1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Welcome back, ladies 2 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: and gentlemen, August twenty six, Straight Fire. I am Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: I got some fire for your coming up. Oh my goodness, 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: another blowout filled night in the NBA disappointing. I've got 5 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: a big NFL story that's starting to percolate. We're within 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: three weeks to the start of the season. We'll get 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: to that shortly. Um, I've got an unfortunate topic. I 8 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: don't really want to do it. I don't think it's 9 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: gonna happen, but I have to talk about it. But 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: first I want to remind everybody subscribe, rate and review. 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for the comments. A lot more positive comments today, 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: and I do love rob G had pointed out to 13 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,319 Speaker 1: me before we started recording the podcast. Oh yeah, that's 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: why you see some comments like that at a doubt 15 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: And yeah, I see them, guys. I don't care. I'm undeterred, Okay, 16 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: I am unbothered by the negativity. In fact, I thrive 17 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: on it. You have no idea how much time and 18 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: effort I'm putting into this. And the reaction is good. 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: We've got two awesome guests coming up. Uh, Thursday and Friday. 20 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: I think the Friday guest, you guys will be stunned 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: by the Thursday guest. Uh, you probably don't know him, 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: but he's really gonna come at me hard because uh, 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: you know that's what we do. But so big week ahead. 24 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 1: Let's get to the biggest story in sports, and it 25 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: is the Los Angeles Clippers, who they dismembered the Mavericks 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: in Game five as expected. You know, it was never close. 27 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: It was similar to Lakers Blazers in Game four where 28 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: the Lakers jumped out to a fifteen nothing lead, and 29 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: that was that. Clippers jump out to a first quarter lead, 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: and that was that. It was never competitive after that. 31 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: So why the heck am I talking about it? Well, 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: because the Clippers are dirty and unlikable and if you 33 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: watch that game, if you slog through the thirty point blowout, 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,639 Speaker 1: I certainly did, because I I could see it's percolating. Folks. 35 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: First of all, Carlisle got ejected. Okay, he was irate 36 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: at some of these non calls. Again, you see these dirty, 37 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: gooonish behavior tactics from the Clippers. I mean Marcus Morris, 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: who's gotten into it with Luca at least three times 39 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,399 Speaker 1: in the series. He's jawing with him at the free 40 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: throw line, and you could tell, like Lucas, like, bro, 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: what are you doing? Why do you insist on this? 42 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: And I've been telling you guys, Marcus Morris is not 43 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: to be trifled with. He is He's willing to like 44 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: throw fists. It seems. This is a guy who with 45 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: his brother tried to fight the Kansas football team when 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: they were in Lawrence, Okay. And after a basketball goes 47 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: through the hoop, Mavericks go to inbound it. Everyone else 48 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: turns to go up court. Marcus Morris, the cameras catch 49 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: him stepping on Luca's bomb ankle and his shoe pops off. 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 1: You can't do that's dirty behavior, I'm telling you right now. 51 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: The Los Angeles Clippers are the most unlikable team left 52 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: in these NBA playoffs. This is a franchise who's never 53 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: won Jack Squat Okay, Paul George has never won anything, 54 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: and he's out here whining and crying. Go go look 55 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: at the tape. I'm sure when you see the highlights, 56 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Paul George is on the bench and he's upset, folks. 57 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers, the overrated Doc Rivers challenged a referee call 58 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: in the third quarter when his Clippers were up by 59 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: twenty points. What are you trying to do? I'm telling you, 60 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: this Clippers team is so unlikable. They're very easy to hate. 61 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: And Patrick Beverley is not even playing. Okay, yes, I know. 62 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 1: In my household, we try to avoid the word hate 63 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: because then the kids hear it and they say it. 64 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: We don't want them saying it. And listen, I'm sorry, 65 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: I can't hold back here. The Clippers are so easy 66 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: to hate right now. Go look at Patrick Beverly's history 67 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: of injuring players. Go ask Russell Westbrook about Patrick Beverly. 68 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: Nobody likes that guy. And he's not even playing. He's 69 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: a pest, he's a nat and just watching him on 70 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: the bench, I lose it when I when these Clippers 71 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: are out there playing. And again we're talking about a 72 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: MAVs team, folks. Lucas had five playoff games in his career, 73 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: and that's how Marcus Morris and Mantras, Harrold and Paul 74 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: George are. I mean, this is stunning that the Clippers 75 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: are being reduced to this in the first round. I'm 76 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: hoping porzingis can go in Game six and the MAVs 77 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: don't go out like they did in Game five. Okay, 78 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: they're overwhelmed. The spread was massive. Listen, this is what 79 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be like for the Lakers and Blazers tonight 80 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: in Game five when the series ends. Okay, Damian Lillard 81 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: is out. Unfortunately he has a knee issue. That series 82 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: is over. The Lakers are fourteen point favorites. That one's 83 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: gonna be over. But I hope we don't see this 84 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: goonish behavior from the Blazers, who don't have a history 85 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: of it. But the Clippers, man, they are so unlikable. 86 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: All right, Rob g I just four minute, rant, I 87 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: saw you laughing the whole time. I'm sorry for going 88 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: over the edge. I just can't take these Clippers, man. 89 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: I don't like them. I mean, that's fine that you 90 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: don't like them, but you have to admit that they 91 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: did play well. At least they dropped over hundred fifty points. 92 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: This is a talented team. They shot something like sixty 93 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: from three, so you know, give them credit. They played 94 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: really well. Pandemic pe Paul George got off the snide, 95 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: you know, he finally started making some shots didn't stay 96 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: up late enough to see uh if he had any 97 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: clever Instagram post about not caring people think, so maybe 98 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: they'll come by later today. This is where he'll go 99 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: on on the Instagram comments and talk trash. Damian Lillard, 100 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: Oh you're out for Game five? I just dropped thirty five, yo. 101 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: You know like that's the kind of Paul Listen, Paul George, 102 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna get You're gonna get it from the Lakers. 103 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: They're gonna beat you. Lakers will defeat the Clippers. That's 104 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: why I feel like that's a lock. Rob. Well, it's 105 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: been a lock. I've been saying that since I want 106 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: to say Christmas hashtag Lakers in six. Alright, so that 107 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: was the blowout, the big game we were excited for. 108 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: I want to gush about Jamal Murray. Um, give me 109 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: thirty seconds here, Okay. So Jamal Murray had three games 110 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: this season in the regular season when he had thirty 111 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: five or more points. He's done that three times in 112 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: this series. I'm talking Jamal Murray is entering that upper 113 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: crust of point guard is in the league. He's really 114 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: a combo guard who could just get buckets on anyone, 115 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: and he was torching repeatedly the Utah Jazz. In the 116 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: second half, he had one of the most gorgeous moves 117 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: I've seen. I put it on my Instagram stories. He 118 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: splits the double team with you know, the deft move 119 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: of like a jeweler. It was just incredible how he 120 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: got by the two guys. Then he goes undaunted right 121 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: into Rudy Gobert, the stifle Tower, greatest nickname in the NBA, 122 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: and he does like a three sixties spin move and 123 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: finishes and and I think he got fouled on the play. 124 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: Definitely got hit by Gobert, and it was just like, 125 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: oh my gosh. Jamal Murray listen, rob G. As a 126 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: Laker fan, I remember Jamal Murray and Alonzo Ball used 127 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: to not like each other. I don't know if it 128 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: dates back to AU, but Jamal Murray had it out 129 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: for Alonzo and there was a game in the forum. 130 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: It might have been like Alonzo's first or second game 131 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: ever as a rookie and Jamal Murray went Adam was 132 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: talking trash, was like dribbling. They were Lakers were down 133 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: a lot, I think, and Jamal Murray like dribbled the 134 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: ball around him like pointing and laughing. Almost this guy 135 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: takes no prisoners, and I'm just telling you right now 136 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: he he is a guy to watch going forward. Jamal 137 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: Murray is a phenomenal talent. Jamal Murray is a clown. 138 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: You say that the Jamal Murray is a clown. Now 139 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: his issue with the Lakers goes back even further than 140 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: that Lonzo Ball incident. I don't know if you recall this, 141 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: when D'Angelo Russell was still a Laker, he made a 142 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: shot and he did that bow and arrow three point 143 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: thing that he does. So D'Angelo Russell came right down 144 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: the court, did that right shot right in his face 145 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: into the bow and arrow right back to him. And 146 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: the next thing, you know, Jamal Murray thinks that he 147 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: owns the Lakers and he can just go back and 148 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: forth of them. No. I mean, he had a good game. 149 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: It was the first time in NBA history that someone 150 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: had back to back forty point games in playoffs without 151 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: it turnover and save the the Nuggets from Guinea sent home. 152 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: But let's, you know, pump the brakes a little bit, 153 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: because you know, he did have those two big games 154 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: in the last two, but the two prior to that 155 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: he had a combined twenty six points. He's just as 156 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: like lead to give you forty as he is to 157 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: give you nine. Who are you taking as your number two? Uh, 158 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: not to guard, but your number two? Like a hierarchy. 159 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: You have a star in there too. I think Yo 160 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: Kich is a star. He's a perfect too. Who are 161 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: you taking as you're to Trey Young or Jamal Murray? 162 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: You gotta think about this. That's a tough one now. 163 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm never plays of defense. I'm lower on Trey Young 164 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: than most people, especially on NBA Twitter. I think that 165 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: his game is perfect for social media. He pull up 166 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: from thirty five feet. He has a behind the back 167 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: pass for an alley you is it all? By the way, 168 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: big play by Trey Young talks down by seventeen, you know, 169 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 1: like he's that kind of guy, and their offense is 170 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: built to kind of get his numbers up. So I'm 171 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: a lot lower him than most people. But let me 172 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: give you a better one, Zach Levine or Jamal Murray 173 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: or Jamal Murray. Zach Levin is not a winning player. 174 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: How about c J McCollum or Jamal Murray. That's a 175 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: tough one now, CJ is a shooting guard. Interesting. I 176 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: got guys tweeting at me all these trade ideas for 177 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: the Blazers. Some are really good, and I wanted to 178 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: pop him here. But then this other story came up, 179 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: and listen, I'm just gonna preface it. I will get 180 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: to the NFL shortly. This is one of the stories. 181 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: I don't really love Rob g and I it said 182 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: that I have trouble with it. I just from what 183 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: I've heard, I don't like. And I really was unaware 184 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: of this. On Tuesday afternoon and I got a couple 185 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: of texts from some guys who I used to work 186 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: with at the Big Lead, and They're like, do you 187 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: guys think there's gonna be a boycott tomorrow? And I 188 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: was like, what we boycott? Wait? Wait? Why what happened? 189 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: And apparently Jalen Brown of the Celtics, UH, Norman Powell 190 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: of the Raptors, and Fred Van Vley to the Raptors. 191 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: You know, they had their off day media interview and 192 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: they were essentially saying like, listen, um, I don't know 193 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: if I want to play in this game one on Thursday, 194 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we shouldn't be out here playing because the 195 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: same thing that was happening before we got to the bubble. Uh, 196 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: police shooting unarmed black men is happening while we're in 197 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: the bubble, So what good are we doing here? The 198 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: story is awful, Um, And I've seen the video. It's 199 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: I don't know the backstory on him. I haven't read 200 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: up on it, but it is it's just awful. As 201 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: kids were in the back seat and the police shoot 202 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: him seven times. You know, it's I mean, that's unconscionable, 203 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 1: Like you can't. I mean, it's tough to even watch 204 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: that video. And I understand the players being upset. I 205 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: don't understand what boycotting an NBA game would do. I 206 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: I just don't understand what purpose that's gonna serve. Um, 207 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: what do you are you boycotting the series? Are you 208 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: boycotting the rest of the bubble? Are you gonna go 209 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: back to your hometown and like work on you know, 210 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: some grassroots efforts to get the police to not kill 211 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: black people. I just I don't know what the players 212 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: talking boycott is gonna accomplish. I understand it is an 213 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: awful story. I just and I don't want to get 214 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: too much into the TV ratings, which we talked about 215 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: last week. But if the story is true that NBA 216 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: TV ratings are down partially because of all the social 217 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: issues and the social justice commentary, what do you think 218 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: this is gonna do. Boycotting the rest of the season 219 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: or the series? What do you think that's gonna do 220 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: to the league. And again, I'm not saying you gotta 221 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 1: go play basketball, but the league is in a position 222 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,599 Speaker 1: where it can shine a light on this stuff. Is 223 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: it gonna stop it? No? No, I don't think that 224 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: anybody can stop what's happening. You need to get better 225 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: police officers, UM, not higher racists. Uh. There's a lot 226 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: of things you can do, But I just don't understand 227 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 1: what stopping playing in the bubble is going to do 228 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: other than hurt the league. And that's kind of my 229 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: takeaway now, Rob Ge, Uh, I know the Odd Couple 230 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: did a lot on this on their show Tuesday. I'm 231 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: just curious what the reaction was among fans. If you 232 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: guys took calls. Yes, we did take calls on it, 233 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: and I'm assuming because the Odd Couple audience slants a 234 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: certain way, a lot of the callers were saying, yeah, 235 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: they got a boycott, you know, they gotta put their 236 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: foot in the ground and say enough is enough. And 237 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: I tend to agree with you. I don't understand what 238 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: them boycotting, whether it's game one of that series or 239 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the playoffs, what is that going to 240 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: do to actually affect change. I will say this though, 241 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: whether or not they're serious about going forward with the boycott. 242 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: Chris Mannox came on the show last night. He was 243 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: at the Bubble. He was actually in the media scrum 244 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: when this was being talked about, and this is a 245 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: few of the quotes that he said. He said, he's 246 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: been down there since the beginning early to mid July, 247 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: but there was a change in spirit on Tuesday. The 248 00:12:55,960 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: bubble environment feels broken. And then he continued on it 249 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: felt like if guys had the option to opt out 250 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: right now, I bet of the league would do it. 251 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: So as much as you and I both think that 252 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: maybe you know, a boycott wouldn't really do much to 253 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: help the situation, it seems like it is a much 254 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: bigger possibility than I think we're giving it credit for. You. 255 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: I mean, again, you the players would need to get 256 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: in with the players union and discuss this, because, as 257 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: you know, you know, if they didn't go through with 258 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: the bubble, remember when Kyrie Irving was trying to get 259 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: everybody to not play. If they didn't go through with 260 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: the bubble, the owners could then rip up the collective 261 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: bargaining agreement and they would have to start over. I 262 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: mean there was you know, it would be very harmful 263 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: to the league. And I think several players expressed having 264 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: a platform in the bubble. When three million people watched 265 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers Blazers game the other night, and I think 266 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: three and a half million people watch Luca versus the Clippers, 267 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: that's a much bigger spotlight than you know, going on 268 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: social media in Milwaukee, and and you know, being part 269 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: of a protest, I don't see how that is going 270 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: to do as much as what they can do in 271 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: the bubble, especially considering anyone who follows these guiden social 272 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: media tends to already agree with them anyway, they already 273 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: agree with them. Yeah, so it's kind of like you're 274 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: really changing any opinions with when you're tweeting about it. 275 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: And that's an issue with social media. Everybody's hunkered down 276 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: in their little corners, following the people and agreeing with 277 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: the people they want to agree with, and they don't 278 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: hear the other side. All the people who don't think 279 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: these that there's you know, uh history of police brutality 280 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: among African Americans. All those people they're not even listening 281 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: to the players because they don't follow them. They don't 282 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: want to hear what they're saying. They're in their corner 283 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: with their people. And that's you know, another much larger 284 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: topic for another day. But it's just it's all just disappointing. 285 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, Rob g. It feels like if there, 286 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: if there was some movement to boycott, it would have 287 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: some very negative long term impacts on the NBA. I mean, 288 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: I hope that they can figure this out, and I 289 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: mean I can't imagine what the Milwaukee Bucks are going 290 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: through right now. I know the Detroit Lions in the NFL, 291 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: the players like walked out of practice on Tuesday and 292 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: they just said, we can't, we can't do this. This 293 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: is messed up. And that was that was pretty powerful. Um, Americas, 294 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: that is that a crossroads. This is a big couple 295 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: of months ahead and hopefully, in some way, shape or form, 296 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: sports will help us get through it. But um, there's 297 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: no guarantees, right now about any of that. So, um, 298 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, rob G. Chris Manno said yeah, he 299 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: said that if he if they were able to opt 300 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: out today, he'd guess about would. But he also did say, 301 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: and I want to make sure this is clear year. 302 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: He doesn't think that realistically it's going to happen, because 303 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: you know, it would take a lot of organization amongst 304 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people to get a boycott of this 305 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: size to really take place. Yeah, the bubble has been 306 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: a success, and this would be uh, this would be big. 307 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: So those are the biggest stories of the day, and um, 308 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: coming up next a little NFL action. All right, So 309 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: I quickly want to get to this NFL story. The 310 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: NFL's kind of fallen to the back page, if you will. 311 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: Here in August usually at center stage, everybody's watching the 312 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: preseason games, Hard Knocks is riveting, and now it's like, oh, 313 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: there's the NHL playoffs, the NBA playoffs, Baseball is happening, 314 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: and the college football mess almost like a daily discussion 315 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: about coronavirus. That's what college football has become. It's really depressing. 316 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: And this story slipped through the NFL cracks. Two coaches 317 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: have now complained about a compere editive imbalance in the 318 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: NFL because some teams can have fans and others cannot. 319 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer of the Vikings, you know Mike Zimmer, great 320 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: coach of the Vikings. They have a big home field 321 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: advantage in the Buffalo Bills, who also Sean McDermott. He 322 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: has complained about it. And again the Bill is pretty 323 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: good home team up there in Orchard Park. They can't 324 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: have home fans to start the season. Now, as best 325 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: I understand it, only five teams will be able to 326 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: host games with fans to start the season. The Kansas 327 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: City Chiefs they're gonna have about capacity, so like sixteen 328 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: thousand people. The Indianapolis Colts, which to me is crazy. Okay, 329 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: that's a dome that's indoors for three hours, people yelling. 330 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: I don't know how on earth the Indianapolis culture having that. 331 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: But they are the Dallas Cowboys, which will get too shortly, 332 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: The Miami Dolphins they will cap it at thirteen thousand fans, 333 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: and the Jacksonville Jaguars they will do. Now here's the kicker. 334 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: Only two of those teams host games in Week one, 335 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: So we're talking about sixteen games in Week one, and 336 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: only two of them are expected to have fans. That's 337 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: kind of madness. The Kansas City Chiefs will host the 338 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, they will have fans, And the Jacksonville Jaguars 339 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: are hosting somebody. But nobody cares about the Jaguars because 340 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: they stink. But the competitive imbalance is interesting because when 341 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: you think about the NFL owners, Okay, they're a different 342 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: kind of billionaire. They're an older billionaire. And I looked 343 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: at the ages. The NFL has fifteen owners seventy years 344 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: or older. NBA only has ten. The NBA has more 345 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 1: new money, more tech money, younger, smarter money, if you will. 346 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: The NFL owners are rich, big old money, and you know, 347 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: the older guys, they think, hey, I'm not missing out. 348 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: I got eight home games. You already cancel my preseason, 349 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: so have to home games where I will get the 350 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: gate eight home games. I gotta get people in the stadium. 351 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: I gotta make my money. Now. NBA owners, remember they're 352 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: losing money hand over fist in the bubble. They're losing money. 353 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: They're not getting any home gay here. The players are 354 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: making money, but the owners are losing playoff games. Of course, 355 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: are huge revenue drivers. That's gotta be awful for the billionaires, 356 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: and again awful in air quotes. You know they're gonna 357 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: be fine. They just go out to their second yacht 358 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: and chill and it's all good. But the NFL billionaire owners, 359 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: I can see this becoming a thing pretty quickly that 360 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: some of them are able to host limited fans make 361 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: some money and others can't at all. Now it out 362 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: here in Los Angeles. I mean, my kids are supposed 363 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: to start start school this week and they can't. They 364 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: gotta do full zoom learning, which we are not happy about. 365 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: But that's another day on the podcast. Um, but there's 366 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: obviously gonna be no fans in the stadium out here 367 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: for the chart Jers and Rams New York got hit 368 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: super hard. So it's not just the Bills in New York, 369 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: but it's the Jets and Giants in Jersey. And some 370 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: of these teams probably will have no fans all season. 371 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: Others you're seeing the note that for the first two 372 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: weeks we're gonna go no fans, then we'll reassess, which 373 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,719 Speaker 1: I think is actually pretty smart. But it's interesting that 374 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: coaches are piping up about This hopefield advantage used to 375 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: be worth about three points in the NFL. Now it's 376 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: worth by in large two and a half to three um. 377 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 1: So this is something very interesting to watch because there 378 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: are certain teams, the Seattle Seahawks, when you go up there, 379 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: big advantage for the home team. You have to travel 380 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: to the Pacific Northwest. Then you've got to face the 381 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: twelfth Man, the vaunted twelfth Man. It's so loud there 382 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: Green Bay going to the frozen tundra. That's supposed to 383 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: be a tough ordeal. Weather's brutal fans can get noisy. 384 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 1: You know, certain home stadiums have big advantages and are 385 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: they going to get them? This is really something to watch, 386 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: especially as we get closer to gambling on the NFL. 387 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: I've been doing a lot of stuff for Fox. I'm 388 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: sure you saw. Yes, I'm picking the Detroit Lions to 389 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: win the NFC North. A bunch of fun, cool stuff. 390 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: You can check those out on Fox sports dot com 391 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,400 Speaker 1: and we'll obviously get into the previews heavily. By the way, 392 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: not to tease them again, we have a huge guest 393 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: coming by to talk football later this week. Expect that 394 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: on Friday's podcast. Now it's time for the best bet. 395 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 396 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: the game. He's making money while you do it. Here's 397 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: your best bet, all right onto Wednesday's best bet. The 398 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: best bet record dropped to six and three, tough loss. 399 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: Having back to Utah, listen, it was a it was 400 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: a dumb, chalky pick. The line went the opposite way 401 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: that I I picked, I got a three, it went 402 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: down to two. The big money was on Denver. Listen. 403 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: Utah had the game, they let in the second half 404 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: by double digits. The Jamal Murray Show. They couldn't stop him, 405 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 1: so I took it out. There not a lot of 406 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: great options on Wednesday. And listen, if you are a 407 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, an novice gambler, or you're maybe a hundred 408 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: dollar better or two hundred not not huge money. Um, 409 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,479 Speaker 1: this might be a night to sit out because if 410 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: you look at the Milwaukee Bucks favorite by fourteen, you 411 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: look at the Lakers favored by fourteen, you're like, well, 412 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm not doing a double digit favorite. A money line 413 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 1: parlay on those two isn't paying anything. So then you're 414 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: left with, okay, see Houston, maybe you do a first 415 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: half a player prop You know, if I'll say this, 416 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: if there was a player, I was gonna look at 417 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: the way I hit Paul George h for a pick 418 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: I do daily for Fox Fox Sports. Um, James Harden 419 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: would be the guy to look at. He struggled of 420 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: late in the last two games. I can't imagine he's 421 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: gonna struggle again. If he does, they're probably losing. But 422 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: I actually am leaning towards okay See. We've seen the 423 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: same thing play out in the fourth quarter and in 424 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: overtime of the last two games. Okay See goes small 425 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: and they are just too quick for the small Rockets. 426 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: Dennis Shrewder in particular has been unstoppable. They can't guard them. 427 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: And I think I've taken the points with okay See 428 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: getting three. Remember Houston was something like eighteen and thirty 429 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: two on threes midway through the third quarter of Game four, 430 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden they went ice cold. 431 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: They had no other options and they end up losing. 432 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: So I will take okay See and the points give 433 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: me the three. That's my best bet. Let's hope to 434 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: push it to seven and three.