WEBVTT - Hour 1 – Michael Lee (07-09-20)

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<v Speaker 1>You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Patrick's Show and we have a great three hours

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<v Speaker 1>for you today. There's plenty of NFL, plenty of NBA

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<v Speaker 1>and Rod Parker even uh got excited about a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of baseball last night, so we will talk about

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<v Speaker 1>all of this. A squad game I'm watching on television.

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<v Speaker 1>My yeah, I missed that one. Uh. I gotta admit

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<v Speaker 1>I missed that one. Chris, Yes, the Dodgers against the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like, what, okay, we'll get into it,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk about it. But I got it here. You

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<v Speaker 1>got much? What's much? What's there to say about it?

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<v Speaker 1>I was okay, I just I never watched it. I

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<v Speaker 1>never watched the interest in the squad game, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, and got excited. I know we're still

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<v Speaker 1>a few weeks from opening day, but my goodness, I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, I've been missing this, you know. That's I

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<v Speaker 1>guess that was the feeling I got. And I really

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<v Speaker 1>realized how much I was missing just watching again, no

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<v Speaker 1>fans in the stands, nothing, nothing, And it was all right,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, well, hey good because we all have to

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<v Speaker 1>get used to no fans in the stands and just

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<v Speaker 1>liking the game for the purest of reasons, right, Baseball, basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>baby football will be like that too. Um. We got

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Elliott on the Ones and the twos, so he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be bringing in the music from the break. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>our man, Joel. And so rob, let's get right into it. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Jackson, who is you know? Both you and I know, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's our colleague. We worked with him at both places,

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<v Speaker 1>the former network but also most recently at Fox Sports

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<v Speaker 1>one and good guy. And he has been in some

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<v Speaker 1>hot water the last couple of days. And it really

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't he jumped in and when he didn't really

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<v Speaker 1>have to. But it starts with DeShawn Jackson, who a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days ago put on Instagram a quote that

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<v Speaker 1>was attributed to Adolph Hitler that just trafficked in stereotypes

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<v Speaker 1>of Jews talking about they run the world, they wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to take over the America and things like that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was it was just yeah, it was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that, and um, and he got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>pushback for it. Right, you're not surprised, are you no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>not at all. And he apologized. Now Desan, So Deshaun

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<v Speaker 1>came out and apologized. And and just for the record,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've stated it before. I think I stated it

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<v Speaker 1>on our show a couple of days ago, and I

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<v Speaker 1>stated it maybe even yesterday. We're talking with Jason McIntyre

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<v Speaker 1>on this show. But I'll state it again. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think the Sean Jackson should be cut. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think the Philadelphia Eagles can cut him because when

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<v Speaker 1>Riley Cooper said the N word, and it there's no

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<v Speaker 1>good way to say it, but he said it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in a very aggressive way. I'll fight all you in

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<v Speaker 1>words at a Country Western confract and they're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the security guards. Yeah, there was some issue

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<v Speaker 1>and that he had with one guy, but he just said,

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<v Speaker 1>in any of y'all and we're out there, I'll fight

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<v Speaker 1>y'all kind of right. Just it looked like he's got,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, full of himself, thinking wasn't weren't really many

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<v Speaker 1>brothers around or nobody would see it, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. But anyway, Michael Vick forgave him and the

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia Eagles didn't cut him, They find him, and then

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<v Speaker 1>a year later they even extended his contract. He played

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<v Speaker 1>I think two more years with the Eagles white ride receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>So with that being the precedent that the Eagles have

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<v Speaker 1>set in a similar situation that there's no way they

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<v Speaker 1>can cut him. Uh. In my book, there's a way,

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<v Speaker 1>but they don't want to deal with the with the repercussions. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying, Chris, in this current climate

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<v Speaker 1>and what's going on and what's happened, you noticed you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it all the time, the cancel culture, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean right, So, so if there was no Wiley Cooper, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that Sean Jackson would still be on

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles as a veteran, as an as an aged

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver. Yeah, that and that that would be the question.

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<v Speaker 1>What I do think they need him as a receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's older, but they just draft a guy

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<v Speaker 1>in first round. Yeah, I'm just saying that. The point is, look,

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<v Speaker 1>there would be a great chance of him getting cut.

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<v Speaker 1>I get where you're going from. Whether or not, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be he'd being major danger being cut. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm saying. If in this climate where we are now. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he would have been, and the backlash and the cause

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<v Speaker 1>of hypocrisy would be so loud. And do the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>really want to deal with that? Because to me, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles painted themselves into this corner. Right. Once you

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<v Speaker 1>do that, you can't say we won't tolerate that in

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<v Speaker 1>our organization, right. They gotten rid of Riley Cooper right

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<v Speaker 1>and said we won't tolerate that. That's not what we're about.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not how we represent our community and our uniform

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<v Speaker 1>and the city of Philadelphia. Chris, you could you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a you wouldn't have a leg to stand on

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<v Speaker 1>if they said the same thing with Deshan Jackson. Absolutely absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's about consistency, right, and and the way they

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<v Speaker 1>handled Riley Cooper. I mean, he didn't have any incidents

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<v Speaker 1>after that that I know of. Hopefully he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>turn turned around in that regard, and um, that's fine

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<v Speaker 1>and so, but you have to offer the same grace

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<v Speaker 1>to Deshaun Jackson. And I think Deshaun will learn from

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<v Speaker 1>this as well. But Stephen Jackson, even after Deshaun apologized,

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen Jackson went on Instagram several times and defended it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the crux of this ROB because we

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<v Speaker 1>know Steven and Steve went on CNN finally last night,

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<v Speaker 1>went on CNN with Don Lemon and apologized. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>he basically apologized for the words that he used. He's

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<v Speaker 1>basically saying, I could have used different words. I apologized

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<v Speaker 1>for using the wrong words. Is exactly what he said. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And he kept saying, you know, I don't hate anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>I love all that love all. That's kind of his catchphrase.

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<v Speaker 1>And I, you know, we like I said, we know Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he hates anybody. But I think what

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<v Speaker 1>the lesson is in this ROB And we've all you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you and I included, we've said things you know that

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<v Speaker 1>are controversial. Um. You know, most people in this business

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<v Speaker 1>have said something UM at one point or another. But

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<v Speaker 1>in today's society, especially with social media and everything is

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<v Speaker 1>such a big deal people you have to be careful, like,

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<v Speaker 1>know what you're putting out there. Okay, And Deshaun Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>started it. Obviously, you and I've talked about this. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, can we make a rule don't quote Adolf Hitler,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, under any circumstances, right, Chris, I absolute team

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<v Speaker 1>or right to say the absolute worst person in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>That would probably be the only thing you could attach

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<v Speaker 1>to Adolf Hitler's anything else, you're gonna be called into question.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's happened to so many people. And here's one

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<v Speaker 1>other point, Chris, I do want to make people have

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<v Speaker 1>to understand this when they talk about freedom of speech

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<v Speaker 1>and and what and what what that really means, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>because I think people are delusional. You can, Chris, say

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you want when they talk about freedom of speech, though,

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<v Speaker 1>and your protections. Right in this country, it's about you

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<v Speaker 1>saying bad stuff about the government, and the government police

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<v Speaker 1>or the FBI or whatever is not knocking at your

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<v Speaker 1>door Chris and taking you away because you spoke out

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<v Speaker 1>against the government. Okay, that's your protection. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>work for other people and you represent other people, when

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about companies and corporations, uh, there's pushback and

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<v Speaker 1>you can be heard from it. Yes, you could say

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you want, but that company can also say to you,

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<v Speaker 1>those are not our values and we don't appreciate him,

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't respect him, and we're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>tolerate it. And you could be fired or cut or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever terms you want to use. Right, you can say it.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not going to jail, but you may you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>there could be repercussions, There could job or whatever. Now, now,

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen and we talked about to look, he's got his

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous podcasts, all this smoke, Showtime on Showtime, he said

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday he didn't mention Showtime or anything. And he's not

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<v Speaker 1>with ESPN. He left ESPN. We'll see, you know, is

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<v Speaker 1>he still doing stuff for Fox or yeah? But and

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<v Speaker 1>that's even before it is just you know, he hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>done much for Fox lately anyway before this, but what

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<v Speaker 1>with Showtime? Was their pushback. Now, Stephen said yesterday, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not apologizing for a job or you know, anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So he kind of implied that. He said, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not for a job for anybody. Well, I buy it

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<v Speaker 1>in this sense he should after all his years in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, and I know he never was a max

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<v Speaker 1>contract guy or anything, but he should have made enough money.

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<v Speaker 1>And then of course he did years of TV making

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<v Speaker 1>decent money. Uh, he should have enough money where he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to work for anybody. So if if he

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<v Speaker 1>did lose the gig at showtime. He should still have

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<v Speaker 1>enough money where he can, you know, like he said,

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<v Speaker 1>he don't have to work for anybody. But now I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know. As you move forward though in life,

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<v Speaker 1>you just don't I'm just saying you don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>put yourself out there where nobody will mess with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying that that that's it. And if he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>to his credibility because remember he became really prominent in

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<v Speaker 1>the whole aftermath of to George Floyd murder. Yes, because

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<v Speaker 1>they were great friends. I know they Yeah, they like

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<v Speaker 1>each other and um, and he did some great work

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<v Speaker 1>with that and that is you know, that is what

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people were lamenting. Did he lose all

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<v Speaker 1>his credibility that he could earn from that? Right? And

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<v Speaker 1>that's because we always say, Chris Ei, either what are

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<v Speaker 1>we for? We for equality and not being painted with

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<v Speaker 1>a broad brush or a whole group of people. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what happens to us to black people all the time. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody does something bad and it's all black people. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So we can't do that if we're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>real about it, and we want to be treated equally

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<v Speaker 1>and fairly, and that's what we're looking for equality. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we can't do that to the Jews, or we can't

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<v Speaker 1>do that to the Italians, and we can't do that

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<v Speaker 1>to the Asian people. We can't, right, can't absolutely and

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<v Speaker 1>and and like you're absolutely right. And also as we said,

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<v Speaker 1>just no, like I don't know, it almost comes off

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<v Speaker 1>like Stephen didn't know what he was even defending, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because he like one of the things he said was

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<v Speaker 1>Deshaun was speaking the truth. Okay, Deshaun first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>in quoting eight off, it was a fake quote, Like

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<v Speaker 1>the quote wasn't even it was fabricated, right, so Fitler, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was probable. So even that is No, he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>we know, he wasn't speaking the truth. But even the

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<v Speaker 1>very quote he was putting up was a fake quote. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta look at what you're putting out there before

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<v Speaker 1>you put it out, you know, before you defend it.

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<v Speaker 1>And all of this now Deshaun and Stephen have called

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<v Speaker 1>all of this flag and whether or not they've lost

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<v Speaker 1>credibility with people will see Deshaun obviously in for a

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<v Speaker 1>serious fine. Uh and and and Stephen may have hurt

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<v Speaker 1>some of his credibility for what for something that wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>even accurate, not even that exactly, you know, And so

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a lesson and it could be a lesson

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<v Speaker 1>for a lot of people. Be careful what you put

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<v Speaker 1>out there and you know that that's really all it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think that Deshaun and Stephen are anti

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<v Speaker 1>Semitic or anything like that. I think they were trying

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, I said it on our show, Rob.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Deshaun Jackson was trying to make a point.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the main point he was trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>was about African Americans being descendants of the Biblical Jews.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, that's a prominent thought among a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>African Americans, which is fine, Chris, you can make that point.

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<v Speaker 1>But also you don't need to add up Hitler involved, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm saying. You can do that make your

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<v Speaker 1>case if that's what you want to make, without quoting

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<v Speaker 1>freaking Adolf Hitler. Oh you know, so that that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the lesson in this, like, know what you're putting

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<v Speaker 1>out there, and uh, that's that's where it is. So hopefully,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys learn their lesson and UM can move

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<v Speaker 1>on from this and UM be the better for it,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, should Lamar Jackson get paid like Patrick Mahomes

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<v Speaker 1>did a statement on show. Be sure to catch the

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<v Speaker 1>live edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine

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<v Speaker 1>am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and

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<v Speaker 1>the iHeart Radio app. All right, this is the couple.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Bruce, sorry, Rob Parker in for Dan Patrick on

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<v Speaker 1>The Dan Patrick Show and Rob, let's go to the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Not Pat mcwell, kind of Pat Mahomes, I guess, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's not the guy who's quote we're gonna talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna talk about Mahomes and Randy Moss. Rand Moss

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greatest wide receivers in the history of football,

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<v Speaker 1>without question of. When I worked in Detroit, Chris of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he played for the Vikings and to watch

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<v Speaker 1>him play twice a year against the Lions, and he

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<v Speaker 1>used to crush the Lions like he did most teams.

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<v Speaker 1>But boy man, he was watching that guy he was

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<v Speaker 1>It was a pleasure. He was one of those you know, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>we all, We've covered a lot of sports, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people, and there aren't that many athletes that that

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<v Speaker 1>a sportswriter would pay to see play. Do you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, he was one of those guys. If

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<v Speaker 1>you asked me, would you buy a ticket to go

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<v Speaker 1>see Randy Moss catch the football? Absolutely? Yeah. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a freak. And all of the professional athletes essentially are freaks.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you're a freak among the freaks, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's saying something. I mean, that's how freakish His athleticism

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<v Speaker 1>was that he was on a level by himself among

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest athletes in the world. So no doubt he

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<v Speaker 1>was great. And of course he played rob with Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady on a team that went seventeen and old and

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<v Speaker 1>then of course lost in the Super Bowl to the

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<v Speaker 1>New York Giants were eighteen and old, and then yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>eight ended up eighteen and one, right because there was

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen and old during the regular season, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>got to the Super eighteen and O and then they

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<v Speaker 1>lost right to it. Had they won, there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>they would be regarded as the greatest team in NFL history. Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>they were blown the water was go look at that

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<v Speaker 1>regular season. They were scoring thirty five points a game.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it was it was a video game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a video game. I'm gonna be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 1>With you, Rob uh And I'm not trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>in a big Brady discussion, but it was that year

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<v Speaker 1>that I really started thinking, you know what, Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>might be the goat because it at that point he

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<v Speaker 1>had what three Super Bowls, and you know, he had

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<v Speaker 1>never had really great receivers. He was winning, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>his numbers were good, but nothing crazy, and he you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't have great receivers. And then I was like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>you give him like a really great receiver, Hall of

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<v Speaker 1>Fame type receiver, and he was putting up incredible numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think he had fifty tds that year,

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<v Speaker 1>like it was crazy. And that's when I start thinking, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy might be or become the goat. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was a big obviously connection with Randy Moss and Tom Brady.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's what makes what Moss said yesterday on ESPN even,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, more powerful. He said this on ESPN's Get Up.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's his quote. When you look at a quarterback like

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes and like I said, being able to extend

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<v Speaker 1>the play. I'm a deep threat guy and having that

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<v Speaker 1>type of speed on the field for him to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to extend plays. We possibly could be looking at

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest quarterback of all time. No disrespect to Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady and what he's been able to accomplish. His super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl rings speak volumes, but when you look at the

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<v Speaker 1>position and how the position in the game is changing

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<v Speaker 1>year after year, we could we could be possibly seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest quarterback that we've witnessed. And you know, Rob

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<v Speaker 1>for me, welcome, Welcome to the train, Randy, because I've

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<v Speaker 1>been saying this, not that he is the greatest, because

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a long way to go and he's got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot left that he has to accomplish, mainly winning

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<v Speaker 1>super Bowls and still putting up the great individual numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>But I've been out there for a while after his

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<v Speaker 1>first year, said this guy could be the goal. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got gold potential. And so I'm fine with what Randy said,

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<v Speaker 1>where are you at? I just think it's premature. We

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<v Speaker 1>and I get it. People need we got three hours

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<v Speaker 1>to kill. People need to put content out and it's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to be looking at the here and now, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not. I'm not here to bash Patrick Mahomes or

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<v Speaker 1>say he's not on some meteoric rise and his career

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<v Speaker 1>is off to a great start, two years in the

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<v Speaker 1>league and MVP and a super Bowl championship. But but

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<v Speaker 1>I just I'm always pumped the brakes. It's such a

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<v Speaker 1>long way to go, so many different factors. He went

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<v Speaker 1>from UH fifty touchdowns his first year to UH was

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty six or twenty eight last year and the

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<v Speaker 1>regular he missed three. But I know he missed a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of games, but still it was down and it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't They won a game in Detroit Dispatch regular season

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<v Speaker 1>where he didn't even throw any touchdowns. But I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>saying it was And if you watch the first three

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<v Speaker 1>quarters of the Super Bowl, you wouldn't be saying this

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that you're saying. My point is I would I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be saying what about if if they lost that

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<v Speaker 1>held the go? Yes, if he would have lost, it

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<v Speaker 1>would still even though he would have got there, you

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<v Speaker 1>would have said that after what go hasn't had a bag?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not I'm asking you, would that be your conversation? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they lost this before they even got to the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Had had they lost and he pull as he did

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<v Speaker 1>the first three quarters, say they lost the game, you

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<v Speaker 1>would be out here saying he's the greatest thing we've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen, and he's going to be the first of all.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not out here now saying he's the greatest thing

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<v Speaker 1>we've ever seen. I just think I'm out here saying

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<v Speaker 1>he's got gold potential. And yes, if they had lost

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<v Speaker 1>that Super Bowl, I still would say he's got gold potential.

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<v Speaker 1>I just would love uh. And and I always use

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<v Speaker 1>this whether it applies or not. I just remember Ron

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<v Speaker 1>Jaworski was an NFL quarterback for a long time, respected

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<v Speaker 1>NFL analyst who went out on the limb and told

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<v Speaker 1>everybody that Colin Kaepernick had the chance to be the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest quarterback whoever played the game. And I remember the

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<v Speaker 1>playoff game against the Green pack Green Bay Packers, and

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<v Speaker 1>I remember, uh, the spark and the charge and how

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<v Speaker 1>different he was, and the stories about how he changed

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback position and you couldn't defend him and all

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<v Speaker 1>that other stuff and things happen and it didn't, it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't wind up working out. I'm not rooting against Patrick Mahomes.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think the road is so long. And the

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<v Speaker 1>other part is the idea that whether I think Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Montana is the goal, but if people who want to

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<v Speaker 1>pick Tom Brady, the the the the goal or the

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<v Speaker 1>plat the plateau is so high, and it ain't just

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<v Speaker 1>about winning super Bowls. Okay it's not, but the but

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<v Speaker 1>the If you could use Brady as your standard nine

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<v Speaker 1>trips to the Super Bowl, six wins, uh MVP, some

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<v Speaker 1>of the other seasons and stuff that he's done, it

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<v Speaker 1>just looks like it's insurmountable to me that Patrick Mahomes

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<v Speaker 1>twelve years later is gonna have six super Bowls or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe four and no losses and the team's gonna stay

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<v Speaker 1>together and everything's gonna work out. Because I saw Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady and all his glory go ten years without winning

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<v Speaker 1>a super Bowl. Ten years. Go look it up. People

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<v Speaker 1>act like it was he won all of his super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowls in nine or ten years. There was he went

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<v Speaker 1>to the Super Bowl, Chris, but he lost, and he

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<v Speaker 1>lost to Eli Manning a couple of times. And when

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the landscape of all these young quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>to Seawan Watson and Lamar Jackson and all the other

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<v Speaker 1>guys two down in Miami who people are excited about,

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<v Speaker 1>and all these young guys out there who are who

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<v Speaker 1>are coming up, I don't think it's gonna be that

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<v Speaker 1>easy just to say he's gonna win every year and

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a layup. I think there's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>pushed back from other guys. So I'm just not in

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<v Speaker 1>that camp. As great as his start is and as

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<v Speaker 1>much respect as I have for Patrick Mahomes, I've always

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<v Speaker 1>been a guy to let it breathe, open up the

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<v Speaker 1>bottle of wine, let him breathe a little bit. Job.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty twelve, you said Tom Brady was done winning

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowls. That was premature, though it wasn't prec was premature.

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<v Speaker 1>It was premature, and it was wrong. He got lucky

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of years. That's what he's the bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the local. Were luck stop last SuperNature? Can I finish?

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<v Speaker 1>You just went off for seven minutes? You I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to give give me the premature mess, all right? Because

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<v Speaker 1>you you were premature on Tom Brady. This is not premature.

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<v Speaker 1>What would be premature is to say that he's the goal.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be not only premature, that would be ridiculous

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<v Speaker 1>to say Patrick Mahomes is the goal, but to say

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<v Speaker 1>he's got the potential, it's not premature. He does. And

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<v Speaker 1>to compare Colin Kaepernick and Nick. I'm off Colin Kaepernick

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<v Speaker 1>should be in the league. I'm Kaepernick on his best

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<v Speaker 1>day was not a three quarters of the quarterback that

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes is on his best day. No, you're missing

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<v Speaker 1>the point. You might sound like it's all over. That's

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<v Speaker 1>my point. You're going to know because it's totally different.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Patrick Mahomes has an MVP. Colin Kaepernick didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>close to an MVP. Patrick Mahomes has a Super Bowl ring.

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<v Speaker 1>Colin Kaepernick didn't get close to a super which you

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<v Speaker 1>said it before he won the Super Bowl. You said

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<v Speaker 1>it before that, but he's you said it before. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you watch the games or just read the stories. I

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<v Speaker 1>watched the Patrick Mahomes. That's why he's got gold potential.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the what he does, the way he he plays,

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<v Speaker 1>the way he throws the football. That's what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not about that anybody looking at him and looking

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<v Speaker 1>at Colin Kaepernick sees the difference. Chris, My point is simple.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember the talk about RG three after his rookie year.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember Dan Marino. I was remember Patrick has already

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<v Speaker 1>done something. No, No, he'm talking about No. My point

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<v Speaker 1>is Dan Marino in his second year, when he had

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<v Speaker 1>that unbelievable year and got the Dolphins to the super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>the sky was the limit. They were talking about Dan

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<v Speaker 1>Marino possibly being the greatest quarterback of all time. He

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<v Speaker 1>never got back to the super Bowl. That's my point.

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<v Speaker 1>It's premature, that's all. It doesn't mean premature he never

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<v Speaker 1>gets to another super Bowl Bowl if he doesn't, If

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't get to another super Bowl, would it be premature,

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<v Speaker 1>he'd still be the goal. No, it won't be premature

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<v Speaker 1>for somebody to say when Lebron James was in high

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<v Speaker 1>school that he could be the greatest player we've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 1>and people were saying that it was not premature. He

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<v Speaker 1>didn't go on in our eyes to do it. We

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<v Speaker 1>can steal that potential. Yeah, because some guys it shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be thrown out and others it should. Like I said

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<v Speaker 1>it once or twice a generation, there comes along a

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<v Speaker 1>player in all the sports that's got got potential. That's

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<v Speaker 1>all we're saying. Potential. As great as Kevin Durant is,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody's ever said he had got potential. That's the difference. Potential,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all we're saying. Let's bring in our man speaking

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<v Speaker 1>to Kevin Durant, a reporter who knows Durant very well,

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<v Speaker 1>good friend of ours. Michael Lee, the senior NBA writer

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<v Speaker 1>for The Athletic, What's like, Hey, what's up, fellas. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry interrupted this man. I was up in myself. I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, held on, hold on, let me. It's like

0:27:00.480 --> 0:27:02.560
<v Speaker 1>you know double dutch, you know. I was like ready

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<v Speaker 1>to hop in. Like I was like, yeah, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to hop in? Go ahead, Rob saying it's premature to

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<v Speaker 1>say that Pat Mahomes has goat potential. That's what nobody says,

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<v Speaker 1>the goat. I say this some things you you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the moment you see it. Thank you. You know really

0:27:20.520 --> 0:27:23.280
<v Speaker 1>something you know the moment you see it. You can

0:27:23.960 --> 0:27:26.560
<v Speaker 1>any any any anything can go another route. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you can get injured, you can have a

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<v Speaker 1>number of things happen. But nobody does this and the

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<v Speaker 1>resume this quickly without you it being obvious. This is special,

0:27:36.280 --> 0:27:38.840
<v Speaker 1>Like this is special. All I'm telling you is in

0:27:38.920 --> 0:27:44.159
<v Speaker 1>the n and there's just so much stuff that can happen.

0:27:44.240 --> 0:27:48.640
<v Speaker 1>A team, Andy Reid retires, guys get hurt. There's just

0:27:48.840 --> 0:27:52.320
<v Speaker 1>so much. All I'm saying, it's way too premature that

0:27:52.320 --> 0:27:55.359
<v Speaker 1>that's all, Michael. Let let's get to your specialty, the

0:27:55.520 --> 0:27:59.080
<v Speaker 1>NBA first. Are you going down to the bubble? I

0:27:59.160 --> 0:28:02.000
<v Speaker 1>am thing far away from that, all right. I ain't

0:28:02.040 --> 0:28:08.080
<v Speaker 1>mad at you from via what TV? And how are

0:28:08.119 --> 0:28:11.920
<v Speaker 1>you going to get covert zoom calls you know, guess

0:28:12.000 --> 0:28:15.119
<v Speaker 1>agains zoom calls or whatever other mechanisms you know to

0:28:15.119 --> 0:28:19.040
<v Speaker 1>talk to family members and people associated with players? Um,

0:28:19.080 --> 0:28:21.400
<v Speaker 1>because it I mean, I'm not sure if it's gonna

0:28:21.400 --> 0:28:22.760
<v Speaker 1>be a lot of interest in the games. I'm not

0:28:22.760 --> 0:28:24.760
<v Speaker 1>even sure that would be that good. But I think

0:28:24.800 --> 0:28:26.600
<v Speaker 1>that there'll still be human interest stories that could be

0:28:26.640 --> 0:28:30.399
<v Speaker 1>told that doesn't necessarily require, um, the access that you

0:28:30.440 --> 0:28:32.320
<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be getting even who you're down there. So I

0:28:32.359 --> 0:28:33.720
<v Speaker 1>don't want to get into a whole thing about the

0:28:33.720 --> 0:28:36.240
<v Speaker 1>access that will have as media members. But I don't

0:28:36.240 --> 0:28:38.960
<v Speaker 1>know if it's safer or better to do it down

0:28:39.040 --> 0:28:43.560
<v Speaker 1>there in the bubble or from from your couch. Mike Kawhi,

0:28:43.680 --> 0:28:47.480
<v Speaker 1>leonard Um did not travel with the team to Orlando.

0:28:47.600 --> 0:28:49.560
<v Speaker 1>He'll be there in a few days. Got a family matter,

0:28:49.640 --> 0:28:53.600
<v Speaker 1>which I I too totally believe is legitimate. But do

0:28:53.720 --> 0:28:58.160
<v Speaker 1>you have any the athletic just you know, Jovian Buja

0:28:58.760 --> 0:29:01.440
<v Speaker 1>wrote a story just throw out questions, like, you know,

0:29:02.120 --> 0:29:05.160
<v Speaker 1>could this you know, is the need fully healthier? Is

0:29:05.200 --> 0:29:08.440
<v Speaker 1>he fully healthy? Willie Lowe managed, do you have any

0:29:08.480 --> 0:29:12.080
<v Speaker 1>concerns about like we've kind of assumed, Look, four months off,

0:29:12.520 --> 0:29:15.200
<v Speaker 1>Kauai is gonna come back, you know, and be able

0:29:15.200 --> 0:29:18.080
<v Speaker 1>to play every night and totally be fine. Do you

0:29:18.120 --> 0:29:20.920
<v Speaker 1>have any concerns about his health? Because obviously without him,

0:29:21.200 --> 0:29:24.240
<v Speaker 1>the Clippers don't have a chance to win it. I'm

0:29:24.240 --> 0:29:26.320
<v Speaker 1>concerned about everybody who steps on the court right now

0:29:26.360 --> 0:29:30.240
<v Speaker 1>in this situation, just because that a four months layoff

0:29:30.280 --> 0:29:34.280
<v Speaker 1>between basketball to go from that to highly intense basketball,

0:29:35.000 --> 0:29:37.480
<v Speaker 1>that I see a lot of potential for risk And I,

0:29:38.360 --> 0:29:40.440
<v Speaker 1>you know, anybody who decides to go or doesn't decide

0:29:40.440 --> 0:29:42.400
<v Speaker 1>to go, I don't you know this smirched him. I

0:29:42.560 --> 0:29:44.680
<v Speaker 1>feel like that's that's what you need to do for yourself.

0:29:45.040 --> 0:29:47.880
<v Speaker 1>But I think that this is a highly risky situation.

0:29:48.040 --> 0:29:51.280
<v Speaker 1>And that's just beyond the whole coronavirus situation, which is

0:29:51.280 --> 0:29:54.320
<v Speaker 1>already risky with it itself, but having this long a

0:29:54.360 --> 0:29:57.400
<v Speaker 1>break between basketball to then have eight warm up games

0:29:57.400 --> 0:29:59.520
<v Speaker 1>and then go directly into the playoffs, which is, you know,

0:30:00.040 --> 0:30:03.440
<v Speaker 1>everybody on this call knows that is the most intense

0:30:03.720 --> 0:30:06.920
<v Speaker 1>level of basketball you could possibly play. And can you

0:30:07.000 --> 0:30:09.280
<v Speaker 1>imagine just going like in a normal situation, going from

0:30:09.280 --> 0:30:12.720
<v Speaker 1>the preseason to the playoffs. That's what's essentially happening right now.

0:30:13.040 --> 0:30:15.640
<v Speaker 1>And so the risk, right the risk factors. If you

0:30:15.760 --> 0:30:18.480
<v Speaker 1>have any kind of health any kind of lingering health issues,

0:30:18.960 --> 0:30:21.800
<v Speaker 1>this could be something that you know, the league worst

0:30:21.880 --> 0:30:25.720
<v Speaker 1>nightmare could actually unfold where guys get seriously injured because

0:30:26.360 --> 0:30:29.520
<v Speaker 1>the playoffs are intense. I mean, think about Kevin Durant

0:30:29.600 --> 0:30:32.720
<v Speaker 1>last year going straight from not playing for seven eight

0:30:32.760 --> 0:30:36.000
<v Speaker 1>weeks to play in a highly intense game, ruptures as

0:30:36.040 --> 0:30:39.440
<v Speaker 1>achilles right there and after playing twelve minutes. I mean,

0:30:39.440 --> 0:30:41.440
<v Speaker 1>I'm not I'm not saying that's going to happen, but

0:30:41.520 --> 0:30:44.400
<v Speaker 1>I'm saying that when you go this long without playing

0:30:44.600 --> 0:30:48.560
<v Speaker 1>competitive basketball five and five basketball jump right into the intensity,

0:30:48.640 --> 0:30:50.959
<v Speaker 1>I think everybody should be a little concerned and just

0:30:51.120 --> 0:30:54.200
<v Speaker 1>hope that the guys can survive without anything major happening.

0:30:54.800 --> 0:30:58.360
<v Speaker 1>Does Lebron and Lebron have the most to lose if

0:30:58.360 --> 0:31:01.680
<v Speaker 1>the Lakers don't win from this end point that you know,

0:31:01.800 --> 0:31:04.400
<v Speaker 1>next year's year eighteen. They were rolling this year the

0:31:04.800 --> 0:31:07.440
<v Speaker 1>Lakers and playing well with Anthony Davis and the team

0:31:07.440 --> 0:31:09.760
<v Speaker 1>they had up And you just don't know as you

0:31:09.840 --> 0:31:12.400
<v Speaker 1>go year to year this lay in somebody's career. But

0:31:12.560 --> 0:31:16.200
<v Speaker 1>to me, this represents the best last chance for him

0:31:16.240 --> 0:31:19.480
<v Speaker 1>to win, and if they don't win the title, it

0:31:19.560 --> 0:31:21.840
<v Speaker 1>might be his last chance. Do you look at it

0:31:21.880 --> 0:31:24.520
<v Speaker 1>that way for a guy, you know, approaching year eighteen.

0:31:25.680 --> 0:31:27.040
<v Speaker 1>I don't know if this is last chance to win

0:31:27.080 --> 0:31:29.440
<v Speaker 1>the title, but I think it's it's probably like his

0:31:29.560 --> 0:31:31.600
<v Speaker 1>best chance to win while he's playing at this level.

0:31:31.960 --> 0:31:33.840
<v Speaker 1>And I think that's the one thing that you know,

0:31:33.920 --> 0:31:35.720
<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of the Lakers and you know,

0:31:35.800 --> 0:31:37.440
<v Speaker 1>people in the organization, they didn't want to miss out

0:31:37.480 --> 0:31:40.480
<v Speaker 1>on this opportunity because you don't get to play be

0:31:40.640 --> 0:31:42.920
<v Speaker 1>one of the top three players in the game or

0:31:42.920 --> 0:31:45.200
<v Speaker 1>whatever you want to rank him. You know, at thirty,

0:31:45.480 --> 0:31:47.720
<v Speaker 1>thirty five, thirty six years old, that just doesn't happen.

0:31:47.840 --> 0:31:50.320
<v Speaker 1>And he's there and he has an opportunity to get

0:31:50.320 --> 0:31:53.040
<v Speaker 1>a championship, So I think that he has to get

0:31:53.040 --> 0:31:56.080
<v Speaker 1>it right now because it's such a great opportunity. He's

0:31:56.120 --> 0:31:58.840
<v Speaker 1>got an awesome team, he's playing with Anthony Davis, who's

0:31:58.840 --> 0:32:01.400
<v Speaker 1>in his prime, was capable of carrying him to possibly

0:32:01.440 --> 0:32:03.680
<v Speaker 1>more championships, not just this one. That's why I feel like,

0:32:04.080 --> 0:32:06.160
<v Speaker 1>even if he doesn't win this year, if the aid

0:32:06.360 --> 0:32:09.080
<v Speaker 1>stays there and Lebron, you know, if he takes a

0:32:09.080 --> 0:32:11.680
<v Speaker 1>little knockdown as the player, he'll have a chance to win.

0:32:11.840 --> 0:32:14.080
<v Speaker 1>I mean, Kareem took a knockdown of the player, but

0:32:14.160 --> 0:32:16.640
<v Speaker 1>magic carry him. But don't you think that there are

0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:20.320
<v Speaker 1>other things that that factor in as well. The Warriors

0:32:20.320 --> 0:32:23.880
<v Speaker 1>will get healthy, there's more competition, Brooklyn will have two

0:32:23.920 --> 0:32:26.720
<v Speaker 1>stars and they'll be healthy. These guys are younger. The

0:32:26.760 --> 0:32:29.520
<v Speaker 1>Clippers have two stars that are much younger, do you know.

0:32:29.640 --> 0:32:33.400
<v Speaker 1>So that's why I say this year, where the Warriors

0:32:33.400 --> 0:32:36.479
<v Speaker 1>are down and Brooklyn's down, and you just have the

0:32:36.480 --> 0:32:39.520
<v Speaker 1>Clippers kind of Clippers and Bucks, I think it only

0:32:39.520 --> 0:32:43.160
<v Speaker 1>gets harder as you go on, not not easier. So

0:32:43.240 --> 0:32:44.760
<v Speaker 1>I just say it get easier. I'm just saying that.

0:32:44.960 --> 0:32:47.120
<v Speaker 1>I'm also factoring in the fact that Anthony Davis has

0:32:47.280 --> 0:32:49.320
<v Speaker 1>entering the prime of his career and I think he's

0:32:49.320 --> 0:32:52.280
<v Speaker 1>capable of doing things beyond this season. And if Lebron

0:32:52.400 --> 0:32:54.480
<v Speaker 1>is attached to him going forward, even if he takes

0:32:54.480 --> 0:32:57.040
<v Speaker 1>a little decline like a if a rapid decline, I

0:32:57.040 --> 0:33:00.000
<v Speaker 1>think you can still find talent around those two guys

0:33:00.000 --> 0:33:02.680
<v Speaker 1>to win. But I feel like for Lebron to play

0:33:02.720 --> 0:33:05.160
<v Speaker 1>at this level where he could be the engineer of

0:33:05.200 --> 0:33:07.800
<v Speaker 1>a champion, like the leader of the finals, MVP caliber

0:33:07.840 --> 0:33:10.280
<v Speaker 1>type player, I think this is his last best chance

0:33:10.320 --> 0:33:13.920
<v Speaker 1>to do that for sure, Mike in Washington, Bradley bill

0:33:14.000 --> 0:33:16.600
<v Speaker 1>of course not going down to play in the bubble.

0:33:17.480 --> 0:33:20.600
<v Speaker 1>A lot of teams interested in him. Brooklyn would like

0:33:20.680 --> 0:33:22.920
<v Speaker 1>to get him, the Lakers would like to get him.

0:33:23.320 --> 0:33:25.440
<v Speaker 1>I think it's gonna be difficult to make a trade

0:33:25.480 --> 0:33:27.760
<v Speaker 1>for him. What do you see kind of with the

0:33:27.800 --> 0:33:31.280
<v Speaker 1>future for Bradley bill Well, I mean, it's one of

0:33:31.320 --> 0:33:33.400
<v Speaker 1>the situations where he doesn't want to leave and the

0:33:33.400 --> 0:33:35.160
<v Speaker 1>Witchers don't want to let him go. And I think

0:33:35.160 --> 0:33:36.720
<v Speaker 1>that the fact that they don't want him to play

0:33:36.760 --> 0:33:38.800
<v Speaker 1>these eight games and then they came up with the

0:33:38.800 --> 0:33:41.320
<v Speaker 1>shoulder injury and not saying it not real. But I

0:33:41.320 --> 0:33:43.760
<v Speaker 1>don't know if it's that. Wait, you saying, what are

0:33:43.800 --> 0:33:47.479
<v Speaker 1>you accusing them a false medical wreckers? What are you saying,

0:33:47.560 --> 0:33:52.240
<v Speaker 1>Michael Watt that that's not true. You see, well night,

0:33:54.320 --> 0:33:56.360
<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, I'm saying that, you know, yeah I do,

0:33:56.440 --> 0:33:59.120
<v Speaker 1>I do, But I'm saying that, like, I'm sure that

0:33:59.200 --> 0:34:01.160
<v Speaker 1>if if the it just had a legitimate chance of

0:34:01.200 --> 0:34:03.200
<v Speaker 1>making the playoffs, they weren't six games out with eight

0:34:03.200 --> 0:34:05.080
<v Speaker 1>games ago, I think that he probably would be out

0:34:05.120 --> 0:34:08.359
<v Speaker 1>there competing no matter what situation his shoulder is, because

0:34:08.360 --> 0:34:11.239
<v Speaker 1>he played all those games to aver thirty points a

0:34:11.280 --> 0:34:13.440
<v Speaker 1>game in this season. So I think that that was

0:34:13.480 --> 0:34:18.040
<v Speaker 1>sort of an agreement that the Wizards and him he made,

0:34:18.400 --> 0:34:21.520
<v Speaker 1>you know, so that they could move forward, and they

0:34:21.640 --> 0:34:23.480
<v Speaker 1>know that they're on the same page with each other,

0:34:23.600 --> 0:34:27.160
<v Speaker 1>like they support him wholeheartedly in this effort to go

0:34:27.239 --> 0:34:29.480
<v Speaker 1>down there and play. And I think that sort of,

0:34:30.120 --> 0:34:33.520
<v Speaker 1>you know, symmetry between player and team is indicative of

0:34:33.560 --> 0:34:35.160
<v Speaker 1>the relationship that they have and why they don't want

0:34:35.160 --> 0:34:37.080
<v Speaker 1>to let him go and why he's not interesting leaving

0:34:37.160 --> 0:34:39.360
<v Speaker 1>right now because he's in a situation where the organization

0:34:39.440 --> 0:34:41.400
<v Speaker 1>is going to do whatever it can to protect his

0:34:41.480 --> 0:34:43.880
<v Speaker 1>interests and his well being. And I think that was

0:34:43.920 --> 0:34:46.080
<v Speaker 1>a message to him and also to other players down

0:34:46.160 --> 0:34:49.440
<v Speaker 1>the road that the Wizards are player friendly organization and

0:34:49.480 --> 0:34:51.279
<v Speaker 1>we will take care of you. And I think in

0:34:51.320 --> 0:34:53.239
<v Speaker 1>the past that hasn't always been the case. But I

0:34:53.280 --> 0:34:55.560
<v Speaker 1>think that with Brad sort of setting a tone now

0:34:55.600 --> 0:34:57.359
<v Speaker 1>in the culture that's going to be in place there,

0:34:58.160 --> 0:35:01.280
<v Speaker 1>you can see that him leaving or him being plucked away,

0:35:01.360 --> 0:35:03.719
<v Speaker 1>it would be very difficult. And the only way they

0:35:03.719 --> 0:35:05.480
<v Speaker 1>don't know for sure what they have is when John

0:35:05.520 --> 0:35:08.120
<v Speaker 1>Wall comes back and to see what they can do

0:35:08.160 --> 0:35:10.520
<v Speaker 1>with them together. If it looks like there's no hope

0:35:10.560 --> 0:35:13.160
<v Speaker 1>with john Wall being back and he's not anything close

0:35:13.200 --> 0:35:15.560
<v Speaker 1>to what he wants was, I think, then you talk

0:35:15.600 --> 0:35:18.600
<v Speaker 1>about that, But right now it's totally premature because I

0:35:18.680 --> 0:35:21.480
<v Speaker 1>know Brad loves being in DC. He doesn't want to leave.

0:35:22.000 --> 0:35:23.760
<v Speaker 1>And I think that's one thing that sort of overlooked

0:35:23.760 --> 0:35:25.880
<v Speaker 1>with a lot of these displayer movement is a lot

0:35:25.920 --> 0:35:27.480
<v Speaker 1>of guys feel like, oh man, I can't get it

0:35:27.480 --> 0:35:29.719
<v Speaker 1>done here, I gotta go. Brad's like, why do I

0:35:29.880 --> 0:35:31.759
<v Speaker 1>have to be the one to leave in this situation?

0:35:31.800 --> 0:35:33.600
<v Speaker 1>Why would I have to be the one? Why wouldn't

0:35:33.640 --> 0:35:36.200
<v Speaker 1>we just get rid of everybody else and keep building

0:35:36.239 --> 0:35:38.560
<v Speaker 1>around me? And I think that's that's the attitude that

0:35:38.600 --> 0:35:41.759
<v Speaker 1>he has well Mike quickly because we gotta run it.

0:35:41.760 --> 0:35:44.680
<v Speaker 1>We got about thirty seconds Max. There's been talking about

0:35:44.719 --> 0:35:47.479
<v Speaker 1>DeMarcus Cousins. Could you see the Wizards trying to bring

0:35:47.560 --> 0:35:49.200
<v Speaker 1>him in as a part of a big three with

0:35:49.200 --> 0:35:53.399
<v Speaker 1>Wall and Bradley? Well, considering the relationship, and that's something

0:35:53.400 --> 0:35:55.120
<v Speaker 1>that he and John want to do for since they

0:35:55.280 --> 0:35:58.640
<v Speaker 1>left Kentucky, I could easily see that happen. And knowing

0:35:58.680 --> 0:36:01.600
<v Speaker 1>that the relationships that he John have, I mean, I

0:36:01.640 --> 0:36:03.440
<v Speaker 1>know that's something he would want to do. He's he's

0:36:03.480 --> 0:36:05.359
<v Speaker 1>long one to play with John, and he's long one

0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:07.280
<v Speaker 1>to play in DC. One thing a lot of people

0:36:07.280 --> 0:36:09.439
<v Speaker 1>don't know is before he was even drafted, he worked

0:36:09.480 --> 0:36:11.880
<v Speaker 1>out in DC. That's where he's spending summers, and so

0:36:12.000 --> 0:36:14.279
<v Speaker 1>he loved that area. And you know, he and John

0:36:14.280 --> 0:36:16.560
<v Speaker 1>are like, you know, thinking thing. You know, they're they're

0:36:16.640 --> 0:36:21.439
<v Speaker 1>right there. Yeah, all right, that's all. Please, senior NBA

0:36:21.520 --> 0:36:24.440
<v Speaker 1>writer for the stay out of our NFL talk. Keep

0:36:24.520 --> 0:36:28.280
<v Speaker 1>the basketball right on the money, right on the money

0:36:28.320 --> 0:36:35.000
<v Speaker 1>with you. Way to shut the fan down somehow? How

0:36:35.040 --> 0:36:36.359
<v Speaker 1>do you know? How do you know she's the one?

0:36:36.440 --> 0:36:40.279
<v Speaker 1>You just know? All right? That's why I'm divorced, all right,

0:36:43.680 --> 0:36:48.000
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0:36:48.000 --> 0:36:52.640
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<v Speaker 1>I can picture a young Rod Parker because see that

0:37:16.040 --> 0:37:19.759
<v Speaker 1>song is your heyday. I can picture a young Rod

0:37:19.920 --> 0:37:24.760
<v Speaker 1>Parker out there pleading baggy pants, couple parts in his hair,

0:37:24.960 --> 0:37:29.719
<v Speaker 1>flat top. You already know the true that's him now,

0:37:30.400 --> 0:37:34.440
<v Speaker 1>no doubt about it. You saw on Instagram that picture

0:37:34.480 --> 0:37:36.840
<v Speaker 1>of me and Nancy Lieber made me schooling her, putting

0:37:36.880 --> 0:37:39.799
<v Speaker 1>some putting some buckets on you, the one you sent me. Yeah,

0:37:39.800 --> 0:37:42.600
<v Speaker 1>I didn't see it on Instagram. I didn't see Nancy Lieberman.

0:37:42.640 --> 0:37:44.400
<v Speaker 1>I gotta look at that. I saw the picture you

0:37:44.520 --> 0:37:47.040
<v Speaker 1>sent me. Yeah, yeah, you can't see it because I'm

0:37:47.080 --> 0:37:50.280
<v Speaker 1>dominating her, going over her to score the bast eleven

0:37:50.320 --> 0:37:55.759
<v Speaker 1>to one. No, it wasn't one basket, you know. I

0:37:56.040 --> 0:37:58.359
<v Speaker 1>score the first two baskets of the game and it

0:37:58.480 --> 0:38:01.000
<v Speaker 1>was funny, real quick. Chris was one of them. I

0:38:01.080 --> 0:38:04.239
<v Speaker 1>was on the radio w DFED in Detroit and we

0:38:04.400 --> 0:38:07.359
<v Speaker 1>broadcast the game against me and Nancy. It was like

0:38:07.400 --> 0:38:12.120
<v Speaker 1>a whole big deal. And one of the hosts, Jamie Samuelson,

0:38:12.160 --> 0:38:15.440
<v Speaker 1>who was an update guy, he bet me twenty dollars

0:38:15.440 --> 0:38:18.400
<v Speaker 1>that I wouldn't score against her. That that was the bet.

0:38:18.440 --> 0:38:21.360
<v Speaker 1>He said, you won't even score. So I scored the

0:38:21.400 --> 0:38:24.600
<v Speaker 1>first basket of the game. Chris looked to the referee,

0:38:24.640 --> 0:38:28.160
<v Speaker 1>called time out and went over to Jamie Samuelson and

0:38:28.200 --> 0:38:30.040
<v Speaker 1>put out my hand and said give me my twenty

0:38:31.320 --> 0:38:34.719
<v Speaker 1>like I'm not gonna score. Really, that was a win

0:38:34.880 --> 0:38:38.439
<v Speaker 1>for you. Yes, but a Hall of famer. Nancy was great, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Yeshika Ball, there's no doubt. A Hall of famer, great,

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<v Speaker 1>great person. Yes, all right, But speaking of a Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of famer, Kenney Smith not a Hall of Famer, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was a very good player. Won two championships with

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Rockets and played a critical role in those championships.

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<v Speaker 1>And even more so, he's really established himself Robbed in

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<v Speaker 1>his post playing career. Is a great broadcaster on TNT

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<v Speaker 1>with with Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley and now Shock,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's Kenney's been great. You know, he's had

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous post playing career. And he said something he

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<v Speaker 1>was on a podcast recently. He's had a lot of things,

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<v Speaker 1>but one thing he said is and this is not

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<v Speaker 1>even where we're going, but he said, in his all

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<v Speaker 1>time top ten players, Kobe Bryant is an end in

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<v Speaker 1>top ten and Lebron James is number ten. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really name the full ten. I think Oscar's in there,

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<v Speaker 1>Larry Bird, Magic Jordan, of course. But one thing Kenny said,

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<v Speaker 1>and this was part of his reasoning for those guys

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<v Speaker 1>not being ranked higher, was that he said, it's so

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<v Speaker 1>easy to score in today's NBA. And he had a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years with two years where he averaged seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>points a game, one with the Sacramento Kings, one with

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Rockets, and he said the year with the

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<v Speaker 1>Kings when he averaged seventeen, he said, into day's NBA

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<v Speaker 1>that would have been about twenty five or twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>points a game. And so he's saying these guys the numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden and Steph Kirry and all these guys that

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<v Speaker 1>are putting up these crazy numbers, be careful. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>he's even including Lebron James because Lebron's numbers are astronomical.

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<v Speaker 1>He's saying, be careful. The defenses lax, the fort court

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<v Speaker 1>is spread, the three point line is so much more prominent,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're putting up ten shot ten threes a game

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<v Speaker 1>some guys, some guys even more. Harden's like eleven, twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen threes a game, and he's saying, so, so back

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<v Speaker 1>up on these numbers and where you feel? What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think about that? Is this a legitimate point Kenny's

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<v Speaker 1>making or do you think he's kind of out there? No?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's out there. I think there's a

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<v Speaker 1>different style of game. And when you when you look

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<v Speaker 1>at other people and you look at numbers, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at even Chris the big goal when

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<v Speaker 1>he average a triple double right when no three point shot?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what I'm mean? Like, like, there's a difference.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't think I think that that's a legitimate that

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to do that without the three ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean so so the way that they defend and

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<v Speaker 1>the way that they play. We all saw the Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan right a documentary, Chris, did you see the way

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Jordan was treated by the pistons and the knicks

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<v Speaker 1>in the paint? Did you see flagrant fouls? Did you

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<v Speaker 1>see where they couldn't touch him? I mean there's a reality, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that Kenny Smith is ridiculous or it

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like, hey, you kids, get off my long guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. It's a different game, that's all. No, it

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<v Speaker 1>is easier to score. Let's just face it. It's easier

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<v Speaker 1>to score, especially for guards because there is no hand

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<v Speaker 1>checking and there really aren't that many rim protectors and

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<v Speaker 1>the floor has spread out, so you beat your one

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<v Speaker 1>man at the perimeter, you know you can get to

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<v Speaker 1>the lane and you're not gonna have the type of

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<v Speaker 1>attention you had in the paint? Did Jordan had? Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>would get not just Jordan, Doctor Jay, any of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys in that eighties and nineties When you got to

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<v Speaker 1>the rim, you had to know how to finish old

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<v Speaker 1>around six or seven guys. It was incredible, and now

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<v Speaker 1>one or two guys are in the paint. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>taking anything away from these guys because Steph Curry's an

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<v Speaker 1>all time great. Harden all these guys, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>easier to score. Kenny was right about that, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>Keep it locked, Chris and Rob