled out. 394 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I probably had four or five foul Yeah, at 395 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: least have four fouls. Only one of them was a 396 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: real foul. 397 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 2: Right, They had a note for me. 398 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: I Now I was a little psycho. I was playing 399 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: maybe a little too much defense for a very casual pick. 400 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 2: Up, hey, but taking it extremely serious. 401 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: That's right, I mean what I. 402 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 2: JB the guy again who invited us, He did put 403 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 2: you on his team, so maybe there was a little 404 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 2: pressure there on you Tom for JB. 405 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: Well, hey, look we didn't lose. We didn't. Our Pacers 406 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: team went through you know. Yeah, and then obviously the 407 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: real Placers team went one on one. I'm just saying. 408 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, did I have a better performance here 409 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: in Paris than TJ. 410 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 2: McCall Maybe it's, I mean possible, it's being discussed, being 411 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 2: discussed on the internet, discussed. 412 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: There's a lot of discourse around me looking like a 413 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,479 Speaker 1: child standing next to Don in beginning and me playing 414 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: like TJ McConnell and Honestly, there's a lot of truth 415 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: in both those things. Anything else, we gotta let the 416 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: people know, sire. 417 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 2: I mean, it's just it's been great. I mean, pay 418 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 2: Paris is awesome, man, Like, I can't be blase about 419 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 2: a part in the pun. It's just incredible. 420 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: Well, okay, can I jump in here. I did a 421 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: quick hit with some guys that cover the NBA from Denmark, 422 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: and before we obviously did the video, you know, I said, 423 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: how's the week going? Or what do you think in 424 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,719 Speaker 1: of Paris? I'm sure you've been here before. They live 425 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: in Denmark hate Paris, really despise it. Why the whole 426 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: thing is like everybody they talk about Europe, they talk 427 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: about Paris the city of love, the city of love, 428 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: and they're like, there are a million cooler, better spots 429 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: in Europe. Yeah, okay, okay, I'll be okay. Yes, hey, 430 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: look I went to Batford Paris. I was like, I 431 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: hear you, and yes, there are other amazing spots. I've 432 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: been fortunate to have been to a couple of them, 433 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: as have you. But I'm like, come on, guys, like, 434 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: can't get a bad meal? Like we said, it is 435 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: pretty damn picturesque. Easiest, one of the easiest cities to 436 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: get around with the metro, like, it's got some things 437 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: going for it. Yeah. Yeah. 438 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 2: And also yes, it was raining, but Denmark is I'm 439 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 2: sure pretty cold right now compared comparatively. I haven't checked 440 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 2: my weather. A. 441 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: It's true, you've been to Have you been to Copenhaggen? Now? Oh, oh, 442 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: Jesus should go. 443 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 2: It's that's great, it's great. 444 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: It's great. It's great. Yeah, it's it was pretty funny. 445 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: It just never heard somebody say that. You're like, you 446 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: know what Paris is over? 447 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I mean if your neighbor is like the 448 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: best guy on the block, you're like, okay, fuck that guy. 449 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good point. That's what was going on. 450 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: A little jealousy, is what you're saying. 451 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 2: Maybe, well, I don't know, I've never been to Copenhagen, 452 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 2: so you know, you know what, I'll go to Copenhagen 453 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 2: and then then I can finally say that Paris is 454 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: definitely better than you have. 455 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: No idea what you're drinking, just like just one of 456 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 1: those bottles, isn't. 457 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 2: That where they have like the the the pickled shark 458 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 2: or whatever that makes everybody bar flake it's one of 459 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: the maybe it's Finland. 460 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,360 Speaker 1: Anyway, now you're gold Geese. 461 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 2: Everybody's coming after me to flame him. But I'm sorry. 462 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 2: I'm in Paris. It's recency biased. I'm charmed. I am 463 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 2: charmed by this city, and the people have been amazing, 464 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 2: Like you know, I mean, no ad it like I 465 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 2: always hear this, like parents, like the Parisians are so 466 00:21:54,880 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: snobby and whatever, and yeah they are there. Parisians love it. 467 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, but they got nice to us. I absolutely have been. 468 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: And I know the other thing for some Americans here, 469 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 1: when you go out and eat or go to get 470 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: a drink, it's like it's slow. It's slower. It's slower 471 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: than like America's like you've sat down here, your me, 472 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: I'll be right back over. Yeah yeah, And it's like 473 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 1: that's not it, Like you can you'll find your like 474 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: grab a seat and then wait ten minutes, like then 475 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,239 Speaker 1: I'll maybe get to you. 476 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 2: That's why there's cigarettes. 477 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: Guys, you haven't smoked a cigarette. It's disgusting habit and 478 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: it's a disgusting habits. But for as crappy as the 479 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: weather has been, there are still a lot of people 480 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 1: outside of You're like whoa, it's cold and raining, you're 481 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: addicted to cigarettes. It turns out it's true because that 482 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: looks like a miserable place to sit right now. 483 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 2: But you're totally right. Like the vibe here is just 484 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 2: like sit down and just chill out, relax. They'll come 485 00:22:57,800 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 2: to you. 486 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, they'll get to you. One other thing maybe to 487 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: touch on, was we caught Adam Silver's press conference, which 488 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 1: was on Thursday before Game one. Packed house for this. 489 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: I mean there was not a seat to be had. 490 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: We were like lying against the walls way back, all 491 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: the press there to hear what Commissioner Silver had to say. 492 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: He spoke about three main things. I would say he 493 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,719 Speaker 1: talked a lot about this European expansion for like this 494 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: NBA European League that there were rumors a couple months ago, 495 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: and he addressed that. He talked about the new All 496 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: Star format, and then he talked about a little bit 497 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: about the idea of like complaints about three point shooting 498 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: in the NBA and maybe how to fix it or 499 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: not fix it, don't overreact and stuff like that. Those 500 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 1: are the three main things. Did you have any takeaways 501 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: or yeah, you're surprised by anything he said? 502 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 2: I mean, I was the thing he said about the 503 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 2: USA versus the world A. 504 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 1: Lot of people have thrown out there they think it's 505 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,959 Speaker 1: gonna save it, which I rolled my eyes up. 506 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: But yeah, yeah, he he brought up I thought an 507 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 2: amazing point, which is there are fourteen players who are 508 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 2: in the NBA who are from France alone, So you 509 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 2: could put a roster of French guys alone to take 510 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 2: on the US guys. I mean, and this sort of 511 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: attitude of I mean, he was very savvy because he's 512 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 2: on the world stage, he's in Europe, and he's like, hey, 513 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 2: we don't want to be the American sort of bullies, 514 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 2: like come on where I'll and the league I think 515 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 2: he said international is international, so you have less players 516 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 2: to choose from. Anyways, I thought that was a good point. 517 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: Right, how is it really fair? It is a little like, oh, 518 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: look at us, big bad Americans, Like this isn't the Olympics, right, 519 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: And we also, by the way, saw some pretty damn 520 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: entertaining games between one nation versus America. Then there's the 521 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: whole thing like, okay, the best players right now are 522 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: generally all international, so there's that part too. But he 523 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, it's sort of like disrespectful to the 524 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: really to the international guys, because they might be like, like, 525 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: no offense, Like why don't you just give me Team 526 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: France and like we'll take on New Americans or whatever 527 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: country where you have a lot to pick from, Canada. 528 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: And a couple others, I mean friends and very nearly 529 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 2: walked away with gold over the summer for sure, you know. 530 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: And it's just like, yeah, I was happy to hear 531 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: him say that. Again. I know a lot of people 532 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: probably watching right now listening, they've been saying, try this, 533 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: try this. 534 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 535 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 1: By the way, we tried this in a Rising Stars 536 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: game once by a time, no one remembers that, no 537 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: one cares. It did nothing, It didn't change the competitive spirit. 538 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: So that's why I'm like, I was happy to hear that. Yeah, no, no, no. 539 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: But then he like he definitely did not lean in 540 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: this year to be like, don't worry, it's going to 541 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: be competitive. It's back to basketball, like he I thought. 542 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: He talked about the new format. We talked to the players, 543 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: we talked to the like competition committee, like this we're 544 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 1: trying this. But it was he was almost like, hey, guys, 545 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: so we're trying. 546 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 2: We talked all the All Stars, you know, we you know, 547 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 2: I wonder how those conversations were if they happened. I 548 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 2: mean yeah, like, but yeah, he's a he's he's there's 549 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 2: a lot of pressure on him obviously, and what's he 550 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 2: supposed to say. I'm cautiously optimistic that the All Star 551 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 2: Game will be good. I mean, we know it's not 552 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 2: gonna be so format, but again, it. 553 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: Doesn't matter the format. It just depends on some players, 554 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: some leaders, some let's generally call it as it is, 555 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 1: like the Vets, the Lebron's, the Curries, the King. It's 556 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: it's up to them. 557 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's sort of. 558 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: Like to like, at least for a moment within this 559 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: game or from the jump. I mean, if you want to, 560 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,479 Speaker 1: like to like make it as much like a real 561 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: bout right, it's possible. But yeah, it doesn't matter the format. Anyway. 562 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: I just thought it was funny how like he generally 563 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: was like, we'll see, we're trying, Like, what's the worst 564 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: that could happen. Yeah, we'll give it a go. Exactly 565 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: if they've been brutal the last two years, well we'll 566 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,479 Speaker 1: hope this one's better, and maybe it will be I 567 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: sort of like believe Steph in the bay in front 568 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: of this home crowd might try and might try. 569 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 2: And put on a show in Copenhagen. 570 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: Oh wow, there you go. Breat What about Paris? 571 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 2: Well, I'm trying to throw a bone to Copenhage. 572 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: Okay, okay. And then as for the NBA European League, 573 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: this came up a lot, and this was the most 574 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: we've heard him basically say this is happening. We think 575 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: what they're currently doing here, they're not really like tapped 576 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: into this market. They're leaving a lot of money left 577 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: on the table. And like we run five leagues, you know, 578 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: they run a couple other leagues in addition to the NBA. 579 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: We can do it better, and we'll do it here. 580 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: Intriguing to see how this one goes. And the almost 581 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: feel like there was like some reservations from a lot 582 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: of the European press of the impact this could have 583 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 1: on the European League as it is and how this 584 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: goes and maybe like a trickle down effect, does this 585 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: start like taking out club teams like lower level and 586 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: stuff like that. I guess it could for sure. 587 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 2: I think the Europeans like their league, right I mean, 588 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 2: you know, we've seen Leelis go to games and the 589 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 2: atmosphere is insane. Yeah, and you know, the maybe they 590 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 2: don't have a ton of basketball fans yet, but the 591 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 2: ones that they have are very passionate about their teams 592 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: and they don't want to necessarily see them go away. 593 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 2: But as he also said, the Europeans are a little 594 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 2: more open to open leagues right where you know, the 595 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 2: an EPL team can play in the Champions League and 596 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 2: so on. So that's what he would happen. 597 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: He sees dollar bills because it's a large commercial opportunity, 598 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: especially in a setting now that they've got the huge 599 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: TV deal. It's like have we like sort of plateaued 600 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: in North America so to speak. So there's a huge 601 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: opportunity to make a bunch of money. And then, like 602 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: you said, like maybe this opens up a bunch of things, 603 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: but this is happening. I mean, he basically said, I 604 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: know you like trying to like s okay, it's like 605 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: nothing officially on dates or times and stuff like that yet, 606 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: but like this is gonna happen. 607 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 2: There's a reason. I mean, how many Spurs x Spurs 608 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 2: did they have out there on the court. Tonight. 609 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: I mean, oh my god, the Spurs had like it 610 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: felt like an entire team they made, but I think 611 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: it was twelve plus. It may have been like closer 612 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: to fifteen. Yeah, they brought like all the legends out. 613 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: Tony Parker reports the uh. 614 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 2: Manager Noble Thago splitter, Thago. 615 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: Splitter and nice ball. Wow. Yeah, who's the weirdest one? 616 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 2: There were something there's guys I had never heard of. 617 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, to be honest, yeah, the Spurs mainly take care 618 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: of their guys. Yeah yeah, Ston was in here. 619 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, what the hell? 620 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: I mean? Right? I mean this is I had to 621 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: remind myself sort of all week, especially at the games, 622 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: that it's like, oh yeah, this is just a regular 623 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: season game. 624 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 2: It felt like and something special. 625 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:02,479 Speaker 1: Totally part like when the games are on for us 626 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: here and then you compare it to when the games 627 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: are on East Coast time back in the States. It's 628 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: like they were in bed by the time the games 629 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: are on, So it's like you almost forget there happening 630 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: until you see the highlights the next morning. Yeah, oh 631 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: what happened, and you're listening to not like oh yeah, okay, 632 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: that happened. Yeah, you just feel so removed. Yeah, it's 633 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: like this is like like old Star. 634 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, the fans here have to work so much harder 635 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 2: to consume the game. Yeah, or like there's a guy 636 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 2: who works here at the bar. It was just desperate 637 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 2: to get a ticket. He couldn't get a ticket and 638 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 2: shout out tea on we didn't come through for you, man, that's. 639 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: Right, that's right. Yeah, what didn't we tell it. We're like, 640 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: very unlikely we fall into a ticket, but we will 641 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: come back and give it to you if we did. 642 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 2: We had had a few pops at that point, were like. 643 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: And he was like even was like, I'm not going 644 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: to be here. 645 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, but he was. 646 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: But I don't know if these guys are real or not. 647 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 2: Like, uh he looked and I think he might be 648 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 2: listening to this. 649 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: Okay, man, hey, well come you hey, look bartender here 650 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: at the Citizen m yeh yeah, come to Atlanta. Yeah, 651 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: I will guarantee you. I'll give you tickets to the Hawks. 652 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: Geam and he said he had a couple of favorite teams. 653 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: He was like, Calves, mav whatever, I forget what they get, 654 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: like four teams that you like, So that's on us. Yeah, 655 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:15,959 Speaker 1: Well it's on the Hawks, we'll make sure. 656 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, you have to get yourself there. 657 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yes, Is there anything else? My man? 658 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 2: One more thing about Silver. Did you did we talk 659 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 2: about the three point shooting? 660 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: Okay, we didn't talk about that. It came up right 661 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: at the end of the press conference, and he, you know, 662 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: talked about how the NBA has embraced analytics over the 663 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: past decade and that has increasingly recognized the value of 664 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: a three pointer and teams have adjusted their offenses to 665 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: obviously respect that and shoot more and take more. But 666 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: his like thing was, because everyone's like, oh, we got 667 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: to fix it. Oh my god, this is like honestly, 668 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: it's turning into college basketball. That's sort of what I think. Yeah, 669 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: I used to up on college ball like ten years 670 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: ago because I was like, well, they do shoot threes. 671 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: It's sort of like it's not entertaining. NBA has sort 672 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: of like gone a little bit more that way. But 673 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: he said, quote, this is silver. I don't want to overreact, 674 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: but I think there are potentially some adjustments we can make, 675 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: so he they recognize that it's maybe not the greatest, 676 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: most entertaining product that the NBA can put on. But 677 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: he was like, you can't overreact to this stuff, like 678 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: we can't immediately like whatever, widen the core or allow 679 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: this or allow that, like let it, let's see, let 680 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: it happen naturally, maybe the way. 681 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 2: Let the teams make the adjustments. He Yeah, he called 682 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 2: that the Celtics, saying that they're they're three pointers are down. 683 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. He was like, look at them. They were shooting 684 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 1: a million three pointers, hitting a million of them. Now 685 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: what's happened? 686 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, but now they stay now they can't hit them. Yeah. Yeah, 687 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 2: so relax is what he's saying. Yeah. 688 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: And then he made like a comparison to the Olympic 689 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 1: Games where he's like, look at all the three pointers 690 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: that were in those games, right in the gold medal games. 691 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: I one't complained about that. Yeah, there was high drama. 692 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: It was amazing. It was like true. 693 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I kind of agree with them, Like 694 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 2: Steph went off with three pointers at the Olympics and 695 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 2: it was when three pointers are being hit, it's awesome. Yeah, 696 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 2: forget about the three pointers, guys, focus on the last 697 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 2: minute of the game. That's what we should be focused 698 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 2: to fix it. 699 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,959 Speaker 1: From an entertainment span, point one percent agree, Yeah, and 700 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: that is whatever getting rid of timeouts, tweaking things in 701 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: terms of like just the flow and play. Yeah, that's 702 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: you put all this work and you watch these games 703 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: and then sometimes the final minute of the game can 704 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: take twenty minutes, and like that's nobody wants that. 705 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: Casuals like me are like whatever, I'm not gonna check 706 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 2: out pickleball. 707 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, you literally just watched two basketball games over 708 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: the span of three days in Paris. 709 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 2: If you had told me nive years ago, hey, you're 710 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 2: going to go to Paris for four nights and two 711 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 2: of those nights are going to be attending an NBA game, 712 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 2: I would have punched you in the face. Wow. 713 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: You would have been offended. I would have been excuse me. 714 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: You'd been like, no way, I will be at Moulain 715 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: Rouge on one of those nights and something else I 716 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: don't know, drinking and a bistro another night. 717 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 2: But yeah, I don't know. Hey, but you were into it. 718 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: I was. You were doing some work as well, but 719 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: like you were out there for a lot of it 720 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: watching it. 721 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 2: I enjoyed it. 722 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was fun. It was this guy loves basketball. 723 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: I love basketball as long as it's in Paris. Yeah, 724 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: I think that's a big part of it. Yeah. 725 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, whenever there's a game in Paris, I'm happy to 726 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 2: come and work. I mean, we wanted to do the 727 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 2: All Star Game. I almost never go to the All 728 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:38,359 Speaker 2: Star Wow. 729 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,279 Speaker 1: I mean that's the one. Hey, if you're gonna pick 730 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: one NBA basketball to go and see, make it the 731 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: NBA All story that you have figured out. Yeah, but 732 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 1: maybe all the other ones, well, maybe we'll get you 733 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: out there to some more Hawks games. Now that you 734 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: got that, now they got that. 735 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 2: Wow. 736 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll see as they made you like the Spurs 737 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: or Pacers. 738 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 2: Spurs for sure, the Pacers. Yeah, I mean yeah, I 739 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 2: was very impressed by the Spurs in general. And Wenby 740 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 2: we already talked about it. You know. The one guy 741 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:11,399 Speaker 2: who would have loved this, Greg Papa, which you would 742 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:12,239 Speaker 2: talk about love this. 743 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 1: I know that's when I'm good health hopefully to Pop. 744 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 2: Yes, he's he's recovering, hopefully. 745 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,760 Speaker 1: Yeah he was. It's a great play. That is a great, 746 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 1: great point, and Silver did address that. He did right 747 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 1: off the top of the press conference. 748 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 2: Send this best and the only other thing from the 749 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 2: press conference is everybody wants a game in their country. 750 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, generally wants the game. I'm sure Denmark wants 751 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 2: to game. 752 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, everybody just you gotta ask about it, Like, yeah, 753 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: I would just love for him the ball where no 754 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: fucking wait would be amazing, would have done that. I 755 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: feel like, no, we're not going sorry, but Silver a 756 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 1: little more diplomatic in his response. 757 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 2: Should run for office after all this. 758 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: You think he's doing a decent job. I mean a 759 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,839 Speaker 1: lot of people think it's like, you know, I had 760 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: a super super strong start to his commissioner tenure, and 761 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: maybe he's in a lull now trying to try to 762 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: fix all Star games and fix the game itself. 763 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:17,439 Speaker 2: Yeah. 764 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: Well he's too kind with the players, and it's maybe 765 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: he veered one way too strongly, where Staring was more 766 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:24,359 Speaker 1: of an owner's guy. 767 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and there's some truth to that. Look, when you 768 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 2: meet a politician, I'm talking about any politician or a 769 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 2: survivor player, you know, you know what I mean, Like 770 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,439 Speaker 2: somebody you might hate and you were in the same 771 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 2: room with them, It's like, Okay, I get it. I 772 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 2: get it now, like seeing for a full hour of 773 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 2: seeing Silver Lake just work the room, you know, and 774 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 2: like you just take questions with such poison you know 775 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,920 Speaker 2: what I mean, Like it's just like he's he's actually. 776 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: A charming guy to be around here, Like he's like 777 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: self deprecating enough to know like, oh these are these 778 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 1: are long answers. Yeah, like he made a joke about that. 779 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: He did, like and do we have time still and 780 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah apologizing I guess, But look, I 781 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: think overall this was a huge success with the Weben 782 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: Dama factor and again like we haven't had a really 783 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,800 Speaker 1: good game here yet for the for the French fans, 784 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: but it felt and like of course I weren't. We 785 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:19,279 Speaker 1: weren't here for the other ones. But to me in 786 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: just like watching it, even through social media, it felt 787 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:26,239 Speaker 1: like the Pacers and Spurs their teams, creative teams, their 788 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:30,839 Speaker 1: entire squad right really like did like way more stuff here? Yeah, 789 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: then just like like fly over here, here's a game 790 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: everybody Donovan Mitchell scored forty five against and that's okay. Bye. 791 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 1: It felt like just like they're like the Pacers were 792 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: doing these like scavenger hunts that like like completely like 793 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: blew up and like to get free tickets and stuff 794 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: like that, and Spurs were everywhere and obviously jerseys and 795 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: stuff like they just like and maybe a part of 796 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: that was, like they were here so long is the 797 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 1: two games, And I think that's a way to do it. 798 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 1: I think that's smart because you can like take over 799 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,360 Speaker 1: parts of the city and do fun things like build 800 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:02,960 Speaker 1: your fan base. Yeah. So I think overall very successful. 801 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 2: I'm happy. 802 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: I'm happy as well. Cheers to you, my man. Fun 803 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: week with JD cranking out the content. Obviously, hit the 804 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,359 Speaker 1: social media channels to see all the shorts we've done 805 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: and all the photos we share and stuff like that. 806 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: We just did a fun one with Christian and Scooby. Yeah, 807 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 1: as we said, so go check that out if you're 808 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:27,359 Speaker 1: catching this somewhat soon after we post it. Otherwise, back 809 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 1: on a ten hour flight tomorrow. 810 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:30,439 Speaker 2: No big deal. 811 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 1: You're you think we're gonna be able to lie down tomorrow. 812 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be sitting in my seat just like waiting 813 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:35,760 Speaker 2: for the food. 814 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. See, this is interesting because now we're not flying 815 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 1: Red Eye. Yeah yeah, so are you gonna you're gonna 816 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: stay up? You can rot dog this flight for. 817 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:46,280 Speaker 2: I'm not okay, okay, watching probably three or four. 818 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: Movie So you are gonna stay up. I'm saying that 819 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 1: be terribly exhausted when you get home and then just 820 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: force it. 821 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you get home and it's like we're gonna. 822 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: Get home in like three clunking afternoon. 823 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:59,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, which is like I guess nine or ten brutal 824 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:03,080 Speaker 2: fine famous last words. 825 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I see watch him cancel Monday. Yeah, that's gonna 826 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:07,439 Speaker 1: be rocking. 827 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:08,879 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna be a happy guy. 828 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: But in theory we will all be back together in 829 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:15,320 Speaker 1: the Classic Factory on Monday for some NBA weekend winners 830 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: and losers. I'm sure the guys in Task and Trail 831 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: more questions about Paris for us. So yeah, check that out. 832 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,759 Speaker 1: Hit the like buttons, make sure you subscribe, share the show. 833 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,720 Speaker 1: If you're new here for whatever reason, maybe you maybe 834 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:30,399 Speaker 1: you just stumbled upon this as a French fan. 835 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 2: Yeahs not always like that. 836 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:36,759 Speaker 1: It's as if you just showed up at tass Mellis's 837 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: house during the holiday party. It's not usually like that 838 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: couch isn't there, that table's not there. It's never like this. 839 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: He never, he's never talked this much. No, but he 840 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: should more often. He's a natural. But we'll be back 841 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 1: on Monday. Appreciate everyone for all the likes and the 842 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: shares and everything. While we've been here, we have had 843 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: a blast. Thanks the Athletic obviously forgetting this over here, 844 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:04,880 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll do it again until until Monday. Wherever 845 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 1: you said better. 846 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 2: Than yeah, she likes. 847 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:19,720 Speaker 1: The open room. She takes flight, and no one knows 848 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: where she flies.