1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: Wednesday July. And it's funny. Every single year I feel 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: like we do this debate. It's not that it's quite 5 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: played out, but it just pops up organically because this 6 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: is what people love to do. They love to compare, 7 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: you know. I I read a great quote somewhere that 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: comparison is the thief of joy. Well, I'm going to 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: be the thief of joy and steal it from you 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: when I float this as the opening question? Is the 11 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball All Star Game the best All Star game? 12 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: Comparing it, obviously to the NHL All Star Game? I 13 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: don't think anybody thinks much of that, Comparing it to 14 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: the NFL Pro Bowl, which yes, does a high rating 15 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: because it's football. Uh. And then you've got the NBA 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: All Star Game and you guys know me, um, I 17 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: gassed up basketball my love for hoops. The other day 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: on the podcast, I actually got some text from some 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: friends who are like, man, you really do love basketball. 20 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: And I think the NBA All Star Game is head 21 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: and shoulders number one. I mean, you get to see 22 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: the best players on the planet playing more than like 23 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: one or two at bats, which is what baseball has, 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: and that game when now with the elum ending, which 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I didn't even think was like a cool thing, now 26 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 1: is kind of cool at the end of the NBA 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: All Star Game makes it competitive. It's just like how 28 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: they change things up just a little bit with this 29 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: NBA play in tournament, which people are like instantly They're like, 30 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: I don't know about playing, that's kind of layman. I 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: was like, oh, exciting one game playoff, Hello, fun more gambling. 32 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: So like, the small changes to basketball have been good. 33 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: I just I don't know if on a on a 34 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: late Tuesday night in the middle of July, if people 35 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: are staying in to watch the Baseball All Star Game. 36 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: I do remember as a kid, I must have been 37 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: like eleven or twelve. I was like a huge baseball 38 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: card collector. I was like reading the sports page because 39 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: I was doing fantasy baseball. This was by hand. There 40 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: was no Yahoo Fantasy League or ESPN Fantasy. I was 41 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: like keeping stats and like if the San Francisco Giants 42 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: played the Dodgers and I had the hack man Jeffrey Leonard, 43 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: I know producer Rob has no idea who that is. 44 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: He probably wasn't even born at that time. But if 45 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: I had to wait on Jeffrey Leonard stats I had, 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: I couldn't get them the day after. I had to 47 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: wait till the next day because the newspaper, you know, 48 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 1: had an early printing, and if the game went late, 49 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: you have to wait another day to get the stats 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: and updated. So I was like a stat nerd for 51 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: baseball back in the day. So I would like sit 52 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: in front the All Star game and kind of like 53 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: right stats for the guys and who was good. I 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: would also do this for bowl games, yes, college football 55 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: bowl games leading into the draft. I just I was 56 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: a bit of a nerdy sports guy. And obviously you 57 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: know where this comes from, right, don't need to rehash 58 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: my sports background. I was a good youth athlete, and 59 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: then everybody got big and hit puberty and I didn't, 60 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: and they just lacked me. And I was so crestfallen 61 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: that I just wasn't becoming the superstar athlete that some 62 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: of my buddies were, that I just went the alternative route. 63 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: My parents were like, old Jason, you still like sports, 64 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: why don't you write about it? And that's what I 65 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: started doing for like the school newspaper, and then I 66 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: went to the local newspaper for like an internship when 67 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: I was sixteen. I still can remember to this day 68 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: driving my mom or Dad's Volvo. We were, you know, 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: safety family. My dad was in safety, has written books 70 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: about safety for the government. Um well he worked for 71 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: the government in safety, then wrote books about safety, and 72 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: so we had Volvos growing up. And I would drive 73 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: the Volvo to the internship at this newspaper called the 74 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: Connection Newspapers. It was like in Fairfax County, Virginia, and 75 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: I would drive this again, guys, this is pre computers. 76 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: A lot of stuff was done by hand. You have 77 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: to like wait for the calls from the local baseball 78 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: teams after the game, and I would like take to 79 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: score down and if there was like a good pitcher 80 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: or hittero id like a Grand Slam, you get to 81 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: get the name and then maybe i'd interview the kid. 82 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: It was fun. It was unpaid, but it was fun. 83 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: And I never forget driving on the same highway route. 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: It was only like a twenty minute drive, but it 85 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: felt cool. You know, it's like Chucks, I gotta license. 86 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: I'm sixteen, I get to put the windows down. I 87 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: was listening to like Dave Matthew's All Nerdy on the 88 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: Highway and it was just it was awesome. I was 89 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: I was big into sports, but I love baseball at 90 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: that time. And guys, I have to say right now, 91 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: going to games at Dodger Stadium is awesome. I will 92 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: be going to a game with the family soon. I 93 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: went to a couple of games already this season. It's great, 94 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: it's outstanding, but sitting at home, trying to take into 95 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: two or three hours of a baseball game is really 96 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: tough in the middle of the season. The All Star 97 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: Game a little bit better, obviously because it's all superstars, 98 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: but they're only getting one or two at bats and 99 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: then they give way to like the second tier. Meanwhile, 100 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: in the NBA All Star Game, you know, it's Curry 101 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: jacking up thirty shots. That's my guy, and then Lebron 102 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: doing his thing and Kevin Durant and it the NBA 103 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: All Star Game definitely wins out. And I don't think 104 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: Rob will argue with me, but it's possible that producer 105 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: Rob Producer to the Stars, likes the MLB All Star 106 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: Game more than the NBA All Star Game. You know what, Jason, 107 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: you took us down memory lane. I appreciate it. The nostalgia. 108 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. You admitting that you were a nerd 109 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: back in the day. I could have never guessed that 110 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: basically you are now. No, but look, I've been very up. 111 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: I do not enjoy baseball very much at all. Like 112 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: it's just not for me. It's a little too slow. 113 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: That's full disclosure. Having said that Major League Baseball easily 114 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: has the best All Star game in American professional sports, 115 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: I don't even think there's a close second in this regard. Now, 116 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: as far as last night's game goes, being in l A, 117 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: Clayon kersh Are begetting the opening pitch, you know, obviously 118 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: was a big moment. Has some friends who were in 119 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: the building, and they said, you know, just the buzz 120 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: leading up to it, because just like our guest the 121 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: other day, Edward Egrass, said, we don't know how much 122 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: longer Clayton Kershaw is going to be playing, much less 123 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: performing at an All Star level. So people were taking 124 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: it in, you know, and and and the buzz just 125 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: before the game was palpable. Having said that, you know, 126 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: as the game goes on. It's a lot of guys 127 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: you probably don't root for ordinarily, so you know it 128 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: wanes as you get later in the game. But that's 129 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: not the point. The point is unlike the NBA, which 130 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: I know you are the most fond of, you know, 131 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: Steph Curry, think you had about fifty points in the 132 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: last All Start, you know, something stupid like that. There 133 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: is no defense in the All Star not quite fifty. 134 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: I don't have the exact because, like, yeah, so you know, 135 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: there's no defense. There's zero effort outside of the last 136 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: two minutes. That's only if it's close. Because the new 137 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: ELI manning. That's one thing it did do that made 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: it better. Uh, most of the guys are just joking around. 139 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: You know, Janice is trying to shoot threes like Steph. 140 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: Steph's trying to dunk like Janice. Like it's it's just 141 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: a hot mess. It's just, you know, something that was 142 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: already messy got heat applied to it and got even messier. 143 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: The one thing that Major League Baseball has going in 144 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: its favor again I'm not even a baseball fan, is 145 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: that even though you're only getting one inning of your 146 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: favorite player, maybe two, if you're lucky. The fact remains 147 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: is if you get Randy Johnson versus Barry Bonds for 148 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: one at bat, you get the best of Randy Johnson 149 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: and the best of very Bonds. You just see what happens. 150 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: I don't care that I'm only seeing Alex Rodriguez for 151 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: an inning and a half, because for that inning and 152 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: a half, he's actually playing hard, He's actually doing what 153 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: he's supposed to do. You're getting his best effort. And 154 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: that's something that you cannot duplicate in football, obviously, because 155 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: the guys will get hurt. And you can't duplicate in 156 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: basketball because these guys are too buddy buddy with each other, 157 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: and because there is a little bit of contact again, 158 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: they don't want to risk the injury. Baseball, there's zero contact. 159 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: The chances of you getting hurt in ten pitches is 160 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: slim to none. So that's why, to me, major League 161 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: Baseball has this one in a round. I don't think 162 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: it's close. It's funny. I think the Pro Bowl, if 163 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: they scraped the Pro Bowl and did like just a 164 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 1: hundred meter races of the fastest guys in the NFL, 165 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: you take like the sixteen fastest or the twenty or whatever. 166 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: You have a couple of heats and then you have 167 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: a second run. But of course you probably have a 168 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: bigger injury risk of sprinting the yard dash as opposed 169 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: to like playing in the Pro Bowl, because it's basically 170 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: two in touch um and you can't really get hurt. 171 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: I guess if you're if you pull up the hammy 172 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: badly in in February at the probe, well you should 173 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: be back in time for September. But the injury, James 174 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: Harden and the the forever injury um, the hamstring that 175 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: won't stop. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 176 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 177 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 178 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live speaking football, 179 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: Can I crow bar in two quick football things we're 180 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: not gonna really talk about football, Rob I saw one. 181 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: Both of these are kind of funny. Leonard Fournette is 182 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: apparently weighing in at two hundred and sixty pounds and 183 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: Bucks coaches are upset. I just want to put this 184 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: in perspective for Tom Brady. He decides to come back, 185 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: Bruce arians abruptly resigns. Rob Gronkowski says he's retiring. Even 186 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: if Brady calls he's done done, he's finished. Godwin is 187 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: coming off surgery, probably won't be ready until at least 188 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: Halloween at like the earliest. Maybe it might be thing 189 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: skiving and now learn four nets up to over a 190 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: deuce and a half to sixty. I know we're excited 191 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: about the Bucks this year, but Tom Brady is not 192 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: going back to the team that two years ago won 193 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. This is not that Bucks team. Offensive 194 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: lines a little different. The Scille position players are gone. 195 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: I think the defensive lines had some changes. I know 196 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: a lot of people are penciling in the Bucks as 197 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: like the best team in the NFC. Uh sorry NFC South, 198 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: but I would not sleep on those Carolina Panthers or 199 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints. I'm just putting that out there. Rob. 200 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: I know it's not nice to talk about a guy's weight, 201 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: but to sixty for four net, yeah, I mean, if 202 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: that's true, that is not good at all. Now, he 203 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: kind of did push back on it, saying that that 204 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: is fake news or something like something along those lines, 205 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: and that was not true. Um, however, would I be 206 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: shocked if it was true? I mean, Leonard Fournett is 207 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: a naturally a very big running back, like he's a 208 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: power running back, so the idea that his weight could 209 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: fluctuate in the two fifty plus range wouldn't be the 210 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: most shocking news to me. Um. But to your point, 211 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: assuming Jamis Winston is not a total dumpster fire, I 212 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: think the New Orleans Saints can give the Tampa Bay 213 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: Buccaneers everything they can handle. That division, the wide receivers 214 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: are so much better. Yeah, and their defense his historically, 215 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: since Brady has been there, and even before that, they 216 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: they've been a problem for that Buccaneers always didn't matter 217 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: who they had a quarterback, which still position guys they 218 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: had that that Tampa Ors gonna be. That New Orleans 219 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: defense has been really stingy. So obviously we got to 220 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: see what goes on with Alvin Kamara. You know, there's 221 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: a suspension looming allegedly. We'll we'll find out. But if 222 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston can just not turn the ball over, which 223 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: has been his bugaboo you know up until last season, 224 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: this could come down to the last month of the season, 225 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: no doubt. In that division, they do have the new 226 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: coach Allen who was great defensively last year, but we 227 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: just don't know if offensively they'll be there. I do. 228 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: I did go check as you were speaking, Rob Leonard 229 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: Fournett's instagram because we all know in the off season 230 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: everybody is in the best shape of their life, including yourself, um, 231 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: and and myself. I went to Leonard Fournett's instagram. Zero 232 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: videos of him looking swollen the gym and getting jacked. Um. 233 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: There is a video of him being a Celsius partner 234 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: and he's in the gym, but he's just sitting there 235 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: holding the drink and not lifting any weights. And this 236 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: was about six weeks ago. Listen, if you are Jack 237 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette and you are cut up like a rock 238 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: chiseled out of granite, and you're ready to plow and 239 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: dump truck every Atlanta Falcons defensive back and safety and linebacker, 240 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: because you know you should give us the videos. Bro. 241 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: I mean, we all see t J. Watt lifting like 242 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: two thousand pounds I mean and squatting everything in the 243 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: entire gym like four nette, get in there, bro, before 244 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: you get to that. Is there any family that enjoy 245 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: is posting workouts or positive videos about themselves more than 246 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: the Watt brothers. No, I would say no like them 247 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: and like Russell Wilson, like if anything they do that's positive, 248 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: it's in the gym, or it's you know, a workout, 249 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: or it's a uh an act of a good deed. 250 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: They absolutely got a camera crew on happen. I'll give 251 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: them this. They were underdogs, career underdogs. I'm J. J. 252 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: Watt famously was delivering pizza in college before blowing up, 253 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: like they were not supposed to be here. And now 254 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: I mean J. J. Watts a Hall of Fame lock 255 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: and T. J. Watt is well on his way. So 256 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: I'll give them credit. And listen, I get some grief 257 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: from my guy, Daniel Jeremiah over at NFL Network. Every 258 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: time I post basketball highlights of me playing, It's like, dude, 259 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: do we need highlights of you in the gym? I 260 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: was like, why not, Daniel, why not? It is fun. 261 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: I'm living my best life. I'm having fun. And I 262 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: said this the earlier in the week, like you kicked 263 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: the bucket tomorrow it's over. Like, I just want everybody 264 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: to know I had the most fun possible. I was 265 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: not not having fun. I was hooping. I played a 266 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: lot of hoops Tuesday morning. I should not have given 267 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: the injury, but I plowed through it. And you I 268 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: don't You guys don't need another hoop story. But um, 269 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: there was two young guys in the gym who were 270 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: playing one on one and we're like, hey, you guys 271 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: one in our our five and five full court. They're 272 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: like yeah, and this one kid, I mean, you know, 273 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: he's probably like six one slitherery guard. He tells me 274 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: he plays. He's a senior at Westchester High School. Well, Rob, 275 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: you know the one that produced like Trevor Reza, Tyson Chandler. 276 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: And I'm like, oh my gosh, this guy's lefty, just money. 277 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: And he was playing against a guy who I don't 278 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: think he played at Prairie View A and M. But 279 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: he goes there and maybe he plays like on the 280 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: practice team or whatever. He could go. And these guys 281 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: are awesome, and I'm just like, this is fun. I 282 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: love it. It's basketball is a great workout. And I've 283 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: rambled enough about basketball. Back to football. Rob the other 284 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: quasi funny story. Now, I don't know if this is 285 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: a meme that I missed or if it's real, But 286 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: have you heard about this new Netflix documentary called The 287 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist about mant Teo. First of all, 288 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: is it real or fake? I mean again, all I 289 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: saw is like one of these um you know, it's 290 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: like the screen grab of mant Teo in the water. 291 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: You can see like his head up. Maybe he was like, 292 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, good, like a sec What do they 293 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: call that a second baptism or what have you? Um, 294 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: but that's what it looks like it's happening, and it's 295 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: like untold crossed out the Girlfriend who Didn't Exist? The 296 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: mant Teo story. Now, if this is fake, I'm embarrassed. 297 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: I'll take the l you guys can mock me. I 298 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked if this was a real thing, because 299 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: I guarantee you I will watch that. And we have 300 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: at least two Notre Dame grads who listened to this podcast. 301 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: I know they're very excited for it if it happens. 302 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: But the manti Teo story, Oh my gosh, Um, do 303 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: you even remember that? Rob? You were probably in high 304 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: school maybe or no, no, I was in I was 305 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: in radio by then. I am almost positive because I 306 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: think I was like an highlight editor at the time 307 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: and I just remember that being like the big topic 308 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: for weeks on the show that was on while I 309 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: was working, Like everybody and their mother had an opinion 310 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: about what was going on with Montetea. Yeah, I've kind 311 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: of forgotten what the genesis of it was, but the 312 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: bottom line is what he basically got catished, got catfished. 313 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: He got catfished, and then he tried to like play 314 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: it off because he got embarrassed because he talked about 315 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: getting catfished when he didn't know he was being catfished, 316 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: and like national interviews. Yeah, right, okay, that's what it was. Yeah, 317 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean, look because of him, MTV got it into 318 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: like a decade's worth of content because of that show Catfish, Like, 319 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: we didn't know what that was until Manta became a thing. 320 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Remember that was like a big talking point before one 321 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: of the Bowl games, I think, or one of like 322 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: the big championship games near the end of the season. 323 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: He's like, you know, he's playing with a heavy heart. 324 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: He lost his girlfriend and his grandmother or something in 325 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: the same week. And then you find out, you know, 326 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: a few months later, that it was a guy. I 327 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: It just just blows your own mind. It's kind of 328 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: funny some of the memes. Uh, somebody sent me this thing. 329 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: It says leaked nude photo and there's like a shower 330 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: with nobody in it with the water running of Manti 331 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: Tito's girlfriend taking a shower and there's just there's just 332 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: nobody there. It's kind of funny. So I don't know 333 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: if this is real. Um, I really hope it is. 334 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: And again if I'm way off, No, this is real. 335 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: If it's real, we will do a review on the 336 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: on the podcast where so there's a trailer for Manti 337 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: Telos fake girlfriend and um, that's gonna be mandatory viewing. 338 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 339 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 340 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app. 341 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: Search f s R to listen live. All right, we 342 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: will wrap up since I didn't realize we go that long. 343 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: Rob Rob gotta started on that going down the best 344 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: All Star Game podcast, Best All Star Game discussion. We 345 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: will really go into the latest with the Lakers, because 346 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: you guys can't get enough of the Lakers. Um. I 347 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: heard Dave mcmenhemon, by the way, nice guy. I think 348 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: he might have done the podcast. He's done my Saturday 349 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: radio show back when I had it, Um, But Dave 350 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: mcmeneman had an incredible stat and this goes to show 351 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: I do believe, and I'm in the minority. I'm on 352 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: an island by myself, Jason McIntire island. It's only for 353 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: crazy people right now. I am one of those people 354 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: who believes Russ and the Lakers can perhaps figure it out. 355 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: This is one reason why, according to Dave mcbenavan of ESPN, 356 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: the following Lakers from last year's roster are currently unemployed. 357 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: So some I don't know if it was Lebron and 358 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: Rob Polinka got these guys last year, but they currently 359 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: have no job, Avery Bradley, Kent, Baysmore, DJ Augustine, Wayne Ellington, 360 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: Carmelo Trevor Areza, Dwight Howard, Genrondo. All eight of those 361 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: guys were on the Lakers last year, playing actual minutes. 362 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: They're not even in the league right now. I mean 363 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: that just shows you how bad this roster was last year. Now, 364 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: I don't think by any stretch that what they have 365 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: cooking now is like NBA Finals material, and they're at 366 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: best their second tier in the West. Right Um, everybody 367 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: likes the the moves they made on the wing. Obviously, 368 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves coming back is big. But for the Lakers, 369 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, they're they're not a great team, 370 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: but they're better than they were last year. I think, Rob, 371 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: we would agree a healthy Lebron healthy a d uh? 372 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: Can I say a motivated Russell Westbrook. I don't even 373 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: know if that's like a thing, but I'm hoping it's 374 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: a thing. They're going to be better than they were 375 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: last year. There's no denying it. Um Taylor, Norton, Tucker's 376 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: obviously back, Stanley Johnson is back, and you know, Rob, 377 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: they're they're gonna be better than they were fast year. 378 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: But they're not as good as Warriors, Nuggets, Clippers. For 379 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: my money, those are the top three. I think they 380 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: could easily be as good as the Sons. No, I mean, 381 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: other than the Sons and the Mavericks are probably better 382 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: than the Lakers. Memphis will see year two with some expectations. 383 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: They caught everybody by surprise last year. I mean, Memphis 384 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: snuck up on a lot of people and just blasted them. 385 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota I like a lot. I would put Minnesota in 386 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: that second tier. Maybe the second tier is now like 387 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: five teams deep. Pelicans are there, like Lakers have their 388 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: work cut out for them. It ain't gonna be easy. 389 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: But Rob, I'm sorry, I have faith. It's it's still 390 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: Lebron James. No. Yeah, I mean, well, to your point, 391 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: if Lebron and a D are healthy, they could have 392 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: ran back the same team from last year and they'd 393 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: be better. I mean, the fact remains that if for 394 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: most of the teams in the NBA, if you take 395 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: out the top two players on each team for the season, 396 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: you're probably not going to be very good. Like that's 397 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: just reality. Um. Now, Having said that, I don't think 398 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: that Russell Westbrook will be with the Lakers on opening night. 399 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: I believe that trade. Where's he gonna be free agent? 400 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. But whoever he goes, he is gonna 401 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: get cut. You know, that's not I don't think that's 402 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: a secret. But I don't think he's gonna be back. 403 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 1: Having said that, if he is on the team and 404 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: they do have this new roster with Lebron and A 405 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: D and Rust at the forefront, to your point, in 406 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: a playoff setting, assuming they're healthy, the only two teams 407 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: that are up to your the only three teams that 408 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: I think that they just have no shot of beating 409 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: will be the Clippers, Warriors, and and Nuggets. Other than that, Like, 410 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: there's nobody that scares me because Lebron and a D 411 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: are such a massive mismatch for almost anybody they go against. 412 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 1: You want to put Luca on the fine Okay, Luca 413 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: cannot stop Lebron and a D. You want to talk 414 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: about the Phoenix Suns, Lebron an a D who had 415 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: only played like five games together with their new team 416 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: before the playoffs were up two to one of the 417 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: in the in the first round before a D got hurt. Like, 418 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: I know that it's trendy to pile on the Lakers, 419 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: and and rightfully so, because they were such a dumpster 420 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: fire last season and the US Russell Westbrook situation has 421 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: been an abject failure to say the least. The fact 422 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: remains is those two guys still nobody in the NBA 423 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: has an answer for nobody. Like, if you want to 424 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: play big and have a D at the four and 425 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: Lebron at the three, there's no better combination three and 426 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: four in the NBA than those two. You want to 427 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: play small with Lebron at the four and a d 428 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: at the five. There's no better combination in the NBA 429 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: at the four and five than those two. So provided 430 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: that the rest of the guys can play defense and 431 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: hit the occasional open jumper, you're gonna be in in 432 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: a playoffs shot with the damn or anybody save for 433 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: the Warriors, the Nuggets, and the and the and the Clippers. 434 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 1: So I don't think they're going to run it back. 435 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,959 Speaker 1: But if they did, I I don't think them making 436 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: a run to the conference finals would be like the 437 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: most shocking thing I've ever heard. Yeah, my guess is um, 438 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: Lebron would not even be matched up with Luca Um 439 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: if they met in the playoffs. That would be a 440 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: job for Lonnie Walker, Stanley Johnson and and don't scoff guys, 441 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: those guys are good defenders. You can't have Lebron trying 442 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: to contain Luca. It's a that's a mismatch um. So anyways, 443 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: I do like this Lakers team. I also want to 444 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: add all these guys on Twitter who are begging the 445 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: Lakers to get Kyrie Irving. I've said, be careful what 446 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: you wished for. I want to add this rob why 447 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't the Lakers do Russ a draft pick or two 448 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: for Buddy Heals and Miles Turner. And I ask you 449 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: this because I floated this on social media and all 450 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: these people were like, well, mark Stein said, that's not 451 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Listen, won't Drowski said, They've been discussing something 452 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,919 Speaker 1: of that ilk for months. I'm sorry, Like, I'm not 453 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: doubting mark Stein, but I'm gonna side with Woach here 454 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: that that's still on the table. Remember, Buddy Healed was 455 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: a client of Rob Pelinka, Pelinka former agent. Uh. The 456 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: other Polinka client, Eric Gordon, is in Houston. He's also 457 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: in talks to go to Lakers. They need a shooter 458 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: and Kyrie is not a stant a spot up shooter. 459 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: Buddy Healed would be great. I know they already picked 460 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: up two centers. I mean, you know, is Damien who 461 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: is a Damien Jones who I don't even know if 462 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: he played twenty games in the league last year. And 463 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: I forget the other guy's name, Thomas Bryant, who's nice, 464 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: he's kind of a stretch stretch five. But if you 465 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: can get Miles Turner and Anthony Davis, Rob, why wouldn't 466 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: you do. That's two great interior defenders, and Buddy Healed 467 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: and Lebron Like, I just don't understand this insistence to 468 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: get Kyrie because oh he's a star. He's an All 469 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: NBA guy. You don't need another star. You've got Lebron 470 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis. Get the role player is and fill 471 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: it out. I mean, Buddy Healed. Remember when I said 472 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: getting Malik Monk was huge and Chris Brustar was like, 473 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: give me a break, Milink. Monk is nothing. I told 474 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: him Monk would have at least one thirty point game, 475 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: maybe a forty. It happened like the first month of 476 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: the season Monks started playing was great, and I was like, Okay, 477 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: Monk got paid. Now he's in Sacramento. Lebron gets these 478 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: shooters paid because he creates open shots. Rob Quick, who's 479 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: the best shooter on the Lakers going into that season. 480 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: If you say Austin Reeves, we got some problems as 481 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: sad as, it's probably Lebron James right now, and I 482 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: think you're probably right. I mean it's mc McClung hasn't 483 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: made the team, but he's got about seventeen million highlight 484 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: reels anymore he got. He's he left the Lakers summer 485 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: league team. Why where'd he go? I think he went 486 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: to Golden State. Oh my gosh, dude, his highlight reel 487 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: I just saw it from the summer league was off 488 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: the charts. Guy was outstanding. I mean, like, listen, he's 489 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: a six foot foot white guy who could do some 490 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: dynamic things. But I don't know if he's an NBA guy. Yeah, 491 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: I think that's why he left. Because once the Lakers 492 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,360 Speaker 1: gave their to two way deals to the guys out 493 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: of the draft, became pretty clear. You know who was it? 494 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: Pippin and JN. Piper Jr. And the Steel of the 495 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: non drafted guys, Col Swider, the Swider formers, this former 496 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: Syracuse buddy. He can shoot. I mean, I don't know 497 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,479 Speaker 1: what else well he does, but yeah, consider him off 498 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: limits in all. In all, Kyrie trade off with six 499 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: seven white guy who could just he's like six nine. 500 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: I think he's mixed, but he can really shoot. Um okay, 501 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: but buddy healed and miss Turner for Russ and one 502 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: or two picks. You know the Pacers are gonna say, 503 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: give us two and if you're the Lakers, The only 504 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: problem there is you do that, You're done. You have 505 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: no other amm O. I guess maybe th h t 506 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: um whatever his market is. Maybe Kendrick Nunn enter laugh here. Um, 507 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: I would sooner do Buddy Healed and Turner and to 508 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,479 Speaker 1: pick for Russ and two picks. I don't hate it. 509 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: I mean before this Kyrie and even became an option. 510 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: You and I have talked on this podcast about you know, 511 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: if the Lakers could turn Russell Westbrook into Healed and Brogden. 512 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: You know that that's exactly the kind of move they 513 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: need to make. You know, you you fill out your depth, 514 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 1: you get some shooting, you get some some more ball 515 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: handling a little bit, and you let Lebron in a 516 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: D be Lebron in a D. Now, I will say, 517 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: with the hypothetical Buddy Healed Miles Turner return, it definitely 518 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: raises the floor a lot more than a Kyrie Irving 519 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: trade does because you have the depth, you have two 520 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: guys who both can shoot. So that is theoretically perfect. 521 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: Compliments to Lebron and Anthony Davis. Um. However, Kyrie Irving 522 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 1: is such a special talent that the ceiling with him 523 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: is higher. I believe than with Healed and Turner, because no, 524 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: not just that he's a star, but I just ultimately, 525 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: when you get to the playoffs against the best teams. 526 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: We saw this in the finals. You know Steph Curry 527 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: could get what he wanted, it didn't matter. Clay Thompson 528 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: at this stage couldn't really do that. Jordan Pool could 529 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: only get you like fifteen a game. Andrew Wiggins was 530 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: getting all of his off backdoor cuts and put backs 531 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: and rebound things like that. Like, the only guys you 532 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: can absolutely one thousand percent count on in the playoffs 533 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: are the stars every other and every other game, every 534 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,199 Speaker 1: other role player. It's hopefully k C p as a 535 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 1: good night. You know, we're we're you know, maybe uh, 536 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: Tim Hardaway Jr. Can have a couple of threes in 537 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: this game where we're hoping for that kind of action. 538 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: But on a night tonight basis, you're counting on Steph, 539 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: You're counting on Luca, you're counting on Durant, you're counting 540 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: on Lebron, and then from there you're just like whoever 541 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: else comes with them, what, we'll live with it and 542 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: hopefully we get enough that night to win a game. 543 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: So if you have Kyrie as opposed to the other two. 544 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: You have three guys that you feel like you can 545 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: count on no matter what happens around them. Those three 546 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: guys are gonna news and we just deal with the 547 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: rest later. Okay, the counter and we don't need to 548 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: go over this for the seventeen time. Kyrie is always 549 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: hurt in the playoffs. And oh, by the way, he 550 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: couldn't do jack squat against Marcus Smart when the Celtics 551 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: swept their ass. Sorry, I had to get into quick 552 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving digs all right, Rob, So that's a report today. 553 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: We have two pretty incredible guests the next two days, 554 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: one in the gambling space and the other in the 555 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: NFL analytics that will be heavily gambling oriented. So we're 556 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: getting close. Folks, were within a month of what preseason 557 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: starts in less than a month, right, I think like 558 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: four weeks, So get ready for football. It's it's gonna 559 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: I can't wait. Football season is so good. All right, 560 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you tomorrow.