1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 2: Happy Wednesday at a Merry Christmas. 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 3: Eve, Merry Christmas Eve. 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: The countdown is on Sanna getting the sleigh ready to go. 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 2: Presents everywhere. Although throughout my Christmas experience one I'm oh 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: for one with my son, he needed to open a 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: present day. I guess Seahawks pens were not on his list? 8 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 3: Is that wasn't for you? Did you not wrap yourself 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 3: a gift? 10 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: I'm trying so hard to make this kid a Seahawks fan, 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: and I think he's just doing it to just to 12 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: spite me. He's now telling me, uh yay rams boo Seahawks, 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: having no idea on how big a rivalries they are, 14 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: arrivals they are. He just likes it because the ram is, 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: in his words, a farm animal. Sure whatever, that's fine, 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: and it's got horns either head. 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 3: I get it. 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: So Christmas is off. 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Watched the trailer on trainer games dot Com. 29 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: What a night it was last night in the NBA, 30 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: the NBA on NBC. And we are not talking about 31 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: your clippers. 32 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 3: A victory against Rows. 33 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 2: We are not talking about that at all. We're talking 34 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: about the Dallas Mavericks and Cooper Flagg surviving the Denver 35 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: Nuggets getting a big win for Dallas. And now Cooper 36 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: Flag is nineteen moncey. He is a new man at 37 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: nineteen years of age. Cooper Flagg is coming into his 38 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: own even joking last night that he has he's missed 39 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: like one or two. It's actually two threes since he 40 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: turned twenty, since he turned nineteen. Over the but Cooper 41 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: Flag has been on a tear. The Maveris Mavericks are 42 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: the first fifteen games of the season, We're four and eleven. 43 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag was averaging fifteen and a half points per contest, 44 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: six rebounds per game in three assists per game. Now 45 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag over the next fifteen games, averaging almost twenty 46 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: three points per game, six and a half rebounds per contest, 47 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: and he's up the assist numbers to four and a 48 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: half dimes per contest. And so now we are at 49 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: the point where the number one overall pick maybe not 50 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: a generational talent like Victor Wembin Yama, but I think 51 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: very very few are. Like when you talk about the 52 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: Victor Webbin Yama like it is, it's like Louel Sinder, 53 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 2: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Lebron James, and Victor Webber. 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: Yama, right, they're outliers, like completely. 55 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: Like Wembin Yama, Lebron and Kareem were so like I 56 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: think I can put Tim Duncan in that conversation as well. 57 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: But Cooper Flag went not rise to the level of 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: that yet. However, he would be on the level below 59 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 2: because of how young he is and monci for what 60 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: is transpired in the first thirty games of this season 61 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: to see the quick turnaround from Cooper Flag to see 62 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: he should be a freshman in college right now, like 63 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: truly he reclassified. He went to the NBA draft early, 64 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 2: or went to Duke early so he could go to 65 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: the NBA draft early. It's why he's nineteen years old. 66 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag right now for the Dallas Mavericks, the way 67 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: that he is playing, I think needs to be an 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: NBA All Star. 69 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: Ooh, I mean okay. 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: Watching Cooper Flag from the first couple of games to now, 71 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 4: it's crazy to see how good his footing has become. 72 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 4: Because I think we all expected him to be good, 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 4: or everyone hoped he would be good. And everybody in 74 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 4: a way is rooting for the Mavericks and Cooper Flag 75 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: because of Whitney Go Harrison did. We'll never forget, so 76 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 4: we're all kind of rooting for him. But he did 77 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: not look the way he did thirty games ago. Would 78 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 4: crazy to say the jump. He has been really good, 79 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 4: and I hear. 80 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: What you're saying that he should. 81 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 4: Be an All Star because we've talked about the All 82 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 4: Star Game in the past, Dan that it's like what's 83 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 4: missing from it, and every year there are players who 84 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 4: are not in it who should be in it, whether 85 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 4: they don't get in because their team record is not 86 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 4: good or because there are other players who are slightly better. 87 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 4: He is really good, but I don't know does he 88 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 4: actually move the. 89 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 3: Needle like that? 90 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 2: I think that he has the ability. Yes, really, yes, 91 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: I do. I really think that that he does. I 92 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: think that the situation that he's in with the Mavericks 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: is it's a little unfortunate because you're still trying to 94 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: follow Luka Doncic's shadow. That's true, and there's also Listen, 95 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 2: there's also a contingent that would say, what are you 96 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: talking about, Dan? He's not even the best He's not 97 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 2: even the best rookie in the NBA that just came 98 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 2: into the draft from Duke Conkappel for mishelon Hornets has 99 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: been magnificent, but for his great as kan Kaneppl has been, 100 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: He's not Cooper flag And I do think that Cooper 101 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 2: Flagg does carry this aura with him and at nineteen 102 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: years old, when he was when he was eighteen years 103 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: old and he was seventeen years old playing against the 104 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: US men's national team, they would say on how different 105 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: of a player he was, and so it took him 106 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: fifteen games to kind of get acclimated. But if I'm 107 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: watching the NBA All Star Game, which is going under 108 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: a completely different format again this year, m M, it's 109 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: also going to be on earlier in the day. Did 110 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 2: you know that that it's it's not going to be 111 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 2: a primetime broadcast. It'll be five Eastern, two Pacific. 112 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 3: They'll took it off from me if anyone's watching. 113 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 2: It's a package deal with NBC. So the NBC will 114 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 2: have their Olympics and then the Olympics will move into 115 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 2: the to the All Star Game. But you've got the 116 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: US against the World. There's going to be two American teams, 117 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 2: one team of international players. They'll play a round robin 118 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 2: of three games and then the final quarter will be 119 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: the championship game. But you have sixteen American players, sixteen 120 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: American players that are going to be named to the 121 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: NBA All Star list. And there are some right off 122 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: the bat that you're like, Okay, no brainer, right, Tyrese Maxey, 123 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 2: Donovan Mitchell. Those guys are going to be All Stars, 124 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: are going to be a part of this game. But 125 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 2: when we start getting down to the lower list, and 126 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: we know Lebron didn't want to play last year, so 127 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: maybe Lebron shouldn't even be a part of it this year. 128 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 4: That's cute that you think he's not going to participate, 129 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 4: Well just say that's cute. 130 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: Of course he's going to be there. 131 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 2: He may be there and then not playing not play, which. 132 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: Is he took Norman Powell's spot. Whatever. 133 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: Okay, Norman Powell has a great case to. 134 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: Maybe if you have a yes in Miami MVP this. 135 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: Year, but you need to have Cooper Flag in this 136 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: All Star Game because I do think that he moves 137 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: the needle. I think he is one of the next 138 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 2: superstars in the NBA. And one of the problems with 139 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 2: the NBA that I that I think is Lebron and 140 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 2: some of the older heads just never leaving, so there's 141 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: not an opportunity for somebody else to take over the 142 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: league themselves. Now, maybe Wemby will do it. I don't 143 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 2: know if SGA is doing it, but I think Wemby 144 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 2: would have more of the opportunity to do so. But 145 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: I think that Cooper Flagg could be as part of 146 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: that conversation. And this allows that growth, This begins that growth, 147 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: this continues that growth growth, and I would want to 148 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: see Cooper Flagg against the best players from the international 149 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 2: team against the other American team. I think that's good 150 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: TV and ultimately that's what the NBA wants. So that's 151 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: why I just think for all those reasons Manzi that 152 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: he needs to be an All Star. And I'm sorry 153 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: for some of the players that aren't going to make 154 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: the cut, but it's more important for Cooper Flag to 155 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: be an All Star than some of those other guys. 156 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: We've literally seen the NBA fail at putting what people 157 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 4: want to watch in front of us. They have not 158 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 4: done the logical decisions that we have maybe discussed over 159 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 4: the years. 160 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 3: And so if it was. 161 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 4: Him or Orknippal, you would say both, or you would 162 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 4: say just say Cooper Flag. Just Cooper Flag, because you know, 163 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 4: the Mavericks are eleventh in the Western Conference and so 164 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 4: it's like, but they are looking better, and it's like, 165 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 4: I would not be I would not be mad at 166 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: all if he's in it. I'm just really wondering, like 167 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 4: maybe he does move the needle, but like, does anyone. 168 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: Truly care about the All starium? Are people going to 169 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 3: tune in? 170 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 4: And yeah, maybe he should at least participate in some way. 171 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 4: He's got to be there. He's got to be one 172 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 4: of the reasons. But I just don't know who would 173 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 4: he snub. And that's the question, who would he snub? 174 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: So this is with the new format the way it 175 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: is is. 176 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: Not properlate, right or is it still eastern West? 177 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 2: You'll be voted. They'll be voted in East and West. 178 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: They will be Okay, Now what they're hoping twenty four 179 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: players in all and this is the other This is 180 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 2: the tricky thing about the NBA. It's just confusing for 181 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 2: people to understand the format. Twelve starters or twelve players 182 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: will be named from the east, twelve players will be 183 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 2: named from the west. Those are your twenty four all Stars. 184 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: Their fingers are crossed that it's sixteen American players and 185 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: eight international players. 186 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 4: You know it's not going to be so you know 187 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: they're going to manipulators and they're going to do what 188 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 4: they want correct exactly. 189 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 2: So now we get into the equation of manipulation, correct, 190 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 2: not earning, not just popularity, which I think Cooper Flag, 191 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 2: by the way, because of his popularity, could be one 192 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: of those players voted in. This is what I think 193 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 2: is important is that there is a ninth international player 194 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 2: that may get snubbed under this current. That's the real 195 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 2: snub not the fifteenth or sixteenth best American player that 196 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,479 Speaker 2: would sit out because of Cooper Flag. It's the international 197 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 2: which Cooper Flag has nothing to do about. So the 198 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 2: format is already kind of silly, right, They're trying to 199 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: make us watch, They're trying to make us USA against 200 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 2: the world. It's a tie in with the Olympic, with 201 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: the Winter Olympics that are going on. There's even going 202 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 2: to be programming. I think Team USA plays hockey prior 203 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: on NBC to the All Star Game. All of this 204 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 2: is contrived, So why not rig it? Were most popular 205 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: star gets into the most marquee event outside of your playoffs? 206 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, I think I think you. You make a 207 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 4: lot of good points. I just really don't know if 208 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 4: I can trust the NBA to make their smart decision. 209 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 2: Let's be real. MAZI just feels bad for brandon Ingram 210 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 2: and Norman Powell, right, I mean those are the guys. 211 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: Those are the guys that we are talking about. Yeah, 212 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 2: can be on the cutting room floor on. 213 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 3: The French who have not been there. 214 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 4: Brandon Ingram and what he's doing with the Toronto Raptors, 215 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 4: no one expected that. 216 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 3: No one expected that. Did you have the Raptors being 217 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 3: third in the Eastern Conference? No, not even a little bit. 218 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 4: Not even a little bit. And also yeah, like the 219 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 4: heater in it, but the heater always in it. I yes, 220 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 4: maybe I do have a soft spot for other players. 221 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 4: I just have seen the NBA fail in the past 222 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 4: of making the smart, logical decision, and I'm wondering if 223 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 4: they're gonna, if they're actually gonna put him in when 224 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 4: he should be, even if he doesn't. Put him in, 225 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 4: even if he doesn't deserve it. That's what you're saying, Yes, 226 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 4: put him in, even if he doesn't deserve If. 227 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 2: It's close, he's in. He gets the benefit of the doubt. 228 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: It's more beneficial for the league to have him. Yes. 229 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 2: Why do you think Nuggets Mavericks was on NBC last night? 230 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: No? 231 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 3: Right, yes, right? 232 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: Like I mean it wasn't just because of Jokic. 233 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: No, definitely, or Anthony Davis. Yes, yes, it was because 234 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 3: of him. 235 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: Yes, So Rockets Clippers ends up following you can. It's 236 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: Kevin Durant and Rockets are really good the worst stink Clippers. Yes, 237 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: but it's James Harden and Kawhi Leonard. And that's right 238 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 2: back to the fact. Here's the here's the good thing 239 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: for those in the camp with me that agree that 240 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag should be an All Star. The course that 241 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 2: he is setting and if he does this over the 242 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 2: next fifteen games before that All Star Game, I think 243 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 2: he could make the case for himself that he deserves 244 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 2: to be there. But if it comes down to the 245 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: point where it's borderline and he continues this sort of play, 246 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: he has to he has to be in. He was 247 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: the talk of the town last night, He's been the 248 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: talk of the town over the last couple of weeks. 249 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 2: And that's what the the NBA is doing really well. 250 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 2: But you need Cooper Flagg, who may not be that 251 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 2: generational super generational Wemby because of how much of a 252 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: freak Wenby is, but still he is up there of 253 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 2: the years that you wanted to win the NBA Draft lottery. 254 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I mean, listen, you're making all the right points. 255 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 4: You're making all the right points, and I hope, I 256 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 4: hope they do put him in. But I'm gonna sit here, 257 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 4: and when they put him in, I'm gonna tell you 258 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: of the ones who got snubbed, don't. 259 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 3: We see, because these guys should have made it. There's 260 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 3: always a few. 261 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 2: It's different when Lebron's been there. 262 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 3: Lebron should not be in it. 263 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 2: No, But like last year, so Norman Powell gets basically 264 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 2: snubbed because Lebron is in and then he backs out 265 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 2: of the game. And that's yeah, correct, that really stinks. Absolutely, 266 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 2: Lebron should not be in it. 267 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 4: He's just right now already. Hey, guys, thank you. You 268 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 4: can give me an honorable, you know, mention. But he 269 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 4: should not be in it. He should not even be 270 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 4: considered and you should take himself out of it. 271 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 2: Correct. 272 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 3: Yes, I'm with you. I totally agree with that. I 273 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: totally agree. No, I think I think you're convincing me. 274 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, Cooper Flag should be in it because if anybody, 275 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 4: I really was wondering if. 276 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 3: He moved the needle. 277 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 4: But maybe because of the whole situation where like there's 278 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 4: all these unks in the NBA that we're still following, 279 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 4: right like all the old guys, that's what we're tuning in. 280 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 3: So I'm wondering, does he move the needle? But maybe 281 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 3: you're right, maybe he does. 282 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 2: I think that there is a generation of players This 283 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: happened in the NFL with quarterbacks and the probably quarterbacks 284 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 2: that were drafted fifteen years ago. Talking about the Russell Wilson's, 285 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 2: the Cam Newton's, the Andrew lux guys that were thought 286 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 2: to carry the torch from Brady and Breeze and Philip Rivers, 287 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: but that just never came to fruition. So now I 288 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 2: kind of jumped, and now it's oh, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, 289 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson, those, yeah, those are the guys. I think 290 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 2: It's kind of that way in the NBA. Yes, I 291 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 2: think so with Steph and Lebron and Kevin Durant staying 292 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 2: around as long as they have the other that that 293 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 2: next generation of players kipped. Yeah, yeah, and so now 294 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 2: it's going to be And I actually think that the 295 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 2: NBA players are better than the product of the NFL 296 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 2: quarterbacks that were in that generation. But I mean there 297 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 2: was a point where we thought that Giannis and Nicola 298 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 2: jokicchen Yokich may still be the best player in the 299 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 2: NBA right now, but like those are days now in 300 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: the past. Now it's these other young guys that are 301 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 2: moving up, Like Anthony Edwards for as great as he is, 302 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: for Jason Tatum, for right, you know, as great, it's 303 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 2: like it's already past their time for them to take 304 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 2: over and beat the NBA. 305 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 4: I never I never even thought of that, And you're 306 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 4: so right, there was like a generation that was skipped 307 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 4: and only a few came out of that, Nicola Jokic 308 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 4: being one of them. Right, all the other ones are 309 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 4: just kind of like, yeah, they were good, but we 310 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 4: definitely skipped them over. 311 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 3: And now it seems like Cooper five can be the 312 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 3: start of the ones taking over the torch. 313 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I love that and and I think 314 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: that two players. I think that Luca and I think 315 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 2: that Kate Cunningham could have toggled on both sides. Yes, 316 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 2: but now though maybe with the younger because. 317 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 4: They are still I still look at them as younger, 318 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 4: even though like we've seen Luca what now seven years 319 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 4: eight years? Yeah, but I still look at him as 320 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 4: a younger generation. 321 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 2: Yes, I did too, all right, She's wat, I'm Dan Bayer. 322 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: Cooper. 323 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 2: He does he needs to be an All star. 324 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 4: He does need to be an All Star. But I'm 325 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 4: more like with the thing of like this giving the generation. 326 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 4: I never thought of it like that, but that makes 327 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 4: perfect sense. 328 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: He also may single handedly bring back the crappy mustache 329 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 2: look because that thing, oh my goodness, like that is 330 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 2: that is such a nineteen year old mustache. 331 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: It shows his age. 332 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, it is struggling so hopefully the mustache and 333 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 2: goateee can take off the next fifteen games like this 334 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 2: game has. But otherwise maybe they should just that that 335 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 2: should be a thing at Mavericks games. 336 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 3: Him and Paul Skeins. 337 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 2: He's brought back the T shirt. Yeah right, what Skemes is? 338 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 3: No, Skeins is also just there. 339 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 2: I thought more planned. Cooper Flags brought back the T 340 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: shirt underneath. 341 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, he has jersey. 342 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 2: Other players would wear like the the. 343 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 4: More compression yes, yes, and he's wearing like a T 344 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 4: shirt like literally yeah, because Anthony Davis war was like 345 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 4: the compression shirt under. 346 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 2: Changing the game. 347 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. 348 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 4: Oh man, but he's like the young guy and he's acting. 349 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 3: Like the old guy with that T. 350 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 2: Shirt and then mustache and he's only nineteen in five 351 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: days nine? Did you pick Duke to win it all 352 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 2: last year in the bracket? Do you remember? 353 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,479 Speaker 3: I think I did okay and they were knocked. 354 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 2: Out in the National seventh Final by by the Houston Cougars. 355 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: I went back and forth and I was like, oh, 356 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: I'm gonna pick Florida. I'm gonna pick Florida, and then 357 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: I think I ended up ultimately picking Duke. Anyway, it 358 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: brings me to this point. 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But 412 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 2: TV wasn't on. There was no football on. Maybe once 413 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 2: in a great while there would be a game on 414 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,719 Speaker 2: Christmas Day, but the TVs were off. And so then 415 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 2: when I moved to southern California twenty years ago, I 416 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: was surprised that how much the Lakers playing on Christmas 417 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 2: Day was a tradition that it was for people in 418 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 2: southern California, just like watching the Lions or Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Right. 419 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 4: Absolutely absolutely, as a Clipper fan, I was watching like 420 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 4: Christmas was, Oh, I gotta watch Lakers play, like this 421 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 4: is what we're we're doing today we're watching We're all 422 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 4: gonna we're all gonna not just even just have it 423 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 4: on in the background, We're all actually gonna probably watch 424 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 4: it for the most part and have. 425 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 3: It on the main TV somewhere. 426 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 7: You know what I mean. 427 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 2: In the NFL now is an all on assault on 428 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: Christmas Day. Last year they figured out a way to 429 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 2: play Wednesday games. Yeah, hell is. That's when you knew, 430 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 2: when they doctor the schedule to have teams play on 431 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 2: Saturday the week before so then they could play on 432 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: the Wednesday of the week and then have more of 433 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 2: a break. That's when you knew that the NFL was 434 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 2: really trying to take over Christmas Day. And it allowed 435 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 2: a broadcast partner, new broadcast partners to break into the 436 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 2: broadcasting world with a window that was kind of untouched 437 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: and clean. So Netflix now has two of the games 438 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 2: on Christmas Day. Prime Video will have the late game 439 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 2: between the Broncos and the Chiefs. Yeah, not not good, 440 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: not good at all. But Netflix on this has the 441 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 2: Lions and Vikings after the Cowboys and Commanders, and of 442 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 2: those four teams, the Lions have a slim playoff. Hope 443 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 2: Max Brozmur is gonna be starting for the Vikings, the 444 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 2: Cowboys coming off their loss facing a banged up Commander's team, 445 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 2: like there is just it is not a great slate. 446 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 2: It is not a good slate of football. The question now, 447 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 2: is the bad slate of football enough for the NBA 448 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 2: to regain its power on Christmas Day? 449 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: Oh? 450 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 3: For this year. 451 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 4: Absolutely, It's just this just goes to show. It's like 452 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 4: you got too greedy, NFL. You got too greedy. You 453 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 4: could have had one game on Christmas and. 454 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 3: Then maybe it's not that bad. 455 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 4: But you look at the slate and then you look 456 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 4: at are you really Are you really going to tune 457 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 4: in and wake up to watch the Cowboys and the Commanders. 458 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 4: Are you really gonna get up to do that here 459 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 4: in La beat or so of the Calvern at ten 460 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 4: am one eastern? 461 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 3: Are you really gonna get up and watch that? Absolutely not. 462 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 3: But you know what, I may get up and watch 463 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 3: dam the Cavaliers and the Knicks. I may actually get 464 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 3: up and watch that one. 465 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 4: The NBA slate is good from top to bottom, and 466 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 4: it's all day, all day down to the bottom. 467 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: But I think the NBA has always had good games, 468 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 2: but it's just did they resonate enough with people and. 469 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 3: But do they need to resonate like that. 470 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: I think that I think that they do. I don't 471 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 2: think anybody. I don't think that there are many people 472 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 2: who will watch all five NBA games on the schedule. 473 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 4: Sure, I think it could be on not maybe not 474 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 4: they're not watching, but the TV will be on all day. 475 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 2: An NBA I agree with that. I think though, that 476 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 2: the NFL would be the first option. I just think 477 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 2: the Netflix portion of this is the tricky portion of this. 478 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: So we're going to open up presidents as a family. 479 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 2: This is me and speaking myself only. I can guarantee 480 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 2: at the time that we're sitting there and have a 481 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 2: Christmas get together, Calves and Nicks will not be on 482 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 2: at nine o'clock local time. Different on the East Coast 483 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: it's noon. Maybe people are more on with their day 484 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 2: at that point, but for us, it is not going 485 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 2: to be. It is not going to be on at 486 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 2: ten o'clock. Will I turn on Cowboys Commanders? Probably? I 487 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: already have Netflix, and I think a lot of people do, 488 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: but not everybody does. And that's the point where I 489 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 2: get with this, Manzi is I think people will be 490 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 2: turning on and turning on the NBA, and it may 491 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:35,479 Speaker 2: not be right away because whether you have cable or 492 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 2: satellite or maybe YouTube TV, you don't have to pay 493 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 2: extra or go through an extra subscription service to access 494 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 2: Cavaliers and Knicks. And I think that's the biggest advantage 495 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 2: where if Netflix had a game worth watching, I think 496 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: people are going through the efforts to try to chase 497 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 2: that game down, whether they're loading up their Netflix subscription 498 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 2: or they're having a subscripcription of their own. That's where 499 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 2: I think that these games miss for the NFL is. 500 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: I don't think there are gonna be new subscriptions, and 501 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 2: I think if people are just ready to tune into something, 502 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 2: they'll just end up tuning into the NBA games because 503 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: they're easier to access. 504 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 4: For that, I do agree with you that the Netflix 505 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 4: level of tomorrow, if you want to watch these games, 506 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 4: it's not gonna benefit. No one is going to add 507 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 4: a subscription. You are one hundred percent right for these games. 508 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 4: But when you ask me, like, well, what game has 509 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 4: resonated with you when it comes to the Christmas games, 510 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 4: I feel like with the NBA, like, at least for me, 511 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 4: like a game that would resonate probably a playoff game, 512 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 4: probably a high scoring game for somebody on the Clippers, 513 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 4: you know what I mean, Like a Blake Griffin, a 514 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 4: lob City. 515 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 3: That's what resonates. 516 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 4: But I feel like with football there's a lot more. 517 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 3: Resonates because there's less games. 518 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 4: With the NBA, I feel like you just want to 519 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 4: be entertained, and I can tune in for two minutes 520 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 4: if I'm at home, I'm gonna have the NBA guy, 521 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 4: I am gonna be watching the NBA games. I can 522 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 4: tune in for like three minutes of the Kavs Nicks 523 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,120 Speaker 4: game and get fun three minutes of NBA. I can 524 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 4: tune in for five minutes of the Commanders and Cowboys, 525 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 4: and I'm gonna get nothing probably out of five minutes 526 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 4: of watching that. 527 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 3: There's nothing for me to look forward to. What am 528 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 3: I looking forward to? 529 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: Fantasy football? 530 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 4: I don't have anybody playing in those teams, So. 531 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 2: Betting I probably not. 532 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 3: I rather bet. I rather bet in the NBA. 533 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 4: And I just I think that that it's a benefit 534 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 4: with the NBA that you can't just kind of have 535 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 4: it on in the background and tune in and out. 536 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 2: That's fair. 537 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 3: With the NFL, I don't do that. 538 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 4: And then these games I'm really not gonna want to 539 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 4: care for the minor details. 540 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 2: It is difficult to have the NFL on passively. 541 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 4: It is absolutely exactly exactly with the NBA. 542 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 2: You just have it on, so just check in and 543 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 2: check out Chris Pherfett or technical producer. 544 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, I just feel like as a Lions fan, it's 545 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 6: I think there is something to the difficulty of making 546 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 6: sure the Christmas matchup you're going to have in the 547 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 6: NFL is going to be a meaningful one. Like I mean, 548 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 6: this was always the problem with like Lions Thanksgiving for 549 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 6: so long, right, Like it's always like, well, we should 550 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 6: take the Lions off Thanksgiving so we can get a 551 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 6: meaningful game. You've got these games playing for Christmas and 552 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 6: luck of the draw you were going on. You were 553 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 6: going on teams that were good last year that you 554 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 6: were kind of guessing are going to be important divisional 555 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 6: matchups for this season, and they're not, like, as you say, 556 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 6: the Lions need like it's more important for the Lions 557 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 6: for Packers to lose than is for the Lions to 558 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 6: win for them to get in. And then it's the 559 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 6: other games completely useless in any kind of standings. It 560 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 6: NFL needs meaning to their games, whereas the NBA this 561 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 6: time of year, like, as you say, mons, you can 562 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 6: put on whatever as far as some great talent, because 563 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 6: at this point the year, those games are not going 564 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 6: to be to get into the playoffs. 565 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 4: But entertain me, yes, right, Like they're not meaningful, but 566 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 4: they're going to be entertaining. 567 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 6: The NFL drives so much of its games being meaningful 568 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 6: that when you then start putting on meaningless games, it 569 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 6: really devalues. And then you have to also pay a 570 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 6: Netflix subscription on top of it. 571 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 2: I knew that there are years that the Lions weren't good, 572 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 2: and I was always a support of the Lions being 573 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: on Thanksgiving. 574 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 3: Well, I feel like, isn't that just the tradition? 575 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 4: Though, yes, like for Thanksgiving you're gonna sit through a 576 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 4: bad game, but it's like Thanksgiving football. 577 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: Yuh honestly, And because I mean, the Lakers and Rockets 578 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 2: are two good teams, but outside of the Spurs in 579 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 2: Oklahoma City of being like that's that to me is 580 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 2: the is the marquee game. Rockets Lakers is second to 581 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 2: me just because of the nostalgia of the Lakers always 582 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 2: playing on that so that that would have that, that 583 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 2: would they would be the Cowboys of Thanksgiving Day essentially 584 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 2: of watching that game, and the Cowboys game always gets 585 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 2: the highest ratings of any regular season game in this year, 586 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 2: set like Mucho records. Again, in a game against the. 587 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 4: Chiefs the Mavericks Warriors could be a fun game. You 588 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 4: could see Cooper Flag maybe going off and Jimmy Butler 589 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 4: and Steph Curry dropping you know, eighteen threes. 590 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 2: You may see Draymond do something crazy that would maybe 591 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 2: be the reason for it. I think that the I 592 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 2: don't want, like, I would not want a game between 593 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 2: like the Seahawks and Rams just they played last Thursday. 594 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 2: I don't want that on Christmas. 595 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 3: I don't think, Yes, that makes perfect sense. And so 596 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 3: if you focus on that. 597 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 2: Yes, that is like that is such a high strung, 598 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: high leveraged game for fans that it takes up your Christmas. 599 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 2: So I'm not necessarily mad that the NFL has these matchups, 600 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: but you can't tell me that's what they were going 601 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: for when they put the Lions and Vikings, the two 602 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 2: top teams in the NFC North to Christmas Point last year, 603 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 2: or Denver in Kansas City, as Denver made the postseason 604 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 2: last year and the Chiefs were coming up. You can't 605 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: tell me that's not what they were going for. Like 606 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 2: the Cowboys and Commanders, the Cowboys didn't make the playoffs 607 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 2: last year. The Commanders were due for a setback after 608 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 2: what happened last year. Did we think they were going 609 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 2: to be set back this much that now you're down 610 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 2: to your third string quarterback? No, but I didn't think that. 611 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: We thought that that would be for the NFC East Crown. 612 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 2: That's where I think that the NFL, and if it 613 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: was Lions Bears, maybe it's too meaningful of a game, 614 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 2: but I don't want a game that means everything. Maybe 615 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 2: have Eagles Bills beyond Christmas Day, because that's the Sunday 616 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: afternoon game. By the way, in the Sunday window, because 617 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 2: of the Saturday games that they have, there's only two 618 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 2: late games in Week seventeen. It's the Giants and Raiders 619 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 2: for the first overall pick loser likely gets the number 620 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: one overall pick in the draft, and it's Eagles Bills. 621 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: And while the Eagles and Bills of both both clinch 622 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 2: playoff spots. Sure there's some playoffs seating, but there's not 623 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 2: a lot there Eagles Bills on a Christmas Day would 624 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 2: be fun, It would be a must watch, but it 625 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 2: wouldn't be that everything is on the line for this game. 626 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 4: Mm hmm. 627 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 2: That the NFL probably should have put that game instead. 628 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 3: They would win for big games. 629 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you knew. My point is is you purposely 630 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 2: did divisional games hoping that they would mean something for 631 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 2: the division. Eagles Bills would not have been Yeah, you 632 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 2: knew the Bills were going to be in it. You 633 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 2: knew the Eagles were going to be in it. But 634 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 2: them playing each other does not affect it as opposed 635 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: to two divisional opponents would. Sure, if the Bills lose, 636 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 2: it hurts their seating or if the Eagles lose it, 637 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 2: it hurts their seating. But by putting the division matchups, 638 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 2: I think that the NFL was kind of destined to fail. 639 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 2: We had Packers Dolphins a couple of years ago, I 640 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 2: think was one of the Christmas games, and I think 641 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 2: that that was That's a that's a good game, Packers 642 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 2: are popular, doesn't do much damage in terms of the standings, 643 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 2: Like that's what the NFL needs, needs more of. 644 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I wonder if they'll change that for next year. 645 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 4: Because it seems like that that wasn't the approach for this. 646 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 4: It seems like they wanted the meaningful games. Yes, and 647 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 4: it makes sense that you. 648 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 3: Wouldn't want that. Yeah, I wouldn't want that. I don't 649 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 3: want to have to pay attention like that. 650 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 2: Correct, And it's it's like they put all their chips. 651 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 3: In the into the really exactly. 652 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, But I think the issue is like, if you 653 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 6: were Netflix, you want meaningful games because you want people 654 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 6: to watch them, to watch that these are the only 655 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 6: games Netflix gets all year. 656 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 3: But that's almost like someone give you bad advice. Everybody 657 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 3: loves the NFL. You don't need it to be meaningful. 658 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 3: Do you think you need to be entertaining? 659 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Do you think they would turned down Eagles Bills. No. 660 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 6: I don't think they'd turned down Eagles Mills. But I 661 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 6: think there's also an impetus on them. It's like when 662 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 6: they go to the NFL, it's like, we want meaningful 663 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 6: games in December. What you think are gonna be the 664 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 6: most meaningful to put on Christmas? 665 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think Eagles Bills is a fun game. 666 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. 667 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 2: I think that that's more of that's more of the game. 668 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 2: And then if because we've seen them flex. It's easier 669 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 2: to flex a game on the same day, meaning you 670 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 2: move it from a one Eastern to a four to 671 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 2: twenty five kick as opposed to switching days, and you'd 672 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 2: have more flexibility putting divisional games on a Sunday to 673 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 2: flex them out of that late window. If you wanted 674 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 2: to put Lions Vikings at four to twenty five Eastern 675 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 2: time at the beginning of the season on a Sunday, 676 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 2: go right ahead. 677 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 6: I think there is also something that we're basically getting 678 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 6: two teams on actually I think more than that that 679 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 6: also played on Thanksgiving that are now also playing on Christmas. 680 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 6: We're getting a little too much of the Lions and Cowboys. 681 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 2: Now. We sure Chiefs, right, but so that's their cash cow. 682 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 4: That's probably what they thought the safest bet was put 683 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 4: the Chiefs on on Christmas. 684 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 8: These are all through. These games six months ago looked 685 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 8: like hits. Yeah, it's just the way the seasons unfolded. 686 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 2: They don't. 687 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 8: I think you guys are all making great points, and 688 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 8: I still think we're gonna come in here on Friday 689 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 8: morning and the NFL will have drawn millions of more 690 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 8: viewers than. 691 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 2: The NBA will I agree with that. Cowboys alone. 692 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,479 Speaker 8: The Cowboys game alone is going to get higher ratings 693 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 8: than anything on the NBA schedule. 694 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 6: I think we've learned anything from these Lions being good, 695 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 6: Like they're a ratings drawer now too, Like. 696 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 4: Just who's the for the Commanders, Max Bras from the 697 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 4: Commanders Josh Johnson. 698 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 8: Doesn't matter, he's playing the stars in the Star. Yeah, 699 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 8: that's really what it is. 700 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 2: How about them Cowboys? How about that? Isaac Low and 701 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 2: Kron at the news desk giving us the latest of 702 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 2: what's happening today. What's going on? 703 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 7: Isaac, Well, the latest? Dan and Massie, how about this? 704 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 7: Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker t J. Watt returned to the practice 705 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 7: field today after missing a couple of weeks and just 706 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 7: a couple of weeks because of a partially collapsed lung. 707 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 7: He was officially listed as a limited participant. Got to 708 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 7: watch those treatments in the locker room involving syringes and needles. Apparently. 709 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 7: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice today for 710 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 7: the second straight day because of a back contusion. John 711 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 7: Harbaugh telling reporters Jackson's status for Saturday night's game at 712 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 7: Green Bay has not been determined yet. The Minnesota Itings 713 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 7: ruled out running back Jordan Mason and tied in TJ 714 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,959 Speaker 7: Hockinson for their Christmas Day game against the Lions. The 715 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 7: Lions listed receiver Amana Ross Saint Brown as questionable because 716 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 7: of a knee injury, and running back David Montgomery is 717 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 7: questionable due to illness. The Kansas City Chiefs today placed 718 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 7: receivers Rashie Rice and Taekwon Thornton, as well as cornerbacks 719 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 7: Trent McDuffie and Jalen Watson on injured reserve. They also 720 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 7: listed defensive end George Carloftis and linebacker Nick Bolton as 721 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 7: questionable for their Christmas Day game against the Broncos. Sesame 722 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 7: Street helped raise all of us. Now it's our turn 723 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 7: donate this holiday season at sesame dot org because the 724 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:10,719 Speaker 7: world needs Sesame and Sesame needs you. Finally, ESPN reports 725 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,839 Speaker 7: that that Detroit Lions fan who is physically confronted by 726 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 7: Steelers receiver DK Metcalf last Sunday, we'll be holding a 727 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 7: press conference with his attorneys on Friday too, and I 728 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 7: quote address the assault. Correct misinformation that has been publicly 729 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 7: repeated as fact and discuss the serious consequences he has faced. Unquote, 730 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 7: mark your calendars for Friday. 731 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 2: He's saying it in a sarcastic sort of way. Yeah, 732 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 2: I agree with I agree with the fan that what 733 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:52,320 Speaker 2: that he should have a press conference. Why we'll discuss it. Next, 734 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,880 Speaker 2: She's Monty. I'm Dan Byer. That's Isaac lowin Kron. Have 735 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 2: you heard about trainer Games? 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You have the news story the press conference 767 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 2: coming up? When and what are the details on the 768 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 2: Detroit Lions fan that got into it with DK Metcalf. 769 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:37,480 Speaker 7: Friday is going to be a press conference with the 770 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 7: fan and his attornees plural guys putting together his own 771 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 7: version of OJ's dream team. Apparently now I'm going to 772 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 7: read the actual quote do you want me to read 773 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,239 Speaker 7: it sarcastically, Dan, or do you want me to read 774 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:52,560 Speaker 7: it straight? 775 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 2: Read it straight if you will. 776 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 7: Okay, boy, it's going to be tough. 777 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 2: I know, I know. I'm just on the other side 778 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 2: of this. There's a reason though, he'll hold. 779 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 7: The news conference with attorney's Friday to quote address the assault, 780 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:09,120 Speaker 7: correct misinformation that has been publicly repeated as fact, and 781 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 7: to discuss the serious consequences he has faced unquote. 782 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 2: So I thought that if you're a fan, my timeline 783 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 2: of this whole story has changed. I went from the 784 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 2: side of the player to the side of the fan. 785 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,280 Speaker 2: When Moore ended up coming out for it, I thought, immediately, 786 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 2: if you're saying something to a player that has them 787 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,359 Speaker 2: respond in a certain way, you're a loser. You were 788 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:32,719 Speaker 2: with me on Sunday with Carrie Rhods, and I said 789 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 2: that during our Sunday show right after the incident happened. 790 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:39,280 Speaker 2: Finding out more about it now in seeing different camera 791 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:43,359 Speaker 2: angles and then seeing the stories that came out from 792 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 2: NFL insiders and from chado Chio Sinko in saying that 793 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:53,880 Speaker 2: the fan had allegedly said improper things using a racial slur, 794 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 2: a derogatory comment about DK Metcalf's mother, none of which 795 00:37:58,040 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 2: I believed was true. 796 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, it doesn't seem like none of it. 797 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 2: And nobody responded in the crowd that way. There were 798 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 2: no other Steelers players that came over and heard that stuff. 799 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 2: You would think that if another Steelers player heard a 800 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 2: fan yell that to DK Metcalf, that they would also respond. Well, 801 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:17,280 Speaker 2: DK was the only one to respond here. So now 802 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:21,080 Speaker 2: you have Ocho Sinko and Shannon Sharp talking about it 803 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 2: on their podcast. You have NFL insiders supporting this case 804 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 2: on what happened that this fan may have had an 805 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 2: alter case with DK Metcalf a year ago, spreading this narrative, 806 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 2: And now we know why the narrative was there. It 807 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 2: was so DK wouldn't lose the forty five million dollars 808 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,920 Speaker 2: that was guaranteed on his contract that could have been 809 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 2: voided for a situation like this where he had on 810 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 2: sportsmanlike conduct. So that's why DK and his people went 811 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 2: to great lengths to tell the story that there was 812 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 2: a racial slur and a derogatory term. So now this guy, 813 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 2: who all we know is a Lions fan with tickets 814 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 2: of the fifty yard line with the blue wig is 815 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:00,280 Speaker 2: deemed a racist in someone who's calling someone's mother means 816 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 2: I would want to defend my name too. I would 817 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:06,359 Speaker 2: sue them, and I think that's what he's threatening to do. 818 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 2: If somebody wanted to do that and throw my name 819 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 2: in the mud when that was never the case, I 820 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 2: would want something for it. I would make sure that 821 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,440 Speaker 2: they knew that I meant business so it doesn't happen again. 822 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:17,359 Speaker 3: I hear what you're saying. 823 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 4: I guess the idea of just a press conference, I'm like, 824 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 4: who's going to really tune into this, Like, let's be real, 825 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 4: go ahead and absolutely handle business the way you want, 826 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 4: because yeah, if people were speaking like that about me 827 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,879 Speaker 4: and that is not at all what happen, I would 828 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,239 Speaker 4: absolutely be out there defending myself and sue it. 829 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 3: I just think the press conference is kind of silly. 830 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:37,239 Speaker 4: I don't know what DK Metcalf was thinking, but I 831 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 4: also feel like there's no way that nothing happened, like 832 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 4: you're saying, like Metcalf just lost it. 833 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 2: He lost it because he didn't like to be called 834 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:45,799 Speaker 2: by his real. 835 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:51,359 Speaker 4: Government name, by his real name, Like there's no defending Metcalf, right, 836 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 4: Like if that's really all it was How do you 837 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 4: defend that? 838 00:39:54,239 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 3: You can't you really, you absolutely can't. 839 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 4: All I'm saying all I do feel like there are 840 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,160 Speaker 4: in this situation may have I can't defend you. There's 841 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 4: just sometimes where the fan, you know, the customer, is 842 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,320 Speaker 4: not always right. I'm not saying this is that situation. 843 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 4: Having a press conference seems a little bit ridiculous, but 844 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:11,719 Speaker 4: by all means, dude, defend yourself because the story did 845 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 4: take a bunch of turns and none of it was true. 846 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 2: She's Monty, I'm Dan, this is Fox