1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire. What is up, 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: straight fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntire, Straight Fire for Wednesday, March. 3 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: The month is about to come to an end, a 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: month I love, and we got football news. I can't 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: believe it. I'm so proud of the NFL, the owners 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: who we love to bang on. We love to rip 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: the owners, wealthy billionaires making terrible decisions. Folks. They fixed overtime. 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: They fixed NFL overtime. I'm so excited. Finally, I guess 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: it took Josh Allen and the Bills getting jobbed in 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: the postseason. Yes, we will get to the Chiefs uh 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: and the Bengals in a minute, obviously, but Josh Allen 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: gets shafted, does not get the ball in the playoffs. 13 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: One of the best postseason games I think ever comes 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: to a kind of a flat finish, and all of 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: a sudden, the owners are all right, well, we gotta 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: do something. So a vote was unanimously passed yesterday NFL 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: overtime only in the playoffs, both teams will get the football. 18 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: I love this. Now in the regular season or remain 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: first team get to get possession if they score touchdown 20 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: it's over, game over. You know that's the case, and 21 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, both teams will get a chance. This 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: is what I loved. I think this is gonna some 23 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: game theory will come into play. Right, So if you 24 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: get the ball first and score a touchdown, the other 25 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: team then gets a chance to score touchdown. If they 26 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: score touchdown kicked the extra point both have scored, then 27 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: the old rules go into effect. Next score wins, right. 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: I think if I am coaching in the NFL, we're 29 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: tied in a playoff game and we're going to overtime 30 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: and I win the coin toss, I want the other 31 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: team to get the ball first. I don't want the 32 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: ball first and overtime because guess what they score, they 33 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: get the extra point. You know what, I think I'm 34 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: gonna go score and then I'll go for two and 35 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: win the damn game, right, because the other team's gonna 36 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: get the ball next. So I think you want the 37 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: ball second, and guess what if you hold them from 38 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: scoring on the first possession, all he needs a field 39 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: goal and it's game over. So I don't think you 40 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: want the ball first in overtime anymore. I know that's 41 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: gonna sound absolutely insane because it's like forever in the NFL, 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: you want the ball first, and overtime all about the 43 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: way I think it changes now, Rob personally, I love 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: this rule. Uh watching Josh Allen after that incredible final 45 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: what was it like six minutes Bill's Chiefs one of 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: the great games ever in the playoffs, Like just an 47 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: unbelievable game, and then all of a sudden, oh, Chiefs, 48 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: when the coin toss, they go down and score. It's over. 49 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: It just kind of I was. It was disappointing. I'm 50 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: not gonna lie, but I I know the counter is 51 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: gonna be Well. What about Chiefs Bengals. The following week 52 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: game goes overtime, Chiefs throws a pick, kind of a 53 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 1: weird pick. Mahomes went deep and bounced off a guy 54 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: picked off, and then the Bengals came down and won 55 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: the game. I get it, it's fine, But the number, Rob, 56 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: that changed the owner's minds in twelve playoff games, small 57 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: sample size, but it's twelve, the winner of the coin 58 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: toss in overtime was tenant to and that's just a 59 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: number that owners couldn't get passed. I'm with them, Rob, 60 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: I like this move. I think it adds excitement. It's 61 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: not quite the college football overtime rule, which I absolutely love. 62 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: You guys know that's one of my favorite postseason overtimes. 63 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: But let me guess Rob, you're not a fan of this, 64 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: not at all. And similar to your rationale behind wanting 65 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: to go second in the new overtime rules, I'm glad 66 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: I'm going second here on this podcast so I can 67 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: destroy your argument you just made. First of all, it 68 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: was not unanimous. It was three. How's that not unanimous? 69 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: That's not the definition of unanimous? Okay, fun? What is? Well? 70 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: Here's this is the overwhelming over Yes, it was an 71 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: overwhelming majority. Three teams do not vote for it, Dolphins, 72 00:03:54,200 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: Vikings and the aforementioned Bengals because the Cleveland Bengals text 73 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: forget that's true. You don't give me side, don't give 74 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: me sidetracked. But the reason why I thought it was 75 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: key that the Bankers were the team that voted against 76 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: It's exactly why you mentioned it. At what point is 77 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: the NFL gonna stop going so hard, so slanted, so 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: aggressive towards the offense. Football is a three phase sport, offense, defense, 79 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: special teams. However, every single rule change that they've made 80 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: in the last decade has been egregiously slanted towards the offense. 81 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: It's why you have guys like Ryan Fitzpatrick and you know, uh, 82 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: Nick Foles and Jared Goff, these average to mediocre quarterbacks 83 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: putting up Hall of Fame level numbers as passers. Okay, 84 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: at what point is the NFL realized that when people 85 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: started to get into football, when it overtook baseball all 86 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: in the NBA as America's favorite sport. It wasn't because 87 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks were throwing for five thousand yards. It was 88 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: not because the receivers were catching twenty plus touchdowns. It 89 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: was because guys went over the middle and got crushed. 90 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: It's because a guy would come rushing off the edge 91 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: of the of a pass rush and there was a small, 92 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: insignificant but there's still a likelihood that the quarterback might 93 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: get his leg broken half when he got hit. That 94 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: was when football became America's favorite sport. And I'm concerned 95 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: that the more rule changes that they make that slammed 96 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: towards the offense and make it so that it's passer 97 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: friendly and quarterback friendly, they're going to lose the fundamentals 98 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: of football that people love so much. Oh boy, so 99 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: you want to see the franchise quarterbacks the guys make 100 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: it thirty Sorry nottli year. You want to see those 101 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: guys going down with injuries? No, Rob, come on you, 102 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: you gotta protect the quarterbacks. I will counter. I know 103 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: you love the NBA. It's near and dear to your heart. 104 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: The NBA watched some of the ugliest finals series ever 105 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: post Kobe shack. It was the like spurs and nets. 106 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 1: The Pistons were in there. It was like fourth quarter, 107 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: two minutes left, eighties seven five or even worse, like 108 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: se and there's two minutes left. It's like watching paint dry. 109 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: We know this defense wins championships. Offense sells tickets. You 110 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: know what else? Offense sells fantasy football, gambling, butts in 111 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:41,799 Speaker 1: the seats, eyeballs on screens like the NFL works now better. 112 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: It's super popular because of offenses. People want to see 113 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes go postal. People want to see Josh Allen 114 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: match him score for score. It's funny, Rob, I don't 115 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: hear any of the greatest playoff games ever mentioned that 116 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: are like ten seven. You know it that doesn't exist, 117 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: Those are not memorable games. You need offense. And I'm 118 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: not saying you have to bend over backwards and came 119 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: to the offense, you know, but it really helps to 120 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: have scoring. And guess what, why would anybody complain about 121 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: more football? Seriously? More football? It's like remember, like you know, 122 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl ends were like, oh man, what am 123 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: I gonna do for the next Like, I don't know, 124 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: thirty straight sundays no footballs Now, my life will open up. 125 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: I'll get to do some fun stuff. Got it? Okay? Exciting? 126 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: But the reality is once preseason comes back, it's like, 127 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: oh my goodness, preseason football. Holy cow, it's a Hall 128 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: of Fame game. I'm excited. Like Football's people are so 129 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: desperate for it, and then they want to see offense. 130 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: Rob I don't know. I can't believe. So what are 131 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: you saying that we should just let coin tosses continue 132 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: to determine playoff games? Well, that's a fallacy in it 133 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: in itself. You pointed out the ten of twelve, you know, 134 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: and that that's the one everyone's pointing to. Here's some 135 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: more numbers for you. Since the current requirement for an 136 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: opening possess in touchdown was instituted in twelve. Teams winning 137 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: the coin toss have want a whopping fifty percent of 138 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: the time. In the regular season, that number ticked up 139 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: to once. They shot in the overtime for fifteen minutes 140 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: to ten minutes. So look man like they made a change. 141 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: They overreacted, they panicked because that what you mentioned Patrick 142 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes versus Josh Allen was such a shootout. It was 143 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: something that everybody was excited about, all the passing. The 144 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: only people who weren't excited about it were people like 145 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: me who like to see a little bit of defense. 146 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Like I'm not saying that I don't I want the 147 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: ten to seven that you're talking about. I don't want 148 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: to see a uh ray Lewis Baltimore Raven Super Bowl 149 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: champion where the offense gets two yards and they win 150 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: games kndily because the defense is good. I don't want that. 151 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: But what I would like to see some balance. And 152 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: you brought up basketball. You brought up you know, the 153 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: the advent of the hand checked ruling. By the way, 154 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: to your point, the piss then scored eighty eight games 155 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: in an NBA Final game and beat the Lakers by 156 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: It was terrible. But you know, going back to what 157 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: was this sixteen Calves Warriors, the one everyone was excited about, 158 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: the three one Lebron comes back. It's a it's a 159 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: one of the greatest supposedly finals in NBA history, even 160 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: though people forget most of those games will blowouts one 161 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: way or the other. You know what the final score 162 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: was in Game seven? That did everybody on pins and 163 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: neeel needles, And remember the block and the shot by Kyrie. 164 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: It was mainly three to eight nine. Are you gonna 165 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: tell me that that game was not great? Are you 166 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: gonna tell me that you were not entertaining? If you 167 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: look at the shooting numbers, it was a bad game. 168 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: It was I think a lot of guys tired. Remember 169 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: Warriors were up three one, They were supposed to close 170 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: it out, the burden of a seventy three win season 171 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: on the line. They were gassed. That was a team 172 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: that was exhausted. You could see it in the fourth quarter. 173 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 1: They had no legs. Um other games in that series 174 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: were super fun when the Warriors were rolling. But I 175 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: don't know. I I think when the NFL has such 176 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,559 Speaker 1: a big game where Chiefs Bills is well, I don't 177 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: know what was the TV on its thirty million for 178 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: that and the ending was so like, oh, really a 179 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: freaking coin toss. You know, I think a lot of 180 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: people they don't want the casual fan thinking that's how 181 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: NFL games end, and you know, we gott we gotta 182 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: change this, we gotta make it more equitable. Well, they 183 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: also shouldn't want the casual fan to think that every 184 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: football game is forty two thirty eight. That's not reality. Like, 185 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: at some point you need a defender like we saw 186 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl. Aaron Donald like games as well, 187 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: where he steps up and he makes a play where 188 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: you know, every once in a while, it's a it's 189 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: a game saving tackle, it's a Malcolm Butler at the 190 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: goal line. It's something where the defensive guys where every 191 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: single rule is working against them, every single official it 192 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: feels like he's working against them, and they're able to 193 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: be the ones to come up and make a big 194 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: play like I I I understand the fantasy aspect of 195 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: the gambling aspect, those are probably the two biggest reasons 196 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: why this might be be pushed forward because you know, 197 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: fantasy football is huge. It probably is bigger than even 198 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: some regular sports. That we have out here. But at 199 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: the same time, you don't want to go so far 200 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: in either direction, whether it's all offense or all defense, 201 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: that you lose what what is the soul of the sport? 202 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: That's what's what? What what is the soul of the sport? 203 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: It is big plays, whether it's a big touchdown pass 204 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: or a big hit over the middle, a big interception, 205 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: a big sack, a big run. There's got to be 206 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: some kind of balance where not every single highlight is 207 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes thirty five yards down the field, Rogers twenty 208 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: five yards down the field. It's tough because they are 209 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: trying to remove the kickoff given the CT stuff they've 210 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: taken out, the hit big hits over the middle. They 211 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: don't want somebody getting paralyzed on the on the field, 212 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: are dying from some brutal hit. Like remember, I'll never 213 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: forget the jacked Up segment on Was it ESPN Sunday 214 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: night or Monday night? It was Sunday night, Yes, Sunday. 215 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: They would do like their highlight package. This was before 216 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: you know red Zone and everything, and they their highlight package, 217 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: they had a segment called jacked Up, like the biggest 218 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: Hits and I love that segment. Who doesn't love a 219 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: good big hit. And then you know, you start getting 220 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: these old players are like, I can't move my arms 221 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: and legs, I've got CT and it's just it's kind 222 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: of a bad look. And they started to kind of 223 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: clean up these huge hits. I mean, rob depending on 224 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: how many who you talk to and how many times 225 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: you talk to them people, there's people that don't think 226 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: that the NFL kickoff will be happening in like they 227 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: think the kickoff will be taken out of the game, 228 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: will just start the ball, because that is the most 229 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: violent play in football, where you've got guys, you know, 230 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: two and thirty pounds sprinting at full speed making collisions. 231 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: You know, that's it's I get it. The pulverizing hits 232 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: are awesome, but man, the guys who were taking them, 233 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: I'm not taking the pulverizing hit, so I can like them. 234 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 1: But don't you did you ever run special teams in 235 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: when you can play high school on you know, kickoff 236 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: and kick returning. I can tell you that, yes, having 237 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: a thirty yard full sprint headstart will definitely lead to 238 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: bigger collisions. And I can understand why in the name 239 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: of safety. That rule that might be taken out, but 240 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: it's not the same as you know, in the field 241 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: of play, a guy runs a ten yard crossing route 242 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: and now the safety can't hit him anymore. You like 243 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: even Tom Brady, who I hate, and and this like, 244 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm very upfront about it. I don't like Tom Brady. 245 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: I'm a Raider fan. I'm not allowed to like like 246 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. But even he admits, Yeah, the way the 247 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: game is played now, you don't even penalize quarterbacks for 248 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: throwing poor passes. Back in the day, if you threw 249 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: what they call a hospital ball where you've locked the 250 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: di up over the middle, you got your guy killed. 251 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: That was the quarterback's fault for for leading a receiver 252 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: or too danger like that. Nowadays, guys can throw Baker 253 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: Mayfield can throw that past nine times in a row 254 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: and it doesn't worry about his guys getting hurt because 255 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: about getting picked off. That's about it. And it's like, 256 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: you're not equal. Will be penalizing both sides here, And 257 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: that's the problem is that this rule. I understand why 258 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: they're doing it. I it makes sense, even if I 259 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: don't agree with it. The problem though, is if you 260 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: keep putting every single rule slanting in the favor of 261 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: the offense, it stops being football and it starts becoming 262 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: flag football. M that's harsh. Again. I don't know if, like, 263 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: if my Jets got there and you know, got back 264 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: to the playoffs have been during a decade longest route 265 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: in the freaking league, if they got there and didn't 266 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: win a coin toss in overtime, I would be beside myself. 267 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: I would be I rate. And again I don't I've 268 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: phased out of being a fan because you know, the job, 269 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: the podcast, everything, But I would feel that deep in 270 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: my gut if I like, I can't imagine what Buffalo 271 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: Bills fans felt like after losing the coin toss. You know, 272 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: it's Mahomes, it's Kelsey, it's Tyreek like it just it 273 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: had to be deflating. And I know you want, you 274 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: need your defense to show up, but you know they 275 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: were already down their top cornerback. He he had to 276 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: leg injury earlier in the season. He wasn't there. Like 277 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: they had no chance to stop the Chiefs none. I 278 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: don't know. I I like equity in football. I I 279 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: personally love the college football over time rule even more 280 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: than this NFL one. I just like, give me more football, 281 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: give me exciting, sudden death e football, Like I like 282 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: penalty kicks in soccer. I know a lot of people 283 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: don't think that's like a good way to end it, 284 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: because you know, you run around for an hour and 285 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: then it settled down two kicks. Like, Ultimately, the end 286 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: is tough, whether you're writing a screenplay or figuring out 287 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: how the hell to end sports games. Rob the NBA 288 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: All Star Game pivoted from the regular score to what 289 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: the elam ending? Is that what it's called? Yeah, and 290 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: that's like the one of the coolest things in the NBA, right, 291 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: is it not? Yeah, for an exhibition game, absolutely, you 292 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: had to toss an exhibition Yeah. I don't know that 293 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: you would ever have that in a playoff game. But 294 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: I'll say this, and I'm not a huge like I 295 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: don't even understand the math behind an elam ending. I 296 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: haven't dug into it or anything. But if you watched 297 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: the All Star games, they got super exciting at the 298 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: end of the last couple of years. They actually mattered 299 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: or they felt that way, as opposed to just you know, 300 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: the off the backboard lobs and all this nonsense. But 301 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: I I think the NFL got it right here. Ultimately, 302 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: also in NFL news, not as significant, but John Harbaugh 303 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: three year extension. You know what's going on is the 304 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: owner's meetings are happening, so you know, you get some 305 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: news trickling out John Harball through your extension, and then 306 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: you've got the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft, Rubb 307 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: and Tug Craft coming out I'm really not that happy 308 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: we haven't won a playoff game in three years. Like 309 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: he makes a statement like that, and like, what is 310 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: that a dig at Belichick? Or is that like he's 311 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: just unhappy what you used to winning for two decades 312 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: and now you got to the playoffs with Mac Jones 313 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: and you didn't win. Like you're upset, like you were 314 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: heavy underdogs, you had no chance. Like, really, Robert Kraft, 315 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: can you get some perspective? I don't know, Rob, I 316 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm kind of out on some of these owners, especially 317 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: the Jets owner. Yeah. Well, when I read that headline, 318 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: the Robert Craft headline, to me, it felt like it 319 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: was a backhanded shot at Belichick. At Belichick, oh yeah, 320 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 1: just because he's like, hey, you know We're used to 321 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: not only making the playoffs and advancing the ploffs. We're 322 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: used to going to the Super Bowl every year. And 323 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: the only thing that seems to have changed during this 324 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: time is I let go of my quarterback because you 325 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: guys couldn't get along and cause a lot of issues. 326 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: So maybe if I would have kept him instead of you, 327 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be getting bounced out in the wildfar around 328 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: every year. Maybe I should have kept Brady and dump Belichick. Yeah, 329 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: there's a big year for Belichick, big ear for a 330 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: lot of guys. All right, that's enough NFL. Let's move 331 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: on to the NBA. Fox Sports Radio has the best 332 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 333 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 334 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app. Search f s R to listen live. Actually, 335 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: what before I get to the NFL, I just wanted 336 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: one other quick topic. I'll be brief because this is 337 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how I skipped over this. So you know, 338 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: the owner's meeting we talked about yesterday's happening currently in Florida, 339 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: and all the NFL owners are getting caught by media 340 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: and they're talking. They're piping up Jim Ersey. We already 341 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: know he's kind of the bad bleep owner of the Colts. 342 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: This is what he said about Carson Wentz. In having 343 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: conversations with trusted veterans on the team, when you speak 344 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: to them in confidence, oftentimes they share really what's happening. 345 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: What I found was very concerning. You search for the 346 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: right chemistry with any team, and football it's is important 347 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: as any sport that there is If that chemistry is off, 348 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: if it isn't there, it can be extremely detrimental in 349 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: lower performance to a degree that is stunning and shocking. Wow, wow, 350 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: that is unbelieved. I mean, listen, we know Ursay is 351 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 1: a little crazy, and know when Wentz was not excellent 352 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: right could not save him. He was okay, but that 353 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: team was carried by the old line in the running back. 354 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: But for him to say that about Wentz, like, how 355 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 1: often do you hear an owner blast a quarterback like that? Now, 356 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: I wonder how much of it has to do with 357 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: the whole unvaccination stuff. And we know Wentz is very 358 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: sensitive to criticism and the media came after him for 359 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: the non vaccination. And again, I'm not being like a 360 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: pro vax anti. I'm not getting down that road. But 361 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: that definitely drove a wedge early in Indie because frankly, like, 362 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: what else could be happening with trusted veterans that they 363 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: didn't like what Wentz was doing. Was he one of 364 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: these last one in, first, first one out kind of guys. 365 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: Because I did hear I'm doing the n NBA mock 366 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 1: draft for Fox Sports, and I did hear that recently 367 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: about a player. I was like, huh, And again, you 368 00:19:54,960 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: never know who's trying to sabotage rival clients players. Um, 369 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: I was trying to scare you off of players so 370 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: you don't pump him up and they can steal him. 371 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: I'll never forget that. The one guy in the NBA 372 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: we talked about a couple of years ago on the 373 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: podcast with Frand for Silla, I'm almost certain was Desmond 374 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: Bayne of TCU, and I'm like, man, I keep hearing 375 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: good things, and for Chilla's like, listen, it's one of 376 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: the best kept secrets in the Big twelve. This guy 377 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: can shoot the lights out. He's got the body of 378 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: a like an NBA player, He's not some frail college kid. 379 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: And two years later, Desmond Bayne in Memphis is talking 380 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: trash to Lebron he is. I mean, I don't know 381 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: if he's sixth Man of the Year. I don't know 382 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: if he started too many games. But Desmond Bayne is 383 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: an awesome player. And you can find these guys um 384 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: when you talk to the right people ahead of the draft. Now, 385 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: I would love to hear details on Carson Wentz. I 386 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: know we've got some some interesting listeners out there. I 387 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: definitely get from some insiders, shall we say, who listen 388 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: to the pod? And I would love to know what 389 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: happened in India with Carson Wentz because for the owner 390 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: to just put it out there, that's a chum in 391 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: the water. Hey, media, go dig it up. What can 392 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: you find on Carson Wentz? And then Washington does they 393 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: have damage? Good? Do they have to go get bigger Mayfield? 394 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: Like I said this about Carson Wentz, this is his 395 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: last chance. He ain't getting another chance. When you go 396 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: to a coach who Saint who? Who made you who? 397 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: You were really in Philly in Reich and you go 398 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: then from Philly to Indie and you've burned two franchises 399 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: Philly they couldn't get rid of them quick enough. It 400 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: was ugly at the end after one year, the culture 401 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: like we're done and this is his last shot in Washington. 402 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera knows like, jeez, if this flops, I'm not 403 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: gonna be a head coach much longer. So I just 404 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 1: thought that that was an interesting football slub subplot before 405 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: we get to the disaster that is the NBA. Fox 406 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 407 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 408 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 409 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. I don't really know where 410 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: to start. Guys, we saw this was coming. I told 411 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: you it was gonna happen. On yesterday's podcast, the Lakers 412 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: sit Lebron. They do not have Anthony Davis back yet, 413 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: they essentially mail it in and they get destroyed. Dallas 414 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: at one point was up thirty. Russell westbrook A minus 415 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves struggled. The Leak Monk had a nice game, 416 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: But bottom line is the MAVs with the best player 417 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: in the league, Yes, best player in the league, Luca 418 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: don Chech tripped ub thirty twelve and twelve. Lakers fall 419 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: one half game behind the San Antonio Spurs. It's disappointed, guys, 420 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: when you knew this is coming. Now. The good news 421 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: is the Spurs next game is tough, but after that 422 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: it's incredibly soft. They play Memphis tonight, hopefully Memphis has 423 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: all their guys, and you know, the Lakers will back 424 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: be tied with the Spurs. Lebron will return for the 425 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,439 Speaker 1: Lakers Thursday game, which is let's see who they're playing 426 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: on Thursday, with a chance to take the one half 427 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: game lead over. Come on, I hate when these websites 428 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: don't really show the full schedule Lakers. After the loss 429 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: of the MAVs, their next game is at Utah. That 430 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: will be oh my goodness. So they had were at Minnesota, 431 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: at Toronto, at Washington, at Cleveland, home to Philly, at 432 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: New Orleans, at Dallas, now at Utah. So this will 433 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: be there one, two, three, four, five, six, seven road 434 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: game in eight games, ending a long road trip essentially, 435 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: and I don't really know what I mean. Listen, Lakers lost. Anyways, 436 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: Let's move on. It's depressing. Lebron not in the playoffs 437 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: kind of sucks, guys. Let's be real. I don't care 438 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: if you hate him or whatever, but Lebron is interesting 439 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: and you know, if it's interesting we're talking about on 440 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 1: the podcast. I hate to break it to you, but 441 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 1: it's gonna take a lot for the Memphis Grizzlies or 442 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bulls to lead the podcast. Has to make 443 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: it a solid twenty thirty minutes with them being the 444 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: headline story. It's just unlikely. In the Game of the 445 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: Night last night, the seventies Sixers choke away at ten 446 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: point lead at home in the fourth quarter lose to 447 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: the box. James Harden in playoff form, had three points 448 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. Three Sixers lose consternation in Philadelphia, 449 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie a vanishing act, still trying to find his role. 450 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: Tobias Harris played extremely well, but the matisset, theible experiment 451 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: experience is just not working. Guys, I know he's a 452 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: really good defender. It's tough for me and Doc Revers 453 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: to justify having a guy on the cord for twenty 454 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: one minutes. He takes one shot, one shot, gets one rebound, 455 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: No assis, Like, what exactly is he doing? What's he 456 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: What do you do? If you're on the NBA cord 457 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: for twenty one minutes, you take one shot, you get 458 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: one rebound and have zero assists, Like, what are you 459 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: you've gotta Are you just hiding in the corner. I 460 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: know you're playing with two guys who demand the ball 461 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: into Harden and Embid, but I mean that's just stunning that, 462 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: Like Shake Milton comes in off the bench and is 463 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: instantly jack and shots and Danny Green, we know is 464 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: going to be putting up shots. I don't know what 465 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: this tible situation is. I don't know who their fourth 466 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: starter is. Their half court offense kind of worries me. 467 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: It's basically like, oh, can embiad in art and get 468 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: to the foul line. By the way, Ebid nice game 469 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: and seven had his game winning or game tying attempt 470 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 1: blocked pinned off the glass by Janice the Greek freak. Oh. 471 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 1: By the way, Milwaukee defending champs. Janice had and six 472 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: and it's inching closer and closer. By the way, Lakers 473 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: fans love this. The starting guard with Drew Holiday for 474 00:25:55,560 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: the Bucks last night Wesley Matthews, who, by the way, 475 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: was at my gym earlier in this playoff postseason. I'm sorry, 476 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: not in the in the in the regular season, Wesley 477 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: Matthews at my gym. I we lost. I don't know 478 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: if you guys remember we lost power. They were doing 479 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: some work on whatever, and I like, I gotta go. 480 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: I gotta go work. So I go to the gym 481 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: and you know, you're getting a drink and they have 482 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: like this big area with the WiFi. It's like a 483 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: cafeteria type setting. And I look at him, like, this 484 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: guy's like six four geez, oh my gosh, it's West Matthews. 485 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: You know he's getting up shots, staying in shape. Here 486 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: he is. Five months later, West Matthews starting for the 487 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: Bucks in a big regular season game. Not not bad 488 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: job if you can get it listed trusted veterans, they matter. 489 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: It's a that's a nice nice job by West Matthews 490 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: and elsewhere in the league. Nice return of Paul George. 491 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: We should applaud him for that. No, I'm not going 492 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: to talk about Katie giving Detroit a billion points. It's 493 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: Detroit guys settled down. But nice return for Paul George. 494 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: Got to start, I mean, led them all obviously in 495 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 1: just about every category. Paul George was tremendous in his 496 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: first game back. Now the question becomes like, okay, Paul 497 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: George's back is Kauai gonna come back, And I asked 498 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: that because, folks, if Kauai comes back all of a sudden, 499 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: you've got a dangerous playing team in the Clips. The 500 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: Minnesota Timberwolves would play the Clippers in the first playing game, 501 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: and the winner that's it has a seven. The loser 502 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: would play the winner of Pelican Spurs for the eighth seed. 503 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: So I think the Clippers probably get the seven if 504 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: Paul George's back. I know that. Oh I'm sorry, they're 505 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: not going to get the seven. Look at that. The 506 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: Timberwolves have a six and a half game lead. Wow. 507 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess technically they could go on the 508 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 1: road the paper Clips and win that game in Minnesota 509 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: and then get the seven, and they would face Memphis 510 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: in the first round. Memphis have not like to have 511 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: a great season. And then oh, yeah, hey, here's Paul 512 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: George and Kauai. Here's your here's your your here's your 513 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: consolation prize for a bit finishing second in the West. 514 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,959 Speaker 1: And that would then make Minnesota Phoenix kind of an 515 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: interesting first round matchup. Chris Paul versus Patrick Beverley. You 516 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: know that's gonna get feisty. Jake Crowder I mean, Patrick 517 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: Beverley don't like anybody. Um, he is having a great 518 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: defensive season, but you know he's gonna be mixing it 519 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: up with any and everyone. Devin Booker, Um, if your Phoenix, 520 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: you just gotta watch your back and hope Beverley Pat 521 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: Beev doesn't hurt you. Karl Anthony Towns could be a 522 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: bit of a problem for that team, you know, pull 523 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: eight and away from the hoop. I don't know. Timberwolves 524 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: are interesting, but the team I'm not talking about as 525 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: the Lakers because they're now eleventh in the West, and 526 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: a new rule on this podcast, I will not discuss 527 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers if they are out of the top ten 528 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: after tied. I can talk about him when they're no 529 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: longer tied. Siaara. Now, they dropped to eleven because of 530 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: the tiebreaker to the Spurs, but the seas And doesn't 531 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: end tonight, so they're tied, so I can talk about 532 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: it if the Spurs win tomorrow. I cannot talk about 533 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: the Lakers until they tie for that eight seed. For 534 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: the ten seed again, I know it's a little convoluted, 535 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: but it's a new rule I'm instituting here for the 536 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: final six games. Of the regular season, something like that, 537 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: six or seven. That's where we are at any rate. 538 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening. We'll talk to you tomorrow. M