1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: Straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Monday, February, 3 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: ending the month on a high note. Gotta love the 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: end of February. Shortest month of the year, but it 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: feels super long once football ends, the month just drags on. 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: But finally it is here, ending today. And also, you 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: know you guys can catch me on Undisputed this morning, 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: depending on obviously when you're listening to the pod hopefully 9 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: it's your first podcast download. Every day I'm listening to 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: the fire takes, the great interviews, the gambling nuggets. But 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: I'll be on Undisputed this morning. Uh, and then I'm 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: doing a gambling show later today with Colin cowherd Um. 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: It'll be on Fox Streaming. We'll be doing an NBA 14 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: Gambling look and then we'll start to March Madness gambling 15 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: looks over at Fox. So very exciting month of March ahead. 16 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: I've been head Fastness, and I'm sure Robald greatly disagree. 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: March is the graated month of the year for sports. 18 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: It's March Badness. I'm sorry you tossed in an NFL 19 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: free agency find a dollarp of NBA action, and all 20 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's like, oh, March is ridiculous. I 21 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: know people lean toward the football months. November is ridiculous, 22 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: with um college football, NFL, NBA just starting up. College 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: basketball starts in late November. It's just November is awesome. 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: But for me, March madness, I just love it. And 25 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: I will just say Mark madness will hinder before we 26 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: get to the fire takes on this Monday morning, Mark 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: madness is gonna hinder my basketball playing ability because I 28 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: gotta watch the games uplade at night. I don't get 29 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: the I don't get the beauty sleep I need for 30 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: my game. And I thought I would just use that 31 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: pivot quickly to what I thought was the highlight of 32 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: my weekend outside of you know, coaching my daughter's basketball 33 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: team and taking my son to this workout, and you know, 34 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: we watched our our our dog and he's starting to 35 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: listen a little better, Golden retriever almost four weeks in, Buddy, 36 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: he's is it just a great guy. But thehighlight of 37 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: my weekend was woke up, played some basketball. I told 38 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: you guys, you know, we had we show up at 39 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: the former Clippers facility for pickup runs. But we show 40 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: up with our five guys early, you know, a little older, 41 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: a bunch of forty year olds showing up early. So 42 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: we get in the first game, we get our five 43 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: and we just run the table. We won six straight 44 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: on Saturday morning, one of the best if this is 45 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: not an exaggeration, and I know you care way you're 46 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: here for my Joel and be Um banter, but I 47 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: got it was one of the best runs I've ever 48 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: had ever. I mean, I we did play with the 49 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: former Notre Dame quarterback Dame Chris, who you know, when 50 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: you have a Division one athlete on your team kind 51 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: of an advantage. Although he did go head to head 52 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: with this guy who played at you see Irvine and 53 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: like started for three years. This guy's awesome, a dad. 54 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 1: You know, he's like forty years old or whatever, and 55 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he's like six six. The guy is really 56 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: good and and Dane Chris is just a monster. And 57 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: I said to him, you know, Dane, have you played 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: with this guy? He's like, no, no, what why? He's like, 59 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: he's really good. He goes, do I look scared? And 60 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: I knew we've destroyed him. Like seventeen to six or whatever, 61 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: but um, we want six raight. A couple of close games, 62 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: one game that went to overtime, and you know, I 63 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: was kind of I was in the zone on Saturday morning. 64 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: I know, rob loves these stories about me playing pick 65 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: up the ball. It is, It's so fun. And my 66 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: buddy was there and I said, Austin, Hey, my son 67 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: wants me to bang a three and then I'll hit 68 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: the gritty. So can you get can you fire up 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: the video? And uh, next time, next time down the court, boom, 70 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: I get a layoup and I pointed the guy. He's like, 71 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: I got the video, but I didn't do the gritty. 72 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: And then the next time down the court, I hit 73 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: a three. Swish, he gets a video and I and 74 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to do it, but I kind of whisked 75 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: out rob By the way, have you hit the gritty 76 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: yet in front of any friends or family or do 77 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: you do it like when your wife's not around. I've 78 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: never hit the gritty once in my life. Well you're 79 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: so missing out. There's this video justin Jefferson. You know 80 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: he started, I guess among the NFL players, he's really 81 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: good at it. Um and I must have watched this 82 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: with my kids a lot, like learning how to do 83 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: the gritty, and it's kind of cool. And I will 84 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: admit to being one of those guys. You know, you 85 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: sing in the shower, you sing in the car. I 86 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: do do the gritty when I'm solo and nobody's around 87 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: to watch, just because you want to get the practice 88 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: repsid someone else who may be doing the gritty. See 89 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: the transition right there. Seventy Sixers fans all throughout Philadelphia. 90 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: They're excited James Harden Joel and be destroying the competition. 91 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: They beat the Knicks national televised audience and killed the 92 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: Knicks in the fourth quarter at the Garden on Sunday 93 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: and Rob, this is funny. You guys know, I'm not 94 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: a Joel Embid hater. I'm just not a huge believer 95 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: and we've seen multiple meltdowns in the playoffs from James Harden. Okay, 96 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: I don't think this is gonna be as as awesome 97 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: as everybody projected. I still am saying I'm on record. 98 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: First round Austair right there in the honeymoon phase. Now 99 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: you guys know the honeymoon phase. Oh we just got married, 100 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: as a honeymoon as great as thing ever and then 101 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: you know some some marriages six months in you're like, 102 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: I hate this person. What did I do? What did 103 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: I get myself into? And come playoff time, Rob, that 104 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: will be the vibe between and Beat and Harden Right now. 105 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: It's like we're murdering the Memphis Grizzlies who were on 106 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: a back to back and now I think it was 107 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: a Memphis Grizzlies maybe, Oh no, it was Minnesota. I'm sorry, 108 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: I'm mixing up my mediocre m teams. Just getting Grizzlies 109 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: fans settled down, and now they smoked the Nicks, who 110 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: are not a playoff team at all, with a big 111 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. They shot forty four free throws, which is 112 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: comical but but rob My favorite moment after the game 113 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: on social media, some meatball got a picture of Harden 114 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: hugging and Bead and Harden did have a pretty sick 115 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: like behind the back pass on a fast break that 116 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: and Beat flushed. It was pretty nice. Fox Sports Radio 117 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 118 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 119 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s 120 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: R to listen live. Someone called Hardened and ambiid the 121 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: new Kobe and Shack, and I just looked at him like, 122 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: what this is? Is this a joke? I had to 123 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: check and and this guy was serious. Rob. In Philly, 124 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: they really do believe and beating Arna is the answer 125 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: to all the important questions, the process and all that. 126 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: And uh, I don't know, Rob, I don't want to 127 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: go in too much. But for all these guys all 128 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: geeked for Hardening and Beat, I'll challenge you. Are they 129 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: a top five duo in the NBA? And before you say, oh, Jason, 130 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: that's insane, that's crazy, I got a list for you 131 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: of eleven duos arguably as good or better than Harden 132 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: and Embat. Okay, we'll start with eleven. Rudy Gobert and 133 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell. And don't scoff, guys, we're talking about multitime player, 134 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: defensive Player of the Year and Spider Mitchell, who has 135 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: been in the playoffs every year since he's been in Utah. 136 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: They're great. Um, I will toss out Paul George and Kauai, 137 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: who are arguably one, two or three when they're hell, 138 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: but they're hurt this year, so I'll toss him out. 139 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: So now we're down to nine. Okay, Anthony Davis and 140 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: Lebron unequivocally better than Joel Embiden Harden as the duo 141 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: right now, so I don't want to hear it A 142 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: d and Lebron were putting them on to the side. 143 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: There're a lock. Okay, I think another lock. And and 144 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: you guys know, I'm not a huge fan, but Kevin 145 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: Durant and Kyrie Irving are better than hardon MB. That's stop. 146 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: There's no you can't argue that. I mean, Kevin Durant 147 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: arguably the best player in the league, m v P Finals, MVP. 148 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving bit of a space cadet, uh, flat Earth guy. 149 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: You guys know, I'm not a huge fan of Kyrie, 150 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: but Kyrie and Katie are a better duo because of 151 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: how they fit. They worked together right then Harden MB, 152 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: who both are bald dominant, and you know, basically like okay, 153 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: my turn, your turn, my turn, your turn? Right, Kobe 154 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: and Check it wasn't as much of my turn, your turn. 155 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: And they did have a two or three year process 156 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: that Rob could speak to it in a minute about 157 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: like how was just gonna work? Remember Shack and is. 158 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: It was like young Fella needs to fall in line. 159 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: There were some there was some tough early moments between 160 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: those two. Hardening embides is coming in the playoffs. So 161 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: I've given you two that are definitely better than Harden 162 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: and Ebie, who, by the way, have two games together. 163 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: A lot of people want to say Janice and Middleton. 164 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if there are as much a duo. 165 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: Is just two really really good players. The Middleton is 166 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: not having a great year. Janice is about to get 167 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: his third m VP award, I believe. So we'll put 168 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: them in the hopper. You can decide Harden an Embiede 169 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: or Janis in Middleton one that I think should be 170 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: obvious that people will probably push back on given the injury. 171 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: But Curry and Clay, like Korean Clay, as a duo, folks, 172 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: they wont I believe sixty seven games those two before 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: Kadi arrived, before Draymond was a thing, they won like 174 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: sixty seven games together. They were the Splash Brothers. They 175 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: won a championship. Korean Clay, they had I Gudala won 176 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: the finals MVP. Yeah, but that was Curran plays to 177 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: and as a duo they are you could you could 178 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: say that they're one of the best backcourts in the 179 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: NBA history. Nobody would argue that they're anything but the 180 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: greatest shooting back courtever. So now we're at three for sure, 181 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 1: right A d and Lebron Korean, Clay and Middleton, Janice 182 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: and Kyrie and Kadi. So we're already like, well we're 183 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: too harden It and beid Fit and I haven't even 184 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: got to Yokichen Murray, which is a tough one because 185 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,439 Speaker 1: Murray's out with the injury, hasn't played Yokich. Um pretty 186 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: damn good, Murray, pretty damn good. They took down the 187 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: Clippers at full strength in the bubble. I mean, Yokich 188 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: is an m v P kennidate Jamal Murray is. I 189 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: don't know if you ask me who do I want, 190 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray or James harden It's a tough one. We'll 191 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: let that one marinate. Um. I didn't even mention Chris 192 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: Paul Devin Booker maybe the best backcourt in the NBA, 193 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: although Chris Paul's hurt now, so the injuries make this 194 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: a little dicey. Kyrie only playing half the games, little dicey. 195 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: But Chris Paul and Booker are. I mean, they have 196 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: the best record in the league, guys for a reason. 197 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: I mean the book should be all NBA first team. 198 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: May have to land second team. He's incredible. Chris Paul 199 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: obviously needs no introduction. And then the one that I 200 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: think people are gonna get mad at. But I'm telling 201 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: you right now, Jimmy Butler and bam ade Bio is 202 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: a better duo then James Harden and Joel Embiad. Bam 203 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: Adebio is a fantastic player. He's I think he's twenty 204 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: four and he's already a defensive force, an offensive force. 205 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: It's just a great passer. Bam Adebio is awesome. And 206 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: even if you say no, no, hey hey, and beads 207 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: way better and beat is larger. I would like to 208 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: see them go ahead to hit in the playoffs. I 209 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: think would be unfair because Kyle Lowry will be there 210 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: on the Miami Heat team and he's better than anything. 211 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: The Sixers have a garden. By the way, Kyle Lowry 212 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: can match up with hard and I'm telling you right now, 213 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: the Heat will beat the Sixers. I will unload on 214 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: that series price at whatever you give me for the 215 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: heat and Jimmy Butler is one of the better wing 216 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: defenders in the league. A money clutch scorer knows Joel 217 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: Embiad well from playing together with him. And by the way, 218 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: who was the alpha on that team? It wasn't Joel Embiad, 219 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: it was Jimmy Butler. So Jimmy Butler and bam ade 220 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: Bio are a better duo. They fit better then Hardening 221 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: and Beat. There's still a lot to prove for Hardening Beat. 222 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: Could they end up top five? Certainly? But I just 223 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: gave you eleven Butler and Bam Middleton Jannice, Oh, I 224 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: didn't even give you the other. Another one. This is 225 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: on the Lissa I forgot to mention, and it's Jason 226 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Now, they both are similar wing players. 227 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm not going overboard, but Dwyane Wade and Lebron were 228 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: similar wing players. Um Brown and Tatum are one of 229 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: the best young duos in the NBA. Jayson Tatum, you 230 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: guys know my love for him. I don't like any 231 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: Boston teams at all, and I love Jayson Tatum. He's 232 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: just an awesome player. And Jalen Brown is a fantastic 233 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: wing already one of the better wing defenders in the league. 234 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: And this is not like a two on two contest, obviously, 235 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: but when they match up. I like Jalen Brown's chances 236 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: against James Harden, and I don't know who on Earth 237 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: defends Jason Tatum from the Sixers. If you want to 238 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: say fible, fine, go ahead, but he's a non shooter 239 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: the floor. It's gonna kill your spacing and Marcus smart 240 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: uh will help out on Harden. I'm telling you. I 241 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: also like the Celtics chances against the Sixers, and Beat 242 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: will be a problem for them and he will eat. 243 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: But Brown and Tatum are one of the best duos 244 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: in the league, and the rest of them Kyrie and 245 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: kd CP three, Booker Curry and Clay Rudy go baron, 246 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell your kitchen, Murray, Paul George and Kauai a 247 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: d and Lebron. Now, I know that sounds like a 248 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: super hot take that the Sixers hardened and Embeat is 249 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: not a top five duel in the league, But Rob 250 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: Producer to the Stars, I gotta ask you, is it 251 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: that hot of a take? Now that I just gave 252 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: you eleven duos, let me just say when you said eleven, 253 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, this is the hottest take that 254 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: we've had since the show is starting, Like this is 255 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: this is up there with anything you've ever come up with. 256 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: When you break it down the way you did, I 257 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: think the premise of the argument is are we sure 258 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: that they are top five? It absolutely holds water because 259 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: as say what you want about some of those parents, like, 260 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: obviously there's something I disagree with you withho who toss 261 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: it out? You know, I think Mitchell and Gobert and 262 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,239 Speaker 1: definitely not Um. I think that Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum. 263 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: I think they're both fantastic players. I still don't think 264 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: that they fit well together. You know, they do a 265 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: lot of your turn, My turn. They've been better as 266 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: of late, but I don't think that they are as 267 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: cohesive of a unit. But um to the to that end, 268 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: the Jimmy Butler bamat to bio, I think is the 269 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: perfect illustration of why a duo together can be better 270 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: than another duo who may have better individual talent, which 271 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: I think James hard and Joel Embid individually are awesome. 272 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: Joel Embid, I think is the most dominant big man 273 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: we've seen probably since Shack because I think your kids 274 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: would probably argue that. But I don't think Yokis dominates 275 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: in the same way that em beat. Like physically, he 276 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: just overwhelms you. Just you know, there's nothing you can 277 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: do to stop him. There's nobody big enough to really 278 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 1: slow him down. You know. Um, I think a d 279 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: has some some he he does well against Embiid, but 280 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: not like consistently well against it, you know, because he's 281 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: just so big. But the problem with Harden and Embiid 282 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: is that James Harden in his what he's now thirteen 283 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: years in the league for whatever it is, something like 284 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: that decade plus, he has not shown the ability at 285 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: all to play without the basketball. He's very Russell Westbrook 286 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: Esque in that regard, Like if he does not have 287 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: the ball, he stands in like not even in a 288 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: shooting position, you know, to space the floor. He'll stand 289 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: four or five ft back of the three point line 290 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: and just watch things happen. Um. He works at his 291 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: best with a pick and roll partner when he has 292 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: the ball, Joe l. Embiid. While he can pick and 293 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: pop pretty well. While he can pick and roll okay, 294 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: but he's kind the slow a foot he's not an 295 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: explosive leaper. He's not at his best. You're not getting 296 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: the most out of him into pick and roll setting. 297 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: So the problem with them becomes it's going to be 298 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: a lot of your turn, mine turn, your turn, mint 299 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: and and and this is being masked a lot over 300 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: the weekend in the first two games of this Hardened 301 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: and Beat era, because Joel Embiat is averaging twenty free 302 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,359 Speaker 1: throws a game, and that's why his numbers are just astronomical, 303 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: you know. And and that's not gonna happen in the postseason. 304 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: You know, when you get to the playoffs, the game 305 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: slows down. They let a lot more stuff go. That's 306 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: why James Harden stats every year like clockwork, take a 307 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: huge dip in the postseason because he doesn't get to 308 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: the free throw line anymore. And when you're going against 309 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: other duos, and so much of it is how they 310 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: fit together. It's impossible to say that m Beat and 311 00:15:53,560 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: Harden are this elite duo when there is no logical 312 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: way that they can coexist both at their maximum abilities. 313 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: They can be great individually, but you're never gonna get 314 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: the best out of each of them at the same time, 315 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's the problem. I would push push 316 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: you on a on the mbidio which is close, and 317 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: people will want to give him be the nod because 318 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: he's been All Defensive Team three times and Yokich has 319 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: been none. But Yokich has an m VP on him 320 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: and All NBA First Team Center yokis too and be zero. 321 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: So now I know that some of that is the 322 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: advanced stats and the voters and um, you know, Yokich 323 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: is still perceived as like a Doey European and you 324 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: know there is this negative connotation with Doughey Europeans. Um 325 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: and in terms of basketball, not in general. I love 326 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: doe Europeans are my favorite kind of Europeans, but um, 327 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, he's just a high He's a high i 328 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: Q player, man, But he just he he dominates in 329 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: a different way than I guess that's the thing because 330 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: it's like Shack Awesome. You know, he was a physical force, 331 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,239 Speaker 1: nothing you can do to stop him, and he'd give 332 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: you thirty five and eighteen like nobody's business. But Tim 333 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: Duncan could get you thirty and seventeen with four blocks, 334 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: and it didn't seem as dominant because he wasn't dunking 335 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: on everybody, but he was still giving you the business. 336 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: I think that's the similarity I guess between Yo Kitchen 337 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: mb is that the way mbid gets his his numbers, 338 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: they just seem more impactful. Even though I I like 339 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: yoga a lot. I think yokich is awesome, you know, 340 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 1: but in the same way that when Janice gets his buckets, 341 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: it just feels like it hurts you more like a 342 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: Steph Curry three hurts you more forty than a Kyle 343 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: Corver coming off of pin down three. You know. It 344 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: just it feels different. Kyle Corver reference. I think the 345 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: second one you said, obviously, the Kyle Corver Ben Simmons 346 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: shooting video from last week went viral. I love that video. 347 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: I showed it to my kids. I said, look, even 348 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: a hundred million dollar player does the move the warm 349 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: up where you just shoot right in up the hoop 350 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: just to get the wrist motion going. I do that 351 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: every time every time I go I go out to shoot. 352 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: That's like the number one thing I do. I think 353 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: I told the story I was going to a gym 354 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania and there was a basketball court and I 355 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: would see this kid there every day after school with 356 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: his dad doing that. He would start right under and 357 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: just flick the risk one handed, like you know, make five, 358 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: and then step back make five, and then you know, 359 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: and by the time he gets to the free throw 360 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: line is probably made like a hundred. And I finally 361 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: asked somebody who who is this guy is? Like Ryan 362 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: Archie Diakano. He's like one of the best players in 363 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: the state of Pennsylvania. Unassuming white kid like six three 364 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: and um, he's just a really solid player. Ended up 365 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: going to Villanova, went to the NBA with the Bulls, 366 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 1: and like, since I saw that guy do that, I've 367 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: been doing it like all the time, shooting, I know, copycat, 368 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: nerdy whatever. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 369 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 370 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 371 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: Radio app. Search f s R to listen live. Two 372 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: quick other things. Number One, we did not have a 373 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: pairing for Luca do which which injured me greatly. It 374 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: hurts so bad, Rob because Luca doesn't really have it too. 375 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: But I don't know, is it too early to say 376 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: Luca don Chechen, Spencer Dinwoodie, Yes, given given what the 377 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: MAVs did to the Warriors last night. Come on, I 378 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: didn't when he came up the bench, it was electric. 379 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: Twenty four on fourteen shots. Nice win over the Worriors. 380 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: Now Golden State did not play uh Clay Thompson um 381 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: and still no sign of James Wisenman. I mean they 382 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: started the kid Moody, the rookie out of Arkansas. But 383 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,959 Speaker 1: overall Luca, if he can ever find a running meet, 384 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: they're making that list. And Rob, I'll just wrap this 385 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: before we move on to one other topic. People are 386 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 1: going to be upset, you know when this gets on 387 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: social media and it's like Jimmy Butler and Bam get 388 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: the hell out of here. I just want to remind 389 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: people Jimmy Butler and Bam went to the finals in 390 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 1: the Bubble, carried Miami to the finals. James Harden has 391 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: never carried a team anywhere. Joel em bead has never 392 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: carried a team anywhere anywhere. Has embid Maddens of the 393 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: conference finals. Rob, No, so don't give me. It's like 394 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: Joel Embiad's greatest player on Earth, like Settle Down. He's 395 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: had awesome teams. Jimmy Butler with Tyler Hero and Duncan Robinson, right, 396 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: didn't I think they mauld Milwaukee and and and that 397 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: was the that was where they set up to pick 398 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: at fence defense to slow down, you honest, and everybody 399 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: bit off it because the bulstro was so smart or 400 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: Spolstra's video edit or whoever the guy was who came 401 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: up and I mean again, Jimmy Butler and Bam and 402 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: they pushed Lebron in Adida six, I think right. And 403 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: I think that was with bad being hurt and gore 404 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: On Dragic was hurt too, so so Jimmy Butler is 405 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: a warrior. And it's just people that they get blinded 406 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: by the lights. The name of the name value, you know. 407 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: And and it's it's similar to when the Lakers got Westbrook. 408 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: You're like, oh, you got three top seventy five Hall 409 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: of Fame players. Of course they're gonna be great. But 410 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: if you know anything about bsketball and you watch them play, 411 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: you're like, well, okay, Russ can't be full for us 412 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: because Lebron and a D occupy the same space. And 413 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: there's something to be said about the guys like Jimmy 414 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: Butler and Bama to Bayou who are versatile enough where 415 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: they can both be the best versions of themselves at 416 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: the same time because they don't have to operate in 417 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: the same areas. Like Jimmy can play without the ball. 418 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: Bam is probably, outside of Draymond, the best short role 419 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: big man in the NBA where he gets the ball 420 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: on the four on three and he can either score 421 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: himself where he can find somebody else. And it's like, 422 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: if you can't accentuate each other, then how can you 423 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: say definitively, oh, we're better than Steph and Clay, We're 424 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: better than Lebron and a D when in order for 425 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: you to be your best version, the other guy stand 426 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: off to the side and that that doesn't work like that. 427 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: And I know people are also going to say, well, 428 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: wait a secon Bam went down for a couple of 429 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: months this year, and the heat still surge that we're 430 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: playing great. Well they got they got a good coach, 431 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: top five coach in the league, inst bolstra Be, they 432 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: got a damn good team. And see they've got a 433 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: really strong bench. I mean, tell her hero is gonna 434 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: be the sixth man of the year. I'm almost certain 435 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: of it. You know, this is a really well built team. 436 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: Now fin bead goes down and you tossing? No Ben 437 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: Simmons will can Tyrese, Maxie and Tobias Harris carry on her? 438 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: Probably not? And I know this sounds really negative, like 439 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: Jason Man, you are taking a dump all over the Sixers. 440 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: This is so wrong. I still need Harden to prove it, 441 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: and I need him beat to prove it when it 442 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: matters most in the playoffs. Um, Rob, I you know 443 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: there's a couple other topics. Listen. I know people are like, hey, 444 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: how can we not talk about Major League Baseball? Well 445 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: as it stands right now, I don't know. Major League 446 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: Baseball call come to a deal in five hours and 447 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: then we have a regular season. But according to multiple reports, Rob, 448 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: if there is no agreement today right there will be 449 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: regular season games canceled. I'm gonna go ahead and guess 450 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 1: that they will figure it out today. What's your guess? No, 451 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: They're not gonna fail it out. WHOA wow? Negative Rob 452 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: showing up on a Monday morning? What and the reason 453 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: why is that unlike the NBA, unlike the NFL, Major 454 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: League Baseball has the strongest players union by far in 455 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: in American team sports. They will not take anything less 456 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: than they deserve in this negotiation. They know and they've 457 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: seen especially uh who was it Atlanta. They had their 458 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: their big their books made public last week and it 459 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: showed like a hundred million dollars in profit. And you're like, 460 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: are some something something stupid like that? That That could be wrong, 461 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: But it's like, oh, we know this before the negotiation starts. Yeah, 462 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,719 Speaker 1: We're definitely not going to be taking anything less because 463 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: we know how this thing works. We we know exactly 464 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: how much money you have, how you're making it, how 465 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: much we generate. Say what you want about baseball in 466 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: the national scale, regionally, it is huge. It's bigger than 467 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: the NBA regionally in these different little pockets of the country. 468 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 1: So these guys are, unlike the rest of these other unions, 469 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: willing to sit out games, willing to miss out on 470 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: paychecks because they when push comes to the show, will 471 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: ultimately end up get what do what they want because 472 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: these owners don't want to lose money either. Yeah, I mean, 473 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: I understand your pessimism. I'm gonna try to keep it 474 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: positive and say baseball is not gonna miss any regular 475 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: season games, but we'll see again. And I just don't 476 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:19,479 Speaker 1: know that that's a great topic. I mean, I know 477 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: people want to talk about lebron Um and the Lakers. 478 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 1: I think we could save it for another day. Right now, 479 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: the sports story in the NBA is James Harden and 480 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: Joela b because of what they did on a national 481 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: televisions uh, audience to the Knicks, what they did the 482 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: other night against Minnesota, Like you're putting up video game numbers. 483 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: I just want to remind people, Rob, this is the 484 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: regular season. Okay. We've seen a lot of teams light 485 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: other people up in the regular season, and then what 486 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: happens when the playoffs come? As you said, it's a 487 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: different game. It's a half court game. Can they execute? 488 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: You know, can Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxie hit their 489 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: open shots? Are they really gonna play? Uh? How do 490 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: you say his name? Cork mos four? Can co whatever? 491 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: George's niang, you know, like he was the eighth guy 492 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: in Utah, I think, and he's like, did I say 493 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: something positive about feeling? I know that we kind of 494 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: duged on him. Fire most of this pod. Tyrese Maxie, 495 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: I think is going to be fantastic. With the addition 496 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: of James Harden, Like I've watched a lot of I 497 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: know that you were high on him even before this trade, 498 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: behind him for a year and a half, I think 499 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 1: something like that. But watching him attack when when when 500 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: Harding gets double teamed or trapped or something like that, 501 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: because you know, they never to worry about that with 502 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons because he couldn't shoot. But Tyrese Maxie on 503 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: the backside making plays is going to be fantastic, at 504 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: least in the regular season. Yeah, there's always somebody from 505 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: Kentucky who is hindered by the John Calipari structure where 506 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: everybody eats as opposed to one guy dominates, like Karl 507 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Towns wasn't like a twenty five point game guy, 508 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: or even I don't think he's average twenty two or 509 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: twenty one at Kentucky. And Devin Booker, you know, and um, 510 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: I can't. I was gonna say Eric Bledsoe, but Athony Davis, 511 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 1: you know he average thirteen points a game in colin 512 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: something like that. It's it's pretty that Kentucky systems funny 513 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: by the way, Kentucky surging. Final note, Um, holy hell, 514 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: was college basketball brutal to me? On Saturday? It marches 515 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: one day away, so I know everybody starts, Oh, we 516 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: gotta buck up on college basketball. If you watched over 517 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: the weekend, you are definitely nervous about filling out a 518 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: bracket because the top six teams in the country all lost, 519 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: first time that's ever happened in the history of the sport, 520 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: and teams number eight and nine lost, so the top 521 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: ten was a blood bath. And of course, you know 522 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: I was gambling on some of the games and it 523 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: did not go well. Let's just leave it at that. 524 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: And you know, you kind of boot and rally. You 525 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: guys remember that from your college days, right, you just 526 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: it's a new day, get back on that bike and rally. 527 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: But oh man, Saturday was crazy in college troops. Alright, guys, Uh, 528 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: that's it for today. We'll talk to you tomorrow.