1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hey, what's up everybody? 2 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: August thirty first Straight Fire. I am your host, Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: Entering week four on the podcast. So much fun. Can't 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: wait to start football here later this week. Actually, I 5 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: hope everybody did have a really solid weekend wrapping up 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: the month. I had my big money fantasy football draft, 7 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: you know, played some board games with the kids, very 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: low key action, watched a lot of basketball. Um. But 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: you know, I'm kind of excited that today is the 10 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: final day of August. I mean, she's you know, the 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: year has been awful. August was pretty bad, and I 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: don't know about you guys. A quick word on the 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: passing of Black Panther. I mean, listen, this hit me hard. 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: On Friday. I talked about it on my Saturday Fox 15 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: Sports radio show. Chadwick Boseman, the great actor who played 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: Black Panther. Just I mean, he just died. I had 17 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: no idea he had colon cancer, been fighting it for 18 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: four years. Just an absolute shocker because I'm about the 19 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: same age as him, Kobe Bryant, and to see these 20 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: guys passing away just unbelievable. And I remember taking my 21 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: kids to see Black Panther in the theater and it's packed. 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: I think it was opening weekend. And when kill Monger 23 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: throws Black Panther off the waterfall, it's just your king 24 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: and he tosses it. My kids stood up next to me. 25 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: They were so shaken, and I'm sitting here kind of laughing, 26 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: but also like, guy's got you know, heroes survive, okay, 27 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: the the star of the movie is gonna be okay. 28 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: And they were just so shaken. I'll never forget it. 29 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: My kid drissed up as Black Panther that Halloween and 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: it was just, um oh man, it was you know, 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: I just r I p Chadwick Boseman. Um, all right, 32 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: onto the biggest sport story here on Monday. It is 33 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: not the cluster injuries on the Philadelphia Eagles offense. I'm 34 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: sure you guys saw Carson Wentz a little dinged up. 35 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: It is not the injury to Derwin James, the Charger safety. 36 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: My gosh, if he'd better not be out that long. 37 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: He was hurt last year. It killed him. He's hurt again. 38 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: And it is not although it was nearly the best 39 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: receiver in college football, Jamaar Chase leaving college football opting 40 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: out due to COVID. He's not gonna play for l 41 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: s U. This guy is a potential top five pick. 42 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: He is a monster. He was a stud last year 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: for l s U. Go look up his YouTube real 44 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase opting out of college football. Listen, it's a 45 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: smart move. But the biggest story in sports here on Monday, 46 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: without a doubt is the l A Clippers and their 47 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: bullyball in the bubble. And I'm gonna start here. When 48 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: you're in college, okay, you know you're supposed to party hard, 49 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: get it out of your system and kind of find 50 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: out who you are, or at least get on the 51 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: path to who you're gonna be. And when you get 52 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: out of college, you know you get your first job. 53 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: Use are starting to transition into adulthood. I don't think 54 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 1: you're an adult at twenty one. I know you could 55 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: drink a twenty one, you could certainly obviously vote, But 56 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: I just I wasn't an adult at twenty one. And 57 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: you start to form an identity after college. And I'll 58 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: tell you how this relates to the Clippers, who now 59 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: have an identity. It's very clear and where they got it. 60 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: But like for me, we moved out here to l 61 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: A four years ago, and you know, I'm sports guy. 62 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: Oh he does Fox he he, he talks sports for 63 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: Fox Radio TV. And um, I coach my kids in sports. 64 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: I coached them both in soccer and basketball. And I 65 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: go to the gym and then I play pick up basketball, 66 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: and pretty quickly my identity is, oh, yeah, that's sports 67 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: guy Jason. He's into exercise. And then the pandemic hits 68 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: and you kind of lose your identity. I can't Jenny 69 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: kids sports, can't go to the gym, can't play any sports. 70 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: I have played golf in tennis. But and then you wonder, like, 71 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: what is my identity wrapped up in sports? I don't 72 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: want to be sports guy Jason. I'm bigger than that. 73 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: I'm more than that. We change, we grow, uh, we evolve, 74 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: We're humans. And what Doc Rivers has done with these Clippers, 75 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: I have to give him a lot of credit, folks. 76 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: The evolution of lob City, two Bullyball, Clippers, goon action 77 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: is complete. This is the new Clippers identity and it 78 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: goes back to Doc Rivers as a player. Remember he 79 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: was on my favorite New York Knicks team ever, the 80 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: ninety three Knicks, the same team that led Jordan's in 81 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference Finals two oh before caving and losing. 82 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: They had Anthony Mason, they had a rugged branch On 83 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: starks On. That team they had as my guy, Chris 84 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: bus I would like to say, they had dogs. That 85 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: was their idea entity. They could never get past Jordan's, 86 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: but that was the best chance. Remember the Pistons in 87 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: the eighties held Jordans off with the bad boys Jordan's rules, 88 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: Bill Ambert, Rick Morne and Doc Rivers brought that to 89 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: the Knicks when he was playing for them. And if 90 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: you look back and I went and looked at Doc 91 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: Rivers his coaching career, and you can see why he's 92 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: turned these Clippers into goons and why the roster is 93 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: full of these guys who are playing a thuggish brand 94 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: of basketball, who are clabbering superstars because that's all they 95 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: can do. Marcus Morris tossed out of the game Sunday 96 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: for essentially like a clothesline karate chop w w E 97 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: wrestling move, And you know, finally people are starting to 98 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 1: see what we talked about last week. Rob g loves 99 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: to say we want to be early on stuff. We 100 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: were early on this last week. We told you this 101 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: is what the Clippers are, this is their identity, this 102 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: is what they want to do. They want to play 103 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: physical basketball and muck it up. And you know what, 104 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers has only been successful one what's really successful 105 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: to win a championship one other time? And take a 106 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: guess where it was the Boston Celtics and Rob g 107 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: reminded me of this their roster when they took down 108 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Okay, they added Kevin Garnett, we know, and 109 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: they added Ray Allen and they had a super team 110 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: because they needed a super team to push back against Lebron. 111 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: Lebron was ready to take over the East. Remember he 112 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: went to the finals as a twenty two year old, 113 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: took a junk Calvs roster to the finals. He was 114 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: ready to take over the East. The Celtics countered with, 115 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna make a super team. But it wasn't just 116 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: a super team. And this is what nobody has really 117 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: talked about. And this is gonna be a big story 118 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: this week, I promise you. Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge 119 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: built a roster full of physical guys who are gonna 120 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: get in your face, foul the hell out of you, 121 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: send a message in Guys like Kendrick Perkins, Guys like 122 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: Tony Allen, Remember Tony Allen and went on to be, 123 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, one of the lynch pins behind the grit 124 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: and grind Memphis Grizzlies teams. They made a Western Conference 125 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: Finals once. But Tony Allen, I mean he's just a 126 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: bulldog in the back court. But what the Celtics did 127 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: with Doc Rivers's coach the only time he was successful 128 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: as a coach. They had p J. Brown. You guys 129 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: remember him. He was on those Miami Heat teams. It 130 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: really gruffed it up with the New York Knicks. I'm 131 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: almost certain p J Brown was in the middle of 132 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: that huge fight Alonzo Morning uh Heat Nicks, Jeff Van 133 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: Gundy clinging to the ankle. Uh. It's just that's what 134 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: p J. Brown did. That was his brand of basketball. 135 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: He was gonna snarl at you and folks, this is 136 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: what that Clippers team is. Obviously, they have a superstar 137 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: who's above all that nonsense in Kawhi Leonard. And you know, 138 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: Kiln was phenomenal in this series. He just took over 139 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: um in the fourth quarter against the Man's Luca led 140 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: a pretty amazing comeback, and all of a sudden, Doc 141 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: Rivers quits Kawhi Leonard and it's like boom boom boom, 142 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: thank you, goodnight, We'll see you next year, Dallas Mavericks. 143 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Kauai was unbelievable. But the reason Doc has 144 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: done this, you just go back and look at the 145 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: Clippers pre uh, Marcus Morris, Patrick Beverley, Um Montrez Harrold. 146 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: Look at the team before that. They had Chris Paul, 147 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: they had Blake Griffin, they had DeAndre Jordan's. I mean, 148 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: they could score, they were exciting, they had a lot 149 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: of dunks. But that that was not a defensive team. 150 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: The Warriors read rough shot through them. They were so 151 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,719 Speaker 1: mentally fragile. They choked away a three one lead. You 152 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: guys remember that in the playoffs. I know they had 153 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: some injuries, but Doc Rivers, he probably would never admit this. 154 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: And by the way, I like Doc Rivers as as 155 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: a player. I'm not crushing him here. I hope it 156 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like that, but I liked him on those 157 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: Hawks teams with Dominique Wilkins, and I liked him on 158 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: that next team, my favorite NIXT team ever. I was 159 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: born in New York and I love that that New York, 160 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: New York next team in. But it's pretty clear Doc 161 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: has made the identity of these Clippers. It ain't Kawhi Leonard, 162 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: it's not Paul George. It is basically, we are gonna 163 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: rough you up. You ain't getting anything in the lane. 164 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna get in your face, and we're gonna flap 165 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: our guns. We're gonna run our mouth the whole damn time. 166 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: And whoever they face, the Jazz or the Nuggets, which 167 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: it appears is gonna be going to Game seven. Can 168 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: you believe that? I mean, the Jazz looked like they 169 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: had this thing in hand, and the Nuggets have stormed 170 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: back to force a Game seven. Jamal Murray has been 171 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: going crazy. I don't know if the Nuggets or Jazz 172 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: can do any damage against the Clippers next round. Um 173 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this, the Nuggets have some guys who 174 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: ain't gonna back down. Jamal Murray is no punk. I 175 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: know it's Rob G's favorite player on on the on 176 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: the Nuggets, but Jamal Murray ain't gonna back down. And 177 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: I'm fascinated to see how Remember David Stern instituted a 178 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 1: dress code in two thousand five, quick history lesson, So 179 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: that nineties ere in the NBA is fondly remembered. Everybody 180 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: looks back on a great but what they don't see 181 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: is there was no magic. There was no bird. It 182 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: was the Michael Jordan's show. Michael Jordan beat up a 183 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: water down NBA in the nineties. I've said this plenty 184 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: of times on Undisputed Cowherd Show all over EF when 185 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: people refused to believe the facts. The nineties was expansion 186 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: Arab basketball and Jordan beat up on a lot of 187 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: tomato cans. Okay, what where it gets interesting is when 188 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: you remove Jordan after his second retirement. The league was 189 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: awful late nineties, physical basketball, low scoring. I know the Lakers, 190 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: Kobe and Check had a good run, but that obscured 191 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: from the rest of the league, which is pretty bad. 192 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: David Stern instituted the dress code, and they tightened up 193 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: all these nonsense fouls and letting people just hammer one 194 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: another to clean up the game because it was going 195 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: down a bad path. The NBA did not have a 196 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: great reputation. That's why David Stern changed things for the better. Okay, 197 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: the dress code worked, cleaning up the rules worked. And 198 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: I know some people that say, oh, Jason, you're just 199 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: so soft, you can't handle these hard fouls. What are 200 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: you talking about. No, it's smart to play. A better 201 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: brand of basketball is supposed to clopper people. Yeah, I know, 202 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: I get it. I like the eighties basketball, I like 203 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: nineties basketball. But this brand right now is unacceptable. From 204 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: the Clippers. Marcus Morris clobbering a star in Luca, He's 205 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 1: going after him three games they finally tossed him. Folks, 206 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: I'll say this just as a quick wrap up here. 207 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: They're not gonna let these guys go at Lebron and 208 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis like that. There's just no way that's happening. 209 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers, you know, JaVale McGee, Dwight Howard, 210 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: they have a Morris twin. Uh, even Dion Waiters j R. 211 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: Smith They've got some guys who they're gonna push back 212 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: against the Clippers. That's for sure. That series, which almost 213 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: certainly will happen. I'm not looking past the Rockets. It's 214 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: not over yet. But I don't know. I just I 215 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: don't like what Doc Rivers is doing. I understand it. 216 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: I don't like it all right. So that's my little 217 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: rant on the Clippers to start the week. I've got 218 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: a great interview coming up with Doug gottlie By talking 219 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: to him Sunday. The audio quality isn't as good as 220 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 1: we're used to on this podcast. It was a busy 221 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: Sunday morning, but it's a real good interview. We talked 222 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: a little bit about everything basketball wise, social media wise, 223 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: so you want to stick around for that. The best 224 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: bet will be at the end of the podcast. I 225 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: had a great Sunday, went three and one. Obviously didn't 226 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: give it out on this show. Um and remember subscribe, 227 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: rate and review. By the way, guys, I just checked 228 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,719 Speaker 1: um the the reviews. We are over under it the 229 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 1: way to go. Shout out to you guys. Uh that 230 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: And now we can get to the next phase of 231 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: the podcast. We have two more layers we want to 232 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: slowly work in. I'm having so much fun with this again. 233 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: I want to thank Scott Shapiro for the opportunity, Rob 234 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: g Gavin. It's a great team we got. And before 235 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: all the Gottlieb Fund begins, a quick word on the 236 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics dismembering the Raptors. Are the Raptors I love 237 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: to beat up on. They killed them on Sunday just 238 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: to evisceration. This is a crazy stat uh and Rob 239 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: g who picked the Raptors in this series, is gonna 240 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: love this. So Toronto in the Bubble is eleven and 241 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: oh against teams not the Celtics. Against the Celtics, they're 242 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: owing to and have not led for one second in 243 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: the second half. They got destroyed twice by Boston. Folks, 244 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: you've been hearing me on this podcast. Pump up the Celtics. 245 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: They are a nightmare matchup for Toronto. The three things 246 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: Toronto does best right, great backcourt with Lowry and Van Vleet. Okay, 247 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: Celtics are better. They just they got a better backcourt. 248 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: They can switch on everything. Number two is the coach, 249 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: Nick Nurse is phenomenal. Well, Brad Stevens is pretty damn good. 250 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: And number three, the bench of Toronto is excellent, one 251 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: of the you could argue the best bench in the league, folks, 252 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: other than Sergeonbaka. There bench did nothing and the the 253 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: problem is you can't really use them a because you're 254 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: always behind and be because the Celtics don't really play 255 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: a bench and it's just the Raptors got crushtioned every 256 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: fascint of the game. Rob G Daniel feasts whatever, thirteen points, 257 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: fifteen rebounds, Robert Williams off the bench, ten points. They 258 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: really played much better than Ibaka and gas Sault and 259 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: if that continues, Raptors are in some real trouble. I 260 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: don't I'm not predicting a sweep here because remember last 261 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: year Boston crushed the Bucks in the first game and 262 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: then got destroyed in the next four. So not predicting sweep. 263 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: I did pick Celtics in six in this series, and 264 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: I feel very confident. I don't know if you guys 265 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: noticed this, but um, Kemba Walker is such a better 266 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: fit for the Celtics team than Kyrie Irving. Um, I 267 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: don't know, rob G, you have the Raptors in this series. 268 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: Are you're feeling a little down in the dumps? Just 269 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: a little bit? I will say, shame on you for 270 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: dissing Cayvie Irving. He's just at home reading his Flat 271 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: Earth book, minding his own business. Say you take a 272 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: shot at him, that's that's a bad job by you. Yeah, 273 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: I was surprised with what I saw in Game one. 274 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: Fred van Vleet future nick as you know, the only 275 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: guy they probably can sign a free agency. He had 276 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: been money in Round one. He was like twenty one 277 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: and eight on fifty plus percent shooting. He looked like 278 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: a guy ready to cash in this offseason. And then 279 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: he just completely wets the bed in Game one, three 280 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: of sixteen, two of eleven from three, a team wors 281 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: plus minus of minus twenty. VanVleet rob g during the 282 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: season just for whatever reason, can do nothing against the Celtics. 283 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: I don't and it's unclear who exactly guards him. They 284 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: do a lot of switching, but like he can't score 285 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: on Jayson Tatum. We know he's not gonna get to 286 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: work on Jalen Brown, so his best chances against like 287 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: Kemba Walker But he's not getting Kemba Walkers too quick 288 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: for Fred VanVleet to get by, so he's not even 289 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: getting to the foul line. Uh. It's just I don't 290 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: see anything positive here at all for the Raptors. Again, 291 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna bury them. It's just one game, but 292 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: it is definitely not a good start for the Raptors. 293 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes 294 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports dance want, but for 295 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. Let's 296 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: just say I know a guy who knows a guy 297 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: he knows another guy. We like to bring fire early 298 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: to start the week, and I want to start with 299 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: Lebron James. You know, we'll do a little boycott, but 300 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: I want to start with this Doug. He's now fourteen 301 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: and oh in the first round in his career. Um, 302 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan didn't do that. Uh, Kobe Bryant didn't do that. 303 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: Lebron and another impressive notch in his belt. He will 304 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: go on to face probably the Rockets. You know, we'll 305 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: find out here, uh in short order if they advanced 306 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: past the Thunder. I'm still of the belief that Lebron 307 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: is going to kind of become once again. In that 308 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: discussion with Jordan for the greatest ever, let's just say 309 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: Lebron wins the title. What does that do to his legacy? 310 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: What helps? It? Clearly helps, I mean, does not hurt 311 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: his legacy in any way. Um. You know, the last 312 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: dance really helped convert some of the uh what is 313 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: what is the term? I'm trying to think there's a 314 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: movie about British company that use their ads to help 315 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: in some people's minds, swayed the election for Donald Trump 316 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: right where they like the compromisables or something, you know, 317 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,959 Speaker 1: like there's most people have dug into their trenches at 318 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: the Jordan or Lebron, and then there's yeah, and then 319 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: there's that. You know, there's the there's the percentage of 320 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: people in the middle and it's not that and that's 321 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: what tips a election. Right. Well, that's where we are 322 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: with Jordan Lebron. I think it'll you know, bring some 323 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: people over, let's see how it happens, let's see if 324 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: it happens, and then let's see what happens in the future. Um, 325 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: he's always going to be in that discussion. I'm of 326 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: the Jordan guy. I also think that like before to known, 327 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs is while it's an 328 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: actual stat like okay, the comparison is in Jordan's second 329 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: year when they are first year when they made the playoffs, 330 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: right or it was the second year when he made 331 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs he had a broken foot. He comes back, 332 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: they play maybe the best Celtics team ever in what 333 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: was a five game series, and he scores like sixty 334 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: three in his first two games, Like they weren't winning 335 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: that series regardless, you know. So whereas Lebron has never 336 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: been in that position where he's taken on a one sees, 337 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: taken on the best team in the league. Um, he 338 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: was great last night. He was a little disappointing a 339 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: couple of times. I thought that that the rest of 340 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: the time off probably helped him. Um, he was, but 341 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: he was really good in Game four. And Lebron has 342 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: had a remarkable season. There are some athletic limitations on 343 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: him for the first time maybe in his career, just 344 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,239 Speaker 1: some nights he doesn't have it. He has to let 345 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: Anthony David's and the guys carry the team. But uh yeah, 346 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: I mean, like, look, we're watching, you know, a guy 347 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: who's gonna gonna set marks and do things that whether 348 00:18:55,800 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: anyone has ever done before or we'll do after. Um, 349 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: they'll be very hard marks to catch up to. I mean, 350 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: there's a chance to that he becomes the all time 351 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: NBA scoring leaders, a chance past and right, and and 352 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: for for a guy who scoring is not necessarily what 353 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: he does best. That's even more remarkable. Yeah, so, Doug, 354 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: you you brought up something interesting. There are people dug 355 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: into their camps on each side, and then there's a 356 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: group in the middle. Um, from sports media to politics. 357 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: You're seeing that increasingly. Now you've got to pick a side, Doug. 358 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, I I seem to still go 359 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: by you want to be in the middle, especially on 360 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: really divisive topics of college football right now, they demand 361 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: that you pick aside. Well, which is it? Well, I 362 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: think there's some nuance there. I don't know, Doug. I 363 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: seem like it feels like you sometimes skew middle, but 364 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: other times you skew to the extremes. I don't know. 365 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: In life, are you an extreme guy? Are you a 366 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: balance a moderate? I mean well, I'm pretty much. I 367 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: mean well, on sports topics, I'm actually generally more of 368 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: a I just have my own opinion. I don't know. Um, 369 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: I think most of the world is actually in the middle. 370 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: You know, it's like we're really getting down to it, 371 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: like do you want abortion to be legal? Yes, because 372 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: you don't want back alley abortions that We're not going 373 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 1: to be the country that doesn't allow that. But do 374 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: you want late term portions? Now, now that's not you know, 375 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: unless you know it's gonna compromise a woman, right, Like 376 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: there's do you want no guns? Well, it's not really realistic. 377 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: But do we think people should have a R fifteen? No? 378 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: Well I don't think people should have air fifteen. Right, 379 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: That's where most human beings operates in the middle, which 380 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: is honestly, it's it's sports television has done this, and 381 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: it's it's brilliant because oftentimes that's the key to any 382 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: sort of harbershop part. One guy says one thing, the 383 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: other guy says the opposite. We argue, but the truth 384 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: is that I think most people, Um, do you have 385 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: your opinion, but you're like, man, bron is awesome, He's 386 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: really really good. I just think Jordan was better like 387 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: x y Z which Ord was better? So I don't 388 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: know if I'm answering your question, but I do think, 389 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: like in politics, I'm very much a centrist um and 390 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: in sports, I mean, look, I believe our job has 391 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: become a little bit complicated because because of the way 392 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: sports television is gone, it's you're it's you're you're you're 393 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: doing one thing, which is giving your opinion, but you're 394 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: not always doing the thing you're supposed to do, which 395 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: is given to your perspective. And now that I'm old 396 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: enough to have lived through for Jordan's magic, um, I 397 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: should be not just saying how great Lebron is, but like, hey, 398 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: let me explain to you what was so awesome about 399 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: Jordans and magic and bird and why they belong in 400 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: the conversation and how it compares to Jordan's That's that's 401 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: I believe the two jobs we have, and I think 402 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: oftentimes we don't do that job. Some people are not 403 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: capable of it, right, But if they don't have a 404 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: good enough memory or they can't truly analyze things, they're 405 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: us you know, they go by raw data whatever. Um. 406 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 1: But I do think that those of us who are 407 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: capable of it, those of us who lived through things 408 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: to kind of explain the nuance that gets missed when 409 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: you just look at box scores. But how much has 410 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: social media hurt that for us? Because like, listen, there 411 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 1: is a nuanced discussion around the NBA boycott that happened 412 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: this week, but you could not have that on social media. 413 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: I was not in favor initially of the boycott and 414 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: I let that be known, and I got you know, 415 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: people got angry, people got very fired up. But then 416 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: I said, wait, wait a secon. Why am I putting 417 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: this on social media? Let me save it first, straight fire, 418 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: I say it on the podcast and Doug, I haven't 419 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: received more. Wow. That was pretty illuminating. There is a 420 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: nuanced discussion here, reaction. Then I then I have for 421 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: any other podcast like that. Social media's heard it, Doug, Well, 422 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: it's only heard it because of our reaction to it. 423 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: You know, somebody has a bad tweet and a company 424 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: chooses to fire somebody, you know, like it's it's if 425 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: you overreact because of social media, you know, and we 426 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: shame people. And we also act like people who are 427 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: reacting on Twitter or whatever or whatever device it is 428 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: like that they're real human beings, that their opinions matter. 429 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: They don't actually matter. I we have these shows like 430 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: what all the entertainment shows where they will use people's 431 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: tweets about celebrities and said, you know and say, well, 432 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: this person was shamed for the clothes they were wearing 433 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: in an Instagram post, Like who cares what that person? 434 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm with? Why? Why are we? Why are we giving 435 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: them the time of day because they because they have 436 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: Instagram on their phone, they can they can control somebody 437 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: like I don't. I don't get it. They're they're absolutely 438 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: is room for discussion. I totally agree with you that 439 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: social media doesn't want there to be a discussion. They 440 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: want they want, well, what people want an affirmation that 441 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: their opinion is the right opinion. That's what they want. 442 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: And I have you seen the movie Bombshell about Megan 443 00:23:55,200 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: Kelly Fox News? Uh, Roger, it's very good. Yeah, it's amazing. 444 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: I watched it. I had seen it, and my wife 445 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 1: hadn't seen it, so we watched it last night. And 446 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: there's a line in the movie where Roger a. L 447 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: says to I think Gretchen Carlson, they have a Twitter account, 448 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: you have a TV show? Why do you care what 449 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: they're saying? And that applies to a lot of people 450 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: in sports media. Hey you got a radio show, you 451 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: got a podcast? Who are why do you care what 452 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 1: these people are saying about you? But I feel like 453 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: we don't go there enough and we probably should go 454 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: there more. Um. Yeah, I mean it's like we want 455 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: to we want people to you know, we want people 456 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: to interact and engage. But then we get people to 457 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: interact and engage. It's not what you want. Don't tell 458 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: me what I don't want to hear. I think we're 459 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: all guilty of this, right, Like you have a take, 460 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: you say something you think is really interesting, and we 461 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: want to there are people out there, um, real people 462 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: out there who we want to kind of know their 463 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: opinion and Um. But but you know, when you take 464 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: it as kind of the law and as super super important, 465 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: when you allow it to to dictate how you feel emotionally, 466 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: that's when you get yourself in a bad place. I 467 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: would you know it's hard because I have you know, 468 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: the you can lose friends over Twitter. I would you 469 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: tweet that. I would say, those aren't your real friends 470 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: because they know you have You may have an opinion 471 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: encounter to theirs anyway. Um. But but here's the most 472 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: fascinating part about the device and about how people react 473 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: to things as well, UM, is that you can say 474 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: something that somebody would say is mildly offensive or upsets 475 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: them whatever, and they will tweet back at you the 476 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: most vile thing ever. Well blah blah blah, blah, blah 477 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: blah blah, and like, wait a second, you went from 478 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: something that you were offended by to using completely offensive language. 479 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 1: Somehow you're okay, Like that doesn't make any sense. The 480 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: second thing is their handle probably is fake. But and 481 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: then the the second thing to me, and this is 482 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 1: probably the most important thing. And I thought I thought 483 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 1: Jason Wentlock kind of nailed at one of his columns 484 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: this week, which is like, hey, everything is not racist? 485 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: Can we stop with that? Like we've we've we've gotten 486 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: to this default to where everything said by a white 487 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: person is not racist. Now, there are racist things that 488 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: are said, there's no question about it. But generally when 489 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: you have counterthought to whatever the super progressive thought is, 490 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: it's just like, hey, I'm thinking about this and thing, 491 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: but that, like, we can't default to everything being racist. Now, 492 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: sometimes the underlying issue could be race, but for whatever reason, 493 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: we've gotten into this cycle where everything said, everything done. 494 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 1: We've our first question is is racism in fold? And 495 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: I'm not sitting here denying that racism exists, Whether there 496 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: are people that are racially insensitive, um, but I do 497 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 1: believe that two thousand twenties, like my daughters, I just 498 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: dropped her off at the beach she's fourteen years old. 499 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: She's like that my generation, it doesn't matter what we 500 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: don't care. And I was like, hey, guess what in 501 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: my generation, that's how I opperated too. But apparently there's 502 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,360 Speaker 1: some people out there. They are trying to convince us otherwise, 503 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 1: and there are people that think otherwise. They're just not 504 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: the majority of the people. It's those, as you point out, 505 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: those kind of extreme views that are made more mainstream 506 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: because social media makes you think that those things that 507 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: are said on social media are what real people think, 508 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 1: and they're just extremist. So, Doug, let me fast forward 509 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: to let's just say two weeks from now, okay, and 510 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: some police officer shoot somebody who's unarmed and he's black. 511 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: Do you anticipate another NBA shutdown? And let me ask 512 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: about the NFL. Do you anticipate the NFL saying, oh, 513 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna stop and this is unacceptable. Do you see 514 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,719 Speaker 1: this happening? Because it feels to me like the lesson 515 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: learned from the Bucks and Jacob Blake is, Hey, it's 516 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: okay to be upset and outrage. Let's step back, let's 517 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: think things over, have some internal discussions among the league 518 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: as opposed to just our team and let's figure out 519 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: a course of action as opposed to an impetuous done 520 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: we're out by because it's could happen easily here in 521 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: the next two weeks or two months or three months 522 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: or whatever. I don't know, but all easily. But I 523 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: do think it could happen. I think we get on 524 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: that kind of slippery slope if we did it once, 525 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 1: we why doesn't this person's lives matter? Um? I still, 526 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: you know, I will sit here and tell you that 527 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: I don't agree with the Black Lives Matter BLM movement, 528 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: but I do agree with the statement of black lives 529 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: do matter. That's an okay state. I mean, I think 530 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people would agree with that. I do. 531 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: I but we have we have trouble separating that people 532 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: have trouble separating well on social media, they do, yes, 533 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: in real life. You know, I don't know, but what 534 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: But but my point is this, You know, if you 535 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: want me to take your movement seriously, what you need 536 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: to do is anytime a black live is taken, you know, 537 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: obviously you don't want you shouldn't be shot in the 538 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: back seven times. Anyone who watched that video is disturbed 539 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: by it and wants answers and wants an investigation. Um, 540 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think you're a human being if 541 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: you don't, if you don't feel off of what happened. 542 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: And more and more information comes out and you start 543 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: to learn about Jacob Blake started, you know, but that 544 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: still doesn't necessarily explain seven shots in the fact, Like 545 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: that doesn't. I don't get it. I need any more 546 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: And I would guess at some point there will be 547 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: an investigation charge, etcetera. But um, anytime a black live 548 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: is taking as a child in Chicago shot by a 549 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: straight bullet, like that person matters, a human being matters. 550 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: We need to fix our society to where, honestly, our 551 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: our biggest societal issue is our value of human life 552 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: and that these human beings do do matter. And I 553 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: would like to have the same outrage the same names 554 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: of people who are very are innocent walking down the 555 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: street a stray bleet because some idiot fires off a gun. 556 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: Like those people matter to me, and that's something that 557 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: personally bothers me. What do I think happens in the NBA, 558 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, we've gotten to this point 559 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: where you know, you know the numbers, the raw data 560 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: tells you this happens very very seldom. Um, you hope 561 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: it happens never. That would be like my my supreme 562 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: desire was that that it never happens again. Um, if 563 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: it happens, I would guess that they're gonna have to 564 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: go through a process of common down and chilling out 565 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: and figuring out exactly, you know, how to proceed. I think, 566 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, one of the things, this goes back to 567 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: social media, like it comes out, the video comes out 568 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: and it's alarming, it's disturbing. There's there's another video that 569 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: comes out like it doesn't really make it better. It 570 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: give us a little explanation. So I don't know, Jason, 571 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: I guess we'll just have to take it as it comes. 572 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: It's like anything else two thousands twenties here that we 573 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: never It's like a bunch of things that no one 574 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: ever saw coming or we hadn't seen before, and we 575 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: just have to react to it as it goes. How 576 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 1: will we react when the Miami Heat defeat the Milwaukee 577 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Because I'm on board 578 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: and saying that will happen. I've got my money backing 579 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: up the Heat. I don't think the Bucks are taken. 580 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: It's not that incendiary, Doug. I mean, come on, this 581 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: is a great Miami Heat team there. The Miami Heat 582 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: are great shooting the three ball, best three point percentage 583 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: in the league. The Bucks don't defend the three. The 584 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: Bucks in the bubble just they don't look like the 585 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: regular season pre COVID Bucks. I wouldn't agree. What's interesting 586 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: was when you talk to people out the scrimmage, like, man, 587 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: the Bucks are really really good. I think one of 588 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: the things that's happened in the bubble and this is 589 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: a good thing. Like I'm coaching the basketball tournament. We 590 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: played four games today, all right, we played six for 591 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: four yesterday. I'm gonna saw that I didn't play any 592 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: games that I'm exhausted coaching. So um. But but like, 593 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: this is what it used to be like, not just 594 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: in terms of playing basketball day, but you're watching everybody, 595 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: all the guys you like play basketball day right that 596 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: you're watching your contemporaries. You like, we used to go 597 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: to Vegas and play. There's a big John Farrell has 598 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: the National championship and you'd see guys play You've never 599 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: seen play before before. You know, the New York gauchos 600 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: stuff on Marbury and and and the god Sham God 601 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: who sham god wells back then. You know, you go 602 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: watch them play and you you know, the really smart 603 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: guys whould I'd pick up on their games and know 604 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 1: if I ever play against him, I know what he 605 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: likes to do. Well, that's what's happened in the bubble. 606 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: Like these dudes, they have nothing else to do, nothing, 607 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: They're all bored out of their mind and all they're 608 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: doing is watching hoop and so they're starting to Everyone 609 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: knows a little bit about what Janice does, but all 610 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: of his tells, all of his tricks, how Milwaukee plays 611 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 1: like that stuff. That's it's really hard to not get 612 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: exposed in terms of your scouting report. And I also 613 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: think that Erik Spoels was an excellent coach, not that 614 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: Buddnoles is a bad coach. I do think that of 615 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: the story of the Heat when it is ultimately told 616 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: um having this young coach who had approved himself to Lebron, 617 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: there was the pushback early on. One of the things 618 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: that's come out of it is he's a marvelous coach, 619 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: really really good. Um, what will the reaction me? I 620 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 1: think the reaction will be by many honest has got 621 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: to get out of Milwaukee. Yes, okay, but the truth 622 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: will The truth is in NBA League circles is Janice 623 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: can't shoot, and Janice is his own end of the 624 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: worst enemy. And sure do they have the greatest supporting 625 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: task in the world, like no, but it's actually built 626 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: around his around his skill set and how he has 627 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: to play in order to be at his best and 628 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: if he if he was able to carry a team 629 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: with the jump shot at times. Um, I think the 630 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: outcome would be different if they lose. I believe the 631 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: narrative will be Johanna, He's got to leave Milwaukee, when 632 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: the truth is that Joannice just doesn't shoot it well 633 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: enough right now. There's just things that he is missing 634 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: in his game. There's there's doesn't have the calm it 635 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: takes having been there before to win. Big let me, 636 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: I'll get you out of here with this one, Doug. So, 637 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, social media loves Carmelo Anthony. This is 638 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: it's the guy's I mean, he wanted Syracuse. He was 639 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: a legendary young player with the Nuggets going to the 640 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: Western Conference Finals. The Nicks loved it. He's never been 641 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: a winner, never made other players better. In my eyes, 642 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: He's now thirty six years old. Is Carmelo Anthony in 643 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: the league next year? We know his contract with the 644 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: Blazers is up and they're cash strapped. I mean they're 645 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: way over the cap, highest salary cap number this year. 646 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: Is he in the league next year? Where do you 647 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: think he fits, if anywhere? Um? I mean, like, look, 648 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,879 Speaker 1: how did it work in Portland? They had injuries, they 649 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: had a need um and you had superstars that were 650 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,360 Speaker 1: accepting of his skills. It he accepted a role, a 651 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 1: tertiary role at best. I look, to be a superstar, 652 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: you have to make people better. He's he was never superstar. 653 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,879 Speaker 1: Because it might feel better. It's a great score, great 654 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: three level score. Um. But he struggled, as anybody would, 655 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,919 Speaker 1: with the with the kind of the evolution of going 656 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: from go to guy to third or fourth option, and 657 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: you know he just that's not his thing. Um. I 658 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: think you really struggle with the game that's changed. Where 659 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: you know, when you're a superstar, you get away with 660 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: not being great for not being engaged defensively. You can't 661 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: when you're a role player. I also think that, you know, 662 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: the best thing about his game is mid range and 663 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 1: post up, and that's no longer really a part of 664 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:49,040 Speaker 1: the NBA, although although there are times in the playoffs 665 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: where I'll give you an example, I thought, you know, 666 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: Joe Johnson was on the Rockets when they missed all 667 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: those threes, and I thought, I give it to I. 668 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:57,879 Speaker 1: Let everybody catch their breath, let him go to work. 669 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: It's not analytically official, but there is a purpose to it, 670 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 1: you know, getting the ball to a guy at the 671 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: elbow and letting him go to work. Everybody else can 672 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: kind of breathe in space, can catch and shoot, and 673 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: it does slow the game down a little bit. Yeah. Well, 674 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: it's Doug Gottlieb Fox Sports Radio. He's on FS one. 675 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: He has an all ball podcast. It's very good. Check 676 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: that out, Doug. Hey, thanks for taking the time and 677 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: enjoy the rest of the playoffs. The only thing better 678 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: than sitting on your couch watching the game. He's making 679 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:35,719 Speaker 1: money while you do it. Here's your best bet, all right, 680 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: onto the best bet. To wrap up the podcast, it's 681 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: six and three. Remember we had to take a couple 682 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: of days off last week as the boycott happened. But 683 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,799 Speaker 1: I'm feeling good. I went three and one Sunday. If 684 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: you guys follow me on Instagram, Twitter, you've seen my picks. 685 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: I really irrationally like this team Monday Night and it's 686 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: the Miami Heat getting five and a half against the Books. 687 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: I have been prattling on for some time now about 688 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: this Heat team. I've officially picked them to win the series. 689 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 1: I just believe three point wise, they will give the 690 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:14,120 Speaker 1: Bucks fits. Duncan Robinson, You're gonna learn a lot about him. 691 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,880 Speaker 1: Tyler Hero, who's you know? In a in the season 692 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:20,959 Speaker 1: when John Moran and Zion Williamson were dominant rookies, people 693 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: are forgetting about Tyler Hero. I'm telling you he is 694 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: a special player. And what I've seen from the Bucks 695 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: so far in the bubble just a lucy goosey defense. 696 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: It's Janice and a bunch of guys, and a bunch 697 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: of guys haven't been playing well. Wouldn't shock me if 698 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: the Heat won Game one outright, I've taken the Heat 699 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:40,800 Speaker 1: in six. Give me Miami getting five and a half 700 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,439 Speaker 1: points if we're best bet for Monday Night. All right, folks, 701 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 1: thanks for listening. Great numbers last week. We head into September, 702 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: a lot of NFL coming up. Remember subscribe right review. 703 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: I'm out.