1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for listening to the Coveno and Rich podcast. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch us live every weekday from five 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 2: to seven Eastern to the four Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 3: Find your local station for Coveno on Rich at foxsports 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 3: Radio dot com, or stream us live every day on 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 3: the iHeartRadio app like searching FSR. 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: That's right. 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 3: Welcome to everybody, Coveno and Rich Show, Fox Sports Radio, 9 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 3: Covino and Rich. My understanding is the rare day off. 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 3: Usually they're always in for Dan Patrick, for Colin. I 11 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: am told that they took a much deserved Christmas day. 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 4: Good. 13 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 3: I hope they are spending a lovely Christmas with their 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: friends and family and loved ones. Yep, Manzi has Christmas dinner. 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 3: She's speeding out of here the second that we are done. 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 3: I am, I did my Christmas dinner last night, so 17 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 3: today I have okay, So I got the tamalae, the 18 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 3: leftover tamalay for lunch. But my wife makes lasagna. Love 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 3: and Tamali's and a lot of Pacifico's were that was 20 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 3: part of it is. 21 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 2: That is that the preferred beer that you're drinking because 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: your in laws, your wife is Latina. 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: She's from Guatemala though, so so what was I mean. 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: Guyo gyo? I think that's the famous Guatemalan beer. 25 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: I see. It was so good. 26 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 3: When I was in Guatemala, I drank a lot of them. 27 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: The Pacificos is what they're drinking. 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 3: Here, No, you know, I think, so, all right, little 29 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 3: little confession time here. Out of like the ten people 30 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 3: that get together for Christmas, I am by far the 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 3: one that drinks the most. 32 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: So like, uh so, like it was just very nice. 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 3: We were at my wife's aunt's house and I think 34 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 3: her uncle knew that I liked to drink, so he's like, 35 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: let me make sure we have beer. And I'm sure 36 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 3: he probably was, like was was given a list of 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: like two or three that I would prefer. 38 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: So i'll tell you what. Don't tell anybody. I know 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: we're on national radio. 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: But he had a couple as well. I saw the 41 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: eyes get a little glassy at them. 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: I was like, I never said, I don't know if 43 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: I've ever seen you quite like this before, uncle Rob. 44 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: So my Christmases are very different than your christmases. 45 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: They used to be like that and then everyone just 46 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 3: got old and responsible, and I'm like, I'm still the 47 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: one that's just trying to keep the party going. 48 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm gonna tell you my mom and dad, 49 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: you said you were in Vegas all this week. I'm 50 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: so chuck. I was in Vegas and my parents made 51 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: us stop. 52 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: My parents are not young and I but they're a 53 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: young hour and there, and they will be drinking after me. 54 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: They will outlast me, that's right. 55 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: So jealous, So everybody used to be fun and do whatever. 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: I will say in defense of my wife. We were 57 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 3: in Nashville two weeks ago. I think she's still hung 58 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: over from that trip, so I'll defend her. I have 59 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: not seen my wife drink like that on a It 60 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: was one night, but she had like the full two 61 00:02:59,480 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: day hangover. 62 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: Oh those rough, So she's taking a little bit easy. 63 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: My sister in law the same. So up. So yeah, but. 64 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: Merry Christmas to you, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to Iowa, 65 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: sam Lee, Chris Preffett. They'll be joining us here throughout 66 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: the next two hours. H And as always we were 67 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: saying this, we were filling in the previous slot as well. 68 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 3: Tweet us let us know how you're listening to the show. 69 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 3: Where you're listening, why you're listening. Are you at work? 70 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 3: You can tweet us at Aaron Underscore, Torres at Moncy Belognia. 71 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: I got a tweet for us. Actually, yeah, so, Bartley S. 72 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: Hill at bart Meticulous is the twitter handle said, Merry Christmas, guys, 73 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: listening in the backyard from Tampa Bay. Oh, I wish 74 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: the Bucks defense at least one defensive stop in the 75 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: last two games for the love of Christmas. 76 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: There we go. 77 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 2: We were gifting and we're still going to be doing 78 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: that in these two hours. If you want to tweet 79 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: at us gifting items to your favorite teams or just players. 80 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: Do you know what I had something for Jackson dar 81 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: a concussion Concussion for Dummies book so that he relaxes 82 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: and uh stays healthy. 83 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: So he can actually play. 84 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: You know. 85 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: So if you have any gifts that you want to 86 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: send out, let us know. Yeah, let us know your 87 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: favorite team. 88 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 3: We had a Lakers fan asking for a defense for 89 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: the Lakers. 90 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: Yes, we had a Raiders fan asking for a great offensive. 91 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: Line, which I thought was kind of burying the lead 92 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: of they need to do every everything right right? Oh, 93 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: how great is that? On the drive into Vegas when 94 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: you just see the stadium it's really great. It looks good. 95 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: It looks good. Have you been to a game there 96 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: yet or no? I have not been to It looks 97 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: amazing though. 98 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 3: I've been a T Mobile like four times in the 99 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: last six months, but I have not been to. 100 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: The Raiders stadium. Been to T Mobile, but not the Raiders. 101 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: We've been to a Nights game at Team Mobile. Have 102 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: you been? I've been to T Mobile. 103 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 3: Not too great place to watch it is the game. Yeah, 104 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 3: Knights have the best intro in all of hockey. Not 105 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 3: that I've been to very many hockey games, but it's 106 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: pretty cool. So anyway, all right, So it's Christmas and 107 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 3: a couple things. One, we are one and a half 108 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 3: NFL games in Cowboys took care of business against the 109 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: Washington Commanders thirty to twenty three, late first quarter, Detroit 110 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 3: and Minnesota nothing. 111 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: Nothing. 112 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 3: So I bring it up because it's a very interesting 113 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 3: scenario with the NFL is that they kind of I 114 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 3: mentioned it when we were on in the previous time slot, 115 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 3: but kind of lucked into a situation on Christmas where 116 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 3: there was one year it was the coming off of 117 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: the NBA bubble season and they weren't sure if they 118 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 3: were to start on Christmas Day. The NFL puts this 119 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: Vikings Saints game on crushes in ratings, good game, whatever. 120 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: And then I remember the next year I was on 121 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 3: Christmas was on a Saturday, and I remember it was 122 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 3: Packers Browns. It was Baker Mayfield was on air. A 123 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 3: Baker Mayfield was on the Browns and so they were 124 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 3: like a story, you know, in the Packers with Aaron Rodgers. 125 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 3: And I remember saying at that point, I'm like everyone 126 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 3: on my social media timeline, everyone in my social circle 127 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 3: is watching this game. No one cares about the NBA. 128 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 3: And I was like, Oh, the NFL just hijacked Christmas 129 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 3: Day from the NBA. Well, fast forward, we have a 130 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 3: great Okay, see San Antonio Spurs game on right now 131 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: with the San Antonio Spurs leading. 132 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: The it's it is officially over. It just happened. 133 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 3: So it did just go final. You're right one seventeen 134 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 3: one oh two. Should mention Cooper Flag and the Dallas 135 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 3: Mavericks are facing Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in. 136 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: The next game. Jimmy Butler, so new versus old love me. 137 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: I know you do. 138 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 3: I'm not a fan, but but the NBA games are 139 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: no doubt more intriguing than the NFL games. 140 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: By the way, is that Kenny Smith that's walking around 141 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: the barefoot? Yeah, yeah, I don't know. I don't never okay, 142 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: never okay to walk barefoot. My Christmas gift to Kenny 143 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 1: Smith is new shoes. I didn't know. 144 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, But you brought up a great point earlier is 145 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 3: that I don't know if momentum is like permanently shifted 146 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 3: back to the NBA. But NFL the games are late 147 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 3: in the year. You're oh, I think it's inevitable. You're 148 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: gonna get beat up teams, right, m you have essentially 149 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: five of the six teams playing today have been eliminated 150 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 3: from the playoffs. And I think to a point that 151 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,239 Speaker 3: you brought up earlier, I want to give you credit, 152 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: is it'd be one game. If it's a third, it'd 153 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 3: be one thing. If it's a Thursday, we always have 154 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 3: the Thursday game. But three games on Christmas Day. I 155 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: don't know that it's having like the cultural impact that 156 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: I think the NFL thought it would have. And it 157 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 3: does feel like there's more buzz about the NBA games 158 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: here on this specific Christmas Day. 159 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is just an eye opening moment for the 160 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 2: NFL that you can't have everything every single time. 161 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 3: And it's like the oldest cliche that your parents told 162 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: you too much of anything is not I think it's 163 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 3: the coast cliche. Ice cream is great seven in the 164 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: morning every single day, Probably you shouldn't be eating it 165 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: for breakfast. 166 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 2: That's a perfect example, because that's what I think. That's 167 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: what we're seeing right now in the sense, I don't 168 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: know if momentum. You mentioned momentum. I don't think it 169 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: has completely shifted, you know, back to the NBA. I 170 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 2: don't think it ever will. I just think that we 171 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 2: are seeing that the NFL can have a bad slate 172 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 2: of games, and no doubt, and a lot of things 173 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 2: obviously factor into it, injuries, the situation with the playoffs, 174 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 2: all of the things that the NFL wasn't prepared for. 175 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: Netflix was not expecting this. 176 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: But you got a little bit too greedy, and if 177 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: you would have just had one game, you still probably 178 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 2: could have dominated the day. But as we talked about 179 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: in the last hour ear two hours ago, Arin, the 180 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 2: reality is that you cannot compare the day that is 181 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,719 Speaker 2: Christmas to the day that is Thanksgiving. 182 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: They're really really different. And again, NBA, you could just 183 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: have it on in the background. You don't have to 184 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: pay attend to the whole We didn't, and. 185 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: Yet don't you feel like, man, we saw the Spurs 186 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 2: have good moments throughout four quarters. I didn't watch the 187 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: whole thing, but it looked like the Spurs were gonna 188 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: win just because they kept pushing. They didn't take their 189 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 2: foot off the gas. And okay, so you can never 190 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: get back in it with the NFL. It's like I 191 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: would have to ask you questions, Wait, how did the 192 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: Cowboys get here? Who scored? Like, that's what I want 193 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 2: to watch it, you know what I mean. You could 194 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 2: tell me Victor win Byama haw a great game off 195 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: the bench, twenty two points, whatever, where I'll be like, yeah, 196 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 2: I can envision it. When it comes to the Cowboys, 197 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 2: I want to know. Okay, but who's scored because it's 198 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: affecting my fantasy team and I want to know. You 199 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: want to watch the NFL a little bit more up 200 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 2: close and personal. The NBA is not like that, especially 201 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 2: in the middle of the season when there aren't implications 202 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: like the playoffs or seating or MVP talk or anything 203 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 2: like that this is just supposed to be for fun 204 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 2: and that's supposed to be Christmas. 205 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 3: Well, and it's the interesting point is to me, and 206 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 3: I was thinking about this, so, like we said, Thanksgiving 207 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 3: you because football has been so synonymous with Thanksgiving, like 208 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 3: you just sort of build even if you're not a 209 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 3: like like my mom doesn't care about the NFL, but 210 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 3: she kind of understands, like, oh the cow the Lions 211 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 3: play here, the Cowboys play there, Like well, have dinner 212 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 3: and the Cowboys game will be on in the background. 213 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 3: And I was saying about this way you were talking 214 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 3: the other day on the calendar that is synonymous with football. Besides, 215 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 3: obviously every Sunday is New Year's Day, and that's another 216 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 3: one where like you're on the couch, probably a little hungover. 217 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 3: You were certainly out late. Seriously, you were out late. Yeh, 218 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 3: you wake up late. Nobody on New Year's Day has 219 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 3: like stuff to do. Nobody's like, oh, I got to 220 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 3: run to Grandma's house for our New Year's Day celebration. 221 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 3: So it's just kind of baked into the cake of like, oh, 222 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: this college football all day is like actually the perfect thing. 223 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 3: Like I go back to work tomorrow I've had off 224 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 3: for a week. I just want to chill. And it works. 225 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: And I don't get the vibe that the NFL and 226 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 3: that football specifically works on Christmas Day for the same 227 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 3: reason that you said. You know, we brought up the 228 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 3: point earlier. But people have kids. So you know, we 229 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: wake up on the West Coast. That Cowboys game starts 230 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 3: at what ten am Pacific time? You know, something like that, 231 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 3: kids are opening gifts. You gotta go to Grandma's house. 232 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 3: You gotta come back from Grandma's house. You you know, 233 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 3: the kids are playing. You gotta help the kids put 234 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 3: the toys together, The kids are playing with the toys, 235 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 3: the kids want to go outside. It's just the NFL 236 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 3: is always going to be king. But it's just I think, 237 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 3: and I will say this too, and I'm not even 238 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 3: being sarcastic when I says I don't think. 239 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: The Netflix thing helps either. No, it does not. 240 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 3: Where again, Grandma and Grandpa, you go over their house. 241 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 3: You just put on CBS on Thanksgiving. Oh there's the Lions, 242 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 3: you know, or there's the Cowboys or whatever. Here It's like, 243 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 3: I'm not even being sarcastic. We talked about this when 244 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 3: we were on in the previous slot. Is like I 245 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 3: went to put the game on and I was like, 246 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: oh crap, what's my password? Twenty minute? You know, it 247 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 3: took me twenty minutes to figure out what the past. 248 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 3: It's just I'm not saying that the NFL isn't awesome, 249 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 3: but for some reason, it's just not vibing on Christmas 250 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: Day the way that I would think that it would. 251 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 2: That's exactly it. It's of course it is awesome, it 252 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: is king. We all know that, but it's not hitting 253 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 2: the spot the way it does on Thanksgiving. 254 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: It's just not in the spot. I almost wish all 255 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: of these. 256 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 2: Games weren't on today because maybe I would have tuned 257 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: in had you have them on a different day. 258 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: But today it's like, no. 259 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 2: Even a sitting here. It's like there's so many other 260 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 2: things when I feel like for Thanksgiving, everyone already knows 261 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 2: how it's gonna go. Like you plan around the games, 262 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 2: like you said earlier, you really do plan around the games. 263 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 2: What games you want to focus on the most. We're 264 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: gonna plan a lunch dinner around that. 265 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: Well, and here's the other thing too. 266 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 3: I was just thinking about, imagine if the games were 267 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 3: good today Okay, imagine. 268 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: How frustrating it would be that you can't actually watch them. 269 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 3: And then how about this, how much Sunday would suck 270 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 3: if you were just like, imagine if the Chiefs were awesome, 271 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 3: but the Broncos were also awesome, and it's like, oh, 272 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 3: they played that big game on Christmas Day and I 273 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 3: couldn't totally watch it. And now you look at the 274 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 3: Sunday slate into a point that you brought up. We 275 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 3: are in whatever week seventeen right now there is what 276 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 3: essentially one game, what one you can't say with playoff implications, 277 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 3: But I mean, I'm just let me just read off 278 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 3: the Sunday schedule to you right now. 279 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna read it. You just blind taste test. Okay, 280 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: go for it. 281 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 3: Cinci Arizona, how excited are you for that? 282 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: Six? 283 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 3: Seven Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, New Orleans. 284 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 1: Oh my god, that's the one. Tyler Shuck, that's who 285 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: I want. 286 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 3: To see, Indianapolis hosting Jacksonville. No, thank you, Miami with quitting. 287 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: You want to see Philip Rivers? Hold on, that's the 288 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: one you're missing. We all want to see Grandpa Philip Rivers. 289 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 3: Say yeah, hold on hold on, Dan literal father time 290 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 3: is still playing? 291 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: Yes, still playing? What else? Patriots Jets? No? I mean 292 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: the Patriots are interesting. 293 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 2: But no, okay, the Jets are not even a little 294 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 2: bit Yeah, no offense. 295 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: Ian Roddy, who is our editor right now, Seattle with Carolina, 296 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: I guess is. 297 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: Okay, sure because both of because Carolina is trying to 298 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 2: do something out of that. 299 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 3: Also, that should be like the third best game of 300 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 3: that window, not the best game right right then, I 301 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 3: will say, you do have Philly Buffalo late obviously, and 302 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 3: then San Francisco and Chicago is the Sunday night game. 303 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: So they did you even mention the Giants and the Raiders? 304 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 3: I didn't. How about this, there's only two games in 305 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 3: that late window. Now, it's going to be a great 306 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 3: audience for Philly Buffalo. Let's just hope we get a 307 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 3: good game. But so that's the other thing. So you know, listen, 308 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 3: I think we've made the point the NFL. You know, 309 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 3: they're going to be just fine whether they get a 310 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 3: couple of duds on Christmas Day. But it does just 311 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: feel like they kind of what do they say, bite 312 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 3: off more than you can choose or it's just like 313 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 3: man dude, it's. 314 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: Just like, yeah, hopefully this is a learning experience for 315 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: the NFL. 316 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: I hope so well. I mean they'll still have games, 317 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: there's no doubt, of course, But on Christmas Day well. 318 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 3: And the other thing is too, I think it's inevitable 319 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 3: that when you get to week seventeen of the NFL 320 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 3: guys are going to be hurt. So it happens that 321 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 3: there's a lot of teams with a lot of injuries today, 322 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: headlined by the Kansas City Chiefs. 323 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: But I think it's I think. 324 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: It's going to be pretty inevitable that no matter how 325 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 3: good the games look, when the schedule comes out in 326 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 3: May or June or July, that there's going to be 327 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 3: a couple duds, just because it's not realistic to have 328 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 3: six teams fully healthy, fully functioning at the highest level 329 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 3: this late in the year. 330 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you only have one one game that's a dud. 331 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: Most people will still tune in, That's what I'm saying it. Yeah, 332 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 2: you know, And that's the big thing here is like 333 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: you looked at the slate going into Christmas there and 334 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 2: you're like, and then you looked at the it's like 335 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 2: that meme of that girl where she's in the first 336 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: one she looks like throst out and then the next 337 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 2: one she's like, oh that was when you looked at 338 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: the NFL slate and then you looked at the NBA solate. 339 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 3: You're right, Oh, okay, the Alonza morning You ever seen 340 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 3: that one when he's on the bed, Yes. 341 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, okay, Yeah, Well. 342 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: I will say the NBA slate is awesome. We got 343 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 3: the third game coming up here, Cooper Flag. I definitely 344 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 3: want your Cooper Flag takes at some point. 345 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's talk about that. 346 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 3: He has been awesome. Oh, by the way, Steph Curry 347 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 3: averaging thirty one points, thirty one in the month of December. 348 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: And still in the most exciting way possible. 349 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 3: Yes, Warriors is just tipping off the third game of 350 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 3: a busy NBA slate, and we will keep you covered. 351 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 3: Speaking of NBA, nobody better covering the NBA than our 352 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: good friend Mark Medina. 353 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: He will join us in just minutes. 354 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 3: Mark Medina joins us in just a few minutes to 355 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: talk to two games that we've seen, the three games 356 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 3: that are coming up. 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The Crown is yours all Right, it is 421 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: Christmas Day, which of course. 422 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 3: Mes a lot of NBA. That's right, Manzi is fired 423 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 3: up her Clipper play at not today? 424 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: Shut up? They've won two and a iron. Ask Mark 425 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: about it. 426 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 3: Mark, listen, we got to get to the real teams 427 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: in the NBA in a second. But first of all, 428 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 3: Mark Medina is joining us. First of all, Mark, Merry Christmas. 429 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: I'm sorry I keep putting a lup of Cole and 430 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 3: Monty Stocking over her over her Clippers, But. 431 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: Mary Christmas, how are you? Mark? 432 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 3: What's going on in Mark Medina's world here on Christmas Day? 433 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 3: Just watching a bunch of games? 434 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 6: I assume, yeah, and hey, spending time with family, right, 435 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 6: that's kind of important too. But yeah, definitely getting the 436 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 6: NBA fixed. Aaron Monse, Merry Christmas. Love the intro music, 437 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 6: but you know I would gladly also take the Christmas songs. Yes, Monson, 438 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 6: you got a lump of hole that the Clippers aren't 439 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 6: playing today. But guess what, Aaron. The Clippers played to 440 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 6: beat two teams that are playing right today, and the 441 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 6: Lakers and the Rockets, So I guess they have something 442 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 6: going for them. 443 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: Yes, we do. 444 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 3: Nobody does consolation prizes quite like the Los Angeles Clippers. 445 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 6: Yes, yes, better luck next year. 446 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what though, Zazi is a huge NBA fan. 447 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 3: She just brought up a great point to me during 448 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 3: the break. Oklahoma City Thunder are now twenty six and 449 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 3: five after today's lost to San Antonio Spurs. Three of 450 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 3: their five losses are to San Antonio. Do the Oklahoma 451 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 3: City Thunder, who everybody was just handing the Larry O'Brien 452 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 3: trophy to, do they officially have a San Antonio Spurs problem, 453 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 3: Mark Montina. 454 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 6: They well, they do have a San Antonio's first problem. 455 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 6: But is it a problem enough not to win the 456 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 6: NBA Championship. I don't think so, but don't write them off. 457 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 6: I think that you're likely going to see the Thunder 458 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 6: and the Spurs in the playoffs, and if I had 459 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 6: to guess which series, it would be the Western Conference Finals, 460 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 6: and I want to be surprised that goes six even 461 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 6: seven games. I would give the nod to the Thunder 462 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 6: or send me no major injuries, just because they have 463 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 6: the experience, the continuity depth, their core players are still 464 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 6: very young in their prime. And the Spurs, you would think, hey, 465 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 6: that they have a good thing going. They're going to 466 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 6: end that playoff streak or and that playoff drought so 467 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 6: to speak. But now they need to get battle tests 468 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 6: in the postseason before making the next step. But Aaron 469 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 6: the Spurs is a real deal. We know obviously Victor 470 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 6: wan Bama is a special player. But their whole back 471 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 6: court with dearon Fox, all short caliber players. Defon Castel, 472 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 6: Dylan Harper two really good young players. They have really 473 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 6: good chemistry, a lot of good depth, and even when 474 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 6: they've had injuries, whether it's with Wemby be with Fox, 475 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 6: it doesn't matter. They're plug and play and they just 476 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 6: have that Spurs culture around them that really make them go. 477 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 2: Mark's so good to be talking to you on Christmas, Ada. 478 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 6: Likewise, very Christmas, Fons. 479 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: Yes, let's chat about Cooper Flag. 480 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: Are you surprised at the quick change that he had 481 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 2: from the start of the season to what thirty games in, 482 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 2: because now it looks like he's been in the NBA 483 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 2: for years. 484 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, not surprised at all. Monts now Here's the thing, 485 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 6: we knew he was number one for reason. He was 486 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 6: very well hyped to do kind of you know, a 487 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 6: great skill sets a score pat Thor defender a human 488 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 6: highlight reel. Excuse me? Really coachable. But really, the only 489 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 6: struggles he had was playing at the point guard position, 490 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 6: and that's something that he wasn't ever used to doing, 491 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 6: and a lot of people around the NBA think that 492 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 6: that was malpractice, that that put him in a bad 493 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 6: position to succeed. And even though the MAVs, you know, 494 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 6: had some point guard issues, not having Kyrie Irving D'Angel 495 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 6: Russell is a struggle. They didn't understand that. Now, talking 496 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 6: to Cooper Flagg's trainer these last few weeks, Matt McKenzie, like, 497 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 6: they never thought that, hey, what are you doing to 498 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 6: his game? This is hurting him. They thought that this 499 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 6: was a good burning experience and a new skill for 500 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 6: him to get. But no doubt it was a learning curve. 501 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 6: And now that he's not having to worry about that, 502 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 6: you're seeing him being a lot more comfortable. 503 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 3: Mark Medina joining us here on Chris Day Fox Sports Radio. Marcus, 504 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 3: of course are Fox Sports Radio NBA insider. 505 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: Mark. I forget it. 506 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 3: I don't know if this was even a conversation on 507 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 3: or off air. Kate Cunningham, So I was telling MANSI 508 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 3: with my college hoops background. I interviewed this kid when 509 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 3: he was probably about sixteen years old, and it felt 510 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: like I was talking to a thirty five year old. 511 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 3: And I'm sure you've probably experienced the same since he 512 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 3: got to the league. And I just feel like, is 513 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 3: it because I mean, he did come in during the 514 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 3: you know, he played college during the COVID year, and 515 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 3: it was just a weird time when he came into 516 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 3: the league. The Pistons had that big losing streak. But 517 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 3: we're talking about Cooper Flag, We're talking about Wenby, We're 518 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 3: talking about all these young, dynamic players. And maybe I'm 519 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 3: missing the Kate Cunningham conversations, but I don't feel like 520 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 3: we're talking about him enough as one of the future 521 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 3: faces of this league there. 522 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 6: And I mean, look, the Detroit Piston should be playing today. 523 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,479 Speaker 6: They're the best team in the East, and they're not 524 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 6: because the NBA put the schedule out beforehand. I don't 525 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 6: think that there was an anticipat the Pissons will be 526 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 6: this good this early. But with the diminished Eastern Conference 527 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 6: and the fact that Kate Cunningham is the real deal, 528 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,479 Speaker 6: shouldn't be surprised. He's now in the MVP conversation. I 529 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 6: think most of the edge still goes to Shakeyadis Alexander 530 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 6: because he won last season, ta Kola Jokic because he's 531 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 6: won three years, and Luca Dodgics because you know he's 532 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 6: in better shape and it's the Lakers and he's a 533 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 6: star player. But Kate Cunningham will be in the conversation. 534 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 6: Has I think a legitimate case for him. You look 535 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 6: at win loss records, obviously you check that box. He 536 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 6: makes his teammates better, He is competitive as hell. He 537 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 6: really sets the culture there in Detroit, which you know, 538 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 6: talking to JB. Bickerstaff and players these last two seasons, 539 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 6: it's about, you know, this culture of like a joy 540 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 6: to be at work. You know, he makes people, you know, 541 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 6: enjoy being around each other. But there's accountability to it. 542 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 6: There's day to day routine. All that trace is back 543 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 6: to Cade. So yeah, he's lost in that mix. But 544 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 6: I predict Aaron that as this season goes on, his 545 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 6: MVP stock is going to get higher and higher. Now 546 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 6: the problem is you do think, okay, is that going 547 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 6: to then take it away from Shay Nicola and Luca. 548 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 6: We'll see, because they're still playing at a high level, 549 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 6: but I want to be surprised if he eclipses Luca 550 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 6: just because the Lakers they're in the mix, but there's 551 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 6: a lot of question marks on where they fit in 552 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 6: the championship contention picture here where I think with the Pistons, 553 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 6: it's probably going to be mix and pissons in these finals, 554 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 6: and either team has a good case mark. 555 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 2: You just said that people like to work with Cad Cunningham. 556 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,719 Speaker 2: He makes people want to come to work. We make 557 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 2: people happy. 558 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: Does Draymond Green do that? I'm just curious. I'm just 559 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: like curious, you know, like, does he do that? 560 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 6: I think if you ask Jordan Pool, the answer would 561 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 6: be no. 562 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 3: Capital Ever, Jordan Poole was happy to go to work 563 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 3: as long as it was anyone other than Golden State. 564 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 565 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 6: Give the Draymond Green experience with the Warriors. It's well 566 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 6: documented and I think that, you know, people right now 567 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 6: are understandably asking like, why did the Warriors put up 568 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 6: with this? Yeah? And I think it's one of these 569 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 6: things where they're in a long committed relationship and they 570 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 6: hate each other, but they also they there's times they 571 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 6: can't stand each other, but they also can't stand without 572 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 6: being around them because they need them. And so here's 573 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 6: the thing. The Warriors aren't nostalgic about Draymond. They're not 574 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 6: clinging to something that's not tangible. They've really handled everything 575 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 6: throughout his whole tenure with the Warriors, through the good 576 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 6: and bad, through a practical lens. They think that he's 577 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 6: a big driving force on why they've been an elite 578 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 6: defensive team during their championship runs and they need him. 579 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 6: So keep in mind here, when he punched Jordan Poole, 580 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 6: they initially sided with Jordan Poole like they had given 581 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 6: him an extent mentioned and you know, he and Klay 582 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 6: Thoms were going to be free agents. If he wasn't 583 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 6: still playing at a high level the rest of the season, 584 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 6: they would have chosen Jordan Poole. But what happened is 585 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 6: Raymond still played on his mind. Jordan was showing, you know, 586 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 6: ups and downs of any young player, and they made 587 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 6: the practical decision, Okay, you know, we're going to stick 588 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 6: with Raymond. And right now, I think it's the same thing. 589 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 6: They're a team that's barely in the mix because of 590 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 6: Steph Curry, and when you're looking at the rest of 591 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 6: the supporting cast. Yes, Jimmy Butler is always a net positive, 592 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 6: but everyone else is a question Mark Jonathan Kaminga, they 593 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 6: don't quite are convinced that he is a guy moving forward. 594 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 6: So that's really how you view this through the lens 595 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 6: of why they're putting up with Raymond's ongoing behavior. 596 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 3: Mark Madina, R Fox Sports Radio NBA Insider is joining us. Mark, 597 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 3: I'm gonna throw a little bit of a curveball at you, 598 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 3: and by all means you can please feel free to 599 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 3: plead the fifth if you just have no strong opinion 600 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 3: on it. Has the buzz in NBA circles started to 601 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 3: mount yet about this twenty twenty six NBA Draft class, 602 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 3: because as a college basketball fan, we are seeing freshmen 603 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 3: do things that we have never seen before. Aj De 604 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 3: Bonsa just the other night was the youngest player ever 605 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 3: with a thirty ten to ten triple double. Cam Boozer 606 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 3: might be National Player of the Year. I don't want 607 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 3: to put you on the spot. I know you're focused 608 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 3: on the thirty teams in the association, but it's just 609 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 3: curious if you're starting to hear buzz about how good 610 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 3: this upcoming draft could potentially be. 611 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 6: I think there's a buzz for cam Boozer, but I 612 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 6: don't think that there's buzz on the draft class yet. 613 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 6: It felt like anecdotally that there was definitely buzz the year, 614 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 6: you know, before the season even started with Victor Womeniama 615 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 6: being out in space or being out in France being 616 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 6: this international phenom. During Zion Williamson's rookie season. Same thing 617 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 6: I don't feel just from someone in the NBA circles. 618 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 6: I think it's same caliber. But in fairness, it's Christmas 619 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 6: Day and that'll start picking up, I think in February 620 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 6: and once conference tournament start. But I think generally speaking, 621 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 6: the twenty twenty six class is considered really good, a 622 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 6: lot of depth, but it's not one of those things 623 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 6: that right now people are thinking, you know what, next 624 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 6: year there's going to be this generational talent available and 625 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 6: watch out. It's good. It's more about, hey, there's a 626 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 6: lot of good young prospects and that's why teams are 627 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 6: valuing draft picks even more so, But not a singular trends, 628 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 6: you know, transformative player that's you know, getting a lot 629 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 6: of people talking just yet, Mark, I don't want. 630 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: To put you on the spot either, but since we 631 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: are on well. 632 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 6: By all means, it's Christmas. 633 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: It's Christmas. 634 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 2: Are you familiar with the story with James Naji, the 635 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 2: guy who was drafted in twenty twenty three by the 636 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 2: next but now is has committed to Baylor, so he's 637 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 2: got four years of NCAA eligibility, but he was drafted 638 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 2: and barely the nick still own his rights. 639 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm so confused. 640 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, I'm really confused too. I honestly need to dive 641 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,479 Speaker 6: deeper into that before it given some education hit insight 642 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 6: on it, only because that caught me by surprise the 643 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 6: other day when I read about it and didn't quite 644 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 6: understand it. But I think generally, and Aaron correct me 645 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 6: if I'm wrong here, I think until you sign with 646 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 6: some sort of representation, technically you can still be eligible. 647 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 3: Right Mark, there are officially no real rules and no, 648 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 3: I told Manci this is the NCAA has been sued 649 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 3: so many times from so many different things that they're 650 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 3: really pretty much afraid to enforce anything. And so where 651 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 3: we had been at prior to yesterday was basically if 652 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 3: a guy was so. The last year or so, colleges 653 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 3: have kind of gone over to Europe and they'll sign 654 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 3: a twenty one year old. He just wants to come 655 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 3: over to the States and get an education. Okay, they 656 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 3: were clearly professionals at twenty two, twenty three, And then 657 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 3: we started having these guys that were in the G 658 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 3: League but had never been drafted, and that was kind 659 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 3: of a weird gray area. This was like a weird 660 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,959 Speaker 3: line in the sand where it's like, this guy was drafted. 661 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 3: To Manzi's point, his rights are owned by somebody, yet 662 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 3: he'll be playing college basketball. And then I think, and 663 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 3: we're gonna let you go, Mark, And I know you 664 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 3: need to go because it's Christmas Day, but it's this 665 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 3: weird thing of you know, I would think, in theory, 666 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 3: if he's awesome at Baylor in the first month, the 667 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 3: Knicks could in theory call them up if they needed 668 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 3: a draft pick. 669 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: But then the op well, but the opposite is true 670 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: as well. 671 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 3: Now is if if you're letting this guy play play 672 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 3: college basketball, what's to say Mark Medina is the twenty 673 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 3: sixth pick in the draft. But knows, you know, Oklahoma 674 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 3: City's got all these first round picks, not all of 675 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 3: them are gonna be able to play next year, right, 676 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 3: So like what's to stop a kid from saying, Oh, 677 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 3: I'm going back to douke Er, I'm going back to Baylor, 678 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 3: or you Connor whatever. So it is a crazy gray 679 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 3: area as a college basketball fan, I think it's a 680 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 3: step too far. But I'll tell you what, Mark Medina, 681 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 3: you got families stay. You don't need to be worrying 682 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 3: about Baylor eligibility issues. 683 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 6: Okay, So this is a whole new meaning to draft 684 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 6: in stash. I know you know that was something as 685 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 6: soon as used to do when it came to these 686 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 6: like really intriguing overseas prospects. But this is a whole 687 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 6: other level. 688 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 3: Mark Medina. We appreciate your time, my friend. When you 689 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 3: need all those answers, you could text me privately. I 690 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 3: won't have them, but we appreciate you. Happy holidays, and 691 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 3: thank you for making some time on a Christmas Day. 692 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 6: Thank you, Mark, Aaron Monster, Mary Christmas all the best. 693 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Mark, Mark Medina. 694 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 3: Follow him on Twitter at Mark g Underscore Medina the 695 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 3: best in the business covering the NBA knows the best 696 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 3: in the business. Chris Purfet, What is trending right now? 697 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: My friend? 698 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 5: All right, guys, let's start with some NFL action the 699 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 5: Lions on the doorstep the line. Detroit's fumbled twice in 700 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,479 Speaker 5: this game when turned into an Aaron Jones touchdown. Currently 701 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 5: the score seven to nothing Minnesota seeing if Detroit maybe 702 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 5: got the first down they were stopped a little bit short. 703 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 5: They are is gonna be fourth and one? You know 704 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 5: what Lions are going for it. Pine School was injured 705 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:15,400 Speaker 5: earlier in this game as well, walked off in his 706 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 5: own power. But that's something to really keep an eye 707 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 5: on there for that pro bowler current. Earlier we had 708 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 5: on NFL Action, Dallas Cowboys took down the Commanders thirty 709 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 5: to twenty three, two touchdowns for Dak Prescott and afterwards. 710 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 5: You know, if Fox has the has those you know, 711 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 5: turkey legs, they do on it. So I guess Netflix 712 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 5: has decided to Tomahawks stakes or in the German language. 713 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: Lets kim st Netflix, Tomahawks MVP State Moony. That's how 714 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: it sounded on the That was Netflix German feed again, 715 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,760 Speaker 1: I think I understand German. 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I was just you know, I 766 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:22,280 Speaker 1: just thought of, I would hate to be Chet Holmgren. 767 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 1: Why I would hate And I just I literally just 768 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 1: thought of this. 769 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 2: Everyone nobody probably can guard Victor one Banyama, but. 770 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 1: You're the guy that's supposed to be there. But you're 771 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,359 Speaker 1: the you. It is on you. 772 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 2: No other team has a player that is like, okay, 773 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,680 Speaker 2: you go, you go handle Victor. Sure, everybody else is 774 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 2: gonna struggle. So you're probably switching on Victor one Banyama. 775 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 2: You're probably trying different things if you aren't Chet Holmgren. 776 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 2: There is no other person that they're gonna put on 777 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:50,400 Speaker 2: Victor one Banyama. 778 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 1: So how about this. 779 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 3: Think about it like this, imagine being like a any 780 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,680 Speaker 3: job whatever, a totally un and we use the word 781 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 3: unicorn like way too much in sports, but che Hoolmgren, 782 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 3: take pretend Victor one money I was ever borne. Che 783 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 3: Hoolmgren truly is a unicorn, right, he really is. And 784 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 3: so your entire life, there has been no one as 785 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 3: big as you that's able to do the things that 786 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,959 Speaker 3: you do, and there just comes along a guy that's 787 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 3: literally bad. You're you're like one of one, but there's 788 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 3: like one of one that is literally better than you 789 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 3: and every single thing that. 790 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: You do and has a British accent. 791 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 2: Sure like how you know, like here America, Like here 792 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 2: in America, you hear it and you're like, oh, what. 793 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: A pretty accent because we don't hear it. So not 794 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: only is this guy competing against he also has an 795 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: accent makes him stand out even more. 796 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 3: The guy at the bar, Yeah, you're flirting and then 797 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:48,320 Speaker 3: all of a sudden the British accent. 798 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh my gosh, you have no chance. 799 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,280 Speaker 2: If we're if we're casting a movie Victor one, Bama 800 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 2: is the leading man and Ched Hoolnggren would be the buddy. 801 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,560 Speaker 1: Sure like unfair to him, unfair to him, It is unbelieved. 802 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: I just really is that how unfair of a situation. 803 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 3: I'm trying to think if there's even like a radio equivalent, 804 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,879 Speaker 3: Like I'm so good at what I do, but there's 805 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 3: a guy that like played in the NFL. Who's funnier 806 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 3: than me, handsomer than me, has like a better voice 807 00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 3: for radio than me. Like my writings are like number 808 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 3: two in the entire building. But I just will never 809 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 3: be that guy. And it's like that really is Chet Holmgren? 810 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:26,480 Speaker 3: And now that I is there any equivalent because there's like, 811 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 3: you know whatever, Like there's nobody that people are like, oh, 812 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 3: you should be eighty percent of Steph Curry. 813 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: It's like, no, we acknowledge Steph Curry's a one of one. 814 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:40,439 Speaker 3: Correct, even like the Katie Lebron stuff, Like we knew 815 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 3: that Katie wasn't Lebron, but Katie was so unique that 816 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,000 Speaker 3: it was like, oh, we're just gonna appreciate Katie for 817 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:50,240 Speaker 3: who he is. And I just feel like Chet Holmgren 818 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 3: is just gonna be Victor Wiembayama's whipping boy for the 819 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 3: next like fifteen years. 820 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,440 Speaker 1: Especially with Chet Holmgren being a part of the Thunder, 821 00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:00,760 Speaker 1: Yeah gives next to each other. They you have Sga 822 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: who is the face of the Thunder. 823 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 2: And so it's just like I never I really never 824 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 2: thought of how unfair of a situation Chat Holmgren is. 825 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 3: It's literally the exact same person, just the other one 826 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:14,399 Speaker 3: is better at literally everything that you're really good at. 827 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: But everyone's putting it on you because you're the closest 828 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,800 Speaker 1: one to match him. 829 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, unfair didn't match him today because the San 830 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:26,279 Speaker 3: Antonio Spurs won one eleven, one oh two one. 831 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:29,360 Speaker 1: The one I'm not getting old. It's Christmas. Christmas. 832 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:32,120 Speaker 3: Yes, you brought this point up by the way, Spurs 833 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 3: and the thunder Thunder have lost five games all year. Yep, 834 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 3: the Spurs have beaten them three times. So I'll tell 835 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:39,759 Speaker 3: you what. This is what we're gonna do. We're gonna 836 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 3: come back. When we do, We're gonna hand out some 837 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:42,839 Speaker 3: Christmas gifts. 838 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 1: I love that. 839 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 3: Maybe Chet Holmgren we give him an extra answer two 840 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 3: or three on the wingspan or whatever. But we're handing 841 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 3: out Christmas gifts to your favorite athletes and teams. That 842 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 3: is next Aaron Torres, Manti Belanios, and for Cavino and 843 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:56,919 Speaker 3: Rich Fox Sports twenty