1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Two Pros and a Cup of Joe. Fox Sports Radio, 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: LaVar Arrington, Jonas Knox with you here. Coming up on 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: this Thursday edition, we look back on Game three of 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals. Are the OKC thunder in trouble? History 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: would say yes, Their mood says differently, and we've got 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: Tyrese Halliburton discussing the talking heads and how much they 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: know about the National Basketball Association. We're also going to 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: get the very latest on what the Steelers offense could 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: look like. Good news for people who like a particular 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: energy drink. I guess We've got the very latest as 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: far as the Saquon Barkley victory tour goes, and how 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: bad it's going to look for Joe Shane when it 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: comes to the history of Saquan's departure from the New 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: York Giants. We've also got the very latest on the 15 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns busy quarterback room, the Great Albert Breer stops by, 16 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: and how about coops leftovers? 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: It's all yours. 18 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: Coming up next here, Two Pros and a Cup of 19 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: Joe on a Thursday, Fox Sports Radio. You're listening to 20 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. If only people knew how appropriate this 21 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: theme song is today show Like Today? Oh man? It 22 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: is two pros and a cup of Joe. Here on 23 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio, He's LeVar Arrington, I'm Jonas Knox. You 24 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: can hang out with us as always on the iHeartRadio app, 25 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: and you can find us on hundreds of affiliates all 26 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: across the country and wherever you are making us a 27 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: part of your Thursday morning, we appreciate you doing so. 28 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: We'll be taking you all the way up until nine 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: am Eastern time, six o'clock Pacific. And hey, you know what, 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: which will be a theme for this show that we 31 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: will point out. Look who decided to show up? And 32 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: this time we're talking about the NBA Finals. They were 33 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: back last night? Are you sure they were back last night? 34 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: And little bit of a surprising result, I think for 35 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: some people going into the game. Indiana was a five 36 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: and a half point underdog. But they get it done. 37 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: And as we've seen the stat thrown up before, anytime 38 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: there's a series in the NBA Finals, it's tied at 39 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: one apiece, the team that wins Game three wins the 40 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: NBA Finals eighty percent of the time. So the Indiana 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Pacers in a good spot following that. 42 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: Win last night. They play well. 43 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: I think they played like a team that does not 44 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: believe whatever other people believe. They're not buying into the hype, 45 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: so to speak, of what they've filed these other guys 46 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 3: are bringing to the table and not you know, you 47 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: got to give them a lot of credit because okay 48 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 3: See is what people think they are. I just think 49 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: that Indiana is better than what people give them, you know, 50 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: credit for. So they've made it more than just a series. 51 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: It's it's a competitive deal. 52 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: Uh. If if OKAC is to as you just. 53 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 3: Mentioned the stat if ok c UH is to to 54 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,399 Speaker 3: really have a a real chance, they gotta get one 55 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 3: in Indiana. They gotta grab one in Indiana if they 56 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 3: go back to Oka c with a to two tie, 57 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: and you know, I'll say this, who wins the series? 58 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: I don't know. 59 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 3: I'm I'm I went with OKAC to win the series, 60 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: but I did go with Indiana to win the game 61 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 3: last night. But going into a game four situation where 62 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: it's it's uh, game five, excuse wait? 63 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: No? No? Two to one right? Two? One? 64 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, game four, it's just I think it's very critical 65 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: for for okay See, but it's also very critical for 66 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: the NBA as well. Right, there's a lot riding on 67 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 3: this and to terms of relevance, maybe interest maybe, I mean, 68 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: there are a lot of things out are at stakecare 69 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: if Indiana were to win the next game, how many 70 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 3: people do you think are going to watch the next one? 71 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 3: So this could potentially be maybe the last game that 72 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: you get real interest in. If OKC decides to lay 73 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 3: an egg in the next. 74 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: Game, it would be whove the NBA to have a 75 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 1: back and forth series. 76 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: It certainly would because it provides a much better storyline 77 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 3: to everything that's going on in a series. Again, where 78 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: we've discussed it heading into the series, we discussed it 79 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 3: as a potential series where you don't have the type 80 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 3: of brand power to really drive the viewership of the series, 81 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 3: the most important series of the season. 82 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 2: For the NBA. 83 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 3: So but again, give Halliburton props. I'm always to give 84 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 3: props elsewhere when it's not haller Burton. So I'm gonna 85 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: give him his his props. 86 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 2: Today. He showed up in a major, major way. 87 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 3: Uh, And he was the MVP of that game, and 88 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 3: and so they needed that and they'll need that moving 89 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 3: forward if they're if they're going to have a chance 90 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 3: to pull pull through in the series. 91 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: I mean some would say he's the captain now made 92 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: him from being honest. 93 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, he had a much he had 94 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: a much louder, a much bigger game than what he 95 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 3: usually has. But make no mistake about it, the captain 96 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 3: of the ship is still on the ship. You know, 97 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: Pascal is still He's still a part of of what's 98 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 3: going on. I mean he he didn't have his regular 99 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: like you know, obviously big, big, big game, but he 100 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 3: didn't have a bad game. I mean, you know, he's 101 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 3: right there. I mean he was only one point off 102 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 3: of off of haller Burton. You know, Halliburton had twenty two, 103 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 3: Pascal had twenty one. You know, he had four assists 104 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 3: Pascal had I mean has got past. 105 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: Halliburton had eleven assists. 106 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 3: Where to me, that's where the separation took place was 107 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: it's just his ability to be able to make great 108 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: decisions and put other guys in positions to have an. 109 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 2: Impact on the game. 110 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 3: I mean there were some some really you know, there 111 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 3: were some fine moments for them. Benedict, you know, Mathern. 112 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 3: He had a really good game. And if he can 113 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: continue to play that way, maybe he's the unsung hero 114 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 3: of the series. You know, Topping didn't have a lot 115 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 3: of points, but you know, he had some explosive moments 116 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 3: that you could say set the tone for the Pacers 117 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 3: and at moments in time like really, you know, showed 118 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 3: that maybe he was a little bit more athletically inclined 119 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 3: than guys on on OKC team. But I think you 120 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 3: had a lot of unsung heroes and India and a 121 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: show that they not only can play with Oka see, 122 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 3: but they can beat them. 123 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 2: They can win this series. 124 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: You mentioned Tyres Haliburt. There's been some discussion about maybe 125 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: he's not being as aggressive as he needs to be 126 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: and maybe he's got to do a little bit more. 127 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: He talked about the discussion surrounding his performance early in 128 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: the finals Laft last night after the win. 129 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 4: The commentary is always going to be what it is. 130 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 4: You know, most of the time, the talking heads on 131 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 4: the major platforms, I couldn't care less, honestly, Like what 132 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 4: do they really know about basketball? The commentary is what 133 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 4: it is. At this point, you know, it doesn't matter. 134 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 4: You know, we're here in the NBA Finals, two wins 135 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 4: away from an NBA championship. 136 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: So you just got to stay with it, put my head. 137 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 4: Down and keep working, and as a group, we just 138 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 4: got to keep learning from our mistakes, seeing where we 139 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 4: can get better and take. 140 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: It a day of time. 141 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 2: How about that? 142 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: People all these platforms healthy hell you're talking about huh? 143 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 2: How about that? 144 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 3: I meant clearly l Burton isn't the only one that 145 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 3: feels that way. Sometimes your own colleagues feel that way. 146 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: Yes, uh so the yeah, Like I was, I was 147 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: thinking about the situation involving just sort of the overall 148 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: look of this series and it and I made mention 149 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: of this before that it's kind of nice that you 150 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: don't have drama surrounding the finals. There's not all this 151 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: discussion afterwards. We're just really Actually, I think a lot 152 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: of people are getting to know these teams who are 153 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: maybe casuals or just tuning in. But also I think 154 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: they're starting to see that, well, this is just really 155 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: good basketball. Like the closing stretch the fourth quarter last night, 156 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: that was really good basketball. You said, like Miles Turner 157 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: did not have a good game offensively, but he died 158 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: up the wind puppet multiple times and ended up making 159 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: plays down the stretch. And so you look at it, 160 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: you go, these are really good individual performances and good 161 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: team performances from the Indiana standpoint. 162 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 2: But I look at it and. 163 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: I go, it's almost as if this Finals people don't 164 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: really have a rooting interest. And that's not a bad thing, 165 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: because I don't know anybody that looks at this and 166 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: is pounding the table. Gotta have an Okac win or 167 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: pounding the table, gotta have an Indiana win. Like Lebron 168 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: James butters the bread for everybody. If Lebron's in the finals, 169 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna get a polarizing reaction one way or the other. 170 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: If the Celtics are in, you're gonna get a polarizing reaction. 171 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: The Lakers, the Knicks. Well, I said the Knicks, they'll 172 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: never be in the finals. But the point is, there's 173 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: generally somebody that you can surround your hot take around, 174 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: and this Finals doesn't have that. It like, okay, see 175 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: more than likely comes out and wins Game four, and 176 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: the series gets stretched and we go to six, we 177 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: go to seven games, and I think it's just gonna 178 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: be about the basketball. It's not going to be about 179 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 1: which talking head that Tyrese Haliburton is referring to that says, 180 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, well, we've got to have this because it's 181 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: better for the league. I think the league looks at 182 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: it and goes either one that wins. It's like, we're 183 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: not going to be dependent on that for storylines that 184 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: are going to carry us through. We're just seeing really 185 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: good basketball, really underrated teams that are getting a platform 186 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: and a stage that they've never had before, maybe ever 187 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: in the history of their organizations other than a couple 188 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: of times, and that was years and years ago. So 189 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of people discussing the finals 190 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: that aren't used to the fact that we don't have 191 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: a singular player or a singular storyline to focus on. Instead, 192 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: we just got a look of good basketball. 193 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 3: I mean, that's an interesting way of looking at it, 194 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: and that that could very well be what the situation 195 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 3: in the scenario is. I would I would tend to 196 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 3: offer the the the approach that Haliburton is taking is 197 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 3: the right one. You know, whether talking heads know enough 198 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: about basketball or know what they're talking about or not, 199 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: it's of no consequence. He's got to keep his head down, 200 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 3: he's got to stay focused because I do know for 201 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 3: one hundred percent. None of those people he's referring to 202 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: are going to dictate a win or a loss for 203 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 3: Indiana or for ok See. I do know that for 204 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 3: one hundred percent certain like I won't debate that one 205 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 3: with anyone. But with that being said, the talking heads 206 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 3: that he's he's referring to, a lot of them do 207 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 3: know about sports, you know, and a lot of them 208 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 3: know about games, and they may not know it to 209 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 3: the depth of a guy that's playing the game or 210 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: a coach or a GM They may not know it 211 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 3: to that degree, but they don't have to. That's not 212 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 3: their burden to carry to to know it. More from 213 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: the standpoint of what the athlete knows it, it's what 214 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 3: they say see and what their opinions are on what 215 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 3: they see. And then now it's a fans opportunity to 216 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 3: do the same exact thing, because you could say the 217 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: same exact thing about fans. You know, some of them 218 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 3: know it because they play it. They're they're enthusiasts of it. 219 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 3: Some people are more passive and just aren't you know, 220 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 3: into it as deep in as far as some some 221 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 3: real fanatical type of people that not only watch it, 222 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 3: but but play it, or you know, play it for leisure, 223 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: still are playing actively, you know, could be in college, 224 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: whatever it may be. I just think what it ultimately 225 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 3: comes down to more so than you know, talking about 226 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 3: a team per se, like oh this team can't do this, 227 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 3: or oh ha, leer. 228 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 2: Burton is overrated. 229 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: I think what's more important here, Jonas, is what you're 230 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: talking about is the opportunity to take in the sport. 231 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 3: Are you enjoying the show? Are you enjoying watching the 232 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 3: production of what takes place and the quality of play 233 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 3: that takes place? Are you doing that because you can? 234 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 3: There has not been a flooding of storylines in terms 235 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 3: of big names. They have been pushing haller Burton. Now 236 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 3: that he's he's placed himself in that scenario, showed dad 237 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 3: there's that he had his little you know, his little 238 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: banner with with his his son's you know, on his 239 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 3: his likeness on there. Okay, that's the storyline Halliburton and 240 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 3: his dad. Great SGA is a storyline. But again, as 241 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: you mentioned, none of these guys are are truly established 242 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: megastars in terms of mainstream America, mainstream fantasy. 243 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: It's like Middle America mom and pop basketball, like the 244 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: like there's no big time, big market feel and splash 245 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: all that stuff. To your point, there's just you just 246 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: got to enjoy it. 247 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: Like you can't. 248 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: You can't really sink your teeth into well, what does 249 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: this mean for so and so's future after the series 250 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,839 Speaker 1: is over? And who's so? Is somebody getting looked at 251 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: for another? 252 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: Get? 253 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: No, there's none of that. You just get to enjoy 254 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,119 Speaker 1: really good basketball and the two best teams in the playoffs, 255 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: and I for the NBA's sake, for everybody's for our sake, 256 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: based on what we've seen, aren't you hoping it goes 257 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: seven games? Look, I'd love to see a seven game 258 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: series with these two the way they match up. 259 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 2: Well, it's been fundled watch on the NBA. 260 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 3: Aren't you trying to take full advantage of what you're 261 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 3: talking about? Like we talk about the comparisons between the 262 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 3: NBA and the NFL a lot, and this is something 263 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: leading up to and maybe this is why the advantage 264 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 3: in my estimation goes towards football, because it's only one 265 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 3: game and you're able to get the build up of it. 266 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 3: You're able to really get get to develop storylines, and 267 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 3: so you can create what you wanted to look and 268 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: feel like in a lot of ways, if you're the NFL, 269 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 3: you can maneuver and plan it. It has just as 270 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 3: much to do with the city where the game is 271 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 3: being played. 272 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 2: I mean, there's a lot that goes into it. 273 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: If I'm the NBA, how do I find a way 274 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 3: to galvanize what it is we have going on? Especially 275 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 3: when we have a matchup where it doesn't have you know, 276 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: it doesn't boast a Lebron James. 277 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 2: It doesn't, you know. 278 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 3: Give you a New York Knicks team or Tatum, you 279 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 3: know in Boston or Brown. How do you find a 280 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 3: way to make the storyline so strong and so real 281 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 3: that your viewing audience wants. 282 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 2: To consume it. 283 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 3: I had to do radio tonight, and there I was 284 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 3: watching a show I think it's called The Animal Kingdom, 285 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: The Animal Kingdom or whatever's on Netflix. 286 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 2: I drink a Celsius. 287 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 3: To watch the entire basketball game without falling asleep because 288 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 3: I was getting tired and I had to burst the energy. 289 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 3: But I've been watching that series Animal Kingdom, and the 290 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: storyline is so wild, it's almost like a spin off 291 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: of Point Break. That's I feel like, you know, that's 292 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 3: that's what took place. Uh, I want to say Regina King, 293 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 3: Is that that's her name? I believe she's she's a producer, 294 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: she's I know she's an actress. 295 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 2: I just don't. I feel like I'm messing up her name. 296 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna get it right. 297 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 3: But anyways, it's the storyline was so good. It is 298 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: Regina King. Uh, the storyline is so good? 299 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: What's up? Yeah, she's pretty good. She's talented. 300 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: She's not the only a talented actress actress, but she 301 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 3: certainly is a talented producer too. Director, excuse me. You 302 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 3: have to be able to do this if you're the NBA. 303 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 3: Make it so that people don't want to leave. Like 304 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 3: I was, like, I gotta go to sleep. I gotta 305 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 3: go to sleep, Gotta do the show. Da da da, 306 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 3: this that and the other. And it's like, man, that's crazy. 307 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 3: What just happened. Dude almost burnt his whole house down. 308 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 3: He put the weed button down, he put the roach down, 309 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 3: and he got caught up and now the house is 310 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 3: on fire. Dang, what's gonna happen next? And I found 311 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 3: myself just continuing and continuing to watch the show. And 312 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 3: that's what the in the NBA has to do. The 313 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: NFL is masterful. They're surgical with creating a storyline, storylines plural. 314 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 3: Look at what they did with shador in the in 315 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 3: the draft. They are surgical with finding something that is 316 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,959 Speaker 3: going to be compelling enough for not only your hardcore 317 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 3: fans that know exactly what's going on, but it also 318 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 3: serves that fan that may not have that hardcore approach. 319 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 3: And that's what to me, if you're asking me, what 320 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 3: is one of my major takeaways from seeing an Indiana 321 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 3: Oklahoma City Final is? Where where is the Where is 322 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 3: the I guess angles in which it's going to keep 323 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 3: the attention of the average sports fans. 324 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: Just it's just good basketball. And I don't think and 325 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that is that good enough. I don't know, 326 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: and probably not. It's for a lot of people most 327 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: likely it's but I don't think people are used to 328 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: this version of an NBA series matchup because normally it's easy, 329 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: Well it's Lebron involved, that somebody else involved, that you 330 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: can find a storyline. It's a big market, this one. 331 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: So we just watch the games and enjoy really good 332 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: high level basketball. Yeah, pretty much, Okay, I just I 333 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: don't think this series is meant for hot take culture. 334 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: It's just not meant for hot take culture. And I 335 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: don't and I don't think that people really know how 336 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: to react to it other than just to admire good basketball. 337 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 3: Which again, brand brand. If you're making the brand more 338 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 3: attractive through other ways of hitting your your your viewing 339 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 3: audience and extending expanding beyond that, you got to find 340 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 3: those storylines and you got to really, really really drive 341 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 3: them home. If you're wanting the NBA brand to be 342 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 3: as strong as it is the NBA superstars that you have, 343 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,719 Speaker 3: you know, it's a superstar driven league, but when you 344 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 3: have markets that have stars, but they're not the type 345 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 3: of superstars notably known established, which these are the moments 346 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 3: in time where they do get established and you create 347 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 3: a following and more attention to it. There should still 348 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 3: be a lot more depth to what's taking place in 349 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 3: terms of how you're building your storyline, because that ultimately 350 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 3: builds the storyline of how you're looking at the NBA 351 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 3: season next year and seasons beyond, how you're looking at 352 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 3: the draft, how you're looking at the new prospects. It's 353 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 3: so much that goes into what the NFL has been 354 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 3: able to create and build, and a lot of that 355 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 3: has to do with the media coverage and the media attention. So, 356 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 3: for what it's worth, while Halliburton has the right approach 357 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 3: to saying, I don't care what people that don't know 358 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 3: basketball are saying, the NBA had better be figuring out 359 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 3: storylines that make it relevant to those very people, because 360 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 3: those are the one Those are the people that are 361 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: going to touch their followings and the people who would 362 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 3: listen to them are going to actually, you know, pay 363 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 3: attention to what's being presented to them, and that could 364 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: be the difference maker and wanting to watch the series, 365 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 3: wanting to watch a game, want to watch a player 366 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 3: versus the other not wanting to. 367 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: Not my problem. We got football right around the corner. 368 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 2: Thank you. Figure that out, well, you guys. 369 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: Got work to do that. Wark It is two pros 370 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: and a cup of Joe. Here on Fox Sports Radio, 371 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: LeVar Arrington, Jonas Knox with you. So we are gonna 372 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: have the usuals coming up later on the Great Albert 373 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: Brear is gonna stop by. I'm assuming we're going to 374 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 1: have in case you missed it. As far as Lee's leftovers, 375 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: who the hell knows, but all that'll be yours here 376 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: on this three hour extravaganza. Up next, though, we are 377 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: going to get a little bit of a sneak peek, 378 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: all right, a little bit of a preview as to 379 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: what things could look like for one team in the 380 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: NFL next year. 381 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 2: And that's yours right here on FSR. 382 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 5: Be sure to catch live editions of Two Pros and 383 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 5: a Cup of Joe with Brady Quinn, LeVar Arrington, and 384 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 5: Jonas Knox weekdays at six am Eastern, three am Pacific 385 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 5: on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 386 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: Two Pros and a Cup of Joe, Fox Sports Radio, 387 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: LeVar Arrington, Jonas Knox with you here. Coming up a 388 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: little over fifteen minutes from now. There's a story. I'm 389 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: not sure how LaVar is gonna. 390 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: Feel about it. 391 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: I don't think it'll affect him directly, but it is 392 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: something that you've made mention of on this show already today. 393 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, so we've got that for. 394 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: You coming up here a little over fifteen minutes from now. 395 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: So I don't know if you heard the news. Aaron 396 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: Rodgers is the new quarterback in Pittsburgh for the Steelers. 397 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: He's the guy there, the offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. He 398 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: spoke to the media, he said, amongst other things, look, 399 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: we didn't bring Aaron Rodgers in here and signed Dk 400 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: Metcalf for all that money to go run the wishbone. 401 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: But he did talk about evolving as an offense from 402 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: one year to the next. Here was Arthur Smith. 403 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 6: We've evolved every year, and you know, you have to 404 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 6: so a lot of times out of necessity. Really. You know, 405 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 6: I've had a lot of different quarterbacks with a lot 406 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 6: of different skill sets. And in our job, especially as 407 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 6: a coach, is you know, to play to the strengths 408 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 6: of your players. I mean, we have our foundation things 409 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 6: that don't change. But whether you lean into certain schemes 410 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 6: you have to hear you adapt again to the personnel 411 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 6: you've got. That's what we try to do and the 412 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 6: ultimately win games and set guys up for success there. 413 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: And so one of the things that's been pointed out 414 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: is that Rogers last year was with the Jets team 415 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: that didn't run the ball all that much. They relied 416 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: on the pass. A lot of that may have been 417 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: dictated by score. They could have been down in games 418 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: because they weren't good. Conversely, you had the Steelers who 419 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: I ran the ball. I think it was fourth most 420 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: in the entire NFL. They weren't all that efficient, you know, 421 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: as far as yards per carry and whatnot. But now 422 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: you've got Arthur Smith, who's got Aaron Rodgers there. Clearly 423 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: he's probably maybe going to trust the passing offense a 424 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: little bit more than he did last year. But when 425 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: I hear Arthur Smith talk, I don't know if you 426 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 1: get the same read I do. I just think he's 427 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: probably relieved not to have Russell Wilson there anymore. To 428 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: be honest with you, I think that's for him. He's like, look, 429 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 1: I wanted to put Justin Fields back in. I was 430 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: overruled by Mike Tomlin. As long as it's not Russ, 431 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: I'll take chances with Aaron Rodgers and DK metcalf as 432 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: opposed to last year. 433 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,719 Speaker 3: I'm gonna I'm gonna admit that this isn't my my 434 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 3: take because I don't know it this way, but yeah, 435 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 3: I feel like it's relevant. And I'll give credit to 436 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 3: Plexico on this because he's played for them, He's been there. 437 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 3: He understands that he's played for Tomlins regime, even though 438 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 3: it's not the same offensive coordinator. 439 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 2: He said, they're going to run. 440 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 3: The biggest, the biggest determining factor of what's gonna happen 441 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 3: with the Steelers is are they going to play good 442 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 3: enough defense and are they going to establish the run 443 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 3: enough and have enough success with the run in order 444 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 3: to be able to dictate and control the tempo of 445 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: the game and win the game. 446 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 2: It's a battle of attrition approach. 447 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 3: I will venture to add to that as a fan 448 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 3: that I believe that was Bill Coward's approach. That's why 449 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 3: he had the backs that he had then. I believe 450 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: that was Chuck Knowles approach. That's why he had the 451 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 3: running backs that he had back then, and I believe 452 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 3: that has continued to be the calling card of the 453 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't see that changing. I really don't. 454 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 3: And you know, Arthur can say, you know all he 455 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 3: wants about you don't bring in Aaron Rodgers and DK 456 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 3: Metcalf to do that. But there have been plenty of 457 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 3: duos that you can say that you can use that 458 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 3: where you would say that that could be your your logic. 459 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 2: I mean, so. 460 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 3: You know, I don't buy that, I really don't. I 461 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 3: don't buy the idea that they're just going to go 462 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 3: past happy with having Aaron Rodgers there. But what will 463 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 3: be interesting to see is what can they establish, what 464 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 3: can they develop with having the type of skills set, 465 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 3: the type of wisdom and understanding that Aaron Rodgers brings 466 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 3: to the position as well as brings to the understanding 467 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 3: of what an offensive scheme can a successful one can 468 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 3: look like, what defenses are trying to do. How will 469 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 3: that help the other players on the field and on 470 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 3: the unit. I think that there are a lot of 471 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 3: asset value connected to bringing in Aaron Rodgers, but it's 472 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 3: still a wait and see approach if you ask me. 473 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 3: And the biggest wait and see is one, it can 474 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 3: Aaron Rodgers actually be the quarterback that he wants was 475 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 3: or a variation that leads to success for the Steelers? 476 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 3: And two, are the Pittsburgh Steelers actually willing to go 477 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 3: away from an identity that has dominated what the Pittsburgh 478 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 3: Steelers have been since basically the beginning of time, which 479 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 3: is they're a run first team. They were a run 480 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 3: heavy team and that's what they work to do. They 481 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 3: batter round, they grind it out, and they worked to 482 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 3: open up their offense through their run. Can that change? 483 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 3: I think that's a question that if your band attention 484 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 3: to Pittsburgh and paying attention to what Aaron Rodgers is 485 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 3: able to do, we're going to see if there's going 486 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 3: to be some flexibility in terms of the approach of 487 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,479 Speaker 3: the way they they're playing offense. 488 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: I mean, you'd think at this stage of his career 489 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: they'd want to try and have give as much opportunity 490 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: to run the football as possible to keep him up 491 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 1: right so where he's not having good Look, he got 492 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: banged up last year with the Jets because he was 493 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: throwing it so often. He got roughed up in the 494 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: game over and I think it was London where they 495 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: played early in the year. It's not like he got 496 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: through last year and he was just dealing with the 497 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: Achilles or whatnot. Remember there was the story about, you know, 498 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: he didn't want to miss any time. He was dead 499 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: set on wanting to play and start every game, and 500 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: so he was working through injuries and net injuries pop up. 501 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: That was one of the other storylines that was trickling 502 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: out of New York at the time. So last year 503 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: he dealt with other stuff outside of just coming back 504 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: from the Achilles. If you're Arthur Smith and your Mike 505 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: Tom Like, let's take I mean, yeah, we've got DK Metcalf. 506 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a nice option to have for him. 507 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: But if you can establish the run as you mentioned, 508 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: like we've whenever they've had success historically, it's always been 509 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: through that. Like, why would you drop him back and 510 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: have him throw fifty times a game? If you can 511 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 1: be more well balanced and you can rely on that 512 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: defense that you talked about, which is still capable of 513 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: playing at a high level. And also in that division, 514 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: you really want to get in a shootout with Joe Burrow, 515 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: like you really want to get in a shootout with 516 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, like you really want to go back and 517 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: forth with you know, whatever team in the AFC you 518 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: have to deal with throughout the course of the year. 519 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: It makes all the sense in the world. You'd want 520 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: to run games that you keep your forty plus year 521 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: old quarterback healthy and you're not having to go running 522 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: gun with other teams in the conference that ever that 523 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: are more well equipped to do. That makes makes sense. 524 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 3: You know, you have a running backs, back committee, backfield, 525 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 3: and it's not your starter was an undrafted football player. 526 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 3: Your second string player was a third round draft pick. 527 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 3: I mean it's you know, to me when you look 528 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 3: at what they have in the backfield, And I don't 529 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: want this to come across as any shade to you know, 530 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 3: the guys that they have and Warren, Jalen Warren and 531 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 3: Caleb Johnson. Uh but I mean I look at it. Uh, 532 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,719 Speaker 3: I just look at it. And Trey Sermon is there 533 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 3: as well. I just I just look at it, like 534 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 3: I get it. Like na Naji Harris could have been 535 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 3: a better back for them. You would have anticipated him 536 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 3: being a better back the Steelers. It just didn't materialize 537 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 3: that way. But for the most part, you've always had 538 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 3: a guy that can get it done, whether it be 539 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 3: Le'Veon Bell, whether it was Jerome Bettis, you know, you 540 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 3: know Parker, Willie Parker, which he was an obscure guy, 541 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 3: I mean and had some good, good moments, But you've 542 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 3: always had a guy that could fit what the Pittsburgh 543 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 3: Steelers have needed. It'll be interesting to see if these 544 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 3: guys can carry that type of load because they're not 545 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 3: marquee named guys. 546 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 2: They're not known guys at that position, and. 547 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 3: You've usually had an obscure guy that goes along with 548 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 3: a high profile guy that's been in the back the 549 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 3: backfield for the Steelers, and that doesn't seem, at least 550 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 3: today to be the case for them now. So maybe 551 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 3: that's an indication that they are going to go to 552 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 3: the air more than what they have and be more 553 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 3: past dominant, more pass haavy than what they've ever been. 554 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 3: But you still got to have running backs. And if 555 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 3: I'm the Pittsburgh Steelers and that's been their DNA as 556 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 3: to how they approach what they're doing, I think you 557 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 3: still got to have backs that can can do what 558 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 3: you see take like you have a mirror image of 559 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 3: a team in the Pennsylvania teams. So when you look 560 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 3: at where the Eagles are right now, that's generally what 561 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 3: you have when you're looking out of Pittsburgh Steelers team. 562 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 3: You have a Saquon Barkley type of back in the backfield. 563 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 3: You have a good, strong offensive front. You have a 564 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 3: quarterback that can manage the games, at the least manage 565 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 3: the game. Then you have a defense that can play defense, 566 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 3: strong up front, linebackers that can run, big, safeties that 567 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 3: can bring big hits, and play like light linebackers and 568 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 3: corners that are fairly good. That's generally the recipe you 569 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:02,479 Speaker 3: see you see it play out in Baltimore. They are 570 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 3: mirror images of in likeness of what they want to do. 571 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 3: While Lamar Jackson is a prolific passer, they still want 572 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 3: to establish that run and you have King Henry to 573 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 3: do that. You have receivers, you have your tight end. 574 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 3: That's what Pittsburgh does. They use their tight ends historically, 575 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 3: you know, from Brunner to to Heath to now you 576 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 3: know Friarmouth. 577 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 2: You use your tight ends. 578 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 3: So there is a to me, there's a formula that 579 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 3: has been developed in the in the AFC North and 580 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 3: even even Cincinnati, even Cleveland follow that model. I mean, 581 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 3: you think about Nick Chubb, you think about Mixing's, you know, 582 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 3: those type of running backs, and then you see there 583 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 3: are skilled receivers and if you are able to get 584 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 3: an elite quarterback of Joe Burrow, of Lamar Jackson, they 585 00:32:56,240 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 3: were hopping a Deshaun Watson in Cleveland. They were hoping 586 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 3: for a Kenny Pickett in Pittsburgh, or even at the 587 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 3: time maybe a Mason Rudolph. 588 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 2: You don't you know those. 589 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 3: Didn't turn out to be elites, but two of those 590 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 3: those teams have elite quarterbacks and yet and still running 591 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 3: the football was a major part of the success. And 592 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 3: the formula of what it is that they. 593 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 2: Do makes all the sense to me. 594 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: I mean, why send them out there to take some battering, 595 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: take some hits when you can roll out a running 596 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: attack and bring back the old Pittsburgh Steelers Little Bam Morris, 597 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 1: little Barry Foster. 598 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 2: Back in the day. 599 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 3: Tim Worley, damn right, yeah, Meryl Hodge, Merril Hodge, yeah. 600 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 2: Man. 601 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: By the way, it is time now though, for the 602 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: tire rack play of the day. 603 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 3: Now drives forward with a left hand floating to the glass. 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Hey, it's just a gooper a Goop malfun. 644 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 1: Hey, what's up, guys? 645 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 3: Hey Coop, let's see how good you're just in case 646 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 3: you missed. 647 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: It, Dad, Hey, Coop, you got nothing going on? Just 648 00:35:56,480 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 1: you know, well turn a double, you know, nothing going on? 649 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 6: All right? 650 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? Sure. 651 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 7: So apparently there was a rumor so you guys, you 652 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 7: guys know the energy drink Celsius. 653 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 2: Levars go to I'm all on right now? 654 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 7: Oh all right, Well, apparently there was a rumor that started, 655 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 7: I guess in a with a minor league baseball team 656 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 7: that got so out of hand that Celsius had to 657 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 7: come out and uh kind of address the rumor. Apparently, 658 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:34,240 Speaker 7: the West Michigan white Caps, which is the high A affiliate 659 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 7: for the Detroit Tigers. We're talking about MLB approved energy drinks, 660 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:43,359 Speaker 7: and they were sticking to C four and Red Bull 661 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 7: because they thought that Celsius has an ingredient known to 662 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 7: flag as cocaine in MLB drug testing. 663 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 2: Less. 664 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 3: I knew it had to be something, and I'll be 665 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 3: so keyed up when I had been getting my best shows. 666 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 3: I'm telling ever since I started drinking, get Celsius is again, 667 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 3: I've been getting my best shows. We were like, how 668 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 3: much energy are you going to have as much as 669 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 3: Celsius is going to give me? 670 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,240 Speaker 2: Damn, that's right, Okay. 671 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 7: Apparently the white Caps players just believed that, although it 672 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 7: was not officially banned, that it's strongly discouraged by MLB. 673 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 2: Uh So, Celsius. 674 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,720 Speaker 7: The folks at Celsius had to come out and release 675 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 7: a statement that said Celsius is completely safe and enjoyed 676 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 7: by professional athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and college students as part 677 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 7: of their fit lifestyles. Claims that Celsius could cause one 678 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 7: to fail a drug tests have been proven false and. 679 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 2: There is no merit to these claims. 680 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: You imagine your product. 681 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 2: I'm going with Celsius. 682 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: Hey, you imagine your products so good? People like, hey, 683 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 1: it'cott blowing it. 684 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 2: Hey, br ain't look. I drank one last night to 685 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 2: stay up? Did I stay out? I said? 686 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 3: I mentioned that you said I mentioned it earlier in 687 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 3: the show. How convenient is that? 688 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:52,439 Speaker 2: Right? 689 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:55,479 Speaker 3: I definitely did, and I was like, I was getting tired. 690 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 3: I was like, dang, I gotta watch this game. I 691 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 3: got what I need. Hey, grant me a celsia. 692 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 2: I was like, whoa, let's go. 693 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 3: Okay, see Indiana, Let's let's do it. Let's do it. 694 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:09,360 Speaker 2: And I've been feeling that same way since I drank it. 695 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 1: Cooper, you an energy drink guy? 696 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 2: No? I hate them? Okay? Are you a coffee guy? No? 697 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 2: I hate coffee? 698 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: All right, so you don't like coffee or energy drinks? 699 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:20,960 Speaker 2: What do you? Did you work at this hour? Yeah? 700 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,439 Speaker 1: Well not always? She doesn't always work at this sound? 701 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 2: Well you know what I mean? If you know what 702 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 2: I mean? 703 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 7: No, I mean I guess I get my caffeine fixed 704 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:31,439 Speaker 7: through soda. 705 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, all right? 706 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: So what soda has got the one that gives you, uh, 707 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 1: that lights you up the most? 708 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:42,440 Speaker 7: Well, I'm pretty much like I'm eighty percent diet doctor pepper. 709 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,720 Speaker 7: Oh that my body is eighty percent pepper. Yeah, that's 710 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 7: that's that's like my mains. How many diet doctor peppers 711 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 7: do you go through in a week? 712 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:52,680 Speaker 2: What you say, in a week. 713 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, oh geez, in a week, I don't know, like 714 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 7: least fourteen fourteen you blow fourteen Diet Doctor Pepper's in 715 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 7: a week. 716 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 2: I drink a couple of day, A couple of day, 717 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:09,919 Speaker 2: A couple of days. That's not bad. That's not bad 718 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,160 Speaker 2: at all. If you're a drinker of soda. 719 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,760 Speaker 3: I haven't had a soda. I mean, how many bottles 720 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,759 Speaker 3: of water? How many waters do you drink in a week? 721 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 7: Probably it's like a couple of bottles of water a 722 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:22,880 Speaker 7: day as well, So. 723 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 1: You're going water like two for two ratio water to 724 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:27,959 Speaker 1: Diet Doctor Pepper each day. 725 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 2: There's nothing on with that if you ask me. 726 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm not a soda drinker, but I'm not either, 727 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 3: you know, there's nothing wrong. 728 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 2: I mean, I. 729 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 7: Feel like Jonas is stalling because he doesn't want me 730 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:38,960 Speaker 7: to get to my other story. 731 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 2: No, but I really. 732 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: I I was going to point this to the story. 733 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 1: I think the last soda I had was a our 734 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 1: last pop I had was an RC. 735 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,879 Speaker 2: Royal crop bro you all know about nope for. 736 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:55,799 Speaker 7: Yeah, all right, all right, all right, So there's there's 737 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 7: new testimony from the from the Shan Didy Combs trial. 738 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:04,319 Speaker 7: Oh yes, uh and one of his one of his 739 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,759 Speaker 7: ex girlfriends, who is going by I believe it's a 740 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 7: pseudo pseudonym Jane. She says that her and Ditty would 741 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:16,240 Speaker 7: sometimes hire a male escort named Paul, and that Diddy 742 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 7: would assign them uh NBA personas. They would call themselves 743 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 7: the trip. They would call themselves the Trifecta, and she 744 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:32,920 Speaker 7: was Kobe Bryant, Diddy was Michael Jordan, and Paul the 745 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 7: escort was Shaquille O'Neill. 746 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 1: Oh Man, So who was who is Mark Madson? 747 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:54,719 Speaker 3: I don't think he was invited, thought, I'm not going 748 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 3: to convict him. 749 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,040 Speaker 2: That's ridiculous.