1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, party people, 2 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Tuesday, June fifteenth. 3 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: They're not a fun night in the NBA and I 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: and I listen, I really want to open the podcast 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: talking about soccer. Rob G will kneecap me if I 6 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: attempt that. But I'm just telling you folks right now. 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: Copa America underway messy on Monday. Uh Euro was off 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: the hook on Monday. I mean, I'm I'm gripped by 9 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: these soccer games. And I had a buddy text me 10 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: on Monday, Hey, does anybody want to get together for 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: It's like France verse England at noon or something crazy something, 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: some some game in Euro And I'm like, you know what, 13 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: I think I can make time for that. And I'm 14 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm way into the soccer of summer. Yes, I just 15 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: bought into a soccer team that kind of factors in. 16 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: But this is straight fire. I don't have too many 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: fire takes about the group stage in UH Copa America 18 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: or Euro. That being said, I have some fire NBA 19 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: takes And now listen. I had pondered Rob G and I, 20 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: you guys know the drill. We we swap a bunch 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: of text. What's the best take? You know what stories 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 1: am I missing? And this Dallas Luca thing we're gonna 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: get to. But we've been hammering Luca lately, probably too 24 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: much for two year old who has yet to win 25 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: a playoff series. And this situation is percolating between a 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: former Gambler and Luca don Jitch allegedly according to a report. 27 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: But we'll get to that. I just I just have 28 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: to open up, because you know, we kind of glossed 29 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: over Hawks sixers after Philly took the series by the 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: throat after choking away. Uh you know, the first game 31 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: they were getting destroyed for a half, they storm back 32 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: and then gag it away at the end and end 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: up losing. Since then, they owned the next two games, 34 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: and that looked to be the case. In Game four, right, 35 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: they were gonna put away the Hawks, the pesky little Hawks. 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: They were up I believe were teen at one point. 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: It was something like thirteen at halftime. And what the 38 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: hell happened to Joel Embi? I don't know if he's injured. 39 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if he went out. You know, Sunday 40 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: fun Day in Buckhead or hitting the Atlanta clubs. Maybe 41 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: you know Lou Will's guys in Atlanta and the A 42 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: t L hooked him up with some wings, some something. 43 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: Because Joel Embiad had probably the worst playoff game I've 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: ever seen him play. He was atrocious for for twenty shooting, 45 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: he was over twelve in the second half, and primarily 46 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: because he could do nothing, the Hawks were able to 47 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: store him back and win. And Folks, there was a 48 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: moment where Joel Embad, you know, thought he got fouled, 49 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: and of course there was no foul because and Beat 50 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: all he does his wine cry. I mean, there was 51 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: a moment um where the ref was like basically stopped 52 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: giving me garbage, and the and the fans are yelling 53 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: at Beat and he looks at me, just sails shut 54 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: the f up. I mean it's very clear. Um, it 55 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: was all over Instagram. I know you guys aren't all 56 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: over Instagram, but whatever. Um. And and then Beat later 57 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: lobbying for a foul call inside doesn't get it, and 58 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: he stays down and he's grabbing his knee and I'm like, 59 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: he's this guy ever gonna be healthy? Because anytime Embiad 60 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: goes down, it's similar to Anthony Davis. Right at this point, 61 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, you talked to any Laker fan, Anthony Davis 62 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: looks he's starting to you know, the glass man. You know, 63 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: he's very fragile, and every time he goes down, it's like, 64 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: oh geez, we lost a d for a week. Even 65 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: if he just falls down again, he goes to the 66 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: free throw line, there's concerned well and Beat grabs his knee. 67 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you, guys, he looked gased in the 68 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: second half, settling for a bunch of bad threes. And listen, 69 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: I have defended Ben Simmons at nauseam. Okay, I've taken 70 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: heat for it, and I get that, but he Ben 71 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: Simmons was not on the floor when the Sixers had 72 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: a chance to tie the game and send it overtime. 73 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: They had to pull him because maybe the Hawks have 74 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: foul instantly. Ben Simmons not really an offensive option. They're 75 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: running everything through him. Beat in the last like three 76 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: minutes of a close game, and b just didn't want 77 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: any of the Clint Capella smoke. Yeah, I went there 78 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: inside and he settled for bad shots and couldn't get 79 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: to the line late, and they lose the game and listen. 80 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: I don't know that there's a strong case, Rob, that 81 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: the Hawks can win this series. But seven Seekers also 82 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: already lost Danny Green. The kid Corks came in off 83 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: the bench and they have him firing late in the game, 84 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: which was cyber surprising. But Rob, this team outside of 85 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: him be just is not that impressive. And I've defended 86 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons forever. Rob My takeaway was, geez, if em 87 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: beat is not, the Hawks can steal this sucker. Remember 88 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: Trey Young, who gotta tech. The refs are sick of 89 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: his stuff too. Refs are letting him play but not 90 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: letting him talk. Um Trey Young was eight for twenty six. 91 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: He had twenty five points on twenty six shots. He 92 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: did have eighteen assists. Um Tree Young is a fun 93 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: player to watch. But I'm just saying the Hawks missed 94 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: twenty eight threes, okay from deep shot from the field, 95 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: and still got the win. If embat is not, just 96 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: keep an eye on the Hawks. I don't think this 97 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: is as much of a rap as I thought it was. Uh, 98 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, thirty six hours ago, Rob, are you in 99 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: agreement the Sixers they had had some trouble yeah, I 100 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: would definitely agree with that. I mean, when we were 101 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: talking off the air last week, we're talking about this series, 102 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: and even though Joel emb was getting like forty plus 103 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: in each of the first two games, I told you then, like, 104 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't look like he's moving very well. I know 105 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: that he's scoring well, but defensively, he didn't look the 106 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: way that he had looked throughout the most of the season. 107 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: And you saw last night. I think it was the 108 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: first time that we all saw that it affected him 109 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: on the offensive end too, because I mean, I know 110 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: you'd like to say that he's settled for jumpers in 111 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: that second half. I'm looking at the shot chart here, 112 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: and six of his twelve attempts or should be five 113 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: of her of his attempts were inside the dotted line 114 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: of the paint, including the miss layout. So I mean, 115 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: you know that that was a bad brick. He he 116 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: wasn't like settling in the way that I think you 117 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: might suggest, or a way it came off initially. But 118 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: like to your point, if Joel Embiid is not Joel 119 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: mb like the guy that we know, the guy who's 120 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: going to dominate inside against Damn or anybody in the NBA. 121 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: This Sixers offense is just ugly. I mean, it's not 122 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: like Rob. Remember Doc Rivers is known for blowing leads. 123 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: He's blowing three three one leads. No other coach in 124 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: NBA history has done that. Ever, Okay, proceeds. Sorry, No, 125 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: I mean, just to your point about Ben Simmons, I mean, 126 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: at some point, I mean, I know, I know that 127 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: their offense ave a little bit clunky because of the 128 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: MBA clogging the paint issue, but at some point you'd 129 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: expect him to take even an incremental step forward. Offensively, 130 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: he is a complete liability. Offensively, I feel, you know, 131 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: it hurts to hear that. Um I it just feels 132 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: like EMBIAD is so much the guy like if Simmons. Okay, 133 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: let's just hypothetically, you put Ben Simmons on the Orlando 134 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: Magic and he's the number one guy, and if you 135 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: build around him, I could argue the ceiling is higher 136 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: with Ben Simmons as your number one than it is 137 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: with EMBIID, primarily because of the embede injury history. And 138 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that it's gonna be a popular take 139 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: in Philly, but I just want to remind you Rob 140 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: Joel embiide free throw attempts. First three games of this series, 141 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: he was fourteen of fifteen. In Game one, he was 142 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: twelve of sixteen in Game two, he was twelve of 143 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: sixteen in Game three, and in Game four when I 144 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: said he settled, he was eight of eight. Like at 145 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 1: some point, like, dude, your seven what is he seven? 146 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: One seven to Like Clint Capella is capable, but bro, 147 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: he's failing you every time. Get inside, get to the line, 148 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: get the three points. He's a good, really good free 149 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: throw shooter. I was just disappointed and beat. I don't 150 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: know if he took them soft or he's hurt, or 151 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: he was out late, but something's up with Joel Embiid 152 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: or something was in game four. Yeah, I would not 153 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: be surprised if you saw maybe not four for twenty again, 154 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: but if you saw in eight for nineteen, seven for sixteen, 155 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, which is not terrible, but it's definitely not 156 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: embid level standards. The rest of the way. I mean, 157 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: he doesn't look like he's moving with the same ferocity 158 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: that we saw throughout the regular season and even in 159 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: Round one. Nice issues of nice usage of ferocity. Okay, fine, 160 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,599 Speaker 1: maybe Ben Simmons to Orlando was a little bit of 161 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: a stretch. But like if you put him on Cleveland, 162 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: and you know, I don't want to wish Ben Simmons 163 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: to Cleveland. Don't want to wish anybody to Cleveland. Shout 164 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: out to our Ohio listeners. Um, I think it's just 165 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: so much easier to build around him with shooting, and 166 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: then you have him guard their five and guess what 167 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: their five then has to come out and guard Ben 168 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: and you run the offense through him with the pick 169 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: and roll. Sure, they're gonna go under everything, but Ben 170 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: Simmons is going even if he's setting screens, is your 171 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: point guard? Like, He's a great passer, incredible vision. I 172 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: just I'm irrationally high on him because I really do 173 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: see an element of Magic Johnson. And obviously Magic was 174 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: a good free throw shooter. Um, Ben Simmons is not. 175 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you saw the video floating around Twitter 176 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: rob on Monday where Ben Simmons was warming up from 177 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: like six ft away and he keeps trying to bank 178 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: it in from like not the dunker spot, but like 179 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: maybe the second free you know what, guys are standing 180 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: on the free throw line. He's taken like eight attempts 181 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: from that spot, and he misses all of them and 182 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: finally hits one, and then he gets like a Bronx 183 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: cheer like alright, Ben, yeah, let's go, and then he 184 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: proceeds to miss like two more. I mean, just it's 185 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: a bit of a cluster for bed. Yeah. That that 186 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: may have been my favorite pregame hype video of all time. 187 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you can have your Steph Curry shooting it 188 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: from hal court, Russell Westbrook shooter from the tunnel, but 189 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: give me Ben Simmons from seven ft away and watch 190 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: you trying to bank in ten times and if he 191 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: makes two, you're happy. Fox Sports Radio has the best 192 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 193 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the 194 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 195 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: All right, so we did a little bit on Hawks 196 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: obviously tonight, um let's quickly touch you. I'll save her 197 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: for the end. Kyrie and his injury, he will not 198 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: play tonight. All the sads for Brooklyn. You know, five 199 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: days ago Brooklyn was gonna waltz to the title. This 200 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: is simply this is just like the freaking Lakers. Guys. 201 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: You know, if they go up to one. Anthony Davis 202 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: is healthy. We got this on lock and Anthony Davis 203 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: goes down and the sounds went three straight again. Not 204 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: gonna surprise me, but we'll get to that in a minute. 205 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: I need to talk about this Dallas Maverick story. Um. 206 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: I think it was the maybe the first email I 207 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: got on Monday morning or that I saw. But I'm 208 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: gonna read you exactly what Rob wrote Luca, the next 209 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: guy to sign the max and force a trade two 210 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: years later. And I was like, oh, that's a spicy, 211 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: you know, seven am take from Rob G. I don't 212 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: know what he's doing up that early. And I read 213 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: the Stroy in the Athletic inside the Mavericks front office, 214 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban's shadow GM is causing a rift with Luca 215 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: don Chech. I've had this take, not necessarily on this, 216 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: but it's you know, when you zoom out. I have 217 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: this idea right now, when you look around society, the 218 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: carnival barkers sadly are winning. Okay, the guys who shout 219 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: the loudest, say the dumbest stuff, they're the ones who 220 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: are excelling. Whether it's um Elon Musk and Tesla, whether 221 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: it is um uh, what's his face? Um? The other 222 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: guy who I just read a long story about him, 223 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: chum Off. I'm not going to try to say his name. 224 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: He's like a venture investor. He was one of the 225 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: first Facebook employees. He's made millions of dollars. He's pushing 226 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: s packs. I don't want to get too business on you, 227 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: but these guys are out here. He's touting game Stop 228 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 1: and all this stuff. And these guys are basically front men, 229 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: just screaming about stuff, and they're yelling and hyping stuff 230 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: basically makes them. Oh, they're smart, they're popular. That that's 231 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: really sadly what's happening. Go look at social media. The 232 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: guys who yelled the loudest, dumbest shit are the ones 233 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: who are getting ahead and successful. That's never been really 234 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: been my m O. It just hasn't been. I'm not 235 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: that guy. I will talk sports with anybody I know, 236 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: all the dads who are buddies with me listening to this. No, yeah, 237 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: I will definitely go deep on Reggie Jackson and why 238 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: he was a failure and okay see, and why ultimately 239 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: he got rushed out of Detroit and now he's having 240 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: some success with the Clippers. I can do all that. 241 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: I love that. I'm just not one of these guys 242 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: like I will have strong takes, but I'm not gonna 243 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: be a Carnival Barker. And there is a guy who's 244 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: with the Dallas Mavericks front office who was something of 245 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: a gambling carnival carnival barker. And his name and Rob 246 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: g correct me if I'm wrong, Harla Bob Vulgaris that 247 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: sounds right? Although Mark Cuban just calls him Bob. You 248 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: know what, we'll call him Bob. So I personally do 249 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 1: not know a ton about this guy, or I did 250 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: not know a ton about this guy. He was an 251 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: NBA gambler, you know. I don't want to say he was, 252 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: you know, the greatest NBA gambler, but he had it 253 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: apparently an amazing run. He was written about by a 254 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: guest we had last week, Henry Abbott. Henry Abbitt tweeted 255 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: about this. I profiled this guy way back. He doesn't 256 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: do a lot of interviews, but on social media he 257 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: built up this following by being, hey, man, I know 258 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 1: everything about the NBA. This is gonna happen, and this 259 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: these matchups and blah blah blah. It basically thought he 260 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: knew everything and talked a big game and maybe he 261 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: backed it up gambling. Clearly he was doing something right. Again, 262 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: I only have read about this guy. He's a prolific gambler. 263 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: And again, when you say you're a prolific gambler, you know, 264 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: it's like the guy who says, oh, I'm so honest. 265 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: I'm the most honest guy. You can believe me, you 266 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: can trust me. Like that guy is full of shit. Um, 267 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that he is. Obviously he was as 268 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: successful gambler because Mark Cubans saw something and brought him 269 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: into the Mavericks front office. And I'll never forget I 270 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: went to MAV's Lakers, one of the last games I 271 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: saw before the pandemic at Staples, and I'm that nerd 272 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: who goes like two and a half hours before the 273 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: game so I can go courtside and yuck it up 274 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: with the couple of guys that I know. And you know, Oh, 275 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: I said this trainer, hey, what's up? And then you 276 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: know a player he trains comes over. He's, oh, yeah, 277 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: this is Jason. He's on Fox Sports one. And the 278 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: player like, gives me the side. I I'm not gonna 279 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: say that that happened at one point with a Lonzo ball, 280 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: but it might have. Um And and I go to 281 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: this Mavericks game and I'm watching Luca just in awe. 282 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: He makes it look so easy. You know, guys are 283 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: guarding him in the warm ups and this, I mean 284 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: it looks like I could guard that, and and every 285 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: SHOT's going in. It's incredible. And I see this guy 286 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: who kind of puffs his chest out and he's he's 287 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: got the look of I'm in control. I'm you know, 288 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: had people around him, and I didn't know who was 289 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: so I asked him, who, who's that guy over there? 290 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: Must be a big wig in the front office or 291 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: um oh, that's Harla Bob. He's the gambler that Mark 292 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: Cuban brought in. And it's pretty clear the guy had 293 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: some cloud, no doubt with the match, just the way 294 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: he hanged hung out around the players and the coaching 295 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: staff before the game. He was a person of interest, Like, 296 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he's the analytics guy. I forget 297 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: what the title is that he he got, but Mark 298 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: Cuban essentially ran hired him just you know, it was 299 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: an outside the box higher and I love those I loved. 300 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: I love going different. Hell, I'm different. You know what 301 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: do you think people said when Fox Sports won, Hey, 302 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: we're hiring that guy who ran the big lead dot com? 303 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: Like what what does that guy know about TV? Come on, 304 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: get out of here? And you know they made a chance, 305 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,359 Speaker 1: and uh, things are going well. I like to say, um, 306 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: and I think they do too. At any rate, he 307 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: apparently Harla Bob a k a. Bob has been ruffling 308 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: feathers for the last three years. And this comes back 309 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: to the Carnival Barker thing. It would be impossible for 310 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: a guy like Elon Musque or one of these other 311 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: like big name guys who have a following online to 312 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: do just run their mouth all the time. It would 313 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: be difficult for them to take a job where they're 314 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: not in control. So this guy Bob apparently quickly got 315 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: into control in Dallas and he's now being called the 316 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: shadow GM. And there's a story in this athletic piece 317 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: which I highly recommend reading about it the draft where 318 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: everybody's doing it via zoom and then all of a 319 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: sudden they draft two guys that that what what do 320 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: we do who drafted that? And it basically Bob made 321 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: the call and that's who they drafted, Josh Green and 322 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: the kid from Stanford, Tyler Terry um. And it was 323 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: like nobody knows what the process is. But this guy 324 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: has Mark Cubans here. Well, Mark Cuban is, you know, 325 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: new money tech guy right, Um, he's gonna listen to 326 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: an outsider. He's an outsider himself. Remember, Mark Cuban is 327 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: a guy who tried to crack into Major League Baseball 328 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: and be an owner. He's so new me and such 329 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: a a mouthie young guy. The Major League Baseball said 330 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: we don't want you when you're not buying the Cubs. No, 331 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: we're keeping out of our club. And Mark Cuban got pissed, 332 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: of course, um, which it said what was in his 333 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: right to do, But like that's the kind of guy 334 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban is. He's gonna ruffle feathers. He's gonna bring 335 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: in a guy who may ruffle feathers. And now there's 336 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: all this talk that ship Lucas about to sign a 337 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: two hundred million dollar deal and oh yeah, Bob, Mark 338 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: Cuban's guy, his contract is up and let's plant And 339 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: now this is where it gets interesting. Let's plant this 340 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: story right when the guy's contract is up, about how 341 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: much are Pricky is and how Luca doesn't like him, 342 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: and maybe we can get him run out of town now, 343 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: Mark Rob Mark Cuban has you know, dumped cold water 344 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: on all this, as he did afterwards saying it's bullshit, 345 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: But he did end up giving a less it's bullshit 346 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: statement to The Athletic before the story came out. Um, 347 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: I don't know this. It feels like an unsettled situation 348 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: in Dallas. All of a sudden, it was like, oh, 349 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: we've got Luca, the best player in the NBA. We 350 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: haven't got out of the first round yet, but we've 351 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: got our act together. Oh wait a minute, here's a 352 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: bomb that there's massive front office disagreement and oh yeah, 353 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: Luca hates this guy. What do you think the movie is? 354 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: If you're Dallas, the move is what they were going 355 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: to do even before this story came out. Is offered 356 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,479 Speaker 1: him the Supermax contract, which by all indications is he's 357 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: going to take it. Even in the article they met 358 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: said he's gonna take it, but you may have to. 359 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say fire the guy, but you may 360 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: have to move into a different role. Well, that's he's 361 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: not gonna take that. There's no way these guys with 362 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: the big heads. Sorry, go ahead. Well, I mean that's 363 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna be his fault, his problem then. I mean, 364 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: as impressive as he may be, as smart as he 365 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: may because apparently he was really killing it as a 366 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: sports gambler before he got with the the MAVs if 367 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: you read the features about him. But the present and 368 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: future of the Dallas Mavericks is Luca don Chech, and 369 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: kudos to him for deciding I'm gonna have my cake, 370 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: my two hundred million dollars super Max contract, and I'm 371 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna eat it too, because I'm still gonna hold your 372 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: feet to the fire and make sure that you are 373 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: doing right by me in the front office. He is 374 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: not going to just idly buy take this money and 375 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: say I'll be quiet and you know, wait till the 376 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: end of this contract before I really flex my muscles. 377 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: He understands what he means to that franchise, he understands 378 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: what he means to the n b A. And he's 379 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: seen enough guys come before him and have shown us 380 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: pretty clearly that these contracts don't mean a whole hell 381 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: of a lot. Just because you have three years left 382 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: on your deal doesn't mean you can't fortunately out of town, 383 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: James Harden, just because you have two years left on 384 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: a contract that you just extended in Oklahoma City, that 385 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: you can't force your way to the Clippers Paul George 386 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 1: so he can get that two hundre mill, it all 387 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: the supermass contract, and still, for lack of a better word, 388 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: hold the Mavericks ransom to ensure that they are making 389 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: the right decisions up top. Now, now, Rob, you are 390 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: a Lakers historian, you are familiar with this. I'm sure 391 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of people are either remember this 392 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: or knew it. But Magic Johnson basically ran a coach 393 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: out of l a early Remember this story, Rob, I do. Okay, 394 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: he was a young guy. He ran a coach out. 395 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: They get I think pat Riley came in right, that 396 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: is correct, and the rest is history. I'm not saying 397 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: Luca is magic yet, but it's pretty clear. The NBA 398 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: is a superstar league. Okay, what the superstars want, the 399 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: superstars get. And I know that you know a lot 400 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,919 Speaker 1: of people are not gonna like to hear this, but 401 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 1: if Luca don Che says, I don't like that guy, Bob, 402 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: I don't want him here. He's I feel a negative 403 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: vibe from him. Blah blah blah, He's got to be gone. 404 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: And I know he's Mark Cuban's guy, and you you're 405 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: worried about giving his young star too much power? Obviously 406 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: you know you do that and it sets a precedent, right, 407 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: does it not? It's basically like, hey, Luca said he 408 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: wanted that guy gone, he gone. Well, what if Lucas 409 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: says he wants Rick carl Log in the next year, 410 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: Rick Carlos did win a title with the MAVs. What 411 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: if Lucas says he wants some what's that guy, David Blatt, 412 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: the former Cavs coach, the European legar, What if he 413 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: wants him? I at what point do you? You don't 414 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: basically couch ou to your storry Lucas twenty two and 415 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: he has not won a playoff series. This is gonna 416 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: be a lot more difficult than everybody thinks. It's not like, oh, 417 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: you just fire the guy. Well, how does it make 418 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: Mark Cuban feel that all these guys in the front 419 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: office hate this dude and planted a story with multiple 420 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: egg samples of him being a prick. I mean, I know, 421 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: I think you gotta get rid of them, don't you. 422 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: I I don't see how there's any way around it. 423 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: If if Luca and your entire front office as we've got, 424 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: this guy's gotta go. And let's be real, Uh, it's 425 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: not like under Bob's stewardship they've done anything great. They 426 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: haven't won a playoff series. Um, you know, I think 427 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: in hindsight, the Seth Curry deal was probably a train wreck. 428 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: Would you not agree with that? I mean, like, I 429 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: don't know how much power he's had, and if there's 430 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: like a scorecard in the office of Dallas for who's 431 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: screwed up and who's done great? But I don't does 432 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: this guy have a path to get him out of porzingis? Like, 433 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: I don't. I just don't. I don't get good vibes 434 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: right now from the MAVs and I have been champion 435 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: number one gassing up Luca don chech. I think this 436 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: is a problem Mark Cuban's got to solve, and I 437 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: don't think it's as easy as everybody thinks. Fox Sports 438 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 439 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 440 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 441 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. I want to quickly wrap 442 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: up the pod. You know, we haven't really talked about 443 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: the Clippers in a couple of days. You know, these 444 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: frauds that I keep bashing and oh man, oh man, 445 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: not again, Jason going in on the paper clips. Will 446 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: they get lucky? Donovan Mitchell on a bum wheel last night, 447 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: doesn't play well. Early Jazz are down by like in 448 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: a heartbeat, and Mitchell finishes with thirty seven. Everybody's gonna say, oh, 449 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: we scored thirty seven. He's fine. Now he's not fine. 450 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: You watched that first quarter, Donovan Mitchell was not nearly 451 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: and the game was over, never got down to single digits, 452 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: Mitchell nine shooting, Clarkson had an awful game, and Kauai 453 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: cash for me over his point total twenty nine and 454 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: a half, churching um Clippers are gonna probably win this series, right, Rob, 455 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: I mean Mike Conley still on a milk carton like 456 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: bro how How I mean, how's the hamstring? James Harden, 457 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: How's hamstring? Where are these guys? It's the playoffs. It's 458 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: so disappointing, Like the Jazz go up to oh when 459 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: I know, I know, Jake, Jake. They went up to 460 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: oh without Connley. Why can't they win? Well if Mitchell's 461 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,479 Speaker 1: not pcent now and Mitchell, by the way, it just 462 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: murdered the Clippers the first two games and now he 463 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: gets injured at the end of Game three, has to 464 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: sit out and did not look good in the first quarter. 465 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: It was thirty or thirteen after a quarter. That was 466 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: a wrap folks. I mean they led by I think 467 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: it was twenty at halftime, like that was never a game. Now. 468 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: I know the Jazz will come home and have the 469 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 1: home courted advantage for two of the final three. But 470 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: I don't have a good feeling about the Jazz in 471 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: this series unless Connley can come back. And I mean 472 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: if he's still in street clothes, he's not even like 473 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: warming up with the team. He ain't close, Like how 474 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: how close could he be? So I don't, I don't. 475 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: I don't feel good about the Jazz, and I will 476 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: wrap up. I know you guys love to send me 477 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: the I G D M s um as the audience 478 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: of the podcast grows by the way I am kind 479 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: of prize. We're still pulling big numbers here without the 480 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: Lakers in the playoffs. Uh so, you know, obviously the 481 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: Lakers are are a number one, one of the top 482 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: draws in sports. Um after the NFL, you know, Lakers 483 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:16,719 Speaker 1: are probably number one in American sports. Rob is that two? 484 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: Is that too a hot of a take? I don't know. 485 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: I mean they have Lebron. No, I wouldn't say that's 486 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: too hot of a take. Yeah. So I am appreciative 487 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: of the d m s And I know you guys 488 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: are like, oh, Jay, who you got tonight? You know, 489 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: come on Bucks nets in Brooklyn. I'm not I'm not 490 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: back in Kevin Durant. If he doesn't have his two wingmen, 491 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: I don't see a listen. I don't love in any way, 492 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: shape or form. Uh this Bucks team, they got lucky 493 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: in Game three, and they pulled away in Game four 494 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: after Kyrie went down. Uh the line opened at two, 495 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: it's up to four and a half. I don't. I mean, 496 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: the only way Brooklyn wins this is they try to 497 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: grind it out. Make it one of these nineties seven games. 498 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: Durant is gonna get thirty. Maybe thirty five, Rob, I 499 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: just don't know where the other points come from. Can 500 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: you cobble together fifty points from Mike James, Blake Griffin, 501 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: Joe Harris. By the way, Joe Harris is going to 502 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: have zero airspace tonight. None, There's nobody, There's no way 503 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: a sag Off double KD hug up on Joe Harris 504 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: and say, we will give Bruce Brown all the open 505 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: threes he wants. We will give Blake Griffin all the 506 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: open threes he wants. Like there, I I don't know 507 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: what the path is to victory, and I just I 508 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: just need to say this, Rob, I think it's cheap 509 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: and unseemly how people are saying, Hey, Lebron carried Jeff 510 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: Green to the finals a few years ago in Cleveland. 511 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: Why can't k D okay? Lebron and Kevin duran are 512 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: different players. Lebron is like Luca, makes everyone else around 513 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: him better. Lebron, by the way, a few years ago, 514 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: was only what thirty two coming off no major injuries, 515 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: and oh yeah, Kevin Durant's thirty two coming off and achilles. 516 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: He doesn't set everyone else else up the way Lebron 517 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: does Lebron's vision makes Lebron is like Magic Johnson and 518 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: Katie's like Michael Jordan's. Those are real comparisons. I'm not 519 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: getting hot takey here, that's the reality. I mean, we 520 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: had Katino mobile on here and say, Kevin Duran's a 521 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: better score than Jordan's and Lebron has been forever compared 522 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: to Magic like that's who his um, you know, equivalent 523 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: is as a player. Lebron of course a much better 524 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 1: scorer an athlete than Magic Johnson, no doubt. I'm not saying, um, 525 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: I'm not comparing the two. I'm saying stylistically, how they 526 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: operate Magic Lebron kde Jordan's. Well, remember Michael Jordan didn't 527 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: win jack shit until Scotti Pippen and Phil Jackson showed 528 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: up and they instituted a system called the Triangle. Steve 529 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: Nash is a rookie head coach who is showing up 530 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: as Scottie Pippen in the rest of the series. Rob 531 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: the Bucks are winning the next two games unless Kyrie 532 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 1: or James Harden shows up. Agree or disagree, I would 533 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: agree with that, but I think you are short selling 534 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: the nets a little bit. I think that you'll find 535 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: out very quickly in Game five if the Nets have 536 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: a chance, because you'll see if the referees let p J. 537 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: Tucker drew Holiday Chris Middleton rough up k D the 538 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 1: way they did in Game four, because that's been a 539 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: big talking point the last forty eight hours or so. 540 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: Steve Nash, going on the record, is saying it didn't 541 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,959 Speaker 1: feel like basketball, Like it wasn't basketball physicality. You know, 542 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: guys on espn FS one all talking about how physical 543 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: p J. Tucker was and pointing to he was three 544 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: for twelve shooting. Kevin Durant was against p J Tucker 545 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: in Game four. If they come out in Game five 546 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: and they get p J. Tucker for a quick touch 547 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: foul or something like that, I think you're gonna see 548 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: this game is a lot closer than people would expect. 549 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,479 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, Wait a minute, are you discrediting Bobby 550 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: portis the known goon from Chicago who beat up a teammate. 551 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: I think he fractured a teammate's face. It was like 552 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: a European Yeah, it was Nicola Moro Titch. By the way, 553 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: Mirrotage is like six eight, big, big dude, and Bobby 554 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: Port is just jacked him. Okay, Bobby Portis ain't quite 555 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: the dog p J. Tucker is. But Bobby Portis you 556 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: don't want to try for. He's not to be messed with. 557 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: And I I mean, I don't know that he's as 558 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: good of a defender is thirty five year old p J. Tucker. Um, 559 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: Bobby Portis. By the way, I got some votes for 560 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: a six Man of the Year. I think, um, are 561 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: you are you betting nets here getting four and a half? 562 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: Or you got on the Bucks train. I mean, if 563 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: I had to bet and put my money on my 564 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: mouth this, I would still lean the Bucks because it's 565 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: hard to bet in favor of a team with one 566 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: star and a bunch of guys. But like I said, 567 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: you'll see really early on how this game was gonna 568 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: play out. If they let them get physical with Kevin Durant, 569 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,719 Speaker 1: then everything that you talked about earlier is gonna come truition. 570 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna hug up on Joe har Is. They're gonna 571 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: dare Blake Griffin to take guys off the dribble. They're 572 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: gonna dare Mike James to create and and be a 573 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: score as opposed to a facilitator. But if they call 574 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: a touch foul on on p J. Tucker early, or 575 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: or they decide that Kevin Durant is gonna have his 576 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: space to move around. Then he's single handedly can score 577 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: forty plus points and keep them minute. So okay, So 578 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: where are the other points coming from? That's my only thing. 579 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it'll be a collective. If Kevin Durant is 580 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,719 Speaker 1: going off, guys are gonna have much more space than 581 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: what you you'd expect. Like, I know that Kevin Durant 582 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: is the best score I think that I've seen maybe 583 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: since Kobe even before that um, and that he could 584 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: score from everywhere on the court. But for all of 585 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: his greatness, I don't think Katie's ever scored more than 586 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: like fifty five in the game. I think something like 587 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: they have to look it up here in a second um. 588 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: But it's because he's so lethal from scoring all around 589 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: the courters. Why such a great score? So if he 590 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: gets it going during that game, especially early on, you'll 591 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: see the court open up for the other guys. Where 592 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,479 Speaker 1: Blake Griffin give you fourteen? You know, Joe Harris, if 593 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: he hits a couple of threes, he m end up 594 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: with you know, uh, are you gonna mention Tlcrebo, Um, 595 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: Landry Shammitt, Um, Nicholas Claxton. I mean there was some 596 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: Nick Claxton hype on this podcast like three months ago. Um. 597 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: By the way, Kate Katie's career high fifty four points won, 598 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: you almost nailed that. Um. Yeah. And if I told 599 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: you that, like in a in a was it give 600 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:43,239 Speaker 1: me the the over under fifty five or fifty four 601 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: and a half, I promise you probably would took the over. 602 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: I mean, seth Korea must have at least ten more 603 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: ten games with over that. I don't know about all that. 604 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: I think even his career high might only be like 605 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: sixty well, I mean it's only sixty, but it's like 606 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: you'd expect guys who can fill it up that quickly 607 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: from damn here anywhere. You'd expect them to be the 608 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: ones who are sixty four and uh. Well, I also 609 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: I forgot to add I need to um, I was 610 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: gonna take this big shot at Rudy Gobert. Everybody's saying, Oh, 611 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 1: Rudy Gobert, he's a He's the best player, most important 612 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: player on the jazz Um. There was a moment in 613 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: the third quarter like he had played seventeen minutes in 614 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: the game and had not attempted a shot. It's got 615 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: the stifle tower, Rudy Gobert. I mean, come on, like Rob, 616 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: He's not the best player on their team. He never was. 617 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: I'll say this, though, I am nervous for how angry 618 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell is gonna be if they don't come through. 619 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: Like he's at the stage in his career where he's like, 620 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: we can't get out of the second round when we're 621 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: up to nothing with home court advantage, Like everybody I 622 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: have gets hurt. Like, I mean, at some point, Donovan 623 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: Mitchell's probably gonna have you have one of these like hey, 624 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: d Wade, you're you're a part owner now, yeah, get 625 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: me some help now, or I'm asking out of here. 626 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:04,959 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got we gotta get close to that, right. 627 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: They better win this damn series the Jazz. I don't 628 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: think they will, but so much of it depends on 629 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard. I mean he he not talked about much 630 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: because that you know, the Clippers want going away there 631 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: in the last minute and a half, but Kauaike very 632 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: quietly subbed himself out with about four and a half 633 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: minutes left in that game and never came back. And 634 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: I know after afterwards with Joe Ingles, I believe, and 635 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: the T and T people asked them about and they said, hey, 636 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna be ready, So I'll be ready to go 637 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: in game five. And I'm not saying that he's not 638 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 1: gonna play. I think he is gonna play. Yeah, I 639 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: mean he played even after he banged knees, and he 640 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: played a couple more minutes. But if he's limited in 641 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: any kind of way, the same way that Donovan Mitchell 642 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: looks limited right now, you mean to tell me that 643 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: you're you're feeling super confident if you're a Clipper fan 644 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: right now, I still got Paul George bro what are 645 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: you worried about? Um? Alright, real quick correction from ear 646 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 1: here the big soccer match today, that you need to 647 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: keep it locked for France Germany, that those are two 648 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: titans of the soccer world. Um, rob Gi, will you 649 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: be watching? Absolutely not? Come on, man, get into soccer. 650 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: I only watched the World Cup. That's it. That's an 651 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: all honest. Also a programming note for anybody who's listened 652 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: to all thirty five forty minutes of this podcast, I 653 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 1: will be hosting The Dan Patrick Show on Friday. Oh, 654 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 1: I know you're excited. I know you are excited. All right, guys, 655 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you tomorrow.