1 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: What's up everybody. This is jay Ea Skeets of the 2 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: No Dunks Podcast. It's Saturday, July twenty third. Yeah, Saturday 3 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: weekend shift. I figured why not shout out to the 4 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: stream team joining me here. Hopefully everybody is staying cool. 5 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: Hot as hell out there, at least here in Atlanta 6 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: feels like it's hot as hell everywhere in this world. 7 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm drinking an A and w root beer. 8 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: It's so hot. It's been a while. Cheers to you, guys. Yeah, 9 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: I thought i'd fire. 10 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: This up here, weigh in on a couple of things 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: that we either haven't talked a lot about on the 12 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: No Dunks Podcast over the last week, or we just 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: haven't got to at all. Just a few topics, though, 14 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: I wanted to start with something even more important than 15 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: Westbrook trade rumors or James Harden and his new deal 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: with the seventy six ers. And that is this text 17 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: that I got from my father in law this morning. 18 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: It's pure insanity, but I need to share it here 19 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: on the stream and on the podcast. And if you're 20 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: new here, hit that like button make sure you subscribe. 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: YadA YadA, YadA, five stars. Only everybody knows the drill. 22 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: This is an actual text from my father in law. Okay, 23 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: it's insane. It's a book. First off, quote, I went 24 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: to Costco to buy frozen croissants. I couldn't find in 25 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: any of the freezer aisles. I went to the bakery 26 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: section and I asked if I could have a box 27 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: of frozen croissants. The diminutive lady told me what shots fired, 28 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: told me to wait, told a young chap to fetch 29 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: a box of croissants. He wasn't very eager, as I 30 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: can tell, he did not know where to find it. First, 31 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: he told her there aren't any. The lady then pointed 32 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: to the freezer section of the bakery. A long story 33 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: short really, he came up with a plain brown box. 34 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: Here are the. 35 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: Dimensions, about two feet by one feet by one feet. 36 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: Okay. 37 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: He entered some code into a machine and a sticker 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: came out. He placed it on the box, and he 39 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: gave it to me. I looked at the price. It 40 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: was sixty eight dollars and change. I picked the box up. 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: I guess it was a bit heavy. I asked how 42 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: many there are in this box? He said, I don't know, 43 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: about two hundred. I thanked him and the lady for 44 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: their help, and I said it was way too much 45 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: for two people. An actual text coming through Run the 46 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: father law two hundred croissants, sixty eight dollars in change. 47 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: My goodness, me laugh. People were wondering, is your father 48 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: in law a British man from the eighteen hundreds, young Chap, No, 49 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: he's he's an older Armenian man that I guess just 50 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: watches a lot of you know, late period dramas. And yeah, 51 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: Michael wondering here. 52 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: That was the end of it. Yeah, that was the 53 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: end of it. It was. 54 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: I don't need this many and I'm not paying sixty 55 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: eight dollars take him back. So I guess they just 56 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: went back into the freezer. I didn't even know you 57 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: can buy that many. I guess you can buy him 58 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: in bulk. You can buy anything in bulk A costco amazing, 59 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: amazing stuff. And I know that's why you tuned in 60 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: here to hear me share that story. 61 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: But I love it. 62 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: Hello to everyone, though, just a quick quick shout out. 63 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I see Mike sikeriy in here, so I have to 64 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: do what Mike does on the Team Hold podcast. You know, 65 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: we got Ricky here Gustavo was here very early. Javante, 66 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: I'm scrolling back up, Pella. Who else is here? Eric 67 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: tie A, Jasper f J. Blackbird doesn't even want to 68 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: talk about the Lakers. He's already pissed. I haven't even started. 69 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: The Lakers are a five hundred team. Please stop talking 70 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: about them. 71 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: It's not only boring. 72 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: I dislike it. Blackbird, Please let me know a list 73 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: of topics that you're cool with. How do you feel 74 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: about two hundred frozen croissants? 75 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: Let me know? 76 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: And then there's a bunch of other people strolling in here, 77 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: because yeah, I wanted to talk a little bit about 78 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: the Russell Westbrook trade rumor involving the Lakers and the Pacers. 79 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: The Athletic is all over this. You should go get 80 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: a subscription at the athletic dot com slash no dunk 81 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: so they know that we sent you. But let's break 82 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: this down and ask a few questions off it. And 83 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: for those that don't know, there was a rumored deal 84 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: that the Lakers were going to trade Russell Westbrook and 85 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: a first round pick to the Indiana Pacers in return 86 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: for Miles T and Buddy Healed. But but but but 87 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: that deal dead because the Pacers like, we're not doing 88 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: that unless you include a second first round selection in 89 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: this rumored trade. A second first round selection. I just 90 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: want to make that very clear, because I saw people 91 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: in the athletic comments going, what the hold up? Was 92 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: a second round pick? What the hell's wrong with Ron Polinka? No, 93 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: it's another first round pick, okay? Uh, and we are 94 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: going to assume it's the twenty seven first round pick 95 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: that was probably the one the Lakers were okay, including 96 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: with Russ for Miles Turner and Buddy Held and then 97 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: the second one would be that twenty twenty nine. 98 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: First round pick. 99 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, according to reports, Polenka and the 100 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: Lakers they don't want to do that. Now, Indiana side 101 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: of things makes a lot of sense, right, They're saying, Okay, 102 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: hold up, we should get a pick. We need to 103 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: get a pick. Anybody should for Russell Westbrook. Okay, a 104 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: first round pick if you are given that's Russell Westbrook 105 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: in any sort of trade we're taking on that contract, 106 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: we are taking on Russ, and of course you'd ultimately 107 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: probably wave him, buy him out and all that, but 108 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: we want to pick for that for the troubles to 109 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: help you get off, you know, to get out of 110 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: this situation that you made yourselves in bringing Westbrook on. 111 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: And then we also want another first round pick. Four 112 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: players who are talented, solid players in Miles Turner and 113 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: Buddy Hill, and I actually think the two of them together, 114 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,239 Speaker 1: if you look at it as one first round pick, Okay, 115 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: that's believable. I know some people are like, you can't 116 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: get a first round pick for Miles Turner, you can't 117 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: get a first round pick for just Buddy Hilt Well 118 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: probably not, or I assume the Pacers would have done 119 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: that already. So this, I think in their minds is 120 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 1: a fair compromise. Two first round picks. You give us Russ, 121 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: we'll figure out what to do with him. He'd begun, 122 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: he'll never play probably a game in a PACER's uniform, 123 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: and then you get Turner in healt. So here the 124 00:06:54,680 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: question is should should Polinka make this deal? You could 125 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: go back to it. There's a great write up and 126 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: podcast I believe over at Silver Screen and Role. I 127 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: know Anthony Irwin. 128 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: He thinks the. 129 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: Choice is pretty clear that you absolutely make this deal 130 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: if you're the Lakers. Right. His reasoning a lot of 131 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: people's reasoning. I'm sure people here in the stream yard 132 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: you know you are trying to win championships right now. 133 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: You are the Lakers franchise. It's all about the chip, 134 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: and you got Lebron coming up on the last years 135 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: of his prime. You're getting solid pieces in return. You're 136 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: getting off the headache of Russell Westbrook, who I mean, look, 137 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: it feels I know, Zach Lowis said as such, like 138 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: Lebron saw enough playing with him. It's like, Okay, whoops, 139 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: this isn't gonna work, and we need to like fix 140 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,559 Speaker 1: this problem here, so let's get some other guys in here. 141 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: I don't you know, Lebron probably not giving a damn 142 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: about future picks. 143 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 2: Why should he? So you do it. 144 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: Anthony Irwin went on to write, you know, you do 145 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: this because you're improving the roster. You're giving Lebron more 146 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: confidence that he could compete for a championship, not just 147 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: this season, but maybe even like gain a little trust 148 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: back that he seems to have lost in the front office. 149 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 2: And otherwise. 150 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: If you don't and this deal is now out there, 151 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: it's like it's being painted as Paulinka, what are you 152 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: doing if you include that second pick in twenty nine. 153 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: You got two good players and you get off Russ. 154 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: You know, Lebron is like coming up here for an extension. 155 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: I believe that what is it at the beginning of 156 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: August something like that, So like that could be hanging 157 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: over this organization all year. In addition, you get off 158 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: the headache of Westbrook there when you have a new 159 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: coach who's said all the right things in Darvin Ham 160 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: of how he wants him to play, still believing in them. 161 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: But man, the timing of all this with Westbrook parting 162 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: ways with his agent and his agent spilling tea and 163 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, basically just saying like he's not listening to me, 164 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: and he's you know, we don't. We disagree. We have 165 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: differences on the type of player he maybe is, what 166 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: the next contract would look like, type of role he's 167 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: got to lean into, which was I mean we addressed 168 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 1: that on the podcast. That was just you just don't 169 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: see that. I mean, especially an agent that he's been 170 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: with for fourteen years to come out and like sort 171 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: of throw him under the bus his guy and Russ 172 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: I thought, that's fascinating. But yeah, the main question of 173 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: the of the podcast, the title of this is should 174 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: the Lakers be doing this and including that second first 175 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: round pick. I think I think it's I think it's 176 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: an absolute yes, because I also think i'd like, I 177 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: like the players you're getting in return. 178 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 2: And this is the other part. As for the. 179 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: Pacers side of things, I see some people say why 180 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: the Pacers, why would they ever do this? And it's good, 181 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: good on them for asking for that second one. They 182 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: would do this because you're getting picks, they are trying. 183 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: They're not gonna win a title, now the hell, They're 184 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: probably not gonna make the playoffs. Now, this is all 185 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: about just like stockpiling future picks. Westbrook I don't believe 186 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 1: would play a single game for them at all, and 187 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: they have the cap space obviously to absorb that and 188 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: figure that out. So I mean, I think it's Myles 189 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: Turner we know is not part of their long term plans. 190 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: I mean, they tried to get Deondre eighton for crying 191 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: out loud. They've been trying to train them for three years, 192 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: so that's a no brainer. And the same with Buddy 193 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: Healed again. I think perfect world, they're like somebody gets desperate, like, man, 194 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: we need a shooter, we need a guy that like, 195 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: lets it fly Lakers being one of those teams and 196 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: we get a first round pick for just him, But 197 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: I just don't think the market's there. And also this 198 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: is the Lakers. Lebron's going to be in theory long 199 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: gone from LA by twenty seven and twenty nine, who 200 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: knows what their team looks like. Those could be very 201 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: of course valuable picks. 202 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: They could not. 203 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: But I like the Flyer on that for really moving 204 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: off too players that are not part of your long 205 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: term plan. 206 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 2: So I'm interested to hear what you guys are saying. 207 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: I see the it's flying away here on what everybody 208 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: thinks Polinka and the Lakers should do here, whether they're 209 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: they're right or wrong to not include that second first 210 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: round pick and the Pacers side of things, it is 211 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: weird though, like hypothetically, let's talk this out, Like if 212 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: this were to happen, you know, either the Pacers say, fine, whatever, 213 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: we'll do it with the one pick whatever, or they 214 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: get the seconds, like and Russ is not going to 215 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: be a part of their team. It's like, where is 216 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: this guy gonna play? Like, I know there are I 217 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: know there are people wondering if he's ever going to 218 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: play another game in this league, which is crazy to think. 219 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: I guess it's possible. Someone, Greg Holtzman tweeted me or 220 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: excuse me, texted me the other day sort of out 221 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: of the blue. Greg dropped this on me. He's like, 222 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: who do you have more faith in to play more 223 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: games for the rest of their career? So starting now, 224 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: starting at this coming season, Westbrook, Ben Simmons or Kyrie Irving. 225 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: I incredibly went Ben Simmons, and I'll stand by that selection. 226 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: But I mean it's not easy right now moving forward, 227 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: who'd play more games? Russ, Ben Simmons or Kyrie. You 228 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: guys can all answer that as well. I mean I 229 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: would just be worried. Like people are saying Kyrie in 230 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: the stream too. I mean that guy feels like he's 231 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: going to retire in like two years. I go Ben 232 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: based on ageesc he Guestav was saying that that's a 233 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: big part of it. And Russ again, I think there's 234 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's been He's been compared to iverson 235 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: a million times to this point, so I won't beat 236 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: that drum again. But there's a lot of similarities, just 237 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: like the stubbornness to want to change and okay, no, 238 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: Well then your bounce around, bounce around until eventually the 239 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: half of the league has had a chance at you, 240 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: and then they're like, okay, it's not worth it's not 241 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: worth it for us, and then you know, then he's gone. 242 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: So I'm go Ben Simmons on that. But Greg had 243 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: me thinking there. I feel like he sent that text 244 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: to me at like eight in the morning too, Jesus, 245 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: I don't really this is not as expecting to tackle 246 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: my day with. But here we are debating whether Ben 247 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: Simmons is going to play more games than Kyrie or 248 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: Russ going forward. So that's that's really just my opinion 249 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: on the Lakers Pacers deal. I guess that this I 250 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:33,719 Speaker 1: don't know. 251 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: At this point. 252 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: Will it happen probably, I don't know what happens with 253 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: these things when they become public like this, Like it's 254 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: so it's so blatantly again being the story is being 255 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: painted as Polinka is the one saying no, only one. 256 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 2: That's all we're. 257 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: Doing, you know, to move off of us and to 258 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: try and get more talent in here. And then it's 259 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: like everybody's like you dummy, you dummy, dummy. Just include 260 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: the second it's like, how stubborn are you? Are you 261 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: like no, or do you just be like Okay, I guess, 262 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: I guess, I guess we'll do it. Someone is uh asking, 263 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: I think it's Jay here. Do you think Russell can 264 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: ever retool his game? 265 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: I mean that's no. No, I really don't. 266 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: I just I mean, it'd be I think it'd be 267 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: really cool, because I've said this before in the podcast, 268 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: like we're always comparing Russ to Iverson in the end 269 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: of his career. It would be slick if he could 270 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: like try and be more of a Derek Rose even 271 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: and where his career has sort of gone in the 272 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: last couple and you know, really leaning into being like 273 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: a sixth man uh still you know, flashes of explosive play, 274 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: but you know, not quite the athlete you once were 275 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: because of age, but you can still contribute. That's I mean, 276 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: that's best case scenario. 277 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: But I just don't. I just I think it's very. 278 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: Unlikely with this guy, and I hope it's not the end. Man, 279 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: it'd be really weird if, like Russell Westbrook is not 280 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: playing in the league next year or for forever again. 281 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: It just be strange. But man, wouldn't wrap up one 282 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: of the on just one of the weirder careers of 283 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: all time when you think about it, and just like 284 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: the accolades and the achievements and the triple double seasons, 285 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: but you know, unfortunately not winning a whole whole lot 286 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: team wise and coming up short at times, like just 287 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: a just a strange career. Hopefully it's not done and 288 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: uh and and he still has a little bit left 289 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: in the tank. And and maybe he proves me wrong, 290 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: you guys wrong, a lot of us wrong, that he 291 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: like can pivot his game, but like the pivoting his 292 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: game is like, you know, he's hasn't been a good defender. 293 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean really, he has been a good defender in 294 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: a very very long time and was probably like a 295 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: passable defender because of his young pure athleticism if we're 296 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: being honest, and the structure of whatever defense he was 297 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: playing with and the other guys he was with. So 298 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: he ain't becoming a lockdown defender. He ain't becoming a 299 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: three point shooter. I mean, sorry, we're not getting like 300 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: a late renaissance Jason kidd here with this guy. It's 301 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: it's not the prettiest shot, if we're being honest the 302 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: way he shoots it, So that's not happening. Of course, 303 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: he's still explosive and can be a playmaker and all that, 304 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: so that's where that sixth man role makes the most sense. 305 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: But you know, to be a completely different player, that's 306 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: not happening. So yeah, get your comments in here. I 307 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: can take a second. Let me let me sip on 308 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: some A and w roopier here. Well, maybe something good 309 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: comes through haus. You guys got a lot to say 310 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: about this. I love it. 311 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: Is it too hot out for everybody? That's why you're 312 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 2: all inside. I'm going to the pool after this. 313 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: Get yourself a friend with a pool, Get yourself a 314 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: friend with a boat, get your center, get yourself a 315 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: friend with a what do you call him a lake house? 316 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: I call it call it, I call it cottage. Everything's 317 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: a cottage to me. And everyone's like what, especially when 318 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: I'm down here in the in Georgia, we going into 319 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: the cottage. People like, what are you talking about? 320 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 2: I call him? 321 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, lake houses. I guess cabins. But that's more, that's more. 322 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: You're roughing it. I guess a little bit. 323 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: What's the other. 324 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: Word I'm thinking of? There's another one, but I only 325 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: call them colleges anyway. Our next topic here that I 326 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: wanted to address is James Harden agreeing with the seventy 327 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: six Ers to a two year, sixty eight point six 328 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: million dollar deal, got the player option. This happened over 329 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: the last couple of days. This deal guarantees hardened thirty 330 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: three million for next season and the opportunity then to 331 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: decline basically, you know, thirty five and a half million 332 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: player option to negotiate another free agent deal next summer. 333 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 1: So he declined the forty seven point four million for 334 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: next season to give I mean, he's his words, really 335 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: not mine, to give more in the seventy six ers 336 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 1: salary cap flexibility. Go get some players that we need. 337 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: Go help out our bench. Hey, all those guys who 338 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: traded for me, will go get some like, you know, 339 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: facsimiles to help our help our depth and help our 340 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: chances to you know, go deep in the playoffs and 341 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: and maybe try and win this whole thing. So, I mean, 342 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: he did it, and I think this, I think this 343 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: really could. It works in theory works well for both parties, 344 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: the Sixers, no doubt, because he's taking less money to 345 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: then set up all these moves they made, you know, PJ. 346 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 1: Tucker coming on a pretty expensive deal for his age 347 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: into the starting lineup to replace Dandy Green. They made 348 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: the trade for d Anthony Melton was that on draft 349 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: night if I remember correctly. So he's going to be 350 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: like their third guard and house junior, some wing depth. 351 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 2: He comes in. What's he making five something like that? 352 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: You know, these are this money that Harden gave back, 353 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: if you want to call it. That allowed Morey to 354 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 1: go get some players here. And I think a lot 355 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: of people would grade this a pretty successful offseason for 356 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: the seventy six ers when you consider what they could 357 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: have done. Everybody likes these three players. They wanted toughness, 358 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: they wanted, like I said, wing depth, just to carry 359 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: the load a little bit off of Embiid and maybe 360 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: even Harden during the regular season. So I like them. 361 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: I saw Rich Hoffman at the Athletic wondering could the 362 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: twenty two to twenty three six ers next year Sixers 363 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: be the best team of the process era. I mean 364 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: the Jimmy Sixers, Jimmy Butler Sixers were damn damn good. 365 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: And you know, one Kawhi shot doesn't bounce around and 366 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: drop do they win. 367 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: That game in overtime? Who knows? Do they going to 368 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 2: win the title? Who knows? But that was a pretty 369 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 2: damn good team. 370 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: But I guess if Hardin is he's committed to Maury 371 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: in the franchise as he's proven now, is he committed 372 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: to becoming coming into camp obviously healthy, like not in 373 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: the club and still putting in all the work to 374 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: like really start with a bang. And because it's really 375 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: all still like all these moves around the fringes here 376 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: are nice, but they're not gonna like, they're not gonna 377 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: tilt a title by any means in the favor of 378 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: the Sixers. It's Embiid who's been a beast for a 379 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: couple of years running now and then it's hard, and 380 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: it's really hard, and like if they're gonna make it 381 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: out of the second round, he has to be better 382 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: than he was last year. And we saw again maybe 383 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: the hamstring is a fair excuse, maybe it's not, but 384 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: he was brutal in some of those games in the postseason, 385 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: specifically against the heat. And they're not they're really not 386 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: as great as Tucker is and Melton House and all this, 387 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: and Harris is whatever, consistent. Maybe Max he goes to 388 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: another level. I think that's possible. It still comes down to, 389 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: like in a playoff series, it hardens gotta be let's 390 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: call it like the third at least best player in 391 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: that particular game. 392 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 2: It's embeed. 393 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: Then it's probably whoever they're going against, let's say, and 394 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: then and Harden's got to be a second or third 395 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: to go really really far. And I'm excited. I would 396 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: love to see Harden come in. And now that's why 397 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 1: it does come back to why it makes sense for 398 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: Harden this deal man prove it and you probably got 399 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 1: one more massive payday in you. Is it that far 400 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: fetched to think Harden does come in looks a little 401 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: bit more obviously, looks more healthy, looks a little bit 402 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: more like hard and old. The numbers are there, Maybe 403 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,719 Speaker 1: the Sixers are rolling, they're winning a ton of games. 404 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: You know, maybe he has a little more success in 405 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They go a little deeper, and he would 406 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: be how old would Harden be? I don't have him 407 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: in front of me. It would he be thirty three? 408 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: Like he I mean, my point is he has a 409 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: good year. He's opting out with that player option of 410 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: the second year and either from the Sixers or another 411 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: team saying it, you know, give me the bag one 412 00:21:55,680 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: more time, one more time, because he wouldn't be I'm 413 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: just looking it up right now. How old Harden is? Yeah, okay, 414 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: he's turning thirty three. Oh, James Harden birthday six days 415 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: after mine. Look at that August twenty sixth, So yeah, 416 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: he'll be thirty three. So I don't think that's that 417 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: far fetch. I mean, we're looking at thirty three, thirty 418 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: four year old. If healthy, then then I could see it. 419 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: So I think this could work well for both of them. 420 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: Jerry asking the impossible question here though, Who's going to 421 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: have a better season, Anthony Davis or Hardened. I like 422 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: that question because definitely feels like they're getting some that 423 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: summer buzz right in the gym, shooting nothing but bree throws. 424 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 2: No. Not seeing him. 425 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: I'm not seeing him anywhere on the beach or at 426 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: the pool or the club. These guys ain't going to 427 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: no cottages. They're in the gym. That's their cottage. I 428 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know. I guess I lean towards 429 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, but I've done that before and been made 430 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: to look a fool. It's a fun one for everybody 431 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,959 Speaker 1: out there. Hearden or a d who's going to have 432 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: a better season here? Who's going to survive longer? Because 433 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: both are are very injury prone. Oh ouch, my holy king. 434 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: In responding to that question, glass or a heart made 435 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: of glass, he I guess AD's glass and Harden's heart 436 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: made of glass? 437 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 2: Mm hmmm, that's tough. That's tough. 438 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: I guess to put a to put a bow on 439 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: that topic. And a question for everyone, all your podcast 440 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: listeners and everybody here in the stream team on a Saturday, 441 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 1: where are the Sixers after the moves they've made? If 442 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: you believe Harden is healthy and inspired and all that 443 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: and Embiid's going to be Embiid? Where do they rank 444 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: in the East? 445 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 2: To you? What tier? 446 00:23:55,000 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: Do you have the Bucks one, Celtics there, heat there? 447 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: Maybe not maybe? And then it's the Sixers. Are the 448 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: sixers with those teams or sixers just below them? Are 449 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: the sixers? You know, the leaders of the second tier 450 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: and you have them over the nets and like who 451 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: the hell knows? 452 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 2: You know? I guess what are the good teams? Are there? 453 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 2: Raps or you never really know? 454 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm I feel like I'm not as high 455 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: on the Wraps as some but why not. You know 456 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: they're always good for flirting with fifty wins. So uh, 457 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: you know, Calves went healthy obviously last year looked pretty impressive. 458 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm forgetting a team. I always do 459 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: this every time I start doing tiers in a conference. 460 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: I know, I forget a team. Oh okay, uh, well 461 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: those are Bulls. 462 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 2: Bulls are back Hawks. 463 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: I guess Nicks maybe, but yeah, I mean, okay, all 464 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: those teams are just listed, and I would include the Raptors. 465 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 1: The Sixers are above them, So it's I think we're 466 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: just getting at are the Sixers tier one or are 467 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: they just below those two or three teams? Buck Celtics 468 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 1: up to you if you're putting the heat there, and 469 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: where do they go from there? I mean, look, your 470 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: top three. I think I saw Zilla write this, your 471 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: top three in your conference. You really should be a 472 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: championship contender with the with the somewhat parody we do 473 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: have in the league right now, I think that's fair. 474 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 1: And of course, an injury or two, as we saw 475 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: with like Middleton can like can change a team go 476 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: into the finals I believe. So, yeah, Sixers, like the 477 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: last couple of years, the expectations are super high, and 478 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: instead of now hanging on you know, can Embid stay 479 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: healthy and what type of Ben Simmons are we getting, 480 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: it's now, well, first it's still can em Beid stay healthy, 481 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: which you seemed to, you know, to do a pretty 482 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: good job over the last couple of years, and then 483 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: can Harden lead us to the promised land. I also 484 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: wonder I'm a little afraid that the Sixers are going 485 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: to be one of these teams where we do the 486 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: class like who cares regular season? You know, they could 487 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: win sixty games and it will just be like, so 488 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,199 Speaker 1: get out of the second round. You know, we did that 489 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: with the Jazz for a long time. I could even 490 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: argue we were doing that with what we were doing 491 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: with the Raptors when it was Demarto, Rosen and Lowry. 492 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: For sure, maybe the Bucks were thrown in there a 493 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: little bit pre championship, right, But we get those teams, 494 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: there's one, there's one or two every year. It's like, okay, 495 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: you know, we know, we know, we know you're a 496 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: good regular season team, we know you'll win fifty fifty 497 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: five maybe on a really great year, sixty games, you're 498 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: gonna flirt with we don't care until you figure out 499 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: your demons in the playoffs and get by teams that 500 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: you should get by. And I think that's where we're 501 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: at with them. And okay, you know that's not a 502 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: bad spot to be, right, And maybe that's why the 503 00:26:55,119 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 1: depth is very important. You know, you don't almost like 504 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: we don't want to like. 505 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 2: We don't. 506 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: They shouldn't care about sixty wins. They shouldn't care about 507 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:07,719 Speaker 1: running and beating hard into the ground. It should all 508 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 1: be about the timing of like, let's get these guys 509 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: in this team playing their best basketball come April, May, 510 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: in June and uh, and maybe the depth that they 511 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: have acquired here will allow we'll rest for those guys 512 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: some nights off and still to you know, obviously be 513 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: a pretty competent team and and uh and rack up 514 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 1: some wins. We'll see. The final piece of news, it's 515 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: extremely depressing, but it is one that I wanted to, 516 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: uh to throw in here, and it's Miles Bridges. He 517 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: has pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence and child 518 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:42,719 Speaker 1: abuse charges. 519 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 2: This Uh, you know, he this. 520 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: Happened during an arrangement in the Los Angeles County Superior 521 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: Court a couple of days ago. 522 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 2: Right, if you don't know the story. 523 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: Bridges was accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of 524 00:27:55,080 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: their two children last month, and on July first, his girlfriend, 525 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: Michelle Johnson I believe his her name, posted graphic images 526 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: on social media of the injuries that she wrote that 527 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: she sustained during this very violent attack. Per Johnson, she 528 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: suffered fractures of her nose and her wrists and a 529 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: torn ear drum and torn muscles in her neck from 530 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: being choked. She alleges this was Bridges. Here they are, 531 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you know what, you should go look at 532 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: them and yeah, we'll see here what happens. 533 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 2: I know. 534 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: Bridges case continues on August nineteenth. I think that's when 535 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: a date for the preliminary hearing is slated to be scheduled. 536 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: I am no lawyer, I am no expert when it 537 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: comes to the NBA's domestic violence policy either, but it's 538 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: sure putting that under a microscope. Microscope. Excuse me right now, 539 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: because so far, and this is not surprising, so far, 540 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: the league and the Hornets have remained you know, I 541 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: want to fairly silent on this matter. Besides the generic 542 00:28:55,960 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: we're aware the charges, we're going to monitor them, and 543 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: then from the League side of things, we're going to 544 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: investigate the allegations. And from what I can tell in 545 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: my little research here, that part is that part is 546 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: interesting them investigating it because according to the CBA, the 547 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: League is mandated to select a little panel I think 548 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: it's a three member panel to open investigation the cand 549 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: of of course against the charges against Bridges. And now 550 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: there's no timeline for this investigation, but Commissioner Silver is 551 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: given the power to place in this case Bridges on 552 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: administrative leave. I think it's called barring him from you know, 553 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: team activities until their own investigation is complete. These can 554 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: be like again, these can be like happening happening simultaneously 555 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: his core hearing and he's gonna find it, you know, 556 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: as that moves forward, and whether he's gonna go to 557 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: jail if proven guilty for this, and and then the 558 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: and then the league zone investigation of what they want 559 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: to do with him and where and whether he will 560 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: ever play and like so it's it's obviously it's nuts. 561 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: I saw Espionnations James dat or two, noting that the 562 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: policy and it's really like in the CBA, it's sort 563 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: of it's a little vague again their domestic violence policies. 564 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: But Silver can consider the character of the player, the 565 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,719 Speaker 1: player's reputation within the NBA community in making his determination 566 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: whether a player can or should be placed on leave. 567 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, we will, Like I said, I think August 568 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: nineteenth is that is the next time we I guess 569 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: get the dates then set for for a Bridges case here. 570 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: But man, I really pray that well, first off, I 571 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: hope that Michelle Johnson and those kids have friends and 572 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: family and support to get them through this. Miles Bridges, 573 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: it's I mean, I mean, we'll wait to find out. 574 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: But if you believe the photos, and I do, he 575 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: needs help, yep, definitely, and hopefully he gets it. 576 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 2: And that's really all I have. I mean. 577 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: My only other note, and I'm gonna throw it up here, 578 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: is that you know, if you or someone you knows 579 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: experienced domestic violence, helps available, at least here in the States. 580 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: This is the National Domestic Violence Hotline. You can call 581 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: it one eight hundred and seventy nine NINS safe and 582 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: you can taxt start to eight eight seven eight eight, 583 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: or you can go online to the hotline dot org. 584 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, we will see. I know there was weird 585 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: timing with this, and I just wanted to address that 586 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: as well. We were not like on the show trying 587 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: to avoid talking about this. Didn't feel comfortable, not at all. 588 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: I think we last talked about Bridges and the possibility 589 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: when he was a free agent and like, oh, what 590 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: teams could make an offer for him and all that 591 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: right before I think it was a day or two 592 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: before these allegations came out from Michelle Johnson there, and 593 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: then it was sort of just like, well, I mean 594 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: what you need is to come on here and say, 595 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: uh hey, that fucking sucks. And I mean you for 596 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: sure we could have said that, but you should know 597 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: that we that's how we feel about this. So uh 598 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: we will uh well, we'll see. We'll just see. And 599 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm no one's We're definitely not gonna be 600 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: going like, oh man, what does this mean for the Hornets? 601 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 2: Oh cheez? 602 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: Oh man? What about the depth that uh small? Like 603 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: come on, not important again, her safety and the and 604 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: safety of those kids and and really I think uh 605 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: him hopefully getting help uh is whats way more important 606 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: than any of that, So uh yeah, we will call 607 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: it there. Sorry to end on a on a bit 608 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: of a bit of a Debbie downer, but it is 609 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:40,959 Speaker 1: what it is. 610 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 2: Uh. 611 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: Moving forward here before I go to the pool. We 612 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: got some some fun stuff coming up next week. No 613 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: Buns has been bumped up shifted. I no task doesn't 614 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: like to shift, but no Buns I believe is gonna 615 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:00,479 Speaker 1: be on Monday. 616 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 2: Now. 617 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: I think our guy Tassie and this little baseball podcast 618 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: of his has a special guest. I don't wanna, I 619 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: don't want to spoil it, but he's got a special 620 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: guest and I'm very excited if you can pull this guest. 621 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: So that's on Monday. Looking like no Bunts Tuesday or Wednesday. 622 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 1: I think you guys are gonna like this, U NBA sickos. 623 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna do And this is inspired from Michael the 624 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: pod Pena and Chris Herring of the Open Floor podcast 625 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: on SI and I tweeted, guys, I'm stilling this idea. 626 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: I love it, and I think we're gonna do it 627 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: Tuesday or Wednesday. Way too early awards predictions. All right, 628 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: we'll go through the six major awards. I think what 629 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: we'll do is we'll pull some some Vegas odds to 630 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: see who are the favorites and stuff like that. Well 631 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: we'll make our our favorite pick and maybe a dark 632 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: horse pick something like that. So that's coming early next week. 633 00:33:56,120 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: I'm very excited about this, way too early predictions, and 634 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: I highly recommend you go check out the SI Open 635 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: Floor podcast on that. Maybe last week, No Breaks is coming. 636 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: I know there was qualifying this morning. I saw some 637 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: of you talking about it here in the in the 638 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: stream team. I didn't watch a ton of it, nor 639 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: of course had it on, but we got the race tomorrow, 640 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: the French Grand Prix. So Trey also trying to secure 641 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: a a desk. He's got a desk a guest for 642 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: No Breaks because I don't think our guy, Gregen Gordian' 643 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: is gonna be able to make it this one. So 644 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: again I'll leave it at that. Got some some potential 645 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 1: big names coming on No Breaks and no Bunts, so 646 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: that's probably no Breaks, you know, Tuesday, Wednesdays, something like that, 647 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: and then who knows at the end of the. 648 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 2: Week what we'll do. 649 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 1: Encourage you, though, to go check out the Rise podcast, 650 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 1: the Film Session podcast we did on the honest movie Rise. 651 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: We did that yesterday on Friday with our guy Maddio 652 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 1: jumped on. He did not hold back. Oh my goodness. 653 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: Maddio within the first ten minutes was wondering about the movie. Honest, 654 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 1: what's he doing in the shower for so long? And 655 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: I'll let your imagination run wild with that and had me. 656 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 2: Crack it up early. So go check it out. You know, 657 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 2: I would encourage you to watch it. I like it. 658 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 2: Spoiler alert. 659 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: I won't give you my final rating here on this one, 660 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:32,959 Speaker 1: but I thought it was fine. 661 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 2: I had very low. 662 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: Expectations being a Disney movie, but I liked Rise. Some 663 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: of the other guys did not, and they had some 664 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: problems with it, and you know, valid issues I think 665 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: with it. So we broke it all down. We talked 666 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: like an hour and a half about this movie. So 667 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: that's that podcast is up. If you want to hear 668 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: our thoughts on Rise, whether or not you watch it, 669 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you'll still enjoy it. You got 670 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: Maddio cracking jokes left and right. Tassie's being hilarious. You know, 671 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: JD's given his thoughts. I'm trying to trying to talk 672 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:05,240 Speaker 1: people into it's not that bad. It's not that bad, 673 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: so go check it out. I think we had a 674 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: lot of fun. And then what finally, I see here 675 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: who reminded me we had to. 676 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 2: Find the comment. 677 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: Oh my god, you guys, you guys say a lot. 678 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 2: I love it. 679 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,280 Speaker 1: I can't even find it now. Oh here it is John, 680 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: John reminding me and you that I will be on 681 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: the Tandy Time Top Shot podcast tomorrow on Sunday, I 682 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: think around four pm Eastern. Tandy, like I'm coming on 683 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: a show for the first time, gave me homework. What Jesus, 684 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,080 Speaker 1: it's the weekend, man, But no, I'm going to be 685 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:52,239 Speaker 1: sharing I don't know ten players, let's call it ten 686 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 1: players that I think could be making a leap next year, 687 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: so sort of like most improved vibes to it, but 688 00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: making a leap in terms of like statistics and maybe 689 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:09,320 Speaker 1: you know how that correlates to top Shot. No financial advice, 690 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: d yo R. But I think we'll have a lot 691 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: of fun talking to Tandy, who uh I found out 692 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: lives in UH lives outside of Lisbon in Portugal. We 693 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: might just talk about Lisbon for an hour tomorrow, so 694 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,919 Speaker 1: that'd be fun anyway, seek it out, Tandy Time top Shot. 695 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: It's it'll be a live stream on his YouTube and 696 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: uh I think he turns it into a podcast as well. Okay, 697 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 1: uh we'll call it there. I see people wondering, Uh 698 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 1: my thoughts on Vince McMann retiring, Yeah, what a shock 699 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: that is? How quickly? What else? What else do they 700 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: have on him? Is really the question because the first report, Oh, 701 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: we had Vince out in the ring saying, oh the WWE, 702 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: it's amazing, it's still awesome. I'm not going anywhere. And 703 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: two weeks later he's retired. Okay, hey gone, I mean, look, I'm. 704 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 2: There. 705 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: Will will wait to maybe find out what those other 706 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:19,800 Speaker 1: allegations are involving Vince McMahon. But from a like a 707 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,839 Speaker 1: from a weird wrestling fan who's not a wrestling fan. 708 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 2: I've said it before. 709 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 1: I don't ever watch it. I mean outside of the rare, 710 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,399 Speaker 1: rare pay per view, which I know it's not even 711 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: called anymore, but outside of one of the big ones. 712 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: I only listen to podcasts about wrestling. It's very strange. 713 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 1: H I'm excited for it, though, because Vince's a seventy 714 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,799 Speaker 1: seven year old guy who by all accounts, has to 715 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:48,840 Speaker 1: decide every little and major decision that goes into the 716 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: ring and storylines and all that, and it's like a right, 717 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,719 Speaker 1: you know, maybe hey, let's give maybe someone else a 718 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 1: chance here, so maybe it'll be I think it'll be 719 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: quite refreshing. And I know that are already rumors because 720 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 1: I was just listening to the Masked Man Show, uh 721 00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,279 Speaker 1: or their their Immediate Reaction podcast to this Vince news 722 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:12,319 Speaker 1: stepping down. I think it was Kaz. He's saying, uh, 723 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: Rock's gonna take over. He's just throwing that out into 724 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:19,840 Speaker 1: the world. It's like, Rock's gonna get get the XFL 725 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:21,719 Speaker 1: all set up and running along, and that'll be fine. 726 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 1: Then he'll pivot in a couple of years taking over, 727 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:27,160 Speaker 1: taking over wrestling or the w W E. 728 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 2: I should say wow. I was like, wow, the Rock. 729 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 2: Do you smell what Kaz is cooking? 730 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:34,400 Speaker 1: I do? 731 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:35,359 Speaker 2: Sure? I love it. 732 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: I love it so anyway will w W It'll never 733 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,320 Speaker 1: be the same, sure Ty, I think I think it. 734 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: I think uh, I think it'll be completely fine. 735 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 2: Oh, I'd mean that. 736 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: It's not to discredit like vincmc man is probably the 737 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:52,399 Speaker 1: most influential person in wrestling history, right, I mean, he's 738 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:57,880 Speaker 1: got to be. But anyway, now I'm now, I'm babbling 739 00:39:58,360 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: about wrestling. 740 00:39:59,080 --> 00:39:59,880 Speaker 2: Look what you made me do. 741 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: Let's call it there. Good forty minutes here on a Saturday. Guys, 742 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: if you haven't hit that like button, subscribe to No 743 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: Dunks on YouTube so you get ready for all those 744 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: podcasts coming at you next week. And if you're a listener, 745 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you, thank you. Leave your boys a 746 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: five star rating and review on Apple, Spotify, wherever you 747 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,480 Speaker 1: download and listen to No Dunks. 748 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 2: This was a lot of fun. 749 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:27,359 Speaker 1: You guys were fire in the stream team today. Just 750 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 1: bring in the heat. I couldn't really even keep up. 751 00:40:29,239 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 1: I know there was a lot of Westbrook comments and 752 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: James Harden comments, but the sixers and stuff like that. 753 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:35,320 Speaker 1: So thank you, thank you, thank you. I might just 754 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 1: have to go back and read them all. Hey, how 755 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: sick would this be if I made a podcast after 756 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,839 Speaker 1: this podcast about reading your comments from this podcast. 757 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:51,360 Speaker 2: Content? That's how you make content. I won't be doing that. 758 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: Headed to the pool, everybody, try and stay cool and 759 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: we'll see you on Monday with what should be a 760 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:01,720 Speaker 1: special guest on Task's No Bloods Embrace the weekend people, 761 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:05,640 Speaker 1: h