1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, straight Fire for Thursday, genuinary. 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: It was a great Wednesday. Thank you all for the 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: nice shoutouts, so they're kind of you on the birthday. 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: It was. It's so weird. I think I said this 6 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: last year. Uh, And I felt this way for a while, 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: Like nobody really likes Facebook anymore. Right, Facebook sucks. I'm 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: never on there, um, But on your birthday, it is 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: pretty cool if like in the evening, you go on 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: your Facebook page and you've got all these people who 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: you don't really talk to, um, you know they're friends 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: from elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and you 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: don't see them, you haven't seen him in decades, and 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: they're giving you a birthday shout outs with maybe some 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: funny memories from like when you played video games in 16 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: seventh grade. Uh. I was like, that is the only 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: redeeming quality to me about Facebook. I know a lot 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: of people go on there with the politics and stuff. 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: I just feel like it's such a dumpster fire. I really. 20 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: I basically go on there to brag about my kids 21 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: and update my family. All my kids and then give 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: people birthday shout outs. That's basically the extent of my Facebook. 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: But um, you guys don't want to hear too much 24 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: about my birthday, or do you. I mean, this is 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: a podcast all about me. No, I know you guys 26 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: are here for sports. Um, I've got some takes today. 27 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: I've got to say, like, I know, I'm supposed to 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: come in hot every day. That is challenging. Um, right now, 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: there's a lot of good stuff happening, so it makes 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: life a little bit easy. I will say before I 31 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: get to a couple of NBA things that are happening. UM, 32 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: I just gotta say, you know, the NFL coaching it 33 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,919 Speaker 1: sounds like they've everybody who's gonna be fired has been fired. 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: And now I believe there are seven coaching openings, and 35 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: of course there's a bunch of GM's openings. And you know, 36 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: if you try to pay too close attention to who's 37 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: interviewing who, your head will spin and it's boring and 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: you're like, what am I doing? This is a wasteland. 39 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: Just tell me, you know, let me wait till it's 40 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: winnowed down to the finalist. It reminds me of you know, 41 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: about five and a half years ago. Yeah, five and 42 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: a half years ago. Well, and I was like six, 43 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: I'm basically trying out auditioning for FS one and this 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: is way back many moons ago, and they, you know, 45 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: they flew me out to I think it was San 46 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: Francisco for the Super Bowl and then you know, there 47 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: was not much of an audition, but it was like, hey, 48 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: we're gonna try these shows. We're gonna have you come 49 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: on one of them and then go on another one. 50 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: And I was like all right, yeah, yeah, sure, and 51 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: you're thinking you feel great about yourself. You're like, oh man, 52 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: this is awesome. They want me. And then they're like, 53 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: all right, we're gonna fly you back out to l A. 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: And then this time there's a lot of other people 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: there and the rooms kind of full, and you know, 56 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: they're like flying you out two weeks later, and this 57 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: time there's new faces and you're like, damn, how many 58 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: people that you know? I thought I was good about myself. Um. 59 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: And it's funny because they did have a pretty decent eye. 60 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: Everybody that they brought it in pretty much. Um, I 61 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: just know the guys that I was in there with, 62 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: it was like Kyle Brant who ended up in NFL 63 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: Network UM, Nick Wright who's at FS one, Joy Taylor 64 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: UM at FS one, a couple of I guess I 65 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: probably shouldn't name some of these other people because I 66 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: don't know where they are what they're doing. There was 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: a pretty prominent female who I don't even know if 68 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: she's in sports anymore UM and a couple of former 69 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: athletes UM who have been on shows. Everybody's pretty nice, 70 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: but there is a competitive nature where you want to 71 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: play nice when you're arguing and disagreeing with somebody trying 72 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: out for a TV show, But at the same time 73 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: you kind of want to I don't want to say, 74 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: make them look bad without making them look bad. Does 75 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: that make any sense? Because I know you guys know 76 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: what the deal is. If you're sitting at dinner with 77 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: some people and somebody treats a way they're like crap, 78 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: you know that eventually that person is going to treat 79 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: you like crap. And I tell you, in my life 80 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: experiences that is a thousand percent true. You know people 81 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: you're with, maybe you don't know them that well, and 82 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: you see them just talk nastier down and you're like, 83 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: whoa it catches your eye, you notice it. Just remember 84 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: that eventually will come to you eventually, And you know 85 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: you don't want to be that way when you're auditioning 86 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: for a TV show for somebody with somebody else, But 87 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: you want to let everybody know, like, Hey, not only 88 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: am I more informed, but I'm funnier and I can 89 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: get in a dig while being funny and accurate and 90 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: not being combative. There it's a fine line and I 91 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: struggled with that for years, still struggle with it a 92 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: little bit too eggs right now. But I bring this 93 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: up because of the head coaching situation in the NFL, 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: and I saw one of these websites, I think it 95 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: was CBS said the Raiders have the best coaching job available. 96 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, what what revenges from the playoffs right now? 97 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: And they're taking money almost by the day here against 98 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals. And I know the Raiders fired Gruden and 99 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: nobody believes this guy Besaccia whatever. Nobody thinks he has 100 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: a chance. But folks, there's sharp respected money on Vegas here. 101 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: There is a case to be made that hey, tight ends. 102 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: I remember George Kittle, I was on the Niners, have 103 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: annihilated Cincinnati this season, just crushed him. Mark Andrews, go 104 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: look at his numbers. Tight ends have killed to today. 105 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: They ran near the bottom of the league defending tight 106 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: ends well. Darrel Wallers healthier, played all right against Chargers, 107 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: but he's gonna be back. There's a scenario where he 108 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: goes bonkers and they control the clock and this is 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: not a great Cincinnati defense and the Raiders steal this game. Now, 110 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that's gonna happen, but there's a scenario 111 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: where the Raiders win, and I'm gonna be keep it 112 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: real with you guys here. I know that nobody expects 113 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: the interim coach to keep the job, But what happens 114 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: if they win a road game in Cincinnati in the playoffs? 115 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: Are we definitely firing the guy and saying, hey, thank 116 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: you for your service. We're gonna move on and bring 117 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: in someone else. Now, because of the way the playoffs 118 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: are structured, it's not clear if the lower seed then 119 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: Vegas will advance. I mean, um, I guess i'd have 120 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: to look. I think the Patriots, No, who is the 121 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: uh well, maybe actually is Vegas the seventh seed. That's 122 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: pretty bad, I guess I should know that, But I mean, 123 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: I guess if they had to play Tennessee, that wouldn't 124 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: be the worst thing in the world, would it. I mean, 125 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: I know they're coming off rest and this would be 126 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: a back to back road games, But does anybody really 127 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: believe that Tennessee's that nasty of a team that they're 128 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: gonna kill the Raiders. We don't know if Derrick Henry 129 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: is playing now, I I get okay. I looked it up. 130 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: If the Steelers are the seventh seed, if they somehow 131 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: shocked the Chiefs, they would face the Titans. The Raiders 132 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: would probably not face the time. I actually know the 133 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: Raiders are the five seed, so the Patriots also are 134 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: out of him. Wow, Listen, the Raiders are in decent spot, Folks. Again, 135 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: I don't think they get by Cincinnati. I'm gonna officially 136 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: waited wait for tomorrow to about the picks. See what's 137 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: going on with the injuries. UM to the Raiders like 138 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: Darren Waller is a big deal, Um, hunter Renfro a 139 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: big deal. Um. That Raiders defensive front really kill the Chargers. 140 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: And it's not like the Bengals have a great offensive line. 141 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: So there is a scenario where Max Crosby eats Darren 142 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: Waller dominates and the Raiders win like seventeen and they advanced, 143 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: And now can you fire the coach? Is that really 144 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: the best coaching job. I'll tell you what isn't the 145 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: best coaching job? Um, without sorry, undeniably, undeniably the Giants 146 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: is not the best coaching job. Now, the Miami Dolphins 147 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: is pretty good, but you don't have a quarterback, which 148 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: leaves a lot to be desired. You know, Denver Broncos, 149 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: I mean they they you know, somebody goes in there. 150 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: If they can convince a quarterback to come there, or 151 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: if they can draft one and develop them, that's a 152 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: home run. That's a great job. Minnesota Vikings have the 153 00:07:55,600 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: best quarterback of any opening. But what about the arrest 154 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: of the job, Like who's going to be the GM? 155 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: That team is very old. I think they have three 156 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: defensive starters who are free free agents who are like 157 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: over the age of thirty two. A lot of rebuilding 158 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: going on in Minnesota. And do you love Kirk Cousins. 159 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: So I I definitely don't think the Raider's job is 160 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: the best coaching job. All the turmoil they went through, 161 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: I totally disagree. I think it's still a little bit 162 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: early on that. Um. You know, honestly, Miami has been 163 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: close to the playoffs twice, so I would kind of 164 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: have to lean toward the Dolphins. Um, but you're in 165 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: a division with Bill Belichick and the Buffalo Bills, who 166 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: are you know, pretty decent with Josh Allen. Um. But nevertheless, 167 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: if you look at the nucleus, I would have to 168 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 1: go Denver Broncos, who are in a division with Herbert 169 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes. Um, and the Raiders made the playoffs. Hell, 170 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: but I just think the Denver team is ready to 171 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: pop if they can get a quarterback. So I guess 172 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: that's how I would lay out my best coaching job. 173 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: But it is still pretty early. We've got to see 174 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: what happens in free agency. Um. Although of course coaching 175 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: is going to be locked up before free agency because 176 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: nobody is picking them. I guess the GM could technically 177 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: pick players without knowing the coach, but who's signing or 178 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: where they don't know who the coaches like, come on, 179 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: and the coach has to give some instinct on what 180 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: they want to do. UM, So I don't know. I 181 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: guess I would go Broncos slightly over the Dolphins. Fox 182 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 183 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 184 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f 185 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. The only game that I've 186 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: really really struggled with for wild Card weekend on the 187 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: gambling front is the Eagles. I just I don't know 188 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: what's going on with Tampa Bay. This Ronald Jones is doubtful, 189 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: and I know people are like Ronald Jones, who cares? 190 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: Come on that. Guys don't think special. Really, Leonard Fournette 191 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: has been on the I R. I mean, we expect 192 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette to be back, but are we certain? Are 193 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: we sure Leonard for Net's gonna be good to go again? Like? 194 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: Is that to me? You know you're not gonna be 195 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: able to run really against the Eagles and now you're 196 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: relying on Tom Brady to drop back probably close to 197 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: fifty times. Doesn't have the benefit of a bye week. 198 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: Gronk will get his uh. The kid Grayson who who 199 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: played well against the Jets and UH also against the Panthers, 200 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: He's injured a hamstring and all of a sudden You're like, man, 201 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: how many guys are not gonna be there? And meanwhile 202 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the Eagles everybody rested. Um. You know, they basically played 203 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: the practice squad last week against in the in the 204 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: finale against Washington. I'm sorry against Dallas and this is 205 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: an Eagle team that could be dangerous. I don't know, 206 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: I haven't. This is the one game I haven't really 207 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: dabbled in yet. I did lay it with Kansas City. 208 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: You know again, I I've seen a lot of people 209 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: making a case for the Steelers. I can't. I don't 210 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: see it. I don't know what they're talking about. You know, 211 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: this is a team that got destroyed by the Chiefs 212 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: when they did not have Kelsey and Tyreek Hill was 213 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: coming off COVID and had I think two catches on 214 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: the first drive and nothing after that. Pittsburgh just not 215 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: beat to built to hang with the Chiefs the way 216 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: they dink and dunk Kansas City and Spagnola will eat 217 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: that up. I saw that, um, because I have to 218 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: do this gambling show today. UM. I saw the stat 219 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: that I will definitely be firing on Ben Roethlisberger second 220 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: lowest average depth of target behind Jared Goff it's all 221 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 1: dincon dunct and that's just not how you beat the Chiefs. 222 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: You gotta throw the ball down the field the way 223 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: Herbert did, the way Burrow did. And if Ben cannot 224 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: do that because the offensive line stinks, or he's just 225 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: afraid he wants to uncork the ball quickly, I don't 226 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: see a path of success for the Steelers. I know 227 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: people want to hang their hat on Mike Tomlin. Hey, 228 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin always shows up in the Okay, if that's 229 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: all you want to go on, go for it. That's 230 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: good luck. All right. I want to quickly, um, move 231 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: off the NFL just for a little bit and do 232 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes here on the NBA. UM. Dwayne 233 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: Wade said something interesting the retired great shooting guard one 234 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: are the great shooting guards in NBA history. Dwyane Wade 235 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: came out and said, yeah, we can all talk about, 236 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: you know, Michael Jordan being the goat and all this stuff. Well, 237 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: guess what folks they forgot about Kareem. They're gonna forget 238 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: about Jordan's This is what people do. They're gonna forget 239 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: about greatness. And he he has a decent point. Um. 240 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: It's not too long ago that Joe Montana was four 241 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: O super Bowls and he was the greatest quarterback ever. 242 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: I mean Tom Brady surpassed him, obviously, but I don't 243 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: really hear. I mean, I guess people don't do the 244 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: Who's the best quarterback of all time? But people love 245 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: to mention Elway. I love to mention Marino. It's like, 246 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: eventually time moves on. New players are really really good, 247 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: and we just we forget about guys. Yeah, like Kareem 248 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: Abdul Jabbar has a case to be the greatest greatest 249 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: of all time, no doubt about it. But guess what 250 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: a lot of the people, a lot of these bozo's 251 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: writing lists where they argue it, they don't. We're never around. 252 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Jabbar stopped playing in late eighties. I got 253 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: t shirts with Jabar on him. There's guys who were 254 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: writing and talking and they never sell Jabar play. They're 255 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: just looking at the resume and like, listen, anybody can 256 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: look at a resume and say, well, that one's better 257 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: than this one. I think, well, come on, Kareem Abdul 258 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: Jabbar was utterly dominant. He was like thirty seven, and 259 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: I think the MVP of the finals and eight five 260 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: against the Celtics. And I remember watching that because my 261 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: dad huge Kareem Abdul Jabbar fan. You know, Abdul Jabar 262 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: outspoken um, even back in the eighties, And of course 263 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: he wore the goggles and he kind of lumbered down 264 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: the cord. He was, you know, the sky hook, which 265 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: was kind of untouchable and like a classic shot. Like 266 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: Jabbar was just a likable dude. UM. And he's got 267 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: like a second career now is as a pundit who 268 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: opines on social issues. Kind of interesting guy, although I'm 269 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: sure a certain segment of the population really doesn't like him. 270 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: But I guess that means you're winning, right when a 271 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: lot of people don't like you. UM. So yeah, I'm 272 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: not saying people will forget about Jordan. Obviously, He's always 273 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: going to be there near the top. But yeah, people 274 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: are gonna come along and do impressive things and they're 275 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: gonna be considered better than Jordan's, like Lebron And I 276 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are gonna hate that. And 277 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get into it now because we're in 278 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: January NFL playoffs, But Dwayne Wade is right. Eventually everybody 279 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: gets everybody's forgotten, and we move on to the next 280 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: greatest thing, and in the next decade there's the next 281 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: greatest superstar. I mean, remember, folks, Zion Williamson was coming 282 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: out and he's gonna be the next grade grade everything. 283 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: Here we are three years later and Zion hasn't played 284 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: in forever and John Morant is dominating, and all of 285 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, you know, the Memphis Grizzlies are an incredible 286 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: story and John Moran m VP. Like, we move on 287 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: so quickly in sports that I got. I gotta give 288 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: to Wayne Wade props for that. Now, this is not 289 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: a move on too quickly. But somebody somewhere asked Curry 290 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: about the nineties six Bulls versus the seventeen Warriors. And 291 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: I know this is a great conversation for like June 292 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: when the Warriors are in the finals, and not a 293 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: great January topic, But because Curry mentioned it, I thought 294 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: I'd just tossed it out there before I get to 295 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: a final and NBA topic, SI Bulls seventeen Warriors. You 296 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: guys know my feelings. The the Jordan's Bulls in ninety 297 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: six gets smoked by the seventeen Warriors. I don't think 298 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: it's close. I've been saying this for years. I said 299 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: it on the radio. I b J Armstrong came on. 300 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: He was all heated and upset at me, and I 301 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: kind of not smacked him down, and I was like, listen, 302 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: b J. I mean Kevin Durant, step Curry, Clay Thompson, 303 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: Draymond Green. They went fifteen and one in the playoffs, 304 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: one loss, and the one loss was a historic three 305 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: point shooting night in the finals by Lebron and Kyrie Irving. 306 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: I think Kevin loved it, like seven threes or something. 307 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that was the most dominant postseason run in 308 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: the history of the NBA. They killed everyone. The ninety 309 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: six Bulls were great, no doubt about it. They were awesome, 310 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: one of the great teams of all time. But and 311 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: then one question. Everybody says, well, Jay, well, what rules 312 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: are we planned by nineties rules or current rules? Because 313 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: current rules Warriors win. But the nineties rules are bulls within. 314 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: And there's this hatiography. You guys love when I use 315 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: that word about nineties basketball, and most particularly Jordan's, Well, 316 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: come on, in the eighties, you couldn't go in the lane. 317 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Michael Jordan was getting killed and they yeah, 318 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan was getting killed, and the Bulls didn't win anything. 319 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: You remember that the Pistons would rough him up and 320 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: he couldn't get by them. And it's not like the 321 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: Pistons stopped roughing up Jordan's. The Pistons got old and retired. 322 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: The Knicks did the same damn thing and pushed Jordan 323 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: multiple times. They just were doing it with dudes who 324 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: were like Anthony Mason and John Starks, who were gritty 325 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: m f s who I loved, but they weren't like 326 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: Isaiah Thomas level. Isaiah Thomas, one of the great point 327 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: guards in the history of the league. John Starks was 328 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: bagging groceries and then like a couple of years later, 329 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: guarding Michael Jordan's. Like, I mean, let's be realistic. Other 330 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: than Patrick Ewing, those NIX teams did not have a 331 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: ton of talent. They won with great coaching from pat 332 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: Riley and toughness and grit and that's how they were 333 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: able to push the balls. But the physical nature it, 334 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it definitely worked. Now this idea that oh 335 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: Steph Curry is too soft, he couldn't handle it, like 336 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: give me a break. You don't think anyone's never tried 337 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: to rough up Steph Curry. I mean, hell go look 338 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: at the UM I think it was the sixty finals, Delavadova, Lebron. 339 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: Come on, maybe this idea that like these this play 340 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: this era is super soft and the nineties is so tough. 341 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: It is just such it's laughable, guys. I mean that's 342 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 1: the reality of it. Now. The eighties was rough and tumble, 343 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: and it was a completely different league, and then they 344 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: had to change the rules. They had to. I mean 345 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: the NBA it was just like, don't you remember in 346 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: like the early two thousands, right after Jordan retired, everybody said, oh, 347 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: we'll just play super physical basketball and NBA final scores 348 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: were it was like unwatchable. It just wasn't a good 349 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: brand of basketball. That's why they changed the rules. They 350 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: didn't change it so people could just score. It was 351 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: just really bad basketball when it's so rough and tumble 352 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: that you it's only uh that like the I think 353 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: it was a Pistons Spurs finals or like one game, 354 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: one team top two d point. I think that's not 355 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: really Not only is it not I pleasing, but it's 356 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: just it's not fun when all it is is a 357 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: bunch of pounding in the lane and free throws and 358 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, miss shots because nobody was skilled. He's just 359 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: not good basketball. I don't know why you'd go back 360 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: to those rules. What do you want to play? Prison rules? 361 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: That's one of my favorites where they show if you 362 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: guys are on Instagram and like ball is life for 363 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: one of these um swish cultures or whatever it is. 364 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: They showed like these playground pickup games and these guys 365 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: are just hacking and foul in and colaboring each other. 366 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: It's like, what are we doing prison rules? Is that 367 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: really people want to see that? I don't I don't 368 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: want to play in that. If you're all, if you're 369 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: playing pickup hoops and you see some hacks, you just like, 370 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: get me away from these guys. What the hell? No, 371 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: thank you. I don't want to play with these bums. 372 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: That's what nineties NBA was, its ugly basketball. Sorry. Fox 373 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 374 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 375 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio last search f 376 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. Speaking of ugly basketball, how 377 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: about the Sixers. They come out and essentially say, we're 378 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: still not trading Ben Simmons. Sorry, thank you. Ben Simmons says, 379 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I'm still not ready to play. I've mentally 380 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: I'm just not there. It's pretty clear Ben's just not playing. 381 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: And then you look at the standings like how are 382 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 1: the six oh goodness, five in the East a point 383 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: differential worse than the five Celtics, or you know, what 384 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: are the Sixers do? Why don't they just trade Ben Simmons? 385 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: And this is Darryl Morey has a problem on his 386 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: hands because the next thing you're gonna hear is Joel 387 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: embiads saying, hey, um guys, can I get some help 388 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: in here? Like this is just other They just one one, two, three, 389 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: four or five, six, seven, seven games in a row 390 00:20:55,520 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: to get over five. And I mean, Joel Embiat's playing 391 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: out of his mind. He's great, but as you know, 392 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: he's always hurt. He's already missed uh twelve games this 393 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: year and he's gonna miss many more. But you know, 394 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: at what point do we look at, geez, Joel e 395 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: beats twenty seven and we're gonna waste a good year 396 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: where he's one of that. He's like an all NBA center. Um, 397 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: he's averaging seven and ten. Uh, guys, let's just trade. 398 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons and and Darryl Morey is principled and saying 399 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm just not doing that. And I wonder how close 400 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: we get to all of a sudden an upset Joel 401 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: Embiads saying, listen, we gotta move him because I need help. 402 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: Because that's where Joel Embiad is. He needs helping and more. 403 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 1: He's got himself and quite the pickle. I'm sure he's 404 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: watching that next team very closely and hoping there's some 405 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: kind of implosion and they can get hardened. But as 406 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: it stands now, I don't know what they do, cause 407 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: like you can't go in as the five seed, You're 408 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: gonna get waxed in the second round, that's for sure. 409 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: As long as that the top seeds are healthy, Sixers 410 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: are getting bounced pretty quickly. There's not that good this year. 411 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, Tobias hair I saw I saw the 412 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: rumor on social media or the Sixers could package Tobias 413 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: Harris and Ben Simmons, and I think Kyle Kuzman was 414 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: the one who chimed in who's taking on eighty million 415 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: dollars in salaries. And then you know, of course every 416 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: single Lakers fan is like over here, over here, we'll 417 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: give you Russell best fuck um. But it is weird 418 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: because Tobias Harris highly paid and nobody thinks of him 419 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: that way. But he's average an eighteen and seven. You know, 420 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: he's a solid player. He's If Tobias Harris is your three, 421 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: you're in great shape, a really good shape. And that's 422 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: why last year Sixers meltdown hurt so badly. Tobias Harris 423 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: was their third best player. Problem is with no Ben Simmons, 424 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: he's your second and he's not really a number two. 425 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Tybres Maxie is playing excellent seth curR 426 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: of course having a tremendous year. Um. I just and 427 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: that's not a knock on the guy Tobiasris. Ideally the 428 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: three listen. I'm a realist. I'll close out with this. 429 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: So I went and played pick up hoops um last 430 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: weekend with some buddies. And the way they structure it 431 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: is they do the first five on the list and 432 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: then the next five. It's not like even matching up teams. 433 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: So are my buddies knew this, and they're like, all right, 434 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: we've got to get there and we'll just pick up 435 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 1: five slots five, six, seven, six through ten. So we're 436 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: on a team, and of course we know each other. 437 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 1: We set screens, we helped defense, we talk. I Meanwhile, 438 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: you know, the other teams are all like one on 439 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: one bullshit. And of course we destroy this team in 440 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: the first game four And by this point end of 441 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: the first game, you know, the gym's full, and it's 442 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: filled with guys who I haven't seen in a while, 443 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: like because of COVID, and a couple of my buddies, 444 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, are like, Jay, what did you do? You 445 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: guys bring a team up in here? What what are 446 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: you guys doing? And on this team, one of the 447 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: guys had a up coffee. I think that you see, Irvine. 448 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: Another one was the noted former Notre Dame quarterback I've 449 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: mentioned on the pod before, Dane christ Um. And then 450 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: another one's like this forty nine year old dude who's 451 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: the most fundamentally sound player ever. He love to have 452 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: him on your team. Uh, and he looks a little older, 453 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: but I'm telling you that this guy is just tremendous, 454 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: and then another guy who's a good, good lefty, and 455 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: then me and I told my buddy who set this up? 456 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, listen, listen, I'm arrogant. I I know my 457 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: my strength and my weaknesses. But if I'm our fifth 458 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: best player, we're not losing today. And I probably our 459 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 1: fifth best player on this team. And I again, I like, listen, 460 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, b come on, I am all about pick 461 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: up basketball and trying hard and having fun. And of 462 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: course I probably think I'm a little better than I am, 463 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: but who doesn't. Um It just Tobias Harris realized, like, man, 464 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm getting max money. I'm a good shooter. I'm a 465 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: three in d wing ish kind of guy, a borderline 466 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: All Star every year, but I'm probably not an All 467 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: Star every year. Um, he knows he If he's the 468 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: second best player, they're not winning. It's like the ever 469 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: all time question, Like Paul George, if he's your best player, 470 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: can you winner title? If he's your second best can you? Oh? 471 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: Hell yeah? And then you ask the question of like, 472 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,199 Speaker 1: you know, Devin Booker was the one in Phoenix for 473 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: the longest time. Then Chris Paul comes along, and Chris 474 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: Paul is their best player in Devin Bookers. Now you're 475 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: number two, Devin Booker, you're two. Oh my gosh, this 476 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 1: guy's an Olympian and All Pro, all NBA. Hell yeah, 477 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: the Suns are in the mix. And that's not like 478 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: the greatest way to look at it, because there's so 479 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: much else that gets involved in defense and strategy and 480 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: all that stuff. But the bottom line is, right now, 481 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: the Sixers are desperate. Tyrese Maxiean your second best player. 482 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: He cannot be if you plan on winning a title. 483 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: Now you could look at other teams. Trust me. The 484 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: East has its problems. Bowls um great game against the Nets. 485 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: By the way, the Bulls are near the top. The 486 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: Nets are there. You know. The Miami Heat are gonna 487 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: be there in the bus And at this point Sixers 488 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: did not are not cracking top four. And I remember 489 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: being on Undisputed in August and I said this, the 490 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: Heat are probably the second best team in the East 491 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 1: and they might end up second. Bulls eventually will fade 492 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,479 Speaker 1: a little bit. I don't I like the Bulls a lot. 493 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: You guys know this. We had pressed it on before 494 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 1: the season. Bulls are gonna do do damage Ultimately, I 495 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: think they will receive a little bit and I think 496 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: the net the heat will end up either two or three, 497 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: maybe ahead of Milwaukee. But then you're like, are the 498 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: Sixers beating any of those teams in the first round? 499 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: They probably want to draw the Bulls obviously, um because 500 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 1: Joel embid would eat against fujichit uh. But I don't 501 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: like the cut of this Sixers team. I just don't 502 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: like the cut of their jip. And if I don't 503 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: know who you package, but you've got to get Ben 504 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: and somebody and and make a move and more he 505 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: doesn't want to. It's becoming one of these standoff things. 506 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: And I'll just put this on your radar for post NFL. 507 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: Come you know, mid late February. What happens when Joel 508 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: embiid says he because he can't blame Ben, Ben don't 509 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: want to play. There's that's a that's a brick while 510 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: you're running into you need to go to the GM 511 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 1: and be like, Bro, I know you don't want to 512 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: deal Ben. We've got to get whatever we can. If 513 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: you got to go get c j McCollum, get me 514 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: c Jim McCollum. Now, if it can c JB your 515 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: second best player and Tobias Harris your third. I don't know, 516 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean Damian Lillard is now out for 517 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: eight weeks of Portland's toasted. I don't know, folks, this 518 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: is gonna get it and be able to get interesting eventually. 519 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: Still all about the NFL for now. Remember gambling NFL 520 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: wild Card weekend lock in, folks, It's gonna be fun. 521 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you tomorrow.