1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Hello, welcome, and saw an hour three of 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: the Dan Patrick Show here on Fox Sports Radio. Jason 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: Smith and my bass friend Mike Harmon in for Dan 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: and the Danetts today. And oh boy, maybe you just 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: heard that bit uh in Nick Cope's update a couple 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: of seconds ago. We'll get into the NFL on the second. 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: But the ratings for the NBA All Star Game, My goodness, 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: but I thought everybody hated what they saw when clearly 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: nobody watched it. Yeah, well, and I know you watched 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: the pregame show and they had one viewer, so it 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: was you. I caught a little of it while I 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: was at a restaurant with my daughter the other day. 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: It was on. I didn't have any sound, but I 15 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: watched post Malone and she kept going, this supposed to 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: be a basketball game, right, I got well, eventually, what's 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: with all the indoor light shows and fireworks? Gotta gotta 18 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: make it a spectacle? Gotta try well, got you in, 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: so that's good, got you in the door? I was captived, 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: sir videos choice, Hey, what color tie was Ernie Johnson wearing? It? 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: Was it a nice tie? What was what do you remember? 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: You have to know? And right it is. But but okay, 23 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: so there you know that at least very good. Okay, 24 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: all right, it is an all time low, a combined 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: two point two rating across t NT NTBs, the lowest 26 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: rated and least watched edition of the game. I mean 27 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: that is just look for this. I mean, if you're TNT, 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: you're like, man, we could have put on reruns a 29 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: snow Piercer and oh my god, people to watch a 30 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: little bit. But this is where we are now, right 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: for all of this All Star I'm never going to 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: be surprised by All Star games being an all time low, 33 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: whether it's baseball or basketball or football, because the era 34 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: of the All Star Game as we knew it, the 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: Golden era, is gone, right, the gold the All Star 36 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: Games that that people of a certain age grew up with. 37 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: And it's like, oh yeah, I remember when the Eastern 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: and Eastern Conference wanted to just destroy each other, the 39 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: American League wanted to destroy the National League and vice versa. 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: That's gone. That it's gone and those days aren't coming back. 41 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: And when I when I see social media after the 42 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: All Star Game and all the complaints of Oh, it's 43 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: a layup line. Nobody likes the game. I don't like this. 44 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: There's here's the one gift that's getting everywhere of the 45 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: four the four players on one side of the court. 46 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: We're not gonna play defense on this. Yeah, that looks 47 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: like an NBA regular season game. By the way, you're 48 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: gonna transported that to a lot of Laker efforts on 49 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: the defensive end. By the way, Lebron played defense once 50 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: and he got hurt. Yeah, I gotta come out of 51 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: the game. When he went up against SGA, he goes hey, 52 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: and the only time he played defense and he got 53 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: his finger caught and hurt it. Yeah, this is what 54 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: all Star games are now. That golden era is gone, 55 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: and it's like everybody keeps waiting for the oh the 56 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: All Star get No. All that's left now is the 57 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: new normal. And to not lose viewers like this because 58 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: all Star games, no, all the leagues know, all Star 59 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: games are in the decline, and it's just about let's 60 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: keep as many people as we can watching and we 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: have a slow leeching of the audience instead of like 62 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: the falling off a cliff like you have here at 63 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: the NBA All Star game, and it's it's just an 64 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: all star game thing. It's at the popularity of the leagues. 65 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: It's an all star game thing. Over the course of 66 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: the last few years, it's become the big exhibition. Players 67 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: don't really care. Some guys play, some guys don't. It's 68 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: just an idea that has seen its time coming gone. Right. 69 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: It's like it's like a Macy's or j C. Pennies, 70 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: or a clothing outlet or Toys r us Hey Toys 71 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: r us has been a staple for so many is well, 72 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: you know, now we're going bankrupt. Why the world's changed 73 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: and people buy toys online and so now there's no 74 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: more Toys rs stores and they're trying to get that's 75 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: what That's what leagues are trying to do with all 76 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: star games. And every year now is going to be 77 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: a gimmick. And some gimmicks are gonna worth better at 78 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: work better than others. Right, that's every single year, the NHL, 79 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: the NBA, major League Baseball. What can we do different 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: this year that's gonna pique somebody's interest. Right, It's the 81 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: same philosophy as going online and shopping out a website. 82 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: You don't just go to a website and shop and 83 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: buy stuff right now, when do you go, Hey, Monday 84 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: is free shipping. I got to order my stuff on Monday. 85 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: Tuesday is buy one, get one fifty percent off. All 86 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: I got to do that Wednesday is thirty percent off 87 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: the entire website. This is what This is what companies do. Hey, 88 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: how do we get people coming through the door? That's 89 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: all it is now with All Star Games, it's gimmicks 90 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: and it's let's say, Okay, if this didn't work this year, Now, 91 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: nothing the NBA did this year, are they going to 92 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: try to do next year? Boy, we had a we 93 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: had a we had an all time low. We gotta 94 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: do all kinds of different stuff next year. So you're 95 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: gonna see different ideas hopefully get it back and get 96 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: more people watching. But this is what All Star games do. 97 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: This is what leagues do. Now, what can we do 98 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: every year just to keep the new normal of people 99 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: watching paying attention to it Because just because a lot 100 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: of people are writing about it online and it's trending 101 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: at the top of Twitter, doesn't mean that it's really 102 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: interesting and people are watching. And you're seeing that with 103 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the All Star Game this year, you're gonna go. You 104 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: go Sunday night to Twitter. Oh, everybody's Twitter. Look the 105 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Allstar it's such a big deals. No, just because you 106 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: got ten thousand people tweeting about something doesn't mean it's 107 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: that big a deal, right, They're about ten thousand people 108 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: in an entire country talking about it. It's it's it 109 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: doesn't give you a good representation. You see here the 110 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: NBA All Star Game. People didn't watch. They didn't they 111 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: didn't like what they saw on TV, and they took 112 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: to Kevin Durant philosophy, you don't like it, don't watch. 113 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: That's what they did well. And that's the larger thing, buddy, 114 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: is that you know, you can have a lot of 115 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: complaints and in the echo chamber that is social media, 116 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: that you have the opportunity to get frustrated and people 117 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: shake their fists and call for the downfall of things 118 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: and look at ratings at all. The reality is people 119 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: that want to watch it are gonna watch, They're gonna 120 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: care if they care, and if they want to just 121 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: consume bite sized clips, that's where you go. And that's 122 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: the NBA with ratings and viewership in the hole, and 123 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: they have to figure that out. What's the new normal? 124 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: And for us, you know, we pull back, they're down 125 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: twenty nine percent. I think the biggest surprise is, hey, 126 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: you're you're part of a dunk competition in game, and 127 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: we start raiding your dunk since nobody wants to play defense. 128 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: So we have that that breaks out as part of 129 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,799 Speaker 1: the festivities. And maybe now you've got some interest because 130 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: the Lebron's part of a dunk contest, even though he 131 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: didn't intend to be. I don't know, do something, even 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: if it's wrong. Seems to be where we're at, because 133 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: it's hard to get excited about this if for the 134 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: first fifty seven games or wherever we're at in terms 135 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: of how many teams have played that load management is 136 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: one of your biggest concerns at the State of the commission, 137 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: the Commissioner's State of the Union address and all that that. 138 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: You've got to figure that out, and that's the hard 139 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: decision for the league going forward. You can shut it 140 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: down all together, but it's a big corporate event. Twitter 141 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: at how about a fresca Mike gets swollen dumb, Jason Smith, 142 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: Mike Harmon in for Dan Patrick today again, we'll have 143 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: more on this with Rick Buker. Maybe Rick's got some 144 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,679 Speaker 1: ideas for next year for the goal maybe more, maybe 145 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: more Lakers and Nicks. That that's the whole thing. Let's 146 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: get more Lakers and Nixon. More people will watch. Um. 147 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: But we spent a lot of time today talking about 148 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: the case for Derek Carr to be a first ballot 149 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer if he goes to the New York Jets. 150 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: The ESPN report yesterday, that's what they told him during 151 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: their meeting over the weekend. Derek Car, you go to 152 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: New York, you win. You'll be a first ballot Hall 153 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: of Famer with the Jets. That wall of tingle my 154 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: entire body. But part of this, now, let's take I 155 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: watched David Carr talk about Derek Carr on TV, and 156 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: I just get so excited. Which infommercial was that? Was 157 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: that a B or C? It? Would you have the 158 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: American flag behind him? No? It was it was one. No, no, no. 159 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: He throws to the guys from Air Supply about getting 160 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: all that great love songs from the seventies in one place. Yes, 161 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: that's the one. Um, Look the whole thing about to 162 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: take this in a different direction, we're waiting right now 163 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: for whatever Aaron Rodgers is going to decide. Right, he's 164 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: in the darkness, right, we're waiting on this. Derek Carr 165 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: has the entire NFL to himself. And David Carr said 166 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: yesterday on TV that Derek Carr's free agency situation will 167 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: be a long process. And I can't tell you how 168 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: ridiculously bad a strategy this is going to be for 169 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: Derek Carr. Right, he has the NFL to himself because 170 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: of the way his contract was structure. Doesn't have to 171 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: wait till the end of the league year to become 172 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: a free agent like everybody else does. Because the Raiders 173 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: release him. He can sign anywhere. Right, it's the middle 174 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: of February. Derek Carr can go anywhere. What have we've 175 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: seen so far from Derek Carr. He visited with the Saints, 176 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: who said thanks, but no thanks, we want you to 177 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: take less money. Nope, not doing it. And he had 178 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: a visit with the Jets, who are the most desperate 179 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: quarterback team in the league. You can feel the desperation 180 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: oozing out of the Jets, every single pore of their skin, 181 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: needing a quarterback. And Derek Carr left without a deal. 182 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: And hey, I'm going to take a look and see 183 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: what's going on now. Sure part of this is some 184 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: teams want to see what's gonna happen with Aaron Rodgers first, 185 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: But you're supposed to be the jewel, the crown jewel 186 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: of the off season, and this is all the interest 187 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: you've had so far when you should have been taken 188 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: visits every other day. It should have been, well, I 189 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: got the Jets, then you know, am i gonna get 190 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: out of the building in New York. I'm gonna want 191 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: to sign a deal. Then I'm gonna go visit the Titans, 192 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna go back to the Saints. This has 193 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: all it's been for Derek Carr, and I feel like 194 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: Team Carr is confusing the being in demand with being 195 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: in demand because there's no one else out there, and 196 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: that's what it is right now. There's no one else 197 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: out there and he's not that much in demand. Forget 198 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: about this taking a long process. What do they think 199 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: is gonna happen When you get to the beginning of 200 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: March and Rogers is available and Lamar Jackson gets franchise 201 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: and says he wants to be traded, and Ryan Tannehill 202 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: hits free agency, and so is Jimmy Garoppolo and other 203 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are out there. You really think Derek Carr market's 204 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: gonna pick up and he's gonna get more money. No, 205 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: he's got to sign before free agency because this is 206 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: when teams supposedly are gonna go get And if that 207 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: means you got to lower your demands a little bit, 208 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: contract demands, it means you gotta lower demands, if you 209 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: got to put a little bit more sense of urgency 210 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: and finding a new team the Nats, you need to 211 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: do because when the beginning of March comes, all these guys, 212 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: teams are gonna say, yeah, in a vacuum, is Derek 213 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: Carr better than Ryan Tannehill. Sure, but Derek Carr wants 214 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: three years, one hundred and twenty million dollars. Ryan Tannehill, 215 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: I get him for two years and forty million, and 216 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: if he stinks I can move on. Yeah, I'm okay 217 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: with that. I'm okay with that plan of getting Ryan 218 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: Tannehill and drafting a quarterback. You've got a lot of 219 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: guys in the draft and veterans like him who are 220 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: hitting free agency. Yes, he's a better player than a 221 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: lot of those guys, but that's not all that goes 222 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: into it. And Derek Carr, if he waits to sign, 223 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna wind up having to take less money at 224 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: a less than ideal destination for him. Because if there's 225 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: no competition now and interest is lukewarm, what's it gonna 226 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: be when other guys are out there. I mean, this 227 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: is the exact I mean, it's like they fall in 228 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: love with his all. Derek Carr is a free agent. 229 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: Everybody's saying wonderful things about him and all look at 230 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: Derek Carr and I'm reading about him online and seeing 231 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: what people say about him. Due you have to see 232 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: that the reality is there's not a lot of interest. 233 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 1: You got to create interest, and you gotta sign because 234 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: a team will sign you if they think they can 235 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: get you right now and you can be their quarterback 236 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: and get a three year deal and going with all 237 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: kinds of assurances and have a little bit more say 238 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: in your tenure. But you wait, watch how different it's 239 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: gonna be. It's gonna be a complete and failure. If 240 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: he does that, well, you'd think he was the victim 241 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: of the Montreal screw job. The way they set this 242 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: all up, that you know, for a decade or nearly 243 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: a decade with the Raiders, everything that went wrong couldn't 244 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: possibly land on his plate to have any blame in 245 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: failures season after season after season. No, it's because of 246 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: the defense. No, it's because they failed and they gave 247 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: up these leads like keep scoring points, all of those 248 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 1: kind of things that keep flowing in. And when you 249 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: look at the number of suitors around here, and I 250 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: wonder if David cars opportunity as well the voice of 251 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: this monster at this point, you know, part of the 252 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: inner circle that at eas leading the charge, almost as 253 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: if saying on the other side, please, somebody call, please, 254 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: somebody call. This is dragging out far longer than we like. 255 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: And you really should come with a great offer right now, 256 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: because we'll take it. We'll take it, please, because what 257 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: do you got on the board. Arizona's got Kyler Murray 258 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: coming back off injury, rams with Stafford off injury. Gino 259 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: allegedly gonna get thirty five million or thereabouts from Seattle. 260 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: We've already talked about the forty nine Ers, Atlanta, Desmond, 261 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: Ritter Saints have what Jamis and Taysom Hill and then 262 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: Carolina as your guy, Sam Darnold, and guys that were 263 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: hurt Matt Correll, right, Tampa, Kyle trash time. So you 264 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: can go to the NFC South, one of those teams 265 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: has to call you again. Probably everything seems to be 266 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: set in the North and the East, Sam Howell, anybody 267 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: in Washington. I mean, very few spots where you can 268 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: legit go and say, hey, we want a veteran quarterback 269 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: because we're on the cusp but potentially still being able 270 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: to win and be viable. And to your point about 271 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: him versus Tannehill, Yeah, that's that there could be a 272 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: large gap of money and considerations because if he didn't 273 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: want to take a pay cut to go to New 274 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: Orleans and really wants his thirty plus million dollars, I mean, 275 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: that may be the day of reckoning that'll be at hand. 276 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: But as we know in the quarterback market, we were 277 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: talking about it a little bit earlier between Dak Prescott 278 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: and Daniel Jones, is if you are perceived to be 279 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: the best in what should we say without great draft 280 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: compensation and considerations there that you're the best in the crew, Yeah, 281 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: you're gonna usually be able to command a premium price. 282 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: The problem is people got nine years of tape on. 283 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: You see the reality sign before a free agency or 284 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna regret it, I'm telling you. And it doesn't 285 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: have to be with the Jets. No no, no, no, 286 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: no, no no no. I don't want him there. You come on, Jets, 287 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,719 Speaker 1: take play someplace else, someplace else, someplace else. But you 288 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: gotta sign. But I feel good giving that advice because 289 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: it's needed. I feel like I did for selfishly. I 290 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: didn't I didn't sit back and say, okay, let me 291 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: do no, no, no. I wanted to help it. It 292 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: is the wrong strategy and and it's it's wrong car 293 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: family advisor. There you go. Add it to the resume. 294 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: Twitter at how about a Fresca Mike, it's swollen dome? 295 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: Jason Smith Mike Harmon in for Dan and the Danets 296 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: this morning. Coming up next, Fox Sports won NBA insider 297 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: Rick Buker stops by, does he have any ideas to 298 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: help the NBA All Star Game? What about some big 299 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: bull predictions for the rest of this season? Are the 300 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: Lakers going to make the playoffs? Is this Anthony Davis's 301 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: last year with them? That more? Keep it right here. 302 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: This is Fox Sports Radio. Be sure to catch the 303 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: live edition of The Dan Patrick Show week days at 304 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: nine am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 305 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: and the iHeart Radio WAP. Fox Sports Radio. The Jason 306 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: Smith Show with Mike Harmon is our show at night. 307 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: We're here today filling in for Dan Patrick and the 308 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: Danetts here on Fox Sports Radio. But a great morning 309 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: so far, and it's just going to get better right 310 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: now as we bring in a man who is going 311 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: to change the All Star Game as we know, and 312 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: he's got a full proof, twenty five point plan to 313 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: get people to watch. You can follow him on Twitter 314 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: at Rick Buker, Fox Sports One, NBA Inside of Rick Buker, 315 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: Rick go ahead, power pointed for us your plan to 316 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: save the All Star Game after ratings hit an all 317 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: time low this season. Oh no, no, no, no no, 318 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: you misunderstood the last time we spoke. I don't have 319 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,479 Speaker 1: a solution to getting people to watch. That's damn impossible. 320 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: All I want to do is change the way we 321 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: actually select the teams. I'm thinking we shouldn't even play. Well. Actually, 322 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: I do have a solution now that I think about it. 323 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: There you go, see you had eight seconds. Look at 324 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: you. You You figured it out. Yeah, rings of fire. Nice, Okay, 325 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: we put rings of fire all over the all over 326 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: the court and players have to get extra extra point. 327 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: Players have to go through the rings of fire before 328 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: they can shoot. Oh I like that. That's not bad. Rick. 329 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: I also suggested that maybe for the fact that none 330 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: of the big name players and good good job by 331 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: mcclungan and the guys that participated. Nobody wants to play 332 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: in the dunk contest, but you're actually doing it while 333 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: you're in the All Star Game since they don't play defense. 334 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: So you got random celebrities around courtside that have cards 335 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: and they judge the dunks in game. Wow, you didn't 336 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: want to participate, Well, here you are anyway, that's an eight. 337 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: I think. I think that the fact that we just 338 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: came up with several ideas that would be better than 339 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: what we actually saw is moving in the right direction. 340 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, it look. The funny thing is, so it's 341 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: been a while, I mean, bagging on the All Star 342 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: Game kind of has become an annual event. So maybe 343 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: we really don't want it to be well viewed because 344 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: this is kind of a dead period in the sports 345 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: calendar and it gives us at least gives just one 346 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: more topic to hit in in February at this point, 347 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: because I look, it's, um, it is a tortured exercise 348 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: in every sport for the most part. Um, it's just 349 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: not going to be the same. And as we become 350 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: more attached, or as fantasy becomes a bigger element that 351 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: draws people into paying attention, and gambling does as well. 352 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: Like you've got to be some kind of a better 353 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: if you're going to bet on the All Star Game, 354 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: probably one that people take a path on. And so 355 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: you know, as I would say, like for every action 356 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: I'm an Isaac Newton fans, for every action there is 357 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: a corresponding reaction, And as the league has wetted itself 358 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: more to to various things that allow the fans to participate, 359 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: the All Star Game really doesn't lend itself to that. 360 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: So I'm not I'm really not surprised. And then look, 361 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: then the other part of it is the players don't 362 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: team to care all that much about winning. And if 363 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: they don't care, then goodness, why why would the fans care? Now? 364 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: Wait now, to be serious for a second, Yeah, do 365 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: the players have to go through the ring of fire 366 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: for every shot? Or do they get extra points if 367 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: they make one from a ring of fire, Like like 368 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: a non ring of fire layup is worth two points, 369 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: but you go through the ring of fire, it's worth 370 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: four points. No, no, no, no, no no, they ring of 371 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: fire every single time. And we could create some moats 372 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: and some alligators and a few things. I mean that 373 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: we have to introduce something that's uh a little terrifying 374 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: in order to this. It's we had a cheaper composure. Oh, 375 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: the mystery moat is brought to you by Keia. What 376 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: could be lurking? We don't know, but the first player 377 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: that falls in we'll find that. Yeah, yeah, I mean, 378 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: can you say, like, can you believe Lebron blew that 379 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: lay up but he had an alligator attached to his leg? 380 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm gonna give him extra I don't know 381 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: belt to spray, It's only get him the release. That's 382 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: only a four foot alligator. He should be able to 383 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: make that shot. Come on, he's still passing. This is 384 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: the dunk that he calls the death spiral as he 385 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: escapes the alligator. Rick twenty three most important regular season 386 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: games of Lebron James's life. It's like he was staring 387 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: in a mirror with one eye off to the side 388 00:19:55,720 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: at Anthony Davis at the same time. Yeah, yeah it 389 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: I look, I don't know why Lebron does this to himself. Dude, 390 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: this goes I look, look, I will say this, um. 391 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: The Lakers responded to what he wanted. He wanted them 392 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: to remake this team. They gave up one of those 393 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: uh future first round picks, one of the two remaining 394 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: that they had. It was something that while Lakers fans 395 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: and various media were like, this is crazy, they should 396 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: just give those up, everybody talked to in the league 397 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: was like, if they're if they're mortgaging their their future 398 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: whatever left of their future at this point. For what, 399 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: they're not winning a championship with this team. So they 400 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: just didn't see it as being good business. And yet 401 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: the Lakers did it anyway. They split the difference, They 402 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: gave up one of those, they gave up the second 403 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: round picks, and they basically answered Lebron's call to give 404 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: him a better team and a better team right now. 405 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 1: So there is I would say there's pressure on him 406 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: to bring this. I mean, at least get them into 407 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: the play in game, which is not which is no 408 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: guarantee the teams ahead of them improved and the teams 409 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 1: and those teams are gunning to stay in the playoffs 410 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: or make the play in as well. So they're going 411 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: to have to climb over from thirteenth. They're going to 412 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: have to climb over a number of teams that are 413 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: just as committed right now to doing what they're trying 414 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: to do over the next twenty some games. And the 415 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: other part is if we look at their schedules or 416 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: in Houston, are the only two teams that they play 417 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: that are not ostensibly playing for something down the stretch here, 418 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: So all their games are going to be competitive. Everybody, 419 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: whether they're playing the Lakers or not playing the Lakers, 420 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: most of the league is still vying for one of 421 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: those spots that they want. So it's not going to 422 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: be easy to get there. But Lebron kind of put 423 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: it on himself, these are the twenty three most important. 424 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean, the translation is, I have to get this 425 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: team into the playoffs now or it's going to be 426 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: what it's going to be, a mark against my career. 427 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: I would never I would not do that. There's nothing 428 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: he can do at this point. It's gonna shift my 429 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: view of him. But that's what he said. So we're 430 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: gonna be watching and seeing exactly what he's able to 431 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: do with this new crew. I look at it this way, Rick, 432 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: if you said, okay, with this new thing, they have 433 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: a little bit of new energy. We've seen it before. 434 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: The Cavaliers did it a couple of times with the 435 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: trade deadline, will trade half the team, and it kind 436 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: of worked. Could I see the Lakers finishing fourteen and 437 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: nine ish and being five hundred, Yeah, I could say 438 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: I could see them playing there, yea, an Patrick be well, 439 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: even if Pat Bev gets them back to back ins 440 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: in Chicago, Could I see the Lakers doing that? Yeah, 441 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: But I think that's kind of the ceiling. You know, 442 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: fourteen and nine looked up the really good teams they're 443 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: still going to struggle with. But I could see that 444 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: for the Lakers and finishing right around five hundred. Yeah. 445 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, then they're not getting there. 446 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: They're not I mean, if they if they're going fourteen 447 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: and nine, they're not climbing the ladder into one of 448 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: those play in games. And one of the other difficulties 449 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,479 Speaker 1: is okay, so they make the play in if they 450 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: make the play in now the pressure is going to 451 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: be ratcheted up. Well, the Lakers have Anthony Davis and 452 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: Lebron James and they should be making the playoffs, So 453 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: they're going to have to win one or two of 454 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: those play in games. If they get to that point, 455 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: that's when it's really going to ratch it up. And 456 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: now now the expectation is they're going to be in 457 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs and play a first round series. The ceiling 458 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: is for these guys. As I see it in talking 459 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: to people around the league, it's the general consensuses. If 460 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: they got to the playoffs and one a round, it 461 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: would be a massive, massive achievement at this point because 462 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: you just don't build fun. You just don't build teams 463 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: with twenty games to go, and this is significant rebuild 464 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: and two Lebron James. Let's face it's thirty eight years old. 465 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, even when he's available, is not what he 466 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: once was. And so I think we there's there's still 467 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: this vision of Lebron and ad in their heyday, and 468 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: now you put some shooters and defenders around them, and 469 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: I just don't know that that's a realistic view of 470 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: even who their stars are at this stage. Sorry, Lakers fans. 471 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: I know that sounds that's a that's a real debbie 472 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: downer of view of all that has happened. But I 473 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: think it's more reality than than then. Make believe it's tough, Rick, 474 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: because in my ear Frostburg kept going, we're back, We're back, 475 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: Come on, We're back. And that's the refrain around Los Angeles. 476 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: Let's shift to the Eastern Conference for a moment. We 477 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: got a dominant twenty seconds of performance from Jannis in 478 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: the All Star Game. How serious is this injury? Well, 479 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: it's it's it's his rist on his shooting hand. So 480 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,680 Speaker 1: you could be snarky and say, well, yeah, yeah, that's 481 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: the weakest part of Yannis's game. Son, what's the matter? 482 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 1: What's the problem? Right? But no, it's dominant hand terms 483 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: of dribbling, dominant hand in terms of shooting. I don't 484 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: know the extent of the injury, but if it's going 485 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 1: to bother him and it's not being shooting, not being 486 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 1: one of his strength from range, if nothing else, if 487 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't have the same strength in that wrist, that's 488 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: going to affect a lot of things, especially especially as 489 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: the free throw line. I mean, that's he's still going 490 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: to be able to get to the free throw line 491 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: if he's stealing anything in that risk that's going to 492 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: affect him. It's now one of the toughest mentally players 493 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: that we have in the league today. So I don't 494 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: know that it's going to discourage him from trying to 495 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 1: get to the line, from trying to figure it out, 496 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: from taking free throws that he's demonstrated that several times over. 497 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, it you want, of all the injuries 498 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: that you could have other than you know, a knee 499 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: or something, that's going to change that equation, right, risk 500 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: shooting risks. It's about the worst injury that a star 501 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: player could have. Rick Bucker, our guest here the Dan 502 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Show on Fox Sports Radio, all right now, one 503 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: of the bits you've had if you talked about it 504 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: a lot, It's got a link onto it on Twitter. 505 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's gonna have his much anticipated debut with the 506 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 1: Sons at some point, maybe soon, potentially in the next 507 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: few days. Does he have more to win or lose 508 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: with the Suns going forward? Honestly, maybe it's because I'm 509 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 1: just and this is not my view of KD. But 510 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: but the general view I get of KD is really 511 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: great player, not a champion unless he's playing with the 512 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry and Draymond Green and 513 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: play Thompson. So while Chris Paul and Devin Booker and 514 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: DeAndre Ayton are not play Thompson and Death and Draymond 515 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: at this point, that's viewed as a R trio in 516 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: the league, is it not. I mean, those three went 517 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: to the finals two years ago. So I don't know 518 00:27:55,440 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: how much k D has to gain. I would say 519 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 1: from what has something to gain by winning a championship 520 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 1: in Phoenix, But I don't. I expect the champion this 521 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: year to come out of the East, so it's not 522 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: going to be this year. And CP three is not 523 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: getting any younger, so I don't see the past. I'm 524 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: not looking at it and going well, if KD doesn't 525 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: win a championship in Phoenix, then this is a failure. 526 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: And the biggest thing part for me is what does 527 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: KD want at this point? Like what Lebron is saying, 528 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: these are the twenty three most important games of my career, 529 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: regular season games, so you feel like, okay, he feels 530 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: like there's something to lose here. I don't know what 531 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant is that after, because if he wanted to win, 532 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: he would have stayed in Golden State. If he wanted 533 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: to demonstrate that he could be, without any question, the 534 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: centerpiece to a chachampionship team, he would have stayed in 535 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: Brooklyn and allowed them to build a team around him, 536 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 1: trusted that that they were going to get there in 537 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: the next year or two. He goes to Phoenix. I 538 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: don't know, you guys, tell me what is it that 539 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: what he would do in Phoenix that would demonstrably change 540 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: your view of who Kevin Durant is as a player. Well, look, 541 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: he'll win again. Like he's realized that he doesn't want 542 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: to lead. He knows that. You know, he's continually in 543 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: search of whatever he wants people to talk about him 544 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: like he's Lebron and he's not getting that, and he's 545 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,719 Speaker 1: very upset. Look, the guy's got burner Twitter accounts to 546 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: defend himself. He knows I need to go win again. 547 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: So now maybe if I go win with the Suns, 548 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: I'll be viewed as a great champion because I won 549 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: with two teams, and here's a team that was good 550 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: but didn't win until they got me. I mean, at 551 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: this point, now he's just trying to Okay, what's going 552 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: to continue to keep me going and to keep people 553 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: talking about me being great? Wasn't happening in Brooklyn, sow, 554 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: I gotta go find I gotta go join another team. 555 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: It's not what he wanted to do, but it's what 556 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: he kind of has to do at this point. Well, 557 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: I would push back on that because I think what 558 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: he did when he was healthy in Brooklyn and they 559 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: went nineteen and two with Kyrie, I thought he was 560 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: turning that perspective right, Like he was reminding everybody just 561 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: how good he is. And I think he's great. He's 562 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: going and win in a ring in Phoenix. Okay, that's two. 563 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 1: Lebron did it in three places. Like he's not catching 564 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: if if he's if he's chasing the ghost of what 565 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: Lebron has done, he's not getting there at this point 566 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: no matter what he does. Then. Other then, if he 567 00:30:55,080 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: stayed in Brooklyn and he won a championship, I think 568 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: that would turn the view of everybody because people kind 569 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: of feel like Phoenix has been on the doorstep of 570 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: winning a championship. And Okay, so heyde could go there 571 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: and he could be the difference maker. Again. This is 572 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: difficult for me because my perspective is that the Golden 573 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: State Warriors never would have won those two championships without 574 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, would not have happened. And this finals MVPs 575 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: are proof of that and everything everything else. Having an 576 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: up close view of that, they're not winning another championship 577 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: without Kevin Durant. And but that's not the general perspective. 578 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: So I'm thinking the general perspective is going to be, yeah, Kyd, 579 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: you won another one in Phoenix, but you needed Chris 580 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: Paul and Devin Booker DeAndre Ayton, So did you really 581 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: win another championship for did they kind of help you? 582 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: Help you win another champion If he'd done it in Brooklyn, 583 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: he would have carried Ben Simmons to a title. You 584 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: won with Ben Simmons there, you would have been the 585 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: champion without right yes, and a Hernia as well. But look, 586 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: if he had just gotten to let's say the Eastern 587 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: Conference finals, Let's say he knocks off the Boston Celtics, 588 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: or he knocks off the Milwaukee Bucks or even the 589 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: Philadelphia seventy six ers, wouldn't you give him more credit? 590 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: Wouldn't he have gained more credit in accomplishing that than 591 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: if he goes through who's he going through in the West. 592 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: The people are going to say, Wow, Ken Phoenix Sons 593 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: couldn't have done that, and I give them a better 594 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: chance of winning of out of the West. But I 595 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: just think that who he would have had to beat, 596 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 1: and again who he would have had to beat with 597 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: a Brooklyn Nets team that doesn't have Kyrie Irving, that 598 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: to me would have been far more impressive than if 599 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns end up coming out of the West 600 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: this year. With the mixed bag of teams that we 601 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: have in the Western Conference, I put the Phoenix Suns 602 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: in there in the mix. But I think the fact 603 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: that the odds immediately shot them to the top of 604 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: the Western Conference tells you what people think of the 605 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: Western Conference in general. He's on Twitter at Rick Buker, 606 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: That is at Rick Buker. Check him out on FS one, 607 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: host of the On the Ball podcast as well. Rick 608 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:39,959 Speaker 1: is always buddy, thanks so much for your time and 609 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: I'm going to go to Adam Silver with your Rings 610 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: of Fire idea. I think that's a good one. Thank 611 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: you very much. I'm glad you're going because I probably 612 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't do that myself. Thank you for ring. 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As 623 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: you all know, we're the host of the number one 624 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 1: rated show in all of sports talk, The Folly and 625 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: Tony Fusco Show numero o No, Yeah, And we know 626 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,439 Speaker 1: why millions of people tune in every week. They want 627 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 1: to hear us talk sports, not our idiot guests who 628 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 1: think they know more about sports than we though, he 629 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:48,919 Speaker 1: ain't listen to these dummies. You don't know crap about 630 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: This is the worst thing. He's way off the shop. 631 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: You don't know bad ball. If you want to hear 632 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: how sports talk should be done, ye listen to the 633 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: Folly and Tony Fusco Show on the iHeart Radio app, 634 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: Apple Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, Fox Sports Radio, 635 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show, Jason Smith's and my best friend 636 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: Mike Harmon. Then for Dan and the Danets. Today we'll 637 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: get to Lamar Jackson the second. But just real quick 638 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: to kind of tag Rick Bucker the interview we had 639 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: with him a few minutes ago, and thanks to Rick 640 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: for always stopping by. I mean, the Rings of Fire 641 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: idea for the All Time Game is just awesome. But 642 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: the Kevin Durant phenomenon now with the Suns, I got 643 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:33,439 Speaker 1: a different view on this. Yes, you know, Rick talked 644 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: about it being a risk that Kad is joining the 645 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: Suns and does he have more to lose and to 646 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: gain at this point he knows that, Okay, I'm going 647 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 1: to be measured by championships and my best shot at 648 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: getting one is going to the Suns. And this is 649 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,320 Speaker 1: a phenomenal fit for him where he wants to play. 650 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: He doesn't want to lead, and now he's joining a 651 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: team that has a bunch of leaders on it. But Also, 652 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: if they win, k D will be given the credit. 653 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: He's joined them, just like he joined the Golden State Warriors. Okay, 654 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: there's a bunch of stars on here. I don't need 655 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: to lead. I can just be the difference maker and 656 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: that's when people are gonna give me the respect that 657 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: I really want. I'm the missing piece here to win 658 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 1: with the Suns. So that's why he's there. He doesn't 659 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 1: need to be the big scorer every night. Look a 660 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,399 Speaker 1: Booker is back and he's gonna be the guy some nights. 661 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: He just has to be that guy every couple of games. 662 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 1: And I look at him joining the Suns, and when 663 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 1: he is healthy, you watch them just run roughshod over 664 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,239 Speaker 1: everybody they play the rest of the way. It's gonna 665 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: be like when the Lakers got Pau Gasol, and it 666 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: was the Lakers were kind of meandering. We thought they 667 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,880 Speaker 1: might be good, and then they make the big trade 668 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: for Gasol. What did they win eleven in a row? 669 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: When when they got Pau Gasol and then they jump 670 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,359 Speaker 1: started the second half of the dynasty and they won 671 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: a couple of titles, went to three finals. That's what's 672 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: gonna happen for the Suns. They're gonna start beating people 673 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,479 Speaker 1: like the Nets would beat people when everybody was healthy. 674 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: It's one forty nine, one fifteen. Look at this, This 675 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: is unbelievable. When he starts playing. That's what the Suns 676 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,760 Speaker 1: are gonna do. And it's gonna be the biggest story 677 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: of the last twenty three ish games of the NBA season, 678 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: how Lebron finishes with the Lakers and KD and the Suns. 679 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,399 Speaker 1: They're just gonna start ripping teams right and left. It's 680 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna happen. This is a phenomenal fit. No. I like 681 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: the cut of your gym. There the excitement, But I 682 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: agree with Rick's point from the all right, you accept 683 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: who you are, and I think that's the point here 684 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: for Kevin Durant and for all of us and whatever 685 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: our roles are at our jobs and in our homes 686 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: and everything else. You know, know your role and shut 687 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: your mom was on Young Rock last week. That was 688 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: the learning point that they were trying to push out. 689 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,319 Speaker 1: And that's kind of where Kevin Durant must be in 690 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,360 Speaker 1: the process. Like, all right, even if I have to 691 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 1: join up and they don't want to give me credit, 692 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: that's fine. It's another ring. So long from now, I'll 693 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: be able to say not two, but three, maybe four. 694 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: You have no idea, do I think? From the whole 695 00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: legacy and that debate that we always have and I 696 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 1: don't know much I get excited about it, but for 697 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: the purposes of sports talk radio and television, we'll have 698 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: it that he's never gonna get credit. He's gonna be 699 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,760 Speaker 1: on the list and it'll be higher based on adding 700 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,360 Speaker 1: another title. But he's got he doesn't get credit for 701 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: the other ones, right, That's why he left, even if 702 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: he's the MVP, which is the thing that's never made sense, 703 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: Like you won the MVP, It's like, yeah, but it 704 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 1: was Steph's team here, It's all right. They already had 705 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: three guys. Now you're the fourth, and you helped put 706 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:29,959 Speaker 1: them over. They were the number one seed a year ago. 707 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: So it must be he's found some inner peace to 708 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 1: go do that, or he just simply doesn't care and 709 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: just wants to go win and want it out of Brooklyn. 710 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: Once Kyrie Irving was done, that's it. Twitter at how 711 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: about a fresca Mike gets swollen? Don't if you missed 712 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: the Rick Bucher interview, it's gonna be up on Fox 713 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: Sports Radio in the best of coming up in a bit. 714 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: Always a great visit with Rick and again if you 715 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: would to forget Kate Ring of Fire, Rings of Fire, No, 716 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: that's it. We spent a lot of time to Sporting 717 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:03,360 Speaker 1: talking about quarterbacks and the Derek Carr potential future first 718 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: ballot Hall of Famer with the Jets. So it's so 719 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 1: excited Aaron Rodgers eventually coming out of the darkness retreat, 720 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:15,280 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones forty five million dollars deal with the Giants. 721 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 1: It's going to happen. As much as you think it's not, 722 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,600 Speaker 1: It's going to happen. And yes, Joe Burrow will get 723 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 1: sixty million if that skates out, goes the quarterbacks. But 724 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:27,040 Speaker 1: the Lamar Jackson situation just gets crazier and crazier. Look 725 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: on our night show. We've talked with us for a while, 726 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 1: for over a year. Lamar Jackson's and the and the 727 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: Ravens are headed for a divorce. Congratulates to everybody who's 728 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,280 Speaker 1: just picking up on that right now. If the Ravens 729 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: really wanted to sign him, if Lamar Jackson wanted to stay, 730 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: they would have figured things out by now. But The 731 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,399 Speaker 1: Ravens don't want to pay him what Lamar Jackson wants. 732 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson wants forty five million dollars a year. He 733 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: wants it all guaranteed. The Ravens not there, right. They 734 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:54,440 Speaker 1: offered him one hundred million dollars less guaranteed than he wants. 735 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:57,319 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's gonna happen. And do you really think 736 00:39:57,440 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: teams are not gonna give this to him? If the 737 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:04,440 Speaker 1: raven said today we're thinking about trading Lamar, the phones 738 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:07,480 Speaker 1: would never stop ringing. I don't get the whole sudden. 739 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:10,040 Speaker 1: Oh I wouldn't. I wouldn't pay Lamar Jackson. Yeah, he's 740 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,879 Speaker 1: got hurt the last couple of years. Last year, could 741 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: he have come back? Was it real serious? Or did 742 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:18,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson say, Hey, I'm going into an offseason where 743 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: I don't have a contract. I'm not gonna come back 744 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: and play and potentially risk more injuries. So yeah, I 745 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:26,399 Speaker 1: don't think I'm gonna come back and play the rest 746 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: of this year with Baltimore. This is the guy you pay. 747 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:31,480 Speaker 1: You pay a guy that won the League MVP a 748 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. That is this kind of weapon. 749 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,879 Speaker 1: Who are you not gonna pay it's free agency, right, 750 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: so it's or it's a trade, it's it's an elite, 751 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 1: top five level quarterback who's available. Yeah, this is the 752 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:45,600 Speaker 1: guy you go get. I feel like it's just hot. 753 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:47,760 Speaker 1: Take theater the other way to say, oh, I wouldn't 754 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,760 Speaker 1: pay Lamar Jackson. I don't get it, and the market's 755 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: gonna bear that out. The second the Ravens say they're 756 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,520 Speaker 1: ready to trade him, which will come very soon after 757 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:59,879 Speaker 1: the whole franchise tag situation in Fiasco goes in next week, 758 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,239 Speaker 1: teams are gonna call and that's gonna be suddenly be 759 00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:03,960 Speaker 1: the guy at the top of the list, which is 760 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:05,840 Speaker 1: why Aaron Rodgers has to make his decision what he 761 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:08,279 Speaker 1: wants to do soon. Yeah, I just don't I don't 762 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: get into the the idea when when we're talking about 763 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:15,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, you can't dismiss the fact that he's missed 764 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,200 Speaker 1: as many games he has the last couple of years. Right, 765 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: last year, I guess to some degree, folks are like, well, 766 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:24,080 Speaker 1: he's not gonna play again because he's mad at the organization. 767 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 1: Whereas you have other reports that that knee was really 768 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: messed up. So in a vacuum of yeahs Lamar the 769 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:33,600 Speaker 1: guy you want over the rest of the guys here. Sure, 770 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:37,000 Speaker 1: But what's the what's the shelf life and what's your offense? 771 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 1: Is it tailored for him like you have in Baltimore 772 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,279 Speaker 1: because you have to retro fit everything else to fit 773 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: his skill set. That's a tough task when you're paying 774 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: a guy near fifty million dollars. But I'll tell you 775 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,600 Speaker 1: if Daniel Jones wants forty five million dollars a year 776 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,759 Speaker 1: and he's gonna get it from the Giants, is Lamar 777 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:54,800 Speaker 1: Jackson gonna get forty five million that? Yeah, he is. 778 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: It's gonna get it. Maybe it's the Jets. Maybe it's 779 00:41:57,560 --> 00:42:00,880 Speaker 1: future first ballot Pro Football, New York Jets Hall of 780 00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: Famer Lamar Jackson. Maybe that's it. Mike Harvin, he ain't 781 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:08,359 Speaker 1: went in there either. Twitter, And how about a Fresca Mike, 782 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: It's swollen dome for Mike. I'm Jason Colin Coward coming 783 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: up next. This is Fox Sports Radio.