1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. The State Farm NBA Play In Tournament. It's 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: not the play in Tournament, it's the State Farm NBA 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: playing Tournament. Isn't exactly starting out with a bang. Tonight, 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Pacers host the Hornets Eastern Conference nine ten battle. Then 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: you have the Celtics. They will host the Wizards the 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: seven eight matchup do or die for Indian Charlotte. Loser 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: of the Boston Washington game gets another shot to advance 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. But this certainly pales in comparison to 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: what we have tomorrow night, the featured matchup Lebron and 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: the Lakers versus Stephan the Warriors. If you're a true 12 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: NBA fan, there's always a reason to watch. Maybe this 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: is your first chance to watch the Hornets. Rookie LaMelo Ball, 14 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: he missed a long stretch with a broken wrist, still 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: has a chance to be the rookie of the year. 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal make the Wizards interesting, and 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: the Celtics are probably fascinatingly inconsistent as for Indiana, so 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: they seem like nice guys. All right, It's not Lebron 19 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: and staff but it's still postseason basketball. It's here to stay, 20 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: and I'll take it. McLevin, you got a pull question 21 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: for me today. Well let's start right there. Do you 22 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: think the NBA should keep the play in tournament moving forward? Yes, 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: because I think they have to with the regular season 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: being viewed as not a necessity of where you end up. 25 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: You know, your seed doesn't matter. I think if you 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: feel like you're good enough team, I think the Lakers 27 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: probably thought, what's the worst case scenario? All right, we 28 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: got a play in game. All right, we get two 29 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: chances here. I think they felt pretty comfortable with that. 30 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: But I also like that Washington season was over with 31 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: COVID issues, injuries, they made a trade, they brought in 32 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook, and then they sort of brought the franchise 33 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: back to life here and they're sort of in the playoffs, 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: and I think it's a really intriguing matchup there. I'm 35 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: interested to watch that game. I truly am, because of 36 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: Bradley Beale and Russell Westbrook. And I don't know what 37 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: the Celtics are doing because they got so close and 38 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: it feels like they're so far away. I think you 39 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: have to have if there's gonna be load management. Then 40 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: I think you have to have something that says, how 41 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: do we make the you know, the end of the 42 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: regular season interesting, how do we get a few more 43 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: fan bases involved in it. It's gimmicky, but I understand it, 44 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: and I think that maybe allowing sixteen playoff teams you 45 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: sort of watered down the playoffs. Now having the play 46 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: in tournament spices it up just a little bit more. 47 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: It's here, it's here to stay. You've got a sponsor, 48 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: State farm, and you know, we're not going to have 49 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: the Lakers versus the Warriors every year, and most of 50 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: these play in games are going to be like the 51 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: play in games for the NCAA tournament, where you're going 52 00:02:59,919 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: to go, all right, i'll watch, but doesn't really count. 53 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: Like if the Lakers were healthy, they wouldn't be in 54 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: this position. If Golden State was healthy, they wouldn't be 55 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: in this position. These positions are for teams like Memphis, 56 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: New Orleans, Washington, Boston's a disappointment this year, but for 57 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: the most part, when you see the play in teams, 58 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: these are teams that really need something like this just 59 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: to keep their season alive. Yeah, McLevin I understand that 60 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: there's less tanking because of this, and it's huge. That's 61 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: a huge benefit. But it kind of reminds me how 62 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: in college football, since every game seems to matter because 63 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: you need to win to get into the playoffs. But 64 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: in college basketball, a regular SE's a college basketball game 65 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: doesn't mean much because everyone gets in the the tournament. Now 66 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: two thirds of the NBA is in the playoffs. So 67 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: why does a one versus two seed in February on 68 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: a Saturday night, Why is that game really going to 69 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: mean a It feels like it's watering down. Well, let 70 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,839 Speaker 1: me go back to college football, because you say, hey, 71 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: every game matters. Well, once you lose twice, then you 72 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: have no chance to be in the final four. Right 73 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: if you're an average team or a team that doesn't 74 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: get recognition, or you're an outlier not in the Power 75 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: five conference, then you have no chance. College football needs 76 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: to expand if they want to have their regular season 77 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: mean more. I don't think. I don't think it takes 78 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: away from the regular season college football because let's face it, 79 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: how many schools have a legitimate chance to win the 80 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: national title every year? Like eight? Maybe now, if I 81 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: have a twelve team playoff. Now I have how many 82 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: teams now, I have twenty, maybe even more that have 83 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: a chance to get into the playoffs. Maybe they get 84 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: in as the eleventh or twelfth seed, but they get 85 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: in and then they can share in that money the 86 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: revenue that will come as a result, because for the 87 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: most part, the richer getting richer when it comes to 88 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: the final four in college basketball. I don't like gimmicky things, 89 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: and hey, we got to have everybody in the playoffs. 90 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: But I think first of all, money speaks, like you 91 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: got to start there. You know, these owners lost a 92 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: lot of money and they want to get that money 93 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: back somehow, some way. And I think if you're the 94 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, all ideas should be 95 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: on the table, like how do we generate more excitement 96 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: and more revenue here? And I think that's why it's 97 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: here to stay Yami club. Well, what about a midseason tournament? 98 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: Is well, that's coming. Isn't that a line too far? 99 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: Unless tell you about cutting out the regular season that 100 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: I think is on the way. Wojes Is hinted about this, 101 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: and I think that we're going to have a mid 102 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: season tournament. I don't know what it means. I don't 103 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: know what it would mean for the end of the 104 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: regular season. I don't know what it would mean for 105 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but I do think trying to spice up 106 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: the regular season because of load management. I mean, look 107 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: at the Marquee players. You did have injuries sort of, 108 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: but I felt like guys were staying out longer than 109 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: they really needed to. Did Lebron need to stay out 110 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: that long? If it was a playoff game, he would 111 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: have been back. Anthony Davis, James Harden, Kyrie, Kevin Durant. 112 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: These are the Marquis players on the Marquee teams, and 113 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: they didn't play No Kawai. That used to be it 114 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: was no big deal. Hey, I might play sixty two 115 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: games here, sixty two out of eighty two, and we're like, 116 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: oh yeah, okay, load management. But if I'm a fan, 117 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: I want to know when I tune in, am I 118 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: what am I seeing when I tune in? And this 119 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: is the dangerous part I think for the NBA, because 120 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: I've tuned in before. First of all, I don't recognize 121 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: the uniforms. And then second of all, I go okay, wait, okay, 122 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: oh it's the Pelicans. Okay, Zion okay, no Zion okay, 123 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: no Lonzo ball? All right? Now, do you stay watching 124 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: a game like that, let alone the Marquee games because 125 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: these players are going you know, why am I killing 126 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: myself here? We're gonna make the playoffs. I'm still gonna 127 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: get paid. I'm not gonna get fined for sitting out 128 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: because I have a high ankle spraying or I got 129 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: something wrong with my shoulder. Okay, but I think the 130 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: NBA has to you know, it's like baseball's regular season. 131 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: Do you tune How many times have you tuned in recently? 132 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: Where you go, I have to watch this game? And 133 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about your local team because they used 134 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: to have a game of the week and that was 135 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: on Saturday and it was a big deal. Now every 136 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:49,239 Speaker 1: game is on And how many tune in factor games 137 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: do you have must see TV? It's really rare, unless 138 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: if it's a pitching matchup like Shohei Otani. If he 139 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: was on at a time when I could watch, I 140 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: would watch. But how many of those players are there anymore? Now? 141 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: You do have talent, there's a lot of young talent, 142 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: But I don't you need tune in factors? Like the 143 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: NFL is fortunate. Now they're going to expand eventually to 144 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: eighteen games. Now it's seventeen now, just so you know 145 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: that they'll be going to eight team games. At what 146 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: point do they water down their playoff system? Because they 147 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: keep adding more playoff teams, more revenue, everybody seems to 148 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: be happy. I don't know if they get to that 149 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: point where, hey, it doesn't really matter if we win 150 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: our division. Maybe it doesn't matter if we have home 151 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: field advantage. But I think all these sports really are. 152 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: They tinker with the regular season, And as much as 153 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: I don't like the expansion of playoffs, I think college 154 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: football needs it to add more teams in Therefore, the 155 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: regular season is far more interesting in a bigger picture, 156 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: because if I lose two games, I could still be 157 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:05,839 Speaker 1: the twelfth seed, eleventh seed, and the amount of money 158 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: that would be at stake, and you could still have 159 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: your secondary bowl games if you wanted to. But I 160 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: think that would be the way I see college football 161 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: going pretty soon. Yeah, poet, And like you said with 162 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: College FOOTBA last year, a team like Indiana would have 163 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: made an eight team playoff and they were threatening they 164 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: could play with the big guys Coastal Carolina, whatever you 165 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: think of them, they would have had a shot. They 166 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: would have had that would have been a fascinating game 167 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: to tune into. It may not second half may not 168 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,599 Speaker 1: have been great, but Coastal Carolina in a playoff, it 169 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: would have been cool. You just want a chance, like 170 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: like when I my. You know, childhood is all about 171 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: that wow, that moment or you didn't expect that, like 172 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: sports is about the unexpected. That. That's why Hollywood loves sports, 173 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: because they write endings that Hollywood would never think of. 174 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: You just want a chance. You want to face somebody. 175 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: You never get that chance. Oh right, you might get 176 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: blown out. Maybe the end results aren't very pretty, but 177 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: I think anybody who competes just once that chance. And 178 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: we love the underdog story. I mean, that's why we 179 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: love March Madness. Underdog story. And then we get to 180 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: the final four, the Elite eight, and we say, all right, now, 181 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: let's kind of resume things. Let's get back to our 182 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: regular scheduled program where we have the blue blood's in here. 183 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: But when you get that outlier, that's what's fun. When 184 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: you get introduced to a player that you wouldn't normally 185 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: get introduced to. That's fun and I think sometimes that's 186 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: lost on us when it comes to sports. Now. Yeah, 187 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: point it's funny though, because even though other teams have 188 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: a chance, small teams have a chance, we always say 189 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: in the media and people on social media that team 190 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: has no chance. Like I saw a lot of people 191 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: in sports media and others saying the Lakers have no 192 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: chance to lose tun a row. There's no chance the Lakers. 193 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: They're facing Steph Curry tomorrow night, that could one thing 194 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,439 Speaker 1: can happen. They're only a favorite by four points. Now, 195 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: I know they'd probably a big favorite over the Spurs 196 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: of the Grizzlies, but this is Steph Curry season, and 197 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: the Spurs of the Grizzlies if they somehow get the 198 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: Lakers in that next game. If the Lakers lose, that's 199 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: their season that upset. There's there's always a chance. That 200 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 1: would scare the hell to me if I was a 201 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: Laker fan. This program, brought to you by Simply Safe, 202 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: isn't just award winning security. It keeps your family safe. 203 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: They offer a team of highly trained security experts when 204 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 1: you need them to most go to simply safetan dot 205 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: com customize your system, get a free security camera. What 206 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 1: other poll questions are you working on? Their mclovin. Okay, 207 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: I have an MVP pole, and I have numbers to 208 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: back it up real quick. Oh okay, So I'm gonna 209 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: give you these players their team's records when they're on 210 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: the bed when they don't play. The Warriors without Steph 211 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: are two and seven. Nicola Jokes played every game for 212 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: the Nuggets, so he's out of this poll. The Knicks 213 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: are undefeated when Julius Randall doesn't play, so he's out 214 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: of this pole. The seventy six Ers are ten and 215 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: eleven without Embiid, the Bucks are six and five without Jannis. 216 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: The Blazers have a winning record without Lillard, and the 217 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: Clippers have a winning record without Kauhai. So based on 218 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: that stat is there a good argument to say since 219 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,719 Speaker 1: the Warriors are two and seven without Steph and they 220 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: have a winning record with a huge winning record with him, 221 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: he's the MVP. I wonder if the Warriors had gotten 222 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: to the sixth seed, maybe the seventh seed, what would 223 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: we look at Steph Curry season differently because they overachieved. 224 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: We love a story. This was a great story with 225 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: Steph Curry, And I know I've been a big proponent 226 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: of him being the Most Valuable Player this year, but 227 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 1: I thought they were going to challenge for the NBA 228 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: title this year if everybody was healthy. I think because 229 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: he's sort of on the fringe, you know, with the 230 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: play in tournament that it's all you know, it kind 231 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: of got there. It's gimmicky. Plus he's got a couple MVPs. 232 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: You know, maybe that factors into But if they had 233 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 1: the sixth seed, I think I think the voters might 234 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 1: look at Steph Curry differently. And it's not an exact science. 235 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: They don't give you anything that there's no like, here 236 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: are the rules, here's the criteria. When you vote for 237 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: the MVP, it's just you're what you think MVP stands for. 238 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: Is it the best player on the best team. Is 239 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: the guy who has the best stats? Is it the 240 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: best story of the guy who's on a playoff team. 241 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: Greek Freak was wonderful this year. If the Bucks had 242 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: won the title last year, Greek Freak might have been 243 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: the MVP this year. I think that it was probably 244 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: held against him that well, yeah, he was really good, 245 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: but they bow out early. Okay, Joe lmbid if he 246 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: was healthy, if he played all okay, but he didn't. 247 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: Like give credit to Yo Kitchen. He played every game 248 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: this year, so that has to factor in. We might 249 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: look at them as championship worthy. Certainly losing Jamal Murray, 250 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: but he did everything you ask a great player to do. 251 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: I know he's not exciting. I know, a Crisp bounced pass, 252 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: backdoor cut, you know, a nice fifteen footer. Nobody cares 253 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: about that. But that's it. We shouldn't be honoring, you know, 254 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: people with style points. It's what do you do for 255 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: you to your team? Jamal Murray goes down, so they 256 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: lose an All Star and what did Denver do? They 257 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: won nine to ten. That says something about Yo Kitchen. 258 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: I thought he was going to be the MVP, you know, 259 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: the second half of the season, even though I'd been 260 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: pushing for Steph Curry. Yeah, pull, if he's going to 261 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: win the MVP, we gotta get his name down Before 262 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: the end of the day show, McLevin said, Nicola. So 263 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: is it Nicola or Nicola? And it yokich or Joki 264 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: because there's four different options you could have for his 265 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: name because you don't. We don't know how to pronounce 266 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: either first name or last name. Oh. If I just 267 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: go Joker, then I'm good. But it could be Yoker 268 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: because it's Yoki. Yeah, but that's like TIBs and Thibodeau, Nicolai, Nicolajoki, 269 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: Nicola Yoki. There's four different options. I'm going Nicola yokich 270 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: let's call it officially. Sounds right, that's the one I'm saying. Yeah, 271 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: that sounds right, that's all. It's not Nicolo Nicolai, but 272 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: he's called Joker. That Nikolas has a little Italian the 273 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: way you guys are saying. But it doesn't sound like Rikola. 274 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: I think it's a hard Kola Nicola, not Nikola, not 275 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: Nikola Nicola. I think it's a hard Kola. Okay, Yes, 276 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: can I bash NBA MVP voters through the years, and 277 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: I hope this. I don't know the last time you voted. Well, 278 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: can I take a break here? Yeah, I have a 279 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: huge issue every year with the way they do this. Okay, 280 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: let me take a break. And then Mannix says a vote, 281 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: So I'll ask him later on who he voted for. 282 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: Anybody want to guess Mannox probably voted joker. He can't 283 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: vote for a Celtic, but I'd about to say Tatum 284 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: put in Larry Bird writing, Yeah, yoker is a better 285 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: nickname just saying yoker, the yoker. Oh definitely, No, No, 286 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: just yoked. They yoked, that's what you want to But 287 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: he's not yoked. That's the problem. Be sure to catch 288 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: the live edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at 289 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: nine am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 290 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: in the iHeart Radio app. Senior NFL reporter lead content 291 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: strategist for the Monday Morning Quarterback Albert let me start 292 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: with what we think is the truth that Adam Schefter 293 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: reported on the night of the draft that Aaron Rodgers, 294 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: once out of Green Bay told the team that we 295 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: haven't heard anything. I don't know if it's confirmed by anybody, 296 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: but it's become fact. Has Aaron Rodgers? Has anybody confirmed 297 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers said to the Packers I one out. 298 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: I mean, I can tell you that they've had like 299 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: numerous conversations over the last few months, which has included 300 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: trips to California. Matt Lafleur, Brian goodacoons the people in 301 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: charge in Green Bay to try to eradicate the issue 302 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: between the team and the player. And and I think 303 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, like I've said this to you all along, 304 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: I think Dan is that like we should listen to him. 305 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: We should have listened to him in January. We should 306 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: listen to him, you know, when he's said, when he's 307 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: confirmed a lot of what he's said initially to Pat McAfee. 308 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: You know. And I don't think anything that Aaron Rodgers 309 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: does as a mistake. He's calculating. He's very intelligent. He 310 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: understands the media like I just I fail to believe 311 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: that any of this stuff is by accident. And so, 312 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, the Packers are very well aware that they've 313 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: got a situation on their hands that they've got to 314 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: find a way to fix. They've got a team that's 315 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: in a position to win right now. You look at 316 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: the age of their core too, a lot of guys 317 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: that are smack dab in the middle of their prime 318 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: on big tracks. Um, you know, I They're gonna do 319 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: everything they can to try to get Aaron Rodgers back 320 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: in house. M there's an awareness there that Jordan loves 321 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: not ready to go. And you know, I really think that, uh, 322 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: you know, like if you just watch the way the 323 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: Packers have operator over the last three or four months, 324 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: there's no questions, a very serious problem there. And you know, 325 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: I think a big part of it is what Aaron wants, 326 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: which you know, it looks a lot like I think 327 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: what Tom Brady has now in Tampa. But the trade discussions, 328 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: it doesn't really feel like there's any firmness to the 329 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: reporting on it. It's it's almost like we're wishful reporting here, 330 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: or we're wishful speculating. Well, you know, what would Denver 331 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: have to offer? What about the Raiders? Yeah, I don't 332 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: know what his market value is. I don't know if 333 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: they've made an offer. Has Denver called green Bay? Has 334 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,479 Speaker 1: has and you know the Raiders have they called green Bay? 335 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: I'm assuming everybody's called them now. You know, when I 336 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 1: talked to Brian Goodacoons on draft weekend, you know, he 337 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: said that he had just gotten one call the day 338 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: of the draft and that was it. And obviously John 339 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: Lynch acknowledged that the Niners made a phone call, So 340 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: you can put two and two together on that. But 341 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: I mean, I would assume at the very least, and 342 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: I don't know this for a fact that the Broncos GM, 343 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: George Payton picked up the phone and called that the 344 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: Raiders GM, like Mayok picked up the phone and called, 345 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: if you see that Aaron Rodgers going to be interested 346 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: in you would be almost irresponsible not to make those 347 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: phone calls. And I think the other thing you can 348 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: look at here, Dan, is a lot of these teams 349 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: have left their options open, you know. I mean Denver 350 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: and Carolina really like Justin Fields, they wind up passing 351 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: on him. Their options are open to go and get 352 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: Vetteran quarterbacks. We see, you know, Miami, I think still 353 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: sitting out there with a lot of capital, and I 354 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: think maybe they'd be more in the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes 355 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: than the Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes if these sweepstakes ever happened, 356 00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: you know. But there are you know a number of 357 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: teams out there that have left their options open, and 358 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, at this point, like they, I think the 359 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers thing is where the Deshaun Watson thing was 360 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: three months ago, where back then Nick Assario was getting 361 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: phone calls and giving everybody a flat. Now the Packers 362 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: response to anyone calling has been We're not trading Aaron Rodgers. 363 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: We'll see if that changes over Well, that's a dangerous 364 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: game that some of these teams played on draft night 365 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: that you love that quarterback, it's a young quarterback, and 366 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: you decide that, hey, we're not going to take a 367 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: quarterback that we think could be our future because we 368 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: might be in the in the chase for Aaron Rodgers. 369 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: Is that what you're saying. I don't know if it's 370 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: just that. I mean, like, look for both Denver and Carolina, 371 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: it was literally the top defensive player in the draft 372 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: in their opinion J. C. Horn for Carolina. Patrick's tam 373 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: for Denver versus going all in on Justin Fields. And 374 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: if you take Justin Fields, then you're to him like 375 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: your job security, if your Matt Rule, your job security, 376 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: if you're Vic Fangio and George Peyton, it ties directly 377 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: to those guy, to that guy if you draft him 378 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: that high. But I do think that a piece of 379 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: it for both those teams was maintaining flexibility at the 380 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: quarterback position, knowing how quickly things have changed at that 381 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: position over the last six months. And I think there's 382 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: an acknowledgement there too, Dan, and this is league wide. 383 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if you talk to any general manager, they'll 384 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: acknowledge this. The like the way quarterbacks are being handled 385 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: is starting to change. And I think a huge part 386 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: of that goes back to Tom Brady and the way 387 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: that the Bucks have built around Tom Brady and the 388 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: way the Bucks have mortgage contracts to win in a 389 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: certain window. Was Tom Brady and the fact that Tom 390 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: Brady took the risk of changing teams so late in 391 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: his career and it worked and they won the Super Bowl. 392 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 1: And so you know, I think that there are some 393 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: teams that are looking at like the landscape right now 394 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and saying if these high end quarterbacks are 395 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: going to be available, if Deshaun Watson or Aaron Rodgers 396 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: is going to be available over the next four or 397 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 1: five months, maybe we're best off taking a really good 398 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,479 Speaker 1: player at the top of the draft and keeping our 399 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: options open at the most important position. But if I said, 400 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: if you were going to I guess it's a hunch, 401 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: and maybe that's not fair to you. Who's the quarterback 402 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: Week one for the Packers? Who's the quarterback Week one 403 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: for the Texans? The quarterback Week one for the Packers, 404 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,479 Speaker 1: I believe is going to be Aaron Rodgers. I think 405 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: they'll find a way to fix it. Now. It's gonna 406 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: be complicated because I think what Aaron wants, like the 407 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: ship sort of sailed on it on that, you know. 408 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: I think what Aaron wants is again like the Packers, 409 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: to build with the same sort of urgency that the 410 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: Bucks have built around Tom Brady. And you know, I 411 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: think it's, yeah, like, how do you do that now? Right? 412 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: Like free agencies over, the draft's over, I mean, you're 413 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: into You're into the end of May. Like, I mean, 414 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: maybe you can trade for Julio Jones, But what can 415 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: you do other than make promises to Aaron Rodgers that 416 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: we're gonna take the way that we've done business for 417 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: the last thirty years and we're going to throw it 418 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: out starting in twenty twenty two. Is that how you 419 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: get him back in? Maybe it is, you know, but 420 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: I think that something like that has to happen. And 421 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: then the Texans, Like, I think the likelihood right now 422 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: is that Tyrod Taylor's the starting quarterback there. And I 423 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: also think there's a likelihood that Deshaun Watson's played his 424 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: last game as a Texan. I think whenever you have 425 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: whenever we get clarity on the legal situation, in the 426 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: league situation, I do think Houston's gonna wind up moving him, 427 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure where, but you know, I do 428 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: know that the tone in that building changed a whole 429 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 1: bunch from January to the end of March into April. 430 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 1: You know, I talked on my podcast to the gm there, 431 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: Nick Kissario, and I gave him, you know, a half 432 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: dozen different chances to say, you know, Deshaun Watson is 433 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: our quarterback, Deshaun Watson's going to be our starter, and 434 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: he wouldn't do it. And that was a very marked 435 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: change from where they had been, even like three or 436 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: four weeks before. And so I think that there's a 437 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: likelihood that Deshaun Watson gets moved whenever the league and 438 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: the legal system give us clarity on all of where 439 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: he stands. He's Albert Breer's senior NFL reporter, lead content 440 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: strategies for the Monday Morning Quarterback. I know you mentioned 441 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: this yesterday, which is part of the reason why I 442 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: wanted to have you on that. You know, don't count 443 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: out Miami with Deshaun Watson. It feels like that has 444 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: been the destination that he wants and that's the quarterback 445 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: they want, even though they have too a tongue of iolois. 446 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: So why do you think that that's still a possibility. 447 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: He gives them a chance to get a lot better 448 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: at the most important position on the field without blowing 449 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: up there what they've been doing for the last three 450 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: off seasons. I do know that, you know, Brian Flores 451 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: is confident in the culture that he's built and the 452 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: ability to absorb, you know, a story like that. I 453 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: think he feels like, you know, he's got the organization 454 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: in a place where where they can do that. And 455 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 1: if you look at the capital they've got to offer Houston, 456 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: think about this, Dan, like nickos Saria comes from New England. 457 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: What college program is New England closest too, closest to Alabama? Right, 458 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: So you would think that nickos Sario probably has good 459 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,959 Speaker 1: information on Tua. So I think Tua in a Miami 460 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: Houston deal could wind up becoming a really interesting chip 461 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: where maybe Nickossario looks at and says, we get Tua 462 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 1: in here. Now we've got Tuah and Davis Mills who 463 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: we took in the third round. Throw them into a 464 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: competition behind Tyrod Taylor. Maybe we have something at quarterback 465 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: then that can that that can you know, answer the 466 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: question long term for us. And then Miami has a 467 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: first round pick next year and two first round picks 468 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three to offer, So you add all 469 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: of it up, and with the capital that they have, 470 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: you could really offer something enticing to Houston without completely 471 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: blowing up what you've been building for the last three years. 472 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: And when you're talking about trading for a player like 473 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: a Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers, like most cases, you've 474 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: got to completely blow up your timeline, right Like You've 475 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: got to all right, like we're getting rid of all 476 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: of this draft capital. We're going to build our team 477 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: a different way. Miami doesn't have to do that. Miami 478 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: is set up in a way where they could go 479 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: and get de Shaun Watson, give Houston something really good, 480 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: and come out of it still sort of on the 481 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: same timeline they've been building on for the last three years. 482 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer and his decisions that he's made, whether it's 483 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: bringing in the strength and conditioning coach from Iowa and 484 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: that didn't do well, drafting a running back Travis Etn 485 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: and maybe making him a wide receiver now you have 486 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: Tim Tebow here, is there a perception of Urban Meyer 487 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: that's forming in your opinion of just what he's doing 488 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: as a NFL coach as opposed to a college coach. 489 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: So like, if you look at his staff, there are 490 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: a lot of NFL assistants, right, Like a lot of 491 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 1: guys who are plainly NFL coaches. Now, there are some 492 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: guys like Charlie Strong on the staff that go back 493 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: with him, but there's you know, Chris Ash, you know, 494 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: But there are like guys that are you know, like 495 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: Darryl Bevil, like Brian Schottenheimer, like Joe Cullen that are 496 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: strictly NFL assistants. I think what you look at when 497 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: you see some of the moves you're talking about is 498 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: maybe Urban is going to adjust some, but he's also 499 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: going to bring a lot of what he already was 500 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: at the college level with him. And I think the 501 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: proper comparison for Travis Eten, if you want to really 502 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: look at it, is Percy Harvin at Florida or Curtis 503 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: samueltt Ohio State. Like That's what I think they envisioned 504 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: Travis em being. And it also explains why you take 505 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: a ten even though you've got James Robinson and and 506 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide at tailback already, so like you see him 507 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,959 Speaker 1: in sort of that h back role. Then go over 508 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: to Tibo. What's Tibo? Well, if you look at what 509 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer became the last few years at Ohio State, 510 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: really he's more of a culture coach than anything else. 511 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: He's a program elder. And what do coaches like that do, well, 512 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: they value guys who can sell what they're bringing into 513 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: a program in the locker room. And Tim Tebow can 514 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: do that over the next three or four months for 515 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: Urban Meyers. So maybe he makes it, maybe he doesn't, 516 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: But at the very least he's got a guy who 517 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, has some name recognition in the locker room 518 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: who can help Urban try to sell the program that 519 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: he's bringing to the NFL. And so I think when 520 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: you add those things up, Dan, I think you see, 521 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, while Urban is willing to bend some you know, 522 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: and that shows in all the NFL assistance he's brought in, 523 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: he's also got his own ideas that have worked for 524 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: him for the last twenty years that are absolutely coming 525 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: with him. Why is tebo so polarizing to people? It's 526 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: it's fascinating because I don't even know how to answer this, Dan, 527 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: It's it's it's weird, right like, But I think a 528 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: big part of it is he was on the front 529 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: end of playing quarterback in a different way, right And 530 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: he was sort of on the front end of the 531 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: NFL game changing to adjust to allow quarterbacks like this 532 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: to play in the league, you know. And around the 533 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: same time that like a Cam Newton came into the NFL, 534 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,719 Speaker 1: a Robert Griffin the third came in the NFL. Now 535 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, like you're Tommy Frazier's and your 536 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: Scott Frosts from thirty years ago, We're getting a shot 537 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: in the league. And so you had this guy coming 538 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: from Florida who didn't really look like you play the 539 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: quarterback position in a conventional manner, but was such an 540 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: a plus guy from an intangible standpoint, and had such 541 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 1: a large following. And there's the religious thing, and so 542 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,959 Speaker 1: I just think he became polarizing because he was so 543 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: popular with a certain group of people that automatically that's 544 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: going to make you sort of another group of people 545 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: sort of skeptical of who you are as a player. 546 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: And I like I probably just did a horrible job 547 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: of explaining that to you because there's so much there, 548 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, But like it's weird, right, 549 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: Like I'll give you this. I went back and so 550 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: I talked with John Fox a couple days ago about 551 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: about Tebow as a tight end, and he brought to 552 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: light to me, said like, well, you know, we actually 553 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: put him in a game as a tight end. And 554 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: I didn't even remember this at all. His second game 555 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: in Denver, John Fox's second game in Tember, they put 556 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: him in the game at tight end and he played 557 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: three plays and Fox he said to me, He's like, yeah, like, 558 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, like he looked functional out there. So I 559 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: went back in my game pass and I looked it up. 560 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: You know. The first thing I noticed about it, Dan 561 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: was was when he came on the field, the crowd 562 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: had been quiet, right, and it popped and it was unbelievable. 563 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: And here's a guy coming into an emergency situation and 564 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: like he like he's wearing receiver gloves, you know, and 565 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: he's wearing elbow pads, and it's like, I like I 566 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: almost forget how how just insane that story was. So 567 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: that's like I said, I've done a horrific job of 568 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: answering that question for you. But it's hard to explain, right, 569 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: Like you just know when you see it. But it's 570 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 1: it's gimmicky. But then there's so many things in life 571 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: that are gimmicky, you know. I go, like this, uh, 572 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: guy fighting Floyd Mayweather, you know, Jake Paul or whatever, 573 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: Logan Paul, Like he's nobody, but it's a gimmick and 574 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: he gets a chance to get in the ring with 575 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: one of the great fighters of all time and make 576 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: millions of dollars. Uh. You know, we take chances, give chances, 577 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:29,479 Speaker 1: we do favors. All of this is just the ninety 578 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: man roster. And I'm going if a guy is going 579 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: to lose his roster spot on the ninety man roster, 580 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: then he deserves to have it in jeopardy. If you 581 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: Tebow comes in and takes it from you, right, And 582 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: I guess it's the I immediately when you when you 583 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,959 Speaker 1: bought all that stuff up. I immediately thought, for some 584 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: reason about Chad Johnson racing the horse um well, DK metcalf. 585 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: They gave him a spot to run in that race. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 586 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: So I think it's but you know what like like, 587 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: now that you mentioned it, it's like kind of I 588 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: guess what we're talking about is seeing something that seems 589 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: absurd on its face, right, And that whole thing was absurd, 590 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: Like you remember that Bears game, right, like where like 591 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: the ball goes out of back like and it's like 592 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: the weirdest stuff was happening and it was unexplainable, and 593 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: it's sort of like backed up like this guy, Like 594 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: there's just something intangibly intangible about this guy that like 595 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: you can't explain it, and it may look like crap, 596 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: but somehow, at the end of the day, at the 597 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: end of the game, you look up at the scoreboard 598 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: and his team has more points than the other team, right, 599 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: And so it was just like I guess that's what 600 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: it is. It's like we we all witnessed something that 601 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: was so like just on its face absurd in twenty eleven, 602 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: and maybe like in the back of our heads, we're 603 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: all wondering if some version of that could play out 604 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: again ten years later in twenty twenty one. That's the 605 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: best way to explain it, I guess, right. I mean, 606 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: the guy almost the guy was made the forty man 607 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: roster with the Mets and he hadn't played baseball since 608 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: high school. I like, he's like the real life Forrest Gump. 609 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,680 Speaker 1: But you know what I mean, that's gimmicky as well. 610 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: And they they used him and he used them, so 611 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: there was reciprocation there. Yeah, and you know maybe Jacksonville's 612 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: doing that that Hey, come on in. I mean, imagine 613 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: when he goes into a game in Jacksonville, in his hometown, 614 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: he'll get a bigger roar than Trevor Lawrence will. I 615 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: mean that's the other thing. Ninety minutes from Gainsville, I think, right, Like, 616 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: I mean, like maybe this wouldn't be a circus in 617 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: Kansas City, but in Jacksonville, where like everyone who covers 618 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: the Gators can just get in their car and drive over, right, Like, 619 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the thing about it. Like that's that 620 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: to me is what's so interesting about this calculation for 621 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: urban Meyer is like it'd be one thing if he 622 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: was bringing in a guy who was maybe a good 623 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: player for him at Florida Ohio State and has like 624 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: a nominal chance of making the roster, right, But the 625 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: stuff that you're inviting in with tim which and again 626 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: like this isn't even his fault. It just comes with him, 627 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: like the circus that you're bringing with him, and then 628 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: the other players constantly having to answer questions about it. 629 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: Like I think the real risk here and this this 630 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: part's interesting to me, Like I think the real risk 631 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: here for Urban is does it chip away your credibility 632 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 1: at all? Like if you're bringing him in and you're 633 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: asking the team to accept him as an NFL tight end, right, 634 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 1: and it just looks awful and then you hang on 635 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: like so like, let's say we get to training camp 636 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: and it looks terrible the first three days of camp, right, 637 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: and remember people like didn't look good in practice a 638 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: quarterback in Denver. So like let's say, like it just 639 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:46,439 Speaker 1: doesn't look right the first three or four days. Does 640 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: Urban have to get rid of him? Right? Because the 641 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: guy's done on scholarship? Like does does Urban have to 642 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: get rid of him? Right? Like? Like so like at 643 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:57,840 Speaker 1: that point, like do you get rid of him? Or 644 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: and if you hang onto him for another couple weeks, 645 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 1: does that chip await your credibility? Because there are other 646 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: guys trying to make the team there, right that are 647 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: looking at it and saying to themselves, well, wait a minute, 648 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 1: Like this guy, Like what is this Like why is 649 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: this happening over here? The guys? I mean, And it's 650 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: not like he's twenty three years old. It's not like 651 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: you're projecting three years into the future, you know what 652 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: I mean, Like, like, what's the what's the real upside here? 653 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: The Guy's not going to become Tony Gonzal It's at 654 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: least I don't think so, you know. Like so that's 655 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: the thing about it, Like that the credibility part of it. 656 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: I think it's really interesting because Urban takes that stuff 657 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: so seriously, you know what I mean, like having credibility 658 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: with his players, and that's why so many of his 659 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: guys believe in him so deeply, is because he's brought 660 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: such credibility to the table and everything that he does. 661 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: And that's what's so interesting. You sort of wonder, like 662 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: what's the plan for him? And does Urban just have 663 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: a blind spot for this guy or is there something 664 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 1: more to it. Great to talk to you, Albert. Thanks, 665 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 1: We appreciate your time. All right, Great to talk to you. 666 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 1: Dam Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup 667 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: in the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports 668 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search fr 669 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,879 Speaker 1: to listen live. Hey what's up everybody? It's me three 670 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,320 Speaker 1: time pro bowler Levarrington and I couldn't be more excited 671 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: to announce a new podcast called Up on Game. What 672 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: is up on Game? You asked, along with my fellow 673 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 1: pro bowler t J. Huschmansata and Super Bowl champion. Yep, 674 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,240 Speaker 1: that's right, Plexico Birds. You can only name a show 675 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: with that type of talent on it. Up on Game 676 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: We're going to be sharing our real life experiences loaded 677 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: with teachable moments. Listen to Up on Game with Me 678 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 1: LeVar Arrington, t J. Hudschmansatta, and Plexico Birds on the 679 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts from. 680 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,399 Speaker 1: They bring in Chris Mannix, the senior writer NBA writer 681 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: for Sports Illustrated Playing Tournaments starting tonight. Do you think 682 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: the playing tournament good idea? Are we in this for 683 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: the long haul? I think the play in tournament is 684 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:09,319 Speaker 1: one of the best ideas the NBA has ever had. 685 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: And I say that not knowing the results of the 686 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: play in Tournament and knowing that if it continues moving forward, 687 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: we are highly unlikely to get Lebron versus Steph Curry 688 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: in for the Warriors anyway, or well, not really a 689 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 1: one game plat, but two games and lose type of situation. 690 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: The rest of the regular season DAN was just so 691 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: much more interesting because of the play in tournament. You 692 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: had less tanking because of the play in tournament. I 693 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: had a conversation with Scott Brooks of the Wizards just 694 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: last night, and he was telling me that the fact 695 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,319 Speaker 1: the play in tournament existed and that the Wizards, even 696 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 1: though they finished at the number eight seed, only had 697 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:54,839 Speaker 1: to theoretically get to ten really enabled them to keep 698 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: their season going in late February early March when it 699 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: looked like they were going to fall apart. So I'm 700 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,880 Speaker 1: all in on this version of the play in tournament. 701 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: I think the NBA is all in on as well. 702 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,719 Speaker 1: What are the odds that the Lakers could lose two 703 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:13,799 Speaker 1: in a row here in the play in tournament? Very slim. 704 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: Golden State game will be fun, and I think the Warriors, 705 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: because they have a sneaky good defense, top five in 706 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: the NBA could be more competitive than people think. But 707 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 1: I don't know the idea that the Lakers could lose 708 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: the Golden State and then lose to the winner of 709 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: Memphis versus San Antonio. That seems far a fact. It's 710 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: part of me, though, Dan that wants them to lose 711 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 1: the Golden State so they wind up back in the 712 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,600 Speaker 1: Clippers side of the bracket. Because that incredible tank job 713 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: the Clippers did against Oklahoma City in the last game 714 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:47,439 Speaker 1: of the season, I mean, you have to really try 715 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,760 Speaker 1: hard to lose to Oklahoma City because they're try equally 716 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:53,240 Speaker 1: hard to lose that game. For the Clippers to lose 717 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: the way they did just to avoid the Lakers side 718 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 1: of the bracket, it'd almost be poetic for them to 719 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: get the Lakers ultimately in the end. Well, didn't Denver 720 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:07,200 Speaker 1: try to do the same thing. Yeah, but look, I 721 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: don't look at Denver as a true championship contender. I 722 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:13,120 Speaker 1: think it's a bad look for anybody to lose to 723 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,360 Speaker 1: try to avoid a team on your side of the bracket. 724 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 1: But then nuggets about Jamal Murray. They're a great story, 725 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: not a championship contender. They can can easily get beat 726 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: in the first round. The Clippers are like this, Yeah, 727 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: they're the a contender, right, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George add 728 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:31,919 Speaker 1: Rondo tylu different dynamic. I keep hearing from everybody how 729 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: this is the year of the Clippers, and what do 730 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: they do at the end of the regular season they 731 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 1: intentionally los to Oklahoma City, Dan, you played the game. 732 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: I've seen crazier things happen than a team win or 733 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:47,200 Speaker 1: tie when down five with seven seconds left, but with 734 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:50,719 Speaker 1: seven seconds left, down five, the Clippers just inbounded the 735 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 1: ball and ran out the clock like they were intentionally 736 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: trying to lose that game. I just that to me 737 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:59,920 Speaker 1: doesn't put say a lot about a team's mental tough 738 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 1: going into the postseason. And I'm trying to understand though 739 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: the Clippers. Are they better than last year? I know 740 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:08,479 Speaker 1: they were in the bubble, but I don't know what, 741 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,040 Speaker 1: Like what happens to Kawhi Leonard if the Clippers bow 742 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:16,319 Speaker 1: out early here, what's his future in LA? Well, it's 743 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,439 Speaker 1: a good question. I mean, people in LA will tell 744 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: you that Kawai's in this for the long haul, that 745 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: he didn't come to the Clippers for one or two years. 746 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 1: He came to finish his career in Southern California. But 747 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,320 Speaker 1: if they get beat early, and look, this Maverick Series 748 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:33,800 Speaker 1: not going to be easy for them. I mean Dallas 749 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: goes into this series with a measure of confidence. I 750 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: mean they were playing well prior to Christaps Porzingis going 751 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,560 Speaker 1: down in the bubble last year, so they're going into 752 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:45,720 Speaker 1: the series thinking, look, Porzingis is healthy, Tim Hardaway Junior 753 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 1: a candidate for six man, one of a decent third 754 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: scoring option. They think they can win if the Clippers 755 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:54,800 Speaker 1: bow out. I don't know. I mean, Kawhi is obviously 756 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: a tough guy to get a read on, but I 757 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 1: don't I certainly don't think it would bode well for 758 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,479 Speaker 1: the future of the Clippers front office if they can't 759 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:04,319 Speaker 1: get out of the second round for the second year 760 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: in a row. The MVP ballot is going to look 761 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: like what Nicola Yokis is going to be at the top. 762 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you starn't there. I think it will be 763 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:19,760 Speaker 1: a wide victory for Yokich. I filled up my ballot 764 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: last night. The only difficult choices were two to five. 765 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:26,960 Speaker 1: I mean Yokich, yes, he's been the most durable of players, 766 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,720 Speaker 1: and yes that was a factor, but he posted astonishing numbers. 767 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: He averaged three more assists per game than Steph Curry 768 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:37,080 Speaker 1: while only averaging a few fewer points and just as 769 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 1: important for me, dan as I was kind of going 770 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:43,319 Speaker 1: through the process here when Jamal Murray went down, the 771 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,879 Speaker 1: Nuggets didn't fold. They won nine of their next ten, 772 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: and a lot of that was on Nicola Yokich. So 773 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: for me, that was kind of the last push for 774 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,080 Speaker 1: Yokich at the top of the ballot. Okay, who's second? 775 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:58,239 Speaker 1: This is where I think it's going to get subjective. 776 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: I had Joel Embiid. I would have liked to have 777 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: seen him play a few more games, but the games 778 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,000 Speaker 1: he did play in he was dominant, and if he 779 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:10,120 Speaker 1: had played the same number of games as Yokich, he 780 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 1: would be the MVP. But I think he did enough 781 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:15,239 Speaker 1: to warrant second on my ballot. Third, I went with 782 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: Jannis massive numbers this season. Fourth, I went with Luca 783 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:24,080 Speaker 1: don Chi, you know the Mavericks. After a really slow start, 784 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: they came on to finish with that five seedon Donches 785 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: posted MVP worthy numbers. And fifth with Steph on my 786 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 1: ballot just an incredible scoring year for Curry and helped 787 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:36,839 Speaker 1: push that team into this playoff mix. So those are 788 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 1: my top five with some very difficult emissions. Okay, if 789 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:41,880 Speaker 1: there was an open draft and you can have Curry 790 00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: or Yoki this year, one one season, one season. Well, 791 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:54,880 Speaker 1: that's not how the MVP really works, but I would 792 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,120 Speaker 1: I'd probably take Yokis for this season, Okay, probably, Yeah, 793 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:01,200 Speaker 1: I don't think then. I don't think you believe that 794 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:05,960 Speaker 1: I like Steph to me to Steph. The you know, 795 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:13,360 Speaker 1: the Warriors without Steph win what fifteen games probably probably 796 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: something that's not good. It's not pretty. Yeah, but it's 797 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:19,920 Speaker 1: not like they you know, if they were higher than 798 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:22,560 Speaker 1: the eighth seed, I might have a different opinion on this. 799 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,400 Speaker 1: But it's not like they set the league on fire 800 00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:26,879 Speaker 1: with how they played. Yes, and the game step played 801 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:28,640 Speaker 1: and they were great too, Like they're a better record 802 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,560 Speaker 1: of games he played in than the ones that he didn't. 803 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:33,680 Speaker 1: But I mean, I just made the case for Yokich. 804 00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: After Murray went down, they lost an all NBA point 805 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,759 Speaker 1: guard and they won nine of their next ten Like 806 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:40,640 Speaker 1: that matters in this Uh, all right, I'm just I 807 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:43,279 Speaker 1: I was on record as saying Steph would win the 808 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,840 Speaker 1: MVP from the start of the season and figuring that 809 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,239 Speaker 1: maybe they would have Clay Thompson and then maybe they 810 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 1: would have James Wiseman but I thought that he did 811 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:55,759 Speaker 1: an incredible job. So he did, and look leaving. I 812 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:58,120 Speaker 1: mean the guys you leave off are just as tough. 813 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Damian Lillard leaving him off the top five. 814 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,600 Speaker 1: You know, Chris Paul leaving him off the top five. 815 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:06,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of guys that made it 816 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:09,440 Speaker 1: tough to vote. We're talking to Chris Mannix Sports Illustrated 817 00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 1: NBA senior writer. Which team is in better shape, the 818 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:20,439 Speaker 1: Knicks or the Celtics. It's a tough one. I gotta 819 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:25,839 Speaker 1: go with Boston only because their top two players are 820 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:30,880 Speaker 1: better and have more upside than the Knicks top two players. 821 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,000 Speaker 1: I mean, the Knicks this season has been remarkable, but 822 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:39,440 Speaker 1: I'd still take Tatum and Brown over Randall and RJ Barrett. 823 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,680 Speaker 1: So long term, I look at Boston. There needs to 824 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,840 Speaker 1: be some kind of substantive change there. I mean, if 825 00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 1: that Boston team Dan loses in the next two games 826 00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:51,520 Speaker 1: to fall completely out of the playoff picture, I wouldn't 827 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:54,279 Speaker 1: be surprised. I think they lose to Washington tonight, and 828 00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:56,160 Speaker 1: it wouldn't surprise me if they lost to the winner 829 00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:00,239 Speaker 1: of Charlotte and New or New Orleans and Indiana got 830 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,640 Speaker 1: to do something significant, but long term, I still like 831 00:45:03,840 --> 00:45:07,680 Speaker 1: the talent gap between Tatum and Brown and whatever the 832 00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:09,640 Speaker 1: Knicks can throw out there. But if they lose the 833 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:13,720 Speaker 1: next two, Brad Stevens is still safe. Yes, Brad Stevens, 834 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:18,200 Speaker 1: who signed I believe a five year contracts just last year. 835 00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:21,479 Speaker 1: He's still safe. I just wonder, I mean, is Danny 836 00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:24,000 Speaker 1: Ainge going to stick around? I mean, that's a question 837 00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:27,200 Speaker 1: I have. You know, Danny's been the cham in Boston 838 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:30,520 Speaker 1: for almost twenty years now. That's an incredibly long period 839 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 1: of time for any top executive. I don't think Danny's 840 00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:36,000 Speaker 1: in a trouble. I don't believe that ownership would would 841 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,320 Speaker 1: push him out or he'd be fired for any reason. 842 00:45:38,760 --> 00:45:41,360 Speaker 1: But at some point you just kind of say, all right, well, 843 00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:44,160 Speaker 1: I've done enough. I led this team to a championship. 844 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:46,439 Speaker 1: I put it in a good position. It's I don't 845 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:49,520 Speaker 1: have the same energy for the job anymore. That's something 846 00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:52,280 Speaker 1: I wonder about as we head into the Celtics off season. 847 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:54,239 Speaker 1: Before I let you go, I know you also cover 848 00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:58,600 Speaker 1: boxing for Sports Illustrated. Why is boxing so gimmicky now 849 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:03,560 Speaker 1: that we actually care about? Out some internet TikTok Star 850 00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, fighting Floyd Mayweather or so called like that. 851 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:12,000 Speaker 1: Why is this a big deal? Well, I would say this, 852 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:15,640 Speaker 1: boxing fans don't care. It's just that they've been able 853 00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:21,160 Speaker 1: to marshal the legion of followers that follow them on 854 00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:23,720 Speaker 1: TikTok and YouTube and Instagram and all over the place 855 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:28,280 Speaker 1: and convince that group of people to buy pay per views, 856 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:31,200 Speaker 1: which is a credit to Logan Paul and Jake Paul 857 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:34,560 Speaker 1: and all the other YouTubers that are out there trying it. 858 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:37,879 Speaker 1: I don't think boxing fans are pivoting to these YouTube guys. 859 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,120 Speaker 1: I just think they've been able to bring an entirely 860 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:43,319 Speaker 1: new audience into the boxing space, which, in a strange way, 861 00:46:43,719 --> 00:46:45,960 Speaker 1: could turn out to be good for boxing if they 862 00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:48,200 Speaker 1: handle it in the right way. Now, you put a 863 00:46:48,320 --> 00:46:53,040 Speaker 1: quality fight on the undercard of Logan Paul versus Floyd Mayweather, 864 00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:58,040 Speaker 1: it exposes them to an entirely new audience. Now, boxers 865 00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:01,799 Speaker 1: that get frustrated by the numbers that these YouTubers are doing, 866 00:47:02,360 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: they just have to look in the mirror. I mean 867 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:06,960 Speaker 1: boxing nowadays, Dan, how many times do we get the 868 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,719 Speaker 1: best fighting the best? How many fights fall by the 869 00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:12,799 Speaker 1: wayside because of boxing politics? You want to draw the 870 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:14,879 Speaker 1: same type of crowds and draw it do the same 871 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:17,960 Speaker 1: type of numbers as the YouTube guys stop fighting noboddies, 872 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:21,440 Speaker 1: fight top level opponents, and boxing fans will come back 873 00:47:21,719 --> 00:47:24,680 Speaker 1: in droves. I've long believed Dan that all the tens 874 00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:26,439 Speaker 1: of thousands of fans that showed up of the Sugar 875 00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:28,640 Speaker 1: Rand Leonard fights and the Mike Tyson fights and the 876 00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:31,879 Speaker 1: Lenox Lewis fights all throughout previous decades, they're still there. 877 00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:34,160 Speaker 1: They're just waiting for good fights to happen. I was 878 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,640 Speaker 1: down in Texas where they had seventy three thousand people 879 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:40,200 Speaker 1: in AT and T Stadium, which may not have been 880 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:41,680 Speaker 1: the safest thing in the world to do, but they 881 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,640 Speaker 1: had seventy three thousand people in that stadium for Canelo 882 00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,719 Speaker 1: Alvarez against Billy Joe Saunders. If you build it, they 883 00:47:47,719 --> 00:47:50,239 Speaker 1: will come. If you put on good fights, they will 884 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:52,840 Speaker 1: come back. Right now, they're not putting on good fights, 885 00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:55,920 Speaker 1: and the YouTube stars are claiming a piece of that audience. 886 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:59,360 Speaker 1: I would be interested if Floyd Mayweather fought both brothers, 887 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:03,880 Speaker 1: then would be interested in that bout simultaneously. Do you 888 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:07,240 Speaker 1: still even care? Like I mean yes, Okay, WWE style 889 00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, handicap match. I guess, fine, whatever, but Floyd 890 00:48:11,239 --> 00:48:12,960 Speaker 1: finding Logan Paul is going to have like thirty five 891 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,120 Speaker 1: pounds on him. Logan Paul is not going to get 892 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:18,440 Speaker 1: a glove on him, not a single glove unless Floyd 893 00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:20,359 Speaker 1: lets him and decides to give the fans a show 894 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:23,839 Speaker 1: by taking a shot or two. But otherwise, if you're 895 00:48:23,840 --> 00:48:26,080 Speaker 1: paying for it, go right aheads your money, do whatever 896 00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:28,160 Speaker 1: the hell you want with it, but don't expect Logan 897 00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:31,320 Speaker 1: Paul to do anything that resembles being competitive with Floyd. Mayweth. 898 00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:33,520 Speaker 1: Great to talk to you, Chris, Thanks for joining us. 899 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,759 Speaker 1: You got it, Dan. Be sure to catch the live 900 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:39,760 Speaker 1: edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am 901 00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:43,279 Speaker 1: Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the 902 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:44,560 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio WAPP