1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Fire fan, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: February seventh. It's super Bowl week. Ah. Yes, l A 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be jumping. The weather looks incredible. I don't 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: know if you guys, um, everybody coming from the East 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: Coast and the cold winters and my buddies in Chicago 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,319 Speaker 1: freezing their butts off. I don't know if you guys 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: have looked at the weather report in l A downtown 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: it'll be in the eighties, low eighties. Out here in 10 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: the beach area, it'll be like high seventies, which is 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: perfect weather. Very excited, um. But before we get the 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl week, it was one of those weird transition weekends. 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: This always happens after the conference championship games, where it's like, okay, 14 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: there's a respite, and then there's the Super Bowl and 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: then like football is done, and it's usually like a 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: transition weekend. But it wasn't totally for me because A, 17 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, we got a new dog, which I'll talk 18 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: about in a moment. But B is how much actual 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: news there was in sports is meek. It was ridiculous, 20 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: Like I'm doing the thing you guys know this where 21 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: I'm trying to be on social media less. Instagram is 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: tougher because it's so fun and just easy. Twitter stinks. 23 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: I can't stand it, but it's you know, a necessary 24 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: evil of work and just constantly throughout the weekend, just 25 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: so much news happening. I mean, first of all, I 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: know it's not really sports, but the Joe Rogan stuff 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: is fascinating. Um you know, whether you want to say 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: he got a run deal, is his cancel culture blah 29 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: blah blah, it certainly is something that interested me. I 30 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: watched his Instagram apology video, which I thought was pretty 31 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 1: well done. I think he's done two of those here 32 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: in the last like a couple of weeks. Interestingly enough, 33 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: it's not really good when you continue to do good 34 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: apology videos like at any rate. Um, I don't know. 35 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: I can't burn a Monday topic on and Joe Rogan's issues, 36 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: uh rob will kill me. But um, you know, NFL 37 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: craziness on the coaching front will get too shortly. There 38 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: was a trade in the NBA by a team that 39 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody cares about them, but they're 40 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: actually good. The Olympics, oh, by the way, started. I 41 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: think I watched a total of less than one second 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: of the Olympics. Like what I'm flipping through? Um, I'm 43 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: trying to catch up on, you know, Euphoria, which, oh 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: my gosh, please do not send me Euphoria spoilers were 45 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: a bit behind. I'm catching up on Cobra Kai, which 46 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: is awesome. We're catching up on Ozark. And this is 47 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: what you can do when you don't have to study 48 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: football lines and injury reports and all that crap, you know, 49 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: NFL winding down, Like, yeah, you can flip on college 50 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: basketball and be watching with one eye on live betting 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: while actually doing other stuff. We finally watched the movie 52 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: and Canto. I hope I said that correctly, or maybe 53 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: that's the song whatever the New Disney thing. Um, I 54 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: spent most of it watching the Lakers Nick game, which 55 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: was awesome. Lakers Nicks was phenomenal Saturday night. Um on 56 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: the team ownership front, because I know you guys care, 57 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: it was a rough Saturday. Um. The Mexican soccer team 58 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: we own lost three to one. I'll say this. You 59 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: know they were up a man for seventy minutes due 60 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: to a red card on the opponent, and you're like, oh, 61 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: how did you guys lose three one? Well, the other 62 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: team had a goal three minutes in kind of a 63 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: flukey one, and then they had a bicycle kick goal 64 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: the opponent that was unbelievable. So they lose early Saturday, 65 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon, and then Saturday night, the Breakers, the basketball 66 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: team in Australia we own, was getting clobbered by Sydney 67 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: and they start to come back and I'm watching the 68 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: game on YouTube, which is pretty cool. You can watch 69 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: an Australian basketball um game on YouTube like live. It's 70 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: pretty cool. And Peyton Siva, who you guys remember Louisville 71 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: fans definitely remember that. He's just so fun to watch. 72 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: I love his game. And he makes this awesome come 73 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: back and then they end up losing. Blah blah blah 74 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: um what else happened over? Oh it's by the way, 75 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: it's NBA trade deadline week and oh yeah, the Super 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: Bowls coming up. Like it was just a chaotic sports weekend. 77 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: Fortunately I did get in some basketball. I know you 78 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: guys love the Dad Hoops stories. I'll say this and 79 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: again this is really for like seven people who care 80 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: maybe less, but I'm friends with them, and you know, 81 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: we play hoops. So, uh, the gym we go to 82 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: is this gym called the Bake Club, which is the 83 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: old Clippers facility, and there's a lot of good pickup 84 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: basketball there and you know, you guys know, we were 85 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: doing like a dad basketball game for about you know, 86 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: ten months, and we recently moved it to the Bike 87 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: Club because like, you know, we've all got the vaccination 88 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: and the booster and whatever. So we're playing indoor basketball now. 89 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: And we go out the first week and we destroy 90 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: a team and then lose in the second game, which hurt. 91 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: And then the next week and again, if you lose 92 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: this pickup game, five on five, full court, NBA threes 93 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: and everything. If you lose, who's it's like a four 94 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: game weight which is like forty five minutes to an hour. Stinks, 95 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: So let's basically walk out just forget it because I'm 96 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: not sitting there for an hour. The next week we 97 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: play our friends kind of friends, and it was a 98 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: heated game or winning the whole time. We lose. Since 99 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: then we haven't lost. Our Our group had to get 100 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: adjusted and now they don't like us, so we would 101 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: show up early get our names on the list. It's basically, 102 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: whoever the first ten are, you go. So we'll leave 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: the first five spaces open, we'll take the second five, 104 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: and then we get in and we just kind of dominate. 105 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: So one of the guys tells me, hey, j yeah, there. 106 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: The young guys are really upset that you guys keep 107 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: showing up early and winning and dominating and they all 108 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: have to wait. They hate this, and so Saturday, like 109 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: the gym was packed by like seven thirty and they're like, 110 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: we're beating them there. Well, we didn't show up Saturday. 111 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: My son had a tournament, and um, the other guys 112 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: just couldn't make it. So we go Sunday and you know, 113 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: you sign up the names on the list, and then 114 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: the games don't start till nine. But by eight four 115 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: five there's twenty five people in the gym. They're like, oh, 116 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: let's get started. We got guys, and of course we 117 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: two of our guys aren't there yet. They have to 118 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: check their kids into the kids club and one of 119 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: them is dragging their feet. So we're texting like guys, 120 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: hurry up. They're trying to force the games and we 121 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: can't really stop the game. They're like, oh, we gotta play, 122 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: we gotta play. And you know, I was like, well, 123 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: come on, my guys, my guys in the kids club. Meanwhile, 124 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: he's not He's like texting me, I got four minutes away. Sorry, 125 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go to the bathroom and I try 126 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: to kill some time. And bottom line, we couldn't were 127 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: They were so pissed because they know our game plan 128 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: and we had to take two randoms. Guess what, we 129 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: still want three straight games. I know you guys love 130 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: to hear it um at any rate. That's like three 131 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,679 Speaker 1: minutes on pickup basketball that you guys don't care about. 132 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: But this is fun for me. Not as much fun, 133 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: I will say before I get the sports as owning 134 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: a dog and a golden retriever. I'm sure you guys 135 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: saw some pictures I posted online. It's just awesome. It 136 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: is work. It is like having a little kid. Uh. 137 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: It is kind of sort of painful that the dog 138 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: is so smitten with my wife that just follows her 139 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: around everywhere. And you know we're second banana. I'm I'm 140 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: like fourth banana. It likes the kids more than me. Um. 141 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: That being said, I need to quickly tell you this again. 142 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: This is a new dog, still getting adjusted to new surroundings, 143 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: and he's kind of like an overweight, you know, seventy 144 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: pound Golden retriever's heavy. My wife says, the dog's eighty 145 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: pounds at any rate. I go down, I walk take 146 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: the dog for a walk with a buddy and his 147 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: dog and you know, my daughter and their daughter and whatever. 148 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: And we're walking down to the beach and everything's kind 149 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: of going smoothly, but the dog has a you know, 150 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: our dog, Buddy has a mind of his own and 151 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: if he wants to go here kind of gotta listen 152 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: to him. And you know, I'm a new dog owner. 153 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: I did not grow up with a dog. And at 154 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: one point, Buddy just shuts down. He's like I've had enough, 155 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: and he just sits down, not like sitting up, like 156 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: kind of like laying down with all his body weight, 157 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: you know, like, and I'm like, come on, buddy, and 158 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: I'm trying everything, guys. And again, this is kind of 159 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: a sort of a crowded area were by the beach, 160 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh, you want to hang out in 161 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: the shade. So I'm like, okay, buddy, we'll hanging in 162 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: the shade. I'm waiting, you know, I'm like, all right, 163 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: it's been two minutes, buddy, ready, He's not budging, and 164 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: essentially he starts to get up, and instead of leading 165 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: me to where our group was going, he starts leading 166 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: me back to where we came from, but not not 167 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: the direct way, so we're like going a different route 168 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: and he's basically just in his mind, I'm out of here. 169 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: And guys, I just I don't have it in me 170 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: to be like, you know, really yelling at the doll 171 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: and be like firm yet because I am a first 172 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: time to doggle. I've never owned a doll before. I 173 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: don't want to be too stern. And he's doing this well, 174 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: we'll walk like two blocks and then he'll just stop, 175 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: and I can't do anything. I can't just I don't 176 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: have it in me to like drag a dog and 177 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: be like buddy, let's go, you know, or like you know, 178 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: hit him on the butt. So he wakes up. And 179 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: it was it was an ordeal. And I'm telling you, 180 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: I get home and I looked disheveled. Um, I'm sweating, 181 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: like my shirt is soaked. It was one of those like, man, 182 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: it was a two shower Saturday for your boy. At 183 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: any rate, let's get to actual sports. Fox Sports Radio 184 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 185 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com 186 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 187 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: R to listen live. I want to quickly start with 188 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: not gonna do a lot on this, but did you 189 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: guys see that Jim Harbaugh. He had that flirtation with 190 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: the um the Raiders, and then he had the flirtation 191 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: with the Vikings, and then all of a sudden, he's like, 192 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: I'm going back to Michigan. I'm not not no NFL 193 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: for me. And it was kind of weird because he's like, well, 194 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: what do you It was National Signing Day Wednesday and 195 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: you're interviewing with the Vikings for a ton or maybe 196 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,599 Speaker 1: it was Thursday with for with the Vikings for a 197 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: bunch of hours on National Something. Something seemed a little 198 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: bit of skew there, and then what do you know, 199 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: his offensive coordinator decides to bolt. I guess the offensive coordinator. 200 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: Remember I came on here. I said the O C 201 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: and the running backs coach both thought they were in 202 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: the mix. Hard now staying maybe he's not going to 203 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: the NFL. Hardball loses his offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. 204 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: His offensive coordinator made or a lateral moved to Miami. 205 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: I that feels odd. I mean, I guess if you 206 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: can move from ann Arbor, Michigan to Miami, you gotta 207 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: do it. Miami's spicy new coach, new OC, new quarterback. 208 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: I will see. But I do wonder if this is 209 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: not a great look for Hardball to lose both of 210 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: his coordinators after he basically was middle fingering the administration 211 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: saying I wanna give me, give me more money. That's 212 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: like maybe the third most interesting coaching thing. But I 213 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: had to start because it's Hardball, and I know you 214 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: guys like talking about him. Um, you know this could 215 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: I can't imagine that this is real. But this lovey 216 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: Smith of Texans stuff. And I don't know if you 217 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: guys heard this, but apparently the Houston Texans who can't 218 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: who are enamored with, they cannot get enough of Josh McCown. 219 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: Who's who's a quarterback in the league. Like three years ago, 220 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: I think he had to come into a playoff game 221 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: for the Eagles when Carson Wentz got hurt Agains Seattle. 222 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: It might have been two years ago for all I know. 223 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: At any rate, they love Josh McCown. He's never had 224 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: a head coaching job, but he's interviewed with them now 225 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: for two straight years. Not only do they love Josh McCown, 226 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: but now they're hot for maybe Lovey Smith. And I 227 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: know he went to the Super Bowl with the Bears 228 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: and Rex Grossman. Awesome defense. He had a chance in Tampa, 229 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: did nothing, went to Illinois, won me some money two 230 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: years ago betting on Illinois when nobody thought they'd be good. Um, 231 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: and then he got fired from Illinois. And it's like 232 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: he went seventeen and thirty nine at Illinois. Yes, that's right, 233 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: seventeen and thirty nine. He comes to the Texans to 234 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: be an associate head coach. He's sixty three years old, 235 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: sixty four in May, and the Texans are considering hiring him, Like, 236 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: are you serious? I just the Houston Texans must not 237 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: be able to get anybody. Now, the one team that 238 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: we thought would struggle to get somebody, the Dolphins landed McDaniel, 239 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: the famously biracial offensive coordinator of the Niners. Smart nerdy 240 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 1: guy from Yale. Um, it's interesting. I mean we talked 241 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: about this last week. Like the move right now is 242 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: to hire young, offensive minded guys. Not only do you 243 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: bring the analytics angle, but you bring creative offensive football. 244 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: That's I pleasing and largely successful, right. I mean, you know, 245 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: look at the two coaches of the Super Bowl, and 246 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: I know Zach Taylor, he's in the super Bowl. He 247 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: got Joe Burrow of the Super Bowl, or Joe Burrow 248 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: got into the super Bowl. However you want to say, Um, 249 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: and right now everybody wants to know. See, Look, Cliff 250 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: Kingsbury got the head coaching job the Arizona Cardinals without 251 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: a strong resume. But he's young, and he's offensive, and 252 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: he's kind of creative and no fourth quarter, second half 253 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: of the season, he's had his issues, but he's I 254 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: go to the NFL. He made the playoffs. So like, 255 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: right now, if you are on your rise as a coach, 256 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: you want to be on the offensive side of the ball. 257 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: You don't want to be a defensive coach right now. Now, 258 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 1: maybe Salah turns out around and we saw raybel have 259 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: some success obviously the last couple of years, but by 260 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: and large it's the offensive guys who were cleaning up. 261 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: And speaking of offensive guys cleaning up, the name to 262 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: watch today Tuesday is Eric b. Enemy, the Chief's offensive coordinator, 263 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: interviewed with the Saints all of Sunday. And I'm shocked 264 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: personally that Dennis Allen has not been named the head coach. Um. 265 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: I thought that was a slam dug. I guess there's 266 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: a chance he totally botched his interview. It's either way. 267 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: It's not out there yet. But you know, b Enemy 268 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: is an offensive guy. I don't know that he qualifies 269 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: as young. I certainly remember him with the Colorado Buffalo 270 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: Is back in the day. I thought Chris Berman had 271 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: one of one of the coolest nicknames ever. Was Eric 272 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: Sleeping with the Enemy? Just sounds cool, sounds fun. Um. 273 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: He's at his issues obviously off the field back in 274 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: the day. Uh, And I think he's a good offensive coordinator. 275 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: But you're coming off a second half against the Bengals 276 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: where you did nothing, and everybody's gonna say he doesn't 277 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: even call plays. A lot of guys haven't called plays. Um, 278 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting. I thought Dennis Allen would be the guy. 279 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're b Enemy. You're going into it 280 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: a rough situation. And I it's not just because of 281 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: the Michael Thomas stuff. He wants out. Salary cap is 282 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: a nightmare. Don't stop sending me, guys the link to 283 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: uh some writer from I don't know what outlets, some 284 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: Saints outlet saying, oh, the cap is manageable. They'll just 285 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: kick the can down the road and do this, that 286 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: and the other. They'll be fine. Okay, sure, it's if 287 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: it were that easy, everybody would want this job. But 288 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's basically Eric b Enemy or your defensive coordinator. 289 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: That's what they're down to. They don't have a quarterback 290 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: and oh, by the way, you're running back. Alvin Kamara 291 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: got arrested over the weekend in Vegas. I don't know 292 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: if you guys saw this. Uh it broke late Sunday night, 293 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: but basically Camaro was partying at Dre's, which is a 294 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: pretty cool um Vegas nightclub. I do recall back in 295 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: the day, and again this is like, you know, when 296 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: I was younger and going to Vegas, and I think 297 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: before the wife, um, like Dre's is like, you know, 298 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: it's kind of an underground spot or it was like 299 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen years ago, and you know it's like 300 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: four am and the place is jumping, and you just 301 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: I mean there's back in the way back in the day, 302 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: it was a drug dead. I mean, you walk in there, 303 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: there's just stuff going on everywhere. Um, apparently Camara pounded 304 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: some guy to a pulp at Dre's on Saturday. The 305 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: guy goes to the hospital, wakes up or whatever and says, yeah, 306 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: it was Alvin Kamara. So then the cops say, you 307 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: mean the running back. Oh, he's like in the Pro 308 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: Bowl right now. And then after to the Pro Bowl, 309 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: Kamara got arrested. So Alva Camara alleged, I should add, 310 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: alleged lead all that beat up a guy Saturday night, 311 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: playing the football game Sunday, got arrested Sunday night. Nice 312 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: old weekend for you, Alvin Kamara. Just to know, your 313 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: top running back arrested for alleged battery. Your top wide 314 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: receiver didn't play all season, doesn't want to play there, 315 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: your head coach bounced, you have no quarterback. Come on, guys, 316 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill. Really it is not a good situation for 317 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints. But I'll say that division guys 318 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: with Brady departing, Gronk obviously not coming back. I can't 319 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: imagine Ground coming. No, there's no way. And Carolina ain't 320 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: that good like the Atlanta Falcons all of a sudden, 321 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: This division is the worst in football. I mean it 322 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: has to be, unless like Russell Wilson goes to the 323 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: Saints or something crazy. But um, just a wild weekend 324 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: in football and coaching. And I guess we'll wrap up. Listen, 325 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: We're not gonna do a ton on the Super Bowl today, 326 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: you guys know, Um, it's a week we're gonna have 327 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: to kind of slow play this. Uh. I'm excited for 328 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: the game. I kind of talked about who I bet already. Um, 329 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: we'll do a lot of props um later in the week. 330 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: But I do want to quickly end on n B 331 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: A And no, it's not gonna be the Kevin Durant 332 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: stephen A. Smith stuff. My take on this is like 333 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: a non take. It's like, Okay, Stephen A. Smith thinks 334 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: some nonsense about Kevin Durant and the Warriors and the 335 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: Nets and blah blah blah, like who cares well, I 336 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: don't know. I guess Kevin Durant and his mom do 337 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: because they get into it on social media and I 338 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: just kind of don't like those discussions because a stephen 339 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: A is lazy and couches it as oh yeah, well, 340 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: people are gonna say no time out, time out, time out, 341 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: time out? Who who's gonna say? Who's gonna say that? 342 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: Tabrones on social media? Who cares? I know, I know 343 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant kind of cares. He gets into his Burner 344 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: account and goes at them. But like, I think we 345 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: missed the big picture with social media guys. In the moment, 346 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: it feels massive, huge. Do you think anybody remembers all 347 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: these these jagals on Twitter saying nonsense in like a 348 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: month or six months or a year or two. Do 349 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: you think anybody remembers that stuff? Nobody cares, Nobody cares. 350 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: You could have your opinions, great, but think about the 351 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 1: big picture. I mean, John Starks, I'll never forget this. 352 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: This is pre internet. John Starks beloved by Nick fans. 353 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: Everybody loves them. I love Starks, one of my favorite 354 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: Nicks ever. In probably the biggest game of his career 355 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: against the Rockets, he shot two of eighteen in Game seven. 356 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: I think it was two of eight team might have 357 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: been to a nineteen choke City the biggest game of 358 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: his career. Now here we are twenty years later, John 359 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: Starks standing ovation for like ten minutes years later, like 360 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: ten minutes in the garden. They love them. This idea 361 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: that people are they're not gonna respect Kevin Durant, Are 362 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: you kidding me? It's one of the greatest players in 363 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: the history of the game. This idea that people all 364 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden there they're they're they're gonna say this, 365 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: like who cares? Why are we putting stock in social media? 366 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 1: Like it's just it's it's reductive and a waste of time. 367 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: But apparently it really eats a Kevin Durant. Now, I 368 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 1: will say this, if you'r Durant and the NBA, you 369 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: love this. It's drama. It's the NBA grabbing headlines. But 370 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: this is what the NBA does. Fox Sports Radio has 371 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 372 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and 373 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app search f s R 374 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 1: to listen live. The Lakers and Nicks played a pretty 375 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: damn good game Saturday night. The Knicks raised out to 376 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: a huge lead they were up twenty one at that point. 377 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: It was like the second quarter and I live bet 378 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers money line. I was like, there's no way 379 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: they're losing this game. It's Lebron's first game back. They've 380 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: got a d They'll be fine. Nix will not keep 381 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: us up. Lakers come back there, dominating, and then they 382 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: choke at the end of regulation, Russell Westbrook missing a 383 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: couple of free throws not good. And then the Lakers 384 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: go to overtime and they win. Russell Westbrook does not play. 385 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: They say he was bench, but he just didn't start 386 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: or come in the game, which I guess you could 387 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: say he's bench. But you think about this, Lakers went 388 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: a thriller, Lebron's first game back, UM Lakers obviously national 389 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: TV game, and like it was just like a great 390 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: vibe at Staples. It just jumped off the screen as Wow, 391 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: this is cool. It's a big game. It felt like 392 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: a big game, and it sadly, what is one of 393 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: the first questions, why was Russell Westbrook bench in overtime? 394 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: And I just really guys, Russell Westbrook, who I think 395 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: had shot one of ten to that point, was benched. 396 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: And that's the story off that in incredible win when 397 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: you were down twenty. That's the story. Why is Russ 398 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: benched now? Russ handled it? Well, Hey, all that matters 399 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: is we want who cares? Obviously it's eating him up inside. 400 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: Nobody would want to be benched. Lakers rolled with lebron 401 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: A D, Malik Monk, my main Man, Malik Monk, th 402 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 1: HD and Areza and they didn't play Russ. Like, I 403 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: personally don't think it's a big story. I think it 404 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: was smart to not play Russ. He was having a 405 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: terrible game. He was forcing the issue. He had a 406 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: couple of bad, really bad shots. Um again, my Lakers 407 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: season ticket buddy at the game Saturday night texting me, 408 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, Westbrook is so bad. I've got other 409 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: Laker fans texting me west Brick like, I don't want 410 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: to pile on the guy, but like, nobody likes him 411 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: right now. He's playing terribly. He just is. And I 412 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: said to somebody, where was I this was? Shoot? I 413 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: don't even remember. I don't know if it's Friday or Saturday, 414 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: but I was sitting with some guys. I was like, oh, 415 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: it was up my son's basketball game. Um, obviously, the 416 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: all the dads are like out on Westbrook. I mean 417 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,159 Speaker 1: he just he's played poorly. And you know I say that, 418 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: um one of the guys, Like, honestly, I wouldn't be 419 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: shocked if in like two years Westbrook's not in the league, 420 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: because remember the end came quickly for Alan Iverson. If 421 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: you can't shoot, you're getting old your athleticism, Waynes, Like, 422 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: what are you? I mean, I'm not being critical, I'm 423 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: this is reality. What good is west or Westbrook? If 424 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: he can't shoot the ball, he can't stay under control, 425 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 1: and we know he doesn't defend at all. And the 426 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: weird thing is he's only thirty three. He's averaging if 427 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: you just look at his counting stature, like wow, he 428 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: it's not that bad. Eighteen seven and seven. What's the complaint? 429 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: A year ago in Washington he averaged a triple double 430 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: and you think he's gonna be out of the league 431 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: that quickly. And it's like, well, yeah, he cannot shoot 432 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: on threes forty three percent from the field, and he 433 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: doesn't play a look of defense. He's like a liability defensively, 434 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't set screens. What good is again, he's got 435 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: to adjust it We've talked about this for years. We 436 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: said it with Blake Griffin. Blake Griffin actually can step 437 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: out and make threes. Now, these guys who are sick athletes, 438 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: eventually the athleticism goes and then what do you have left? 439 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: What do you have? I just don't know what Westbrook, 440 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: what's he going to be doing in the league in 441 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: two years at thirty five when Lebron is like thirty 442 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: seven and like an MVP candidate, right because Lebron started 443 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: a post up game. I know Lebron's a freak bad example, 444 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: but um, you have to adjust to be able to pivot. 445 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: And look, I look at Island Iverson right at thirty two. 446 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: He goes to Denver two thousand and eight and average 447 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: twenty six a game played in every single game, You're like, oh, 448 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: Iverson awesome. Two thousand seven eight, Uh, Denver Nuggets. They 449 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: won fifty games, but they lost in the first round 450 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: of the playoffs, and that's when it was all downhill 451 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: for Alan Iverson. He gets traded early in the next 452 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: season to Detroit, then he goes to Memphis, then he 453 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: goes to Philadelphia, and then it was off to Turkey. 454 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: Can't shoot, don't play much defense. I mean ivers it 455 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: was great or defensively led the league and steals for 456 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: three straight years UM early in his career. But like again, 457 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: it's just it's a tough sell to keep Iverson around again. 458 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: At thirty two, he averaged twenty six and seven assists. 459 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: Two years later he's out of the league. But it 460 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: comes quickly, and I'm just selling you guys like I listen, 461 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: west West or Westbrook is a no doubt Hall of 462 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: famer UM triple double machine, plays super hard, great dunk catalog. 463 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: I mean he led the league in minutes one, two, 464 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: four or five six seven times like a tireless player. 465 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: It's no doubt hall of famer. But I I just 466 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: I don't know where he goes from here, and I'm 467 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: kind of feel a little bad bad for us because 468 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: if you don't have UM, I'm sorry he did not 469 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: lead the league in minutes played seven minutes. I was 470 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 1: still looking at Iverson. But he did play eighty two 471 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: games UM four of his first five years, and the 472 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: other UM season was the strike shortened season where he 473 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: played all sixty six. So like, this guy is just 474 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: a tireless worker. Average of triple double for four seasons. 475 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: Come on, that's ridiculous. Shout out to Russell Westbrook. Um, 476 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 1: I just I don't know if he makes people better. 477 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 1: He doesn't play any defense, and he can't shoot the basketball. 478 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: He's thirty three, and you can see it waning quickly. 479 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: I'll I mean, I know he's got a contract for 480 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: a couple of one years. I don't know if he's 481 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: in the league. Into you, I just don't. I could 482 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: see Alan Iverson all over again, and you guys, you 483 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: have to adjust, you absolutely have to. Um. So this 484 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 1: is an interesting week NBA trade deadline. I you know, 485 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: gun to head. No, Ben Simmons is not getting traded 486 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: for James harden I think this is a tactic by 487 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,199 Speaker 1: Darryl Morey to try to get in the head of 488 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: the Nets. Um. It seems like it's open season on 489 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: the Nets, right. They've lost eight straight. Steve Nash says 490 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,719 Speaker 1: they're not trading harden. Um. All the TV shows are 491 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: going after Kevin Durant for leaving. That's fair game. Kevin 492 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: duran leaving the Warriors for the Nets, I thought at 493 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: the time was assinine and it's still very idiotic. Um, 494 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: I'm I'm rooting for KD you know that. But in 495 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: the East, I have money on the heat Um to 496 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: come out of the East. Uh, there's a couple other teams. 497 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: I kind of like you guys know I I root 498 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: for Simmons. I'll tell you right now. If Ben Simmons 499 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: does get shipped to Brooklyn, and I don't think he 500 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: will by the deadline, which is I think Wednesday or Thursday, 501 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 1: I will be and I'll be rooting for the Nets 502 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: to come out of the East obviously. You know. In 503 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: the in the West, I want the Lakers and the Mavericks. 504 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: By the way, I did bet the Mavericks this weekend 505 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: to win the West. Yeah, a little spicy. We'll talk 506 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: about that later. I'm trying to get a couple of 507 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 1: NBA guests early in the week and then we'll pivot 508 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 1: to the NFL later. But I love what I saw 509 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: Luca don Chech on Friday against the Sixers. Sixers are fraudulent, 510 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: come on, man, um Yeah, I'm rambling now. Anyways. By 511 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: the way, close out with this, Hey, thank you for 512 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: the extremely kind words about the Bob Costas interview. Got 513 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: some pick up in the New York Post and Costas 514 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: nice guy. Um It's good when he wasn't like a 515 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: hero of mine. But I really enjoyed when he called 516 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: big games. You know, heroes a tough word. I'd really 517 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: have to think, who are my like heroes? Um? I 518 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, Costace wasn't a hero. I was just 519 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: a fan. You know, he's a great on the Big Games. Um. 520 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: I guess Magic Johnson was like my favorite player growing up. 521 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: But like hero, I don't know, that's a tough word. 522 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: I mean, everybody wants to say their dad is their hero, 523 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: and like, you know, my dad, obviously I got my 524 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: work ethic from him. Um, and I I just remember 525 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: and I've talked to him about this, which you know, 526 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 1: he always feels great when I say it. Um just 527 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: watching that tireless work ethic and kind of adopting that, 528 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: and I'm trying to force my kids into it. And 529 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: it's a little tougher than I thought it would be. 530 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: But that's neither here nor there. Um. So yeah, Costas 531 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: was great and hopefully we'll continue to bring me the 532 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: noise and the funk. I think we'll have a couple 533 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: of former Super Bowl champions this week, maybe a Hall 534 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: of Famer uh. In the NFL front, so it's a 535 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: big week. Keep it locked on straight fire. We'll talk 536 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: to you tomorrow.