1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire from Monday, 3 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: March sixth, Championship Week is here. You know it, baby, 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: College basketball reaching the pinnacle March Madness. A week from 5 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: today we will have brackets and be going bonkers. I 6 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: can't wait. You guys know I love the tournament. Obviously 7 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: can't lead the podcast with college basketball. So much happened 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: in the NBA this weekend. I'm gonna hold off on 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: the combine until tomorrow because so much happened in the 10 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: NBA this weekend. We've got to discuss it. Obviously, John 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Morant will get too shortly. I do need to start 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: with a little stuff on the home front. Not great 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: news for your boy. As I record this podcast this morning, 14 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: I am holding a bag of ice chilla growing. It 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: was a tough one in the men's league basketball chup rematch, 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: I should say. If you guys remember, I know the 17 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: hardcore listeners have followed and loved the basketball exploits on 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: the podcast. We bumped up to the top league in 19 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: the Torrance Basketball League out here in LA. We dominated 20 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: last year in the in the B division and roll 21 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: to the title. So we bumped up to the A 22 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: League and in the opener we had to play the 23 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: two time defending champions, and we went out there and 24 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: beat them. It was awesome, It felt great, and they 25 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: were not happy. And it just so happens that a 26 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: couple of our dads, we're all dads, know a couple 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: of their guys who were like young dudes and like 28 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: their ear mid twenties or early thirties, and they said, 29 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: after the loss to our guy, hey, we circled that. 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: We circled the rematch. You guys are in trouble for 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: the rematch, and we knew it. Listen, you beat a 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: team once, it's gonna be tough in the rematch. And 33 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: that's a real thing. I know some people are like, oh, 34 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: come on, NFL, that doesn't mean anything. I'm just telling you. 35 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: We beat a team earlier this year, and we came 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: back against him in the second time. We knew it 37 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: would be tougher and they beat us. And so this 38 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: time we're facing the two time defending champs. We only 39 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: had six guys because a bunch of dudes are out 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: of town and our best player was out of town. 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: This team comes out and starts talking trash from the jump. 42 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: Their best player, guy who's six four apparently didn't play 43 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: college anywhere but plays in the Drew League out here, 44 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: is an absolute monster. And he had a good game 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: the first time, but he was unstoppable Sunday night against US. 46 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm not kidding when I say he had at least forty. 47 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: And you guys know, I played in men's leagues in 48 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: for Inner Murals in college. I played men's league in 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: New York City for like at least three years, four 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: maybe four. I played in a men's league in Pennsylvania. 51 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: Then I came out here and I played in a 52 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: men's league with the Fox TV show I started on, 53 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: and then I joined a men's league now last year. 54 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: So I played a men's leagues everywhere. My teams are 55 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: always competitive. Okay, you just you know, if I'm the 56 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: GM of the team, we are going to recruit the 57 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: best guys. I do that with my kids coaching, I 58 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: do that with my leagues. And I'm just telling you 59 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: right now, I haven't lost a game this badly in 60 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: over a decade. I mean, they beat our ass. We 61 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: lost by at least thirty and the reason I'm holding 62 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: an ice pack by my groin. Was you know, we're 63 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: down like twenty. They're talking trash, well, specifically the guy 64 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: who went off. I don't know why. I guess he 65 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: was angry. They lost the first game, and I'm just 66 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: telling you, he was like swishing everything mid range and 67 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: then he started hitting threes. You know, I'm like, let 68 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: him shoot the three, don't let him go buy you. 69 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: And he starts swishing threes, and you know, at this point, 70 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: you know we're getting beat. There's like, I don't know, 71 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: nine minutes left, him like we have a small chance 72 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: that I come back, and I'm just so sick of 73 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: this guy dominating us. So he takes a guy off 74 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: ours off the dribble and I come over weekside help. 75 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: I know he's not passing because when he drives, he's 76 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: shooting and I'm trying to be a hero and he 77 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: takes off and I'm like, I think I could get 78 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: a tie up. I could, and I jump with the guy. 79 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: Now he's like six four and chiseled probably at least 80 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: two ten, and like an idiot, I jumped with him, 81 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: and of course, in mid air realized this was an 82 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: awful decision. And I'm based. I didn't don't. I don't 83 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: want to say like I flipped, but I instantly, like 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: you go up and then instantly you go backwards, and 85 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: I can feel myself coming down. I'm like, oh my gosh, 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: this is gonna hurt bad if I hit my head. 87 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: And this is happening in like a second. So I 88 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: kind of kicked my like butt down a little and 89 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: legs up to cushion the blow, and it did. I 90 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: still hit my head and I rolled over and I 91 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: was like, oh my gosh, and it was definitely when 92 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: I kicked my legs up to kind of get my 93 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: butt down, you know. So my head didn't come down first, 94 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: I felt my groin and it was just brutal. And 95 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: so I'm down on the ground and I get him 96 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,119 Speaker 1: slow to get up and the big guy who you know, listen, 97 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie. Some of the guys in this 98 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: league know me from the sports fans, so they know 99 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: me from TV. So the big guy comes over and goes, bro, 100 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: you can't be doing that. You gotta go on TV tomorrow, 101 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: and like laughs, like you know, he was. He was 102 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: being nice about it, and I did not return to 103 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: the game. Needless to say, we end up losing big. 104 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: After the game, Let's just say some words were exchanged 105 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: because they were. You know, it's easy to tracks when 106 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 1: you're up twenty five And now I spent five minutes 107 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: on a men's direct leave basketball game in LA. This 108 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: is just this is who this is who I am. 109 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: We played a bunch of like young twenty year old 110 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: guys on Saturday pick up when four and oh it 111 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: felt great and now we ran into a bus saw 112 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: so we got to get better. But I think I'll 113 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: be on the shelf for at least two weeks with 114 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: this groin injury. It's funny this someone on from the 115 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: other team, like a wife or a fiance, comes over 116 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: like holding a baby. Hey, it looked like you hit 117 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: your head pretty bad. I'm an ear nurse. If you've 118 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: got any vomiting, just let me know. I mean, I'm 119 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: just like, I'm fine, trust me, And uh yeah, so 120 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: that happened. Otherwise, daughter's team got to win, Soun's team 121 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: got to win. Sixth grade and fourth grade girls. One 122 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: more quick private note, personal note before I get to 123 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 1: why Rob G's not on the podcast today or for 124 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: the next two weeks. No, he hasn't been suspended like 125 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 1: John Morant. So it was my son's birthday over the weekend. 126 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: And I remember watching the show Billions several years ago before. 127 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: It wasn't great last season, although I just heard Ax 128 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: is coming back. Remember he was written off the show 129 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: because in real life his wife passed away and he 130 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: was just couldn't do the show. So now he's apparently 131 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: coming back. But I think it was pre COVID, like 132 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, twenty twenty. They mentioned on the show a 133 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: rage room, and I had no idea what that was. 134 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: I thought it was like something you build into your house, 135 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: and then I google it and it was like an 136 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: up and coming thing, like hey, get a rage room. 137 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: Go to a rage room, get a group, and take 138 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: out your frustration. So I like filed it away on 139 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: my little nerdy little notepad in my phone, and I 140 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: was like, this would be great for my kids, but 141 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: my kids were a little too young. So now my 142 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: son is turning twelve, and so we got a rage 143 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: room this weekend and went to it. Now it's a 144 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: little far from us, so we rented like one of 145 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: those party busses, so the guy's kids could kind of 146 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: screw around and listen to songs with bad words and 147 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: laugh about it. And I'm just telling you right now, 148 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: if you have a kid over ten, I think you 149 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: have to be eleven or twelve, I highly recommend a 150 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: rade room. It was an incredible experience I had. You know, 151 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: usually after birthdays, they're like, hey, thanks to let the 152 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: kid had fun. Three dads and then another dad who 153 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: didn't even go. Of course, a couple dads wanted to 154 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: come and take some wax. Texted me after dude, my 155 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: kid said that was like the best birthday party ever. Folks, 156 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: do you think any middle school kid wants to go 157 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: to a birthday party where they get a sledgehammer, a 158 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: baseball bat or a tire iron and just take it 159 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: to a car, just hammer away. I posted some stuff 160 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: on my ig. It was incredible and we just smashed 161 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: the hell out of this car at one point, you know, 162 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: and the people who worked there basically tell you, hey, 163 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: here's what to dude, you don't do this, blah blah blah, 164 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: and then they like leave you. And at one point 165 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: we were smashing, like I guess the radiator got punctured. 166 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, there was like some smoke 167 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: coming out. There was some noise. It was I was 168 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: a little nervous, not gonna lie. So the lady comes back, 169 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: She's like, yeah, it's fine, just don't hit the radiator. 170 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: I was like, all right, I mean basically brand new car. 171 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: It was like, no, I'm sorry, not new, but an 172 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: untouched car. It was like dusty. I would guess it 173 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: was like a two thousand and four, like you know, 174 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: super ru. I didn't even look at it what it 175 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: was and it I mean, the kids just toured it. 176 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: It was incredible. I highly recommend a rage room and 177 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: listen for parents. It ain't a bad thing either. I 178 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: went in there and you know, I don't have any 179 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: frustration really to work out, and I just took a sledgehammer. 180 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: It was just hammering. It just feels awesome. You take 181 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: a baseball bat us, it's really fun. Anyways, Okay, sports 182 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: actually happened over the weekend. We're not gonna do combine today, 183 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: and I'll let everyone else fire off their hot Anthony 184 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: Richardson takes. I'll just say, I know a lot of 185 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: people are gonna pine on Anthony Richardson and you gotta 186 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: grab him in top top three. Come on, you gotta 187 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: Houston's gotta take him. I'm just saying, and I'll say 188 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,599 Speaker 1: I touched on this on the herd. You guys know, 189 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: I talked to a lot of people in the industry. 190 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: I know a lot of agents. I talked to a 191 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: lot of scouts and people who were around him. I'll 192 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: say this about anything, Richard. A lot of agents went 193 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: down there to recruit him all season in Gainesville, Okay, 194 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: he met with a lot of them, and a lot 195 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: of the agents talk to his parents. They were around him, 196 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: they watch him playing football. They went to the tailgates 197 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: to you know, you ingratiate yourself in this guy's situation. 198 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: And Anthony Richardson looked awesome against Utah and then he 199 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: was mostly pedestrian at best, throwing the football the rest 200 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: of the year. He was told by many people in 201 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: his circle, Hey, Anthony, don't come out. You're not ready, unpolished. 202 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: You'd have to sit for a year, at least maybe 203 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: two years. You got a lot to work on. You 204 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: can hone your game, come back and maybe be a 205 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: top three pick. Now, I'm told one person close to Richardson, 206 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say who it is, got in his ear. 207 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: It was like, you gotta come out, you gotta come 208 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: out now. I don't know how much of it had 209 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: to do with Kaitleb Williams coming out next year and 210 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: being close to a number one lock, although there's no 211 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: such thing as a lock. The kid Drake may probably 212 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: the number two, so could Richardson pass those two? Unlikely? 213 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: And this is a dollin quarterback class. All that being said, 214 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: the one person who got in Richardson's ear convinced him 215 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: you gotta go for it now. Richardson goes to the 216 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: combine and absolutely crushed it. I mean, he shattered a 217 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: bunch of records and I just said, I'm not doing 218 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: the combine, so I'll leave it at that. I like Richardson, 219 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: I like him. I'm rooting for him. He sat by 220 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: all accounts, he's a nice guy. Remember when he had 221 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: the nickname aar fifteen and then some jerks, I think 222 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: there's so many school shooting Sadly I forgot which one 223 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: it was, but after a certain school shooting, he said, 224 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: I'm dropping that name because I don't believe in an 225 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: assault weapons or whatever it was. And I applauded that. 226 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: I loved that from Anthony Richardson, So I'm rooting for him. 227 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: You absolutely massive roll of the dice taking him in 228 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: the first top ten. I think there is a team 229 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: that could take him that makes sense. There's two actually, 230 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: but we'll get to that probably tomorrow. Fox Sports Radio 231 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 232 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 233 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: and within the iHeartRadio app search f SR to listen live. 234 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: That being said, let's start in the NBA with what 235 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: I thought was one of the better games I've seen 236 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: this season, Sons MAVs Sunday afternoon. I know you guys 237 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: wanted me to open with the Lakers. I cannot. If 238 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: rob G had been on the pod, I probably would 239 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: have opened with the Lakers beating the Warriors because rob 240 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: G would be all gassed up that they're tied for 241 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: tenth in the play in and they're gonna make the playoffs. Jason, Well, unfortunately, guys, 242 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: rough news for rob G. He has been battling an 243 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: eye injury. If you listen to the pod last week, 244 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: you heard about it, and he is now on medical 245 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: leave from iHeartRadio, which you know has this podcast. So 246 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: rob G on the shelf for a little bit and 247 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: I know somebody heard medical leave. Well you're talking sports, 248 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: like come on. And it's funny because when I hear 249 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: medical issue, I think instantly to Whiplash. If you guys 250 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: have seen that movie, it is, I mean, just one 251 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: of my favorite movies for sure of the last fifteen years. 252 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: Whiplash has the guy who is who was in the 253 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: movie Spider Man. Oh no, I'm sorry Superman, and damn it, 254 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: I don't have the IMDb on my screen, but he's 255 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: an outstad. He was nominated for a bunch of stuff 256 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: for Whiplash. I don't remember if he won. He should 257 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: have won because he's awesome. But bottom line is, Miles 258 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: Teller is in the movie and at one point this 259 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: guy says, I can't I can't perform. I've got a 260 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: medical issue, and the guy whose name is escaping me 261 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: right now, who is just an incredible actor, goes medical issue. 262 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: Who are you doctor, Sanjay fffing Gupta And I was 263 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: in the theater with the wife and I could not 264 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: stop laughing. Listen, there's a lot of those really really 265 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: funny moments in this movie Whiplash. If you have not 266 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: seen it, call it up on streaming It's incredible and yeah, 267 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: medical issue. We hope Rob gets well soon. It sounds 268 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: like he's on the mend, but he don't want to 269 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: take any risks with the eye. Okay, So now let's 270 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: get to the NBA Luca versus the Suns. Listen, Luca 271 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: had an unlucky ending to that game, missed a lay 272 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: in close up, and you know, the Suns end up 273 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: winning a phenomenal basketball game. But I like the drama 274 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: that's going on between these two teams because you guys know, 275 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: these two teams hate each other. They do not like 276 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: each other at all. Now I didn't see this until 277 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: late last night, but we know right after Luca missed it, 278 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: Devin Booker yelling at the ref come on, he pushed 279 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: off and then looks at Luca and says something like, 280 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: you missed a lay up. Whatever he said, I don't 281 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: know exactly what it was, and Luca gets right in 282 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: his face. Luca and Booker do not like each other. 283 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: That is well chronicled going back to their series last year. 284 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,559 Speaker 1: But here's what's even better. After that, there's another view 285 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: that emerged on social media from under the basket. As 286 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: all the players are walking down the court, Kyrie Irving 287 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: says something to Booker, and Booker says something back, and 288 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving like puts his hands up and starts walking 289 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: toward him. And you guys know, I've been very critical 290 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: of Kyrie Irving on his podcast. I'm not a huge fan. 291 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: I had a Kyrie Irving jersey. I auctioned it off 292 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: the best comment of a five star review on iTunes, 293 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: The Gentleman who left it. I mailed a jersey to him, 294 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: Never heard back via social media, never heard anything. I 295 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: don't want to call him ungrateful. Maybe he's already sold 296 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: the Kyrie jersey. You know he flipped it. I said 297 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: it to him as a gift, and maybe he sold it. 298 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. If you're listening to, dude, just let 299 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: me know you got it at any rate. Watching Kyrie 300 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: get up in Booker's face and oh, by the way, referee, 301 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: as Kyrie puts his hands up, he starts to walking 302 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: to him. Bookers coming right out. Booker's not backing down. 303 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: They have to be separated by the referee. Kyrie's still 304 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: having none of it, jaw jacking. And then the one 305 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: of the Dallas coaches comes over and gets Kyrie out 306 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: of there. But I love that. Even though listen, it 307 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: was a tough loss for the MAVs, They're now in 308 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: play in territory. The West is loaded. It's a minefield. 309 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: The Western Conference playing games are gonna be sick. It 310 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: could be Lakers, Clippers, MAVs like that, I mean Warriors 311 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: that that's ridiculous at any rate. I love what I 312 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: saw from Kyrie Irving, and I posted this on social yesterday. Guys, 313 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: I firmly believe that my three rooting interests, assuming the 314 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: Lakers are not going to make the playoffs, Number one 315 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors obviously, come on Curry. What's more fun 316 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: than Curry? Number two? Dallas Mavericks. Three New York Knicks? 317 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: Or should I flip Knicks and maths? Because you know, 318 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: I'm a long time Knicks fan. And when I say 319 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: Julius Randalls had a better career than the than Carmelo Anthony, 320 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: all these Knicks fans attack me online. I got to 321 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: back it up, and Randall could use a playoff series win. 322 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: As such, I will quickly pivot from MAV's sons to 323 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: my Knicks. You guys know I was born in New 324 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: York longtime Knicks fan. My first game I ever attended 325 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: was Patrick Ewing in nineteen eighty. It was either the 326 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: winter of eighty four or like December eighty four or 327 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: January eighty five, but it was Ewing as a rookie 328 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: against Kareem Modul Jabbar. No, actually, so that would have 329 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: been not eighty four. Ewing was in the title game, 330 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: I think in eighty four, so it would have been 331 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: December eighty five or January eighty six. At any rate, 332 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: it was Ewing's rookie year going up against Jabbar, and 333 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: Magic Johnson was there. I saw it in the garden. 334 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: We had family in New York, so I'll never forget 335 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: my dad and I went to the game, and you know, 336 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: it was freezing afterward, obviously, and we had to walk 337 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: like fifteen blocks to the subway and go back out 338 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: to Queens. It was just a great memorable night. I 339 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: knew I loved hoops back then. This is a fun 340 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: Nick's team. I know people love Carmelo Anthony. I get it. 341 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: You guys think he's one of the greatest players ever. 342 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: He just I know he wanted title with Syracuse. But 343 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: in my eyes, Mello was not a winning player. He 344 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: was a great scorer, a great individual talent. He is 345 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: truly one of the best bucket getters of his generation. Right, 346 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: we would agree post up Game three, he's he's just 347 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: a scoring machine that doesn't necessarily win you games. He 348 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: went to win Western Conference Finals with the Nuggets, and 349 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: I think after that his best playoff run was getting 350 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: to the second round with the Knicks. Like he wasn't 351 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: a winning player, didn't elevate anybody else's play around him, 352 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: And there's nothing wrong with that. Not everybody can do that. 353 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: But these Knicks are really freaking fun guys. You got Randall, 354 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: who we all know is good. Mitchell Robinson starting to 355 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: be a bit of a factor inside. You know what 356 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: you're getting from him, dunks and rebounds. RJ. Barrett a 357 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: little still hit and miss. He's young, played fifty minutes 358 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: in the double overtime win against the Celtics on Sunday, 359 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: and then you just never know who that other guy 360 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: is gonna be. You know, Randall's gonna get you buckets. 361 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: You know Barrett's gonna score without Brunson quickly totally stepped up. 362 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: He had thirty eight points. Unbelievable, thirty eight eight and 363 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: seven from your backup point card in fifty five minutes 364 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: against the best one of the best three teams in 365 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: the NBA. He was awesome. And then I think, and 366 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: this is where I cannot say enough guys, Josh Hart's 367 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: impact and I was so excited when they got him. 368 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 1: You guys know this. I'm into winning players, guys who 369 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: do the intangibles. My son's sixth grade team, I always 370 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: tell the guys, it's not always about the points. Sometimes 371 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: it's about the intangibles. Tip passes, are are you getting steals? 372 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: Are you getting deflections? Are you tipping rebounds to teammates? 373 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: Those are the little things that impact winning so much. 374 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: And I don't know that there's a better one of 375 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: those in the league at guard than Josh Hart. Knows 376 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: his role. He's not gonna take bad shots. Forty minutes, 377 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: he had ten and eight and oh, by the way, sorry, 378 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: the Knicks are nine and oh since adding Josh Hart 379 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: to the roster, since the trade, they are nine or No. 380 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: It's so much easier to fit in a guy like 381 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: Josh Hart, who you don't need to run plays for. 382 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna set screens, he's gonna die for loose balls. 383 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna hunt down rebounds like he's gonna switch defenders, 384 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: and you know he's gonna come through. And then, oh, 385 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: by the way, sixty one percent shooting for Josh Hart 386 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: and nine games sixty percent for three? Are you kidding me? 387 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: He's only averaging eleven and five. But you can't tell 388 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: me that anyone has been a bigger factor in this 389 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: late NIX nine or no run the Josh Hart. I 390 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: know Randols had some awesome games and Bruns has been 391 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: on stoppable and it was quickly he's gonna gardner the headlines. 392 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: But it's undeniable what a winning player like Josh Hart 393 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 1: can do when he's doing all the little things. That 394 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: being said, we will wrap up. Oh no, I gotta 395 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: do Lakers. I'll quickly touch on the Lakers. This is 396 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: how important of a game it was. Obviously. I know 397 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: my buddy listened to this with his kid. He's on 398 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: our basketball team. He missed the game because he went 399 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: to the Lakers game, and I talked to the dad. 400 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: Saturday night, I went to a friend's house to watch 401 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: the UFC, which was actually pretty thrilling. I mean that 402 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: the upset in the women's division. I don't even know 403 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: who the fighter was, but what that was an incredible theater, 404 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: The Big Fight Bones John Jones, Bones, whatever his name is. 405 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: That was kind of kind of a weak tap out, 406 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: but I listen, I don't totally know mma, but like 407 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: he wanted in like two minutes and thirty seconds, you know, 408 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:27,479 Speaker 1: in the first round he just choked the guy out 409 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: that I didn't look like he was in as bad 410 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: of shape as the women's champ who got pummeled and 411 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: choked out. She was turning purple in the ring, and 412 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: there was a image I put on Instagram where she 413 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: was turning so purple that when the other when she 414 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: tapped out and the girl let go, within a second, 415 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: you could see the color, Like the color where she 416 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: was getting choked was totally white, and above that on 417 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: her face was like blue purple. It was scary looking, man. 418 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: At any rate. My buddy's kid missed our game sixth 419 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: grade basketball to go to the Lakers game. My other 420 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: buddy who also listens to the pod, his son really 421 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: good player. The sun went to his sixth grade game 422 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: and they got a huge win. The dad went to 423 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: the Lakers game and it is texting me this feels 424 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: like a Warrior's home game. It's so loud. But despite 425 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: the Lakers playing basically a road game similar to the 426 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: Rams have done against the Niners, the Lakers got the 427 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: dub over Curry. I was impressed. Anthony Davis. This is 428 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,479 Speaker 1: what what jumped out to me. And there's not a 429 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: lot of takeaways from this game because I was obviously 430 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: coaching a basketball game during it, so I only watched 431 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: the first half and then I caught up on the 432 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: YouTube highlights. Anthony Davis, this is what This is what 433 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: I look at when when Lebron's out a d yes 434 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: thirty nine points. That's awesome, but these are the numbers 435 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: that matter. One of three from dep meaning he's not 436 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: settling for three pointers because he's six eleven, ten of 437 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: thirteen from the foul line. That's a guy who went inside, 438 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: took it to the Warriors and got what he wanted 439 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: at the rim. An inside a great game. Now again, 440 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: I gassed up, Josh Hart. I think Jared Vanderbilt is 441 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: a similar player. You kinda like Vanderbilt. Lakers have another 442 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: one in Wenyan Gabriel. He's a little more limited and 443 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: he's he really can't do much when he gets the ball. 444 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: Offensive he's just mostly a garbage man. But Vanderbilt, like, 445 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he can make some shots, he's offensively, has 446 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: some skills. He was plus twenty five for those scoring 447 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: at home. But I have a quick little exercise. All 448 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: the Lakers fans are excited this morning, including Rob Gi. 449 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: So they lost to the Wolves on Friday, then they 450 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: beat the Warriors, so everybody's like, Okay, they're fine. They're 451 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: thirty one to thirty four. We're in the mix. True, 452 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: they got helped that the Jazz can't win a game. 453 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: Jazz or struggling seventeen games left. But here's the experiment. 454 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: If you're walking your dog or doing anything but driving, 455 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: I need you to close your eyes for probably twenty seconds, okay, 456 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna say five names. Okay, so close your eyes. 457 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: Here are the names. Malik Beasley, Jared Vanderbilt, Troy Brown Junior, 458 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: Dennis Shrewder, Anthony Davis. So I said those five names, 459 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: now open your eyes. Is that a playoff team? Guys? 460 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: If you're being honest with yourself at all, Troy Brown Junior, 461 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: like when you're relying on Troy Brown Junior. And I'm 462 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: not bashing the guy. This is just real talk. Honestly, 463 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 1: Troy Brown Junior has been on three teams in four years. 464 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: He's only twenty three years old. He was like the 465 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: fifteen pick out of Oregon. Play forty one minutes against 466 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Not sustainable. And you've got to do that 467 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: for at least eight more games without Lebron and it's 468 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: probably gonna be more. That's just not sustainable. Those Troy Brown. 469 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: I know he had fourteen and eight and hey, j 470 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: come on, he was solid. Guys. You can win with 471 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: Troy Brown for a couple of games. Maybe you can 472 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: hang tough, but let's be realist. That's just not someone 473 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: you can ride. So tell me Austin Reeves minutes are diminished. 474 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: I guess that's due to Beasley. Lonnie Walker is fifteen minutes, 475 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: and then Rui Hachi Mora twenty minutes. Like I get it, 476 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt's key, but nobody was inval table. What are we 477 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: doing now? They gotta they gotta win, so I can't 478 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: totally hammer them, but I just don't think that those 479 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: five guys are sustainable. Fox Sports Radio has the best 480 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 481 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: shows at Foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio 482 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: app search f SR to listen live, and I'll quickly 483 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: wrap up obviously with I mean, can I call him 484 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: an enigma? Like? What is he? This John Morant situation 485 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: is really ugly, and I talked about him last week. 486 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people laid off talking about 487 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: John Morant because they weren't sure and the Washington Post 488 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: story might have been a little harsh. Well, those people 489 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: don't know content. Okay. I ran a website for a decade. 490 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: I ran The P and L Report. We made money. 491 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: I have a good eye for some of this stuff. Guys. Okay, 492 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: this situation is really bad for John Moran. We talked 493 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: about it last week, and then after the game in Denver. Now, 494 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: remember they're in Denver, Ja Moran is dangling a gun 495 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: on Instagram live. So all these salutes really started to 496 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: look into it, and they're like, wait a second, they're 497 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: in Denver. He's not like at his house with a gun. 498 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: He's in Denver. What So then everybody started asking, well, 499 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: like where was this, Like John Morant's got a gun 500 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: where exactly? So there's some speculation on various and listen 501 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 1: This is where it gets a little spotty. But people 502 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: have pointed out that the room where he was videotaping 503 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: from Instagram Live looked like a strip club near Cherry 504 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: Creek in Denver. I did not make any calls, but 505 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: it's interesting that Ja Moran is in a strip club 506 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: in Denver with a gun. Now it's like, well, wait 507 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: a minute, is his job Morant's gun? Is John Moran 508 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: now flying with a gun? Was it owned by someone else? 509 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: Is his crew? We know these sordid characters who I've 510 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: been talking about, are they now going on road trips 511 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: with the team? Obviously not flying on the team with 512 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: the team, but we know firearms on charter flights. I mean, 513 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: I don't need to bring up some of the stories 514 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: that have happened in the NBA. Like that's a massive no, 515 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: no, no no, okay, Like this is not good. So what happens? 516 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: I think this was Friday night? Yeah, Friday night. So 517 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: Saturday morning, John Morant announces, I'm sorry. The Grizzlies announced 518 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 1: he is away from the team, not suspended. It's like 519 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: they're afraid to offend their star, you know. And he's 520 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: got a lot of money with Nike and all these 521 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 1: other deals you don't want to jeopardize, though, So he's 522 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: just away from the team for a couple a couple 523 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: of games at least, you know, finding himself and trying 524 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: to be better. Here's his exact quote. I take full 525 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: responsibility for my actions last night. I'm sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, 526 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: Vans partners, the city of Memphis, the attire Grizzlies organization 527 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: for letting you down. I'm gonna take some time away 528 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: to get help and work on learning better methods of 529 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: dealing with stress. Am I overall well being? I get that. 530 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: I And that's entirely possible that maybe John Morant is 531 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: stressed out as the number two seed in the West 532 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: as an all NBA player, John Moran is stressed out, 533 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: so he needs to dangle a gun like Wyatt Earp 534 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: on Instagram Live. What what are you stressed out about? Dude? 535 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: Lonely at the top. Well, clearly you're not lonely because 536 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: all you do is run around with a posse which 537 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: includes your dad. And at this point, at the risk 538 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: of overstepping my bounds, I'm gonna just give a quick 539 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: shout out to Stephen A. Smith, who does not work 540 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: for my network. He's at ESPN. Don't follow a lot 541 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: of his stuff. I don't follow him on social I've 542 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: said hi to him. I know him a little bit. 543 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: I thought he said his best commentary maybe in five years. 544 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't listen to a lot of 545 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: his stuff. But his video about him calling out John 546 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: Morant's dad, T Morant, was was really good and spot 547 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: on because and we're seeing this a lot. Now. We 548 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: got a middle schooler and an elementary school kid. But 549 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: you know, you hear stories from parents who have high 550 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: school kids, and there is a lot of this. Parents 551 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: wanting to be friends with your kid, and it's ugly 552 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: and at the high school level with some of the 553 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: stuff that's happening. Okay, parents, you can't be friends with 554 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: your kid. And Stephen A. Smith noted that you've got 555 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: to be a parent first, and you know, obviously friend 556 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: and all that stuff second. But it ain't Parenting is 557 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: not easy. I'll be the first to tell you I 558 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: struggle often. I'm sure any dad will agree it ain't easy. 559 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: It's hard, whether it's battling screens or or you know, 560 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: homework and versus playtime and all that. You know, it's tough. 561 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: It's not easy. You know. You got to have, you know, 562 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: hopefully a good wife to help you out. And I 563 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: can lean on the wife for a lot of it 564 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: because I you know, I remember I was a good 565 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: student and then I realized like, oh, girls exist in 566 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: like seventh grade, and then I just stopped working hard 567 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: and I was not a good student. I wish I 568 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: was a smarter student, you know, back in the day. 569 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: But you know, here I am today. I can just 570 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: can't can't go back in the past and change anything. 571 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: But some of the some of the commentaries Steven Asmith 572 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: had about John Moran's dad, like John Moran's dad sits 573 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: in the front row, talks trash to shin and sharp um. 574 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: John Morant's dad is like getting into it with people 575 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: like listen, man, I know you're happier kids in the NBA. 576 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: And he's a star and he you know, he went 577 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: to Marie State and you could tell he was gonna 578 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: be good. But man, he's really good. He's he's he's 579 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: in a tough spot. And you gotta tell your kid, hey, man, 580 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: I know you were a grown up, you're in your 581 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: early twenties, but you can't be inviting teenagers to your 582 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: house and then punching them in the face and then 583 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: dangling a gun, Like, what's with all this the weapons? Man? 584 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: Are you trying to ruin a good thing? Now? A 585 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: lot of people when I talked about the shape the 586 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: eminem video where someone made fun of John Morant, you 587 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: went to Cranbook. That's a private school, you know, the 588 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: wrap off at the end of. My brother absolutely loves that. 589 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: We both like watch that probably once a month, just 590 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: just to keep it real and laugh. But a bunch 591 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: of people pushed back and we're like, Jason, you've never 592 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: been to where he's from in Sumter, South Carolina. It's 593 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: it's a ghetto and the getting out of their stuff. Okay, fine, 594 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:46,360 Speaker 1: I get that. I'm sure it's tough. That being said, 595 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: there's no like Job has become a different person here 596 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: in the last year and change. The trash talk really 597 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: started last year. I don't know if it was Dylan 598 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: Brooks or just the winning or whatever, but I don't 599 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: remember like Job was a guy you could root for 600 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: two years ago, and now they're kind of insufferable. I 601 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: don't think they're a fun team. They're good, obviously, but 602 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: It's tough for me to get excited about a team 603 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: where all they do is talk trash. I mean, did 604 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: you see the celebration. Somebody pointed it out where John 605 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: Morant somebody hit a three and there was like a 606 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: fly by on the play and John Morant like made 607 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: the finger guns or whatever at the guy when he 608 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: was there, Like, dude, that's you don't need to be 609 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: doing that job. Come on now. I know they had 610 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: a brutal meltdown in the fourth quarter against the paper Clips. 611 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: Nice for Russ and the Clippers to get a dub, 612 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: but the Grizzlies without John Morant, the Grizzlies, I don't 613 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: think I was why, you know, I was wondering where 614 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks was. I think he was suspended. Yeah, he didn't. 615 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks did not play because he had too many 616 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,719 Speaker 1: technical fouls. And of course, you know, Desmond band can 617 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: only do so much. Tias Jones had a really good game, man, 618 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: I love that guy. Duke Jaren Jackson was good. But 619 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: ultimately they get They scored fifty one in the third 620 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: and then they got in the fourth like they ran 621 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: out of gas. Paul George got hot. Kawhi Leonard finally 622 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: made some shots and h ps Russell Westbrook took his 623 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: fewest shots since joining the Clippers. I'll leave it at that. 624 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: Nice nice showing from Eric Gordon. Nice nice comeback win 625 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: for the Clippers. But John Morant, bro, you gotta clean 626 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: up your act. You want to be on the marquee. 627 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: You want to get the big games, you want to 628 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: get to the finals, like, you can't be doing this crap. Now. 629 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: All that being said, I I don't know how they 630 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: bounced back from this, because this is you know, they 631 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: had one, they had they had a good thing going. 632 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: Then they lost to Denver. Now they lost to the Clippers, 633 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: and they play the Lakers Tuesday night and they beat 634 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers. But the last time they were here was 635 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: a Shannon Sharp game. Now we'll see if John Morant 636 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: is back. The Memphis announced he's away at least two games. 637 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. 638 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: But that's it for a lengthy Monday podcast. We'll be 639 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: back tomorrow. I'll probably try to get some college basketball 640 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: interviews in this week. You guys know, I love the tournament, 641 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: and I just it's gonna be tough navigating the combine 642 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: franchise tags because we're gonna be talking about Lamar Jackson 643 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: a lot here shortly. There's too much raven speculation now 644 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: for me to jump on it because I think it 645 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: could change as my gut, but it's gonna be a 646 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: crazy week. Keep it locked, and remember your boy is 647 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: hosting The Herd Friday. Should be fun. Talk to you tomorrow.