1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up everybody? 2 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: Tuesday September. I know everybody was up late, late, late 3 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: Monday night watching that slobber knocker the Broncos and the Titans. 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: One of the most boring games I can remember. What 5 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: a kicker? Is that bad? My goodness, just an unbelievable, 6 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: unbelievably bad night of football. Listen, Steelers Giants was not 7 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: my any great shakes either. Okay, but I do want 8 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: to start the show there. Obviously, remember subscribe, rate and review, 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: and also I gotta tease a great interview we have 10 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: coming up former NBA player Ryan Hollins. He's an opinionated 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: seven footer. I've done some TV with him. Nice guy, um, 12 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: But I want to start the show here because I 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: watched se Kwan Barkley of the New York Giants have 14 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: a historically bad night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: think you guys were able to put this into context 16 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: while watching it. He had fifteen carries six yards and 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: it instantly took me back to the draft. Okay, you 18 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: guys know I'm a Jets fan. A rough opener. We're 19 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: not gonna talk about it. Um. Baker Mayfield went first 20 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: to the Browns, se Kwon Barkley went second to the Giants, 21 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: and what was a shocker? And Sam Donald went third 22 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: to my Jets. And if you remember that draft, okay, 23 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: that was a big tent pole draft at the top. 24 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: Oh wow, we got all these quarterbacks and we got 25 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: a historically great running back talent and se Kwon Barkley. Wow, 26 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: these franchises all hit home runs. And folks watching sae 27 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley struggle, albeit against a really phenomenal Pittsburgh defense. Listen, 28 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: that's why I picked the Steelers as my best bet, 29 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: chut ching, But watching s Kwon struggle, it's like, what 30 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: are we doing? He's trying to dance around and get 31 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: like two yards and he ends up losing five. So often. 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: Now he could get explosive when you dump him the 33 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: ball out of the backfield and he's hurdling guys left 34 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: and right. But specifically, when you go back to that draft, 35 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: think about it, Baker Mayfield was kind of a shock 36 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: at the time to go first, right, only because it 37 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: was like, oh, this guy's a six ft quarterback. I mean, 38 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: he was a great underdog story, he'd won the Heisman Trophy. 39 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: He had this attitude swag. Everybody loved that about him. 40 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield is on his third coach in three years. 41 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield lost his opener, they got their butts kicked 42 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: by the Ravens, and he has a big game Thursday night. 43 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: This is a game he has to deliver against. I 44 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: know it's the Bengals, but he's got to deliver because, 45 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: let's just say, year three, you need to show some progress, 46 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: and Baker has kind of slipped back. And I'll never 47 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: forget Baker actually faced Sam Donald in his debut. If 48 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: you remember his Baker's first coach was Hugh Jackson, and 49 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: as a Thursday night football game, Hugh Jackson had stuck 50 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: with Tyrod Taylor as the starter. Tyrod gets concussed, Baker 51 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: comes in beats the Jets. It was a nice performance 52 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: for Baker, no doubt. And I won't forget it because 53 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: it was a Thursday night game. Friday, I go on 54 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: the herd and I take a little jab at Baker 55 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: Mayfield because if you guys remember the game, he wanted 56 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: with a nice comeback. It was really impressive. The first 57 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: camera shot of Baker, He's got his phone in his hand. 58 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he still got it. I think he had 59 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: his helmet one end his phone in the other. And 60 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: I made a flippant comment on Cowherd show, like, geez, 61 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: this guy's obsessed with social media. Baker Mayfield, by the way, 62 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: he has like favorite in old tweets that I wrote 63 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: or Fox Sports Radio had tweeted out about stuff I 64 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: said on the radio about Baker Mayfield and he's obsessed 65 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: with social media. And I was like, that's how obsessed 66 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: this guy is. Calling he wins his first football game 67 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: in his debut, coming on it like I think it 68 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: was a second quarter spelling spelling um Tyrod Taylor. And 69 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: the first thing Baker Mayfield wants to do is grab 70 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: social media. I tell everybody about it, and oh man, 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: this this angered so many Browns fans. I remember the 72 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: part of my take podcast, the Barstool podcast when those 73 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: guys went after me, and it was just one of 74 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: those like, oh okay, So everybody's all in on Baker 75 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Mayfield got it. And of course what does he do 76 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: this offseason. I'm doing less social media because I gotta focus. 77 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Baker Mayfield led the NFL and commercials last year. Okay, 78 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: can the guy get to the playoffs? Can he get 79 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: a playoff appearance before leading the league in commercials at 80 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: any rate? He goes first to jury is definitely still 81 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: out on that. Sa Kwan goes second. And that was 82 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: a surprise because at the time, everybody's like, you can't 83 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: build a round of running back. Their interchangeable doesn't matter. 84 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt just led the league in in Russian yards. 85 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: But Kareem Hunt was a dual threat back. And if 86 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: you remember, Todd Gurley nearly won the m v P 87 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: that year, he was phenomenal. Uh, you had Levan Bell 88 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: in his prime in Pittsburgh was dominating, Christian McCaffrey was emerging. 89 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: Kamara Squan was in that he was in that space 90 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: as a running back but also a dual threat receiver. 91 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: He was dynamic at Pennce. I mean, Sat Kuon Barkley 92 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: was an unbelievable college talent, one of these you kind 93 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: of felt like he isn't maybe a generational talent, but 94 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: the big question was like should you draft a running 95 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: back that high? Obviously I was thrilled as a Jets fan, 96 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: and here we are in your three sat Kwan Barkley, 97 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: the Giants have gone absolutely nowhere. Eli Manning was thirty 98 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: six at the time they passed on Donald Okay, they 99 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: clearly could have used a quarterback. They now have Danny Dimes. 100 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: Who have I mean, what a bad, embarrassing turnover he 101 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: had on Monday night football in the red zone, like 102 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: quarterback one on one, um when you're under pressure, don't 103 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: just throw it up in the air. It was unclear 104 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: if he was trying to throw it out of the 105 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: back of the end zone. His hand got hit by 106 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: bud Dupree. Bud Dupree was a beast last night, and 107 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: it's picked off by like one of the fat guys 108 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: on the defensive line for the Steelers. Just an unbelievable 109 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: decision by Danny Dimes. He he looks like he's not 110 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: going to be the guy leading this franchise in a 111 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: couple of years. Remember the head coach, Joe Judge did 112 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: not draft Danny Downs, he inherited him. So Sae Kwon 113 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: Barklo was the number two pick, and that's still heavily scrutinized. Folks. 114 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: Ain't could be no playoffs for sake quad of the 115 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: Giants this year. So we got Baker sa Kwan and 116 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: then my guys Sam Donald, and all three of them 117 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: lost opening weekend. And listen, do I kind of protect 118 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: Sam Donald a little bit? Yeah, he's one of the 119 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: youngest starting quarterbacks in NFL history as a rookie. He's 120 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: still very young. Holy cow, did he make some bad 121 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: decisions in the opener against the Bills. I think it 122 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: was Brian Baldinger on Twitter had some video where he's like, look, 123 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: Sam missed, Jamison, crowd are wide open on a pivotal 124 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: play down eleven that could have, you know, got the 125 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: Jets back in it. And Donald has struggled. Of course, 126 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: there was a scene ghosts in the pocket uh last 127 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: year against the Patriots, which was embarrassing, and just overall Donald. 128 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: You know, he hasn't had an offensive line this year. 129 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,119 Speaker 1: He doesn't have the skill position players. And truth be told, 130 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,239 Speaker 1: he had almost called him Todd Ridges. His first coach 131 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: was Todd Bowles. Todd Bridges, of course of different strokes fame. Um, 132 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: he had Todd Bowles as his head coach. Todd Bowles 133 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: gets fired, they bring in Adam Gaze. Adam Gaze, Um, 134 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: he struggled and Adam Gaye is close to losing that 135 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: locker room if he hasn't already, and it's likely that 136 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: Sam Donald, he's gonna have another head coach next year. 137 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: So it's so weird watching Kwan struggle. He's on a 138 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: new head coach, Baker, big spot for him Thursday. It's 139 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: just so weird how the NFL man the optimism in 140 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: that draft, Baker se Kwan Donald, the optimism was through 141 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: the roof. I mean, remember Sam Donald. You guys can 142 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: rip him all you want now, that's fine. In college 143 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: at USC, he was a teenager and had that phenomenal 144 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: performance against Penn State in the Rose Bowl, like one 145 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: for the history books. Go look it up on YouTube. 146 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: Sam Donald making tight window throws, just making unbelievable things happen. 147 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: It was a performance. You're like, this kid's a star. 148 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: Anybody who's watched quarterbacks over the last twenty years, Sam 149 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: Donald coming out of USC was a major talent. Hasn't 150 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: really materialized. Sa Kwon Barkley certainly is nowhere near Todd Gurley. 151 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: He's exciting, but he hasn't delivered like Gurley hasn't delivered 152 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: like freaking Nick Chubb. Come on, Kwon Barkley fifteen carries 153 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: negative six yards. The New York Giants lose to the 154 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. And if you want to laugh, coming off 155 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: opening weekend in the NFL in first place, the Washington 156 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: Football Club wanna no, they were to out seventeen nothing 157 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: to the Eagles. They come back and win there in 158 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: first place, tied for second or last. The Cowboys oh 159 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: and one, the Eagles owen one, and now the New 160 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: York Giants owen one. Just it was just a comedy 161 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: of errors watching the Giant struggle. Now, quick word on 162 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. I'm telling you, folks, I do believe 163 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: this is a team that could shock some people and 164 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: make a run to the super Bowl. This defense is 165 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 1: so incredible, led by the front four the back end. 166 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: They got beat up on one drive and then late 167 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: in the game gave up a touchdown, but their secondary 168 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: is strong. The linebackers are sidelines to sideline. I can't 169 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: wait to see them with Big Ben in there. Big 170 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,719 Speaker 1: Ben looked a little slow in the pocket, uh and 171 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: they lost an offensive lineman that did not look good. Um, 172 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: But I think this Steelers team is very dangerous. They 173 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: will be a threat and if a f C right now, 174 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: I have it as a four team race Kansas City Chiefs, 175 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers. And then I know you're not 176 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: gonna like this four team, but I firmly believe the 177 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts are a legit threat in the a f C. 178 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: Given Week one the loss of the Jags. Jason, you're 179 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: losing your mind. Don't overreact to Week one, folks, just 180 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: don't do it. And Rob g gave me an incredible 181 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: stat on Monday that the Indianapolis Colts didn't punt and lost. 182 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: The last team to do that was the New England 183 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Patriots in the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. Like 184 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: the Colts dominated the Jags the yard, the first downs, Uh, 185 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: they just didn't deliver in the red zone. Rivers had 186 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: two costly interceptions in the fourth and they lost the game. 187 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: It was a freakish loss. Okay, Gardner minshew A go 188 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: in nineteen for twenty every week. I'll tell you right now, 189 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: I like the Colts this week. I'm not giving it 190 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: out as the best bet. I can't do that on Tuesday. 191 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: But that kind of sums up the early game between 192 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers and the Giants. Asked for the nightcap. It's 193 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: rare when you can get a hero and a goat 194 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: in one game. But that's Stephen Gustkowski, the kicker for 195 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. So he misses three field goals, one 196 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: of them was blocked, and an extra point and then 197 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: totally redeems himself with the game winning field goal with 198 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: less than a minute to play, and the Titans. Listen, 199 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: this was an ugly football game. Neither team particularly impressive. 200 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: I'll get to Drew Lock because I know a lot 201 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: of people like the Broncos. I tried to warn you 202 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: guys off them in a in a column I wrote 203 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: for Fox sports dot com. Um, the Titans did not 204 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: look impressive. I joked on Twitter that Derrick Henry was 205 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: running like he had a piano on his back. Thirty 206 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: one carries. This guy led the league in carries and 207 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: yards last year. Thirty one carries in the opener only 208 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: for a hundred sixteen yards. I mean it's three yards 209 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: in a cloud of dust. They did not have one 210 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: carry over twenty yards. Longest play for the Titans twenty 211 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: three yards. It was just like an ugly, ugly football game. 212 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: Felt like it was playing a phone booth. I mean, 213 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: just not a lot happening offensively. And you know, listen, 214 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: Drew Lock is the guy that everybody targeted because people 215 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: foolishly think if a team ends one season hot that 216 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: there's carry over into the next season. And I'm here 217 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: to tell you that no priors exist to back that up. 218 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Falcons last year finished hot. They won six 219 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: of their final eight. They won their last four. Remember 220 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: they beat the forty niners, they beat the Saints. Everybody's like, 221 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: let's keep Dank Quinn. Let's keep damn Quinn, and we'll 222 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: run it back with Mattie Ice and everybody will be healthy. 223 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: And they come out and get their teeth kicked in 224 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: by Seattle and week one, Um, I I don't even 225 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: like Atlanta that much. I think they're going to Dallas 226 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: this week. I don't have the schedule in front of me. 227 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: They're going to Dallas, and I'm gonna tell you right now. Uh. 228 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: They still do not know how to defend running backs 229 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Carson had two TVs for Seattle, 230 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: catching Zeke Elli is gonna eat Tony Pollard. You'm gonna 231 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: start him in fantasy. I just don't like Atlanta that much. 232 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: And Denver is the same way. Denver finished four and 233 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: one with Drew Lock. But and and this is what 234 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: I had written for Fox Over and this is what 235 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: I wrote for Fox Over the summer, Drew Lock was 236 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: able to take advantage of some really bad past defenses 237 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: and got hot. At the end of the year. He 238 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: played one good past defense the Kansas City Chiefs, and 239 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: he was unbelievably bad. I mean he it was yes, 240 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: it was in the snow, but Lock could do nothing. 241 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: And the big takeaway was, oh, okay, he's shredding bad 242 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: secondaries and he faced a good one and he kind 243 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: of struggled. Tennessee is not a good secondary, and Drew 244 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: Lock was I would say average two to sixteen and 245 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Did not know how to run that two 246 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: minute drill at the end, uh he had a shovel 247 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: pass that was stopped on the one yard line. That 248 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: was terrible play call. I don't know if that was 249 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: Fangio or the offensive coordinator. They lost Philip Lindsay the injury. 250 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: They didn't have Von Miller on defense. This is a 251 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 1: vastly overrated Broncos team. I will be looking to fade 252 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: them anytime they have to play a decent past defense. 253 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: So that was the nightcap. Titans survive a slobber knocker 254 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: sixteen fourteen. I think the biggest question is they probably 255 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: don't cut Gostkowski today because he did hit the game winner, 256 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 1: but they're definitely going to call in some guys for 257 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: some tryouts because that kicking was an abomination. It was 258 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: a problem last year for the Titans, and it carried 259 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: over certainly to this year. But I will say this, 260 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: I did like the doubleheader on Monday Night football too. 261 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: Glorious glorious, uh days of football. I basically spent all 262 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: of Monday watching the game, the relevant games that I 263 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 1: missed from Sunday. I'm a red zone guy, but I 264 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: also watched the local games. I watched the Jets on 265 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: my iPhone, and I was I spent my time reading 266 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: about it. Listen, when you go three one and one 267 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: opening weekend of the one point four million dollar gambling contest, 268 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: You're gonna spend a lot of time digging in. So 269 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: I will be probably reading and watching way too much NFL. 270 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: But as long as I'm in this thing, I'm in 271 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: it to win it. I go full bore. So we're 272 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: now gonna move away from football, and we're gonna bring 273 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: in Ryan Hollins, former NBA center. He was a big 274 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: time U c l A recruit, played center for the Bruins, 275 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: and I got to know him a little bit out 276 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: here in l A. He is, uh, you know, he 277 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: said CBS. He does some good stuff. He's really hot, 278 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: takey on the NBA, says some aggressive stuff, and I 279 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: thought we'd bring him into preview Game seven between the 280 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: paper clips in the Nuggets and of course Game one 281 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: Celtics Heat. Remember subscribe, rate and review, and don't forget 282 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: to stick around for the best bet. By the way, 283 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm doubling up on the best bet at the end 284 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: of the podcast. Best bet is a double, so definitely 285 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: stick around for that. Here's Ryan Hollins. Jason likes to 286 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: think he knows everything when it comes to sports. I 287 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: know what sports fans want, but for everything he doesn't. 288 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 289 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy. 290 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into straight fire. Former seven foot 291 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: NBA center. We've co hosted Dan Patrick before. We agree 292 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: on some things. We don't agree on a lot of things. 293 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: Ryan Hollins in the building. What's up, Ryan? How are 294 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: you doing? What's up? Brother? How are you doing? Man? 295 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: How you doing? Is this audio or this video too? Man? Well, 296 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: you know the entire in the background we are on video. 297 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: But this will just be using the audio for the 298 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: purposes of the podcast. Eventually we're gonna work in some 299 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: video because we get handsome guests like you, the ladies 300 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: will flock to the podcast, Ryan Hollands of four, Let's 301 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: start with one of your former teams, Okay, the l 302 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: A Clippers. I have to start with these guys. I 303 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: gotta be honest. Um. They went up three one on 304 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: Denver and I thought it was a rap. And they 305 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: have totally soiled themselves in the second half of two 306 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: straight games. You know, we got game seven tonight, Ryan, 307 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you, man, are the Clippers a lock 308 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: tonight to beat the Nuggets or they got some work 309 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: to do? Listen, brother, I'd have bet the house on 310 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: game six. You you'd have had my keys, my house, 311 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: my mom waul and you you'd have had everything on 312 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: game six. Dog. Okay, Um, they have to win game seven, uh, 313 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: and they've they've got to put thirty or forty points 314 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: on the Nuggets. The Nuggets aren't versatile enough. Uh, they 315 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: don't have a player better than Kauai Leonard hold up, 316 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: I got to stop you there. What are you telling 317 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: me that Kauai has been better in this series than 318 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:08,959 Speaker 1: Nicola Yoki, who's averaging twenty five, twelve and five, and 319 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: he's played Uh, Montrese Harold the sixt the end of 320 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: the year off the floor. They don't even play Harold 321 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: anymore because he can't hang with Yoki. Listen, man, coming 322 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: into the series, I said that Nicola Yoki does not 323 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: have a matchup. The Clippers struggle with Sinners in the NBA. 324 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: Now today you don't win with Sinners. I love Yokich, 325 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: but if you don't attack Yokis on the other end, 326 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: it's a disgrace. I bring this up. When you play 327 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: against Lebron James, Lebron James is gonna pick out the 328 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: slowest guy on your team. He's gonna put him in 329 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 1: a million pick and rolls, and he's gonna pick you apart. 330 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: Now you're talking about Nicola Yokis going on Montre, going 331 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: at Montrese Harald to the point where Montrez can't be 332 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: in the game. Brother, Now the problem is, how can 333 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: they not attack Nicole a yr Kis, who gave up 334 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: during your seventy points a game against the Utah Jazz. 335 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: What is going on with the Clippers? Hey, I'm gonna 336 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: tell you one big thing. When did Kaui Leonard become 337 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: a point guard? I don't care how well coul I 338 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: can pass, how good I don't want to see Kauai 339 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: coming down the floor running floppy dog. So ultimately, at 340 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: the end of the day, the Clippers are just there. 341 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: They haven't had enough time together, They've got chemistry issues, 342 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: and now you're seeing a team grabbing on and scratching 343 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: and clawing for every single inch that they have. And 344 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: you're in You're in a position where you could lose. 345 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: This would be the worst loss this is. I'm not 346 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: gonna say the worst. I'm gonna have to I'm gonna 347 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: have you can mean, by the fact, check me on this, brother. 348 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: This is all the way to being the most monumental 349 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: or one of the most monumental losses in NBA history. 350 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: If they lose to them easily, all Nuggets Dog. Come on, man, 351 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: they lose to the Nuggets Dogs. Jamaal Murray dog, Mr 352 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: Jack Hide. You don't like Jamal Murray listen look back sometimes? 353 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,239 Speaker 1: So who is this on? Whose fault is it that 354 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: the Clippers are not playing well? We love to play 355 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: the blame game in the media, right, you do it 356 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 1: all the time. You and Brendan Haywood are blowing up 357 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: on Instagram with your new show, and like, I mean, 358 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: tell me who whose fault is this? Is it on 359 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers, a guy you know pretty well? Is it 360 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: on Pat Beverley, who my colleague Chris Brussard has been 361 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: hyping as this amazing transformational defensive player. Whose fault is it? Oh? 362 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: Come on, go ahead, I know you want to go 363 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: at him. You gotta call Doc Rivers out. He's not. 364 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Doc, and I love Doc. I know 365 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: the genius is. I know the freedom that he's trying 366 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: to give these guys, But it's too much freedom. I 367 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: see the Clippers and there are a group of individuals 368 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: and Doc's job is to make them a team. And 369 00:19:56,119 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: when you dial back to the Dallas series, if IF, IF, 370 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 1: if the if, the Unicorn, if Porzingis doesn't get thrown out, 371 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: they have a shot to really go at the Clippers 372 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: and we saw a little bit of a wiggle room there, 373 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: But ultimately my disappointment is because when things really really 374 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: got tough of the Clippers, they went one four flat 375 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: for Kawhi Leonard, like and like, that's the best play 376 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: we can draw up. And I even criticized Nick Nurse 377 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: and said, well, Nick Nurse, you're just giving the ball 378 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: to kauaiet getting out of the way. That's not offense. 379 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: And I had all these intriguing sets and and things 380 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: that you could run to get Kauahi Leonard the basketball, 381 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: and how the Clippers were gonna become this team because 382 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers had arguably his finest job coaching last year. 383 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: I actually called the thirty one point comeback against Golden 384 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: State and Doc Rivers just it was a it was 385 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: a feast. It was it was co I like, well, 386 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: we can't say the word reason the same thing it. 387 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: We'll just say it was a coach's paradise. Okay, we 388 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: use another word, brother, and I'm not gonna tell you 389 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: what that word. It was a coaches paradise, but Doc 390 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: Rivers was doing. But ultimately one four flat for Kauai. 391 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: That's the intriguing offense that we're seeing run. You can't 392 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: have a group of individuals, and it does fall on 393 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers obviously. You know, I'm a point of players 394 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: and say, you gotta have individual pride. If Kawai Lenard 395 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: got to go, but even god Yokis himself, baby, Okay, 396 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to do it. But ultimately you gotta 397 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: run the guy off the floor who cannot jump over 398 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: a phone book or outrun my like twelve year old 399 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: son and daughter down the floor. Dog. Come on, man, 400 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: that's harsh coming in hot for Yokis. I guess I'll 401 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: go here. You know, um, leadership is something, and I 402 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: just I've questioned this all season. Do the Clippers have it? 403 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: Who is the guy in the huddle who's gonna say, yo, yo, 404 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: settle down, we got this because I don't think Paul 405 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: George has earned that respect in the huddle. I don't 406 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: think Beverly obviously, Lou Williams, I mean this magic City, 407 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: Lou uh Harold probably ain't even gonna be on the floor. 408 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: It has to be Kauai. But that's just not in 409 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: his DNA. And I don't listen. I don't I expect 410 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: the Clippers to win Game seven, but if this is 411 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: close in the fourth quarter, Ryan, you know some people 412 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: are gonna be real tight in those titles. Prevail us out, 413 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: help us go on. I'm gonna tell you one thing, man, 414 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: And I don't know we spoke about this or not, 415 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: but they asked me going into the bubble, who was 416 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: my my my favorite for a championship after sitting off 417 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: after COVID and these guys not really getting together. And 418 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: I leaned towards the Lakers, even though those Clippers all 419 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: year long, and I leaned towards the Lakers because of 420 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: leadership for the same thing that you said. I'm not 421 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: saying that Kawhi Leonard is not a leader. Kawhi Leonard 422 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: is not the leader that Lebron James is. Lebron James 423 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: is to a point in his career where when you're young, 424 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: you're just trying to be the best that you can be. 425 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: You want to be the best player that you can be, 426 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: right right right, right right, Get thirty points, get forty points, 427 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: get fifty points. When you really grow beyond that, Lebron James, 428 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: you can get your fifty and you can make sure 429 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis had thirty and and Green has ten and 430 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: and and k c P has ten points. That's where 431 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: Lebron James is when he's at his best. I trust 432 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: Lebron James in a leadership role, which would be an 433 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: edge over Kauai. And not to say that Kauai is 434 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 1: not great, but as a leader, I think that's the 435 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: big edge. Bro, Yeah, huge, I'm with you. Let me 436 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: ask about Kauai because I see a lot of people 437 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: jumping on social media because Kauai like doesn't miss the 438 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: mid range shot. The mid range Kauai is unstoppable. I 439 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: gotta ask you, Ryan. In that first round series, I thought, 440 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: without question, Luca don Che was the best player on 441 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: the floor, made everybody better, was basically one on four 442 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: against the entire Clippers team. And in this series, I 443 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: think yokich has been a better player all around than Kauai. Leonard, 444 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: how can Kauai be in the best player in the 445 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: world discussion if he hasn't been the best player in 446 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: a playoff series that he's been in this postseason. Because 447 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: he got that jewelry. He got that jewelry, dog, he 448 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: got that much old he wanted to say, Luka Dansers 449 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 1: ain't got no jewelry, all right, you got no jewelry. Dog, Okay, 450 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: he got that jewelry. That that when you you know, 451 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: hold Bro, when we settle any debates and me and 452 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: you are Lebron, guys, we couldn't talk no Lebron stuff 453 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: until Lebron got some jewelry of his own. He didn't 454 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: look at Dwyane Wade, he didn't look at pat Riley 455 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: and his fault. He got that jewelry. And last year 456 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: was one of the greatest playoff performances that we have 457 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: ever seen by any players. Numbers were comparable to Michael Jordan's, 458 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: Ha Kim and Kobe Bryant on that run. So when 459 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: you look at those guys, I have to give Kauai 460 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: the nod because it's like, all right, you did it 461 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 1: on your own, and you want to chip And even 462 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: though the Warriors were hobbled and say, hey, okay, but listen, 463 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: he got that jewelry. He got jewelry. So that's why 464 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: we got to give him that. At least we have 465 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: to respect. You have to put a lot of respect 466 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,239 Speaker 1: on what Kauai did last year. And even though they 467 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: were hobbled when he beat when he beat Philadelphia on 468 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: the last second shot, there are points where like he 469 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: literally carried them when he beat the box. Okay, and 470 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: Janice was supposed to be the best player on the world, 471 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: and we hated Ryan Hollins because Ryan ended up being right. Now, 472 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: you know, I don't have one darn Twitter mentioned about 473 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: dang that Brian Hollands guy was right. Huh, no one, 474 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: no one. So let me hear you rank them right now, 475 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: best players in the world. Listen, we've just seen Joanna's 476 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: flame out. I know he had the injury, but listen, 477 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: they were going down anyway. We see James Harden and 478 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook flame outs spectacularly. I just I'm sick of 479 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: hearing how Janice and Harden are the best player and 480 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: oh the m v P. I'm just done with it. Man. 481 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: This is still Lebron's league period, end of story. Correct, 482 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: Lebron James is the best player on the planet. And 483 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 1: if there was some gray area, what was beautiful ja. 484 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: We got to see them play one on one. We 485 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: got to see Lebron go one on well with Jannie 486 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: and pound a pound, and we got to see Kauai 487 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: and Lebron matchup and guard each other, and Lebron took 488 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: his crown back and he hasn't let it go, and 489 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: it was Kauai. What about Kevin Durant, because Kevin Durant 490 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: when he was with the Warriors, unhealthy, was unstoppable, m 491 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: VP of the Finals twice murdered Lebron head to head 492 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: in the finals when they were regarding each other. I 493 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: know he had the great supporting cast. But if Durant 494 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: doesn't get hurt, I don't know if Kauai has that 495 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: title now. But again that's a lot of if, and 496 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: he wouldn't have had the title. There's no if he 497 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: wouldn't have he wouldn't have one, and they wouldn't have 498 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: had that title. Shoot, if Clay Thompson don't get hurt, 499 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: he wouldn't clayton Yall people we get Clay had it 500 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,719 Speaker 1: like a thirty ball in three quarters fam and then 501 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: he towards He just had to do too much, but 502 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: Clay was going on. If they just had Clay, it 503 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: would have been enough. All right, Let's get to the 504 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: heat and Celtics Game one tips off tonight. I don't 505 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: know Ryan this one. I keep going back and forth. 506 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: I see Bam out of Bio as just somebody that's 507 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: gonna be a problem in this theories. I like Daniel 508 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: fast Ice whatever his last name is, but he is 509 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: not a good matchup for BAM, and Cantor is unplayable. 510 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 1: Robert Williams is gonna get clown suited by Bam. He's 511 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: just nice in every aspect. I'm leaning Celtics in six 512 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: or seven. Any any thoughts on the series. I like 513 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: the Celtics. Uh. The one thing that they showed me 514 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: is that they can grind boy as long as they're 515 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,719 Speaker 1: not injured and hurt and and they didn't lose. They 516 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: didn't take too much out of them having to play Toronto. 517 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: I believe that they're really gonna have an opportunity to compete. 518 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: I thought that as grimy as they got, they have 519 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: a chance to match up. Uh. The one thing if 520 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: you look at uh, even though Bam a Tobaio was 521 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: a dog, he's a dog. Maybe we both agree with 522 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: that they don't have enough size on the perimeter. What 523 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: the one thing I love about Boston is the size 524 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. But Ty seez he's gonna get worn 525 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: out by Bam. That's gonna be a field day. But 526 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: ultimately Bam is more of a high post big man 527 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: rather than a low post. He doesn't just dominate paint. 528 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 1: And I believe if there was a weakness in Boston, 529 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: it would be a dominant post player. That's why Embat 530 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: and those boys have had some success against Boston because 531 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: they're still very, very undersized. But as far as guard play, 532 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: that's the deepest team in the league, top to bottom, 533 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: as far as you got seven guys who can go 534 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: for thirty or more or hold on seven, hold on, 535 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: let's let's listen. Marcus Spark can give you a thirty 536 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: ball in the playoffs. Uh Brown can give you a 537 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: thirty ball. Tatum can give you a thirty ball. Hayward 538 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: can give you a thirty ball. Uh Kim Book can 539 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: give you a thirty ball. Am I missing somebody else? 540 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: That's at least five? Right? Yeah, he's not another teams 541 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: right Yeah? No, No, I like this team a lot. 542 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: The guard play. They struggled to defend both van Fleet 543 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: and Lowry and now they got to defend Duncan Robinson 544 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: and Goran Dragic. Kind of a big drop off. I 545 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: like Goren, but I think that's where the other big 546 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: advantages for the Celtics. Here's the thing too. If if 547 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm the Miami he and I'm gonna give you a 548 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: recipe for success, they may they may have a chance 549 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: to come out and punk Boston. And I mean, listen, 550 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: if they can just hit hit, really hit hatum and 551 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: and elbow these boys and make it a nasty old 552 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: Miami heat, you know, just dog fighting. That's what you 553 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: saw against Milwaukee. Yo. Honestly, let's let's and this is 554 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: why we're on the fence. We're not just saying this 555 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: in a lance like they punked the Bucks. They punked 556 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: your honesty. Honest is the alpha. He is the deer. 557 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: The man walks around with antlers and horns and all that, 558 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: and he got punked. Okay, flat out Jay Crowder on 559 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: them boys, put her hands on him. You know, hey, 560 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: Jay Crowd is gonna have a little bit to say. 561 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: He's doing this series. If you're Miami, you gotta punk them. 562 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: And it's got to be every rebound you gotta pick 563 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: up full court. You know, I don't know, I mean, 564 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: how many how many markets smarts do they have, because 565 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: Miami got a bunch of markets smarts over there. We 566 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: we gotta give them boys some respect. But ultimately, if 567 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: they don't get punked, and they play hard and they work. 568 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: I like Boston, but I don't don't sleep on that boy, 569 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Buckets over there, I like. I like him. All right, Ryan, 570 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: I'll get you out of here on this one. So 571 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: you know, we obviously saw the Jannie collapse and the 572 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: Bucks look terrible and the chatter about Janice unfollowing his 573 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: teammates on the Graham. Um, listen, I don't know what 574 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: you want to make of that. It's something, it's not nothing. 575 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how much it is. Uh, you know, 576 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: can the Bucks keep him? Do you think they can 577 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: make trades or moves to keep Janice happy and get 578 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: him to sign, because I don't see him signing this offseason. 579 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: And unless they get to the finals or win a chip, 580 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: I don't see why he's staying. This is more about 581 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: the Bucks organization. I want to see them do the 582 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: right thing. For one, they made a run. They did 583 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: what they could do to to to keep the team intact. Uh, 584 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: it was built around Janice and Joannice just isn't that player. 585 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: He isn't that guy. Him unfollowing his teammates. I would 586 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: love to tell you that means nothing. But it means everything, 587 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: every everything. You know, Listen, when you unfollow somebody found 588 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: like like there was a real odd thing in there. Okay, 589 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: when when he when he unfollowed them, there's something going 590 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: on nowadays. I know what me and you are a 591 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: little older. But when you want to follow teammates, that's real. 592 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: It got real. And I'm gonna look at Golden State 593 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: to get in the mix. I'm gonna look at the 594 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: Clippers to be ready to throw the house at the 595 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: Bucks and and and the Clippers have pulled off those 596 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: who are they wait and keeping Kawai and Paul Georgia. 597 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna unload PG. Really the only priority they will 598 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: be keeping kawaim A. I bogging? How cold blooded is that? 599 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: You convinced Paul George to come from okay? See and 600 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: then you kick him to the curve? Your Blake Griffin 601 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: as Blake Griffin a still bias, Harris. I mean, listen, man, 602 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: boys are making moves like chest not checkers. Okay, they 603 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: they don't fall in love with nobody, all right, so 604 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: um and if there's a third team, damn, I mean 605 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: heard some Toronto New York Knicks. I don't you think 606 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: if I'm Toronto do. I mean, I think Toronto enquires definitely, 607 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: but I don't know if they're willing to pull the trigger. 608 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: They're a little more loyal of an organization. But you've 609 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: got Montrez Harrold who's coming up contract wise that maybe 610 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: the Bucks can really give him a nice little contract. Uh. 611 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: And if you're the Milwaukee Bucks, you want to be 612 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: in a situation where you you can succeed. Obviously. The 613 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: sexiest thing we'd love to see is for them to 614 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 1: go to uh, to go to the to the Warriors. 615 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: But I don't think the Warriors are gonna let Clay go. 616 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: Like can they pull this off without losing Clay? Yeah, 617 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 1: I know they've got the second pick in the draft. 618 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm intrigued by it, but I think the 619 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: Clippers would have the best package ultimately. Huh. Interesting, Now 620 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: Clippers don't have any draft picks right. I think okay 621 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: See has all their picks for George Warriors, because the 622 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: Warriors can offer their number two this year Wiggins and 623 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: that Minnesota draft pick next year, which could be top ten. 624 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 1: Unless you think Kat and D'Angelo Russell are going to 625 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: be a playoff team in the loaded West where the 626 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: Suns are on the come up, Warriors are coming back. Um, 627 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't see the Timberwolves as a playoff 628 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: team next year. Yeah, I definitely don't. I don't. And 629 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: and if it's talking about I don't even see a 630 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: player there that that that changes what they do. I mean, 631 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: Wiseman would be an excellent pick for them because Karl 632 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Towns can slide over. Karl Anthony Towns can slide 633 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: over to the four, and he's not really a five. 634 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: That's if he's he's an Anthony Davis. He doesn't want 635 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: to play five, right, Yeah, and then I'm not big 636 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 1: on Anthony Edwards. Yeah, They're they're not. It's not gonna work, brother, Ryan, Ryan, 637 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: why don't you hype all your businesses? You are so 638 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: big time. You made all that NBA cheddar and now 639 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 1: you're just like doing sports media and you got this 640 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: show with CBS. Go ahead and hype yourself m Opinionated 641 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:08,320 Speaker 1: seven Footers podcast man, check us out, myself and Brendan Haywood. 642 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: And we've got some intriguing verticals to the show. Obviously, YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, 643 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,879 Speaker 1: all that jazz you can you can hear us. We've 644 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: had a really cool opportunity with CBS to have the 645 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,839 Speaker 1: show on CBS, and right now we're on a bit 646 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: of a hiatus, but we're looking to hopefully get back 647 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: in the swing of things with CBS and then we 648 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 1: do Lives every day, which I know, j you popped 649 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: in and see a few. Yeah, I'm waiting for the 650 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: invite to just dunk all over Hayward kidding, I don't know. 651 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: Brendan Haywood, Okay, talked abroad, talked a bunch of trash 652 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: to it back in the day and Shock and all 653 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: these guys. But now, Heywood, come on, guys, a legend 654 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,959 Speaker 1: U n C star. Trust me, I'm a college hoops geek. 655 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: Um all right, Ryan Hollins, U c L A legend. 656 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: By the way, what do I have to do to 657 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 1: get on that U n's U c L A text chain? 658 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: Matt Barnes was telling me about it all the big dogs, 659 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: Baron Davis, uh Watson, how can people you got a 660 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: donate about fifty racks to the school. We might bringing 661 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: you a baby baby. All right, right, Hollands, thanks for 662 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 1: taking taking the time, man, and now enjoy Game seven tonight. Hey, 663 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 1: appreciate your brother. The only thing better than sitting on 664 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: your couch watching the game. He's making money while he's 665 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: doing Here's your best Bet. Good stuff from Ryan Hollands. 666 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: He's a good dude. You know. I got to know 667 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: him a little bit, hosting Dan Patrick with him a 668 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: couple of times. And you know, listen, he's one of 669 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: these big seven footers. He played at a high level 670 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: in college basketball. He was in the NBA. Uh. He's 671 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: not one of those guys who plays the well when 672 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: I played card so I got a lot of respect 673 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:49,800 Speaker 1: for him. Now it's time for the Best Bet. Steelers 674 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: was a winner cast for all of us on Monday night. 675 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: I'll take that. Listen. It's what I've been doing best 676 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:59,240 Speaker 1: here on the Best Bet giving out winners. Fifteen six 677 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: and two is the record. So I got a daily 678 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:05,080 Speaker 1: double for Tuesday. All Right, here we go the first one. 679 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start out with the Clippers, and the first 680 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,239 Speaker 1: half their favored by four. You might see a four 681 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: and a half. I don't love four and a half 682 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,280 Speaker 1: obviously as much as four. But in the last three games, 683 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: the Clippers have dominated the first half. Against the Nuggets, 684 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: they led by eight and Game four twelve and Game 685 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: five sixteen. In Game six, the problem, of course is 686 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 1: for the Clippers has been the second half keeping that lead. 687 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: You know, whether it's leadership, over confidence, whatever it is, 688 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: the first half the Clippers have it. So I will 689 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: take the Clippers in the first half as my first 690 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: best bet. There is some juice on the minus four minus, 691 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: so you gotta lay a Bucks to one A hundred 692 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: obviously not ideal, but four and a half five, you know, 693 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: is that is that a Is that a big swing? 694 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 1: I guess we'll have to see in Game seven, but 695 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm I'm sticking with the minus four and my second 696 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,040 Speaker 1: best bet of the night. And listen, I do not 697 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: endorsed doing this in the NBA, but I'm gonna go 698 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: with my first teaser on best bet. And yes, I 699 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:09,320 Speaker 1: can hear some laughter out there. Here's what I'm gonna do. 700 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm not super confident about the Celtics, and again, the 701 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 1: Clippers have been prone to choking away leads, so I'm 702 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: gonna tease Boston up to plus four and the Clippers 703 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: to minus two. So the Celtics, who have lost three 704 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 1: games in the playoffs. They lost Toronto by one, They 705 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: lost by seven. They lost by three. I think getting 706 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: four against the Heat team that hasn't seen a defense 707 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: like this, I think that's great value. And Clippers at minus. 708 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: To listen, if the Clippers are in this close of 709 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: a game, they've got bigger problems. So those are my 710 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: two best bets. I've got the Clippers in the first 711 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,440 Speaker 1: half by four, and I've got a teaser Boston plus 712 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:51,280 Speaker 1: four Clippers minus to everybody. Good luck with the best bets. 713 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:54,320 Speaker 1: Enjoy Game seven. Obviously, let's hope for a classic. Listen, 714 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 1: you get a little RESTPI on Wednesday. No NBA Wednesday, 715 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,880 Speaker 1: and then Thursday we got Thursday Night Football, we got 716 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: NBA Friday, we will have Game one Lakers versus somebody. Alright, guys, 717 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 1: I'll see tomorrow.