1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: Fire fan, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: May second. We are in the beautiful month of May. 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: Mine didn't get off to the great start that I 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: thought it would. Obviously, the NBA playoffs were good. On Sunday, 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: will open with that. NFL draft was bonkers for my Jets. 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: Just a grand Slam for the New York Football Jets. 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, it's easy to hit the Grand Slam 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: when you had two picks in the top ten. Ravens 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,319 Speaker 1: did well, Eagles did well, Giants did well. We'll talk 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: about a little draft at the end. But my weekend 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: didn't go great because you guys know, I've been working 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: up to this soccer tournament, this adult soccer tournament that 14 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: I had played in UM and we made it to 15 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: the semifinals and lost to the eventual chance. But I 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: particularly didn't play well, and it was one of these 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: rude awakening moments where I'm like, you know, you have 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: them as you're aging, like, damn, I can't just do 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: the stuff I used to do. I'm just unable to. 20 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: And I tried to do a little too much and 21 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: at one point I tried to take on two guys 22 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: on a bouncing ball and I like tried to one 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: time it into the goal and I lost my balance. 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: I got sandwich between the guys land on my shoulder 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh that hurt. Instantly sub out. This 26 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: is like game two of five, and I, you know, 27 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh that hurts, but you play through it 28 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: and you're fine. Whatever. I posted some of the videos 29 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: on on Instagram if you guys missed them. And all 30 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: of a sudden, I get home, I get out of 31 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: the shower, I'm exhausted. I look at my shoulder and 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: I have this huge bump and I'm like, oh, jeezus, 33 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: hopefully it's not a bad bruise. Sleep on it. Excruciating 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: pain all night, like cold sweats, Like, oh my gosh, 35 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: do you have a broken bone? First thing I google 36 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: is like shoulder injuries. I'm like, okay, it's not the 37 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: collar bone, but apparently it's the A C joint, and 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: um I started. You know, you know what happens when 39 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: you get injured. You dive down one of these rabbit 40 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: holes of like, you know, what does it mean? What 41 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: are symptoms? All this nonsense, and I they show photos 42 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: of the A C joint and there's this woman with 43 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: like the same bump I have, and they're like, it's major, 44 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: two to three months, maybe surgery. I'm like no. But 45 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: then I went and got a massage Sunday and then 46 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: I iced it like all day, and by the end 47 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: of the day, like the bump had gone down significantly, 48 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: and I'm like, all right, so it's probably not that bad. 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: The pain has gone down massive in twenty four hours, 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: so I'm hoping it's just like a bump, uh bad bruise, 51 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: maybe a deep bruise, slight dislocated, but nothing major. But ultimately, 52 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: you know, you guys don't have this basketball league coming up. 53 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: My next thing on the horizon is this tennis tournament. 54 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: I finished in the semifinals. I've lost twice that I've 55 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: entered it. So I was planning on like getting a 56 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: tennis coach. I know I'm getting nerdy here, but like 57 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: going down the rabbit hole of like, Okay, I want 58 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: to win this sucker. So my plan was, Okay, you 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: finished soccer at this basketball league, and I will do 60 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: tennis two days a week and I'm gonna win this 61 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: bad boy, and now it's like, oh, you got eight 62 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: see joint injury might be on the shelf for a month. 63 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: And I'm like, is this the big guy upstairs telling me? 64 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: You know, Jay, just slow your roll, okay, once you 65 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: focus on the podcast, handing your business with work and family, 66 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: and just chill with the sports a little bit. So 67 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: that's where I am on this Monday morning, a little pain. 68 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: But ultimately my Jets did so well in the draft 69 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: and the Warriors beat the And I apologize to the 70 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: four Memphis Grizzlies fans so we're listening to this podcast. 71 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: The insufferable Memphis Grizzlies. I'm sorry, that's the only word 72 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: that comes to mind. They wine on every single call. 73 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: They you know, this surrender cobra where they have the 74 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: fans and they put their hands on the head and 75 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: it looks like a cobra in there. They called the 76 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: surrender cobra. I swear that happened like six times to 77 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: Memphis when they were just be fottoed by calls, and 78 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: then it trickles down to the referees, and the referees 79 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: totally we're in the tank for Memphis. That I'm not 80 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: just saying that as a fan, like, yeah, I had 81 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: bet on Golden State and they didn't cover because claim 82 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: it's two free ths. But that's not that's not that 83 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: big of a deal. I just thought they were doing 84 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: everything in their power to screw that game up. There's 85 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: no way you can give that officiating crew, uh NBA 86 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: Finals game, no what they were horrible. First of all, 87 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: the objection of Draymond Green was a travesty. I mean, yes, 88 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: you see it, the tug of the jersey he attempted 89 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: slap before and like just I'm gonna foul im. I 90 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: don't want give him the dunk. Yeah I got it, 91 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: obvious flicker one, no doubt to eject him. That's I 92 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: was just unbelievable and bad officiating. So that's the first thing. 93 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: The second thing is some of these whistles. I mean, goodness, gracious, 94 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: the call on Curry that was a charge. It was 95 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 1: clearly a block. They even reviewed it. And then after 96 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: Clay claims the two free throws, the refs the ball 97 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: like goes off the Grizzlies and I bounced. The ref's 98 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: all look at each other. I don't know, I couldn't see, 99 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: and they're like, okay, go to the review and there's 100 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: no review because nobody could challenge it, and the refs 101 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: don't have a call to review, so they get a 102 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: jump ball, Like what on Earth is the NBA was 103 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: just the end of the game was bonkers. First of all, 104 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: It's a great game, great drama, and I am glad 105 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: the Warriors came out on top. And my big takeaway 106 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: is the Memphis crazies are in deep, deep trouble. Okay, 107 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,679 Speaker 1: this is a team that steamrolled Minnesota in the fourth quarter. 108 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: I saw crazy stat first three quarters of the series, 109 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: Minnesota was plus twenty nine. Fourth quarter Memphis plus sixty two. 110 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: They just dominated the fourth Minnesota vomited all over themselves, 111 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: just whatever you want to say, urinated down their leg. 112 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: They just totally botched. And the end of every game, 113 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: you think the Warriors are gotta do that. Think Golden's 114 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: sake this season, team with championship pedigree is Steph Curry 115 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: said afterwards, you think they're gonna do this now. I 116 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: will note this because of the great Draymond Green ejection. 117 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: You know, he plays the center in the death lineup. 118 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: They played Clay Thompson at center for I think like 119 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: nine minutes of the fourth quarter. I think Otto Porter 120 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: was in there a little bit cominga had okay minutes 121 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: um Kevan Luney. I don't know how much he played 122 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: in the second half, not much. They essentially went Clay Wiggins, Curry, 123 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: Gary Payton, and Jordan Pool. That was mostly their closing lineup. 124 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: And for them to get sixteen offensive rebounds in the game, 125 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: four for Gary Payton, three for Jordan Pool, three for 126 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins. Uh, Memphis, They've got to be humiliated. This 127 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: was the game they had to win, and by any measure, 128 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: this should have been a Memphis win. You get the 129 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: best game in the career of Jaren Jackson. For as 130 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: awful as he was at times and foul prone in 131 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: the Minnesota series, he was unbelievable. This looked like the 132 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: guy who's like, oh yeah, he's a SuperMac guy. Thirty 133 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: three and ten, six of nine from deep carried them 134 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: for stretches. John Morant was good, but not great. He 135 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: I know the final line and nine Jaw Jaw joa. 136 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: Everybody loves him. I thought Gary Payton Jr. Um or 137 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: Gary Payton a second whatever they call him, whatever his 138 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: name officially is, I thought he did a great job 139 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: on John Marnt early fourth quarter and jaw got nothing, 140 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: and that's when the Warriors extended lead to like seven 141 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: eight nine, and I had to call my son in. 142 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: I was like, you gotta watch this guy, Gary Payton. 143 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: You know, my son plays video games, so he knows 144 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: Gary Payton. It's like Gary Payton's son is called the 145 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: Mitten because he's so good defensively. And I'm just telling 146 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: you guys, he is going to win the battle one 147 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: on one with John Marin. He really held him in 148 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: check when he's running on a fast break. You know, 149 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: John's looking to get get going. If Gary Payton's in 150 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: the vicinity, he won't jump with him. Gary Payton is 151 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: this guy could be the unsung hero in this series. 152 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: He's that good. Obviously, we'll give shiny to Jordan Pool, 153 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: who was tremendous. Clay Thompson was bad. When this is 154 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: the perfect storm for you, Draymond ejected before half time. 155 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: Clay six of nineteen Steph Curry in foul Trouble only 156 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: played thirty seven minutes. And you get the best game 157 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: of the career of Jaren Jackson and you don't win 158 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: and you lose, like if you're Memphis. If you're a 159 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: Memphis fan, you know you're in deep trouble. Okay, you 160 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: can't take advantage of that small ball lineup, Guys, Draymond 161 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: is coming back. Clay will not shoot thirty one percent 162 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: or whatever it was every game the rest of the series. 163 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: So Rob, I don't know my takeaway. Well, we'll get 164 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: into Buck's Celtics. So there's not much to say there 165 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: is that this is gold Golden State is going to 166 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: win this series. That was to pick before. But Memphis 167 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: has to be just crestfallen having lost this game. Now, 168 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: they did lose Game one in Minnesota at home and 169 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: there was panic, and then they pummeled Minnesota in Game two. 170 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: But Minnesota and Golden State. Okay, Minnesota was clearly happy 171 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: to get game one. They got waxed in game two. 172 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: I'll be shocked if Golden State gets pummeled in game two, Rob, 173 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: I'd be shocked if they lose in game two, much 174 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: less pumbled. I mean, apologies to our boss, Scott Shapiro, 175 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: who's the only Minnesota Timberwolves fan you know this side 176 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: of Minnesota. But to your point, Golden State is not Minnesota, 177 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: you know, Karl Anthony Towns was blowing kisses to the 178 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: crowd because they were just happy to be there, you know, 179 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: like that that's not what Golden State is here for. 180 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: And to your point, there is not going to be 181 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: another game anywhere in this series, probably much less than 182 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: this postseason where Stephen Clay combined to shoot fourteen of 183 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: thirty nine and Draymond Green No gets ejected place seventeen minutes. 184 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: But in those seventeen minutes he wasn't good. He had 185 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: five turnovers and seventeen minutes that he was on pace 186 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: for Russell westbrook S game. Okay, you know, like that's 187 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: where he was at. And for Memphis to not be 188 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: able to capitalize on it is something they're not gonna 189 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: be able to live down because it's hard enough for 190 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: them to beat Golden State four out of seven because 191 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: I just don't think that. I don't think Memphis is 192 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: as good as their records as they are, and we 193 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: saw that in the last series. But they basically gave 194 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: that game away there. You know that there's no reason 195 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: why even though I know they came back to take 196 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: the lead late and that's what you know, ended up 197 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: being closer with the score. The fact remains is there 198 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 1: is no situation. There is no way that you should 199 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: be down double digits in the fourth quarter when Draymond 200 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: hasn't played and Stephan Clay are off. There there's no 201 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: reason for that. There's no reason. When Jaren Jackson junior 202 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: tier point has the best game of his NBA career, 203 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: probably his entire career going back to high school. You 204 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: know John Morant, the numbers are, you know, he has 205 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: thirty or thirty four, ten and nine whatever, it is, 206 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: something crazy like that, and you lose. So it's hard 207 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: enough for them to beat Golden State four to seven. 208 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: This is one they should have. So they basically gotta 209 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: beat him five out of seven because this is one 210 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: you should have won. Um. If I'm Memphis, I can't 211 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: feel good about this game. Um, like you, I think 212 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: I had. I think we both had warriors in five 213 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: and he ways. But the way that this went on 214 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: game one, the fact that Golden State was able to 215 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: pull it out when they had maybe their C minus 216 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: level game, it felt like to me, outside of Jordan Pool, 217 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone really played that well, you know, 218 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: or anybody played above expectations. Most of them were below expectations, 219 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: so this could be a suite in my opinion, yeah, 220 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: I would not be shocked. Um. You know, our colleague 221 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: Doug Gottlie did not like it when I said, you know, 222 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: if you really squint, you know you could see a 223 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: little bit of and I should have elaborated. When Jordan 224 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: Pool is finishing at the rim bro his lay up 225 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: package is eleaked. I know we only say that for 226 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving because we all everybody loves Kyrie Irving. Okay, 227 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: but remember how Derrick Rose just dit knife through the 228 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: lane and just finished with ridiculous acrobatics. Jordan pools doing 229 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: that like all the time. I don't see as many 230 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: reverse layups from anybody as Jordan Pool. Like this guy is. 231 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: He carried them for stretches there in the first half, 232 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: thirty one point nine assists, eight rebounds, Like when Jordan 233 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: Pool can match John Moran. Like, you're not losing the 234 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: series now. I know Memphis fans are gonna ping me 235 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: and say, yo, hey, Jay, is Dillon Brooks gonna shoot 236 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: three or thirteen again? Well here's the thing, you know, 237 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks Mike two three thirteen again, Like we're not 238 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: He's not some awesome player like Clay Thompson has a 239 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: history like Desmond Bait is incredible, but you know he's 240 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: still a young guy. I would say he was the 241 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: best player that had against Minnesota. Shot fifty forty six 242 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: seventy five from the line twenty three per game against Minnesota. 243 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: But again we're talking about a second year pro guys. 244 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 1: You know Desmond Bay. I'm not saying the moment was 245 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: too big, but is there a is there a situation 246 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: where he just struggles to get off in this series series? 247 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just I like everything about the words. 248 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: The only thing I didn't like was Clay Thompson's defense. 249 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: Bro John Moran torched him. It was almost like job 250 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: was calling for it. Now. I know, I said memphisis insufferable, 251 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: and I'm sure that's gonna get some people worked up. 252 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: But the thing I didn't like, like I saw jaw 253 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: attack cominga a rookie who was I think in high 254 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: school last year, right or is this his second year? 255 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: I don't even know. John Morant then goes he can't 256 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: guard me and like points at the guy right at halftime, 257 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: right as it going to the tunnel, like why are 258 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: you what have you done in this league other than 259 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: when most improved to be able to do that. And 260 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: I gotta say, at some point, rob the whole job 261 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: morand's dad's antics on the sideline, like, Bro, can we 262 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: tone it down? Like what's going on? Why are we 263 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: going this overboard? I'll be honest, I let it slide. 264 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: In the Minnesota series, Hey, you're happy to be there. 265 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: I get it. But now, like the guy I don't know, listen, 266 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: I'm listen. I know I would be geeked if my 267 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: kid were in the NBA, but I certainly would not 268 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: be acting like a buffoon running up and down giving 269 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: people high fives after every lay up. Oh and by 270 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: the way, John Go totally got locked up by Steph 271 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: Curry when it mattered Steph Curry. Okay, jaw so settle down. 272 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: And then oh, by the way, you brick the layup 273 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: for the game? That what you? You've been lighting up 274 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: Minnesota with that play, And oh, I guess who was 275 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: on you? It was Gary Payton Jr. And Clay helped 276 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: out and you just missed it. So like you know, 277 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: I don't know's I go? Am I being too much 278 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: of an old man? Listen? Jomp Are in is electrifying, 279 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: I get it. But I'm all in on the Warriors 280 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: in the series, and I just I think it's a 281 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: little bit much for a guy who's won one playoff series. 282 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: How many playoff games as he won six? Maybe maybe 283 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: maybe six I think, or maybe they think they may 284 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: want one, yeah, so five probably, I don't remember they 285 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: want last year against Utah. But um, I like the 286 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: better when you wear in full heel there. I didn't 287 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: like when you win at the end of thing. You know, 288 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: I like John No, I just keep the same energy 289 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: to the whole thing. They look John annoys me. Memphis 290 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: team annoys me. They do they do? Come on, I 291 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: don't know how they don't annoy everybody. Now. Then a 292 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: bunch of people chirped at me that, oh well, what 293 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: about the MAVs and Luca don Chech and Lucas special though, 294 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: Come on, there's levels to this. There's level yeah, I mean, 295 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't even know what Lucas parents 296 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: look like. John Moran's dad. And listen, I would be 297 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: on the court cheering my kids on if they were 298 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: in the pros, And I'll tell you I would not 299 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: be acting like a buffoon. Like his dad just running 300 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: around gold crazy. It's a little off putting. They that team, 301 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: because they're so young, has a very college basketball AUBU 302 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: and I dig that. I dig the trash talk. And 303 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: trust me, Rob, I said, I'm about to play in 304 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: that league with a bunch of dudes. We have a 305 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: stack team. I'm not gonna lie and are we gonna 306 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: be showboating? And some of these you I don't know, 307 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I don't think any one 308 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: guy on our team might be able to dunk, but 309 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: he's coming off an ankle injury. But I'm gonna have 310 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: my kids there and watching the games, and I'm sure 311 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: other parents will bring their kids and we'll have like 312 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: a cheering section and it's we're gonna have fun. But 313 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: this is like a rec league, you know, the NBA. 314 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: There's that camera TV cameras, I don't think on us, 315 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: and he's clebrating and y'all didn't even win the game. 316 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: But I don't know, is that too much? Are hammering 317 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: your Chris? It's a little I mean, I like it 318 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: because it's funny. It entertains me, but it's that's a 319 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: little extra considering you haven't worn sleeves since the early 320 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: two thousand's. You know, as we're doing this podcast, Jason 321 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: has no shirt on again. Just sat all right. Fox 322 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 323 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 324 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f 325 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. Milwaukee Bucks Celtics. There's just 326 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: not much here, guys. I'm still I like the Celtics 327 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: to win the game. Uh and the series. No, Chris 328 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: Middleton doesn't look like he's gonna play at all in 329 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: does it even matter? I'll say this the contrast Rob 330 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: and watching the Warriors trot out a line up with 331 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: Clay at center, and then earlier when you're watching the Bucks, 332 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: they had a front line of Janice Brook, Lopez and 333 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: Bobby Portis like six nine seven foot seven foot, I 334 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: don't know what Janice is seven right, And like the 335 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics just could not score. I do believe I 336 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: saw a stat that this was one of the worst 337 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: offensive games from two point land in the history of 338 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics. Hold on, let me see if I can 339 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: find it. It was that bad. They just couldn't make 340 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: baskets and when Jalen Brown and Tatum struggle. I mean, 341 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: you have no chance entering today. While entering Sunday, the 342 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: Celtics had never made fewer than fourteen two point shots 343 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: in any game. Sunday they made ten. They made ten 344 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: two point baskets and that is in six thousand, six 345 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty games. That's a staggering stat. Now, why 346 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: did they only make ten two point baskets? Well, they 347 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: were jack in threes and those weren't falling either. Um 348 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: eighteen of fifty fitty from the poor Peyton Pritchard came 349 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: on and just couldn't throw in the ocean. It's a 350 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: little easier against the nets, ay rob when there's no 351 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: defense playing nets. Huh, just a little bit. And my 352 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: big take away from that game as I was watching it, 353 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: Um what now, I picked Bucks in six before it started, 354 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: So you know it's even knowing no Middleton, Yes, but 355 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: it's not going to be one of those ones where, oh, 356 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: you know, the Bucks easily are the best team. It's 357 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: just I trust your honest in big situations right now, um, 358 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: more than I think anybody, because I think that just 359 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: matchup wise, I think that he gives up people a 360 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: lot of problems. Um, but I did not expect Boston 361 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: to look as bad as they did. And it wasn't 362 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: just that they were missing shots. It was that that 363 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: defense that Milwaukee was playing was lights out. And so 364 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: my big takeaway was as impressive as Boston looked against Brooklyn, 365 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: the net series did not prepare the Celtics at all 366 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: for what they were going to see in the next round. 367 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: Brooklyn plays no defense. Milwaukee can lock it up. Brooklyn, 368 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: you can attack at least two guys on the floor 369 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: at any given moment, no matter who they it's Kyrie 370 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: or Curry or Patty Mills or whoever, there's at least 371 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: two guys you can go at. Most of the time 372 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 1: when you're playing bill hockey, you don't have that luxury 373 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: because they're so big, as you mentioned, but also because 374 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: they played great team defense. Milwaukee doesn't make the same 375 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: mental errors that Brooklyn does. Um. They're the way that 376 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: their offense runs in Milwaukee is much not not a 377 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: ton of player movement. But I have a lot more 378 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: than what you get in Brooklyn. Brooklyn's very iso is 379 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: o I I. So, so anything that you saw from 380 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: Boston against Brooklyn, you can kind of throw it out 381 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: because you're not gonna get any kind of those advantages 382 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: at all against Milwaukee. So I kind of expected Milwaukee 383 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: was going to steal game one. I didn't think they 384 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: were going to beat the breaks off on like the 385 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,479 Speaker 1: way they did, but I always knew that it was. 386 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: In my opinion, I thought it was gonna take Boston 387 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: at least one game to kind of get their bearings 388 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: before they got under control. You know, I expected a 389 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: little bit of rust, given a little bit of a layoff, 390 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: and you know, first quarter, second quarter, I'm like, huh, 391 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: down ten, like all right? Third quarter, still downtown, fourth 392 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: quarter and they never never made a run, never got interesting. 393 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: It was kind of a boring game. And I don't 394 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: know if they're gonna choke out Boston like this without Middleton. 395 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: I misread the Bucks. I didn't realize they were that good. 396 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: Like brothers starting Bobby Portis and Wes Matthews. Now, Bobby 397 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: Portis is now a fan favorite in Milwaukee fifteen and eleven. 398 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: He mean mugs all the time. He plays hard defense. 399 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: Uh Tatum is getting much tougher defensive assignments in this 400 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: one than he had in the last one. Like every 401 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 1: time he gets the ball, it's like, oh, here's the honest, Oh, 402 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: here's thick. Bobby portis all up in me. Here's Pat 403 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: Connaughton defending me on the wing, like they just throw 404 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: waves at you. And when Connaughton and Great said Alan 405 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: could come in and hit five threes, it's like Boston's 406 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: is in trouble. Tonight's games before we get to the 407 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: NBA draft, Oh sorry, NFL draft sixers in Miami obviously 408 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: the huge news. Rob Joel Embiid, in a game against 409 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: the Raptors late up by twenty nine points with four 410 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: minutes left, suffers a fractured orbital bone. He basically got 411 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: his face broken. He almost the first two games at 412 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: least of sixers heat. Now you know, anytime I could 413 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: take a jab at Doc Rivers, I will. And why 414 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: he had a potential m v P in the game 415 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: with a sprain thumb already up by twenty nine with 416 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: four minutes left is beyond me. And it obviously is 417 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: because he knows his history of choking and he didn't 418 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: want it to happen again. Now, up by twenty nine 419 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: with four minutes left, are you gonna blow that? No, 420 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: that's that's impossible for it. It literally impossible to blow 421 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: a twenty point with four minutes left. But Doc clearly 422 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: it was in his head and he kept this guy 423 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: out there, and now he won't have Joel Embat now. 424 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: When Doc Rivers was asked about this, he was like, well, 425 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: the Raptors still had their starters in. He's gotten so defensive. 426 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: I almost feel bad for him at this point. Philadelphia 427 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: tough draw tonight against Miami, But I'll say this, Miami 428 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: quietly has had a bunch of guys injured. Jimmy Butler 429 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: missed a practice. Member Kyle Lowry ms two games, Butler 430 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: missed a game, so they're walking wounded. A little bit. 431 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: Would not shock me if tonight's game is closer than 432 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: the experts think, Uh, is it gonna be a hardened game, 433 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: a Tyrese MAXI game, We'll see. I don't even know 434 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: who's gonna play for Miami, so I can't. I can't 435 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: truss out a prediction because Miami again has been late 436 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: with some of these like oh yeah, he's a scratch, 437 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: like two hours before the game, so like, I'm not certain. 438 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: I don't it's Lowry back, Rob, have you seen anything? 439 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: I'll her was questionable. Nothing to finish Jimmy Butler. Is 440 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: he even a lock to come back? I just don't know. 441 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 1: And maybe Miami says, hey, we gotta play the long game. 442 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 1: They don't have him bid Let's try it out Max 443 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: Strusse and bam At a bio and try to get 444 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: this dub. So I'm gonna lay off that game. I'll 445 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: have some player props for you later. Um, this is 446 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: probably is gonna be a Tyrese MAXI game if they're 447 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: gonna have any chance. And then Dallas Phoenix is the nightcap. Now, 448 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: this is the reason I'm so fired up about I want. 449 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for Dallas same way I'm rooting Warriors. I'm 450 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: rooting Dallas against Phoenix. I it's just I don't know 451 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: if it's gonna be able to happen. You know, Chris Paul, 452 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: it's just totally dominant. Now he's just gonna Jalen Brunson 453 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: is a really solid player. But I just don't know 454 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: how you who do you even defend Chris Paul with 455 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, on the switches, like they're gonna go right 456 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: at Luca. Don chech Luca and Chris Paul. That's not 457 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: what you want. And if Ayton is able to stay 458 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: on the floor, I think it's gonna be a good 459 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: chess match, the same way we're seeing, you know, Warriors Grizzlies. 460 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: I'm hopeful, man, I am hopeful Dallas canna make it 461 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: a serious. They're gonna need one of two in Phoenix, 462 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: just for you know, poops and giggles. I'll take Dallas 463 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: in seven, rob that's speaking in my heart, not my 464 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: bank account, obviously. You know, I don't think that's a 465 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: terrible bet because what the Masks have going for him 466 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: is that they played great defense no matter who's out there. 467 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: As a team, I know Luca will get hunted, but 468 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: as a unit, they move well, and they're gonna have 469 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: the best player in the series at all times with 470 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 1: Luca don assuming that you know his hamstring has healed up, 471 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: which he looked pretty healthy I thought at the end 472 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: of that Jazz series. So yeah, he he wasn't shooting 473 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: it great, but he's had now an extra like three days, 474 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: right exactly. Um, but you know, just having him out 475 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: there is a big deal for them. Jalen Brunson moves 476 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 1: into a secondary playmaker role, which is exactly where he 477 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: fits better. I know that those numbers. Everyone was so 478 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: excited that, you know, he might be the next great 479 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: point guardens No, but he's he can he can fill 480 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: in and help you out. Um. I think this is 481 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: gonna be a tougher series than than people that would 482 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 1: expect because Phoenix whatever that they whatever mojo they had 483 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: in the regular season, seems to have been evaporated. I 484 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: don't know if it's the book or injury or just 485 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, maybe matchup issues with with New Orleans. But 486 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: I don't view them as this jugg or not that 487 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: they did in the regular season that there's thing that's 488 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: missing from them right now, I believe. So I would 489 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: still lean Phoenix to cover the five and a half, 490 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: but I don't feel good about it at all. So Rob, 491 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: someone texted me, you know, one of my gambling buddies 492 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: texted me this um before the games on Sunday. So 493 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: ESPN does like, ah, I guess they have fifteen million 494 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: people covering the NBA, so they have what's called like 495 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: an expert picks for the series and they say, O 496 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: sons and four sons and seven whatever. Someone actually texted me, 497 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: I haven't seen the article yet. Heat we're nineteen. Experts 498 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: say nineteen nineteen. The experts say the Heat win. Zero 499 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: say the seventy six. Twenty of the experts say the 500 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: Sons zero say the Mavericks, twenties say the Warriors zero 501 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: say the Grizzlies. One of those three is gonna be 502 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: in some trouble. I don't know who it is yet, 503 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: but you know how the thing these things work, right, 504 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: like when everybody thinks that it's gonna happen, and you 505 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: got present that people betting on the on the Raiders 506 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: take the other side, right, Heat nineteen zero, Sons twenty zero, 507 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: Warriors zero. Which one of those do you think is 508 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: most likely to either struggle badly or lose the series? Phoenix? Interesting? 509 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: I would have said maybe Miami, but the embeat things 510 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: scared me off. And then I went Warriors because you 511 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: know I'm I like the Warriors, and then you know, 512 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: ultimately I'm with you. I said that, no, not that 513 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: be the Warrior, gonna be fine. It's gonna be Phoenix 514 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: because as you said, Luca is the best player on 515 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: the court. Now, remember against the Clippers, Rob Luca had 516 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: to go against Kauai, Paul George, great Wing, defenders. Michail Bridges, 517 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: he ain't in the He's not like built the way 518 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: Paul George and Kauai are. You know, he's kind of wiry, 519 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: he's younger. I think if they try to just put 520 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: him on Luca Lucas gonna bully him inside. And mcail 521 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: bridge is a great defensive player. He's just I think again, 522 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: people forget Luca. It's like six eight two, right, it's big. Yeah, 523 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: do you go. Let's think about it. J J. Watt 524 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: is like to six, so Luca is like almost J J. 525 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,239 Speaker 1: Watt size is j J. Watts not even six eight? 526 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: He's like six four, So he would dwarf Luca would 527 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 1: dwarf J J. Watt. Think about that for a second. 528 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: He's gonna be posting up Mickel Bridges like it's gonna 529 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: be a problem. I'm fired up for the series. Fox 530 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 531 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 532 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 533 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. All right, I want to 534 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: close with the NFL Draft. Rob. I'll let you go 535 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 1: first because you are a Raiders fan, and obviously the 536 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: Raiders didn't have many picks given the whole Davante Adam situation. 537 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: But have you had a chance to digest how your 538 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: raiders did in the draft? Yes, I have, and it's 539 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: become abundantly clear that Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake will 540 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: not be with their franchise after this upcoming season. You know, 541 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 1: it was kind of a long shot to begin with 542 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: once they made the Adams trade and to a lesser 543 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: point when they got the Derek Carr deal done. But 544 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: hunter Renfro's got to get paid. Darren Waller is an 545 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: absolute bargain at what his current deal is because they 546 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: signed him so early, and there's just no way, especially 547 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: with coming from the the New England front office, because 548 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: well they have now that they were gonna pay a 549 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: running back a billion dollars you know, or whatever that 550 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: it was gonna take to keep Josh Jacobs, So they 551 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: drafted to running backs, which doesn't make any sense for 552 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: this upcoming season, but it just tells you where their 553 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: mind is. That they know that if they're gonna penny 554 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: pinch somewhere, it's gonna have to be from the backfield, 555 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: and um, I think it's the right thing to do. 556 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: As much as like Josh Jacob as a player, you 557 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: just can't pay everybody, and it's it's a reality. Yeah. 558 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: The kid Zamir White from Georgia. I'm pretty sure he 559 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 1: was like a five star prospect who was supposed to 560 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: be a superstar and then had a couple of a 561 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: c l injuries I think maybe one in high school 562 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: one in college. But he's ridiculously talented. Now, I don't 563 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: know much about Brittain Brown, the U c l A kid. 564 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: You probably have the full scouting report on all U 565 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: c l A players. Is Brown have a chance to 566 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna make the team. I'm not totally confident and 567 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: he'll make the team, especially in the running. He'd have 568 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: to be fantastic in the special teams. But the fact 569 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: that they took him when there were other guys available 570 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: who fit a more of a position and need like, uh, 571 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: what is it? Bubba Bolden from Miami the safety, Like 572 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: I mean the Raiders need secondary help and I think 573 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:43,239 Speaker 1: he went undrafted. Um Justin Ross from Clemson, who two 574 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: years ago would have been the top fifteen pick and 575 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: then he had a series of injuries, goes undrafted as well, 576 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: And it's like well, if you're the Raiders and he 577 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: got Davante Adams and you're looking for someone opposite, like 578 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: take a flyer on this guy in the sixth round, 579 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: like what's what's it gonna hurt? And the fact that 580 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: they went with a running back tells me that they 581 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: that they feel like there's a more pressing need to 582 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: make sure we have our guy in place once this 583 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: season is over, because Josh KOs will not be on 584 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: the roster. Interesting that they went with, you know, they 585 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: only had six picks, two running backs and then the 586 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: rest in the trenches, right, Uh, two defensive linemen, two 587 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: offensive linemen, Like, hey, you know they're there. I mean 588 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: that's like kind of the way you build your team. Um, 589 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: but now let's talk about the New York Jets, because Rob, 590 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: I know you are. You have to be excited. I 591 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: don't really read much into draft grades, you know, Rob, 592 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: the brief tangent. One of the dumbest things is when 593 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: people say, oh, this guy was a steal. Do you 594 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: know what that is? That's essentially them saying I thought 595 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: this guy was gonna be awesome. I thought he should 596 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: have been a top twenty pick. He fell to thirty five. 597 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: So that's a steel. That's not what that that's not 598 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: what a steel is. That's you basically saying, I think 599 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: that guy was gonna be great, so for him to 600 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: go later means it's the steal. What if you just 601 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: didn't think. What if the guy's not great to begin 602 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: with and that's why he fell and you overvalued him. 603 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: So I don't buy all the steel crap. So let's 604 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: get to Jermaine Johnson, right, who we had on the 605 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: podcast Thursday, sounded confident. The sign off, if you forgot, 606 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: was hey, I'm a Jets fan, maybe you know, and 607 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: he was like kind of laughing, like, oh yeah, maybe. 608 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: I even said at ten, he falls past ten, he 609 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: falls past twelve, the Vikings where I had him in 610 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: my mock, he falls down fifteen, sevent. Ultimately you're like, 611 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: what's going on? Why is this guy falling? I think 612 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: I saw Daniel Jeremiah. NFL Network had him as one 613 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: of his like top ten, top ten rated players. The 614 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: Jets decide, well, nobody likes this guy, we will get 615 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: him at twenty six. So the Jets got Gardner at four, 616 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: Wilson at ten, and Jermaine Johnson at twenty six. They 617 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: got I'm assuming an A plus from everybody on the 618 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: first round, whoever's grading him. In addition, Jeremiah had all 619 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: three of those guys ranked in his top ten. Now 620 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: why does Jeremiah matter? Well, I don't know a lot 621 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: of people who put out like top one hundred boards, 622 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: top two hundred. He puts out like a top one 623 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: fifty board multiple times during the year. Also, he worked 624 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: at the NFL Network and he interviews for NFL jobs 625 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: all the time. So I don't read a lot of 626 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: the other guys. Honestly, I've I've read less and less 627 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: of Kuyper mcshae in recent years, just because I got 628 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: to know Jeremiah a little bit, and um being out 629 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: here in l a years some stuff and about certain pundits, 630 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: and you start to just gravitate towards them as opposed 631 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: to others. At any rate. The Jets, after getting those 632 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: three stars, rob get the best running back in the 633 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 1: draft by many folks, Breece Hall at Ohiowa State. They 634 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: get a tight end from Ohio State, Jeremy Ruckert, I'm sorry, 635 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: Breese Hall Iowa State. And then they pick up two linemen. 636 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: Now Clemens, the guy they get in the fourth round 637 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: Um was arrested twice in a three months or three 638 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: weeks span, something ridiculous like that, which gives you a 639 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 1: little bit of pause. But that's part of the reason 640 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: he felt because apparently he's immensely talented and you know, 641 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: was love. But there are people even just too much 642 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: red flag is stuff, can it? That's get him in order? 643 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 1: Ken Robert Sala sell them on, Hey, bro, you keep 644 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: your nose clean. You're gonna be in the defensive line rotation. 645 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: I mean, they got two good pass rushers from one 646 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: from the a CEC one Big twelve. They got a 647 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: superstar running back. I mean he was a superstar All 648 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: American in Iowa State and he's gonna join Michael Carter 649 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: in the backfield. And you've got Wilson on the outside, 650 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 1: Sauce Gardner number one quarterback. Rob. I know the Jets 651 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: do this a lot. I'm I'm not ready to say 652 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a playoff team, but as Rob, I'm 653 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: just saying that the talent is on board. I saw 654 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: one of the craziest breakdowns ever, and again I'm gonna 655 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: stick with the Jets here despite Rob probably being like broken. 656 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: We move on, Okay, so Joe Douglas was the was 657 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: named the GM after the twenty nineteen draft. If you 658 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: look at the Jets starters in twenty nineteen on offense, 659 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, Sam Donald, Levian, etcetera, etcetera. Rob, In three 660 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:09,280 Speaker 1: less than three years, the entire starting eleven has been replaced. 661 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: Not one player from the starting eleven week one is 662 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: going to be on the is even I think on 663 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: the roster. That's what this guy is saying. All eleven 664 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: starters on offense will be different defense, very similar. As 665 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,839 Speaker 1: I look down the list, one name jumps out, that's 666 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: still there. See Jay Moseley. That's it. Ten of eleven replaced. Rob. 667 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: That's the kind of tear down that's like, you know, 668 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: if you're interested in a tear down house, you gotta 669 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: take it down to the studs, just totally all the 670 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: way down, raise it, bring in the structure. That's what 671 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: the Jets have done in three years. So to ask 672 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: them to get to the playoffs, it's a little bit 673 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: much robbed. That being said, they must be competitive. Absolutely. 674 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: If they're not competitive, you know, Zack Wilson saw everybody's 675 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: in trouble. Now. I've spent too much time on the 676 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 1: Jets will wrap up quickly, Rob, Philadelphia Eagles crushed the draft. 677 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: As I said on Friday's pod, you know they're coming 678 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: out of this looking really good heading in the next year. 679 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: And I include that, uh a j Brown in the 680 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: mix for that because he is a game changer. Jordan Davis. 681 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: They got Na Kobe Dean and Jordan Davis. I mean, 682 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: basically two of the best players all season on the 683 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: best defense in the country that won the national championship. 684 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: But that's amazing. Uh. The other one, and this one 685 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: probably not gonna be as popular, Rob, I'm gonna you know, 686 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,839 Speaker 1: I'm plant my flag right now. Are you ready? The 687 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals had a awesome draft, and I do believe 688 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: this is a team that will win the a f 689 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,760 Speaker 1: C West. And remember they were very close to winning 690 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: it last year. I think they lost it in weeks 691 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 1: seventeen or eighteen. Seattle is gonna be bad. The forty Niners. 692 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: I don't have a ton of faith in and there 693 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: is some rumblings. I'm not ready to go thing yet, 694 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:04,720 Speaker 1: but there's some rumblings about Tray Lance. If you guys 695 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: look hard on the internet, you'll find it. There's some 696 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: rumblings out west. The trade lances not look good at all. 697 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: And now and again, I think we'll probably hear this 698 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,439 Speaker 1: this week or next week once Jimmy Garoppolo's healed. Could 699 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo be the starter Week one forty Rob I'm 700 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: not ready, don't make it the headline, but let's let's 701 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: file that way. I think later this week we will 702 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: be talking about the forty n starting quarterback situation. Um, 703 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: but the Arizona Cardinals will battle the Rams in the West, 704 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: and the Rams, you know, the Super Bowl hangover. Cardinals 705 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 1: had a great week getting Hollywood Brown buddy of Kyler 706 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 1: Murray t Train mcby, best tight end in the draft. 707 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: I had him in my first round of my Marck. 708 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: At one point he was he's he's that good. Cameron Thomas, 709 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,320 Speaker 1: San Diego State, awesome ed rusher. They got another ed 710 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: drusher at a Cincinnati from that great Cincinnati Bearcat's defense. 711 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: Nice running back out of USC. I'm just I think 712 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: Arizona crushed the draft. Haven't seen the grades on them, 713 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: but I think they're gonna win the division. And I 714 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: remember I bet him to win the division last year 715 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: and lost it late. It hurt but it's just I 716 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: know all the turmoil, Rob. You know, when there's turmoil, 717 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 1: people like Kyler Murray clok. That team's got problems. I'm 718 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:20,520 Speaker 1: just just file it away. Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West. 719 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: Any other teams we need to hit on. Any other storylines, Rob, 720 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: you want to jump on one big storyline, I may 721 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 1: we have to talk too much about it was the 722 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers again refusing to get Aaron Rodgers the 723 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 1: first down righte receiver. I mean, it's just getting comical 724 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: at this point. You know that they didn't do that. 725 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: But I thought the biggest winners, you know, aside from 726 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: your Jett, I think they just did a great job 727 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: was the Baltimore Ravens. But I feel like they win 728 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: the draft, you know, every other year because unlike most teams, 729 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 1: they don't reach for need and they don't reach for um, 730 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: you know, there's a run on wide receivers. Hey, we 731 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: gotta get our right receiver now. Before they went out, 732 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: like they kind of just let things fall to them. 733 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,839 Speaker 1: And I know you're not maybe super high comic Kyle 734 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: Hamilton's because safety, I mean, well they're mean. Maybe not you, 735 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: but a lot of people who listened to this podcast. 736 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: You know a lot of the analysts we had on, 737 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: but they got, in my opinion, the number one safety, 738 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: the number one center, Tyreland Nebom from Iowa. Um David A. 739 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 1: Jabo would have been a top fifteen pick if he 740 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: didn't tears Achilles and the guy that got in the 741 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,320 Speaker 1: fourth ront of Minnesota. There was someone of hoping that 742 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders were gonna take because he's just the mountain 743 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: of a man at right tackle, Like he's one of 744 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: those guys you just stick there. You know, he can 745 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: run block and he's so large that he's gonna be 746 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: a decent pass blocker because it takes longer to get 747 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 1: around him. Like he's just that big of a guy. 748 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: So I don't think yes, yeah, yeah, exactly. I don't 749 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: think the Hollywood Brown lass is going to be as 750 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,399 Speaker 1: big of a deal because they don't throw the ball 751 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 1: enough anyways for it to become that big of a deal. 752 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 1: So I think Baltimore had a great draft over the weekend. Yeah, 753 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 1: I would echo that. Yeah. Charlie Kohlar, the Iowa say 754 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,959 Speaker 1: tight end was like an All America. That guy's good, 755 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: and you know, Baltimore just love to draft tight ends. 756 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,480 Speaker 1: Also ojabo Um the guy who tore who was it 757 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: an achilles or I think was So the talk is, yeah, 758 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,719 Speaker 1: he might be back by November. Guess what, you don't 759 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,400 Speaker 1: need him back in September and October. You've already got 760 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: a really good pass question. And I'll tell you this, Rob, 761 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: if you're looking, if you know P one listeners here 762 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: forty five minutes, and if you're looking for a team 763 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: to bet to win the Super Bowl when you're in 764 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 1: Vegas this summer, hitting the summer pool scene in Vegas, 765 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,439 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens with Remember they were down to their 766 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: like third string quarterback late in the season and they 767 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: were still in games. They lost more games I think 768 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 1: to their defense than any other team in the league. Secondary, 769 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,360 Speaker 1: decimated offensive line, like fifth string running back. They're bringing 770 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: back a ton of guys. And I bet you anything, 771 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 1: Rob that Lamar Jackson. I know that people have knocked 772 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:44,799 Speaker 1: him for not really negotiating well and trying to get 773 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: that new contract. He knows that they're gonna be stacked 774 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: next year, and if they make a huge run and 775 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: get to a super Bowl, he will then I got 776 00:39:54,719 --> 00:39:57,279 Speaker 1: an m v P. We're in the super Bowl. I 777 00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: would not be shocked if Lamar said I want Pat 778 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 1: Mahomes type money. And you know what if they get 779 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,080 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, Rob, he's been in the playoffs 780 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: what four years? I think three or four years, right, 781 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: they lost to the Chargers, you remember to UM and 782 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: they lost the Buffalo and then last year they didn't 783 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: make it. They didn't make it. So he's been in 784 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs two years. They go, that'll be three and 785 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: an m v P in a super Bowl. Just keep 786 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: an eye on the Baltimore Ravens. All right, we'll wrap 787 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,840 Speaker 1: this up. Um. A couple of guests. We've got uh 788 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,480 Speaker 1: coming up this week. I think you'll like. Also, I 789 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: just want you guys to follow it away. I am 790 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:40,840 Speaker 1: officially obsessed with the n i L stuff. Rob. You know, 791 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: late Sunday, a big couge football decision was made. Late 792 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: last week, there was a Miami hurricane situation in the 793 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:52,240 Speaker 1: n i L front and again there's a lot happening. 794 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:56,520 Speaker 1: It's May, Um, things were cooled down, but this n 795 00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:00,560 Speaker 1: i L stuff is awesome. When I hear that there 796 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,799 Speaker 1: are rumors about a college football player transferring and they're 797 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:07,800 Speaker 1: going to give him a house folks, we're in an 798 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: awesome tip. This is phenomenal. I almost said a lot 799 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 1: of bad words. They were excited at the end of 800 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,320 Speaker 1: the podcast, all right, we'll talk to you tomorrow.