1 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Favorites, the podcast from the Volume Podcast Network. 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: I m Chad Woman. We are deep in the heart 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: of the NBA plays Space. The semifinals for the conference 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 1: tournaments have started. We got Atlanta Philly. We got the 5 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Nets in the Box. We got the Clippers playing the Jazz. 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: We got the Nuggets playing the Suns. All of the 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: series have started as we record this, except for the 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: Clippers and the Jazz. We're gonna have Chris Mannox, the 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: newest member of the Volume Podcast Network, coming on in 10 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: a minute. But first let me introduce my bff, my companion, 11 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: Professional better Sigmon hunter Man, Chad Buddy. It's an exciting day. 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: We get to drive. I get to drive up to 13 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: New York City during a rainstorm and party with my 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: Action Network crew and humidity. I cannot wait to get 15 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: up there and party with you guys. Well, dude, listen 16 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: so we can tell everybody. Yes, we are having our 17 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: first New York based happy hour since the pandemic. I'm 18 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: recording this podcast from my home in Central Connecticut. As 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: soon as dover, I'm gonna jump on the train. I'm 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: gonna be in the city. I'm gonna meet our friends 21 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: stuck you for a drink and then uh he and 22 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: I will mosey down and join everybody else. Uh for 23 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: And this is the first time so many people on 24 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: our team are meeting each other. Uh. You know, we've 25 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: added probably thirty people thirty five people to the Action 26 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: Network since July of last year, and a lot of 27 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: those people are based in New York, and so many 28 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: of them have never met each other. And I was 29 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: just talking to this to my wife about this right 30 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: before we came on. It'll be great to see everybody, 31 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: but it also feels like I see you fuckers every day, 32 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: Like I can't get off of Zoom. My entire day 33 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: is Zoom, and so I am seeing everybody NonStop, every 34 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 1: second of the day. So I'm thoroughly excited to see 35 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: people in three D and give people like Mike Leeboff, 36 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: who will come on later, I won't be surprised by 37 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: it this week a big hug. I'm excited to see 38 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: you and Leeboff hug um. But at the same time, 39 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: I do feel like I see people maybe more than 40 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: I ever have. Yeah. No, I'm excited, man, And you 41 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: never know, Like I know we can't talk about but 42 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: I'm always looking for my Pam to be in the gym. 43 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: So there's nothing like workplace romances, exactly what you hate. 44 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: So I'm excited for happy hour? Oh my god, can 45 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: I not say that? Are Jim and Pam dead? That's 46 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: the reason I joined the corporation. That's the only reason 47 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: I don't want a real job. I just want to 48 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: see my future wife. You know what, You're a lovable guy. 49 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: You're a stand up guy. You're one of my favorite 50 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: people in the world. You're totally rich, and you're really 51 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: good with money, and you buy BMW's with bags of cash, 52 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: and you trade crypto in stacks of you know, six figures. 53 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: So why wouldn't Why wouldn't someone want to fall in 54 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: love with you? I'm in love with you. Yeah, they 55 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: have to get used to three M wake up calls, 56 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. That's that's definitely part of 57 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: the package. Vegas sacrifice for love, Simon. That's what the 58 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: troll about. That's true. So are we are? We? Are 59 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: we doing that? We dive in the NBA? Now? Is 60 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: it because you don't want me to talk about your 61 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: day tonight? Moving it on? All right? Well we'll talk 62 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: about it next week, then you get hum and tee it. 63 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: Let's bring in Chris Mannix. Chris, how are you, buddy? 64 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: What's going on? Guys, Chris? For those who don't know, 65 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure everybody does. Uh. He is an NBA expert. 66 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: He is a boxing expert. He has been doing it 67 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: for years and years for places like NBCSN in Boston 68 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: where he's covered the Celtics and hosted shows. He's done 69 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: it for places like Sports Illustrated at the highest levels 70 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: of expertise. How did you do that? Chris? How did 71 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: you become such an NBA expert? Uh? Man? Like it 72 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: dates back to my teenage years as a ball boy 73 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: with the Celtics and you know, just being addicted to 74 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: basketball really from aged fifteen, work in those locker rooms 75 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: and getting no players on a on a different level 76 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: then and hope, you know, hopefully successfully translating it to 77 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: professional work. So it's been decades long, this uh, this 78 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: NBA ride. When what are you a ball boy for 79 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: the Celtics during the very very lean years of like 80 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: ninety five too? When I graduated from college in two 81 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: thousand three, so I crossed paths with the immortal mL Car. 82 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: I was fully immersed in the Rick Pettino years there 83 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: and actually ended on a high note when the Antoine 84 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: Walker Paul Pierce Celtics made a run at the conference 85 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: finals back in O two. That was that was at 86 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: least a fun team and a successful team to be 87 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: around it. Uh saw a lot of bad teams, a 88 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: lot of players that didn't make it too far in 89 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: the NBA. Bret Zabo, one of my all time favorites 90 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: were Goggles one years with the Celtics, so I they 91 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: had some they were they were in there were one 92 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: of the original tankers back in those days Boston was 93 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: were you a ball boy? When Chris Heron had his 94 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: run with the Celtics, I forget. I've known Chris for 95 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: a while. I'm forgetting if we crossed. I think we 96 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,559 Speaker 1: did because I think he was late nineties, early two thousand. 97 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: Maybe it was for a year or two, but I've 98 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: known Chris and his family for for a number of years. Um, 99 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: you know, lives as I live in the Boston area. 100 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: He lives still lives right down the street really from 101 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: from the I don't know if I didn't know him 102 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: well in those years, but as kind of his life 103 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: and career progressive. We've got to know each other. Do 104 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,239 Speaker 1: bab boys get tips at the end of the season, 105 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: do bab boys get cashed? So the way it worked, 106 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: um so I kind of worked the system earlier. I know, 107 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: the business locker room was where you got all the money. Um, 108 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: you made money working the you made like fifty dollars 109 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: a game, working on the home side and working underneath 110 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: the basket. But if you're in the business locker room, 111 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: you got tipped out basically a hundred dollars a night, 112 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: plus whatever players were willing to give you for doing 113 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: different things. So I would go across the street to 114 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: the Four's in Boston to buy food. I would go 115 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: up Causeway Street with a hand truck to buy booze 116 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: and whatever asked. I would go into the crowd to 117 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: get women's phone numbers. So you know, I was, look, 118 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: I'm in college at that point. You know, a few 119 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: hundred bucks could last me three weeks. So I was 120 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: ready willing and able to do whatever guys wanted me 121 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: to do. I mean, I gotta ask, what, how do 122 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: you when you go into the stands to ask for 123 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: a woman's number for a player or a guys number 124 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: for that matter, for a player, what is your line? 125 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: It really was so much A line is is like, hey, 126 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, player X down there wanted me to grab 127 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: your phone number, and I mean look, more often than 128 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: not it was a a yes more often than not. 129 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: I feel like they didn't have two week turns out. 130 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: There was a guy named I forgot how many years 131 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: he played, Lee Naylon was his name, And I just 132 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: remember that this experience because it was one game he 133 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: came to and like he kept sending me to the 134 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: crowd for women's phone numbers. They kept saying no. So 135 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: like he picked one out, I go up, you know, 136 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: ask and they'd say no. Then I'd go back up 137 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: for another one and they'd say no. And I think 138 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: it was like three or four times in one game 139 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: I went up there and uh, ask for phone numbers. 140 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: It didn't that night didn't work out for Lee n Alan. 141 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: Oh my god, that's I remember Lee Naylan. I totally 142 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,559 Speaker 1: remember Lee Naylan. Um Well, I can't imagine Paul Pierce 143 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: ever did that, because he doesn't seem like the kind 144 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: of guy who hang out in those circles, who posted 145 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: about those things on Instagram in any way, he probably 146 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: kept it pretty close and focused on the game at hand. Hey, well, 147 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 1: I mean I give Paul was like not some guys 148 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: in the NBA can't party and you know, show up 149 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: and be at the highest level in the next game. 150 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: Some guys, some guys can do it. Some guys can't. 151 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: Paul Pierce could do it, like he didn't skip a beat, 152 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: Like he didn't skip a beat when when he went 153 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: out and and I didn't spend and I was it 154 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: was very early in my uh my last days where 155 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: Paul's kind of first days in Boston. But um, you 156 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: know his I'll give him this man, his his dedication 157 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: to the game like it you know, maybe he went 158 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: out and he did go out and he enjoyed the city, 159 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: but he was committed man to every practice, every game, 160 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: like he was hardcore when it came to that. Some guys, 161 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: some guys, they just don't. It's like in life, right, 162 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: like some people bounce back from nights out better than others. 163 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: I never bounced back. Well, I was even in college. 164 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: I had one night in the weekend. I was it. 165 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: Some guys can do five in a row, you know, 166 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: Gary Payton could do five in a row. I presumed 167 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: could do five in a row. Um, some guys can't. 168 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: Paul Pierce. Um, you know, I never once saw Paul 169 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: Pierce any percent when he was out there on the court. 170 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: And that's not not the same you can say for everybody. 171 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: I am so nervous about going to the city tonight 172 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: and then having to go out again tomorrow night, and 173 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: then having to go out again Thursday night. I cannot 174 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: even tell you there's no way after a year and 175 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: a half of quarantine, I am equipped for three nights 176 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: in a row in New York. I want Simon to 177 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: ask the first question because I know right now he 178 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: is thinking about his very own Philadelphia seventy sixers. Said, 179 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: you know me so well, so I Um, I should 180 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: be honest, Chris. I'm heavily invested money wise in the Sixers. 181 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: I made the fatal mistake. I knew it too. I mean, 182 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: we can roll the tape. I literally said that Janice 183 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: was gonna tank because Johannese is Lamar Jackson of the NBA. 184 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: He just cannot play in the playoffs. And I said, 185 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna get hurt and this BET's gonna be worth nothing. 186 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: And as soon as he hit the ground. I said, 187 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: oh my god, all my money just lit on fire. 188 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: But he's back, he's playing. He looked not himself, but 189 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: he played in that game. So is it stupid to 190 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: me to keep betting them there plus to win the East? 191 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: Is that a dumb bet in your opinion? I don't 192 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: think that's a dumb bet. Um. You know, the first 193 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: half was a disaster for Philadelphia in Game one, but 194 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: they played much better in the second half, and I 195 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: don't think there's any reason to believe they can't get 196 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: back into this series. And if they win this series, 197 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: they certainly have the defensive firepower to take out Brooklyn 198 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: in that next round. Um. You know, the Hawks keep 199 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: impressing me. And that's the problem. It's like, you know, 200 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: they're clearly not you know, they get to that first 201 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: round series and more attention I think was paid to 202 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: the Knicks being limited and the Hawks being really good, 203 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: when the reality is, if you go back to the 204 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: first month and a half of the season where the 205 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: Hawks were not good, they fired Lloyd Pierce. A lot 206 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: has to do with injuries, like there without Bugdanovic for 207 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: that time, there without DeAndre Hunter. Um, you know, four 208 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: or five other guys were nicked up during that stretch, 209 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,040 Speaker 1: and then you know, Nate McMillan deserves a lot of 210 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: credit for what he did turn them around, but you know, 211 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: the injury report getting a lot smaller deserves just as 212 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: much at that point. So you can make an argument 213 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: the Hawks, you know, without that first month or so 214 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: of all those injuries are you know, wouldn't have been 215 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: second or third in the Eastern Conference. So they're really 216 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: really good. They're better than the five seed going into 217 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: the series. All that being said, I mean what I 218 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: saw from Philadelphia in the second half of that game, 219 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: if they can carry that over into Game two, I 220 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: still think they're they're a decent bet to win the series. Yeah, 221 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: because it is interesting the value. Um, like you just 222 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: talked about Atlanta. It's only they're only minus one twenty 223 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: right now for the series. So it is interesting when 224 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: the bookmakers aren't trusting them either. They're saying, you know what, 225 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: the Sixers did look good in that second half. Let's 226 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: just make it a coin flip and see what the 227 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: public does. In the public is the exact same way. 228 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: They don't know which decide to bet. So it feels 229 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: like we're it feels like we're kind of attributing, like 230 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: we're attacking on the past to the current version of 231 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: the Hawks. Like the Hawks from five six years ago, 232 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: like proved over a series of playoff series that they 233 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: were not a great postseason team, Like they were built 234 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: for the regular season, right the Al Horford tent Bays 235 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: more like that, that group, that group Paul millsap was 236 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: a team that could win your sixty regular season games, 237 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: but they get to the playoffs and they're really limited. 238 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: I think people are kind of attaching that stigma to 239 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: this Hawks team. This Hawks team is a lot different. 240 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: Most notably, they've got to go to score in the 241 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: fourth quarter in Tray Young, Like that's the biggest difference 242 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 1: in those teams. And they're backstoped by biggs that are 243 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: really good in Capella and John Collins. They've got good 244 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: three point shooters like Kevin Herder looks like he was 245 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: plucked out of the y, but he's like a stone 246 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: call three point shooter. We was fearless in those moments, 247 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: so you know they underestimated Hawks and your own risk 248 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: here because that while they're a young team and experienced team, 249 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: they are really really good team, especially at the skill positions. 250 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: It's funny you say that about Kevin Herder and my 251 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 1: kid and I'm my fourteen year old and I who 252 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: we watched literally almost every NBA game. We will always 253 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: say about a certain player. We just say it about 254 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: Denzel Valentine on the Bulls. Denzel Valentine walks into a 255 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: y m c A in Albany, New York. Nobody thinks, oh, 256 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: this guy plays in the NBA, and then he just 257 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: gets out there with the greatest old man game in 258 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: the world and is dominating. And Kevin Herder is that 259 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: exact replica, Like you're not gonna see Kevin Hrder will 260 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: be tall guy to think, oh, maybe this guy played 261 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: in college. You won't think, Oh, he's devastating, can make 262 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: the perfect outlet pass when your team needs the outlet pass, 263 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: and can hit the three pointer. I do want to 264 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: do one thing. I want to stick with the East 265 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: for one second because the Sixers are I believe are 266 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: a great buy a plus five. I am astonished as 267 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 1: we record this the Bucks are down oh two to 268 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: the Nets. I thought last night I was all in 269 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: on every element of the Bucks. Our friend Colin Cowherd, 270 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: our boss at the Volume Network, said that he liked 271 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: the Bucks to win the series, and the other day 272 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: I said to him, that's great, wait until game two 273 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: because they're gonna lose Game one and so you'll get 274 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: an advantage in the price for the series in game two. 275 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: I thought last night, I like the over two thirty 276 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: six and a half. I like Janice over thirty three 277 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: and a half points. I like Janice over five point 278 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: nine assists. I like the Bucks to win that game. 279 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: The sharp money was on the Bucks that line opened 280 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: Bucks plus two at closed Bucks minus one. Like we 281 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: were all bamboozled out of that game. So now how 282 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: do I read this? Like, like the are the Bucks done? Yeah, 283 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: like they're they're not. They're not winning four to five 284 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: against this next team, that's for sure. That's I mean, 285 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: that's it. There are optimists among us who would bet 286 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: the Bucks to win the series and think, oh, yeah, 287 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: they can still come back and win this thing, and 288 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: then you put it in very stark relief. Can they 289 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: win four to five games? I mean yeah, I was 290 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: shocked the Clippers were able to do it in the 291 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: first round against Dallas, but that was Dallas, which is effective. 292 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: Luca don Chick and a bunch of other guys. Um, 293 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: this is not this is Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Blake 294 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: Griffins found the Fountain youth out there in uh in Brooklyn. 295 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: Who knows Harden maybe eventually comes back before the end 296 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: of the series. But yeah, you know, Milwaukee can't match 297 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: that offensive firepop and you can see a stark contrast 298 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: between what Durank can do and what Janice can do. 299 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: Johannest can still dominate the game in specific ways, but offensively, 300 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: he just can't take it over. And if Middleton's not 301 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: making shots, if Drew Holiday is not making shots like 302 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: the nets like their defension, defensive deficiencies are real, but 303 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: they can put runs on, not not like eight point runs, 304 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: like multiple sixteen to twenty point runs that just blow 305 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: games wide open, like they did last night. So I 306 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: have a hard time seeing this Bucks team being able 307 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: to keep up with Brooklyn. They might get a game, 308 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: I mean going home to be a lot of energy. 309 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: The arenably full and Milwaukee, as I've I've written this 310 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: many times because they're bubble experience, like they are a 311 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: much different team when they play at home. But the 312 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: idea that they can take four to five against this 313 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: Brooklyn team with this firepower, it just seems incredibly far fetched. 314 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: And it's interesting listen to you talk about the nuts 315 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: where I'm looking at the odds right now. And I 316 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: got lucky shot to one of our fans I got 317 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: named Chris. He hit me up early in the year 318 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: about Phoenix and his whole theory was a Chris Paul effect. 319 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: He said, Chris Paul just gets teams into the playoffs. 320 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: You should take the value. I didn't listen to them. 321 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: I think they're fifty two one. And then he dropped 322 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: the thirty two one. He hit me up again, he said, 323 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: have you to bet this yet? I said, all right, 324 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: I bet it. I sent the photo of that said 325 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: leave me alone. I bet it. I'm with you, man. 326 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: So sure enough, this kid's been hitting me up every 327 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: time they win now on the playoffs, and he's just 328 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: going crazy, and I'm trying to calm them down. Where 329 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: I feel like in the playoffs the NBA, we know 330 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen, Like we know. We knew you honest 331 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: was gonna choke. We knew that the Sixers are someone 332 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: was gonna get hurt in the Sixers. It always happens, 333 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: and we know that Chris Paul is gonna get hurt 334 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: and the Western Conference Final, it's already. Let it's we 335 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: know it's gonna happen. He's gonna win this this series 336 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: against Denver, and he's gonna get hurt against the Clippers. 337 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: Am I crazy? Not the headge right now? And the Clippers? 338 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: Should I take the number? Because the Clippers right now 339 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: are plus four eight? Uh on Vandel to win it all? 340 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: Is that good value right now? No? I'm not. I'm 341 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: just not. I'm not buying the Clippers at this point. 342 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: I can't do it. Like they dug deep and showed 343 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: the kind of fortitude I didn't think they had to 344 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: beat Dallas. But would they have won that series if 345 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: Luca didn't get hurt in that Game four or Game 346 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: three and then it was affected by all through Game four? 347 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. Would they have gotten hurt if Porzingis 348 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: wasn't awful for I mean they have one of was 349 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: awful in that series. Like that, Dallas is different than 350 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: than Utah. Like I'm a big believer in Utah, Like 351 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: I'm not here for like the Jazz or to inexperience. 352 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell is not that guy. I One of the 353 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 1: most aggravating arguments I hear is that Mitchell can't And 354 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: Shack made this argument, like Mitchell can't lead a team, 355 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: you know, on a deep playoff front to a championship. Okay, 356 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: when was he supposed to do that? Like? And what 357 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: in his history? What? What series? What team he was on? 358 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: Was a championship quality team? Was it last year? No, 359 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: Bogdanovitch was out, Mike Conley played half that series, so 360 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: that wasn't it? Was it the two previous years when 361 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: he was a rookie and a second year guy, you know, 362 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: on a team that just lost Gordon Heyward. This is 363 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: the first time Donovan Mitchell has had a championship caliber 364 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: team around him, and then Mike co Lee. Injury worries me. 365 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: Anytime it's a hamstring, it worries me. But like Joe 366 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: Ingles isn't a fluke, Jordan Clarkson, a six man is 367 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: not a fluke. Rudy Gobert for a while, in my mind, 368 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: was in the m v P mix. Uh. Their chemistry 369 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: is great after being a complete mess in March of 370 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: last year. Like I'm I'm a believer in Utah and yeah, look, 371 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: this is a proven kind of series against two top 372 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: guys in Kawai and Paul George. But I'm just you know, 373 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: the Clippers didn't show me enough to make me believe 374 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: that they have turned this proverbial corner. And you know 375 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: this is this will be the first Clipper franchise in 376 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: fifty years to make it to a conference finals. I don't. 377 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: I'm just not buying that yet. It's so interesting because 378 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: the Jazz are a case study for nobody being interested 379 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: in them, everybody looking for alternatives. The East is different, 380 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: like you got the Nets, the Bus, the Sixers, like 381 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: they've been trading back and forth all year, and so 382 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: everyone can have an opinion. It can be a third 383 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: or third or third. The Jazz had been the best 384 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: team in the NBA all season long. They have not 385 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: wavered from that. Every other team has struggled, every other 386 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: team has shown weaknesses. The Suns made a run, but 387 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: the Jazz held them off, and they've basically been the 388 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: best team in the NBA the entire season. The odds 389 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: on them about plus one forty to win the NBA title, 390 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 1: to win the Western Conference. I mean, um, nobody wants 391 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: the Jazz, so my challenge to you, Chris Manno's NBA 392 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: at Spurt. You are loving the Jazz. That said, the 393 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,959 Speaker 1: value on the Jazz is not that great. So do 394 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: you put your money in the Jazz because you think 395 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: that's the team that is going to be the toughest 396 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: to beat, or do you make a value play on 397 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: somebody else because the odds the value on somebody else 398 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: might be better. Look, you can make a value play 399 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: on the Clippers, for sure. I mean, I mean Kauai 400 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: kind of showed that what he is able to take 401 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: over a series, he can not win it by himself 402 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: in the same way Lebron has been able to win 403 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: by himself, but on that next level, Like what I'm 404 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: seeing or what I saw from Kauai in that first 405 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: round was the same stuff I saw in two thousand 406 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: nineteen when he led the Raptors to a championship, the 407 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: same stuff I saw in two thousand fourteen when he 408 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: was the leader of that that Spurs team. Like he 409 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: can dominate on both ends of the floor. So yeah, 410 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the Clippers are a pretty good 411 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: value because in any series in the Western Conference moving forward, 412 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: they're going to have an argument to having at least 413 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 1: two of the three best players on the floor in 414 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: Kauai and PG. And as we've seen in the playoffs 415 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: in the past, stars matter, like you know, the ability 416 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: of big time players to step up and and make 417 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: plays is a real thing. So yeah, the Clippers I 418 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: think are a high value play. I just I just can't. 419 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: It's like, fool me once, Shame on me, you know, 420 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: shame ony, shame on me. It's like the Clippers. We've 421 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: seen this, we saw it last year and the Clippers 422 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: aren't responsible for previous incarnations of their team. But you know, 423 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: the two thousand fifteen Lobs City Clippers didn't get very far. 424 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: I just I need to see more resolve from the 425 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: Clippers before I believe that they're true you know, conference 426 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: championship contender. And it's interesting, like we're talking about how 427 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: everything's going these playoffs, and right now you can find 428 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: a really good value on FanDuel on the m v 429 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: P of the finals. So if you have a team 430 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: that you're really thinking right now and you really like 431 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: them to make it all right now, we're talking about 432 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: the Sun's being one of these teams that couldn't make it. 433 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: Potentially Chris Paul. Uh for him to get m VP 434 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: right now in uh the NBA Finals, it's forty one. 435 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: So I feel like that's pretty good value. If you're 436 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: looking at the Suns because they're their odds have shot 437 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: way up there only you know, plus a thousand and 438 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: win the NBA Championship, I feel like if they're gonna 439 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: win it all, it's gonna because of Chris Paul. He 440 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: just seems like he's facilitating that old team. Do you 441 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: do you like that? I feel like that, like if 442 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: the Suns win, like Devin Booker will be Finals MVP 443 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: and like, but everybody was saying, it's like Chris Paul 444 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: got him there. Like Chris Paul's numbers won't be high 445 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: enough too to overcome Booker for Finals MVP, because Booker 446 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 1: will average like thirty plus in championship series. But like 447 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: Chris Paul will get the lion's share of the credit 448 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: for you know, gluing this team together and making them 449 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: into a venerable playoff team. Meanwhile, the numbers that Booker 450 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: will put up will just be overwhelmingly big. So I 451 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: I it's it's not a bad bet, it's just that 452 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, Chris Paul's being set up 453 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: to being like the Missing Lake and Missing Legs get 454 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: a lot of credit, but they don't often win hardware. Yeah. 455 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: I actually made this bet earlier in the year, and 456 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: the odds are still good in my opinion. James Harden's 457 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: plus nine hundred to be the NBA Finals m v P, 458 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: and I could just see Kyrie and Durant just getting 459 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: him that award. Like there they would like not play 460 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: with their food, but I could see them doing something 461 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: like down the finals where they're just dominating when every 462 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: team they're playing. They're just gonna let hard and chuck 463 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: up a lot of threes and he could easily get 464 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: that award. You think they're still good value there, I 465 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: mean plus nine hundred, that's not terrible because we all 466 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: think the nets are probably gonna be the NBA Finals 467 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: at this point. I mean just but just watching Durant 468 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: play and like the effortlessness with which he's playing, like 469 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: he may elect to say, all right, we're gonna try 470 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: to get James. What we've seen in what we've seen 471 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: from Durant in previous finals, the two healthy ones that 472 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: he played in, he was just dominant from the what 473 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: was the series that won five games with two thousands 474 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: seventeen or if you think it was still on the 475 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: seventeen with five games with Cleveland. It was most add 476 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: five game series I've ever seen because it only swung 477 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:08,719 Speaker 1: because Durant played out of his mind and made ridiculous 478 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: shots to help, you know, beat beat back Lebron and Cleveland. 479 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: I have a feeling I'm not at this, but I'm 480 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: not sure a final series will be all that close 481 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: because the firepowered Brooklyn is is just astonishing and I'm 482 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: not sure how any of the teams in the West 483 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: would be able to keep up with him. But I 484 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: can see Durant having another thirty point per game type 485 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: of series. He's just clicking so well offensively right now. 486 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: Now Harden, Harden can jump into that mix because he's 487 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: gonna put up like fourteen and like seven and that'll 488 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: put him in the conversation. But ultimately I'd leave George 489 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: Durant because the scoring numbers are just gonna be astonishing. Alright, 490 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: So I feel like I know which way you're leaning 491 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:51,719 Speaker 1: for our last question. Give me your finals matchup and 492 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: your team that wins it off. Yeah, I'm leaning pretty 493 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: hard towards Brooklyn to get to the finals in the 494 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference, Like their defense has been a little bit 495 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: better than it was during the regular season when it 496 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: was twenty three in the NBA. We mentioned Blake like 497 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 1: he's pretty comfortable, you know, playing that five spot Bruce 498 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: Brown prior to Dorchester. He's playing well for this team, 499 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: and that's you know, these these things always happen, Like 500 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: you get these um this is where you gotta hit 501 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: on these guys like the Bruce Browns. The second round 502 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: picks the guys that can make place. That's the what 503 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: gets you over the line for a championship. So I 504 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: like Brooklyn against any of the three teams remaining in 505 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference West is it's tough, man, Like I'm 506 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna lean towards Utah to come out of the West. 507 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: Some believe in them all season long. And I'm a 508 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: big believer that Donovan Mitchell is ready to take his 509 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: game to the next level, a big believer that Rudy 510 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: Gobert is going to be such a presence like Kauai 511 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: got to the basket so many times in that Dallas series. 512 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: Dallas played like a two three zone for much of it, 513 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: Like Boban bugged down a victor, but we had a Vick. 514 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: He like he resembles the Rudy Gobert physically, like hit wise, 515 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: but he's not even close to what Rudy can do 516 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: a defensive end of the floor. So I like you 517 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: talk to get out of the West, but meant to 518 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: get perhaps steamrolled by you know, the Nets offense in 519 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: the finals. All right, there you have it. The newest 520 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: member of the Volume Network family, Mr Chris Mannox brand 521 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: new podcast debuting on the Volume NBA expert boxing expert. 522 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: He proved it today how much he's learned about the 523 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: NBA starting his career as a ballboy to the Celtics. Chris, 524 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: thanks for coming on, buddy, my pleasure. Guys, talked to 525 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: you later. Thanks Christ All right, now we gotta bring 526 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: in Action Networks Hockey genius, resident Islander fan, a man 527 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: celebrating because the Islanders are on the verge of knocking 528 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: out the hated Boston Bruins. Also our soccer boss, so 529 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: we're super excited about the Euros starting this week. Appropriately 530 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: dressed for those who will watch a video Islanders Jersey 531 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: Islanders Olds will have Simon Hunter's favorite person they'll meet 532 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: tonight for the first time at the Action Network Happy Hour. 533 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: They'll hug, I'll take a picture of it. I'll put 534 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: it on the Twitter. We we didn't make you wait. 535 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: We didn't make you wait. Listen to a lot of 536 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: NBA chatter. Yeah, actually, I appreciate that. I consider myself 537 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: a pretty punctual person, but I always want to be 538 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: rewarded for that punctuality. And this time I was you 539 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: guys are getting better at this Every week now I 540 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 1: get all these Twitter people saying like, can you please 541 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: provide some juice to this podcast? These guys are talking 542 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 1: about the Tennessee Titans win total it's been on Flag Day? 543 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: Can we please? Can we move it along to something 544 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: more important? All right, we'll give us your take on 545 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: on something important right now. The Islanders lead three to 546 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: the Canadiens, uh whitewash the Winnipeg Jets, the Vegas Golden Knights, 547 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: and Colorado is what is that tied it to? And 548 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay leads Carolina three one in the series. Those 549 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: two are playing tonight tonight giving a take, well, I mean, 550 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: just on the Islanders. I'm like physically sick from last 551 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: night's game. I don't know if I've ever huge win. 552 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: These games are nail biters there, they are sicken. They were, 553 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: you know, up five two in the third and Boston 554 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: cuts it to five four with you know, an eternity 555 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: left six minutes and my wife is a Bruins fan 556 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: and kept saying like, there's no way they're going to 557 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: tie this game, and obviously I thought else, you know, 558 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: the the opposite, And at the at the end of 559 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: the game, like I just kind of my body collapse 560 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: and stuff, and I took my dog for a walk 561 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: and just had a like a real breakdown by there's 562 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: a canal around the block, and just thought about, you know, 563 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: it's not gonna get better than that, So maybe just 564 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: walking into the cannec canal and never returning, um being 565 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: one with like a Greenland shark or something from that's 566 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: a call back to last week's episode for the Get It. Yeah, 567 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: it could be the I used it, by the way, 568 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: I used your line when I recorded on Colin's podcast 569 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: on Friday, and I gave a very strong take on 570 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: why aliens exist and why they could be anything, including 571 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: a shark. And it turns out Carl Sagan probably the 572 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: foremost scientist of our time believed in extraterrestrial life. It's 573 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: great to hear. But yeah, I mean, it's been a 574 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: it's been a roller coaster series. I was at Game 575 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: three and four. Islanders lose Game three in a game 576 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: they played really well. It was raining outside after the game, 577 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: and uh, I drive a two thousand four Chevy Suburban 578 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: right now and the lights don't work on the inside. 579 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: And my friend was at the game with me, set 580 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 1: elsewhere and beat me to the car. And I've been 581 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: bringing pizza to the to the games for like the tailgate. 582 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: I'll just bring a big box of pizza. And I 583 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: come into the car. I see him. He's sitting alone 584 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: in the dark. It's pouring rain. Um and I opened 585 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: the door and I expected him to be like, uh funk, 586 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: that sucked whatever, But I opened the door and he 587 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: just goes. I had another slice of pizza. It was 588 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: still delicious, and from that moment on, like, I felt 589 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: a little bit relieved and thought, all right, there's no 590 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: way they're gonna lose Game four. So they win Game 591 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: four in one of the craziest atmospheres I've ever seen. 592 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't I keep inviting you to the 593 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 1: game's chat um and you keep turning me down. The 594 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: people were bleeding from the head inviting the strong word 595 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned I should come, but then you don't follow 596 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: up with specifics. You don't need specifics. It's the Colosseum. 597 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: It's like going to the zoo. You just kind of 598 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: show up and you're gonna get in. I used to 599 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: sneak into games all the time. I had a friend 600 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: who snuck into Game four. I mean, with COVID and 601 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: all that stuff, that's got to be pretty tough to do, 602 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: but he did it because it's the Colosseum, and um, 603 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: somebody was bleeding from their head after getting hit with 604 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: a beer bottle. That's definitely not your speed, right, Like 605 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: Midge Mazel was there, Like, that's more of your speed. 606 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: You're much more of a Midge Mazel show up, probably 607 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: leaveing the second period, kind of kind of fan and 608 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: just get your wave on the JumboTron. So she didn't 609 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: like to be escorted. I mean, that was one of 610 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: the craziest atmospheres I've ever been to. They win and 611 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: then win again, and um, I just keep having this 612 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: thought that, like I don't understand how anybody wins the 613 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: Stanley Cup, both fans and players, because it's just so 614 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: so goddamn exhausting. Like, I'm so tired. I don't want 615 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: it to end, obviously, but at the same time, like 616 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: I don't want it to continue. I kind of hope 617 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: they just cancel the rest of the playoffs or something 618 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: because I'm just so tired. But there's still money to 619 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: be made as a Flyers fan, that team kept going 620 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: to Stanley Cup finals and losing. You don't know what 621 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: suffering is yet, buddy, So you got a long road 622 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: ahead against you. I was just gonna ask you. I 623 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: don't want to jinx you guys, but I would love 624 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: to know what your view is of the Lightning, Like 625 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: how you view you guys matching up with them, and 626 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: like what what is the difference for each team? Yeah, so, so, 627 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean the Islanders, Um, they're very disciplined, especially defensively. 628 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: They were one of the least penalized teams in the 629 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: in the league. The Bruins coach actually yesterday or this morning, 630 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: got fined twenty dollars for criticizing the officials from last 631 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: night's game, saying that they're treating the Islanders like the 632 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: New York Saints around the New York Islanders, and uh, 633 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: New York Saints actually are defunct lacrosse team that played 634 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: at NASA colle cum. So if he knew that, that 635 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: coudas to Bruce Cassidy. He's a handsome dude too, so 636 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: we like him. But he uh, But then Barry Trots 637 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: is like, we were one of the least penalized teams 638 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: in the in the league for all seasons, So I 639 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: don't know what he's talking about. And that's really important 640 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: against the Lightning, who have just been clicking at an 641 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: absurd rate on the power play. Look, the Islanders and 642 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: Lightning haven't played each other yet the season because of 643 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: the introdivisional schedule, but the Tampa Bay's division that much 644 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 1: more open style of play. They Florida and Carolina games 645 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: have been high scoring, like you're just not going to 646 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: run into that with the Islanders, It's going to be 647 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: much more of a slog And that's why I think 648 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: that you know, they do stand a chance both against 649 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: the Lightning and if they go further against you know, 650 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: Vegas or Colorado or even Montreal, Like this is a 651 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: team that is able to turn games into coin flips 652 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: and the betting market continues to disrespect them. So if 653 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: you turn games into coin flips and you got a 654 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: plus number next to you, you're you're always gonna take 655 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: that leaveoff. When you were standing next to the canal 656 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: and contemplating how you can go on, uh, I need 657 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: I need to check on, like what you were doing physically? 658 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: Were you quiet, were you tearing up? Where were you 659 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: feeling it? Give me some details. You know, I was 660 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: tearing up. I was walking my dog, which was the 661 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: saving grace right like he does. He doesn't deserve that, 662 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 1: so I didn't he. I brought Elvis back home safe 663 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: and sound, but you know, like it was like more 664 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: of like a catcher's uh squat collapse, like where I 665 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: just you know, I started losting. You know. I was 666 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: listening to was that's not by Erasier a little respect 667 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: because that's what I feel like, the islanders just don't 668 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: get any respect. So I was listening to that and 669 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: having myself a cry by the by the water. Um 670 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: it's it was somebody else's property too, So if they 671 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: came outside and saw that, they're probably gonna be really confused. 672 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: But then I would just you know, take my air 673 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: pods out so they could hear the music and then 674 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 1: maybe they would get it. And they're like, oh, this 675 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 1: guy's just he's having an erasier moment. He just said, 676 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: were you wearing any Islanders gear? Was I'm wearing exactly 677 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: what I'm wearing right now, which is my blue blue jersey, 678 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: my hat. Um. Yeah, I was just walking the dog 679 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: and in my in my guard because I honestly, as 680 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: soon as the game was over, my wife went upstairs 681 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: because she was sad that the Bruins lost, and I 682 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: just walked outside with the dog and we didn't say 683 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: a word, um at all to each other. And I 684 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: think she kind of understood what I was feeling, and 685 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: I understood with less empathy what she was feeling, and uh, 686 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: you know, I was. I was complaining to her this morning, 687 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: like I just don't know how I can go on, 688 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: and She's like, I'm about to go to work in 689 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: the emergency room, so you better shut the funk up. 690 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: You're right, And I was like, well, I gotta go 691 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,240 Speaker 1: to work too. I gotta talk about like Turkey soccer 692 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: team and all sorts of this is this is not 693 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: an easy job. Come on, you know what, North Macedonia, 694 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 1: like there's a lot, there's a lot going on. Oh 695 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:29,879 Speaker 1: my god, leaveoff if you weren't sort of the degenerate 696 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 1: Islanders fan that you are. Can you look at any 697 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 1: of these odds objectively and say, with the team's remaining, 698 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:38,319 Speaker 1: where do I put my money? Yeah? I think the 699 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 1: better way to do it is to um maybe looking 700 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: like the player markets, which is like con smythe because 701 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 1: I think that there's some value on a couple of 702 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: guys on Vegas, Max Petria Ready and uh Jonathan marchess 703 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 1: So and and William Carlson are all decent odds like 704 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: twenty one or longer close to that, and um because 705 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 1: I think at this point, like the the numbers are 706 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: up pretty much in where they should be. If you 707 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: want to attach your wagon to a team, probably buying 708 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: low on the Bruins is probably the best value on 709 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: the board. Or if you want to like roll a 710 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: parlay with the Hurricanes money lines for the to win 711 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,760 Speaker 1: the next three games against um, the Lightning, because there 712 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: will be value on each game. I think, um, that's 713 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 1: how I would do it, but you know I would 714 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: I would just wait for that. Maybe if if you 715 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,879 Speaker 1: know Vegas loses tonight, maybe betting them um to either 716 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: win the series or to win the Stanley Cup could 717 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: also provide some value. And the the other thing is 718 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: like I want to bet the Canadians because that number, 719 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: I think they're like, you know, under single digits. Like 720 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,840 Speaker 1: as soon as that matchup gets set, their their numbers 721 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,760 Speaker 1: gonna tick up, and uh, they're gonna be huge underdogs 722 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: in that series. So I would just wait for that 723 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: one to settle before getting involved there. But that's a 724 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 1: that's a hell of a team. That's been a fun 725 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 1: one to watch. It was an incredible fan base to 726 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: the Canadians fans. Simon. Any final thoughts from libaf before 727 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: we all get to see each other and have a 728 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 1: big group hug later tonight, Yeah, leave off. I'm I 729 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: told Chad already, I'm looking for my Pam. I'm trying 730 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 1: to be Jim. Is that you tonight? Will you be 731 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 1: my Pam? I don't know, I don't think, I don't 732 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: think so, but yeah, I would just I would caution 733 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 1: you, you you know, you know you don't wanna. HR will 734 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 1: be watching. HR probably be there. We want to make 735 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:22,839 Speaker 1: sure that everyone has a has a good time, but 736 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: we'll find you a pam, I'm going for we have 737 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: married people in HR, so I'm That's what I'm going after. 738 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: I feel like that's really what you want to do, right, Yeah, 739 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: you just want to completely wreck a home. That's exactly 740 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:36,479 Speaker 1: what you want to do. That's just like Jim. I guess, 741 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: like Jim kind of wrecked at home, right, exactly, Jim's 742 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: at home wreck Yeah, he wrecked the guy who was 743 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: in mayor of east Town as the frank and mayor 744 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: of Eastown speaking of Philly. Wait, yeah, wait, are you 745 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: kidding me? No? I didn't even recognize that dude. Yeah, 746 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,720 Speaker 1: that's kidding wins Let's ex mayor's ex husband in mayor Eastown? 747 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: Is uh? Is the guy am dumped? Yea, wow he 748 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: must he's like type cast into Pennsylvania. I guess right, 749 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: you know Scranton guy in one show. Now he's you know, 750 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: some Philly trash in the next one. I already miss 751 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: murdered her, like I can't. I am so sad that 752 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: shows that on, but I keep watching the clip anyways, 753 00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: It's yeah, there was a lot of fun just listening 754 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 1: to those people talk. It was the best. It was 755 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 1: totally the best, you know, what else is the best? 756 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: Lee Boff in his Islanders gear, listening to a razer 757 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:36,400 Speaker 1: having a moment by a canal on somebody else's property, 758 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: taking a knee full on teers, contemplating if he's going 759 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,919 Speaker 1: to jump into the canal, and the only thing keeping 760 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: him from doing it is that he's going to get 761 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: his dog back home, because his dog doesn't deserve that 762 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 1: kind of faith right after after a win too. That's 763 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:58,760 Speaker 1: after a win that tells you everything about Mike Leeboff, 764 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: Mike Leeboff's perspect active and Mike Leaboff as a better 765 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: the the angst of winning is almost too much to bear, 766 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: Like the the pain of losing is actually easier to 767 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,280 Speaker 1: manage than the angst of winning. Yeah, because it's easier 768 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: to feel bad for yourself if you lose. It's a 769 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: lot harder to do it after you win. Yeah. Words 770 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: to live by for all future gamblers. Mike Leaboff. We 771 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 1: will see you later tonight, Simon Hunter. I will see 772 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 1: you later tonight after your date when which you are 773 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: going to try to find true love and happiness and 774 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: your quest We'll continue. Uh. This has been the Favorites 775 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: podcast from the Volume Network. Download as from Apple, from Spotify, 776 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:45,879 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast. We will be back on 777 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: Thursday with the Thundernome edition. Until next time, I love you,