1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the best of the Odd Couple podcasts. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday from seven 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: pm to ten pm Eastern four to seven Pacific on 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for The Odd 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: Couple at Foxsports Radio dot com, or stream us live 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: You're listening to the best of the Odd Couple. 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 3: Obviously, they can call it the Cooper Flag Day because 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 3: we all know what's gonna happen with that number one pick, 10 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 3: and then the rest it gets a little tricky. We 11 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 3: don't know what's gonna happen there. Things can move, guys 12 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 3: can get traded, and it seems like the Celtics might 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 3: mess around and do something the way this is going 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 3: right now. But interesting couple of conversations around Cooper Flag. 15 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 3: A lot of people say he is a chewing number 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: one pick, can't miss. He's gonna be a Hall of Famer, 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: He's that type of guy. Others say, man few All 18 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: Star games, what is he gonna be? Carmelo Anthony on 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: his podcast seven PM and Brooklyn had something to say 20 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: a few weeks back about Cooper Flag. 21 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 4: I thought was interesting. I want you to hear this 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 4: to me. 23 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 5: He doesn't do anything great. He just do a lot 24 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 5: of very good. You know what I'm saying. He offensive 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 5: rebound very good. He in the passing lanes very good. 26 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 5: He's a weak side defender, very good on ball defender. 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 6: He got a lot better. I want to see him 28 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 6: against you. 29 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 5: I want to see him against Kad, I want to 30 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 5: see him against Luca. I want to see him against 31 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 5: Ann Elwards because you coming in as that guy. If 32 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 5: he gotta develop the right way, he got to get 33 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 5: a skill set. You can't be in the pros and 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 5: don't have a skill set. So you have to have 35 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 5: a skill set, like your skill set have to be 36 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 5: something a. 37 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 6: Wondrin pull up, like something float like. 38 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 5: You have to have something that your go to right now, 39 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 5: he don't have a go to, which is why when 40 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 5: they put all of those games at the end of 41 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 5: the game in five seconds and a lesson the ball 42 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 5: is in your hands, you offer in those situations because 43 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 5: you don't have a go to, you thinking about a 44 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 5: million things to do instead of just I know I'm 45 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 5: getting to this spot. 46 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 6: And if you defended more power, which. 47 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 3: A lot to impact there, old and I want to 48 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: start with this one. If you tell me the guy 49 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: you named about five things in a row and said 50 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: he's very good, I'm okay with that. Considering he's eighteen 51 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 3: years old, he's not twenty five, then I will have concerns. 52 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 3: By now you don't have something that you're really that okay, 53 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 3: I'm concerned. And by your twenty four, you're twenty six. 54 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 4: Okay. 55 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 3: That will be concerning a kid who turned eighteen during 56 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 3: the season, who is hungry, who has elite athleticism, who 57 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: I said this yesterday, his best skill set, in my opinion, 58 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: and is the fact that he is going to work 59 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: incredibly hard and play incredibly hard, which sounds well dull. 60 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 4: Everybody does, it's not the case. 61 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: And a guy who constantly wants to get better, and 62 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 3: anytime he was supposed to show up, well, you're only 63 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 3: playing in Maine. 64 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 4: You ain't playing nobody in main Okay. 65 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 3: Well we'll show me where the other tournament is with 66 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 3: the other players, he goes and he dominates. All right, 67 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 3: Well you're only doing that because of this. 68 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 4: All right. 69 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 3: Have me played with the pros in the USA team. 70 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 3: Let's watch me play very well against him. 71 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: All right. 72 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 3: We'll wait till you get to college, got to the 73 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 3: college and played well, was the best player on duke 74 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: in most games. 75 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 4: So to me, each way. 76 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 3: Along the way, each time, he proved where he was 77 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 3: and why he was that guy. So I look at 78 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: him as to me, I'm ecstatic if you're telling me 79 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 3: he's very good at all of these because if you 80 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 3: go to a team and you know this, sometimes I 81 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: might just need you to be the best rebounder for 82 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 3: some time because we got a couple scores. 83 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: We don't need you to necessarily get a bucket like that. 84 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 3: And I look at a guy like a Pascal siakam 85 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: always dominating in a multitude of ways. Tonight it's fast 86 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 3: break points. Tonight, just get the ball to me five 87 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 3: seconds on the shock, like I'll get a buck You 88 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: don't have to run plays through me. And to me, 89 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 3: Cooper Flagg has that ability where night in night out, 90 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: he's gonna outwork, he's gonna outplay, elite athleticism, nice mint range, 91 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 3: and it's only going to get better. I like that 92 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: for the first few years because I can plug and 93 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: play and I can place you here tonight. 94 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 4: You can do this tonight, You can do that. 95 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 3: While you're still growing into your body and still growing 96 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 3: into who you're gonna be in your capability. So for 97 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: me an eighteen year old and you're telling me very good, 98 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: very good, very very good, very good, I'll take those 99 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 3: things while we continue to get him better and find 100 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: out what he is amazing at. 101 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I guess with me. 102 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 7: With the draft, it's always this, you know, there's so 103 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 7: much potential, that's the key word that they use, and 104 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 7: hopes and dreams. We don't know what's going to happen. 105 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 7: You know, he has a skill set. Yes, I get it, 106 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 7: but we've seen and I said this last year by 107 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 7: women Yama. We've seen this movie before. I've seen players 108 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 7: like him before, so it's nothing to me. He's eighteen, 109 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 7: so yes, there's room to grow. But at the same time, 110 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 7: one key play stood out for me more than anything 111 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 7: that told me a lot about Cooper Flag and it 112 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 7: was the shot he missed in the tournament, that turn around, 113 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 7: and that said a lot to me because he basically 114 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 7: kind of like, you know, it's like, if you're the man, 115 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 7: you're the number one draft pick, you have to make 116 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 7: that shot. In my personal opinion, you have to make 117 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 7: that shot and carry your team. And again through our 118 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 7: college we've seen Shaquille O'Neal didn't win a title. He 119 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 7: had Stanley Roberts with him, and so and make mood no, 120 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 7: I mean Chris Jackson at the time, and so. You 121 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 7: can put up numbers in college and everything else, but 122 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 7: how is your game going to be defined once you 123 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 7: get to the NBA. Another perfect example was Grady Dick. 124 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 7: You know in college, he's killing in college, everybody's like, oh, 125 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 7: he's the next this, he's the next that. I think 126 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 7: we heard about Grade Dick once or twice, and part 127 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 7: of it had to do with his name, and so 128 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 7: to me, it's like, dude, stop. The NBA is a 129 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 7: totally different animal than when you are in high school 130 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 7: and in college because the same people Cooper Flag were 131 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 7: watching the highlights that he's dunking on at six three 132 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 7: now they're seven feet. They Rudy Gober, you know, they 133 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 7: call Anthony Todde, They Giannis, they those guys. So it's 134 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 7: way different thing. 135 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 4: But somebody gotta be good holding somebody coming. 136 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 7: Out of college. It's always gonna it's always They came 137 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 7: out and he was good. Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, don't 138 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 7: disrespect the man. Also spect that he took the shot. 139 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 7: You know what I mean, some guys, I don't wanna 140 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 7: get nervous. I like that he took the shot and say, hey, 141 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 7: it saw me. I'm the best player of the team. 142 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 7: Everybody in the building knows it's gonna go to me. 143 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 7: I missed the shot. It's okay. I can live from that. 144 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 7: I can grow from that. 145 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 3: Kobe Bryant shooting airballs in the NBA in the playoffs 146 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 3: with the Utah Jazz airball air barbro and kept going 147 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 3: and became. Now when people think of clutch, Lebron ain't clutch. 148 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 3: Kobe's clutch. Now he became the embodiment of clutch. So 149 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 3: to me, I don't mind if the young man took 150 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 3: that missed it. I've taken on the chin and let's 151 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 3: keep moving. And I just think, to me, I see 152 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 3: a lot of people come in with hype, especially nowadays 153 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: because they come in with miss but mixtapes at thirteen, Oh, 154 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 3: they look at his kid, and I liked it. He 155 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 3: came in and he kept working. He came in and 156 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 3: he kept going. We don't hear any issues, we don't 157 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 3: hear any drama. He's not trying to worry about this, 158 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 3: not worried about that. All he cares about is hoop 159 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 3: and getting better in his team. And to me, I 160 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 3: like that, And you mentioned it. It looks it's a 161 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 3: crap shoot in any sport, right, everybody tells us this 162 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 3: number one quarterback will be the next damn marine or 163 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: next and then we don't ever hear from again. 164 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 4: So it is Ryan Lee, Ryan leif you ain't lying 165 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 4: about that, so to me. 166 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: But at least I look at him as unlike Carmelo 167 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: Anthony who said he has to have a thing. I 168 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 3: like the very good at multiple things, because if you 169 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 3: have a thing and the thing ain't working no more, 170 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 3: then now to me, you're not doing anything. 171 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 4: If Ben Simmons came in. 172 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: Oh he's a great point guard, he's a good pass, well, 173 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 3: he ain't really doing that no more. And you forgot 174 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 3: Ben Simmons within the NBA, Martelle Folts, he forgot how 175 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 3: to shoot a shote. We ain't heard from him since. Yeah, 176 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: And that's what I'm saying. So it is a crap shoot, 177 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 3: this whole thing. And one of the things I was 178 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 3: talking about yesterday with my son was this. Can you 179 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: imagine if Adam Silva gets up there, he said, with 180 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 3: the number one pick, the Dallas Mavericks select and they 181 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 3: named somebody else like the movie Draft Day Man, the 182 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 3: whole where everybody I don't know, I guess would be 183 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 3: happy or sad. 184 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 7: So and I say that to say this. We know 185 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 7: he's consensus number one, and I get it. But there's 186 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 7: a lot of pressure that comes with that. 187 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 4: Fine. 188 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 7: You mentioned Mark L. Fultz and Ben Simmons. These guys 189 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 7: don't work hard, Okay, So that's what I'm saying. I'm 190 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 7: not knocking Cooper flag. I'm just saying I have to 191 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 7: wait and see. 192 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 4: I can't. Is that for everybody meeting? It was everybody. 193 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 7: I've said it for Polow, I've said it for Anthony Edwards, 194 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 7: I've said it for Webin Yama. Because I try to 195 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 7: be as objective as possible. I'm not looking for clickbait. 196 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 7: I'm giving you the real deal. I can't do the 197 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 7: coronation on someone that hasn't even touched the basketball in 198 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 7: the NBA. I just can't do it, and I'm not 199 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 7: willing to do it. 200 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: But if you're a general manager, Polonies and we need you, 201 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 3: you know that's part of the job. I gotta grab somebody, like, 202 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 3: how are you then viewing? Because if I have to 203 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 3: pick somebodast on my team needs And that's to me 204 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: why we talked about this a little bit yesterday. Why 205 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: I like Cooper Flag because he can fill some other holes. 206 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 7: If I need somebody like right now to me, j 207 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 7: edge Combe, to me, I think that's a better player. 208 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 7: I think he has a longer shelf life. Also, the 209 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 7: kid no not Bailey fears fear. 210 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I like him. That's why I was just telling 211 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 4: Rob Giebo. 212 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 7: I'm telling you there's there's guys, and then there's always 213 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 7: gonna be that the diamond in the rough guy that's 214 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 7: hidden somewhere, because we've had a. 215 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 4: Ton of those over the years. So those are the 216 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 4: guys I'm looking for. 217 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm gonna do my due diligence, and I'm not 218 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 7: saying that I'm I wouldn't take Cooper Flag, you know, 219 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 7: but based on the question, it's like, hey, I have 220 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 7: to wait and see, but he's gonna be good, you know, 221 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 7: based on his work ethic. But again I always ask 222 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 7: this question, like you mentioned MARKA. Fulls and Ben Simmons, 223 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 7: is he gonna be a Ben Simmons that gets paid 224 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 7: and all of a sudden, I don't need to work 225 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 7: no more. No, you know he was gonna be that guy. Okay, 226 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 7: Now I don't think he's got an upside. 227 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: Sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple with 228 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 2: Rob Parker and kelvin Washington weekdays at seven pm Eastern 229 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: four pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 230 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 8: Hi, this is Jay. 231 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 9: I'm the producer of the Paula and Tony Fusco Show. 232 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 9: Usually in these promos they asked you to listen to 233 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 9: the show. I'm here to ask you please don't listen 234 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 9: to the show. The hosts are two absolute morons who 235 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 9: have the dumbest takes on sports, imagicable. Don't listen to 236 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 9: the show so it can get camps. 237 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 4: Get him. Ignore that fool. 238 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 3: Listen to the Tony Fusco Show on the iHeart Radio 239 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 3: app or wherever you get your podcast. 240 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 4: He's still moving. 241 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 3: I want to throw this out. We got the draft 242 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 3: getting ready to happy here anymore. You see there's a 243 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: Nico Harrison clapping it up. 244 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 4: I should text them. 245 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 3: They're getting ready to they're on the clock. We're gonna 246 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 3: they got the watch party back in downs. But I 247 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 3: think more than ever a couple of reasons why I 248 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: think this odin. I think it's imperative now that you 249 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 3: just don't focus on the top five pick, the top 250 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 3: ten pick, or we got the seventh pick, the lottery pick. 251 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 3: I think it's imperative that you actually score. What did 252 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 3: you say, uh? While we're doing to break you say, 253 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 3: man Brooklyn has like five fives. The thunder often have 254 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 3: a lot of pick. Celtics have had a bunch of picks. 255 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 3: I think you have to land that fourteenth pick, that 256 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 3: twenty third pick, that's what the draft begins, that twenty 257 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 3: ninth pick, because more than ever, teams are so deep 258 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 3: and you have to have a bunch of guys. 259 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 4: Who's your Nimhart, who's your Nie Smith? Right? 260 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 3: Who's your Jayalen Williams where he was the eleventh pick 261 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 3: but he wasn't a top five times de who's your 262 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 3: great Point, who's your Derek White? Who's your second round 263 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 3: guy that all of a sudden can play. 264 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 4: Who's your Nicola Jokic? 265 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 3: Because I think more than ever, especially as we get 266 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 3: started to get into this first and second aprons, I 267 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: don't know where chef's in the kitchen or something. 268 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 4: But as we're getting to these aprons, what is it 269 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 4: the Mother's day gift? 270 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 3: Yes, we get into these aprons, Like I think it's imperative. 271 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 3: You're not gonna be able to just rely. Okay, I 272 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,719 Speaker 3: got this guy, and we're gonna get a number. These 273 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 3: guys are coming in. 274 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 4: You know this. 275 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: They're coming in in eighteen nineteen. You can't expecting to 276 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 3: change a franchise. It's gonna take them four or five 277 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 3: years and by then you might be out on them, 278 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 3: or by then you might have had to maneuver the 279 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 3: whole roster. So to me, I want to get this 280 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 3: guy who's twenty two. Nobody's talking about, but he had 281 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 3: four or five great years in college, and I'm like, man, 282 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 3: I'm gonna pick him up and he's gonna be that 283 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 3: guy who just comes in gives me eight nine points, 284 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 3: plays great defense, hits big shots. And I think you 285 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 3: have to get these guys, these these guys early and 286 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 3: get it right because you have to have depth, you 287 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 3: have to have score, and you're gonna have to find 288 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 3: a diamond in the rough because you can't just pay everybody. 289 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 3: And that's the reason why the Celtics are blowing this 290 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 3: thing up. You would think, why go for it again? 291 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 3: If Tatum didn't get injured, maybe you can win. They're saying, 292 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 3: we gotta blow this thing up. This is why you 293 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 3: get the general manager talking about we might have to 294 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: trade in Nikola Jokics. 295 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 4: That sounded like blasphemy. 296 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: A year ago is crazy for me a year ago 297 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: now he never in the history we heard someone say, 298 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 3: I mean you might have just trade Kobe, you might 299 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 3: have just trade Peak Shack, you might have trade peak Lebron. 300 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 3: Wait what yeah, right, and keep your job because the 301 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 3: next day did in It fired like, well, Nico just 302 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 3: did it? Yeah, well, I think he might go full 303 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 3: a Nako and do something with this. Y'all thought I 304 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 3: was getting Cooper. Y'all thought I just brought this up 305 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: just because y'all thought we were planting the flag with flag. No, 306 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 3: but do you feel me on you have to get 307 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: these Usually we disregard picks. 308 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 4: Oh man, you got the eighteen pick whatever, who cares? 309 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 4: Twenty eighth pick? Who cares? 310 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 3: You gotta get this right because you gotta hope two 311 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 3: of the three in your first round are guys that 312 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 3: can play and contribute a Cason Wallace come in play 313 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 3: big minutes, and it's not about you averaging twenty. It's 314 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: that you play a vital role, a pivotal role in 315 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 3: his team. Because you look at the Pacer deep, you 316 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 3: look at the Thunder deep, you look at Minnesota deep. 317 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 3: You look at the Celtics before all the injuries and everything. 318 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 3: What was their thing. A bunch of guys who can 319 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 3: shoot past, dribble deep. And you look at De Troit 320 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,719 Speaker 3: deep deep, and that's why Orlando deep. And you look 321 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: at the teams that are coming depth, and I think 322 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 3: it's and that's why tonight is not just gonna be 323 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 3: about the first four or five guys. 324 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 7: But that's why I'm thinking, Like with the Lakers, perfect 325 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 7: example of being here in La I don't believe they deep, 326 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 7: No they're not. They need they need a lot of pieces. 327 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 7: They need younger pieces, but that are athletic and can play. 328 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 7: You know, It's like Lebron's gonna be Lebron. It's unfortunate 329 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 7: in a way. It's the good and the bad, the 330 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 7: blessing and the curse. Lucas gonna be Luca. But the 331 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 7: problem is Luca goes full Luca and Lebron goes full 332 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 7: Lebron under pressure. Yeah, you revert back to who you are, 333 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 7: and so to me, that's the issue. So you gotta 334 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 7: go find these guys. You gotta go find that diamond 335 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 7: and rough that kid that no one's talking about, but 336 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 7: one of your scouts has had his eyes on him 337 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 7: for the last. 338 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 4: Two three years. Yep. 339 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 7: And unfortunately we don't see enough of that. We see 340 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 7: it from all these other teams. 341 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 4: Ok. 342 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 7: Man, whatever Croma City's doing, man, people need to Sam Presty, 343 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 7: He's got it. 344 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 4: They need to study that. 345 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 3: Sam Presty is last decade or so has been crazy 346 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 3: with the finding, the dominance, making the trades, getting. 347 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 4: This prist s. 348 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're giving a Paul George watch this. I mean, 349 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 3: they have been masterful. And that's why I think he 350 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 3: finally had his crowning moment finally getting this title because 351 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 3: we've all he's won how many times he can't win 352 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 3: executive year and all that, he finally was able to 353 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 3: get the championship to validate all the moves he was 354 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: making and uh and and the successful moves. I mean, 355 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 3: and Shuet dude drafted kd Russ Harden. I mean, you 356 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 3: you just you can spot talent that that person or 357 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 3: that person man that MVP m v P, m v 358 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 3: P s G a MVP under our watch. 359 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 7: He's got a bunch of m vps under his watch. 360 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 7: Sam Presty is a master. You know, you brought up 361 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 7: a great point with Luke and Lebron. 362 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 3: They're gonna have to realize y'all need some speed, some athleticism. 363 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 3: It can't just be Luca dripple dude, Minnesota. That's why 364 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 3: they beat uh Denver two years ago. Now that the 365 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 3: season is over, it was athleticism. Bunch of guys they 366 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 3: could just throw at Yoki, like what is going on? 367 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 3: And they had long six foot seven eight just they 368 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 3: all looked to say, six eight with a with a 369 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 3: headband on it. 370 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 4: And they do the same thing. You didn't even know 371 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 4: who they were. I don't know one of them is that? 372 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 4: Oh that's the other guy. That's that's that Daniel alex 373 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 4: Mikael Alexander. 374 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 7: But like, okay, see they got like seventeen Williams is 375 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 7: they got nine jailing Williams. 376 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 4: It's like they put them out there. You're like, okay, 377 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 4: which Williams is this? 378 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 3: He was going on call Rogerie, one of the announcers, said, instead, 379 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 3: because they they do have the two Jayden Williams, he's 380 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 3: like he would call him, he would say the All 381 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 3: Star winner something basically like this expected the other one. 382 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: He'd be like the good will you want? That's it 383 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 3: was like something he says that this the bummy one. Like, yo, 384 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 3: that's you got Flagering. You're gonna have to call him something. 385 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 3: They call him j Dubb something else you can. Then 386 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 3: you make a move like harden Stein yep and Caruso. 387 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 3: Come on, man was was cruiser undrafted? 388 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 9: Right? 389 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 3: And so you gotta get these guys man Lou Dort 390 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 3: Lou a big cogging what they do? 391 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 4: Dor. 392 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 7: Yes, that's what I'm saying. You know, I oh, I 393 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 7: wish we had had more time with Matt because it's 394 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 7: like those are the things. That's when scouts are earning 395 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 7: their money, Scooper. Flag is easy. The potentials there, you're 396 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 7: gonna pick them. You have the draft pick number one, 397 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 7: you have to pick them there. Most of these guys 398 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 7: they like easy selections. It's the guys like we all 399 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 7: just mentioned that, ooh, that's when you start earning your pay. 400 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 3: Can you go find that during guy for the Pisses 401 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 3: were like, oh shoot, what is he? Thess A rebounding 402 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: Duncan machine? Can you go find those other pieces that 403 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 3: end up being huge for playoff? 404 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 7: Right? 405 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 3: I mean that's and that's why the Pacers can have 406 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 3: where Tyre's Halliburn, they can win he at twelve points 407 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 3: because they are a bunch of other guys that can 408 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 3: do a bunch of other things and just keep the 409 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 3: team aflowid And I think that's just the current place 410 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 3: we are, especially with the Aprons happening as well. 411 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple 412 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 2: with Rob Parker and kelvin Washington weekdays at seven pm Eastern, 413 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 2: four pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 414 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 3: Just to recap for those of you maybe work just 415 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 3: got in your car, just threw on the pot or 416 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 3: whatever it may be. It just threw on the app, 417 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 3: rob Gie, jump on it and give us where we are 418 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 3: the draft thus far. 419 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 8: Yeah, the first four picks kind of Chalky there, Cooper 420 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 8: flag number one, Dylan Harper number two to San Antonio 421 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 8: VJ Edge co Number three to Philadelphia Conker Nipple, number 422 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 8: four to the Hornets, and number. 423 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 4: Five Ace Bailey to the Utah Jazz. 424 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 8: The reason why that's such a big shocker right now 425 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 8: is because leading up to the draft, it was widely 426 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 8: reported that Ace Bailey actually declined an offer from Danny 427 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 8: Ainge to work out for them heading into the draft. 428 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 4: In fact, according to at least. 429 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 8: Two different outlets, the two teams that he absolutely one 430 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 8: hundred percent did not want to go to and he 431 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 8: was willing to tank his stock in the process were 432 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 8: number four to Charlotte and number five to Utah. Didn't 433 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 8: matter because they took him anyway. 434 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 3: Well, we just had Eddie House. If you didn't get 435 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 3: a chance to hear, go check out the podcast. Eddie 436 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 3: House said at the end of the interview. Would he said, 437 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 3: I said, I thought he ain't want to go there. 438 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 3: He said, Well, he might not have wanted them, but 439 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: they wanted him. And that's a big thing. I mean, listen, 440 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 3: you might not want to go there, but Utah has 441 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 3: been Utah in for a minute, meaning they've been taking 442 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 3: and getting rid of players and not trading players when 443 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 3: big trades were offers were made, and Utah's had a 444 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 3: game plan in mind. 445 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 4: Credit Danny Ainge too, because he knows what he was doing. 446 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 3: He saw his run, his tenure with the Celtics, So 447 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 3: I think they have a game plan in mind. And 448 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 3: if he's Bailey fits, what did they say when you 449 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 3: know they were sitting here, you and I are sitting 450 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 3: here watching, It's like, oh, well they need they need 451 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 3: a swing player who can shoot, they need a wing 452 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 3: who can score. Well, A's Bailey is that he is 453 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 3: a walking bucket, crazy athleticism can get a shot. And 454 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 3: so for them, we've been holding on the marketing, We've 455 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 3: been holding on to these guys. We've been trying to 456 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 3: have a game plan of what we want to do. 457 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 3: He is a part of this game plan. And again 458 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 3: Danny Aing's track records it fits. So you're gonna have 459 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: to get over that. If you're as Bailey, you were there, 460 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 3: you and I were also talking about you're slotted where 461 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 3: we already know what you're gonna make money wise, So 462 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 3: it's not like, oh I can the money's there now, 463 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 3: the team's there and unless they are still fielding calls, 464 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 3: who one of these Bailey if couldn't get up to 465 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 3: get him, and maybe we'll entertain some calls here, that's 466 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 3: gonna be home. And I can't. I don't really have 467 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 3: any recommendations. Ain't Utah for a brother because he ain't staying. 468 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 3: You don't think he's No. They made that pick for 469 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 3: somebody else. Trust me, they made that pick. That's the 470 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 3: only reason Danny h did it because he knows that's 471 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 3: one of the things he will do. You don't want him, fine, 472 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 3: but I know somebody else that does want you. So 473 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 3: now I'm gonna grab you and force him to give 474 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,239 Speaker 3: me what I want for you think it'll be a 475 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 3: young player or for like a vetter, like I want 476 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 3: to go finally get this vet. 477 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 7: I've been looking for probably a vet or maybe just 478 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 7: expiring contracts. But you know, like I said, a lot 479 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 7: of these teams do not want to be on that 480 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 7: second chef Apron. And so I like when you said 481 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 7: that through I'm stealing it. What's a little mother's day? Yeah, 482 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 7: So it's like, so that's where we are right now 483 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 7: in the NBA. Also is that whole financial aspect of 484 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 7: it with the Aprons. But yeah, and also they have 485 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 7: Cody Williams Jelen Williams brother, and people have been talking 486 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 7: about how bad he is. You know, they've already given 487 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 7: up on him, So I don't think you're gonna bring 488 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 7: a guy put similar attributes, you know where you already 489 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 7: have one from nas year's draft that's not even playing, 490 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 7: so that they made that draft for somebody else. 491 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 3: We had Matt Babcock on and he was kind of 492 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 3: saying he's been hearing more. You always hear rumors and 493 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 3: hear stuff percolating, but he said more so this year 494 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 3: than quite some time. And you do wonder if Ange 495 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 3: is making a move, like you said, all r, I'm 496 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 3: gonna get as Bailey hold on to him. 497 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 4: The phone's blowing up. 498 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: They call the bat phone, taking some calls and trying 499 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 3: to figure out who wants him. So that we've got 500 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 3: a talented play that arguably could have been a top 501 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,719 Speaker 3: two three pick, and we got him where we got him, 502 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,239 Speaker 3: and now maybe we can have some get some more 503 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 3: assets because and Danny Age is up to something he 504 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 3: ain't taken for a reason. Normally, if your team is 505 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 3: just bad the last couple of years, Quin Snyder would 506 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 3: have been fired. Yeah, they wouldn't even let him take 507 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 3: phone calls for the for the job with the Knicks, 508 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 3: which means this is our guy. So you know, there 509 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 3: were some conversations had. Look, man, we're about to suck. 510 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 3: We're about to be bad. It's not an indiving on you. 511 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 3: This ain't don't worry about this. You don't need to 512 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 3: go update your LinkedIn page. 513 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 4: You're gonna be here for a little while. Don't put 514 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 4: your house. 515 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 3: Don't put y'all, don't even worry about it. Called hello, hey, wife, 516 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 3: This daddy ain't just his boss. Don't even worry about it. 517 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 3: He's good, y'all. 518 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 4: Good. 519 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 3: Keep the kids in school. And if you're you know 520 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 3: what I mean, they're keeping him there. These up to 521 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 3: something so but it's baby. Look, let me be honest 522 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 3: to let me ask you this. Let me just keep 523 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 3: it real. We like to keep it real on this show. 524 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 3: What do Briodoo brothers do in Utah? I played, That's 525 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 3: why I turned to you. What do brothers do in Utah? 526 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 3: It ain't no jazz, Johnny Cochrane, Miles David ain't. 527 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 4: That's the worst name transfer ever. 528 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 3: There is a New Orleans when they were the jazz 529 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 3: they had this New Orleans is literally synonymous with jazz. 530 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 4: You know that Utah ain't no jazz. 531 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 7: Utah Mountaineers And that makes sense. Mine you're tall Mormons. 532 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 7: I'm with tall tall jazz oligamous. 533 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 3: You won't with that one something, give me something the 534 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: you just there's no jazz. 535 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 7: There's no jazz. I don't even know if they know 536 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 7: what jazz is up there. But it was fun. It's 537 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 7: beautiful though, Oh my goodness, I believe it's beautiful Mountain ask. 538 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 3: I can't ask you all that. Okay, what is a 539 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 3: brother doing? What is a baying? Where is the turn up? 540 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 6: I can't say what I want to say. 541 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 3: Don't say it, okay. We want to keep you here 542 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 3: already every day in my life. Oh and I gotta 543 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 3: keep Rob here every single day. Rob's retirement is in 544 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 3: six years, and every day Alex and Robb g we 545 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 3: tell that man he can't make it. No six years, Alex. 546 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 3: You know Alex has carpor tunnel from having to press 547 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 3: the dumb button all the time. 548 00:23:56,320 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 7: Really saving Rob Rob's life. Oh, Man, and job, I 549 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 7: should say, yeah, I'm just gonna leave it alone. 550 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 3: But you talk about you like man, Listen, it's it's 551 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 3: some places in the NBA you don't want to go 552 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 3: because for basketball reasons, like you know, maybe you don't 553 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 3: want to go to the Hornets they just aren't good. 554 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 3: Or the Wizards. You're like, man, I do not want 555 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 3: to go there. But the city of DC is lit, 556 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 3: and maybe that's probably that's part of the. 557 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 7: Problem, part of the problem. Zion showed us that in 558 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 7: New Orleans. But famous Charles Barking line, you know they 559 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 7: got food in Portland everywhere, everywhere else, they got food everywhere. 560 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 4: That if that's his dilemma in his battle in life, 561 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 4: you call, oh, you. 562 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 7: Gotta know how to control yourself. But yeah, you know, 563 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 7: it's crazy that he did say that though. You know, 564 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 7: for young guys, the last time I swear to you, 565 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 7: the last time I remember hearing that was from football. 566 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 7: It wasn't from basketball. I don't remember a basketball player 567 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 7: saying it. You know, I don't want to Was it 568 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 7: again that did that? 569 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 4: With the Bucks? Was? 570 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, he was like, na, I don't want to go there, 571 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 3: which is a kind of a random Why not the 572 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 3: Chinese player. 573 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:06,880 Speaker 8: Yeah, the guy who was cooking that that stationary chair? 574 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 4: Remember, yeah? Yeah? Why why Milwaukee? Why? That was extraordinarily specific. 575 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 8: I think he wanted to go somewhere that had more 576 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 8: of an Asian population in the city, and they didn't. 577 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 4: They didn't. Yeah, I could see that. That's but was 578 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 4: he Now I ain't lying about that. 579 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, you don't typically see that. You see that the 580 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 3: NFL will have it where I mean early on, remember 581 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 3: Dion Sanders was calling out some some places or member say, 582 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 3: hinting at places that well, you know, my son ain't 583 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 3: gonna be when. 584 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 7: You see what happened to his son. Sometimes you got 585 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 7: to lead stuff alone. Man, Listen, Sometimes you just gotta 586 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 7: being shows, yes, sir, every now and again, it's all 587 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 7: right to just let things play out. 588 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 4: Yes, But yeah, Dion was saying, we ain't gonna play there. 589 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 4: He ain't gonna be I know, I know. 590 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 7: Where that's a good deon. I never did a Dion 591 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 7: to that moment. That's a good don thank you. You 592 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 7: know what it is close my eyes, you can't you 593 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 7: know what it is. People can't tell you to do it. 594 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 7: You know, I'll do these impressions all the time. People 595 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 7: do that I can't cause then your brain. 596 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,959 Speaker 4: That's come out. Oh that's my boy, he ain't going 597 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 4: that's a good you know he ain't gonna be playing baby. Okay, wow, 598 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,199 Speaker 4: so we see that. 599 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 3: There you have Eli Manning, Archie Manning. You know he 600 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 3: Eli is not going to play for San Diego. We've 601 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 3: seen it in football. To your point, it doesn't happen 602 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 3: too much in the NBA, and I do think a 603 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 3: part of it is because NBA players, if you are 604 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 3: that guy, ultimately, you can change your French right, if 605 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 3: you're Kobe for the next twenty years, not singularly, but 606 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 3: you know, you gotta have teammates, but you can change. 607 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,439 Speaker 3: You're Steph Curry, you can change the fortunes of the Warriors. 608 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 3: If you're Lebron you can change the fortunes of multiple franchises.