1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: Straight Fire fan? It's me super producer Rob g sitting 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: in for the final time this week for our fear 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: of this leader Jason McIntyre on Straight Fire for Friday, 5 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: August twelve. Given that this is the last show of 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: the week, I will be dropping an extended dance remix. 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: Shout out to Tom Looney of the fan mail segment. Um, 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: my goal is to get through at least ten questions today. 9 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: That's the goal. Fingers crossed. I'm hoping I can get 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: through ten. We'll see what happens. Though. Big night in 11 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: the NFL, of course, as a Week one of the 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: preseasons late was officially underway. UM, I know the Hall 13 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: of Fame game last week, but the way the NFL operates, 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: because the Hall of Fame game is kind of its 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: own separate entity, they viewed last night's game as the 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: official start of Week one of the NFL preseason. And 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: I don't want to start there because one player that 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: did not play last night was Patriots starting quarterback Matt Jones. Now, 19 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: actually most of the Patriots offensive starters did not play, 20 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: and you would think, well, hey, Rob Gi, if if 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: the Stars didn't play, then why are you talking about it? 22 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: I'll tell you why, because if there's any team who 23 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: could really benefit from as much preseason action as possible, 24 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: it's Mac Jones and the New England Patriots. I don't 25 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: know if you guys have been paying attention, but the 26 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: news coming out of Foxborough has been bleak, to say 27 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: the least. Okay, not only on Thursday where they hit 28 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: with the blow that pass catching running back James White 29 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: was retiring. Now. I know he's coming off an injury 30 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: from last season, but the fact remains if you look 31 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: at their receiving corps, both at the tight end, wide 32 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: receiver and of course the running back position. But James 33 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: White's mostly as receiving back. Someone count him as part 34 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: of the receiving group. It's not exactly a who's who 35 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: of NFL pass catchers. Okay, you got former Raider Nelson Aghaloor, 36 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: who had basically almost washed out of the NFL before 37 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders scooped him up and um rejuvenated his NFL career. 38 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: He's obviously been a disappointment since he's got into New 39 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: England last season. Kendrick Bourne, He's okay. Jacoby Myers. The 40 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: potential is there, but I don't think we've seen him 41 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: really produce at a high clip that you would get 42 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: excited about. Hunter Henry has always hurt John H. Smith. 43 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: They're big tight end acquisition along with Henry. Last season 44 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: was best known as the other tight end in Tennessee 45 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: next to Delaney Walker. So again, not exactly a murderers 46 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: of pass catchers in New England. And that's not County 47 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: DeVante Parker, who was their big acquisition this offseason in 48 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: the wide receiver room, who, according to every single advanced 49 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: metric out there, is quite possibly the worst NFL receiver 50 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: at creating separation. He's number one three, number one, thirty 51 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: two out of one thirty two and last season number 52 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: one seven out of one. Now I'm lower on Dolphins 53 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: quarterback to attack of by lower the most. Maybe uh 54 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: Colin Coward is the only one who's lower end than 55 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: I am. But um I will say that the receiving 56 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: corps in Miami was not doing two any favors by 57 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: creating exactly zero separation last season, so maybe that's why 58 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: there's more optimates them in Miami this season. Going back 59 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: to the Patriots, I mentioned before that there news coming 60 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: out of camp has been less than stellar. I'm just 61 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: gonna read to you some of the updates in the 62 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: last forty eight hours regarding the Patriots offense that apparently 63 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: is so good that Mac Jones and the rest of 64 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: the starters didn't feel the need to play last night, 65 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: or rather Bill Belichick decided was so good they didn't 66 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: need to play last night. These are direct quotes from 67 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: people in and around the team, including several Patriots beat writers, who, 68 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: if you know anything about beat writers, a lot of 69 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: times go out of their way to have positive spin 70 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: on the team because it helps them gain access. Here's 71 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: a couple of quotes. Patriots defense is running rough shod 72 00:04:54,839 --> 00:05:01,799 Speaker 1: over the offense. The offense looks broken, can't protect losing 73 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: one on ones, no run game, miscommunication on routes. Patriots 74 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: number one offense today has been distressingly bad. Run stuffs, 75 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: aboarded plays would be sacks. I mean, I could go on. 76 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: There is a laundry list of of quotes here coming 77 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: out of camp that um but I just don't want 78 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: to to make this a dark podcast. I want to 79 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: enjoy my Friday. And this leads me to my bigger point. 80 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: When the Patriots lost Josh McDaniels to my Las Vegas Raiders, 81 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: their former o C now the head coach in Vegas. 82 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: They had an opportunity to replace him with a offensive 83 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: coordinator that was going to ensure that mac Jones continued 84 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: on the upward trajectory that he showed last season. I 85 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: thought last season, at least for my money, he was 86 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,559 Speaker 1: easily the most impressive of the rookie quarterbacks. You saw 87 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: the potential. Maybe not the high end potential because his 88 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: physical attributes are not as god given as say a 89 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence or justin fields, but he can certainly play 90 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: the position and his arm is plenty strong enough to 91 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: make the throws they needed in that offense. And so 92 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: when they lost Josh McDaniels, they had an opportunity to 93 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: replace him either with an established play caller offensive coordinator 94 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: that has been around the block a little bit as 95 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: seeing some things and can ensure that he was well 96 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: prepared moving forward, or could have went the other way 97 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: and got one of these young, hotshot, up and coming 98 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: guys who is great at diagramming plays and um is 99 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: really into analytics and can really push him into the 100 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: quote unquote century of quarterback play. Instead, Bill Pelichick decided, 101 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: let me bring back Matt Patricia, the guy best known 102 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: for having a pencil behind his ear even though his 103 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: play cards were laminated. Okay, I don't know, I meany. 104 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Have you guys tried writing on a laminated piece of paper, 105 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: But let me tell you, pencil is not going to 106 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: cut it. Bill Belichick decided to bring in Matt Patricia, 107 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: a former defensive coach, to be the de facto offensive coordinator. 108 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: I've defended Bill Belichick to the high heavens, mostly as 109 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: a way to combat people who want to give Brady 110 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: all the credit for all those Super Bowls in New England. 111 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: There is zero defense for the way Bill Belichick has 112 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: handled this offseason of Mac Jones. They are, in my opinion, 113 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: setting him up for failure. Every choice that they have 114 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: made since last eason ended once Josh McDaniel's left town, 115 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,679 Speaker 1: the acquisition of Davante Parker, the hiring of Matt Patricia 116 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: to again to be the de facto offensive coordinator and 117 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: play caller, and now most recently, sitting him out of 118 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: preseason action. Knowing that throughout training camp your offense has 119 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: been a dumpster fire. I'm not a big betting man 120 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: like j Mac, but if I was, I can tell 121 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: you that I would be pounding the under on Patriot 122 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: win total this season. I think they are destined to be, 123 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: at best the number three team in that division, and 124 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: I'm expecting Mac Jones, if he's lucky, to tread water, 125 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: but I'm expecting a step back from him. Here in 126 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: year two, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 127 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 128 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 129 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Are 130 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: one last thing before we get to the then did 131 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: dance remix of the fan mail segment to close out 132 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: the Friday show here. I saw this thing on Twitter, 133 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: and to be quite honest with you, I'm surprised I 134 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: didn't get more run on some of the national television 135 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: and radio shows because to me, this is shocking, Like 136 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: this is one of the crazy er sports stories that 137 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: we've seen come out of the NBA in a while, 138 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: and the NBA is built for drama. This one comes 139 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: to us from FS one of Fox Sports NBA insider 140 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: Rick Buker, friend of the show. He said this about 141 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: the Kevin Durant saga in Brooklyn and how Kyrie Irving 142 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: factors into the whole ordeal. This is a direct quote 143 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: from Rick again on his On the Ball podcast. Joe 144 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: Sigh has already shown he's willing to play hardball with 145 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: Kyrie by taking a max extension off the table almost immediately. 146 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: Now part of that maybe Kyrie is doing. And this 147 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: is the this is the crazy thing right here. The 148 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: first part of it is kind of widely accepted. This 149 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: is where he gets real spicy. Rick Buker quote. I'm 150 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: told Kyrie wanted his new contract to guarantee he wouldn't 151 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: have to play more than sixty games in a season 152 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: and would not have to play any back to backs, 153 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: which he apparently referred to as inhumane. This is wild, 154 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen. I mean, I've been covering sports on 155 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: a national level full over ten years, and this one 156 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: is right up there with the uh Man titeal fake 157 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: girlfriend like like. This is one of those stories that 158 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: is so bizarre it is borderline unbelievable. And to be 159 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: quite honestly, once I saw the quote, my first thought was, well, 160 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: Rick got duped on that one, because I can't imagine 161 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: that this is a true story, and and and this 162 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: is why I wanted to discuss it, because I'm gonna 163 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: peel back downy a little bit. When it comes to 164 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: newsmaking and news breaking in sports media, information does not 165 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: get out and less somebody wants it out. Just look 166 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: no further than the story I talked about you on 167 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: yesterday's podcast about Lebron and his meeting with the Lakers 168 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: brass regarding their plan of action moving forward. To me, 169 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: it's clear that that information was leaked by somebody within 170 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: the Lakers organization because the week before, when they actually 171 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: had the meeting, the only reports that come out of 172 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: that were Rich Paul putting his name on it, by 173 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: the way, telling ESPNS David Menimon that they had a 174 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: positive meeting and they would continue to speak moving forward. Obviously, 175 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: they cause a little bit of panic here in Laker 176 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: Land because that led a lot of Laker fans to 177 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,439 Speaker 1: assume then that, hey, maybe Lebron is not going to 178 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: sign the extension. Maybe this is his last season in 179 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: the Purple and Gold. Maybe he dips next summer, heads 180 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: to Cleveland for like a gap year before Brounie gets 181 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: to the NBA, And then we're kind of screwed. So 182 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: what I think happened is the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange, 183 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: like I mentioned, for some good pub on the new 184 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: Hulu documentary coming up, gave Chris Hand some information that 185 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: would lead us to believe that things are great between 186 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: Lebron and the Lakers, that they have a plan, that 187 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: they're all on the same page, that all signs point 188 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: to Lebron James at some point signing that extension and 189 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 1: continuing this fruitful relationship in Los Angeles, which brings me 190 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: back here to Kyrie Irving. I do not know who 191 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: benefits at all from this Kyrie Irving news coming out. Obviously, 192 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: it doesn't make Kyrie look good because he's already got 193 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: a flimsy we'll call it reputation around the league, given 194 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: his propensity for taking time off and treating the NBA 195 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: season like it's a nine to five where he's got 196 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: PTO he's got to use it. So it doesn't make 197 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: him look good because you're gonna miss most of last 198 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: season due to your vaccine stance, and now you're gonna 199 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: demand in your next Max contract extension that you don't 200 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: play back to back games, and you refuse to play 201 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: more than sixty games, you still want to be paid 202 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: like a max player, so obviously does that makes him 203 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: look even crazier than normal. On the flip side, this 204 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: doesn't help the Brooklyn Nets in any way because if 205 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: we assume that if and when Kevin Durant does get 206 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: traded this offseason, your next step is going to be 207 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: to trade Kyrie Irving. What kind of leverage do you 208 00:13:55,080 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: have if the news gets out that this murk curial 209 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: point guard has no intention whatsoever of playing back to 210 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: backs and plans to play less than sixty games, You've 211 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: lost any kind of leverage you may have had any 212 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: negotiations with teams like the aforementioned Los Angeles Lakers. How 213 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: are you going to get them to include two first 214 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: round picks in the deal if that's what's going on 215 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: with Kyrie. So neither side benefits in this situation, which 216 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: leads me to believe that whoever leaked this information out 217 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: has absolutely nothing to gain from either side. Whoever leaked 218 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: this information out is not directly affiliated either with Kyrie 219 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: or the Brooklyn Nets, which means only one thing. Maybe 220 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: Rick Bucker didn't get Maybe this story is one thousand 221 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: percent factual It's one of those things that's so crazy 222 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: it's got to be true. And I know now you're 223 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: probably thinking that me, as a Laker fan, would be 224 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: uh against giving those two first round picks for a 225 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: guy doesn't plan on playing more than sixty games and 226 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: is refusing to play back to backs, And you'd be 227 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: dead wrong, because I don't give a damn about the 228 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: regular season. We are not the Utah jazz Man. We 229 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: are measured in championships. Okay, So if if Lebron, A 230 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: D and Kyrie can get to the playoff by only 231 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: playing fifty games each and we get to the postseason 232 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: healthy and we hoist up champion number eighteen, it's all 233 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: worth it. I don't give a damn. Okay, Alright, on 234 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: that note, let's finish strong. Let's close the week out 235 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: with the bang with the Friday edition of fan Mail. 236 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 237 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 238 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: radio Com and within the I Heart Radio app search 239 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: f s R to listen. Lived it's time for some 240 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: fan mail, man, that's right. The fourth and final day 241 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: of the fan Mail experience here on Straight Fire with 242 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: Jason McIntyre, producer Rob g once again sitting in for 243 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: j Mac. I just want to say before I dive 244 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: into today's mail bag, thank you so much for your 245 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: participation in this segment. I wasn't sure how it was 246 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: going to go over with the straight fire Famine. It 247 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: looks to me like you guys really enjoyed it, and 248 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: and I do have some news for you, A little 249 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: bit of news. I was texting Jason last night during 250 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: his vacation. I know it's taboo, and I supposed to 251 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: do that, and I was gonna bother a guy when 252 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: he's on VACA, but I told him, hey, the response 253 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: has been pretty good for the fan mail segment. What 254 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: do you think about continuing it once you get back? 255 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: And he sent me back to words, we'll see. That 256 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: means if you like the segment and you wanted to continue, 257 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: that was not to know from our fearless leader. On 258 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: the other hand, if you don't like the segment, you 259 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: think it's trash. He didn't commit to it either, So 260 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: both sides of the fans feel like they're winners in 261 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: this one. That's a rare w for everybody. All right, 262 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: So again, last fan mail segment of the week, I'm 263 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: gonna try to rip through these rapid fire. I know 264 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: I've been saying that all week, and I mean to 265 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: go through them faster than I have been. I just 266 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: I've just been struggling, I guess a little bit. So 267 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: let's get right to it. Question number one, is it 268 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: fair to say that the Baltimore Ravens have failed Lamar Jackson? Oh? Um, 269 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say no. It is not fair to say that. Obviously, 270 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 1: this is a contingent on him getting his new contract. 271 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: I've been pushing very publicly on this show and others 272 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: that I think Lamarti's to hold the line and get 273 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: himself a fully guaranteed deal. Whether or not that comes 274 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: to past, I don't know. I'm confident at some point 275 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: a deal will get done, and hopefully the Baltimore Ravens 276 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 1: do right by their m v P quarterback and they 277 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: give him all the money. But as it relates to 278 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: this question, have they failed Lamar Jackson? I'm gonna say no, 279 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: because they've built their entire roster around his skill set, 280 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: not just offensively. We're obviously they're heavy with the run game. 281 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: They got several very talented tight ends, including Mark Andrews, who, 282 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: in my opinion, should be at worst the number two 283 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: tight end in fantasy football this upcoming season. You can 284 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: even make it gonna be number one overall over Travis Kelsey. 285 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: But you know, we'll see what happens there. They got 286 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: a stable of running backs. I know they were all 287 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: hurt last season, so do you really get to see them. 288 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: But they do have a handful of very good runners. 289 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: And even though they don't have the top flight, true 290 00:18:54,720 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver like a DeAndre Hopkins, uh Davante Adams, 291 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: guys like that, the guys that they do have or 292 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: they did have Hollywood Brown, now they have a shot. 293 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 1: Bateman can really stretch the field. And the one thing 294 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: that Lamar Jackson does basically as good as anyone in 295 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: the NFL is he throws a great deep ball. So 296 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: this roster offensively, they got a strong running game to 297 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: complement his running style. They have athletic tight ends who 298 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: can catch the ball over the middle, because that's where 299 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 1: Lamar likes to go the majority of the time is 300 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: crossing routes over the middle in between the numbers and 301 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: the guys on the outside. Even though they aren't number 302 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: one whiteouts in the way most of us would define it. 303 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: Their skill sets complement their quarterback Lamar throws a great 304 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: deep ball. Those guys can get deep on defenses. That's 305 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: just offensively. Defensively, the way that they built their team 306 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:02,239 Speaker 1: is a very opportunistic, attacking defense. And the reason why 307 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: they do that is because on offense, Baltimore runs a 308 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: lot of ball control. They'll churn out seven, eight, nine, 309 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: even ten minute drives because it's so much on the 310 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: ground and it's a lot of you know, small but 311 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: chunk plays, not a lot of incomplete passes obviously, because 312 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: they're not throwing the ball as much as some of 313 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: these other teams, and as a result, you shorten the game. 314 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: And what that does subconsciously to the opposing offense is 315 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 1: they believe that they have to score quickly because they 316 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: don't know how many times to get the ball back, 317 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So as a result, they're 318 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: inclined to want to throw the ball and put up 319 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: points in a hurry because they don't know how many 320 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: possessions are going to get that Baltimore defense is very aggressive, 321 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: very attacking. They can get a lot of sacks and 322 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: create a lot of turnovers. So the way the roster 323 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: is built both offensively and defensively is specifically to take 324 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: it avantage of Lamar jackson skill set. So in my opinion, 325 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: when you're built like that around a quarterback, it's hard 326 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: for me to say that they failed him because they're 327 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: taking a lot of risk themselves by being so specific 328 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: to his abilities. So that's my answer to that question. 329 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: Question number two, is there any plans to do a 330 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: YouTube version of the show? Not right now. I will 331 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: say though, myself, J Mack, our boss Scott, our head 332 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: of social media Elijah have all gotten together before j 333 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: max vacation obviously, and we discussed having a bigger presence 334 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: on YouTube. And by that I don't mean putting the 335 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 1: full podcast up on YouTube or even doing a live stream. 336 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: That's just not really in the cards for us right now. 337 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: But we are going to be putting up two, three, 338 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: four five minutes segments of we think is some of 339 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: the best stuff, hopefully at East once a week starting 340 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: in football season. I think that having our content on 341 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: YouTube's gonna be good for the straight fire brand number one, 342 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: but obviously number two, it's gonna be good for the 343 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: I heart Fox Sports Radio brand, because anytime you can 344 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: drive traffic, it's gonna help all parties involved. So beyond 345 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: the lookout. Once football season starts officially not preseason, preseasons 346 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: not count be on the lookout for some YouTube content, again, 347 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: not live streamed, but some clips. All right, we go, 348 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: keep it moving. Have you heard anything from a standpoint 349 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:42,159 Speaker 1: of Lebron and a D being tired of each other? No, 350 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 1: I have not heard that. I don't know these guys personally, 351 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: but I do know people who know Lebron and a 352 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 1: D on a closer level. So I guess on what 353 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: three degrees four degrees from those guys. You know, I'm 354 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: not gonna take my word with a grain of salt, 355 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: you know, but from the people that I talked to 356 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: that do know people around Lebron in a D, they 357 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: seem committed as much as ever to trying to lead 358 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Lakers back to a championship, and um, 359 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: hopefully you know, as a Laker fan, I would love 360 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: to see that come to pass. So That's where I'm 361 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: at on that. But no, I have not heard anything 362 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: about those two Lebron and a D being tired of 363 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: each other. Keep it moving. Next question here, what what 364 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: has a better chance of happening the Lakers missing the 365 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:34,719 Speaker 1: playoffs again or the Houston Rockets making the play and tournament. Oh. 366 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: I mean, on its face that question is blasphemous, but 367 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: I guess if you have to consider. I know, I 368 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: did this whole spill yesterday about Russell Westbrook not being 369 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: on the roster, and I firmly believe he will not 370 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: be on the roster one training camp opens. But I 371 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: guess if you have to ask me right now, because 372 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: as of today Friday, there is no trade. Uh, I 373 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: think the Lakers missing the playoffs is probably more likely, 374 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: as much as it paints me to say. Obviously, the 375 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook ad Lebron pairing does not work, and the 376 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: way that the roster sits currently, they are in desperate 377 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: need of shooting. The guys that they got this offseason 378 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: are the antithesis of what they got last year. Last 379 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: year's guys were all older, veteran dudes who had a 380 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: reputation for being good shooters. Carmelo Anthony, Wayne Ellington, Ken 381 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 1: Baysmore was shooting around when they signed him. The guys 382 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: they got now younger, more athletic, much better defensively. But 383 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: I don't think any of them has a reputation as 384 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: being a shooter. So if this roster rolls into Opening 385 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,239 Speaker 1: Night as is a game, which I don't think it's 386 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: going to happen before the case of this exercise, we 387 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: have to say it does. I think it's more likely 388 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: that my Lakers missed the playoffs, and that that hurts 389 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 1: to admit. I don't appreciate you putting me in that 390 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: kind of position where I got to slander my squad. 391 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: But yeah, yep, okay, keep it moving. Uh why hasn't 392 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: the mainstream media mentioned Barry Bonds and his seventy three 393 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: homers when bringing up Aaron Judge and his home run chase. 394 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 1: That's a really good question. Again, I'm not the baseball guy. 395 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,479 Speaker 1: We've been through this pretty much all week. That's not 396 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: my forte, that's not my bag. But as somebody who 397 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: works in media and for my money, the odd couple 398 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: with Christmas Start and Rob Parker weeknights on Fox Sports Radio, 399 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: shameless Plug talks more baseball than any national show in 400 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: the country. And having said that, I can say that 401 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: I have spoken to a number of people in and 402 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: around the world of baseball that have suggested to me 403 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: that MLB and their media partners have, for lack of 404 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: a better word, erased the P E D slash steroid 405 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: era from their memory as it relates to the way 406 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: they cover the game now. They want nothing more than 407 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: to act like the Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuire Barry Bonds 408 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: home run chases, which captivated my attention. And I'm not 409 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: a baseball fan, but I remember watching Sports Center and 410 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: then cutting into Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire's at bats 411 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: when they were both going at it, because it was 412 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: fascinating to see that not only was one guy gonna 413 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,959 Speaker 1: break the Roger Marr sixty one, you might have two guys, 414 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: and then of course they both did so when Barry 415 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: Bonds came a few years later and obliterated that with 416 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: seventy three, it was like all inspiring. It was. It 417 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 1: was something that even the casual fans can get into. Now. Obviously, 418 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: after the fact, we find out that allegedly all three 419 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: guys were taking performance advancing drugs, and even though I 420 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: believe at the time the powers that be in Major 421 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,640 Speaker 1: League Baseball kind of knew what was going on, I mean, 422 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: it's hard not to given how rampid it was throughout 423 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: the sport, but the response to it after the fact 424 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 1: is such a black eye on Major League Baseball that 425 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: I think that they decided, maybe in the last two 426 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: or three years or so, that we're not even gonna 427 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: acknowledge that it happened anymore. We're just gonna move on, 428 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: pretend that sixty one is still the number, and keep 429 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: it pushing. So I think that's why Barry bond Is 430 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: seventy three doesn't get mentioned alongside Aaron Judge. And then 431 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: also for a short answer, I don't think Aaron Judge 432 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 1: is gonna come close to catching seventy three. I mean, 433 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 1: he's currently on pace, I believe for like sixty five 434 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: I've which would be a new franchise mark in New York. 435 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: But again, that's way short of Barry bonds Is seventy three. 436 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: So that could be another reason as to why Bonds 437 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: is not being mentioned in the same conversation with Aaron Judge. 438 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: Right now, all right, I got time for a couple 439 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: of more before I wrap things up for the extended 440 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: dance remix of the fan mail experience. Here on a 441 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 1: straight fire, why do you hold finals losses against Lebron, 442 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: but not early round losses against m J. Well me, personally, 443 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: I don't hold Lebron's finals losses against him. That's not 444 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: the way I operate. UM. I do have him second 445 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: behind Michael Jordan all time, and it's not because of 446 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: the finals losses or the six rings to four rings. 447 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: That's just I think that Michael Jordan is just a 448 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: better player than Lebron James. I mean, their accolades are 449 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: very similar, uh m J. I think more accomplished, of 450 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: course on the defensive end, and just overall I think 451 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: better offensively. Um. I know that Lebrons are freight train 452 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: going to the basket and he's going to finish the 453 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: all time leading scored NBA history, But for my money, 454 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: I just think Michael Jordan is a better player than Lebron. 455 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: So that's why, given that their resumes are pretty similar, 456 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: that's why Eileen uh m J one Lebron too. But 457 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: what's funny about Lebron's finals record and again by far 458 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: the most in modern history or modern NBA history, rather 459 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: ten including eight consecutive from two thousand eleven, which is 460 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: baffling that one man with two different franchises can make 461 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: h three finals is crazy. But yeah, what's funny about 462 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: this um thing about Lebron and his finals record is 463 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: it's one of those very unique stats where if you 464 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: like Lebron, it's a real feather in your cap, because 465 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: nobody in modern NBA history has come close to making 466 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: ten finals, and him making eight straight with two different 467 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: franchise basically makes him like a one man die nasty. 468 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: And on the other hand, if you don't like Lebron, 469 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: if you're a Jordan guy, the fact that he has 470 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: a losing record in the finals is something that it's like, oh, well, 471 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: he can't be the greatest of all time. Look, he's 472 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: four and six of the finals. Are you kidding me? Like, 473 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how many stats of in any sport 474 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: two different people can look at the same stat and 475 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,719 Speaker 1: make wildly different conclusions from it, like that's that's crazy 476 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: to me. Are we got to have for one more? 477 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: I think it's be the last one of the week. 478 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry I didn't get to yours. If you send 479 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: it in, you know, maybe I'll address it directly on Twitter. 480 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: But um, for today's purposes, this will be the last one. 481 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: What does a typical day on the straight Fire podcast, 482 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: look like, what times are you recording now? I've gotten 483 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: a handful of questions that are basically this exact thing, 484 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: so I think this is a good one to finish with. Obviously, 485 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: when we record interviews, we're not recording them when the 486 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: episode drops, which is at five am Eastern every morning 487 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: Monday through Friday. We usually record our interviews the day before. 488 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure you noticed that. Anywhere between one pm and 489 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: four pm Eastern. That's usually when we record our interviews. 490 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: And as far as j Mack, either solo or Jason 491 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: and myself together, we usually start recording now. Obviously this 492 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: depends on Monday night football, Thursday night football there's a 493 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: big national game, maybe we'll stay up late to watch it, 494 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: but um, we usually record around eleven thirty pm Eastern. 495 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: So technically, once we do finish recording and and Jason 496 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: says something like for histance today, straight Fire for Friday 497 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: August twelve, by the time we wrap up it is 498 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: technically Friday August twelve, So that's usually how we do it. Obviously, 499 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: throughout the day me and Jason are texting back and 500 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: forth on topic, so that's usually how things go. And um, 501 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: that's a little bit pulling behind the curtain so you 502 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: can see how the sausage gets made here on the 503 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: Straight Fire Podcast. Hopefully I didn't ruin the illusion for 504 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: you that, um you know we're we're recording this podcast 505 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 1: at three am Eastern and um dropping it at five. 506 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: You know. That's sorry to break it to you, folks. 507 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: That's not how we do it. But UM, that's it 508 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: for me. I hope you guys enjoyed the week. I 509 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: had a great time sitting in for j Mack. He's 510 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: back on Monday. Until then, they'll have a great weekend. 511 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you later.