1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to ste Gotsen Company Live podcast. Be 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday from three to 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: five pm Eastern noon to two pm. 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. 5 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Find your local station for Stug Gotsen Company Live at 6 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: Give this pun. 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 3: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 2: A happy Monday, A happy President, stay to you. No 11 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: one is happier Aaron Torres than Iowa Sam. You want 12 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: to know why. I'm very curious to know what you 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: ever remember when you were in grade school? Maybe you 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 2: have a doctor's appointment at twelve thirty, so you got 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: out of school early. You got to leave for the appointment. 16 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: Remember that was a big deal. Of course, Jason Stewart, 17 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: you know what I'm talking about. That rush, Isaac Low 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: and Crown and no agrees with me. Iowa Sam gets 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: to leave early today and there is as do you 20 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: sense that? Do you get that sense? Io Sam's gonna 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: be with us for one segment and then he's gonna 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 2: ride off into the horizon. I get that sense with 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: you today, Iowa Sam. 24 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 4: Well, I mean I'm getting out early, but I've also 25 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 4: been here since a little earlier. So course it is 26 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 4: nice to have some daylight and go enjoy the rain. 27 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: Yes, it's pouring here in La, but there seems to 28 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: be that giddy energy from Iowa Sam. The I get 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: out of school early. So yeah, is your mom picking 30 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: you up? How does that work? 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 4: I'll be taking myself home, but I am looking forward 32 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 4: to leaving this place. 33 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 2: Listen. Obviously you can hear it in his voice there. 34 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: You can smile if you're listening on the radio. You 35 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: can hear it through your speakers if you're listening on 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: your phone, same thing. There is a grin on Iowa 37 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: Sam's face. Chris Purfett's gonna be taking over for him. 38 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: It's also why I couldn't fit you guys into the 39 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: pre show tweet. Sorry, Isaac Glowing Crown as well, just 40 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: a long name. We did what we could, but we 41 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: have got a jam packed four hours because not only 42 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: are Aeron Torres and I in for Gotts in Company 43 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: live with our crew here, we are also in for 44 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: Caven know Enrich here on Fox Sports Radio, who we 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: mentioned We're in for Dan Patrick earlier today, Jason. 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 5: It is kind of a big week for Sam. This 47 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 5: is kind of the This is the week that Sam's 48 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 5: gonna implement his new power in this place. 49 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: You know they called that. 50 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 5: Movie Summer of Sam about the mask. This is the 51 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 5: week of Sam at Fox Sports Radio. We'll let the 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 5: listeners know as the week progresses. Yeah, how that's going. 53 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 5: He gets to uh, he gets up early in the morning. 54 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 5: Is in for Caven and Rich are in for Dan 55 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 5: Patrick for three days this week. Stew Gotts and Company 56 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 5: off today. They'll be back tomorrow. But so Sam's gonna 57 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 5: be rising up early, but you're gonna be with Stu 58 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 5: Gotts in company tomorrow and Wednesday. 59 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 4: Doing kind of a hybrid flex schedule this week. Wow, 60 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 4: kind of first flex your muscle. 61 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, So we'll try to keep the grin on 62 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 2: your face for the next eleven minutes that you're with us. 63 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: But I think Adam Silver in the NBA may be 64 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: flexing today. I don't know if Adams has any reason 65 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: to Aaron tore any muscle to actually flex. But that's 66 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: another conversation. 67 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 3: Maybe not. 68 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: That's for a different day. But the NBA All Star 69 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: Game didn't stink like it didn't stink for whatever they did, 70 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: it wasn't a game, but it didn't stink. Yes, for 71 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: whatever format it was, you had effort, you had competitiveness 72 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 2: up until the end, which I don't think we ever 73 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 2: really cared about the result. Previous All Star Games, we 74 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: would say when it comes down to the fourth quarter. 75 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: The competitiveness that we saw was present in that fourth 76 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: quarter when the outcome was in balance. Last night at 77 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: cheerfelt that one team was just fine with losing in 78 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: that championship fourth quarter, whatever it was. But for the 79 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: first three quarters, we had competitive basketball. We had teams 80 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: and players trying, and I think that is a win 81 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: for the NBA. There's a win for the NBA. 82 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 6: I'm far from an All Star Game historian, but transparently, 83 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 6: I mean I stopped watching about six or seven years 84 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 6: ago because you could tell they just didn't care. I 85 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 6: think last year, I don't remember all of the details, 86 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 6: but I remember actually watching it at a sports bar 87 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 6: because I was traveling and you couldn't even follow what 88 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 6: was going on. So I came in with very low expectations. 89 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 6: They were certainly exceeded. But I will play a little 90 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 6: bit of Devil's advocate. I don't think Adam Silver should 91 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 6: be taking any amazing victory laps. I don't think that 92 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 6: we should be praising the format. I think we should 93 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 6: be praising Victor wen Banyama. He came out during the 94 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 6: media availability on Saturday and said, I plan on playing 95 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 6: a competitive game. And I don't even know that he 96 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 6: necessarily intentionally laid down the gauntlet for other guys. But 97 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 6: when the dude that's seven to four is deciding to play, 98 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 6: if you're six six and you come in the paint, 99 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 6: you can get embarrassed pretty bad. And so I actually 100 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 6: get I am one of those people where I give 101 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 6: a ton of credit to Victor Wenbanyama. He was outspoken 102 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 6: about it in the lead up to whatever Sunday was, 103 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 6: because it wasn't a game, it was whatever, and it 104 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 6: led to a situation where there were a lot of 105 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 6: guys that seemed to be giving effort that they had 106 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 6: in years past. 107 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: And I'll be transparent. 108 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 6: I went in with very low expectations and I thought 109 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 6: the quality of competition, I thought the guys playing hard. 110 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 6: I thought it was good. I thought it was fun 111 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 6: entertaining basketball for about two two and a half hours. 112 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: I had no idea what to expect, and I can 113 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: go along with your Victor Webbin Yama. And I think 114 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: Victor Webbin Yama leaning the charge for this says a 115 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: lot because it's usually when your best player is working 116 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: the hardest, nobody else has any excuses. Sure, and this 117 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: is kind of a natural takeover and when you just 118 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: have stars over stars taking control or taking over an 119 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: All Star weekend, to have Victor Webbin Yama take control 120 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: of that narrative because there has been blame on Lebron James, 121 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: on Steph Curry, on Kevin Durant because it is their 122 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: generation of the All Star Game that just stopped trying. 123 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: Giannis can be a part of that as well, But 124 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: ask Kevin Durant, blame Luka and Jokic. But yes, yes, 125 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 2: it could be. Yeah, absolutely, It's a great point. But 126 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: I think it also says what the future of the 127 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 2: NBA is if Victor Webbin Yama is having that much say. Now, 128 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 2: it's funny that the All Star Game is going up 129 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: against the Daytona five hundred, which is going to be 130 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 2: a different discussion that we have later on in the show. 131 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: But what NASCAR needed to do at one point was 132 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: they needed to keep people interested in the other four 133 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 2: hundred and ninety eight miles of the race and not 134 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: just the last two miles coming down the stretch. So 135 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: you had different segments how their points system was run. 136 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 2: You would have, you know, segment one, segment two, segment three, 137 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: and you would have points given to try to keep 138 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: viewership throughout that broadcast. And if you have to break 139 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: up the All Star Game like this to give us 140 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: that competitiveness, I'm fine with it. I don't I don't 141 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: need to see a true game of East's Best versus 142 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: West Best, or World's best versus USA Best. I just 143 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: want the exhibition to be entertaining and fun and a 144 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: good watch. And if that format lends itself to doing that, 145 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 2: because I don't know if it's in the regular format, 146 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: if Victor Weman Yama playing hard is gonna spread through 147 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: everyone else. But even just shortening those twelve minutes and 148 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: there's no excuse to not compete for those twelve minutes, 149 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: I think that really helped the NBA All Star Game. 150 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's interesting, you know, thinking out loud about it. 151 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 6: First of all, I do think Wemby uniquely is a 152 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 6: player that I think because of who he is and 153 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 6: not just because he's Wemby, But because literally his size, 154 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 6: I think it's a It's an interesting thing that he 155 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 6: was the one that did it, because I'm just thinking 156 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 6: like if Scottie Barnes came out and was like, I'm 157 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 6: going balls to the you know what, like I don't 158 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 6: know that Lebron and everybody. But again, Wemby is one 159 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 6: of the few guys that can literally embarrass you if 160 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 6: you're not trying. But from the bigger picture, maybe I 161 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 6: am being too hard on the structure. I think for me, 162 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 6: I was just confused during it. Okay, so who plays 163 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 6: who now? And and even at during the broadcast, Noah 164 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 6: Eagle there was a moment where he was like, well, 165 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 6: if this team wins by this much, they play that 166 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 6: and that. And maybe I'm being too hard because I 167 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 6: actually was watching it very closely, knowing that we were 168 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 6: gonna talk about it today. But the counter to that 169 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 6: is what you said. There was the moment where Kawhi 170 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 6: was awesome. There was the moment where Aunt Edwards was awesome. 171 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 6: H Wemby had his moment. So maybe I'm nitpicking too 172 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 6: much on how we got to the end result that 173 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 6: we all wanted, which is something that was entertaining, because 174 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 6: I will give credit where it's due. 175 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: It was entertaining on Sunday. I don't know if we 176 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: care about East West anymore, like for as much you know, 177 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 2: like player movement as there is. And honestly, are we 178 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 2: gonna say if the East wins an All Star game, 179 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 2: we think it's a better conference? Like no, Like, I don't. 180 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: I don't think that that matters anymore. So if you 181 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: can take what you have and putting a flag on 182 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: stuff gets people worked up, right, I don't know if 183 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 2: you cheer just in general, well I'm just hey, right, 184 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 2: when you have a world team, you may have been 185 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 2: cheering for the Stars, you may have been cheering for 186 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 2: the stripes. I don't know what if you wanted the 187 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: old head American team or the younger US squad whatever 188 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: it was. But sure here in the States, nobody was 189 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: really cheering for the world team. So you've got some 190 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: excitement there, unless maybe your favorite player is on the 191 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 2: world team. Point is it also just drew some interesting 192 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: lines of who you are cheering for, which is I 193 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 2: think what we saw in the Four Nations hockey event, 194 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 2: which made the NBA also say like, okay, well let's 195 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 2: try our own version of this. Whatever the case may be, 196 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 2: it worked and it doesn't have to be the greatest 197 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 2: event ever. It just can't be the garbage that it's 198 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 2: been the last couple of years now. 199 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 6: And I think the more that we're talking it out, 200 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 6: the more that I think that I am actually coming 201 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 6: to the conclusion that you did is may Again. I 202 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 6: know I just said it, but maybe I'm being overly 203 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,559 Speaker 6: critical on the format. Maybe I am being the old 204 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 6: guy that wants it the old way that it once was, 205 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 6: and I think maybe I just need to acknowledge that 206 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 6: however we got to the destination of something fun and competitive, 207 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 6: We did in fact get there, and like I said, 208 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 6: it was it was a good It was a good watch, 209 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 6: and I think it was interesting for me as somebody 210 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 6: who has been pretty critical of the NBA, like it 211 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 6: is still cool turning on a broadcast and seeing all 212 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 6: of those guys in the same place. And maybe that 213 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 6: is why I have been so frustrated with what we've 214 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 6: seen the last few years, where guys just clearly are 215 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 6: try because you turn on the TV and there's Wemby 216 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 6: on one side and there's Kawhi on the other, and 217 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 6: then Lebron comes in and Steph's on the bench and 218 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 6: Luca and and Joki are on the other bench. So, 219 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 6: like I said, maybe I'm being overly critical. When we 220 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 6: did get the end result which we were all hoping for, 221 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 6: which was a very entertaining two three hours. 222 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 2: Of basketball, I'm curious if Jason samur Isaac took in 223 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: the All Star Game. We'll find that out after we 224 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,599 Speaker 2: hear from the All Star Game MVP Anthony Edwards. I 225 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: ain't gonna lie, Wendy said the tone. He came out 226 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: playing hard, and you know we had to follow that 227 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 2: and we had to pick it up as a red 228 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: team and we did that. You c k D and 229 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 2: Lebron Garden you why do you want that match up? Yeah? 230 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: For sure, I want to cook them Mary times. You 231 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 2: know that. Thanks Anne, Thank you. Yes. So in a 232 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: different interview that he did, I believe maybe with ESPN afterwards, 233 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: said that he wanted they wanted to take the belt 234 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: to the to the old team. So Anthony Edwards, by 235 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 2: the way, was maybe twenty four hours forty eight hours 236 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 2: removed from being asked are we gonna see competition or 237 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 2: is it just? It is what it is? And he 238 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 2: basically said it is what it is, did a complete 239 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 2: one eighty giving credit to Victor Weberian. 240 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 6: I'm saying, man and again, maybe maybe it doesn't matter 241 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 6: who gets credit or what the format is, just that 242 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 6: it was a good product. 243 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: But it was it was a good product. 244 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 6: Let me ask you this bigger picture, since I don't 245 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 6: know I we're gonna have time to talk about over 246 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 6: the next three three and a half hours. What was 247 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 6: your take on All Star Saturday? Which became a topic 248 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 6: in its own right, And part of it is for 249 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 6: people who aren't familiar with me. I host the Saturday 250 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 6: eleven pm Eastern show, so we generally come on after 251 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 6: All Star Saturday. It was earlier this year because of 252 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 6: the Olympics, but that was certainly a hot topic over 253 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 6: the course of the last couple. 254 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: I get the Olympic conflict and I didn't register to me. 255 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: So when I turned it on, Damian Lillard had already 256 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 2: won the three point shootout. 257 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 6: So I had a very similar situation. I saw a 258 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 6: buddy of mine was texting me about Olympic hockey, and 259 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 6: I was like, oh, let me see what's going on 260 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 6: in the Olympics. Tune in looking for Mike Turico, there's 261 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 6: Damian Lillard. I'm like, is this a preplay of a like? 262 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 6: You know sometimes they do like the montage from the 263 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 6: previous year, and I thought I thought it was like 264 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 6: the like the not the intro show, but like the 265 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 6: intro montage of like, oh, there's Dame Lillard. Remember in 266 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 6: twenty seventeen when he made thirty seven threes in a 267 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 6: row And it was like, no, that's actually this year's events. 268 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 7: I like. 269 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 2: I By the way, I am a fan of big 270 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 2: sporting events in the daytime. I know Ohio State fans 271 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 2: hate big noon kickoff. I love it, especially living on 272 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 2: the West Coast. It's amazing you have the rest of 273 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 2: the day to do what you need to do. But 274 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 2: when the Women's National Championship Game tips off at like 275 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 2: three o'clock Eastern Time on a Sunday afternoon, that's great. 276 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: The All Star Game growing up to me was on 277 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 2: a Sunday afternoon. It wasn't in primetime like it's been 278 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 2: so even though I missed the festivities on Saturday, I 279 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 2: like the All Star Game on Sunday, but completely wiped out. 280 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: But again, I'm not worried about All Star Saturday as much. 281 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 2: I'm not too concerned about that. Did you guys consume it? 282 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 2: Did you guys take it in? Jason, Sam? I did? 283 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 2: I did? 284 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 5: And my takeaway is, and then Anthony Edward's just admitting 285 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 5: that it took like one player to get people to try. 286 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: Thank you. 287 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 5: We're giving people credit for trying. I can only imagine 288 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 5: what the way David Stern or all these older players, 289 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 5: and I'm sure we're gonna hear about in the next 290 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 5: twenty four to forty eight hours, how they're going to 291 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 5: react to all the credit that's been given to this, 292 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 5: to this game, and these players for just trying, for 293 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 5: doing the base level competing. So I'm definitely I'm falling 294 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 5: way short of giving anyone credit, and I'm surprised at 295 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 5: how much credit they have been given given the fact 296 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 5: that this used to be a very competitive game. 297 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 2: Sam, did you watch I only took in highlights? All right, 298 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: it was better than it's been. 299 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 8: But think about what Jason just said, Guys, the slogan used. 300 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 5: To be NBA Action. 301 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 3: It's fantastic. 302 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 8: Now the slogan is the NBA we tried at the 303 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 8: All Star Game. But to answer your question, I used 304 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 8: to love the NBA. The keyword is used to and 305 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 8: I didn't watch the All Star Game yesterday because the NBA, 306 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 8: as a fan has already lost me, to be completely. 307 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 2: Honest, right, you know, Fish's off the hook, It's gone. 308 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 2: That's a bigger picture conversation. 309 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 6: I filled it in with Arnie Spanier last night and 310 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 6: we talked about, like I think that you know, everybody's 311 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 6: every stem about tanking this and all. It's like the 312 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 6: NBA's actual biggest issue is exactly what Isaac just said 313 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 6: is there's a lot of people that would have never 314 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 6: missed yesterday that it wasn't a priority. It had nothing 315 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 6: to do with the time slod or the window or 316 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 6: this or the that. And I think that is their 317 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 6: biggest issue and all the other issues fall under that 318 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 6: bigger issue of they have lost a ton of the 319 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 6: audience that used to love that sport, and I don't 320 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 6: know how they. 321 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: Get it back. Can I ask you guys this, because 322 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 2: Carrie Rhodes and I were doing our show during the 323 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: All Star Game yesterday, we had a wide ranging talk 324 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 2: about the NBA, and I said that the NBA thinks 325 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 2: that they're the second biggest sports woo and they're actually fourth. 326 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: I think that it's the NFL, college football, I think 327 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 2: major League Baseball with the ratings that we've seen. So 328 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 2: the NBA operating in a world where the second biggest 329 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 2: in people trying to figure out, Man, what's this with 330 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 2: the NBA? Why am I not interested? I think it's 331 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 2: because of the perception that the NBA is the second 332 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 2: biggest sport that we have here in the and I 333 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 2: think right now it's fourth, and I put it fifth 334 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 2: compared to the NFL off season. That's combine free agency, 335 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: the draft, and how people get wrapped up. So there's 336 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 2: also I think a a portion of the audience that 337 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 2: is like Isaac, that they're like, I'm gone, I'm out 338 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 2: of here. I'm finding my other places to do stuff 339 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: in to lose those people. I don't know if the 340 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 2: NBA realizes that they've lost people. 341 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 5: Like So, what you're saying is that the NBA thinks 342 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 5: the Pepsi, but they're more like RC. 343 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 6: Yep rc Cola. Yeah exactly, But they used to be Pepsi. 344 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 6: That's the problem. Arc Cola has always been RC Cola, 345 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 6: Pepsi like PEPSI. You know, NBA used to be PEPSI. 346 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 6: Now they are rc Cola. Yeah, I was what we're 347 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 6: gonna say. What were we talking about? I want to 348 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 6: say something about what you just said. 349 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 2: What the rankings. I had college football second, and then 350 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 2: major League baseball third, in the NBA fourth, and then 351 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 2: the NFL offseason. If you wanted to throw than that. 352 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 2: That was what I was gonna say. 353 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 6: You were talking about the NFL off season now becoming 354 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 6: a thing, I think increasingly as the NBA has taken 355 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 6: over more real estate. I mean literally, we know that 356 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 6: the NF the NBA has lost a lot. Christmas Day, 357 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 6: we have that conversation every year. But I was thinking 358 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 6: about this. It used to be we'd all watch the 359 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 6: NBA regular season, we'd all watch the draft, we'd all 360 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 6: get into all of it. And then it slowly was like, 361 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 6: well the regular season is less important, but you still 362 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 6: gotta watch this part, and you still gotta watch the 363 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 6: All Star Game. Now it's you have, you know, people 364 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 6: that work in sports that are just like, I'm not 365 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 6: watching the All Star Game. I also find now that 366 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 6: I don't even really watch the opening round of the 367 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:31,239 Speaker 6: NBA playoffs, Like there's sixteen teams, you know, no, you know, 368 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 6: whoever's the one seed? Ok see is gonna sweep. I'm 369 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,479 Speaker 6: not gonna learn anything by watching Okac beat the Memphis 370 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 6: Grizzlies or whoever four times by twenty five plus points. 371 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 6: And it's just like they're losing not only volume of 372 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 6: audience but also the windows of interest, where again, I 373 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 6: feel like we were all pretty invested in the regular 374 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 6: season twenty five thirty years ago in a way that 375 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 6: we're not now, and then that's now trickling into the 376 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 6: All Star Game, postseason, all that stuff. 377 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: I'll just say this in adition to what I said 378 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 2: yesterday and what you just said, I guess the reason 379 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: why I'm coming from a different angle on what yesterday 380 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 2: was is I'm just kind of sick of complaining about 381 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 2: the Yeah, the negativity around the NBA. It was a 382 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 2: good day. It was better than it was before. So 383 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 2: I'm going to take that for what it's worth. And 384 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 2: that was why. 385 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 6: You know, as somebody who went in with zero expectations, 386 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 6: you do have to give credit. And again maybe I'm 387 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 6: giving too much to Wemby and not enough to Adam Silver, 388 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 6: but it was, like I've said a couple of times 389 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 6: and we can wrap on this, is that it wasn't 390 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 6: entertaining two to three hours of sports of general. 391 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 2: He's Erin Torres. I'm Dan Byer. Jason Stewart's here, Iowa 392 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 2: Sam won't be He's about to leave. Chris Purffett's going 393 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 2: to replace Sam. Isaac Lowincron is at the news desk. 394 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: That's us for Stu Gottson Company Live Today. 395 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 3: Be sure to catch live editions of Stu Gottson Company 396 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 3: Live weekday said three pm Eastern twelve pm Pacific on 397 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 398 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 2: Stuve Gotson Company Live on this President's Day. I'm Dan Byer. 399 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 2: He's Aaron Torres in for Stu Gotts. 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Time now for our Tirak 407 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 2: play of the day. 408 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 7: Got the Spring from Lebron switched with Towns what they want? 409 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 3: Five to two, Twinnard cross step back. 410 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 6: Three, Who's got it. 411 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 8: Straight? 412 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 2: Cash to Kawaii. This dude is a real The game 413 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: winner on NBCTV for Kawhi Leonard and Team Stripes and 414 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 2: their win over the World part of Yesterday's All Star 415 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 2: Game to talk about the All Star Game and All 416 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 2: Star Weekend and so much more. Our Fox Sports Radio 417 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 2: NBA insider Mark Medena joins this year on Fox Sports Radio. 418 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 2: Happy President's Day, Mark, How are you happy? 419 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:01,239 Speaker 7: President? Dan? And Aaron? I'm doing well. Surprise, saw an 420 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 7: actual fun game last night. I did not anticipate that, 421 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 7: especially considering the debacle of All Star Saturday, But here 422 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 7: we are. 423 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 2: What was what was the most welcome site that you 424 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 2: saw in yesterday's All Star festivities? 425 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 7: Well, I think it started with Victor Webbin Yama setting 426 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 7: the tone. I mean, I think the first two plays 427 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 7: like he tried to throw down a thunder a stunk, 428 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 7: and then he threw down a three, and I think 429 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 7: everyone else then followed suit. I think the other enjoyable 430 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 7: thing was Kawhi Leonard, like just operating like a machine 431 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 7: and being really ruthless. So I think, guys, what I 432 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 7: enjoyed was just players actually gave it to him for 433 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 7: once in the All Star Game. And I don't think 434 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 7: any of us, including you all, have ever expected them 435 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 7: to replicate the NBA Finals. But all we've asked is 436 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 7: put on a fun show, show some competitiveness, use this 437 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 7: as a way to get back to the fans, and 438 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 7: finally they did that. 439 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, Mark, that was kind of my takeaway. 440 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 6: And Dan kind of tuck me off the ledge because 441 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 6: I say, you know, let's give Wemby all the credit 442 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 6: and none to the format. And Dan brought up the 443 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 6: good point of who cares how we got to the 444 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 6: finish line of an entertaining product we did, And I'll 445 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 6: readily admit, you know somebody who as you know, I 446 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 6: worked Saturday nights. We came on a little bit after 447 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 6: All Star Saturday, and I didn't have expectation for yesterday. 448 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 6: What so Wenby to me is so interesting because I 449 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 6: do think one he set the tone on, you know, 450 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 6: the pre media availability. I was also telling Dan, I 451 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 6: think he's uniquely built at seven foot four, where if 452 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 6: he's trying, everybody else kind of has to fall in line, right, 453 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 6: like if Scotty Barnes is like guys we're going hard today. Like, 454 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 6: no disrespect to Scottie Barnes, but you know, I don't 455 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 6: know if there's anything Lebron or Katie has to listen to. 456 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 6: Whereas you look at Victor Winbyya'm a seven foot four 457 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 6: ability to change the game on both ends. 458 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: Just talk to us. 459 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,120 Speaker 6: And I know it's the cliche question, but it just 460 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 6: feels like he is a guy that, even at a 461 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 6: young age, understands the burden that has been put upon 462 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 6: him of kind of being already one of the faces 463 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 6: of this league. 464 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, Aaron, I think why you know you've hit on 465 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 7: some good notes here. Why Victor wan Minyama is the 466 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 7: guy that really determines this is to your point, he's 467 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 7: one of the generational stars. He's really good. He has 468 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 7: a unique skill set. Obviously he's carrying in some energy 469 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 7: as an international prospect, going to have some bragging rights 470 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 7: against the American Stars. But just like it is in 471 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 7: normal NBA regular seedson Dynamics, it always starts with the 472 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 7: top talent. So you know, if a reserve on the 473 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 7: All Star team wants to say, hey, let's go all out, 474 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 7: yeah that's nice. But if the superstar doesn't care, everyone 475 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 7: else falls in line. So I'm not going to dilute 476 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 7: the format. The format helped, you know, the bragging rights 477 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 7: among the Americans international players, the fact that it's shorter games, 478 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 7: twelve minute burst, this kind of round robin ornament. The 479 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 7: end of the day, though, it starts with how much 480 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 7: the players care, and finally we did see the players care. 481 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 7: Now I will say this, it's nice to see this, 482 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 7: But now the question is will this be sustained? Because 483 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 7: we've seen this time and time again. The NBA changes 484 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 7: a format, they buy in that it dissipates the next year. 485 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 7: Twenty eighteen they did the draft. Everyone thought that was cool. 486 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 7: Then they kind of got over that. Twenty twenty they 487 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 7: did the target score for number twenty four and honor 488 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 7: to the late Kobe Bryant. Competitive moments, enthusiasm died, and 489 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 7: so this is encouraging. But now I have questions. Okay, 490 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 7: if they're going to keep this format or they go 491 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 7: east west, will we see the same kind of effort 492 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 7: level and it's all the players to set that done. 493 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 2: I think they stick with the current format until it dies, 494 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 2: and then you just try to make it work out. 495 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 2: Truly I do, I'll tell you another thing. Mark. This 496 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 2: may be ridiculous, and I don't. Nick Wright last week 497 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: made headlines by offering up tongue in cheek white guys 498 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 2: versus black guys, and Frank Isla on the show says, 499 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 2: we've heard people make that, you know, crack before. I 500 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 2: think that old guys versus young guys HM has something 501 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 2: to it. Like if you were to cut off teams 502 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 2: via aged do you think that would be anything? Because 503 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 2: it sure seemed that Anthony Edwards took pleasure in taking 504 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 2: it to some of the older guys where you could 505 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 2: then just break it down, you know, old heads, young 506 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: guys and do it that way, Like would that be 507 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 2: any intrigue for an NBA All Star Game? 508 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 7: Oh, without a doubt. And I think that you already 509 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 7: saw traces of that because there were two American teams 510 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 7: and predominantly one of them had the young stars. The 511 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 7: others had the ogs with you know, Lebron James and 512 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 7: Kevin Durant. So I think that you did see that 513 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 7: kind of generational pool of the old heads won in 514 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 7: a show that they're still the ones that run it, 515 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 7: just like. 516 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 2: The NBA All Star Game, maybe in three or four 517 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 2: years from now, but let's try to reconnect with Mark 518 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 2: on his line. 519 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 6: Let me ask you this my next question for Mark, 520 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 6: and when we bring him back, will ask him why 521 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 6: am I supposed to care about tanking? Like to me, 522 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 6: it's such a minor issue in the grand scheme of 523 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 6: the NBA's issue, and that was what I was gonna 524 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 6: ask Mark. So you're an NBA inside, you know, you watch, 525 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 6: you watch a lot of a lot of hoop. 526 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 2: I don't think it's a big deal. 527 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 6: I think Utah Jazz fans know at the beginning of 528 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 6: the year our team is not gonna be very good, 529 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 6: and the best way to get good is to get 530 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 6: a good draft pick. Don't buy tickets, don't go, don't 531 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 6: I don't know. 532 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 2: I also think the premise of a turnaround for a 533 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: franchise being in just one year is misguided. Sure, so 534 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: the Jazz, you know, the Jazz if stung for a 535 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 2: bunch of years, but they at least felt that their 536 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 2: organization was in a good enough spot to get Jared 537 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 2: Jackson Junior in a trade. It's not gonna happen this year, 538 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 2: so why not, you know, make it for a future 539 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 2: year and then still try to get a draft pick. 540 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 2: And I've just always said the weighted lottery doesn't make 541 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 2: a lot of sense. But I think Mark, when it 542 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 2: comes to trying to prevent tanking, then don't have waited. Yeah, Mark, Mark, 543 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: I'll ask you what I just asked. 544 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 7: Dan. 545 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 6: I'm very confused as to why I'm supposed to be 546 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 6: so worked up about tanking, and I'll just very quickly, 547 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 6: I'll give you Utah Jazz fans go into the season 548 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,719 Speaker 6: knowing they're not going to be very good, and knowing 549 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 6: the way to get good is to get the best 550 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 6: possible draft pick. Now, I think there are ways the 551 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 6: league can help. I've heard, you know, people say nobody 552 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 6: can get a top five pick back to back years, 553 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 6: things like that. I just, as a consumer of the NBA, 554 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,679 Speaker 6: I think the NBA itself, to your point about, you know, 555 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 6: carrying the momentum out of the All Star Game, I 556 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 6: think the NBA has way bigger issues than tanking. But 557 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 6: maybe I'm missing something. You were around, Adam silver all 558 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 6: weak cares for your perspective. 559 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, Adam Silber clearly thought it was an issue. What's 560 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 7: funny as I brought that issue to Steph Curry, what 561 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 7: he thought, you know, as one of many players, what 562 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 7: do you think else can be done? And he dismissed 563 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 7: it out right. He's like, hey, we're not just making money, 564 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 7: but it's competitive. The play in tournament has really helped 565 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 7: a lot. He kind of downplayed it. I think when 566 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 7: you talk to people around the league, there's two segments. 567 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 7: One that don't like that there's still teams, you know, 568 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 7: being really really bad, but others that think that this 569 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,679 Speaker 7: energy really has to just do it, that it was 570 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 7: so avert, you know, with this kind of tanking happening 571 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 7: before the All Star break, with two months happening in 572 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 7: the regular seasons, seat of one. So yeah, what happens 573 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 7: moving forward? I do think that Adam has made it 574 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 7: clear he's willing to dock draft picks. I know there's 575 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 7: been talk about eliminating the draft altogether, but I don't know. 576 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 7: I mean, look, the NBA Draft lottery was constructed by 577 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 7: design of having that happy medium of helping rebuilding teams 578 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 7: have a pathway to get better, but not guaranteeing that 579 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 7: they'll have a draft pick by having a lot. Oh, 580 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 7: it doesn't guarantee it. So where it happens moving forward, 581 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 7: I think it'll lead to more discussions, but it might 582 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 7: just lead to just keeping things the way it is 583 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 7: as long as it's not seen as a overt and 584 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 7: obvious as opposed to more subtle. 585 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 2: I just find it. Now's the time we're talking about 586 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 2: the Utah Jazz. Yeah, And you know, like I think 587 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 2: it's I also think it's a game of little misdirection. 588 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 2: Instead of maybe wanting to deal with with other issues, 589 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 2: that tanking becomes the first issue. Well, I'll say this again, 590 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 2: there's a lot to complain about. I think we at 591 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 2: least need to give the NBA a round of applause, 592 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 2: at least for one day, take for what the All 593 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 2: Star Game was, and that was an interesting competitive product. 594 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 2: To Mark's point about Saturday, who knows with All Star 595 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 2: weekend what we're gonna do with the dunk contest and whatever. 596 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 2: But you want it done, you. 597 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 6: Just I think it should be reporters dunking on like 598 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 6: an eight foot hoop. 599 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 2: What do you think about that? There you go, you 600 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 2: want to you want to be a volunteer, Mark Medina eight. 601 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 7: Foot, Sure, I'll take the L four. But look into 602 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 7: what done was really really empty on Saturday. I think 603 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 7: that if they were to add that format there were 604 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 7: these zero people. 605 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 2: I I I would love it. Just reverse dunks and 606 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 2: then you can have other media brethren trying to help 607 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 2: you on this, like I'm down with it, Mark Dix 608 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 2: at the time. We appreciate it. 609 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:00,719 Speaker 7: Man. 610 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you again soon. 611 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 7: You guys are great. Thank you so much. 612 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 3: Be sure to catch live editions of Stu gottson Company 613 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 3: Live weekdays at three pm Eastern twelve pm Pacific. 614 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 2: Stu gottson Company Live on Fox Sports Radio. On this 615 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 2: President's Day, He's Eron Torres, I'm Dan Byer. You can 616 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: hear Aaron Saturday nights on Fox Sports Radio with Jason 617 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 2: Martin eleven eastern eight Pacific time. You can hear me 618 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 2: and Carrie Rhodes five eastern, two Pacific on Sundays. You 619 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 2: can also hear me at the news desk during Stu 620 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 2: Gotts in Company Live on Fox Sports Radio. Jason Stewart's here, 621 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 2: Chris Purffett, Isaac Lohenkron at the aforementioned news desk, and 622 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 2: Isaac a little while ago gave us the Associated Press 623 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: Top ten for this week in College Basketball. Whenever Aaron 624 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 2: Torres is in studio with us on a weekday hanging 625 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: out in the afternoon. We're going to get an eighty 626 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 2: top ten in college shops. Aaron Torres, I need you 627 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 2: to to take it away, your top ten teams in 628 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 2: college basketball. 629 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 6: All right, let's get to it. By the way, Profet, 630 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 6: I don't think we warrned you, but maybe we get 631 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 6: a little music. Oh my goodness right on top of it. 632 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 6: Thank you, Profet. All right, perfect, So listen, some people 633 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 6: want to go one to ten, I'll go or ten 634 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 6: to one. I'll go one to ten. And I agree 635 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 6: with the AP on number one Michigan. First time since 636 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 6: twenty thirteen in the AP pole, first time in the 637 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 6: AT pole ever, because I wasn't doing an AP pole 638 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 6: an at poll back at twenty thirteen. Back to back 639 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 6: wins beat UCLA by thirty. Big week this week at 640 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 6: Purdue and then a neutral site game against Duke on Saturday. 641 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 2: Get excited. 642 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 6: Number two could be major shakeup in the AT top 643 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 6: ten by the end of the day because Houston. Number 644 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 6: two is playing at Iowa but they have only lost 645 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 6: two games Iowa State. Yes, correct, a lot of Iowa 646 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 6: on this show today. I apologize. They are playing at 647 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 6: Iowa State this evening. Only two losses, one of them 648 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 6: before Thanksgiving. I have them at number two. 649 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 2: Number three. 650 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 6: The Duke Blue Devils lost to Carolina Johnshs alleging that 651 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 6: everybody's getting punched. I still haven't seen any video yet. 652 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 6: Doesn't change the fact that they are number three. 653 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 2: You got it. You already got a grete. I know. 654 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 2: I just want to say, right now, at and ap 655 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 2: on the same wavelength, does it change at number four? 656 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 2: This may be controversial. Yukon at number four, Wow, it does, 657 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 2: ladies and gentlemen, it does well. 658 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 6: Listen you know, Dan Hurley, him and the fans are 659 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 6: beefing right now because they didn't have a great attendance 660 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 6: on Saturday night. 661 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 2: He said, we're. 662 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 6: Twenty four and two. What more do you want from us? 663 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 6: So I do have Yukon at number four. I can 664 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 6: see how you would put Arizona there, which I have 665 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 6: at number five. They are coming off back to back losses. 666 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 6: It's always worth noting they beat Yukon head to head 667 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 6: in November. But I gotta talk about how you're playing 668 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 6: now back to back losses. I have Arizona at number five, 669 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 6: number six. The other half of the big Monday matchup tonight, 670 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 6: Iowa State at number six. They host Houston, this of 671 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 6: course coming off the law the win excuse me over 672 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 6: Kansas on Saturday. 673 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 2: Number seven the Kansas Jayhawks. Listen. 674 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 6: They steamrolled through the Big Tech Big twelve prior to 675 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,959 Speaker 6: Saturday's loss to Iowa State. Beat number one Arizona last week, 676 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,959 Speaker 6: beat BYU one at Texas Tech. You can't punish them 677 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 6: too much for losing at Hilton Coliseum. I have them 678 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 6: at number seven. Number eight Illinois, they had lost back 679 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 6: to back games, bounce back nicely beat Indiana on Sunday 680 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 6: in the lead up to the Daytona five hundred and 681 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 6: of course also All Star Weekend. Number nine feel good 682 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 6: story of college hoops the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They just keep winning. 683 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 6: They're another one. They have a head ted win over 684 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 6: the team ahead of them. Illinois. Not gonna punish them 685 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 6: too much. And then number ten. I haven't seen what 686 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 6: the AP has done with this team. I think Florida 687 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 6: Gators are playing like about a top ten team right now, 688 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 6: maybe a top five team. 689 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: They have now won ten of eleven, are winning. 690 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 6: By an average of twenty points during that game, and 691 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 6: three of their losses are to Arizona, Duke and Yukon, 692 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 6: which remember, are at top five teams by ten combined points. 693 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 2: I have the Florida Gators at number ten. They are 694 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 2: number twelve in the Associated Press poll. I wondered if 695 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 2: Texas Tech, following the huge win at Arizona on Saturday, 696 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 2: would move up. They only moved up three spots in 697 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 2: the A People up to number thirteen. 698 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, I thought about them. I'd probably have 699 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 6: them at number eleven. Obviously a team that I'm missing 700 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 6: from the at pole or for the A People, I mean, 701 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 6: he's confused. 702 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 2: Is Perdue. 703 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 6: They have won four straight, but that was after a 704 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 6: three game losing streak. You know, you talk about a 705 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 6: big closing stretch for Purdue as well, starting with Michigan 706 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 6: on Tuesday night. So the big game tonight Monday is 707 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 6: Houston at Iowa State. The big game Tuesday is Michigan. 708 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 6: The number one team in the country at Purdue. And 709 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 6: by the way, you mentioned it the All Star Game, 710 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 6: they were talking about BTA belt to you know what 711 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 6: did you see Yaxel Lendenburg The Michigan Star video leaked 712 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 6: of him. It sounds like it was from months ago, 713 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 6: basically trash in Purdue and talking about how they're gonna 714 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 6: go BTA on Purdue when they see him. Well, they 715 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 6: see him Tuesday at Macierina. 716 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 2: Some bulletin board material in the AP poll, some things 717 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 2: that stand out to yes for some reason, they just 718 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 2: don't love Wisconsin like they don't. But Badgers took care 719 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 2: of Michigan State on Friday night. Pete Illinois. Yeah, have 720 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 2: a really good resume. Wisconsin made it to twenty fourth 721 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 2: in the rankings. They should be high. And have you 722 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 2: noticed on ah erin Toarres Jason Stewart Isaac glowing cron 723 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 2: Chris prophets you notice my sweatshirt today? I noticed that. 724 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,360 Speaker 2: I wanted to ask you all. I've been waiting for 725 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 2: this moment. Saint Mary's Gale. Yes. So during Super Bowl 726 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,720 Speaker 2: Week I went and checked out Saint Mary's home against 727 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 2: USF San Francisco on a Saturday night. Checked it in 728 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 2: at University of University Credit Union Pavilion. 729 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 5: Yeah. 730 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 2: Checked out the Gaels getting a huge win there in 731 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 2: the thick of it at game back of Gonzaga with 732 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: Santa Clara sandwiched in between and the West Coast Conference. 733 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 2: Saint Mary's only got three votes and it make the 734 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,839 Speaker 2: top twenty five. Two quick things. One. 735 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:08,720 Speaker 6: I felt terrible on our Saturday show because Jason Martin 736 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 6: was like, why does Gonzaga play Santa Clara every single 737 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 6: time that we're on air? And I said, Jason, I 738 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,280 Speaker 6: tell you this, I think you're thinking of Saint Mary's. 739 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 6: And He's like, yeah, I am thinking of Saint Mary's. 740 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 6: But I do think Saint Mary's and Gazaga have played 741 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 6: more than any two teams over the past like eight 742 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 6: or ten years. Also, I know they say size doesn't matter. 743 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 6: I heard Saint Mary's campus is minuscule. Can you confirm that. 744 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 745 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 6: People are like, Oh, I walked up a hill and 746 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:34,879 Speaker 6: the whole campus was there. 747 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 2: I drove in, parked where the campus is where you park. 748 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 2: The arena was like in the far left corner. I felt. 749 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, this isn't too bad of a walk. 750 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 2: It was a four minute walk. I went. I looked 751 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 2: on the map, I'm like, I walked half of campus. Wow. Yes, 752 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 2: there was just a campus on the other side and 753 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:54,840 Speaker 2: that was it. That's all there was. But it was 754 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 2: a great atmosphere. In due times, the Saint Mary's gaels 755 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 2: may make it to the top ten, not even in 756 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 2: the ap top twenty five this week. I'd have him 757 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 2: in the top twenty five just because the sweatshirt. They're sitting, Yeah, 758 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 2: there you go. They're sitting on the bubble right now. 759 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,279 Speaker 2: But I wore this actually just for you. This was 760 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 2: the end that its college basketball conversation here on Stuc 761 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 2: Gottshall got a Company Live, so I've got a WCC 762 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 2: arena off the board. And by the way, it was 763 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,360 Speaker 2: like a this is not meant disrespectful. It feels like 764 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:28,320 Speaker 2: a high school fieldhouse. Yeah, with top level college basketball. 765 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 2: And it was awesome. I loved absolutely every seconds. The 766 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 2: bottom may have been, but I was in the upper 767 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 2: general admission point, That's where I was. But there were 768 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 2: no hoops hanging off to the side. Oh, I think 769 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 2: you would have. There was none of that. There was 770 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 2: none of that. All right, you're the voice of Chris Purpet. 771 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:49,280 Speaker 2: Jason Stewart's here, as is Isaac glowincrowd he's here, and Torres. 772 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 2: I'm Dan Byer in for Stu gottson Company Live. On 773 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 2: this President's Day. Doug Gottlieb joins us to talk about 774 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,760 Speaker 2: his rant yesterday. In twenty five minutes plus, you wouldn't 775 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 2: believe what they asked Lebron James during All Star Weekend. 776 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 2: You'll hear it next. Who mem