1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: straight Fire Fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Thursday, August, 3 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: A big day ahead for your boy. Yes, I'll be 4 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: on Cowherd Show again, but I'm playing golf for the 5 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: first time, a round of golf for the first time 6 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: in a while. I will definitely let you know how 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: that goes on tomorrow's podcast. If you remember last summer 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: I played, we played a best ball deal, which is fine. 9 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: You know, occasionally I had a good shot and we 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: could use mine. But I don't think we're doing best 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: ball today, so I'll let you know how it goes. Um. 12 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: Besides my golf game, I did get some strange tweets 13 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: and I g d m s about how you guys 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: don't care about my dad basketball league. We're in the 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: damn championship this coming weekend. You don't care. I had 16 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 1: my buddy Dan and text me he's bringing his son 17 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: to the championship game. EI don't There may be at 18 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: least a dozen fan No, it will not be a 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: dozen fans, but listen, it's cool. I thought you guys 20 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: would like it. I get it. A couple of haters 21 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: don't um before we get to a bunch of NBA 22 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: stuff that popped yesterday. Uh, today apparently is Deshaun Watson 23 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: settlement day. Maybe according to some NFL insiders reporting that 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: the settlement could come today, could be ten days. I'm sorry, 25 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: ten days, ten weeks, eight twelve, a year. We're gonna know. 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure they'll be outrage, a bunch of faux outrage 27 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: as well. I just I can't get too wrapped up 28 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: in it. Just I'll wait for the decision. Is that cool? 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: You guys? Good with that? In other news, I didn't 30 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: realize this. Joe Burrow um he had an appendeck to 31 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: me in July because his appendix ruptured. Now, I know 32 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: nothing about that. I've never had an appendix rupture on me. 33 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: I've never had a sibling or an adult that I 34 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: know had there a knicks ruptured. I'm sure I know 35 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: somebody who had it, but I don't recall like asking them. 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: Apparently Joe Burrow lost a lot of weight. He's definitely 37 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: not playing in the preseason. He hasn't practiced once since 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: July since he had the surgery, so it's going on 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: four weeks no practice for Burrow. Is he gonna be 40 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: ready for Week one? I think I might have to 41 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: bet the Steelers on principle getting six and a half 42 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: against the Bengals. I mean also the key number that 43 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals are the Super Bowl losers the week 44 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: one following the Super Bowl. Super Bowl loser four and 45 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: eighteen against the spread this century. And so now you're 46 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: looking at Super Bowl loser Joe Burrow appendix rupture. He's 47 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: trying to get healthy. Yeh, gotta go Pittsburgh, right, Canny Pickett? Maybe? Um? 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: And besides that, the only other small football thing I 49 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: saw was this college football. Um. They're finally talking about 50 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: breaking a way from the n c A, which obviously 51 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: is a great idea. Do your own thing. You don't 52 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: need those clowns, you know, go for it, make it happen. 53 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: The sooner the better everybody wins. But I think the 54 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: big stories are outside of football today, and that would 55 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: be in basketball. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports 56 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 57 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I 58 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 59 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: All right, Rob, here's the thing I gotta talk to 60 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: you about. Besides getting aggregated, which we'll get too shortly 61 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: as soon. I was on with Cowherd on Tuesday when 62 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the Lebron James news came out that he had signed 63 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: a two year deal right and instantly that my thought was, Okay, 64 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: why is this happening? Now? I'm one of these weirdo 65 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: guys who's always thinking like, Okay, why would Lebron agree 66 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: to the deal? Like why now there's no timetable, right 67 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: he could have waited for them to trade Russ. Did 68 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Lebron rob here's something in the meetings with the Lakers 69 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,839 Speaker 1: over the last ten days week, whatever it is, did 70 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: he hear something that had him confident enough that he 71 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: was gonna stay my guess, my gut feeling. And I'm like, 72 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do kind of 73 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: enjoy dabbling in them. And I'm not talking about the 74 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: political stuff, the Q and on not that sports conspiracy theories, 75 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: the frozen envelope so the Nicks could get Patrick ewing. 76 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: That kind of stuff is fun, right, great bar room discussion. 77 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: I'm I'm of the mind that Lebron sat down with 78 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Lebron laid his cards on the table and said, guys, 79 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: I want to stay here. I'm in l A. They said, oh, Lebron, 80 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,239 Speaker 1: we don't we know. You know, He's like, no, my family, 81 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: my kids in high school. Here, everything's just going so swimmingly. 82 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: I love it out here. That being said, I e. 83 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: He either A doesn't want Russell on the team and 84 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: wants Kyrie, or be want them to get Russ to 85 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: figure it out. And it's one of those two reasons 86 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: has to the reason Lebron staying. He knows that Russ 87 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: has gone and they're gonna do the Kyrie trade. They're 88 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: just waiting, or he's talked enough with Darvin Ham in 89 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: the front office and they are confident enough to just 90 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: rust thing could be sorted out on the court, and Rob, 91 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with door b I think Russell Westbrook stays. 92 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: I do not think he goes down. I've vacillated. I've 93 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: gone back and forth on this a lot, and my 94 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: gut tells me that they gave Lebron assurances that listen, 95 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: Russ is gonna fall in line. We got this, and 96 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: I I thought for a while it's gonna be the Pacers. 97 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: I eventually stop fine, They're gonna get Kyrie. I guess okay, 98 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: I've now gone back full circle, and I do believe 99 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook. He's on the Lakers opening night. I don't 100 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: know if he's gonna be good. I don't know if 101 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: he's gonna start. I do believe there will be growing 102 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: pains as usual. Russ hasn't set screens for a decade. 103 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: You think all of a sudden, he's gonna set screens now, like, 104 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: I don't see that happening, rob But Lebron two years, 105 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: nine point one million and highest earning player in NBA history. 106 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: Congrats to King James, rob Right, congrats or in order, yeah, 107 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: shout out to Lebron for securing the bag yet again. 108 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: I mean he's already a billionaire. Just tack on another 109 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: hundred million to that, which is great. Um. I was 110 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: with everything you just said until the very end because 111 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: I agree with you that the only logical reason as 112 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: to why he would sign this deal now knowing he 113 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: could have signed it, you know, what was it two 114 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: weeks ago when they had the meeting. He could have 115 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: waited to hold a little more pressure to the franchise 116 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: as the training comes around the corner and be a 117 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: schedule guard released on Wednesday. I I disagree with you though. 118 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: I don't think this means that Russell Westbrook is staying. 119 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: I think it means that the Westbrook trade is imminent. Oh, 120 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: whether that's now which one Pacers or nets Uh. I 121 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: still think it's gonna be Kyrie at some point. I 122 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: think I think it's going to be Kyrie. I would 123 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: not be shocked. You know, these things work. I would 124 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: not be shocked if they already have a deal in 125 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: place with Brooklyn, depending on what happens with with Kevin Durant, 126 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: Like they have two options that are just sitting there. 127 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: Basically what you just said, Rob that that that does 128 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: kind of track because if you notice Kyrie's camp, Kyrie 129 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: has been totally silent for a while now, right, Yes, 130 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant is the one piping up. Does he know 131 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: that the Kyrie trade has done? They're waiting for Kevin 132 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: Durant deal to get done and that, but that deal 133 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: is becoming more tricky. So maybe maybe you're right. They 134 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: Kyrie is coming to the Lakers. It's a done deal, 135 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: and the Kevin Durant one is what's more difficult, and 136 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: they won't agree to the Kevin Durant deal until Buddy 137 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: piping up, until you know they have a they have 138 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: a taker for Kevin Durant. I don't know that. That's 139 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: kind of the vibe I getting now. But this kind 140 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: of stuff changes all the time, Rob, Yeah, it does. 141 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: And I mean to your point, Lebron doesn't make this 142 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: deal unless he has some kind of assurances. And my 143 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: only pushback with your idea that hey, I think he 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: agrees that Russells will be back and they have confidence 145 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: in Darvin Ham. I said it last week on the 146 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: pod when you were on vacation getting that gorgeous Hawaiian 147 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: tan that you got there. You know, there are four 148 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: part plan that Darvin Ham and Lebron laid out during 149 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: that meeting. According to Chris Haynes, none of that works 150 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: with Russell Westbrook. Like Russell Westbrook does not have the 151 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: number one consistent competitive competitiveness and cohesion Like he he 152 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: doesn't operate within a system competitive yeah, but and cohesion, 153 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: consistent competitive cohesion. When has Russell Westbrook operated in a 154 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: system you know where he was not the system? Number two, 155 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: hold everyone accountable, an atmosphere of selflessness. To your point, 156 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: and I talked about on the pod. Russell Westbrook is 157 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,599 Speaker 1: not set screens. Russell Westbrook does not move without the basketball, 158 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: either he's pounding the rock into the floor or he's 159 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: standing in the corners. Any younger spot number three, Darvin 160 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: Ham is open to benching guys who do not you know, 161 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: are reluctant to change and fit into what he wants. 162 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook has been reluctant to fit into a role 163 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: ever since Oklahoma City when Kevin Durant left, and probably 164 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 1: even before that. That might be why Katie left in 165 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: the first place. And then lastly they want to run 166 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: the offense through Anthony Davis. Russell Westbrook has been the 167 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: focal point of an offense for five or six years now, 168 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: and that is primarily why he is the top seventy 169 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: five player and he's going to go into the Hall 170 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: of Fame because he plays a certain style that is 171 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: very russ Centric. There's nothing about their plan that we're 172 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: that's been laid out that lazy to believe that Westbrook 173 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: will be back. So I think that they discussed this 174 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: that that meeting. Lebron understands it. I think they know 175 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: if it's not Russell Westbrook directly to Brooklyn, which I 176 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to be. I think it's gonna 177 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: be a three team trade of some sort that they 178 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: know they can dump Russ and a pick to either Utah, 179 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: San Antonio, Indiana and they get the deal. One. The 180 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: other problem Rob with this is Lebron is agreeing to 181 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: a two year deal when he looks around the roster, Rob, 182 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: have you looked? I know you're under fire from Lakers 183 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: fans all over it, but have you actually looked at 184 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: the Lakers current roster for this season? Oh? Yes, I have? Like, 185 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: why is Lebron agreeing to a two year deal? Now? 186 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: I know they according to the story by Whoades, they 187 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: can free up twenty million in cap space, uh for 188 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: next summer, but what does twenty million get you these days? 189 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: Is not enough for Kyrie Irving? Uh? Seriously? I mean? 190 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: But now the ESPN framed as they can afford a 191 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: third Max contract. I don't know how that really works, 192 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: but that that was the framing of worlds story. And 193 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: I just look at this roster. I'm like, Lebron has 194 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: to know something else is coming, has to like Carmelo, DJ, Augustine, Baysmore, Bradley. 195 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: These guys are all gone. They're not even signed with anybody. 196 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: Wayne Ellington, where's Wayne Ellington? I don't even know if 197 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:58,599 Speaker 1: he's in the league. Dwight Howard, where is he? He 198 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: might be in your men's league. And about a week 199 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: and a half, jeez, we got the championship game Sunday night. Um. 200 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's one of those odd, odd situations where 201 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: something is coming. We just don't know. It's all. I 202 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: guess the game does Russ Day? Does he go? Um? 203 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: I guess The other thing is, did you see Kyrie Irving? 204 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: Rob was playing some pick up all with I believe 205 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: Trey Young and a couple of other Atlanta Hawks as 206 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: well as Cole Anthony, the Orlando Magic. I didn't see photos. Yeah, 207 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: so Kyrie Irving bubbling up to the surface. It's weird. 208 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: He's been so quiet that Kyrie camp has been laid low. 209 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: He hasn't gone after anyone on uh social media. He 210 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: hasn't done any of those cryptic Instagram nonsense posts where 211 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: he has like a symbol, like you know how Prince 212 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: started to go by a symbol. I feel like Kyrie 213 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: is like a couple of weeks away from just being 214 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: called a symbol whatever that is. Um, he's just gone dark. 215 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: And now he pops up playing basketball with Trey Young 216 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: and Cole Anthony among others. And I guess the summers 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: when everybody just plays pick up, right, you join these 218 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: ProAm leagues and you put on shows. Kyle Kuzma had 219 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: like seventy points in a game somewhere right. Yeah. I 220 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: actually saw a video of it. Was Pat Bev, Paul, 221 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: George Pascal, a bunch of guys all playing pickup. And 222 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: you know, there's always a cameraman there nowadays, Like it's 223 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: not just these guys can't just play. There's gotta be 224 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: a whole media team there. And so they had them 225 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: recording after the game and Pat Bev's giving like a 226 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: road inspirational speech, and they're all right, PG, what do 227 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: you got to say? And He's just like, uh yeah, 228 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: just piggyback on what Pat said. And then he like 229 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: it's just one of those things that was made for 230 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: social media. Leader baby and George playoffs former Lakers. Well 231 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: he wouldn't he was a former future former future Lakers. Yeah. Yeah. 232 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: But going back to Kyrie, I hate to throw him 233 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: under the bus. Um friend of the podcast, Scoop B. 234 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: He puts one of the wildest tweets I'd ever seen 235 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: out maybe about a week and a half ago, where 236 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: he reiterated on report for Valley Sports that Kyrie is 237 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: happy in Brooklyn. He's gonna stay with the Nets. And 238 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: he said the if you notice the teams that were 239 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: on Kyrie's list of preferred destinations, all if you're going 240 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: to in a circle, all lead back to Brooklyn. He 241 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: took a US map and he drew a line from 242 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: like uh l A to Dallas to whatever, and he 243 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: just made a big circle. It's like, well, anyone could 244 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: do that with literally almost any city in the NBA 245 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: if you just leaning the coasts pretty much. So I 246 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: was like, you gotta you gotta get in getting where 247 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: you fit in, right, And that's this guy. It is 248 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: this guy. So, I mean, I love Scoop and I 249 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: think he's the he's sharp. When I think on that one, 250 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: he's just he's really grasping at straws with that one. Yeah, listen, Rob, 251 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: I know it is NFL time and it's August, and 252 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: you usually NBA is dead, but the Donovan Mitchell stuff 253 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: could happen. Um Obviously, Lebron deal happened. Maybe Kyrie, maybe 254 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durd There could be some more NBA this month. 255 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk up in 256 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 257 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 258 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. That being said, 259 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: I saw a story that kind of blew my mind initially, 260 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: although I agree with it, it kind of blew my mind. 261 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: Derek Fisher, um former Laker, as Route likes to say, 262 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: came out, did an interview with some blog, some website somewhere. 263 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm sorry for not giving them credit and said, yeah, 264 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: right now, Steph Curry has four rings. You've got to 265 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: put him in the same stratosphere as Tim Duncan, Kobe 266 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: Bryant and Teaquille O'Neal. Just casually drops that in the 267 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: middle of August, you know, dead period and after everybody 268 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: who has finished aggregating your Laker take, which is incendiary 269 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: and we will get to in a minute, I think 270 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: people start going after Derek Fisher as in, oh, this 271 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: guy's crazy. And I did briefly touch on this with 272 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: Calherd on Tuesday, but the re send people got angry 273 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: with Fisher is one that we've been over on this podcast. 274 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: Tim Duncan is a legendary player at both ends of 275 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: the court. Right. Tim Duncan obviously is scoring machine. He's 276 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: been an m v P. I probably don't need to 277 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: go through his credentials, but I'm sorry, two m v 278 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: ps and he's got eight First Team All Defensive nominations. 279 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: You know where I'm going with this. Okay, but you 280 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: know I'm a Curry guys, so just wait for Kobe Bryant, 281 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: who Derek Fisher puts in the step category. Um also 282 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: two time finals MVP, won one MVP Award, Curry has two, 283 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: and Kobe Bryant nine times First Team All Defense said, 284 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: We'll wrap up with the other one, Shack. You know 285 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: where I'm going with this. I was one of the 286 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: biggest Shack fans back in the day, loved him for 287 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: four titles. He won one MVP Award, and Shack was 288 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: how many uh three times All Defense second? Interesting? Never 289 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: All Defensive Team first. That's a mild surprise. But bottom 290 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: line is Kobe, Shack and Tim Duncan played both ends 291 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: of the floor, and everybody who hates this take by 292 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: Derek Fisher is gonna say Curry don't play both ends 293 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: of the floor. And Rob g has hit me with 294 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: this a lot. I am still of the belief. Remember 295 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: Curry now Finals MVP. His record is unimpeachable. There is 296 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: nothing you can slide him for unless you want to 297 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: go down like the embarrassing Rob Parker wormhole and say 298 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: how many clutch shots has he made in the postseason, 299 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: which is just asinine. I can't even have a discussion 300 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: about that. But Curry is right there with them, and 301 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: I know you say he won't play, he doesn't play 302 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: as much defense. Um, he did lead the league and 303 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: steels whoop the damn do um? I think when you 304 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: look at all encompassing, how was this guy as a leader? 305 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: How was he as a teammate? What did he do 306 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: as an ambassador for the league? Like all that stuff 307 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: matters when you're looking at in the panthea, Like Tim 308 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: Duncan was a saint. Tim Duncan was awesome for the league, 309 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: an ambassador who didn't say much, but you always knew 310 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: Tim Dunker will show up and deliver. He's not gonna 311 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: get in trouble Kobe. He had the off court incident 312 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: um near the end of his career. He was just 313 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: taking ships all over his teammates. I found it kind 314 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: of funny. There was a moment after he ran Shack 315 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: out of l A. Yes he did that, um where 316 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: Kobe like couldn't get out of the first roud of playoffs. 317 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: I think he missed the playoffs one year, Rob can 318 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: check me on that. And then of course Shack, who 319 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: you know, never wanted to get in shape, and once 320 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: he once the Lakers shipped them to Miami, he had 321 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: a decent little uh run in Miami with the heat. 322 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: They won a title. And after that it was like 323 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: way downhill, like Curry's gonna outlast all those guys, all 324 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: of m He's gonna have a lot well. I don't 325 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: know if he'll last as long as Kobe thirty nine 326 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: years playing it to Kobe have his final game at 327 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: age forty or thirty nine, Rob oh, I think it 328 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: was thirty nine. Duncan had a long career thirty nine. 329 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if Curry will be that dominant then 330 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,159 Speaker 1: as he is now. But he's gonna have a longer prime, 331 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: I believe, than any of those guys. Kobe also had 332 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: the the injury, but I hate to say it Rob, 333 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: I totally agree with Derek Fisher here. I'm with him. 334 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: Curry is in that discussion, and the other thing I'll 335 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: add that Derek Fisher did not you could argue impact 336 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: on the league Curry tops Kobe, Shack and Tim Duncan, 337 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: because if you look stretching back to Magic and Larry, 338 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: the lineage of the NBA, it was really Magic and 339 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: Larry in the eighties. The nineties were Jordan's. The two 340 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: thousand to two thousand and ten kind of was divided 341 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: up among a lot of players, right, Duncan, Kobe, Shack, 342 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: they all kind of had to split it. Curry and 343 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: Lebron have I don't think this is It's in arguable 344 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: basically the last seven years they've dominated the league. Curry 345 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: with the Jersey sales packing arenas, I think he I'm sorry, guys, 346 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,719 Speaker 1: he's right there with Duncan, Kobe and Shack. And now 347 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: Rob going to disagree with everything I said. No, I'm 348 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: not actually and actually, you know, full disclosure last night 349 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: on the Odd Couple, Uh, Rob Parker actually agree with 350 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: this take with Derek Fisher. He said, you know, even 351 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: though he has those three guys ahead of of Steph 352 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, that seems fair, you know. And Rob 353 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: is one of the biggest Curry haters this side of me, 354 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: so you know that's fine. Um. I I agree who 355 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: you said about the impact and the jury. I mean, 356 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: there's a reason why the Warriors have more national TV 357 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: games this upcoming season than anybody in the NBA, including 358 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: Lebron's Lakers, because Steph Curry is the face of the 359 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: NBA right now. Um, I don't think that he's quite 360 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: on that Kobe Duncan tier because of the longevity with 361 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: those two guys and the defensive prowess, like there are 362 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: two of the top what seven or eight defenders ever. 363 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: Those two guys, they're they're right up there. Um. But 364 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: the Shock one is kind of fair because for Shock, 365 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: as dominant as he was, and he was fed hastic, 366 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: he was a beast. He was easily the most dominant 367 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: player I've ever seen. His physical downfall, like almost as 368 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: soon as he won that chip in in Miami was colossal, 369 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: Like he he just fell off a cliff almost immediately. 370 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: And because of your point, Steph and his his size, 371 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: his shooting ability, He's gonna age very gracefully. So I 372 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: think when it's all said and done, it's gonna be 373 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: a really fair comparison to say, Shack's ultra dominant peak 374 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: versus the longevity of Steph and I think you're gonna 375 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: have both of them right outside, like in the five 376 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: to ten area or six to ten area of the 377 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: all time pathion of NBA players. Interesting rare that Rob 378 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 1: would side with me on that. But that being said, 379 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: I've got to ask you, Rob, how did you handle 380 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: the being aggregated and the inundation of hate from Laker 381 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: Nation U franchise You'd love forever for your take that 382 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: Byron Scott he's a better Laker or what I don't 383 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: want to steal to say incorrectly, but Byron Scott met 384 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: one of the Lakers than Lebron or some acidine take 385 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: like that. I'm sorry, Yeah, I wish I had that 386 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: one back a little bit. The Yron's the Byron Scott 387 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: part at least for sure. Um, what happened was was 388 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night during the radio show. And I'm because 389 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: I'm a producer, I'm doing other things than just listening 390 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: to the show, So I'm typing up podcast stuff, I'm 391 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: saving segments, podcast hours, whatever, and then Rob Parker says, hey, Rob, 392 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: do you want to get your thoughts on this? You 393 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: know you're a big Laker fan, So I haven't even 394 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: thought really about what my top ten is. And I say, yeah, 395 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: I think Lebron is would have a hard time crack 396 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: in the top ten. And when I'm talking, I didn't 397 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: if I had time to think about it, I never 398 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: would have said Byron Scott. But as far as Lebron 399 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: not being in the top ten, I have had time 400 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: to think about it since then, and I think he's 401 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: like ten or eleven at best. Oh my god, Okay, 402 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: let's okay, no words, no order, but this is just 403 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: I wrote it down actually because the new ye gonna 404 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: ask me about this. Kobe Magic, Kareem shack Worthy, Pal 405 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: Jerry who whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa 406 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: whoa Pala soul He never the Alpha, never got an 407 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: NBA Finals VP above Lebron as a Laker. Yes, he means, 408 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: oh gosh, he got there in two thousand ten. I 409 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: want to say, like six or seven. This is Lebron's 410 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: fourth this was his fifth, um so I've been there 411 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: for four. Yeah, so hold on, I guess. So let's 412 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: see one, two, three, four, it looks like about seven. Okay, 413 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: so Pal, Jerry West, Algian Baylor, Will Chamberlain, George Miken 414 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: and again I have Lebron's second all time in NBA 415 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: history as a player. But Richard Jefferson said it best 416 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 1: last weekend. The Lebron tenure in Los Angeles has not 417 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: been as fruitful as many have expected. Oh, I'm not 418 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: gonna say a chip understand to fight else MVP and 419 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: I defended Lebron on the radio show. But that point, yes, 420 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: it's anytime we get a championship, I'm with But to 421 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: our J's point, one championship, one first round exit to 422 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: miss playoffs, and and the way you know it is 423 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: living in l A. This is the city of champions. 424 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: We don't we don't celebrate division championships. We don't celebrate 425 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: making the finals or making the super Bowl. It is 426 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: did you hang the banner or not? And Lebron, as 427 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,479 Speaker 1: fantastic as he has been, as fantastic as he is, 428 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna win it this year once they 429 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: get Kyrie Irving. I got twenty two to one odds 430 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: in Vegas on that one already It's just a really 431 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: tough list to crack, and like this people these other 432 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: guys in a special place that they don't have Lebron 433 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: So funny, Um, you have Kobe as one and I 434 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: get that Kobe has beloved Do you want to quickly 435 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: just look for me and like, I don't know the 436 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: last like five years Kobe was here six Um, I 437 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: don't know the playoffs. I don't know if they have 438 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: a playoff series win. And you know why they were 439 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: in hell was because Kobe demanded to all the money. 440 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: You know, you could listen. I'm not gonna bask Kobe, 441 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: not you know, the guy's dead. I'm not gonna come 442 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: out and say, hey, Kobe is the reason they were 443 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: in a waste land for five years before Lebron got 444 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: them and dragged them out of the sewer. But that's 445 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: a fact, Rob right, you would agree with that. I mean, 446 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: that's not the only reason, well, that primary reason. That 447 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 1: was a reason. Yeah, I mean signing guys like Nick 448 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: Young and Jordan Hill too big contracts was probably not 449 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: a good idea either. Sure they made a lot of mistakes, 450 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: but Kobe demanded I want to be paid. I want 451 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: to be the highest paid. They gave him the Sweetheart 452 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: grandfather deal or whatever you call it, and they were 453 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: awful and Lebron is the one who dragged them out 454 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,199 Speaker 1: of that. So yeah, I listen. I don't want this 455 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,239 Speaker 1: coming off like I'm a Kobe basher. I have not 456 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: historically been the biggest Kobe fan, but in the last 457 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: couple of years I've come around, you know, just reading 458 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: more about the guy. And um, obviously I have a 459 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: couple of friends who are going to hear this and 460 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: be very upset with me. Um My son has a 461 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: Wobe this like Kobe collage thing on his wall in 462 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: his room. Like I get it. I'm just saying, like, 463 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: let's not bury Lebron as the eleventh most important Laker 464 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: all time and Georgia, I didn't say that he's the 465 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: eleventh most important. I said the the all time Laker greats, 466 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: and Lebron is the is a greater player than any 467 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: of those guys in front of him. Ron because of 468 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: what he means to the Lakers. What does he mean 469 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: to the Lakers? He won championships with the Lakers multiple 470 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: He was the face of the league for several years 471 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: as the Lakers several years like seven generations ago. I 472 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: get it to you. If you go to a Laker game, 473 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: we should do this, Rob, and we should do this 474 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: outside the stadium pole. I don't know three people. Hey, 475 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: when did George Mike and dominate? And I would be 476 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: willing to bet if we talk to well, let's just 477 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: say one people. Less than ten people, no less than 478 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: five people could tell you what year he won a 479 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: title with the Lakers. Five out of hundred? Do you think? Higher? 480 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:05,719 Speaker 1: Or lower? Lower? Even? I even I had to look 481 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: up the exact I was. I knew it was in 482 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: the fifties. I didn't know what year it was. Uh, fine, 483 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: you want to put it. You want to put the 484 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: on ten, Fine, go ahead and put him ten. No, no, 485 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: that's just the beginning. I'm just going ten first and 486 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: then will chop the rest of them later. Um. But anyways, Rob, congratulations, UM, 487 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 1: obviously you know doing good stuff with the podcast and 488 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: now you're producing um and jumping on air with your 489 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: profile is raised. So congratulations getting aggregated. What your wife 490 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 1: say just curious. She's like, oh, now you think you're famous? Huh. 491 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: You gotta be able to take the heat, bros. All right, Um, 492 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: we'll be back tomorrow, talk to you then