1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: The volume. This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What 2 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: is up straight Fire, baym It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight 3 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: Fire for Thursday, June eighth. Ladies and gentlemen, gave you 4 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: a winner last night. How about that bam out of 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: Baio barely clears twenty points And that's like the seventeenth 6 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: great story on what was shockingly an amazing, amazing Wednesday 7 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: in sports. Listen the game Nuggets. They roll one O 8 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: nine ninety four. This will be known as the Christian 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: bron game. Not all that different from the There was 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: a Caleb Martin game in the Celtics Heat series. There 11 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: was the Lonnie Walker game in the Lakers Warriors series. 12 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: It happens. Role players deliver. I will never forget. At 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: the beginning of the playoffs, I was talking on the 14 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: Herd with cow Herd about, you know, the teams, and 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: I said, role players matter, and he was a bit surprised. 16 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, listen, you know what the stars are gonna 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: give you. Now. I don't think Jokic and Murray are 18 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: gonna give you a triple double every night, but after that, 19 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: what are you getting the supporting cast? And I know 20 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: that everybody's gonna like hype the Jokis triple double, the 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: thirty twenty ten and Murray also getting the triple double, 22 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: the thirty pointers, the first pair of teammates in the 23 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: history of basketball to get thirty point triple doubles in 24 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: the same game. That's never happened playoffs, regular season, obviously preseason. 25 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Just a staggering amount of production from those two. By 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: the way, Murray and Yokich combined for twenty assists. I 27 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: look at the. 28 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 2: Heat total twenty assists. 29 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: But listen, we can't give Christian Brown all the hype 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: Brown Braun. I know Van Gundy had fun with how 31 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: you say his name. I like the kid coming out 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: of Kansas. Just a quick NBA drafting, Like experience matters. Guys, 33 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: remember that for the draft later this month, people didn't 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: love Braun. Oh he said, Junior, why is he coming out? 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: Christian Broun showed you why experience matters. This is an 36 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: older kid. He's not like an eighteen nineteen year old 37 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: who's being three us into the playoffs. As Michael Malone 38 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: said after the game, Braun has like twenty playoff games 39 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: under his belt. This is not some newbie. I know 40 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: he is a rookie in name, but this is a 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: guy who did not look afraid. Hey guys, anybody see 42 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: him defending Jimmy Butler in the fourth quarter twice, got 43 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: stops twice as Miami was trying to bount to comeback. 44 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: Just a really good game all around from Denver. And 45 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: you know, Michael Porter Junior remains on the struggle bus. 46 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: One for seven shooting. I did collect seven boards, but 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: twenty one minutes played. That's fewer than Bruce Brown, who 48 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: played twenty nine. Christian Braun nineteen. So what Malone noticed was, hey, 49 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: Porter again not on. He had some open looks from 50 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: three and then played Bruce Brown. He was okay, but 51 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: he was missing two. Brown won a five KCP, won 52 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: of four MPJ one of seven. Those guys aren't hitting 53 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: maurinjokitch delivery. Where's the production coming from? Enter Christian Brown 54 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: late third quarter and I was taking in my notes 55 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: because I wrote Christian Braun takeover and it was just 56 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: unbelievable how he kept scoring. So in the final let's 57 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: see here, the lead was twelve, okay, the heat, we're 58 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: down twelve. Christian Brown comes in and the lead instantly 59 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: gets pushed up to nineteen. Bron scores six in that timeframe, 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: and it's like, oh my gosh, the lead's up to nineteen, 61 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: and then they keep him in for the fourth and 62 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: Braun continues to deliver. Again. Guys, this is one of 63 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: those games where, like, you know, we know they're gonna 64 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: lose Bruce Brown in the offseason, like he's gonna get 65 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: paid by somebody. Christian Brown is ready. We even saw 66 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Reggie Jackson, saw Reggie Jackson sighting in the first half, 67 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: a mild surprise out of me. I like Reggie Jackson 68 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: with the Clippers. He would give the Lakers fits. He 69 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: showed up. But Michael Malone pushing all the right buttons, 70 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: Murray and Jokic deliver and if you're Miami, you're down 71 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: to one now. I know, George Sodano, our guest this week, 72 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: gonna be kind of devastated. But you look around and 73 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: I mean, this is not a great performance from the 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: Miami he shooters. We love to say it's a make 75 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: or miss league. Well, a lot of these guys, Max Struce, 76 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: Gabe Vincent, and these are not even close to stars. 77 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: You know, you know, Jimmy Butler's gonna give you twenty 78 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: eight and Bam out of Bayo he's gonna deliver. But 79 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: other than those two guys, who have you been able 80 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: to reliably count on in this series? Caleb Martin eight 81 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: in the first half, ends up with ten, Max Shrust 82 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: and Vincent combined two for ten on threes. Kevin Love 83 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 1: hit a couple threes, then barely gets in the game again. 84 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: Kyle Lowry, I know he finished with nine points, but overall, 85 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: I didn't think he played well from three. Miami just 86 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: eleven of thirty five thirty one percent. They shot thirty 87 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: seven percent from the field. And if you're looking at 88 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: like how they're able to miss so many shots, I 89 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: think you could at this point look at the length 90 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: of Denver. Now, the score book says the almost said 91 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: the Broncos. The Nuggets only had five blocks and Jokich 92 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: with two and Bruce Brown with three, but their length 93 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: defensively really impacted the heat. They missed a lot of bunnies. 94 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: By the way, I was sweating that Bam out of 95 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: Bayo bet nineteen and a half points. The guy took 96 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: twenty one shots. I mean, he's big, he should make 97 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: at least fifteen of those. He makes seven of them 98 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: because of the length of Denver inside and points in 99 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: the paint ultimately told the tale. This was a problem 100 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: for the Lakers. They could not handle Jokic and Gordon, 101 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: who I didn't even mention even porter size, like keeping 102 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: balls alive sixty to thirty four points in the paint. 103 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: Jokic remains a cheat code, and folks, you never want 104 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: to write anybody off after one game. You don't want 105 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: to write anybody off after three games. But I'm back 106 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: to where I was after game one. It feels like 107 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: the Miami Heater toast and maybe they get a herculean 108 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: effort from Jimmy Butler and he delivers forty. By the way, 109 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: we're still waiting on it. Jimmy, he didn't have a 110 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: great game once again, shot under fifty percent. This is 111 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: a recurring theme. I don't want to say he's not 112 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: one hundred percent, but Jimmy Butler, remember was injured in 113 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: the last round, injured against the Knicks. He hasn't been 114 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: one hundred percent, and I just I wonder if he's 115 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: starting to run out of gas he or carrying this team. 116 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: He was fin nominal against the Bucks at eleven or 117 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: twenty four. But when Vincent and Strus give you nothing 118 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: and then Duncan Robinson came in with some garbage points, 119 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: it just it did not really happen from Miami. The 120 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: game got blown open in the third and we got 121 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: a two to one series lead. I don't know, listen. 122 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: I know the NBA purist get all upset when you 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: try to talk about anything other than the finals. But folks, 124 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: as I alluded to earlier Wednesday in Sports, we'll get 125 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: to him shortly. Leon L. Messi is coming to the MLS. 126 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: That is a massive seismic story. Obviously, you know I 127 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: own I have an ownership stake and a team in 128 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: Liga MX which plays against MLS teams and Leagues Cup. 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: I'll be hopefully going to a game in Dallas or 130 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: Charlotte in July for my team Nakasa. So Messi's a 131 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: big story. Then you had Chris Paul. Now varying reports 132 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: on Chris Paul that he's gonna be waived, or they're 133 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: gonna work something out, or maybe they'll do a side 134 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: and trade. The initial report from Chris Haynes was he's 135 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: gonna be done. Huge story, the story that's dangerous, that 136 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: I'm sure I'm gonna have trouble talking about on the 137 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: Herd on Thursday. They probably won't even let us talk 138 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: about it. Zion Williamson. I don't know, Rob. Before I 139 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: get to the second story off the NBA Finals, I'll 140 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: give you some thoughts on the Finals, but Rob, I 141 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: need you, like I think Messi's a massive story. I 142 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: think Chris Paul's a huge story. I think Zion might 143 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: be the biggest first of all, do you agree on that? 144 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: Should we do Zion next? Or do we save Zion 145 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: for the end and make the audience wait and tease 146 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: them the way Zion's stripper girlfriend and porn star girlfriend 147 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: and tease him. 148 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: Okay, when you the way you describe it there at 149 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 2: the end is why you have to save it. You 150 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 2: got to build anticipation, get the TSL up, because when 151 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: you have a love triangle involving an overweight NBA superstar, 152 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: an only fans porn star, and of I'm assuming retired stripper, 153 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: the anticipation is building. We got to get to that 154 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: at the end. Yeah, we got to get to that 155 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: at the. 156 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: End of the game. Can Miami come back in the 157 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: series answers? 158 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 2: Obviously, No, right, No, I mean I told you after 159 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 2: game one, like like Denver, we still haven't even seen 160 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:17,559 Speaker 2: peak Denver yet. You know, Michael Porter Junior, KCP, Bruce Brown, 161 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: none of them have played well together in any of 162 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 2: these games yet, and Denver has two blowout wins under 163 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: their belt. I know that the final score didn't look 164 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: that bad. I think it was eleven and fifteen against 165 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: one to three, but in the third quarter they were 166 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: up twenty plus in each of them, and it could 167 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 2: have been a lot worse. That these guys would make 168 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: their shots when they're open, which you know, Michael Porter 169 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 2: Junior is not quite D'Angelo Russell level bad right now. 170 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: But he's he's on trying to take over Russell. 171 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely, but he's just he's just not playing well. And 172 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: Miami as much as you know, shout out to George 173 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: of Donald front of the show. The games that they 174 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: want that they lost, they shot thirty one and thirty 175 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: three percent from three the one game they want they 176 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: shoot basically, and it's like, look, man, your history and 177 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: statistics and numbers tell you you're not gonna shoot fifty percent 178 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 2: from three every game in an NBA Finals game. This 179 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 2: is very similar to the Phoenix Suns when they beat 180 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 2: Denver twice in round two. The only reason that they won, 181 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 2: and we talked about on this podcast, was Devin Booker 182 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: and Kevin Durant had to go nuclear. They had to 183 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 2: combine for seventy five points with then to win a game. 184 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: As soon as that number was not met, they lost. 185 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: And that's exactly what's gonna happen in this series. Unless 186 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: Miami is shooting mid to high forties from three. Denver 187 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 2: has too many weapons, they're too big, they're too strong, 188 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 2: and Jokic and Murder are just too good. Period. 189 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: Let me just quickly. I know people are gonna say 190 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: you're not talking about Jokic enough. I mean, it's definitely 191 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: not a hot take to say he's a top ten 192 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: center in NBA history already. Okay, like the stats he's 193 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: putting up, the two MVP Awards, he's obviously top ten. 194 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: I think the question, Rob is how high would you 195 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: have him on the list. So on most lists, Patrick 196 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Ewing is considered a top ten, probably top eight center 197 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: all time. I'm looking up Patrick Ewing and you guys know, 198 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: I was a Huemongus Patrick Ewing fan. One of my 199 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: favorite players MVP awards for Patrick Ewing, zero, NICOLEA Jokic, 200 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: triple double machine, two MVPs. He's about to win a title. 201 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any debate that Yokich has already 202 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: had a better career than Patrick Ewing. 203 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: Agree or disagree, I totally agree. 204 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,599 Speaker 1: So then it comes to a guy like David Robinson, 205 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: who was more prolific offensively did win one MVP. Now 206 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: I'm not one hundred percent I probably should have researched 207 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: it before going into this, but I think he won 208 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: a scoring title by scoring like seventy two in the 209 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: final game of the seasons. Okay, okay, some number in 210 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: the seventies. He has an MVP. He's got, I guess 211 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: a couple titles. Two titles, one with Duncan, one without 212 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: right ninety nine no dunk. 213 00:10:58,440 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 2: I think he's only won the one with Duncan. 214 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: One get two thousand and three, so he has two titles. 215 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: The ninety nine to one was the lockout year, the 216 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: one after Jordan retired. 217 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, do you really count the two thousand 218 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: three because they didn't really play on that team. If 219 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 2: I recall ninety nine one, he was starting obviously a pivotal, 220 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 2: but they Okay, well, sure we'll count it. 221 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: I think David Robinson versus Nikola Jokic is an interesting 222 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: one and and I'm sorry, but I've got to go 223 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: Nicola jokicch. I know people gonna say recently Bias the 224 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: Admiral was amazing. I don't know rob I would lean Jokic. 225 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 2: I would lean Robinson right now. It's it's so early. 226 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 2: Like I said, Jokics, you will pass it. Resume is 227 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 2: still being written, so he's definitely on a trajectory where 228 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: he's gonna blow past Robins. 229 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: Then then we're getting into guys like Moses Malone, who 230 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: has three MVP Awards Finals MVP. By the way, Yokich is, 231 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: I don't think anything Jamal Murray can do to win 232 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: finals MVP like Jokic. It feels like a lock one 233 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: title for Moses Malone. Again, in that era, Moses Malow 234 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: was a perfect center. Jokic is now the model center. 235 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: That's what you want. You want, you know, your center 236 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: being able to dish out ten assists, and then you 237 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: know if you put him in that category, he's right 238 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: there next to alajah One, Shack Wilt Russell, Jabbar, like 239 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: Jokic is going to be creeping in on that territory. 240 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: I don't think he's going to have the resume of 241 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: Jabbar obviously to be the best ever but best passing 242 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: big man. He's got it. He is unstoppable at this point. 243 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: And I don't know I've run out of adjectives for 244 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: Nicola Jokic trop. 245 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's fantastic and and I caught some flak for 246 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 2: saying on this podcast and on social media that I 247 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 2: thought that Yannis was still the best player in the NBA. 248 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: I thought that the difference between Jokic and Yannis offensively 249 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 2: was not as big as difference between Yannis and Jokic defensively, 250 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: and having watched him more closely throughout this postseason run, 251 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 2: I don't think Joch is ever going to be a 252 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: great defender. But he's a smart defender. He uses his 253 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 2: size well, and he's willing, so in a lot of ways, 254 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 2: he's like Steph Curry. Steph's physical profile is going to 255 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: prevent him from ever becoming an elite defender, but the 256 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: fact that he gives good effort and he uses what 257 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: physical advantage he does have, In which case, Yogi is 258 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 2: just his massive size. He's at least an average. 259 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's not awful. He's not like, yeah, he's. 260 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 2: Not awful at all. And and I think that it's 261 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: the more you watch him play and what he's doing 262 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,719 Speaker 2: to this Miami Heat team and what he already did 263 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 2: the Lakers and the Suns before that, it's getting to 264 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 2: a point where it's almost a hot take to say 265 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 2: he's not the best player in the league. Right, that's fair. 266 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 2: And the way his body's built and the way his 267 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 2: game is, it's only going to age gracefully. I think 268 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: he's still in his twenties if I recall. 269 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's twenty eight, so he's gonna get better. I 270 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: don't know how he will age and do his thirties 271 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: as a passer great but offensively, uh some limitaro. 272 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,719 Speaker 2: He's not like he's super athletic now. 273 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, but he's only going to slow down. He's not 274 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: going to get faster. All right, Let's quickly pivot to 275 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: an interesting story, Chris Paul, which report do you believe? Rob? 276 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: There's the Chris Haynes that he's gonna be waived? Then 277 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: ESPN woj and Scham's kind of downshifted to Wall, it's 278 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: not over. They're gonna explore all options, and you know, 279 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: the idea that he's going to be waived I think 280 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: really kills any leverage Phoenix had of trading him, or 281 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: a significant amount of leverage. I did see my guy 282 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: Ryan Glaspiegel, who worked with at the Big Lead, had 283 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: an interesting theory that the Grizzlies, knowing John Moran's going 284 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: to get a massive suspension, should offer Chris Paul, Hey, 285 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: we really only need you for half a season. Come 286 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: be point guard with Tyas Jones for us mentor John 287 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: Moran on how to be an adult, and you know 288 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: if you want to, will release you if you want 289 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: to go to a contender later in the year, maybe 290 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: some wink wink nod agreement. I don't think that's awful. 291 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: I think Lebron certainly should look at him as a 292 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: backup point guard. But is he gonna want to play 293 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: on the cheap? It really depends on what Chris Paul's 294 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: willing to play for. I think there's some value in him. 295 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: I just don't think you could be able to counter 296 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: on him in the playoffs obviously. 297 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's the only downside of Chris Paul at 298 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: this point, with his age and his injury history, especially 299 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 2: in the playoffs, is the teams who are gonna want 300 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 2: him are gonna be championship contender ish teams you would expect, 301 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: and that's where he'd want to go. The double side 302 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: of that coin, though, is that history says he's gonna 303 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 2: get hurt at some point in the playoffs. Yeah, so 304 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 2: whatever team gets him is gonna need to either number 305 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 2: one have a lot of depth or number two have 306 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 2: other ball handlers so that when the inevitable Chris Paul 307 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: injury pops up, you're not like a sunken chip. So 308 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: that's why I think the these is a good idea. 309 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 2: I think obviously the Lakers with Lebron is gonna make 310 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: a lot of sense. I think the Clippers another team 311 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: you gotta keeping. The Clippers and the Celtics are two 312 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: teams that desperately need a point guard to quarterback, and 313 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 2: they have a lot of depth on their team, a 314 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 2: lot of wings scoring. So I would be shocked if 315 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 2: he's back in Phoenix and I'm calling it out he's 316 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 2: gonna end up with the. 317 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: Ring Chase with the Bucks should probably be in the mix. 318 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure if he wants to go to Miami. They 319 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: will glad they have room from They're probably gonna lose 320 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: Struce and Vincent or at least one of them. A 321 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: lot of free agents on that team. Let's quickly pivot 322 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: to Leonel Messi, which is a massive story. I'm sure 323 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: it's large segment of our audience who doesn't care about 324 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: soccer is gonna fast forward. I don't think folks realize 325 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: how big this is for MLS. David Beckham's come here, 326 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: Wayne Rooney's come here. Leonel Messi is a different beast. 327 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: This is a guy who just won the World Cup, 328 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: widely regarded as the greatest soccer player in the history 329 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: of the sport. Listen, obviously he's not prime Leonel Messi 330 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: at this stage in his career. But I've seen some reports. 331 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: I'm on a soccer text chain out here with some 332 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: lafc SE's the ticket holders, and they're like, holy cal 333 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: Messi's coming. The tickets are going through the roof. I 334 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: think most people hold onto those tickets. Some could sell 335 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: for a pretty prep penny, but they're expecting Messi maybe 336 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: as soon as July. In the MLS. That is enormous 337 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: for a soccer starved country to get the greatest player 338 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: in the history of the sport. Folks. I know people 339 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: don't want to buy the soccer arrow pointing up, but 340 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: off are you go to World Cup the US? You 341 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: know they probably could have gone farther. This is just 342 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: another added bonus to the MLS, soccer and North America. 343 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, I wonder if more people 344 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: will sign up for Apple TV now that you can 345 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: automatically see messi games on Apple TV. If you saw 346 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: somebody put out I forget who put it. It might have 347 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 1: been one of these reporters who just track social media. 348 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: Enter Miami added I believe two point seven million followers 349 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: on social media after the messy news was announced. Two 350 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: point seven million. Imagine if like one percent of that 351 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: gets an Apple TV subscription, what just one percent? You're 352 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: looking at a massive uptick to trickle down economics here 353 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: are gonna be huge drop. This is enormous for soccer, 354 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: and you know I'm a big fan and the MLS. 355 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's huge. And actually I did want to ask 356 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 2: you because I think you would know better than I would. 357 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 2: I'm obviously I only casually watch soccer, and even then 358 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: it's probably only during the World Cup. But what my 359 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 2: confusion with this move is is that it was reported 360 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 2: that he was offered one point six billion dollars to 361 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 2: play in that Saudi League and he turned it down. 362 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 2: Obviously he had a good offer standing from FC Barcelona. 363 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 2: I think he had already decided he wasn't go back 364 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: to PSG, so that might be a new point. But 365 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 2: I can't imagine that whatever he's going to make an 366 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 2: MLS with their contract, plus the rights or the cut 367 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 2: of the Apple TV and the cut of Adidas is 368 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 2: going to equal or be much more than what he 369 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 2: would have gotten had he stayed in Europe. So what 370 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 2: exactly is the reason? I know why it benefits America 371 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: and MLS, but what is his benefit for coming to MLS, 372 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 2: Because if he wanted to buy a team, he could 373 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 2: have just bought on his own. He has plenty of money, 374 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 2: So what's the reason. 375 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: I haven't seen the contract details yet as we were 376 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: recording this after the Nuggets Heat game, It's nearly midnight 377 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: on the East Coast. I am curious if he got 378 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 1: an ownership stake the way Beckham was talked about when 379 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: he came to ownership stakes, are massive. These values are 380 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: continually going up for soccer franchises around the globe. And 381 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I don't personally know Messi, but we 382 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: talked Rob about the the Saudi impact in golf. Well, 383 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: there's also a Saudi impact in soccer, and Christiano Ronaldo 384 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: had no problem taking their money. I don't maybe Messi 385 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: did not want to get involved with that. Maybe he 386 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: didn't want to move his family to Saudi Arabia to. 387 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 2: Play in the league over there. 388 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: Man, Maybe he just didn't want to. I don't know 389 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: Messi on that level. He's kind of guarded. I've only 390 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,479 Speaker 1: read a couple of really good profiles of him. But 391 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: it's possible that he just did not want to get 392 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: involved with those guys. And also like, if you've got 393 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: the option, Hey, honey, do we want to move the 394 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: family to Miami for a couple of years. Just check 395 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: it out, like a life experience Miami. Yeah, like a 396 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: couple that's all. That's a win win for everybody. I 397 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: just I think it's awesome for the league and very 398 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: excited for Inter Miami Leona Messi. Hopefully he comes out 399 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: here West I can get the kids, take us to 400 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: a game. We'll check it out, but rob we saved 401 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: the best for last. And unfortunately, like I didn't charge 402 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: my computer and my son just keeps playing chess and 403 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: draining my battery. So I'm at four percent and I've 404 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: got like thirty minutes of material for the Zion Williamson story. 405 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: It's probably gonna get us in some trouble. I don't 406 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: mind getting in trouble. I'm gonna start here. Big picture, 407 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: if you were not on social media, if you're listening 408 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: to this in the car with your kid driving him 409 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: to school, may want to ear muffet or save this 410 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: for later. So Zion Williamson's girlfriend went off on a 411 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: tangent on social media, some woman tagging him and saying 412 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: all this stuff that was not great. And then you 413 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: start looking at her and you're like, oh, she's kind 414 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: of a big deal. Oh oh, one of those deals. 415 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: And you know she's an actress, you know what I'm 416 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: talking about, And she's upset that Zion was photographed a 417 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: day earlier at a childbirth announcement of a girl he 418 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 1: was dating that the actress did not know about. And 419 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: this girl, I guess is a former dancer. And if 420 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: you go on her social media. It is, you know, 421 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: basically not good, not great if you're in the Zion 422 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: Williamston circle, so yes, the story's true. Basically, he was 423 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: dating in an adult film actress and he decided he's 424 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: gonna cheat on her with a former stripper. And if 425 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: you look on social media, and I don't advise looking 426 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: on YouTube searching their names, Zion's got himself a problem here. 427 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: And ladies and gentlemen, I pose this to our staff 428 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: before I say staff, you know, we get to zoom 429 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: together with a few guys. Who are you more concerned for? 430 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: John Morant or Zion Williamson And there was laughter as expected. 431 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: I think a case could be made that I'm more 432 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: worried about Zion Williamson like Ja Morant. I know, he 433 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: was photographed with a gun in an ig video. 434 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 2: I get it. 435 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: Maybe there's an alcohol issue that's obviously severe. He's got 436 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: to clean that up. He's at least played and showed 437 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: an aptitude to deliver on the basketball court, showed a 438 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: lot of it. Zion Williamson is eating his way out 439 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: of the league and oh, by the way, in his 440 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: spare time. This is the kind of person he's hanging 441 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: over with this is what he's doing. He's not the first, 442 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: He's not the last NBA player to get in one 443 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: of these situations. Yes, Paul George ended up juggling many strippers, 444 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: apparently married. Well, I don't whatever the story is. Zion 445 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: Williamson is a young dude, apparently on the rise. He 446 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: was giving some weird cryptic quotes at the end of 447 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: the season about how Zion's got to get right, and 448 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: Zion's got He's talking about himself from the third person. 449 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: He hasn't done squat in the NBA, and now this 450 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: is his big story. He looks mortified by the way 451 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: to be in the photosouncing that he got this chick pregnant, 452 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: And I think you've got to start to question a 453 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: lot of the decisions he's making New Orleans, from food 454 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: to circle of friends to the Women's Day, Like, this 455 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: is a guy who could end up I'm not even kidding. 456 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: He could end up a cautionary tale rob in a 457 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: couple of years if he doesn't clean up his act. 458 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: This is all very, very bad. He's one more injury 459 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: away from just being done. Honestly, would you couple the 460 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: injury with his decisions he's making off the court. I don't. 461 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: I don't like the place he's in at all right now. 462 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 2: Yeah I don't. I mean, it's a wild story, but 463 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 2: I don't think what he does in his personal life 464 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: and the strippers and onlyfan models that he is allegedly 465 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 2: going in unprotected with, has anything to do with his back. 466 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: Hold. He doesn't have basketball, rob, he's not playing. He's 467 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: hurt and take it forever to come back, and many 468 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: he's taking forever to come back because he's enjoying life 469 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: off the court so much. Is that possible if he 470 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: were already delivering on the court and perpetual All Star 471 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 1: and in the playoffs. I'm fine, but he's not even 472 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: playing now. 473 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: I'm more worried about his weight and and what he's 474 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 2: doing to not stay in shape than I am with 475 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 2: Who are where he decides to, you know, get involved 476 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 2: with And if he wants to hook up with porn 477 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 2: stars and strippers, then you're not the first athlete to 478 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: do it. I believe there's an athlete that's currently in 479 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 2: the NBA finals right now who impregnated a port no 480 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 2: no let the brown. 481 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: Yeah that's right. I think we touched yes. 482 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 2: Brown, Yes, it is Bruce Brown. So he's doing fine. 483 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: He did down low. He's not juggling multiple he's actually 484 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: playing basketball. That's not impact. I mean, I don't know 485 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: if it's impacking him, Robert. You can't rule out that 486 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 1: it's not. I know, that's very like that that's true. 487 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: Why isn't he playing? Is he having that much fun 488 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: in the in the New Orleans scene, rob I can't 489 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: believe you're. 490 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 2: Not more troubled you because these only fans and strippers 491 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 2: don't care how much you as long as he check's 492 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 2: clear apparently, so that's all that matters, right. 493 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, if you're a dancer and Zion Williams, 494 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: it gets you pregnant, you're not. You're not doing anything 495 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: but shopping. And if you go look at her Instagram, 496 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: all she's doing is shopping and showing off these videos 497 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: like look I got all this new gear from Dior 498 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: and Chanelle. It's like, oh god, Sion, Zion, what are 499 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: you doing? Like you know that's not her body, that's 500 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: all your money, dude. I just I feel bad for Zion. Man, 501 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: I'm a fan. I'm sure some people will listen to 502 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: this and rip me as an idiot. I don't know Robert. 503 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: I like Zion. I've been rooting for him. But somebody 504 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: put the screen grab up where I put it on 505 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: my Instagram about the twenty nineteen Hold up, hold it 506 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen draft, and they said, let me read it. 507 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: Zion is a freak. Jaw is a thug. RJ. Barrett 508 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: is mid Jordan Poole is a scammer. PJ. Washington gut 509 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: finessed the two thousand nineteen draft classes cooked. It has 510 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: a picture of Lebrod laughing. I could stop. I think 511 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: I know the PJ. Washington story, but I'm not certain 512 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,719 Speaker 1: it also involves someone of that elk I think at 513 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: any rate, boy, this was a wild one the comments. 514 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: Hopefully this doesn't kill the five star ratings that you 515 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: guys are given the podcast. All right, we'll be back tomorrow. 516 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: Suspension pending, of course, for the Zion commentary. I just 517 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: looked at the line Denver three and a half for 518 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: Game four. I think that's probably gonna tick up. I'm 519 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: sure Miami will throw the kitchen sink at Denver and 520 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: it'll be close ish, but it's tough not to like 521 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: the Nuggets going forward. We'll talk to you tomorrow.