1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: What is up, Straight Fire? It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: for Yer for Monday, March the sixty. We've got brackets. 4 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: Oh boy do we very excited for the tournament. The 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: field is set, the play in games Tuesday and Wednesday. 7 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 2: Twenty starts Thursday. Big programming note though, at the top 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: of the pod, Colin Cowherd decided to take a vacation 9 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: this week, so your boy is hosting The Herd. That 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 2: means early early mornings. I can't lay in bed, walk 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: the dog and listen to the morning meeting. I've got 12 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: to actually be in it. So we'll be taping podcast 13 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: usually a little early. We got some great guests lined up. 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: Very excited for that. Football I guess goes on the 15 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: back burner. Finally, nothing really happened. I mean, Kyler Murray 16 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: to the Vikings was the last big one. It sounds 17 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: like Kirk Cousins is going to Rob G's Raiders. But 18 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: football's gone quiet. It's gonna go a little bit dark, 19 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 2: and then we'll pick up, you know, with the draft stuff. 20 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: But I know people are excited for World Baseball Classic currently, 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: Rob G and I are watching USA in a thriller 22 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: against the dr Aaron Judge just had a home run, 23 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: robbed really nice play by the center fielder. As much 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: as I love the brackets, I do think we probably 25 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: have to start with what I thought was the biggest 26 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 2: sports moment of the weekend. No, it wasn't the Arizona 27 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: buzzer beater. No it wasn't the Michigan buzzer beater. No 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 2: it wasn't Vanderbilt smacking Florida. It was Lakers Nuggets Saturday night. 29 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 2: So let me set the stage. So you know, it's 30 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: a kind of a free weekend. No, not much kids sports. 31 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: So I was able to do my dad volleyball thing 32 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: Saturday morning. So good, so good, And I get home. 33 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: You know, I'm just with a standoff wife, not thrilled 34 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: that I bouce s early to go play volleyball. Actually 35 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: two days in a row, Friday Saturday, and my buddy 36 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: calls me the season tickets, Jay, Hey we got an 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: extra Lakers Nuggets. I'm like, oh god, I so want 38 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: to badly go, Like, oh my gosh, it's a huge game. Ultimately, 39 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: I was like, you know what, the wife's gonna kill me. 40 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: This is being a good dad husband. I was like, listen, 41 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have to pass. I promise I'll make the 42 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: next one. We actually as a family went out. I 43 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: don't know. I'm not on TikTok. I don't know how 44 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: much you guys are on there, but something's happening on 45 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: TikTok with the cheesecake factory. And the wife has been 46 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: quote unquote influenced. I guess the cheesecake factory, some of 47 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: them at least, and the one near us they make 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: everything fresh in the kitchen. It's incredible. It's like this 49 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 2: huge thing online. So the wife's like, let's check it out. 50 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: So instead of going to Lakers Nuggets, I was it 51 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: the cheesecake factory. Now, thanks to the advent of technology, 52 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: I had my phone now and I'm watching the game, 53 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: and folks, I don't know if there's a better game 54 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: this season than what went down. Lakers totally dominant. Of course, 55 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: the fourth happens, Nuggets come back and you just sense it, like, ah, 56 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: this is sables for the Lakers. Can't beat the best teams. 57 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: Yeah we beat the Knicks, Yeah we beat the Wolves, 58 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 2: but the Nuggets frickin own us. They beat us for one, 59 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: they swept us. We can't get by them, and then 60 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 2: the endgame happens, and ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't 61 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 2: seen it by now, well you're not a huge sports fan, 62 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 2: but Austin Reeves purposely missing a free throw and getting 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: the rebound and scoring to tie the game was unfreaking believable. 64 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 2: I do want to say much malign. DeAndre Ayton deserves 65 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: major credit. I can only think now, Robo check me 66 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: on this, because he will know I haven't seen a 67 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: lot of the postgame interviews. It had to be a 68 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: play they've worked on in practice because DeAndre Ayton stealed Jokic. 69 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: He did not go for the rebound. It just it 70 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: was perfect. He restores it right off the rim you 71 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: see eight and kind of prevent Jokic from collecting rebound 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: or even chasing it. Reeves grabs it, scores and it 73 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: was like, oh my, that was one of the great 74 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: plays I've seen this season. Folks. To purposely misterfrethrow, grab 75 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: it and score that rarely happens. Now. Luca did this 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: with the MAVs a few years ago. I don't remember 77 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: exactly what it was, but you can look it up 78 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: on YouTube. It was sick. Okay. So then the game 79 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: goes overtime and you got Lebron diving on the floor. 80 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: I'm sitting in cheesecake factory and I literally jumped up. 81 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, forty one year old Lebron full extension 82 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: diving for a loose ball. Then he lost the jump ball. 83 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: I think to Jamal Murray, Joel Marie had the worst 84 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: game maybe he's played this season. He was atrocious. But 85 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: with the game online, I'm telling my son, you know 86 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: we're watching, I'm like, hey, guys, I think this is 87 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 2: probably Austin Reeves. I don't know, do you go because 88 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 2: we know they're gonna load up on Luca. Is Austin 89 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 2: Reeves A guy? I know? They get Luca Baseline step 90 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: back over Spencer Jones if you'll remember he was victimized 91 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: earlier this week by SGA. How Spencer Jones winds up 92 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 2: on the floor at the end, I don't know, but 93 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: I guess he's a solid defender. Whatever. That's a rough week. 94 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 2: Luca hits the Baseline gay a game winner, and the 95 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: Lakers win by two in just an unbelievable game. Jokics 96 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: was fantastic. Twenty four, sixteen and fourteen. Again twenty four, 97 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 2: sixteen and fourteen for Jokics. He made a pass to 98 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: the corner. Just the guy's unbelievable. Jamal Murray the one 99 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 2: of fourteen, Now, Rob I would like him to answer. 100 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 2: Was it the Austin Reeves defense. I don't know. He 101 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: was one of fourteen for five points. However, Cam Johnson 102 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: had had a solid game. Aaron Gordon good as usual. 103 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 2: But really the Lakers showed what they are. They are 104 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: a Luka Doncic, Austin Reeves duo, Luca thirty thirteen and eleven, 105 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: Reeves thirty two, seven and six. Obviously, Lebron was good. 106 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: He's a role player. Now, Marcus Smart hit a huge three. 107 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: He's a role player. He had five threes. I mean, 108 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: the Lakers did make fourteen triples. Nuggets made nineteen, and Rob, 109 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 2: I think it's pretty clear that everybody understands the assignment. 110 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 2: At this point. The Lakers are going to refashion themselves 111 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: as the old MAVs with Luca and Kyrie and Austin 112 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: Reeves is in the role of Kyrie Irving. And we've 113 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,679 Speaker 2: been saying that here for probably six to eight months. 114 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: A lot of people are parroting it now, but now 115 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: you've seen it, guys, it's obvious this team can win. 116 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: They've taken down the Knicks, Wolves, and Nuggets in the 117 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 2: last is it a week maybe eight days, and that's 118 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 2: about as good as it gets. Now before we crowd 119 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: them anything, I do need to know. Tonight they faced 120 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: the Houston Rockets in Houston. Then on Wednesday they faced 121 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: the Houston Rockets again. So it's a back to back, well, 122 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, not a back to back. Technically it's a 123 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 2: Monday Wednesday, but they will be spending the next I 124 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 2: don't know, seventy two hours in Houston for two seismic games. 125 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: Let me just shape the West for you here. The 126 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: Lakers are currently in third, yes, third. If the playoff 127 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 2: started today, they would face the Timberwolves with home court advantage. 128 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 2: Where have we've seen that before? Oh yeah, last year. 129 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: Rockets are fourth, Nuggets fifth, and then you have the 130 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: Sons kind of lurking flippers, kind of lurking in the 131 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 2: play in situation. So I think the high level analysis 132 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 2: before I get to the Barkley stuff, is that most 133 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: of the season we said Lakers they're not contenders. They can't. Well, 134 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 2: I haven't said that. I've said just be patient. Lakers. 135 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: They can't beat the good teams, they're not real. Well, 136 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 2: now they've beaten the good teams three of them post 137 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: All Star Break. I'm pretty sure everybody played in all 138 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 2: those key games and the Lakers won all of them. 139 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: So if you want it one way, hey, Lakers can't 140 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 2: beat anybody, they're not contenders. Well, they've now beaten three 141 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: in a row. Are they contenders? So Rob, you know, 142 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 2: I'm not the last guy on Lakers Island, but I 143 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: have been very reluctant to come off it. All these 144 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 2: three wins were at home. But I don't see why 145 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 2: if if they can't sneak into the playoffs as the 146 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: three and win around and then ay, we'll just see 147 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 2: what happens against the Spurs. Thunder likely this purse. 148 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 149 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 150 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 151 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: listen live. 152 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 2: You know what. 153 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 3: Whatever it is you're drinkering now on camera, give me 154 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 3: somebody had, because I love what you're putting out there. 155 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 3: I'm picking up what you're putting down. Look, I have 156 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: been full disclosure lower on the Lakers than you. I'm 157 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 3: not down on them, but lower than the Lakers. I 158 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: didn't see them making a deep playoff run because I 159 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: didn't think that this trio Lebron, Luca and Austin would 160 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 3: be able to fit the way they need to to 161 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 3: make a deep run, because notre to have three guys 162 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 3: like that, all ball dominant, all flourishing at the same time, 163 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: you need everybody else in that roster to be dirty 164 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 3: word three and d rebounder kind of guys. And we 165 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: still have enough of those guys like then, we just 166 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: do not at this point in time. And I said, 167 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 3: and I've been saying this since the Luca trade happened, 168 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 3: what about a year and a half go now, the 169 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: only way that this is going to work and for 170 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: them to reach the highest possible ceiling, whatever that may be, 171 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 3: whether that's a championship, whether it's a Western Finals, whether 172 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 3: that's the second round, the only way it's gonna work 173 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 3: is if Lebron James takes a step back and becomes 174 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 3: Chris Bosh, becomes Kevin Love, becomes the overqualified role player 175 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: that we need and I didn't think he could do it. 176 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 3: I thought his ego would get in the way. I 177 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: thought there was no possible way that Lebron James, even 178 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 3: in his early forties, was gonna, you know, submerse him 179 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 3: or subverse himself to accommodate both Luca and Austin. Well, 180 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: did you know in the last five games, Lebron James 181 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 3: is only averaging thirteen field goal attempts per game. He's 182 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 3: his numbers down, still good, but down nineteen six and 183 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,599 Speaker 3: five on fifty eight percent shooting. Now, I would like 184 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 3: to see the three pointers go up on least you 185 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 3: about thirty percent of that span. But you're starting to 186 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 3: see him play the that they need him to play. 187 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 3: He has scored under twenty points in three consecutive Again, 188 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: when's the last time Lebron has scored under twenty points 189 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: in back to back games, much less three straight. Right, like, 190 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 3: he is willingly taking on I'm gonna screen and role, 191 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna screen and short role. I'm gonna defend not great, 192 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 3: but I'm gonna put him a little more effort. And 193 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: with him sliding down a pay and allowing Austin to 194 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 3: get the shots that he wants, allow. 195 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: Luca to beat Luca. 196 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 3: Suddenly, they're very dangerous because you know that in a pinch, 197 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 3: Luca's gonna be getting his every night. You know Austin 198 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 3: is going to more than likely get his, even if 199 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 3: he has an off game here there. But on the 200 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 3: situations where Austin doesn't have it, or on the situation 201 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 3: where they decid they're gonna trap Luca and not let 202 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: him go off the way he normally does, that's when 203 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 3: Lebron can finally slide up and assume more of an 204 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 3: assertive role. And I was very concerned. I'm like, hey, 205 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: you can do it against the Chicago Bulls, but let's 206 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 3: see him do it against the good team, a championship 207 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: team like that Nuggets. And he slid into that role perfectly. 208 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 3: They needed some heroics there at the end from Austin Reeves, 209 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 3: but they did and looked like a team that could 210 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: make some noise in the Western Conference. 211 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 2: Why do you think we are not just you or 212 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: me or the world. Why does everybody continually doubt Lebron? 213 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 2: I mean it feels like, at least for the last 214 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 2: fifteen years, everybody's always but now he can't do it. 215 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: He can't do this he can't do that. He can't 216 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 2: beat this team. He can't. There's no way he can 217 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: build a super team there. He's not going to come 218 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 2: back to be We just continue to doubt him, and 219 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 2: all the guy does is deliver. I mean I was 220 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 2: with you. I was like, his ego probably would get 221 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 2: in the way. Rob. I don't again, you don't want 222 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: to make any bold declarations in mid March, but the 223 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: way he is pivoted here in the last I don't 224 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: know we can change. Why couldn't Lebron stay on this 225 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 2: team with Giannis next year and Reeves and Luca? I mean, 226 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: is that possible? Again? We're ten days fifteen days away 227 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 2: from everybody saying get it out of here. We don't 228 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 2: want him enjoy Cleveland, and now it's like, whoa wait, 229 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 2: Lebron's sliding into this new role pretty nicely. I mean, 230 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 2: is it again? We shouldn't even do this, you know what. 231 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 2: Let's not let's not ask about that season. Let's enjoy 232 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 2: the win over Denver. Let's not. And let me just 233 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 2: take aim at my boy, my guy, Charles Barkley, who 234 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: at halftime of Lakers Nuggets I'm pretty sure it was halftime, right, Yeah, 235 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 2: goes on this rant, Oh, the Lakers better not win 236 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 2: this game. I don't want to hear about it. I 237 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: don't want to hear people saying they're contenders. They're not. 238 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 2: And you know, the staff is like, well, they're in 239 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 2: third in the West. They just beat the Knicks and 240 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 2: the Wolves, and they were beating the Nuggets. If they 241 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 2: win this game, how are they not contenders if you're 242 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 2: third in the West. Oh? Well, and then he's just like, 243 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 2: I'm just so sick of it. It's just Laker bashing, 244 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 2: and this Rob goes back. I mean, this was one 245 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 2: of the great games. The Lakers looked as good as 246 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 2: they have all season, and Barkley finds a way to 247 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 2: just be a hater. Now I get it. Hey, that's 248 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 2: how you cut through, you know, that's how you cut through. 249 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: You just be a hater. You dig in. Jmack. You 250 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: do the same with the Thunder. No, No, I don't 251 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: think I was the same. I usually tend to poke 252 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 2: holes in the Thunder when holes are warranted, like, oh, 253 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: they beat the Pacers when Haliburton got hurt at the 254 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: beginning of Game seven, Oh, they beat the Nuggets in 255 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 2: Game seven when Aaron Gordon was hurt not quite an asterisk, 256 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 2: but like that needs to be pointed out. We do 257 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 2: it when the Warriors beat the injured Calves in the finals, right, 258 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 2: we do it when the Raptors beat the injured Warriors. 259 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 2: Why wouldn't we do it for Okac. I don't dislike 260 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 2: I mean, SGA is really freaking good. I just don't 261 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: buy the hype that this is the greatest team of 262 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: all time or any of that. Are they one of 263 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 2: the best teams in the league without a doubt. I'm 264 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 2: still picking this Burst to beat them, but it's just 265 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 2: it's a weird hill for Barkley to die on, and 266 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: of course Laker fans now hate him, but it's it 267 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 2: just felt comical, like, really, Lakers are playing one of 268 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: their best games of the year, and you're gonna find 269 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 2: a way to hate on them and say, oh, they're 270 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 2: not contenders? Is fugazi? I mean, Nuggets were full strength? 271 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 2: Were they not? Gordon was there? Murray was what I'm missing? Rob? 272 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: Why is Barkley such a frickin hater? I'll tell you what. 273 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 3: The answer to your question is something that a lot 274 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 3: of people are not gonna want to hear, but it's 275 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 3: the truth. The reason why Charles Barkley's comments come off 276 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 3: as hating and not as you know, what's the word 277 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 3: critical analysis, is because Charles Barkley admittedly does not watch 278 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 3: the games. He does not like I'm not saying that 279 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 3: out of turn. I'm not saying it to try to 280 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 3: bring him down. He does not watch the games. In fact, 281 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: he is so boisterous about the fact that he does 282 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 3: not watch the games that Shack Kenny Ernie have a 283 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 3: segment where they put photos of players who we play 284 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 3: for Charles Barkley, who covers the NBA full time and 285 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 3: gets paid millions upon millions of dollars a year to 286 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 3: do it, they make a bit about it because he 287 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 3: does not watch the games. There is video evidence of 288 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 3: them backstage during a playoff game of Chuck falling asleep 289 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 3: in a chair. So why on earth would I take anything, 290 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: he says, Seriously, if you want to talk about, hey, 291 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 3: how they game was different in the nineties and the 292 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: two thousands, and you want to talk about what it 293 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 3: takes to, you know, bring personalities together and that guy 294 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 3: abstract kind of thinking, Sure, I can listen to you 295 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 3: talk about that because you have first time experience. So 296 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 3: I can accept what you're saying, as you know, intelligent thought, 297 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: But if you're trying to break down how this current 298 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: situation with Luca and Austin is going to match up 299 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 3: against Denver with with Jamal and Jokic, or how Jamal 300 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: and Jokic match up against against this current OKC team 301 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 3: with JDub Curly And you're like, how is that in 302 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 3: the Dame? No, because I know you're not watching, you're 303 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 3: not paying attention, you're looking at a box score, you're 304 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 3: watching the highlights. You're getting these jokes off, and that's it. 305 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 3: So Charles Barkley missed me with all that conversation, Like, 306 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 3: to your point, there was no reason why. And this 307 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 3: is a good point that you mentioned it on Twitter. 308 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: This is a good reason why Amazon Prime I think 309 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: is kind of steadily moving past inside the NBA because 310 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 3: in a game like that featuring two upper tier Western 311 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 3: Conference teams, both of them at the time, I think 312 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 3: we're in the top four and you have a that 313 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 3: is that competitive, that comes down to the very last 314 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 3: second of overtime. That's a game that you should be celebrating, 315 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 3: you should be really talking about and say, hey, was 316 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 3: this the playoff preview. How are these teams gonna match up? 317 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 3: You saw each team kind of poke holes and one another. Instead, 318 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 3: it's this team sucks. I don't know why we talk 319 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 3: about them. I hope they lose. It's embarrassing. 320 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that spot on ROB now Weirdly, I didn't pay 321 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 2: much attention elsewhere around the league. I saw Minnesota lost again. 322 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: Detroit's kind of Detroit's kind of struggling there. Maybe Boston 323 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 2: overtakes them, But I can't get in the weeds with that. 324 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 2: Because the brackets came out. 325 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 326 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 327 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 328 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: listen live. 329 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 2: First of all, I'm kind of thinking it's not a 330 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 2: wide opened field rob for March Madness. But Championship Week 331 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 2: was so wild, so many crazy things happened, so many 332 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: teams look vulnerable. I don't know that there's any one 333 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 2: team out there that looks dominant. I think Arizona is 334 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 2: going to be my pick in most brackets. I think 335 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 2: Duke is certainly vulnerable. They say that their big guys 336 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: should be back, but what does that mean? I mean 337 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 2: they scrape by Virginia, They scraped by fsu Boozer's I 338 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 2: think it's his twin brother is barely played during the season. 339 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 2: Is now like, I mean he's starting? Is he starting? 340 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 2: I mean he played a ton over the weekend. He 341 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 2: was good. But it's like, I don't know that they 342 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 2: have enough. They essentially have two guys, the Shooter and Boozer, 343 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: and a couple of role players, but they badly miss Foster, 344 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 2: who I don't know if Rober remembers. He spent his 345 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 2: final high school season out here in LA and I 346 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 2: tracked him because I was like, this guy's going to Duke. 347 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 2: He's that good. So I watched him. I'm damn, this 348 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: guy's not Foster. I think Duke's vulnerable. Michigan kind of 349 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 2: got a little bit exposed against Purdue on Sunday in 350 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 2: the Big Ten Tournament. I had decided, just like all 351 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 2: action play a Michigan Arkansas money line parlay. I'm like, ah, 352 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 2: arcts all be fine. They got a cuff Michigan to 353 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 2: be fine. Michigan's get smoked by like ten and Michigan, 354 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 2: you know, they have an injury to kind of like 355 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: their sixth man which hurts Florida a number one seed. 356 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 2: I mean they got buried by twenty by Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt, 357 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 2: and so again everybody wants to know, Oh your brackets. Yeah, 358 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 2: we'll do a bracket challenge here. I'll get one up. 359 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 2: I'll post it on social media and we'll do one 360 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:36,199 Speaker 2: for pod listeners. I'm twenty five bracket guy. You know that. 361 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 2: And this goes back to I've told this story a 362 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 2: million times. You go to a bar, right you're trying 363 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: to meet let's let's up at the spring break. Since 364 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 2: it's actually like spring break right now. You go to 365 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 2: spring break, you're in cancoon to loom wherever you're going, 366 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: I calpolk, go whatever. And it's a numbers game. You 367 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 2: go up to four girls, you know, maybe you get 368 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: a number two, you go up to twenty five. I 369 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 2: think you're gonna do better. And so I'm a twenty 370 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 2: five bracket guy. I know. It's just that's how I operate. 371 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 2: I'm not allowed to talk about the Calcutta this year, 372 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 2: so I won't. I obviously we'll have some bets. I'll 373 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 2: write them up. There'll be several posts tomorrow. Listen. It's 374 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 2: gonna be a crazy tournament. I think if you're looking 375 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 2: at asking me who are the most overrated teams susceptible 376 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 2: to lose early? I would go I don't believe in uh, 377 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 2: let's see what we got here. I don't believe in 378 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 2: Yukon at all. I hate to say Saint John's again. 379 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 2: They lost in the second round last year. Big East 380 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,239 Speaker 2: was just not great and Saint John's does not have 381 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 2: a great matchup against Northern Iowa. I have bet Northern 382 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 2: Iowa small. I think Yukon could be in trouble first round, 383 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 2: second round, we'll see. Because of the UCLA injury, I 384 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 2: know Rob follows his bruins closely. Ucla look good in 385 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 2: the in the Big Ten tournament, and then their point 386 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: guard got hurt, their big guy got hurt, and they 387 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 2: get shipped to Philly, Philly, So they had to go 388 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 2: from UCLA to the middle of the country, Chicago for 389 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: the Big Ten tournament. Then they fly back to UCLA. 390 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 2: Then they've got to fly back. Yes, I'm pretty sure 391 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: they're flying back right. Yeah, they were on campus for 392 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 2: the selection thing yesterday and then they got to fly 393 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 2: back to Philly this week. That's not enviable. That's just 394 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 2: brutal travel, so I think they could be in trouble 395 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 2: in the first round. I'm not sure what to do 396 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 2: with like an Alabama. I think I might be betting 397 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 2: against them, might betting against Texas Tech. There's a lot 398 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 2: out there. It feels like it's going to be a 399 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: great tournament. Most of my brackets will have Arizona, most 400 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 2: will have Duke, most will have Michigan. I think Florida 401 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 2: losing by twenty kind of was a bit of a 402 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 2: shell shock. I think I'll gravitate a little more towards Houston, Illinois. 403 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 2: But overall, you guys know, I'm just geeked. It's just 404 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 2: Thursday and Friday or two of the best days of 405 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 2: the year. And listen, as an added, not only do 406 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 2: we get the NCAA tournament, we get the World Cup. 407 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 2: These are special now, Rob, I know you're not as 408 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 2: huge of a college hoops guy. I had a really 409 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 2: good couple days and then several bad days. Listen, it happens. 410 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 2: That's how, that's how life is a lot of superstar freshmen. 411 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 2: A cuff for Alabama, I'm sorry for Arkansas was just unbelievable. 412 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 2: He to me, looks like he could be an Iverson 413 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 2: Derrek Rose type player. He is special. That kid is 414 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 2: ridiculously talented, and I just I hope some of these 415 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 2: freshmen are fully on display by the way our Boozer 416 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 2: Jokic take. I don't know if we give friend for 417 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 2: Scilla credit for that. He might have sparked it. But 418 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: every time I watch Boozer man, he just does everything 419 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 2: everything so good. 420 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Boozer. I know we're getting ahead of ourselves 421 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 3: because the tournament is coming. I don't want to go 422 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 3: too far, but there is a real conversation to be 423 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 3: had about why Cameron Boozer is not being seriously considered 424 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 3: to go first overall, Like we've all kind of just accepted, like, hey, 425 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 3: you know, Darren Peterson is the best prospect. He looks 426 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 3: like a young Kobe Bryant, Like there's no question. It's 427 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 3: either it's got to be him, and if not him, 428 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 3: then you go with the next wing player who's very good, 429 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 3: which is the Batsa and and Avansa baby like you 430 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 3: could not go wrong I think with either guy, right, 431 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 3: But when you look at Cameron Boozer and you watch 432 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 3: him play, you just mentioned what he did, you know, 433 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 3: minus two starters. Every game you watch him play, he 434 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 3: looks like the best player on the floor, doesn't matter 435 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 3: if he's going up against a veteran front line like 436 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 3: Michigan or or you know, a similarly under you know, 437 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 3: freshman lad in class. Like he is so good, so skilled, 438 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 3: so big, so strong, so physical, And it's like, is 439 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 3: it because he doesn't jump out of the gym? That 440 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 3: that that's why no one's really thinking about it, because 441 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 3: if you just look at numbers, I know what, there's 442 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,360 Speaker 3: more to evaluation than numbers, but just based on numbers, 443 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 3: he's better across the board than even Cooper flag was. 444 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 2: I saw that. It's weird they don't resonate the same way. 445 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 2: But I did see that he's been better statistically than 446 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 2: coup of five, which to be is insane. 447 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, and so I just I would love to see him. 448 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 3: I think they're gonna make it deeper. Obviously a lot 449 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 3: of it depends on the health that're the point guard, 450 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 3: because I think when it comes to the tournament time, 451 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 3: I believe it might have been set. Davis said it 452 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 3: last week like I'm more interested in teams that have 453 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 3: good guard to play that can slow things down than 454 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 3: I am with teams who like to play fast, because 455 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 3: in the tournament, it's easier to slow it down half 456 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 3: court execution offense than it is to get a slow 457 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 3: team to speed up and try to get him a 458 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 3: running gun with you. So in that regard, we'll see 459 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 3: if he's able to really will his team deep into 460 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 3: the tournament, because who knows if his point guard is 461 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 3: gonna play. And that's why I bring you to the 462 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 3: second guy, the one you just mentioned. 463 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 2: A cuff looks like. 464 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 3: The best player, best guard, even better than Peterson and 465 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: de Bands. And for my money, yeah, like he looks 466 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 3: like no matter where he gets drafted again going in 467 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: head of ourselves, wherever he ends up in the draft, 468 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 3: and wherever that shakes out, he is going to be 469 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 3: a bucket somewhere. Like you know, at a minimum, maybe 470 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 3: he doesn't reach the Derrick Rose Allen Iverson John Wall 471 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 3: type ceiling, but you know, at a minimum, we're gonna 472 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 3: get her. I was gonna get you twenty points to night, 473 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 3: and you could do a have a lot worse. 474 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: If this was last year's Glass or maybe two years ago. 475 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 3: I think he'd be the number one overall pick, and 476 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 3: someone's gonna get him, you know, five or six, and 477 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 3: that's gonna be wild to think about. 478 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's insane. So it's funny you mentioned the Cooper 479 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 2: flag team. So I'm looking at his numbers. Let's let's 480 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 2: remember who else he had. Kan Ka Nipple, who's gonna 481 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: win Rookie of the Year was on his team, probably 482 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 2: eating into some of his numbers. And then Malyac Maleuke, 483 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 2: the seven foot two guy who mans Malawash. Yeah, he's 484 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 2: actually playing on the Suns. The kid I think, Yeah, 485 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 2: Isaiah Evans was on their bench last year. He's like 486 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 2: their best three point shooter or second best player now. 487 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 2: So they were loaded last year. Still can't believe they've 488 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 2: freaking lost that game. But I think they're gonna be 489 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 2: fine here in the opener against Siena, obviously they're gonna 490 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 2: be fine. Second round, I have them facing Ohio State 491 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 2: and and Saint John's that I don't think is a 492 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 2: strong team. Kansas has one guy. I think Duke got 493 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 2: a favorable draw. They always seem to get a good 494 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 2: draw simply because it's Duke. You want him on TV, 495 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 2: you need Duke. Look who's in the East, all the 496 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 2: big names. Duke Kansas big brand. Obviously Michigan State is 497 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 2: a brand Yukon I mean recent years dominant UCLA. I 498 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 2: mean they loaded the East because they want those games 499 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,959 Speaker 2: in prime time. They want those marquee games, and so 500 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 2: the East is stack. I actually think the West is 501 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 2: pretty tough. Arizona I don't think they have a cakewalk. 502 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 2: Purdue showed some things, but the last time Purdue won 503 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 2: the Big Ten tournament, they ended up losing in the 504 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 2: first round. Now they're not going to lose to Queens 505 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 2: this time. They'll be ready and they should be fine 506 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 2: in the second round. Their draw is favorable. Perdue against 507 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 2: Arizona would be a hell of a matchup. That Arizona 508 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 2: team is just so fun. But obviously we've got a 509 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 2: fun week ahead, a lot of guests. The content should 510 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 2: be absolute fire, or I guess I should say straight fire. 511 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 2: We'll see tomorrow.