1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: Straight fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight fire for Friday, 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: March eighteenth, of the thrilling first day is in the 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: books of the n c A Tournament. Ah, just you 5 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: need like a long salt bath after Thursday's action, upsets galore, 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: Kentucky goes down, I mean, Iowa choke City. I don't 7 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: even want to start with my biggest loss, which was 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: San Diego State. I know, Jason, why would you load up? 9 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: They led by fourteen guys? But before we go into 10 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: the n A Tournament, you know, and a quick word 11 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: on the upsets, like they're fun. But now Saturday we 12 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: got St. Peter's versus Murray State, Like come on, Like, 13 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: who's excited for that game? That's like a probably last 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: game of the day when or when there's like three 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: of four games on Saturday afternoon, Like that's not a 16 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: great game. I'm sorry, Like it's great for those alums, 17 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: but like St. Peter's is a good team, but like that, 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: that's the problem with the opposite. It's now good thing 19 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: is we still have really good games Saturday. But we'll 20 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: get to all that because in the middle of March 21 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: Madness during I think it was the first set of games, 22 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: or maybe like that weird section where there's one game 23 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,279 Speaker 1: in the late afternoon it's bleeding into the evening games. 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: You get a bombshell from I don't know. I try 25 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: not to keep too much track of who breaks all 26 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: these stories. Um, I think it was I en rappaport 27 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: that Davante Adams had been traded to the Las Vegas Raiders. 28 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, the BFF of Aaron Rodgers, arguably the best 29 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: receiver in the NFL, gone to the Raiders. And you're waiting. 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: You're like, well, I mean there's seventeen different layers to this, 31 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: but you're waiting, like, oh, what do they get a return? 32 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Like maybe they got Max Crosby or Hunter Rest So 33 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: maybe they got something a first round pick and a 34 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: second round pay. You know, I mean, is it? This 35 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: is a heist? This is unbeloo. I don't even know 36 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: who the GM is for the Raiders, Rob g Maybe 37 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: you know he took over for the guy from NFL Network, 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: Mike Mayock. Mike Mayock gets dusted after the Grooden stuff. 39 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: They bringing this new GM. I guess he showed up 40 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: to work on Thursday with a ski mask and he 41 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: went to Green Bay and just stole Davante Adams. Now, 42 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: Rob g as you know, is you know a number 43 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: one Raiders fan. Rob will be going off shortly. I'm 44 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: just gonna say, before we get it, well, we'll do 45 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: Raiders aspect first. I tweeted this. I believe it. I 46 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: think the bigger story here is the Packers and Aaron Rodgers. 47 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: But you get the Raiders getting the top three receiver, 48 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: maybe number one in the league, another superstar player going 49 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: to the a f C. West, which is I mean 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: now has to be in discussion for one of the 51 00:02:54,960 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: greatest division collections of talent inner division ever in legue history. 52 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: That's how sec I mean, I've lost track. Russell Wilson 53 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: Hall of fame quarterback, yes, Hall of fame guys, yes, 54 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: hall of fame going to the Broncos, Khalio mac A 55 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: Hall of fame, yes, Hall of Fame, Ed Rusher going 56 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 1: to the Chargers. The Chargers signed the number one cornerback J. C. 57 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: Jackson on the market. Now you get a superstar wide receiver. 58 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll say hall of fame. I haven't looked 59 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: at the numbers. He's still a little young, but I 60 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: like tossing around Hall of Fame obviously, Davante Adams going 61 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: to the Raiders what just a crazy sequence of events 62 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: in the a f C West. And now, Rob G, 63 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: I know you want to do a victory lap. You've 64 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: been chumping, champing at the bit forever. What would you 65 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: like to say about Davante Adams going to your Raiders? Well, 66 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: first off, Jason, you forgot I think Hall of Famer 67 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones I forgot about. He definitely has a case. 68 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: His case back maybe better than Davante Adams, given that 69 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: he's done it. He's very longer than you know than 70 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: Davante Ada because Adams got hurt a lot. Let me, 71 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: I am so pumped right now. You have no idea. 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: I didn't even get to sleep last night. I had 73 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: U c l A late into the evening on March Madness. 74 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: Will get into that little bit later. But Davante Adams, 75 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: who I think, for my money, is the best wide 76 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: receiver in football. And I remember telling you a few 77 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: weeks ago, Um, you know that that this this Twitter 78 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: account that I follow in Vegas said something like, oh, 79 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: Davante Adams just bought a house in Vegas, you know 80 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: whatever that means. And I was, you know, had a 81 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: little I EMOJS. You know, hey, what do you know? 82 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: And then Aaron Rodgers gets a big contact of all 83 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: that's got happening anymore? You know, like what were we 84 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: gonna do? I am so excited that the Raiders have 85 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: a legitimate star offensive player, not just you know that 86 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: they have and they did. What about dar Water that 87 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: they were able to bring in is what I'm saying. 88 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: Because they've been trying for so long to get you know, 89 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: they had the Antonio Brown situation. They try to make 90 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: Martavis Bryant. People thought that he had superstar potential, but 91 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: he was under utilize in Pittsburgh. You know, um, we 92 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: thought Josh Jacobs could be that. It just turns out, 93 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's very good, he's not quite a star. 94 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: And to get Davante Adams, who over the last I 95 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: think it's uh right here, last five years amongst all 96 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: NFL players, number one in receiving yards, number one in 97 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns, number one in a hundred yard receiving games. 98 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: Like he is elite of the elite, and now you 99 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: pair him with the aforementioned Darren Waller over the middle, 100 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: Hunter Third and renfro St, and suddenly you have the 101 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: makings of what could be the most lethal offense in 102 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: all of football. Oh, provided that the offensive line holds up. 103 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: You have the best wide receiver in football on the 104 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: outside at worst, what the second best tight end in 105 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: football over the middle, and for my money, a top 106 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: five slot receiver and a ball. Yeah. So if they 107 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: can protect Derek Carr, We've seen what he can do 108 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: when he has time. He can deal it with the 109 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: best of him. He's not gonna put a game on 110 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: his shoulders and carry a much of no names the 111 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: way it's on Brady Uh. Aaron Rodgers has done a 112 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: few times. Um, Patrick Mahomes can do you know when 113 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: Tyree hill and Travis Kelsey are out. But if you 114 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: give him pieces around him, he can get them the ball. 115 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: So I know, I said a few weeks ago when 116 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: the Russell or maybe it was last week when Russell 117 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: Wilson got traded to Denver, I thought this was their 118 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: division to lose because they had so much talent. Don't 119 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: look now, but this could be a situation where you 120 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: have all four of these teams vying for the playoffs, Well, 121 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: technically all four can make its just highly unusual. But 122 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: I would be shocked if less if less than three 123 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: of them make it. Well, I would say three are 124 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: definitely because they have see West had three this past year, Arizona, 125 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: San fran and the Rams. Um. Yeah, they'll probably cannibalize 126 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: each other in the conference play right, maybe everybody goes 127 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: one and one. Um. It's really the non conference is tough. 128 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: Wouldn't it be something if the Chiefs, who, by the way, 129 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: have you even heard their name mentioned once in free 130 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: agency yet? Oh? That's right. They had to pay Patrick 131 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: Mahomes billions of dollars. That's what happened. Okay, got it? 132 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean, folks, this is this is the deal, right. 133 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: You gotta pay the quarterback all the money. Look at 134 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott losing guys left and right. Look at the Chiefs. 135 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: It sounds like the honey badger's gone. I don't know 136 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: if he's officially gone gone, but it sounds like he's gone. 137 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: They're not adding anybody. It's tough. Now. The Buffalo Bills 138 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: paid Josh Allen a year early. That's how they were 139 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: able to add Von Miller, but Rob I don't know, 140 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: I mean you would agree with me cars the fourth 141 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: best quarterback in the division. That being said, I I mean, 142 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: you gotta look real hard. Give me the breakdown. Best 143 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: roster in the A f C. West. I don't know 144 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: that it's the Chiefs. I don't. I don't. I mean, 145 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: do they have two distinguished defensive players Chris Jones and 146 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: reflect Frank Clark. I don't know. If you lose Honey Badger, 147 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: they lost their good cornerback. Um the big Award I 148 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: think is his name. They lost him to the forty niners. 149 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: So it's like, wait a minute, wait a minute. All 150 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you're telling me that the Chiefs don't 151 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: have the best roster in the division. Now they in 152 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: the best quarterback with Mames. Chargers have a loaded roster offensively, 153 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: they have just as many weapons, better offensive line than 154 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, Um Denver Broncos have a very good roster. 155 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: Problem is that Broncos haven't been there and now the Raiders. 156 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: You know who's the second best player after Crosby on 157 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: the Raiders defense. That's the problem. The back end of 158 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: the secondary too is Chandler Jones, and that's Chandler, Jones 159 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: and Crosby. If you have a good front four, you 160 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: can mask lot of issues on the back end. We 161 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: saw that with Tampa Bay a couple of years ago. 162 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: Their their secondary was very talented, but they were young, 163 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: they were inexperienced, and they took some lumps early on. 164 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: But once that front four really got going in the 165 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: second half of the season, especially in the playoffs, suddenly 166 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, ant Swan Winfield Jr. Is a ball hawk. 167 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: He's no longer a rookie safety who's you know, given 168 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: up fifteen seventeen yard in routes And so if you 169 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: can affect the line of scrimmage, the rest of that 170 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: back end looks a lot better. Yeah. I mean, if 171 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: your excitement over Adams is totally understandable. I mean, Davante 172 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: Adams is a tremendous player. That offense is going to 173 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: be dynamic. And we didn't even mention Josh McDaniels, the 174 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: head coach who has been known to kind of do 175 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: some offense throughout his career in New England, right he 176 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: when he worked with Brady Randy Moss. Now, I don't 177 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: know if this can be as good as that Randy 178 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: moss offense when the Patriots win sixteen or no, But 179 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: that's no hold up. We'll rob what Rob weapons wise, 180 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: Davante Adams matched up with Randy Moss, Um Hunter Renfroe 181 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: matched up with I don't remember it was it? Well 182 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: Welker was he? And I'll tell you I know they 183 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: had grounk but Darryl Waller ain't far behind. So like 184 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: there in the same stratosphere, we would agree like this 185 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: offense can be incredible. Now the question that you had 186 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: is the offensive line. But Rob, we do before we 187 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: get to the NA Tournament, need too quickly talk about 188 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers in Aaron and I know Rob, 189 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: we we both know that. As soon as this deal 190 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: went down, the first question was did Aaron Rodgers really 191 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: sign his contract? And obviously he did. The real question 192 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: is what did Aaron Rodgers know? And when that's the thing, like, 193 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: when Aaron Rodgers is going to sign his contract, are 194 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: they saying, hey, we're trying our best to get Davante. 195 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna offer him more than the Raiders And you 196 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: know what? According to one report, I don't know who 197 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: was robbed, maybe rapping it. He said that they offered 198 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: more money than the Raiders, more money, and he still 199 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: said no. Now, I don't really know how if we'll 200 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: ever find out, Rob, if when Aaron Rodgers sat down 201 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: for his deal, he knew that Davanta Adams was gone, gone, 202 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: like he's not coming back. Because I'm gonna be honest 203 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: with you. If you told Aaron Rodgers, hey, hey hey, hey, 204 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: guess what. We're gonna lose Adams, but we're getting a 205 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: first round pick for him. What? What pick is that? 206 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: The first pick in the freaking draft. It's like what 207 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: second they made the playoffs? You got the twenty second 208 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: pick and you got a second round pick in exchange 209 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: for maybe the best receiver in football, Rob. This is this. 210 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: I don't care how they slice it. By the way 211 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: I did. I looked hard. It didn't look like Rogers 212 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: went to his mouthpiece, media guy to to to relay 213 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: whether he was upset or not. It didn't appear as 214 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: if he put anything on Instagram. I looked for I 215 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: didn't see anything that being said. I refuse to believe 216 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers is totally cool with this and he 217 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: knew it was gonna end like this. There's no way 218 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: on earth, and I know he's making all the money. 219 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: He's absolutely loaded because he's got the richest quarterback contract ever. 220 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: But what does it matter if you lose one of 221 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: your best buddies because they were close and you're coming 222 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: back to like who's your best receiver? M vs? Free agent? 223 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: So who who's all right? Let me go to that. 224 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: Let me go to quickly? Um, I gotta close out 225 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: all my tabs and see a tournament and find out 226 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: who the Packers depth chart, Randall Cobb, Alan Lazard is 227 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: now their number one. I don't give whot if you 228 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: pick up Chris Olavy or Jamison whoever, it doesn't matter. 229 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: It's Dafante Adams. No receiver you get in free agency 230 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the way or in the draft is 231 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: possibly going to give you half of that production. I mean, 232 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: what did Davanta Adams have last year? Like a hundred 233 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: and ten catches, like eighteen hundred yards, a million touchdowns. 234 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: He's automatic in the red zone, like nobody can guard him. 235 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: His footwork is impeccable. The guy murders Jalen Ramsey in 236 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: the red zone like you just I cannot imagine Rob. 237 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: I refuse to believe Aaron Rodgers is happy when he 238 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: looked at the depth chart and sees Alan Lazard, Randall Cobb, 239 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: Malik Taylor, Jowan Winfrey. I don't know if that's like 240 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: a real person, a Maori Rogers, who was it good 241 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: at Clemson? But come on, like rob I'm sorry, I 242 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: refused to believe Rogers is not super pisted at this. Oh? Absolutely, 243 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: And and what's worse is the timing of this, Like 244 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: had they made this trade forty eight hours ago, which 245 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: is still would have stun but Alan Robinson might be available, 246 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: maybe you can get him. And now you're stuck with 247 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: a Odell Beckham Jr. Coming off it torn a c 248 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: l So you get like half a season, gonna be 249 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: ready to like halfway through the sea. Half a season 250 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: and time out? Is he gonna want to go to 251 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay? Remember his baby mama just had a kid, 252 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: right Uh? I forgot I follow her on Instagram. She's 253 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: pretty Instagram tam. But she lives out here in l A. 254 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: Odell was super happy out here in l A. I'm 255 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: telling you right now, ain't no way he's going to 256 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: Green Bay. So she got the next best receiver is 257 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: probably what a slot receiver, Jarvis Landry. You know are 258 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: you are you betting big? I don't know if he's 259 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: been signed, If he a few has I missed it? 260 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: DJ Chark like, do you? Is that what really excites you? Shark? 261 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: The Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams were the most lethal 262 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: one to combination in football for the last several years, 263 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: so much so that come playoff time, and we saw 264 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: this in San Francisco, he had become so overreliant on 265 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: Davante because the rest of the receiving depth chart was 266 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: mediocre that on a key third down late in that game, 267 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: you saw all the highlights. Rather th hit Alan Lazard 268 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: wide open over the middle for fifteen yards in the 269 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: first down, he forces it thirty five yards downfield of 270 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: Davante Adams in a double coverage. He was the only 271 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: legitimate offensive weapon on the outside that they've had for 272 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: a few years now. Now, having said all of that, 273 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: and again, Devantana's best receiver in football, obviously want him 274 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: on your team. Aaron Rodgers, in his career since they've 275 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: drafted Davanta Adams has played eleven games without Davante Adams. 276 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: Would you like to know what their record is in 277 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: those games? Ten and one, including seven straight victories during 278 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: game against the Cardinals last year. That was the most 279 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: recent one during those eleven games. This is where it 280 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: gets really interesting. Passer rating of a hundred and twelve 281 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: almost twenty hundred yards, twenty four touchdowns, three interceptions. So 282 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna ever say that Aaron Rodgers is better 283 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: without Davante Adams, that that would be blasphemous. However, when 284 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: you take away his safety blanket, I kind of forces 285 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: him to read the defense a little bit more, not 286 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: try to fit it into tight windows as much. Because 287 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't have that guy who's guaranteed to beat the 288 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: guy in front of him. He has to be a 289 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: little bit more patient, He has to be a little 290 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: bit more um decisive on his dropbacks, Like, Hey, I 291 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: know that I have Davanta Adems over here. He's gonna 292 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: beat this guy. But if I wait an extra second, 293 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: I can get Randall Cobb, whatever, pick your receiver. So 294 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: maybe not having this number one receiver. I'm not gonna 295 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: say it's gonna make them better. I definitely they're not better, 296 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: but maybe it doesn't drop them off as far as 297 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: we think it does. Because Aaron Rodgers is that good. Yeah, 298 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a believer that one game for a 299 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: week you can scheme up a bunch of stuff. But 300 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: over the course of a season, I think, at least 301 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: my read is there will be a significant drop off. Now, 302 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: the good news is Packers fans, this is not me 303 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: and Rob just taking dumps on the Packers for twenty minutes. 304 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: But the division is still a joke. Um. Nobody believes 305 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: in the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears are in a 306 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: full on rebuild, and the Minnesota Vikings are still like 307 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: a distant second in that division. That being said, Aaron 308 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: Rodgers is now stuck in Green Bay for several years. 309 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna just point out that without question, Tom 310 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: Brady loves to recruit, right. He got Gronk and for 311 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: Net and Antonio Brown, and I'm sure you guys saw 312 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: the reports he's been recruiting Julio Jones to Tampa Bay 313 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: and all these guys are tweeting at me. Don't worry, 314 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 1: don't worry. Aaron Rodgers can just recruit Julio Jones. Okay, okay. 315 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: First of all, Aaron Rodgers is a notorious prick. He's 316 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: very not well liked among even his teammates, right, this guy, 317 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: I'll never forget. I sat on a dais with Mercedes Lewis, 318 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: former tight end of the Packers, and you know, we 319 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: would go back behind the scenes and then we just 320 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: like hang out and like eat snacks or whatever while 321 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: we waited for our next like topic or whatever to 322 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: come out and talk in front of the crowd. This 323 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: is like three years ago, and I'm asking him for 324 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers rais and he just starts unloading about how 325 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was a jerk to him, refused to talk 326 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: to him, and he was just negative. And like, like 327 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: Greg Jennings, I worked with that guy at Ton. You 328 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 1: think he says a lot. Obviously we know Aaron Rodgers 329 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: great quarterback, But as a person, go ask Greg Jennings. 330 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: You know, I mean, he's talking about it plenty. But 331 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: rob if you're Julio Jones, do you want to spend 332 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: the winter in Green Bay with Aaron Rodgers or in 333 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: Tampa in the winter with Tom Brady. There's a no brainer. 334 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: And I won't even bring up the tax factor. And 335 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: you know you mentioned Allen Robinson how they missed on him, 336 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: that I totally forgot about that that I thought that 337 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: was a big signing Thursday. I mean, the Rams go 338 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: out and get Allen Robinson. You know they have all 339 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: this money freed up because Von Miller's gone to the 340 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills, and now you're looking at Cooper Cup, Allen Robinson, 341 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: and Robert Woods and maybe O'Dell. Now it's I thought 342 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: the odd man out would be Van Jefferson, but there's 343 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: are reports that maybe Robert Woods is on the trade block. 344 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: Now that would shock me because Sean McVeigh has talked 345 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: for a long time about how like Robert Woods is 346 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: one of his favorite players, He's one of the best 347 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: blocking receivers, and it was clear they had to drop 348 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 1: off when they lost Woods this past season. Then they 349 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: go out and get Odell Beckham. I mean, is there 350 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: a chance that Snead and mcveaghan say, hey, Odell, you 351 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: know we don't want to we don't want to play 352 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: it on the minimum, but if you do that, we'll 353 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: be able to keep you. Otherwise it's nearly impossible. So 354 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: would you do that? And you know you have all 355 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 1: this money from Nike, You've made a ton of money. 356 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: We'll do incentives, whatever can you can we make this 357 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: happen and maybe O'Dell says sure. Right that being said, like, 358 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: who's the odd man out with the rams and do that? 359 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: Does that guy go then to the Packers? I mean, 360 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: if you're Robert Woods and you go to Green Bay 361 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: like that, you're instantly the best receiver for Aaron Rodgers. 362 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: Right now, Woods is coming off the injury. He should 363 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: be ready to go right for training. Yeah, okay, so 364 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: it gets interesting. I mean, there isn't a lot of 365 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: guys out there right now. I would just I cannot wait. 366 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: You know, I'll telly what's gonna happen. Aaron Rodgers will 367 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: get asked about this. He will come out right strong 368 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 1: and say, yeah, I knew it was a possibility of disappointing, 369 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: but we're gonna miss him. But you know what, we've 370 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: got some good guys that he's gonna say some some 371 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 1: nonsense like that. But you guys know the reality they 372 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: were boys, and this idea that you're gonna lose a 373 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: superstar like that, even though he's ten and one without 374 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: without him in his career, like, there's just no way 375 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: he could be happy. I'm sorry, Rob. Well, Jason, you 376 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: know that we that the drum beat coming out of 377 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: Green Bay and at the NFL period for the last 378 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: couple of years is when are the Packers going to 379 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: use a first round pick on a wide receiver? Why 380 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: are they going to do it? And I'm willing to 381 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: bet I don't have a lot of money, but I 382 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: bet almost all of it that this year they're going 383 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: to draft a wide receiver in round one. The problem 384 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: is you'd hope to draft that guy to pair with 385 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: the Vantana. Now you're gonna draft them to replace Davante Appams. Yeah, 386 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: that's so disappointing, but it's not my mess. I'm a 387 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: Jets fan. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 388 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 389 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 390 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: Radio apps search f s R to listen live. You 391 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: mentioned money, so we might as well talk about the 392 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: n C Tournament and Thursday. First of all, Rob, did 393 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: you have Kentucky winning the chip in any of your brackets? 394 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: One bracket? Guy? Now I have two brackets and I 395 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: did not have them advancing past the sweet six team 396 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: either of them. Oh wow, So you are definitely gonna 397 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: be in the mix in all of your bracket contests, right, Yeah? Absolutely, 398 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of people, and you know me, Jason, 399 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: I watched nothing but college basketball all season long, so 400 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: you know, I've done the show. I've done a lot 401 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: of research on these teams, and there's I didn't I 402 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: didn't trust Kentucky to make a deep run. And I'm 403 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 1: glad that. I'm all glad they lost, but I'm glad 404 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: that it's not going to ruin my brackets. Yes, they 405 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: did not bust your brackets. Uh. The gambling was it 406 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: just was not great. Now in game betting, I hit 407 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: boise Um, which was a nice one. I hit Gonzaga, 408 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: which they were tied like early second half. I hit St. 409 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: Peter's Uh, and obviously U c l A kind of 410 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: saved my bacon. At the end of the day after 411 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: just uh, the San Diego State debacle. San Diego stayed 412 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: up by fourteen Choke City, Indiana. I don't know why 413 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: I bet them. It was very clear right before halftime 414 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: they were going to get destroyed in the second half, 415 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: and they did. St. Mary's looks good. Iowa that one hurt. 416 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: Iowa hurt badly. That was Oh my gosh. But Rob, 417 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: it's interesting two straight years the Big Ten Conference tournament 418 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: in Illinois last year, Iowa this year. Out opening weekend, 419 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: you just wonder, like, I know people are not going 420 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: to totally buy this, But when you exert that much 421 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: energy and effort in your conference tournament, four days, four 422 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: games you win, you just feel like you're on top 423 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: of the world. And there is a bit of a 424 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: come down and I will play like Richmond was in 425 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: the game throughout, and folks, I'll say right now, I 426 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: think Richmond will be beating Providence on Saturday. I've already 427 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: bet it. I bet him on the money line. I 428 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:39,479 Speaker 1: like Richmond in that game other losses Includedd. Let's see here, Um, well, 429 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: while you're looking at up, I'll say that my my 430 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: sneaky pick and my brackets was Richmond to this week sixteen. 431 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: Oh that's a And let me tell you, I have 432 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: not watched a single Richmond game before this NZ double 433 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: A tournament. But there was just something about looking at 434 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: that bracket. I knew I didn't want to I didn't 435 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: like Providence, so I knew that whoever I had was 436 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: gonna be Providence in the second round. And I was like, 437 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: you know what, I just saw Coach Carter about a 438 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: week and a half ago. It was you know, Coach Carter, 439 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: have you never seen that? I saw it again, that 440 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: was something I saw it but the week and a 441 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: half ago, and that it was rich what Richmond. I 442 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: was like, well, it's meant to be. I gotta go 443 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: with the spiders here in this one, and it's working out. 444 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: Coach Carter reference. That's by the way that if you 445 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: guys have kids who are I would say, I'll say 446 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: fourth fifth grade. I think Coach Carter's watchable, what say you? 447 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: There are some advanced themes, but yeah, but I mean 448 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: there's no nudity either. It's tempered. And I think that 449 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: especially nowadays with the way that cell phones and iPads 450 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,719 Speaker 1: and like that, these kids are much more advanced at 451 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: a younger age than they ever were. So I think 452 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: fourth fifth grade is the sweet spot for movies like 453 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: that things like that. My daughter liked it, my son 454 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 1: really liked it. You know, Um, but there was some 455 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: violence in there. Whatever, um, Coach Carter, great movie though, anyways. Um, So, 456 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: I guess one of the big takeaways and sadly a 457 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: lot it's not as much about the brackets this year 458 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: for me because of that Calcutta and It's so funny 459 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: because the Calcutta, you know, Kentucky went for twenty two dollars. 460 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: And I was watching the guy that you know on 461 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 1: one of the guys on my team. We're watching the 462 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: end of the Kentucky game. We're like, oh my gosh, 463 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: the guys who bid on Kentucky they lose this Like 464 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: that dollars is like a car to a lot of 465 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: people in America. This is a step that lost stings. 466 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 1: So now we're getting like a little nervous about Kansas. 467 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: And there was a little bit of a sweat for Gonzaga, 468 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: but I kept telling him, like, guys, they got this, Okay, 469 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: Georgia State has no chance. Now, no Saturday Gonzaga Memphis Rob, 470 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how much Gonzagi watcher Memphis. Memphis has 471 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: some dogs. They got the kid Jayalen during it was 472 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 1: like a top ten recruit. He's going to be an 473 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: NBA player. He's an animal inside. And during against Timmy 474 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: and Chet Home Grown on Saturday, like it's gonna be 475 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough, be a sweat. Kansas rolled and 476 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: by the way, the Iowa loss. Just Iowa, by the way, 477 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: on for sixteen in the calcuttas the I robbed you left. 478 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: The Iowa loss really opens things up for Kansas. Kansas 479 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: now has to go through Craton, which I don't know 480 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: if you guys saw Creton. I don't want to continue 481 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: to bash them. At San Diego State choked and Craton 482 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: comes out victorious. But in overtime there's seven foot starting 483 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: center went down with an injury. It looked bad. I 484 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: don't want to say whether it was the big A 485 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: or not, but he like tweaked his knee, got up, 486 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: took a step and then instantly went down and could 487 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: not put any pressure on there. Weren't they already without 488 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: one of their like their star point guard, starting point guard, 489 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,199 Speaker 1: starting point guardmar was on the bench with like in 490 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: a cast. So you're down two starters like Kansas. They're 491 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 1: not losing that game to Creton. Okay, that's not happening. 492 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: Then they're gonna play the winner of Providence Richmond. I'm 493 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: actually more afraid of Richmond than Providence because Richard runs 494 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: tight sets, very smart. They got a very good point guard. 495 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: That being said, Kansas not does not have a ticket 496 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: to the Elite eight, but they're in great shape, better 497 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: shape than anyone else, I would say rob nervous level 498 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: for U c l A. St Mary's I'm not nervous 499 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: at all. I mean, do you usin U c l 500 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: A rolls. I don't know if they've rolled. They haven't 501 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: really rolled over anybody this season. You know, they find 502 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: ways to win, which is something that you know good 503 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: teams do when don't have your best and you can 504 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: still get wins. That's important. Gonzaga did not have their 505 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: best effort on Thursday, but they had a little three minute, 506 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: four minutes sprint where you saw the unlocked version of 507 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: Gonzaga and now was enough for them to get the win. 508 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: And I think I think it was twenty two nothing really, 509 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: it was something like that. Um Cho Grants a monster 510 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 1: by the way, uh with U c l A. You know, 511 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 1: hold on, he had nineteen seventeen seven blocks, five assists. 512 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: Now listen, that's Georgia State. And by the way, Georgia States. 513 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: Big guy um suffered an injury like the middle of 514 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: the first half. It was out, so they were thin inside. 515 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: There are other two big guys off the bench fouled 516 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: out in like a little time. So I don't think 517 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: that's a total assessment like Chad home is still the 518 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: number one pick. I want to see him against Memphis 519 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: because these kids on Memphis, you know who they're it's 520 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: like five, Patrick Beverley's out there. Do we need to 521 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: talk Rob briefly about Patrick Beverley woofing and Westbrook and 522 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: holding up like holding his nose there. Look, Russell Westbrooks 523 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: was terrible, and then that's that's an open secret here 524 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: on this podcast. However, there's like a certain tier of 525 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: players that should not be able to say anything reckless 526 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: or talk trash, whether it's on the floor or in 527 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: social media, and Patrick Beverley is below that tier, like 528 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: he he just wait wait wait, it's like now, well, Rob, 529 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: that's a little harsh. Somebody said something on maybe social 530 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: media about Patrick Beverley about like guys be talking trash 531 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: to westbrook and they haven't won anything, and Patrick Beverley's 532 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: response was, I've been to the playoffs every single year 533 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: and then I think he was in like two conference finals. Yeah, 534 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: but sixth best player on those teams. Do you really 535 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: get to say anything like, look, I'm a huge Laker fan. 536 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: I could I don't need Robert Ory talk talking trash 537 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: to like Charles Barkley like, I don't need that to happen, 538 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: So no, Pat Bev can't say anything. And and the 539 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: whole thing that started it was what West Westbrooks said 540 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: after the game, where he's like, you know, um, let 541 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: them do their talking because none of them in that 542 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: locker room has ever done anything. And he said that, yeah, 543 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: and and it's true. I mean what cat did? Did they? 544 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: Has he ever won a playoff series? If you know, 545 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: they had when Jimmy Butler was there, they maybe won 546 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: one and then got bounced out. I'm not exactly sure 547 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: that's a good point, but you know, Di'angelo Russell I 548 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: don't has never want to playoff series, and the Edwards 549 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: never want to playoff series. And Pat Bev is a 550 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: what the fifth or sixth best guy on every team 551 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: he plays on, So like, what what can you say? Like, 552 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: you know, you're you're not the kind of guy who's 553 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: at a level where you can talk trash to Hall 554 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: of Fame level players and that's just not where you're at. 555 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: Aggressive Rob I kind of like that. Um, I will 556 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: just add Karl Anthony Towns, did you see Russ drew 557 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: up an airball from the corner Karl Anthony Towns catches it, 558 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: passes it and then just stands there and like looks around, 559 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: like what was he trying to say? Like, Hey, someone 560 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: left the window open. There's a draft in here, because 561 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: that because it's not just that it was an airball, 562 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: it was like an air ball that was a foot off. 563 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: That's what it was. Even I mean, this isn't the 564 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: time to drill down on it because we're deep in 565 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: a March Banness podcast and like it's gonna be a 566 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: long day. I need coffee. But Rob, I don't recall 567 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: this level of disrespect for really anyone. Um, nobody tried 568 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: this crap with Kobe, not that Russell Westbrooks on Kobe's level. 569 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: I don't remember this kind of thing with Iverson. But 570 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,239 Speaker 1: it seems like it's open season on Westbrook. And there 571 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: was a video on Instagram of some guy in Minnesota 572 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: yelling west Brick, you're my favorite player. West Brick and 573 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: he's like, Russ, here's him season and over says what 574 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: did you say? He said, Westbrook, Russ Brook, You're my 575 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: favorite player, and Russ Is like gets close to his 576 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: face and it's like, oh, that's what I thought. Okay, 577 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: and then he turns around and the guy says Westbrook again, 578 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: but rust had left, and it's like, I don't know. 579 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: I know I asked this yesterday, but you do you 580 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: feel bad for Baker Mayfield? But I didn't think i'd 581 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: be asking this, Rob. Do you you feel a little 582 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: bad for Russ Westbrook? I mean Russell Westbrook talks a 583 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: lot of trash too, like he I think he invented 584 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,239 Speaker 1: the rock the Baby celebration because the guy is so 585 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: small that he's guarding right, Like I think he's one 586 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: of those guys like he he started, uh calling Kevin Durant, 587 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: what was it a cupcake? Right that? He that he's 588 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: he So it's like you you can't have this kind 589 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: of thin skin where west Brick bothers you when you 590 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: were leading the okay, see chance calling Kevin Durant cupcake, 591 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: Like if you're gonna dish it out, you gotta be 592 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: able to take it. Now. The only thing the cabbyop thousand, 593 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: the caveat being is I expect a certain level of 594 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: player to be the one who's talking trash back to Westbrook. 595 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: That's the only thing. What about fans, the fans of 596 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: the front row yelling Westbrook, Well, I fans are They'll 597 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: say whatever. I mean. The funniest fan experience I thought 598 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: was earlier this week. It was in uh nets game 599 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: and a fan says, hey, Katy, when you get to 600 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: step it up something like that. Katy closed this out 601 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: and nothing derogatory, nothing bad. And Katie's like, you need 602 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: to shut down, sitting your ask down or something like that, 603 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: and it's like he didn't even see anything. Are you 604 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna shut what? Are you going to shut? The fut Yeah, 605 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: it was. It was pretty quick. Wait, this this brings 606 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: up an interesting I wish we hadn't buried this at 607 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: the end of it. This is for the Tier one listeners, 608 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: right um, I don't know, Rob, it's weird. Chris Bosh 609 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: and Kevin Love were cool and understood the deal. When 610 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: you're the third banana, things go wrong, you're gonna get 611 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: the blame. Things go right, you win the championship. Things 612 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: are going wrong with the Lakers. Russ is the third banana. 613 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: He's getting the brunt of the criticism. He ain't taking 614 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: it well. I don't think he. I don't think when 615 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: he was anticipating his move to l A that this 616 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: was even an option. Nobody, nobody in his crew said, bro, hey, hey, hey, 617 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: hey hey, if things go south, they ain't gonna blame Lebron. 618 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: They're not gonna blame ay d because he's always hurt 619 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,959 Speaker 1: coming after you. Nobody and his crew said that, and 620 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: that's it's not a great job. And I know I 621 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: sound like a little bit of a wiss when I'm like, 622 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: do you feel bad for Brussell Westbrook? I mean, hell, 623 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: I've been crushing that guy on this podcast for for 624 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: a long ass time. But it is a weird dynamic? 625 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: Is it not robbed a little bit? But I think 626 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: even the people who killed the trade at the time, 627 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: which there were many, nobody not a single person to 628 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: pick your favorite NBA analyst who killed the trade, none 629 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: of them thought it was going to be this bad. 630 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: Their version of hey, this is not gonna work is 631 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: they're not gonna win a championship like that. That was 632 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: what the baseline is. They're gonna win or they're not. 633 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: Nobody thought, oh, they might not make the playoffs. Nobody 634 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: there there is the playoffs, rob But I'm saying like that, 635 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: nobody thought it was going to be eleven games under 636 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: five bad, Like it was, Hey, you know they'll win 637 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: fifty five games or fifty games, they'll get to the 638 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: Western Finals and lose, or they get to the finals 639 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,839 Speaker 1: and lose. Nobody expected this. So when you say that 640 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: Westbrook wasn't prepared for what was coming, I don't think 641 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: anybody was prepared for the level of inept two that 642 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: this team was gonna show. That's fair, that's a great point. 643 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: I I'm even a little surprised. Um. I know, I 644 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: keep saying, well, A D's not here, you know, on's back, 645 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: but I don't know. Man starting to look around like 646 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:50,240 Speaker 1: Wayne Ellington, I mean, he doesn't even play. Kemp Baysmore 647 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: is in the doghouse. Kendrick Nunne, I'm I'm just gonna 648 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: stop saying his name because he has not played a 649 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: game this season, and I don't know is he ever 650 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: coming back? To the first bone bruise in sports history. 651 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: A bone bruise is like a black and blue, right, Yeah, 652 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: that's supposed to be like a two month injury or 653 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: like a month and a half kind of thing. Um, 654 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: who's the other guy? Um Carmelo Anthony doesn't play a 655 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: look of defense. But if Anthony Davis is there, clean 656 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: it up. It's not the worst thing in the world. 657 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: Dwight Howard looks like he's been basically celebrating with women, 658 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: like all the time he's he's checked out, and a 659 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: lot of teams got better. I do like by the way, 660 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: we'll wrap up, rob I do like how the NBA 661 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,399 Speaker 1: only scheduled one game for last night, Right they knew 662 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: first day of the n C tournament. No, he's gonna 663 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: be watching that, he's gonna be talking. So the one 664 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,760 Speaker 1: game on the slate and tonight they have a full lineup. 665 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: But like, you know, Sadiq Bay scored fifty one points 666 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: for the Pistons against the Magic and in a Tanka 667 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 1: thon you know last night, Like it wasn't just job, 668 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 1: But it wasn't just one game, Jason. It was one 669 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: game between the only two teams who are already mathematically 670 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,399 Speaker 1: eliminated from the playoffs eliminated. Right, So ain't a damn 671 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: soul watching that. Lakers will get waxed tonight in Toronto. 672 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: If I were Lebron, I just would not play. Maverick 673 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: Sixers is kind of spicy. What's the deal with him? Beat? 674 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: Is he hurt? I mean, he's kind of always nicked up, 675 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: isn't he? I mean no, but I saw that he 676 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 1: like went down in the last game or the knee 677 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 1: was bothering him something. He he he's he's missed. Okay, 678 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: he's officially questionable for tonight's game. They're saying it's his back. 679 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: But in the last game out I did, you know 680 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 1: against Cleveland, he just I mean, I know he had 681 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: thirty five and seventeen. You're like, oh, he's not hurt, 682 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 1: what are you talking about? But there he didn't look 683 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: wasn't as aggressive as the normal Joel Embide that I'm 684 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: used to. Now. That could be because he was coming 685 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: off the heels of the Yoki game. This is a 686 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:48,359 Speaker 1: tough stretch Cleveland kind of you know, spicy Yokich is tough. 687 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: And the MAVs are tonight and the Maths, by the way, Rob, 688 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: that's one of my best calls. They are I'll tell 689 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: you right now, it would not shock me if the 690 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,760 Speaker 1: mass made the finals. And that's not regular season hype. 691 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: That's a Luca and be oh my gosh, Spencer didn't 692 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: is like the second best layer on this team. They 693 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,760 Speaker 1: don't have another All Star around Luca. They are currently 694 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:13,359 Speaker 1: tied with the Jazz for the fourth spots, So either 695 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: the Jazz will have home court or the MAVs will. 696 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 1: Luca can't lose that series. I you know it's the Jazz. 697 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 1: I don't even want to get into the Steph Curry injury. 698 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,399 Speaker 1: What's the verdict on that. I I didn't see how 699 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:26,880 Speaker 1: long he's out. Is he out for the rest of 700 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,359 Speaker 1: the season. They're hopeful that he'll be able to come 701 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 1: back for the playoffs. Let this playoffs start. Hopeful. Yeah, well, 702 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 1: the word they use is optimistic, but you know, it's 703 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,400 Speaker 1: a midfoot sprain. So, uh, Anthony Davis is going to 704 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: be missing like six weeks. And I don't know if 705 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: it's the same injury, but they're both midfoot sprains. I 706 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:46,839 Speaker 1: don't know one's worse than the other. So I don't 707 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 1: know if i'd feel that confident that he's back in 708 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:52,320 Speaker 1: three weeks that he will take. So twelve games left 709 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: for the Warriors, I mean they're the three now, there's 710 00:37:57,120 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: a chance that they fall further. There's a chance they 711 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: opened with Denver. I mean, Minnesota could be in play 712 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,320 Speaker 1: and uh, Rob, we gotta be honest. Without Draymond or 713 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,560 Speaker 1: without Curry, they're not winning anything, No, not at all. 714 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Jordan Pool is exciting and that's my guy. 715 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: I like Jordan Pool. He would he would be the 716 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: second best player in the Lakers right now. But that 717 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: ain't saying much. And I said that like in the 718 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: first week of the Act, after the first Dame scoffed. 719 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:27,399 Speaker 1: It's so funny. I was so early on Jordan Pool, 720 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 1: and I was early on Malik Monk. And you'll, I know, 721 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: you'll never forget that. I I when I told Chris 722 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: Bruzard that Malik Monk will have games. He will win 723 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:36,839 Speaker 1: like games for them. You'll have thirty, he'll have forty. 724 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:38,759 Speaker 1: Has he had I don't think he's had a forty. No, 725 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:41,359 Speaker 1: he had a few in the thirties, so for sure. Yeah, 726 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 1: Malik Monk can get buckets. Um, so two good calls. 727 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:45,919 Speaker 1: It was just forget about some of the bad calls 728 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 1: in the first round the NCA tournament. Fox Sports Radio 729 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 730 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 731 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 732 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: R to listen live. The only thing better than sitting 733 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: on your couch watching the game. He's making money while 734 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: you do it. Here's your best beat. Let's see what 735 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: I'm on today for two days games. Um, I have 736 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,799 Speaker 1: it written down right here. Colgate on the money line, 737 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 1: that would be a very nice hit. L s U 738 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: minus four, l s U minus five, Loyola on the 739 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:33,400 Speaker 1: money line, Loyola minus half minus one half, Davidson plus 740 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: one and a half, USC minus one, Virginia Tech plus 741 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: one and a half, Chattanooga plus seven, Chattanooga money line 742 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,960 Speaker 1: per dou minus fifteen and a half. Oh my gosh, 743 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:48,200 Speaker 1: another Davidson bet, Another l s U bet, and then one. Um, 744 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:51,479 Speaker 1: this is so random. Jacksonville State Auburn first half under. 745 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:56,080 Speaker 1: How's that? That's a fun one. Um, this is a 746 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 1: heavier day volume wise for me. I need some wins. 747 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: I finished a little bit in the read thanks to 748 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 1: a that U c l A salvage, but overall not 749 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: I mean, the games were great. I loved it, Rob. 750 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: How much are the games? Did you watch? Were you 751 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: glued to the TV or not? Really? I didn't really 752 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 1: get glued until the Gonzaga game. Like none of the 753 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,080 Speaker 1: early games, I was prepping for the radio show, so 754 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: I wasn't able to watch them as closely as I 755 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:20,920 Speaker 1: probably what have they were on, but it was kind 756 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: of more like white noise in the background. I didn't 757 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:27,239 Speaker 1: really get into the games until Gonzaga. Um, it's my 758 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:31,359 Speaker 1: son's birthday officially turns a Levin coming up soon, so 759 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: I gotta give him a quick shout out. Um, he's 760 00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:35,920 Speaker 1: a big kid now, you know he talks back to 761 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,919 Speaker 1: his dad. Just wait until it happens. It's not fun. 762 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 1: It's not fun, but it's life, all right, guys, Thanks 763 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:46,359 Speaker 1: for listening. Everybody. Have a great, safe weekend. I'll put 764 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: more gambling picks online because I know you need them 765 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 1: and I'll be winning eventually. I have a great weekend. 766 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:52,520 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you Monday.