1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Doug Gottlieb Show podcast. Be 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday three to six 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Eastern twelve to three Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: your local station for The Doug Gottlieb Show at Foxsports 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: Radio dot com, or stream us live every day on 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 3: A very very very very very very happy Fourth of July. Monzy. 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: Fireworks in the afternoon. 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 4: Fireworks in the afternoon. I mean, you can't even see them, 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 4: but you can't hang out with us. 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 5: I was just. 13 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 4: Complaining to you about how much I don't care about 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: Fourth of July. 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 5: But I will say I forget that. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 4: We have baseball literally all day, and that's probably the 17 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 4: best part of Fourth of July. 18 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: Don't let your mom hear that, by the way, she 19 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 3: may freak out. Manzy loves the Fourth of July. Mom, 20 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 3: blondy House. 21 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 5: No, I don't. I'm over it. I'm over the fireworks. 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 4: I'm over It's like, maybe maybe you are you gonna 23 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 4: do far works later? 24 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 5: Can you in your city do fireworks later? 25 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? 26 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 6: Well, are you going to illegally doing fireworks? 27 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 7: Okay? 28 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 3: No, No, I will not be. I will not be 29 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: no matter what Manzi's drop says, that will not be happening. 30 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 6: Hold on it on, it does. 31 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 3: Hold on. There is more of a push because of 32 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 3: what happened in southern California earlier this year with the wildfires, 33 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 3: and one of the fires thought maybe it was lit 34 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: by a firework. So I've noticed more and more like 35 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 3: public service announcements, people being active to say like, let's 36 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 3: look out for this. I think we've even seen some 37 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: activity of fireworks stuff being busted. But I will say this, 38 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 3: I like a fireworks show. I even said earlier this week. 39 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: I have I got out of my I'm too cool 40 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: for school stage in my teens and my twenties, where 41 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: I'm like, who cares about fireworks? Sure, now that I've 42 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 3: got a young one, I see his excitement over it, 43 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 3: so it brings it out to me. But the fourth 44 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: is what's happening right now, that's truly like ultimately, for 45 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: as great as the fireworks are, and sometimes gosh doesn't 46 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 3: get dark to like nine to thirty, you know, in 47 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 3: certain places you get of the fireworks coming, the party 48 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: is right now. It's the afternoon, it's the cookout, it's 49 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 3: the swimming, it's the corn hole, it's all of that cot. Yes, yes, 50 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: it's sitting in a radio studio with no windows facing outside. 51 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: That's what the Fourth of July is. No, but that's 52 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 3: people who are driving right now to a place on 53 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 3: the fourth of July, right and they're not counting down 54 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 3: the hours eight more hours and no fireworks. They're saying, 55 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: I can't wait to get there to grab a dog 56 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 3: or a burger, or just to grab a brew, sit 57 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 3: down and enjoy the afternoon. That's what That's what the 58 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: celebration portion of the Fourth of July is about. 59 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 4: You know what, You're right, You're right because the fireworks 60 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 4: is a small portion of it. And I guess my 61 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 4: thing is, I've seen great fireworks, and it's never the 62 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 4: ones that people are putting down in front of the house. 63 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 6: Great fireworks because even a Disneyland all the. 64 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 4: Time, But the ones that you buy and you do 65 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 4: in your house or like you know, even they're not 66 00:02:58,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 4: as great. 67 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 5: So I'm just not in us. 68 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 4: And what really annoys me is when it's going to 69 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 4: be four am and those fireworks are still going. 70 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 5: That's what. 71 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 3: Yes, those are the worst. 72 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 5: Those are those but you're right. 73 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 4: The day, it's a whole day of celebrating with a 74 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 4: bunch of fun surrounding what ends up being fireworks in 75 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 4: the evening. 76 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: I do, you're right, I do love myself some Four 77 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 3: Seasons sparking off in the driveway in the street and 78 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: the cul de sac. Four Seasons is the one that, well, 79 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: they all go, but it goes, but it goes. It's 80 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 3: the first season is like. 81 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 4: Yes, green, yes, yes, and it's a color yeah yeah. 82 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, and then it goes to like maybe an 83 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 3: orange because of summer in the sun, and then it 84 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: goes and I just bit my tongue red for auburn 85 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 3: for autumn, and then white for winter and that's and 86 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: then it's then it's. 87 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 4: Done that I know exactly which one you're talking about. 88 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 4: I haven't seen that in a while, because yes, those 89 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 4: are the ones that you buy. 90 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 6: You can do on your street, on the sidewalk and 91 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 6: all that. 92 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 4: I also like the the sticks though, you just slide 93 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 4: it up, but it lasts like seven seconds. 94 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 6: The sticks, it's like a stick and sparkler, a sparkler. 95 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 5: There we go. 96 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 6: That was like the stick. The stick, This is a stick. 97 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: It's a stick. 98 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 4: You guys, the sparkler, but it lasts likes seven seconds. 99 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 4: And I used to write on the sidewalk with my 100 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 4: like my name with the sparklers. 101 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: Yes, right, yeah, yeah, yeah, So you do like fireworks 102 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 3: back in. 103 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 4: The day, back in the day when I was young. 104 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 5: I'm not a kid anymore, a. 105 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: Little bit, a little bit longer because the sparkler does. 106 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 3: The great thing about sparklers were like the slight burns 107 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 3: you were getting from the sparks off of it that 108 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: you know what I'm talking about, Sam, Like, there's this 109 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 3: It would sting a little bit, Yes, it would. It 110 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 3: felt like a bunch of baby bees was staining your 111 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 3: wrist and forearm. But yet you had fire in your hand, 112 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 3: and that was exciting. Here we are celebrating the fourth 113 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: of July. Hot dogs were eaten today. We'll get into that, 114 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 3: and Lebron James has been tweeting. We are now officially on. 115 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 3: By the way, Monty and I are here for the 116 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: next four hours, as is I Low and Kron Bo 117 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 3: Benson and Iowa Sam. We are all hanging out. We 118 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: are it's a special time, the special time of year 119 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: because Lebron James is decided to be very very active 120 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 3: on social media today for whatever reason, and we'll dive 121 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: more into it, but we are now officially on the. 122 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 7: Watch twenty twenty five. I'm watched twenty twenty five. 123 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 3: Watch twenty twenty five most recently. By the way, that 124 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 3: phrase coined by Bo Benson, our executive producer, want to 125 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 3: give you credit is very very high pitched low Watch 126 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 3: twenty twenty five. Let's hear it again. 127 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 7: The Watch twenty twenty five. I watched twenty twenty five. 128 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 3: Lebron James was working out Eddie Cavs practice facility today, 129 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 3: according to reports out of Cleveland, or at least hanging out. 130 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: He was also seen golfing earlier today. That is your 131 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: latest Lebron James update. 132 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 7: The Watch twenty twenty five. I'm watched twenty twenty five. 133 00:05:58,920 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 5: This is so good. 134 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 4: Never cared as much as I care right now about 135 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 4: what Lebron is doing, just so I can Watch twenty 136 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 4: twenty five. 137 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 3: We do have an update. Let's get the update. Iowa 138 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: Sam for the Watch. 139 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 7: Twenty twenty five, not Watch twenty twenty five. 140 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 3: Lebron James is just tweeted every summer since it was built. 141 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 3: He's been in Cleveland. I live here and still train 142 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 3: every summer. Y'all are bored, Go get a plate of 143 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 3: food somewhere and enjoy the fourth of July. I'll be 144 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: listening to Monty and Dan on Fox Sports Radio that 145 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: from Lebron James. 146 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 7: Watch twenty twenty five, not Watch. 147 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 3: Twenty twenty may have lied about the last part, but 148 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 3: up until the fourth of July. He says, get a 149 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 3: plate of food somewhere and enjoy the fourth So Lebron says, 150 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 3: no story here. 151 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 6: Okay, Lebron, please, you are the story. 152 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 4: Let's go and we'll dive into that because I do 153 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 4: think we are kind of waiting to see what happens 154 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 4: with Lebron in his future. 155 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 6: We know he opted in, but that doesn't mean anything. 156 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 6: That doesn't mean fact what that you know what I'm saying, 157 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 6: So I'm looking forward to it. 158 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 3: He also did something on social media today that I 159 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 3: don't know what the lover hate, but I will say this, 160 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 3: Lebron is not stupid, and Lebron understands that where his 161 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 3: path to an NBA finals would be, and that is 162 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: through the Eastern Conference. Yes, right like right now, like 163 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 3: if you're looking at it. Sure, I don't remember the 164 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two picture from Cleveland of the fourth of July. 165 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 3: I'd like to go back in Lebron's social and check 166 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: this all out, since he says he's been there every 167 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 3: year and that's where he trains in the offseason. I 168 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 3: don't necessarily believe all of that, But if you were 169 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 3: to try to get back to the NBA Finals, going 170 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 3: to the Eastern Conference, wherever you go, truly, wherever you 171 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: go in the Eastern Conference is probably a better option 172 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 3: than staying with the Lakers and trying to navigate what 173 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 3: is the Western Conference in that gauntlet? Monzi, it is 174 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 3: a time. This was a conversation that was brought up 175 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: decades ago. But when you see how difficult the West 176 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 3: is right now. And by the way, here's the scary thing, 177 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: the future of the NBA. I'm telling you the future 178 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 3: of the NBA right now. Manzi is in the Western Conference. 179 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: Cooper flaggs now in Dallas first overall pick. We expect 180 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,679 Speaker 3: Victor webbin Yama to be an absolute star and maybe 181 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 3: the face of the league at some point. He's in 182 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 3: the Western Conference. Anthony Edwards does want to be the 183 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 3: face of the league, but he's darn good he's in 184 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 3: the Western Conference. Shake Gildess, Alexander's now getting seventy one 185 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: million dollars a year to play basketball in the Western Conference. 186 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 3: And I could go on and on. We could talk 187 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,559 Speaker 3: about the Rockets and Kevin Durant, we could talk about 188 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 3: your Clippers and Kawhi Leonard. It goes on and on 189 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 3: and on and on, and it is now time for 190 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 3: Adam Silver in the NBA to say, we kind of 191 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 3: got to do away with these conferences. This has gone 192 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 3: on for way too long of having the West be 193 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 3: as good as it is. I mean usually against this. 194 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 3: They tried it in college football. It didn't work for 195 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 3: the Big Ten. It actually failed miserably for the Big 196 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 3: Ten when they tried to set up we want these 197 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: teams here in this team in that conference because we 198 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 3: feel it's going to be even. I don't know how 199 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: you would set up these divisions, but right now East 200 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 3: and West is not a fair fight. It's not interesting basketball. 201 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 3: And I think Adam Silver and the NBA need to 202 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 3: revisit doing away with conferences for how loaded the West 203 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 3: is right now. 204 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 4: You know, sports talk is usually a discussion because people 205 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 4: don't agree. Everyone would agree with this statement. That the 206 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 4: East is wide open and that all of the competition 207 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 4: is on the Western Conference. Going into the playoffs for 208 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 4: this year, nobody wanted to play who could end up 209 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: as a player in the West, whether it was going 210 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 4: to be the Clippers, whether it was going to be 211 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 4: I think Denver was in it, Warriors. Nobody wanted to 212 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 4: play whoever was going to win the play in tournament. 213 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 6: When it came to the East, the Celtics, they weren't 214 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 6: worried about that. The Calves weren't worried about that. 215 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 4: They're like, who's going to be Miami? We don't care, Chicago, 216 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 4: It doesn't matter. There is very little competition out of 217 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: the Eastern Conference. 218 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 6: And if you're not going to do this now, then 219 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 6: when this is the perfect opportunity to do it. 220 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 4: I don't think people would fight or be upse said 221 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 4: about it. 222 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 5: It's the perfect time to do it. 223 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 4: It's right in front of your faces as to why 224 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 4: you should do this, you. 225 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 3: Said it in a very kind way. I'll just say it. 226 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 3: The East sucks right now. It does, and it has 227 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 3: for a while, and it's gotten worse. It wasn't like 228 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 3: when the Raptors won it in twenty nineteen, or when 229 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 3: the Bucks won it in twenty twenty one, or when 230 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 3: the Celtics won it last year, that the East was 231 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 3: this juggernaut. Those teams rose to the occasion and came through. 232 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 3: But I even go to the late teens where Lebron 233 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 3: and the Cavs had their runs to the NBA Finals 234 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 3: in twenty fifteen to twenty sixteen. Then Durant joins the 235 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 3: Warriors and they're still facing If you remember prior to 236 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 3: Kevin Durant joining the Warriors, we remember he was in 237 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 3: Oklahoma City. The Warriors got tested at that point. The 238 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 3: Warriors got tested with the Houston Rockets and almost were 239 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 3: eliminated in the Western Conference Final. There wasn't that resistance 240 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 3: towards the Cavaliers at that point. This conversation has been 241 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: going on, I think since the early two thos when 242 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 3: the Lakers had their three peet and you've had Eastern 243 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 3: Conference teams win NBA titles, but that doesn't necessarily reflect 244 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 3: that the Eastern Conference as a whole was better. I 245 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 3: don't know how you, as an NBA or an NBA 246 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: commissioner can look at this and look at the Western 247 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 3: Conference right now and say we have four teams that 248 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 3: probably are just going to continue to stink Portland, Phoenix, 249 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 3: New Orleans, and Utah. So we have eleven teams right 250 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 3: now for ten spots, so they're already locked into their spots, 251 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 3: so it's not as much drama. There's just jockeying for position. 252 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: In the East, you don't think anybody is good, so 253 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 3: you're not really paying attention and bad could be completely 254 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 3: bad in the East, but you're going to have a 255 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 3: team that's not even makes the play in tournament in 256 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 3: the West that could be what a five seeds fourth 257 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: seed in the East. Something needs to be done with this. 258 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 4: And the big thing with the NBA, including the Alster game, 259 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 4: it's like the competition, right, It's like we're we want 260 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 4: to see a competitive game went through and this would only. 261 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:01,839 Speaker 6: Add to that. 262 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 4: The first couple of rounds in the Eastern Conference were 263 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,439 Speaker 4: you know, a little bit boring. Like at the start 264 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 4: of the season, like you said, everybody was like, it's 265 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 4: the Celtics Championship for the East to lose because nobody 266 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 4: else was the real contender. 267 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 5: When it came to the West, there were who could 268 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 5: it be? Could it be the Lakers, Could it be 269 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 5: the Clippers. Could it be okay see? 270 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 4: Okay see started to become the topic of conversation once 271 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 4: we got deeper into the season. 272 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 6: But for the East, it was like, oh, it's the Celtics. 273 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 4: Like there wasn't even really much to discuss because we 274 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 4: didn't see a real threat coming out of the East. Obviously, 275 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 4: the Knicks were super fun during the playoffs and everybody 276 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 4: enjoyed that run. But if you don't, if you don't 277 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 4: take advantage of it, now, it just seems like when 278 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 4: you do decide to do it, it's gonna be like, well, 279 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 4: why did you wait so long? Or you're gonna do 280 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 4: it at a time that doesn't seem appropriate. 281 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 6: We're right now. The stars are aligning. The stars are 282 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 6: aligning for you to do this. 283 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 3: And geographically, when we think of the West previously in 284 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 3: the old NBA, even wait before you were born, Monci, 285 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: it was you thought of the West truly as the West. Sure, 286 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 3: Denver had a team, but there was no Oklahoma City, 287 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 3: there was no Minnesota at that time. There was no Memphis, 288 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 3: there was no New Orleans. Those teams are all Central 289 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 3: time zone teams. He had the Texas teams here, the 290 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 3: Spurs Mavericks and Rockets as well, but this year where 291 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 3: the Pacers played the Thunder, it was East versus West 292 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 3: on labels, but mileage wise, Oklahoma City was just as 293 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: close as to Indianapolis as New York City was where 294 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 3: the Pacers were playing the Eastern Conference finals, So travel 295 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 3: isn't that big of an issue anymore. You were worried 296 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 3: about going from one end of the country to the 297 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 3: other and maybe having to do it. Lake or Celtics 298 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 3: obviously would be one. When you have it at the finals, 299 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 3: you can do it, but maybe it's not something you 300 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 3: would want to do in the second round, depending on 301 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 3: where NBA expansion takes us, and Seattle and Las Vegas 302 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: are the two names that are brought up the most. 303 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 3: I still think that you have the ability, because of 304 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: all of those teams in the central time zone, to 305 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 3: be able to massage this and make this in a 306 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 3: way where it isn't just East versus West. I don't 307 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 3: know why the West is dominant. I have no idea. 308 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: I don't know if they just have better ownership, more 309 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 3: proactive front offices. I don't know why, but it's gone 310 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 3: on long enough that this is not good for the 311 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 3: MP Yeah, it's neat to see Kevin Durant play for 312 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: the Rockets. But the only reason that we care Kevin 313 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 3: Durant's going to play for the Rockets is what happens 314 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 3: in April, May and June. So, when we're talking about 315 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 3: players playing in the NBA, when you're gonna have it 316 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 3: so lopsided, when we don't think the players even care 317 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 3: at that point, you're giving us less of a reason 318 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: to care because of how one sided and how heavily 319 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 3: slanted the competition is from one side to the other. 320 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 3: The East is just going to be an afterthought the 321 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 3: entire season in the NBA. 322 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 5: You just said it. 323 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: They have been an afterthought though as long as I 324 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 4: can remember, the West has always been dominanting. 325 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 6: This has been for years and years. 326 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 4: They've been an afterthought, and especially especially after Lebron James 327 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 4: left and came to the Lakers, then there East was 328 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 4: really another afterthought. It just seems like this might boost 329 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 4: the ratings, the interest, It might make people pay attention 330 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 4: once again to the regular season more than just like 331 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: those real deep basketball fans, I enjoy the ABA. It's 332 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 4: my favorite sport, but I do it's hard to defend 333 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 4: it it's hard to defend the product, and. 334 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 6: This would help me defend it a little bit more. 335 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 3: It's hard to defend the regular season. 336 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 6: It's hard to defend the regular season. 337 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 3: And now if you have a playoff where on every 338 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: other night you only care about the conference finals, it's 339 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 3: going to be it's the same thing. Yeah, I get it. 340 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 3: I'll say this, this is awful. We live. We live 341 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 3: on the West Coast. I'm a Bucks fan. Seven o'clock Eastern, 342 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 3: four o'clock Pacific tip offs for the NBA playoffs. I'm 343 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 3: kind of like, all right, I gotta wait till six thirty, yeah, 344 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 3: or I gotta wait till the Western Conference game. That's 345 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 3: what it was. The Bucks weren't they only played five 346 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: games against the Pacers. But in looking at the playoffs, 347 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 3: I had to make sure everything was all right. So 348 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 3: I got everything set up. Maybe I don't catch all 349 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 3: of the Celtics magic, but I got to make sure 350 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 3: to tune in the Timberwolves Lakers, Like that's the one 351 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 3: and the same thing with Rockets and Warriors and all 352 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 3: of those other series. And Clippers Nuggets were a great series. 353 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 3: But that's what I'm setting my night up on and 354 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: I'm If you live on the East Coast, you're like, crap. 355 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 3: I gotta stay up because I got to watch the 356 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 3: games that actually matter. 357 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 4: I didn't even think of that, something that US Californians 358 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 4: won't ever think about. 359 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 6: No, I like, really, it's like, oh right, it is 360 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 6: ten thirty high. 361 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 3: The only awful payback for me is golf living on 362 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 3: the West Coast when the Open Championship is on, because 363 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 3: you can wake up at six am on the East 364 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: Coast and watch all morning long with here at three am. 365 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: A little too early, but that's a couple of weeks away. 366 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: We'll worry about. 367 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: Then. 368 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: She's Moncey Bologno. So I'm Dan Byer. It is the 369 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 3: fourth of July. Hit Monty up at Monte Bolognos. You 370 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 3: could find me at Dan Bayer on Fox. Are you 371 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 3: with us? Does the NBA need to get rid of 372 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 3: conferences considering how lop sided it is right now? Yes, 373 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 3: that's where you can reach us. Manzi. I don't know 374 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 3: if you know this or not. You can also find 375 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 3: me on Blue Sky what. Yes, you're at Dan Yes, at. 376 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 6: Dan Bider Brand New Information. 377 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 3: Yes, if I know Manzi's not on there, but you 378 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 3: can find me on there as well if you would 379 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 3: like to pass along your messages. Isaac Lowncroniz here, as 380 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 3: is Bob Benson Sam Iowa Sam running the controls, and 381 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 3: we are also on throughout the show. 382 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 7: Today, I watch twenty five, I watch twenty twenty. 383 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 3: If anything breaks with Lebron James, we will be sure 384 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 3: to tell you. Coming up next, Mark Medena tells us 385 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 3: who the real big winner is in free agency in 386 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 3: the NBA. That's next year on Fox Sports Radio. 387 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch the live edition of The Doug 388 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: Gottlieb Show weekdays at three pm Eastern noon Pacific on 389 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio in the iHeartRadio app. 390 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 8: Hey, it's Ben, host of The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller, 391 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 8: with mean a lot to have you join us on 392 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 8: our weekly auditory journey dress What in God's name is 393 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 8: the Fifth Hour? I'll tell you it's a spin off 394 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 8: of it. Ben Maler Show, a Colt hit overnights on FSR. 395 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 8: Why should you listen? Picture if you will? 396 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 3: A world will? 397 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 8: We chat with captains of industry in media, sports and 398 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 8: more every week explore some amazing. 399 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 3: Facts about human nature and more. 400 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 8: Listen to the Fifth Hour with Ben Maler or the 401 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 8: iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast. 402 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 3: So the fourth of July, glad that you're spending it 403 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 3: with us. She's Monty Blagos. I'm Dan Byer. It is 404 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 3: the Doug Gottlieb Show on Fox Sports Radio. Doug was 405 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 3: actually in for Colin Coward on The Herd today, so 406 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 3: we hope you caught him. If you missed Doug, you 407 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 3: can always podcast it. And if you're listening to us 408 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 3: on this holiday, thank you very much. Hit Moncy up 409 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 3: at Monte Bolanos. You can find me at Dan Byer 410 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 3: on Fox Today's show Montie I Don't Know. Brought to 411 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 3: you by Travis Matthews. 412 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 5: That's right. 413 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 6: Brought to you by Travis Matthew. 414 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 4: Exactly Apparel design for confidence and comfort no matter where 415 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 4: the day takes you. 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Oh, we don't have them. 425 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 5: We're almost there. 426 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 3: You know what. Let's go to Lebron Watch twenty twenty five. 427 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 7: We've not watched twenty twenty five, not watched twenty twenty five. 428 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 3: Nothing has happened with Lebron James since we last spoke 429 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 3: with you, but we can give you an update for this. 430 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 3: We do not have Mark Medina on NBA Insider. Here 431 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 3: on Fox Sports Radio, Mark Medina is about to enter 432 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 3: the movie theater. Is that right? What movie were we 433 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 3: watching on this fourth of July? Mark Medina? 434 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 9: Damn byer Terassic Park? Of course, you know what. They 435 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 9: have as much longevity as Lebron James and as much relevant. 436 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 9: But I don't think that they're leaving any breadcrumbs as 437 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 9: far as Instagram stories go. 438 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 3: I am not a movie buff Manzi much more in 439 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 3: tune to this, as would Iowa, Sam and Bo Benson. 440 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: But my son loves dinosaurs and he loves Mosasaurus, and 441 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 3: I think Mosasaurus plays a big role in this one 442 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 3: right because I'm seeing it everywhere. I haven't seen it yet, 443 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 3: but that's my understanding. We're in for a good show, 444 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 3: all right, are you in for the show of Excuse me, 445 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 3: I'm going to let the imaging handle this, Mark Medina. Okay, 446 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 3: so we've already got to watch twenty twenty five coined 447 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 3: by Bo Benson. But there's been a lot of social 448 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 3: media activity today with Lebron and Cleveland. Much to read 449 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 3: into Are we reading too much into this? What do 450 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 3: you take with Lebron's accent so far? 451 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 9: No, it's a relevant story because Lebron James himself abde 452 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 9: it a story. I mean, he knows how much attention 453 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 9: it gets that he's in Cleveland. He's validating someone wearing 454 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 9: his number twenty three Cavs Jersey. Now, what ultimately happens 455 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 9: from now until you know there's a resolution. I don't 456 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 9: think anything happens. I don't think that he's going to 457 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 9: leave the Lakers. I think he's going to retire a Laker. 458 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 9: I think that there's a lot of pragmatic things that 459 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 9: get in the way. If Lebron James is going to 460 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 9: get traded, it's likely have to be through a buyout, 461 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 9: because even though he's playing at all, star caliber level. 462 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 9: I don't think any team is going to be willing 463 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 9: to gut their roster to get him for his twenty 464 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 9: third NBA season at forty one years old and number two. 465 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 9: I don't think the Lakers are in that kind of business. 466 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 9: I mean, even from a basketball standpoint, they don't think 467 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 9: that they would get any value in return. From a 468 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 9: business standpoint, they love when you know, Luminari superstars retire 469 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 9: with a Lakers uniform. And I know talking to gdi 470 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 9: Bus a few years ago, she said it would meet 471 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 9: a lot if she if he retired as a Laker. 472 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 9: So I think all this is Lebron's trying to exert 473 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 9: whatever remaining influence he has. The Lakers will let him 474 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 9: do that. But they now have the cards in their hands, 475 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 9: and they're just going to assemble their roster accordingly and 476 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 9: prepare themselves for the Luka Donca, cheir Mark. 477 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 6: Thanks for joining us, Happy forth. 478 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 9: Happy for Lonchy are the best. 479 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 4: I obviously DeAndre Ayton came to the Lakers because they 480 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 4: need a big also a good lob guy for Luca. 481 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 4: But what if Luca doesn't sign with the Lakers. 482 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 9: It's a fair question. Nothing is guaranteed. Until Luka Doncer 483 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 9: signs his extension. August Beck did, and I think, like 484 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 9: Lebron James, he would like to see the Lakers put together, 485 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 9: you know, very competitive roster that will enable them to 486 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 9: contend for championship. But I haven't gotten any inquint any 487 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 9: doubts that Luca will sign this extension. And it was 488 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 9: very telling that shortly after the Bust family sold their 489 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 9: majority share some Mark Waltzer that Luca not only had 490 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 9: a tweet of enthusiasm for but he was saying something 491 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 9: along the lines of wanting to help the Lakers compete 492 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 9: for multiple championships. Well, you connect the dots there. He 493 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 9: only has one year on his contract. If he's got 494 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 9: to speak in a plural sense here, he's got to 495 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 9: be there for more than one year. So nothing again 496 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 9: is ever guaranteed of the NBA. But I am willing 497 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 9: to pat whatever assets I have that he is going 498 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 9: to be with the Lakers beyond next season and he'll 499 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 9: sign that extension. 500 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 3: Mark Medina or Fox Sports Radio NBA insider joining us 501 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 3: here on this fourth of July. Shee's monte blagno. So 502 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: I'm Dan Beyer get Mark on exit Marchie underscore Medina. 503 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 3: I'm going to bring you into the fray for what 504 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 3: we started out the show with. It's been a topic 505 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 3: that has been talked about for decades. I feel that 506 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 3: the time is now. The West is so loaded, Mark, 507 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 3: I feel it's time to do away with the conferences. 508 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 3: I don't understand how it could be interesting for eighty 509 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 3: two games next season in the Eastern Conference when you 510 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 3: have so many depleted teams. We're talking about half of 511 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 3: your league basically being uninteresting. I know it's been a 512 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 3: topic of discussion in the past, never came to fruition, 513 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 3: But would you before or against the NBA doing away 514 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 3: with East and West. 515 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 9: Yeah, I think it's a fair question to be asked. 516 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 9: I think the only thing that holds me back is 517 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 9: how it affects travel schedule in the playoffs. Not that 518 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 9: this hypothetical first round would ever happen, but think of 519 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 9: the scenario of Portland playing Miami in the first round. 520 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 9: That's a lot of travel to open the playoffs, and 521 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 9: I think that that would open a lot of concerns 522 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 9: from both conferences on how that variable plays out. But 523 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 9: I am with you that when you look at all 524 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 9: these injuries, Cyrus Haliburn, Jason Tatum, the Milwaukee Bucks trading 525 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 9: Damian Lillard, but still having uncertainty with how the rest 526 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 9: of their roster is going to pan out. These an 527 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 9: conference is in a very diminished state. But the sense 528 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 9: that I get talking to Adam Silver and people around 529 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 9: the league, you know, not necessarily recently, but when this 530 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 9: topic has been discussed, that they acknowledge the competitive balance 531 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 9: issues and they'd like to have equal alignment with both offerences. 532 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 9: But they are very, very concerned with the travel component, 533 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 9: and they also anticipate that if they were ever to 534 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 9: actually implement that that they would hear a lot of 535 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 9: complaints from teams that are worried about, especially if one 536 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 9: of them becomes a casualty in the playoffs with facing, 537 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 9: you know, a team in the opposite coast in the 538 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 9: first round. 539 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 4: You know, it's hard to hear that travel is the 540 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 4: reason why they won't move forward with eliminating Mark. 541 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, and Moncie and I talked about it earlier. You've 542 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 3: got so many teams in the Central time zone that 543 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 3: are in the West right now that I don't think 544 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 3: it's as bad. I get the Portland Miami thing, but 545 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 3: when Portland makes the playoffs in twenty forty two. I'll 546 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 3: worry about it then because that's about as far away 547 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,919 Speaker 3: as they are. I just it's it's it was a 548 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 3: discussion previously and I wasn't for it, but now it's 549 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 3: just the East has just never risen to what the 550 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 3: West has done, even dating back to the two thousands, 551 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 3: the early two thousands with the dominant Laker Kobe Shack teams, 552 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 3: and I just I don't know why it is. I 553 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 3: don't know why the West has just been stacked the 554 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 3: way it is, but I just feel something needs to 555 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 3: be done now. 556 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's a fair point, and I agree with you 557 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 9: wholeheartedily that you'd like there to be ideal competitive balance. 558 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 9: But just thinking out loud here, I am pretty sure 559 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 9: that not only the league would counter with the travel concerns, 560 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 9: but they would also say, you know what, injuries are 561 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 9: very unfortunate, but it's almost a random chain of events 562 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 9: that you would have catastrophic injuries to three legitimate contenders 563 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 9: that change the landscape, and what are the odds of 564 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 9: that sure happening? You know long term. 565 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 3: Agoin I would just say to that, it wasn't like 566 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 3: the East was a Juggernaut entering this playoffs. 567 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 9: Yeah, that's a fair points. Fair point. 568 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 4: We're talking to Mark Medina, our NBA insider on Fox 569 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 4: Sports Radio on Monty Bilanos. 570 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 6: He's Dan Byer, last one from me here, Mark. 571 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 4: You know the Knicks team out of the East that 572 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 4: was fun to watch throughout the postseason. No lie there, 573 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 4: But they decide to fire their coach and they're expected 574 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 4: to hire Mike Brown. 575 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 5: Now is this option D or F. 576 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,199 Speaker 9: You know, it could be after, it could be actually 577 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 9: in the middle of the alphabet, because it seems like 578 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 9: that they have asked permission for every single playoff team 579 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 9: to talk to their head coach and they said, no, 580 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 9: it's not a bad higher. Mike Brown's a great coach. 581 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 9: You know, cover Note know him well, how he ticks, 582 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 9: great defense, great preparation. He's able to get guys to 583 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 9: play hard for him. Now, you know, the doc that's 584 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 9: followed him over the years is the offensive limitations with 585 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 9: his system as well as just how he wears skies 586 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 9: down eventually with long practice sessions, long film sessions. I 587 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 9: do know that he has addressed those issues ever since 588 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 9: going to get Golden State. Yeah, I mean they had 589 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 9: a dynasty team. But it was a very eye opening 590 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 9: experience for him with how Steve Kerr managed things that 591 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 9: made him appreciate that less is more and it's good 592 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 9: to open the offensive playbooks. And he carried that out 593 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 9: in Sacramento. Now that ended up firing, but I would 594 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 9: argue that more to do with the Kings front office 595 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 9: disfunction than anything else. So I think that he will 596 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 9: succeed as the knixt head coach. I think the challenging 597 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 9: part here is this. It's two fold. One. The Knicks 598 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,959 Speaker 9: fired Tom Thibodeau after they got to the Eastern Conference 599 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 9: finals for the first time in twenty five years, so 600 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 9: that their expectation is they have to win a championship 601 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 9: or at least win the NBA Finals. I don't know 602 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 9: if they're doing that even with you know, the depleted 603 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 9: Eastern Conference landscape, because the West is so loaded and 604 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 9: I put the Thunder as the favor and number two. 605 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 9: Even though I think that Mike will do a good job, 606 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 9: you know, I want to be surprised that they hold 607 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 9: the same weaknesses against him as they did with Tom Thibodeau. 608 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 9: That you know, eventually he's good at getting guys to 609 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 9: work hard, but sometimes it's law diminishing turns after the 610 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,719 Speaker 9: next few seasons, and then there's also a lane. At first, 611 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 9: Tibbs is getting criticism, Hey, his practices are way too intense. 612 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 9: You're wearing guys out, You're running them in the ground. 613 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 9: So we dial back. And then when he was fired, 614 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 9: the Knicks were saying, yeah, we didn't feel like he 615 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 9: had enough intense practices enough to get the guys ready. 616 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 9: And so with Mike, I think that he'll try to 617 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 9: be flexible with that. But I think regardless, he's going 618 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 9: to be judge on results, and they don't get the results, 619 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 9: they'll use whatever approach he took. As you know, the 620 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 9: reason for his dismissile YEA. 621 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 3: The question I would ask the Knicks is simple, what 622 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 3: can Brown do for you? We will find out. We 623 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 3: will find out in a matter of months. Mark enjoyed 624 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 3: Jurassic World. Say hello to the mosasaurus that you'll see 625 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 3: throughout the film. We'll talk to you soon. Appreciate it. 626 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 9: We'll do appreciate you. We'll keep our eye on the 627 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 9: other dinosaur in lebron yees. 628 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 3: Oh, that reminds me we are on the watch twenty 629 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 3: twenty five. 630 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 7: I'm Watched twenty twenty five. 631 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 3: She's Manti Bolago, So I'm Dan Byer Fine Mark Medina, 632 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 3: our MBA insider at Mark g Underscore Medina. Coming up next, 633 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,479 Speaker 3: We got DIBs on this fourth of July. It's here 634 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 3: on Fox Sports Radio. 635 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch the live edition of The Doug 636 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 2: Gottlieb Show weekdays at three pm Eastern noon Pacific. 637 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 3: Hap before the July Manzi's feeling the vibes. She's Watty Blago, 638 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 3: So I'm Dan Bayer Little Party Cyrus. 639 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 6: Yes, suh, this is such a good song. 640 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 3: Iyowa Sam is here spinning the tunes. He also has 641 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: us right on the edge of Throughout the day, we've 642 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 3: been following the story. That is the story. We are 643 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 3: on The. 644 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 7: Watch twenty twenty five. I'm watched twenty twenty five. 645 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 3: When it happens with Lebron James, we will be telling 646 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 3: you about it here on Fox Sports Radio. The brainchild 647 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 3: of Bo Benson, The Watch twenty twenty five is on 648 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 3: Bo's our executive producer today and Isaac Lowin Crown is 649 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 3: at the news desk and he's got a game. 650 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: This is game time game on The Doug Gottlieb Show. 651 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 10: And today we've got a Fourth of July themed edition. 652 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 2: Of I Got DIBs. 653 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 10: First item, best Major League ballpark to watch a Fourth 654 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 10: of July game in person at. 655 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 3: I got DIBs. I don't know if they have fireworks, 656 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 3: but I got DIBs on Pittsburgh. I did go to 657 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 3: I've been fortunate enough been to PNC Park a couple 658 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 3: of times. I went one day, didn't even care about 659 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 3: the game. I left in the sixth inning. I just 660 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 3: wanted to hang out at the park. I bought a 661 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 3: cheap ticket up in the right field corner so I 662 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 3: could just look out over the river and look at 663 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 3: the city. I don't know if they have fireworks on 664 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 3: the river at night, but that would be an awesome 665 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 3: place to watch. So I'll take Pittsburgh. 666 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 10: How's the food there, by the way. 667 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 3: Oh delicious. They also had a Quaker Steak in Lube 668 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 3: inside the ballpark, which is kind of It's kind of 669 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 3: like a Buffalo Wild Wings, just on a little smaller scale. Yeah, 670 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 3: and it was delicious. Yes, absolutely, I've never heard of 671 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 3: that establishment. Some of them have gone out of business. 672 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 3: Maybe they tried to expand too much, but in that 673 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 3: part of the country, they are there. 674 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 10: Okay, So I actually when you said that, I'm like, 675 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 10: is that an oil change place? But it's actually like 676 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 10: a place where you can get steaks and wings? Yes, 677 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:25,719 Speaker 10: how about that? 678 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 5: How about that? 679 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 10: Things you learn? 680 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 5: You know. 681 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 4: I unfortunately have not been too many ballparks, so for me, 682 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 4: Dodger Stadium, especially today because it's not a day game. 683 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 4: So if it was a day game, it can get 684 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 4: a little warm. But since the game is later on 685 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 4: and it's still July, because come like September, you go 686 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 4: to hot Day and Daughter Stadium, you. 687 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 6: Can roast, you will be barbecue yourself. 688 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 5: You know what I'm saying. 689 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 6: But today, since it's an evening. 690 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 4: Game, Yeah, Dodger Stadium, they're doing fireworks today against the 691 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 4: cheating Astros. 692 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 6: So it's gonna be great day. Still not over it, 693 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 6: never never over it hashtag never. 694 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 11: I got DIBs on AT and T Park, wherever the 695 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 11: Giants play now. Yeah, most gorgeous stadium in baseball, So 696 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 11: I'll go there for my fourth July. 697 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 12: I got DIBs on Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, one 698 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 12: of America's oldest cities. I've been in Philadelphia over the 699 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 12: Fourth of July. I've not been to a game on 700 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 12: the fourth of July in Citizens Bank Park. But I've 701 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 12: been to a few games there and it's a great stadium. 702 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 3: Well, they've got the All Star Game next year because 703 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 3: of the two hundred and fiftieth Anniversary of America. That 704 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 3: was set out way in advance that the All Star 705 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 3: Game will be in Philadelphia as part of that soligation. 706 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 6: Somebody, somebody actually was thinking at. 707 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 3: Beautiful fireworks over the parking lot that is the Philly 708 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 3: Sports Complex. 709 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 10: And I'm actually surprised nobody here said Wrigley Field very interesting. 710 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 3: In the ivy fully out now. 711 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 10: By the way, I'm looking at the Quaker Steak and 712 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 10: Loube menu as we speak. Look at this for side orders, 713 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 10: which they call sidecars. Among other things, you can choose 714 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 10: from bourbon baked beans and cinnamon apples, as well as 715 00:33:55,760 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 10: sweet potato waffle fries. The fascination with this establishment continues. 716 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 3: I'll tell you this quickly. You don't have to dump 717 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 3: this sam my favorite flavor of wings Louisiana Liquors. It's delicious, 718 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 3: absolutely delicious. 719 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 5: To me, is this spicy? 720 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 3: Here's the other thing, is I really really like this place. 721 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 3: And I took Jonas Knox when we went there for 722 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 3: the US Open in twenty sixteen. I think I took 723 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:22,800 Speaker 3: him to the worst one that there was, and I 724 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 3: felt like so demoralized because this place is usually awesome. 725 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 3: I just went to a bad location. I didn't know 726 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 3: the area, I didn't know where we were going, and 727 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,359 Speaker 3: they just didn't And by bad location, I mean they 728 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 3: just didn't put enough sauce on our wings. Maybe they 729 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 3: weren't as hot, but still it's delicious. 730 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 10: Jonas also says that you guys went to a tanning 731 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 10: salon at another US Open at Pittsburgh. 732 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 2: Do I have that right? 733 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 3: There was an La tan but I didn't go. We 734 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 3: didn't go, Okay, yeah, by where we parked. 735 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:50,799 Speaker 10: In Oakmont, Pennsylvania. 736 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 3: Yea. All right. 737 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 10: So Wimbledon is in full swing right now. Third round 738 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 10: action today. Who you got DIBs on the best golf 739 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 10: or tennis major? Golf or tennis major? The best one? 740 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 10: Who do you got DIBs on? 741 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 3: I got the DIBs on the Masters? Yeah? Darn. 742 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 6: We could have taken it from him, guys. 743 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 4: Why didn't anyone take DIBs over the Masters? He would 744 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 4: have been so sad about that. I like the all 745 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 4: white looks for Wimbledon. I think it looks clean, so 746 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 4: I will take Wimbledon. 747 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 5: I like this. 748 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 6: I want to go just so I can dress up. 749 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 3: I don't even he's on my bucket list. I want 750 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 3: to go. 751 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, can we go? I want to go for credentials, 752 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 6: just so I. 753 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 5: Can be in theme with it. 754 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 11: Samon bo, I got DIBs on the Tour Championship that 755 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 11: Happy Gilmour won. 756 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 12: Veryla Sam, I'll take DIBs on the Open Championship there 757 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,479 Speaker 12: and all right, there you go. 758 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 5: Alright Scotland finale. 759 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,399 Speaker 3: This year, Northern Ireland, who you. 760 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 5: Got DIBs on? 761 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 10: This is going to be a real free for all 762 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 10: Fourth of July foods. I will start with the buyer 763 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 10: ordered pizza. 764 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:57,959 Speaker 5: Nice, that's all. It's good. 765 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 4: I can I do a veggie burger because every time 766 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 4: it's like America. 767 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 5: Whatever. 768 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 12: You have the freedom to be a vegetarian. Here you 769 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 12: you have freedom. 770 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 3: You could have just taken corn on the cob, but 771 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 3: you made it about a veggie. 772 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,720 Speaker 4: Burger because I want like the I want like something grilled, 773 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 4: like I want like a burger, like a hot dog. 774 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 6: You know what I'm saying, Like on the grills, give me, 775 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 6: give me a burger. 776 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:23,240 Speaker 3: I'll take a burger. 777 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 11: I'll take a brisket, nice brisket. 778 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 12: I got dab's on the hot dog. I don't think 779 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 12: anyone took that. Oh it's a good pick. 780 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:31,399 Speaker 6: How many could you eat? 781 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 3: Oh? Maybe five or less? 782 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 5: Five or less. 783 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 3: We almost killed justin Frossburg one year because we had 784 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 3: a hot dog eating contest here nod. He was gonna die, 785 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:42,319 Speaker 3: I honestly did. 786 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 5: How many did he eat? 787 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 3: Did he win? 788 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 5: At least? 789 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 3: Yeah? He had, like I think he had at least four. 790 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, he did win, so it was worth it. 791 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 3: That's game time. That's not all time. But he was 792 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,399 Speaker 3: on that day. He won that day. That's game time. 793 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,399 Speaker 3: She's Monzie Belo. So I'm Dan. It's the Doug Gottlieb Show. 794 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:03,760 Speaker 3: We are off on. Lebron watched, We've watched twenty twenty five. 795 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:05,240 Speaker 7: I'll watched twenty twenty five.