1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: What is up, straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Tuesday, August thirteenth, Back in the shaddle, 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: feeling good. Got an extra day of vacation, don't It 5 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: wasn't really a vacation, just a little four day weekend, 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 2: a little, not quite a staycation. We went about two 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: hours north here in California. I just hung out, went 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 2: to the beach, stayed off a screen except to watch 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: USA men's basketball. Oh my gosh, I can't wait to 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: talk about that. Holy cow, that was so good. But 11 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: it's good to be back and we have a fiery 12 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 2: podcast today, a lot of information. You know, as much 13 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: as I want to start with Curry, I guess I 14 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: could start with it's a little dated. You know what, 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Maybe we should start with the NFL stuff, and I 16 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: should preface this would listen. We have been spoiled, completely 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: spoiled this summer with sports. We had the Euros in 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: June and early July. We had COPA in late June 19 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: early July, and we had the Olympics in I guess 20 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: late July and August, and it was like, oh my gosh, 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: there's daytime sports going on, like actually matches and games, 22 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:30,279 Speaker 2: not like discussion points and theoretical arguments about the goat 23 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: or who's gonna win the super Bowl, like we had 24 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: actual games, folks. We were so spoiled. This was an 25 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 2: incredible summer. I already reached out to Cowherd and I said, bro, 26 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 2: this summer was amazing. Next summer, assuming I'm still on 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: the Herd, you know, my deal is up here in 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: eight months or whatever, we'll see, who knows, Assuming I'm 29 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: still on the show. We got to take July off 30 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: because there ain't gonna be nothing to talk about, you know. 31 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: I mean maybe Cooper Flag in the Summer League, but 32 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: they'll shut him down after two games, you know. So 33 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: we have just it's been ridiculously spoiled, and I guess 34 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 2: I'm gonna quickly just start with the NFL, just to 35 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: get out of the way before we go hog wild 36 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: on the Steph Curry stuff, which is just the best. 37 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 2: You guys know, I've been a lifelong Jets fan. And 38 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: before you hit the fast forward button because you're sick 39 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 2: of me talking about the Jets like this is moderately interesting, 40 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: I have been a Jets fan for the longest time 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: fun fact. When I was living in Pennsylvania, I had 42 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: started a podcast. This was like twenty eleven, before I 43 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: had a radio show or anything. I started a podcast 44 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: and I was I mean, I had good guests, but 45 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: I would go in on the Jets because it was 46 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: so awesome where they went to the AFC title game 47 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 2: with Sanchez and Rex Ryan, and then they went to 48 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: the AFC title game again, and then they went downhill 49 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: dramatically and it was a disaster, and through some unbelievable 50 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: stroke of good fortune, the Jets sent me season tickets. Now, 51 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: I never got an explanation as to why there. I 52 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: have some theories. I'm not going to go deep into them, 53 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: but you know, in my head, the way I remember it, 54 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 2: the way I'll tell my grandchildren about, I was such 55 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: a rabble rouser and I was just such a disruptor 56 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: in this. I was an early adopter to podcasts. My 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: first guest ever, by the way, on the podcast, as 58 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: you know longtime listeners, was Steph Curry because he was 59 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: he had not blown up yet. This is how long 60 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: ago the pod was. He had like he was up 61 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: for that extension, but he had had ankle injuries. This 62 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: is off is like rookie extension, and they didn't give 63 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: him the max. He got like a seventy eight mil 64 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: or eighty two whatever the number was, but it ended 65 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: up being an amazing discount. Anyways, I like to think 66 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: that I was such a disruptor and rabble rouser that 67 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: that just just sent me tickets, and not only four tickets, 68 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: but two parking passes. At any rate, I've been like 69 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: a diehard Jets fan. I mean I was when I 70 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: was at the big lead. I was literally breaking down 71 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: Who's going to make the team? You know, who are 72 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: the roster bubble guys? Like I was that into it. 73 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: I still am into it, but it's been a rough go. 74 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: We're talking about a decade plus of futility and now 75 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: any story that pops up, it's almost like the media 76 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: senses that there is blood in the water with the Jets. 77 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: Let's just go after them. They can't do anything, they 78 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: can't stop this. You can just go in and bash 79 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: the hell out of them. So the latest one, there's 80 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: two of them actually, because a new book is being 81 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: released about Aaron Rodgers, and I'll get to that in 82 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: a second. That's gonna be a big story today, I'm 83 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: almost certain, but this Hassan Reddick thing has just been 84 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 2: such a disaster and part of me wants to say, 85 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: hey man, tons of guys have demanded trade. T Higgins 86 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: demand a trade. Brendan a Yuk demanded a trade. So 87 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: now Hassan Reddick, who hasn't played a second, hasn't been 88 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: with the Jets for longer than a mustard burp, is 89 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: demanding a trade. So essentially the timeline is the Jets decided, hey, 90 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: Bryce hoff was good in limited sample size as an 91 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: edge rusher, but he wants the bag and we don't 92 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: know that he's worth it. And we have other guys 93 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 2: in the on the come up who are young, and 94 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: we think our scheme can win the day, so we're 95 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: not gonna pay I Huff. The Eagles are like, hey, 96 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: Bryce Huff, we'll take you. Oh, Jets, do you want 97 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: Hassan Reddick? We need to clear room a Jets. Sure, 98 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 2: we'll take Hassan Reddick. Now, Hassan Reddick had made it 99 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: clear in Philly he was an awesome defensive end that hey, 100 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: I want a new deal, and the Egos are like, no, 101 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: I guess the Jets didn't fully do their homework, but 102 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 2: they were aware that he wanted a new deal, and 103 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: ultimately he gets traded to the Jets. He does the 104 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: introductory press conference, I guess under the guise of, hey, 105 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: we're gonna talk turkey, and then they didn't talk turkey, 106 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 2: and Reddick is pissed. He has not showed up for anything. 107 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 2: He hasn't been anywhere near the team, and he wants 108 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 2: to be traded. Now. The problem is you're getting fined 109 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: every day you don't show up like you can. The 110 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: NFL Players Association is not strong. They have a weak union, 111 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: and Reddick doesn't have much of a leg to stand 112 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 2: on here, right, So it's basically like, dude, show up 113 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 2: and play, you'll get your contract. It's gonna be fine, 114 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 2: but it's not gonna be now, and it's not going 115 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: to be the astronomical numbers you want. Reddick is holding 116 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: strong has I mean, listen, He's projected to be a 117 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: starter with the Jets. Now. The beauty of it is 118 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: the Jets do have a lot of depth on their 119 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 2: defensive line because Robert sala is a defensive guy. When 120 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 2: he was in San fran and they went to the 121 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: Super Bowl against Mahomes. Their one weakness was the defensive 122 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: line was getting tired and the pass rush in the 123 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: fourth just could not get home. As a result, they 124 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 2: prioritized depth in the coming years, and he's now brought 125 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 2: that to the New York Jets. Well, guess what. The 126 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: Jets have massive depth on the defensive line. I mean, 127 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 2: Jermaine Johnson was a first round pick. He graded out 128 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: as the seventeenth best ed dresser in the league according 129 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: to Pro Football Focus. We know about Quinn Williams. They 130 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 2: picked up Javon Kinlaw, Chris Clemens, a couple veterans, I'm sorry, 131 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: Michael Clemens, who's not a veteran. Fourth round pick in 132 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. Clemens is there, and then they got 133 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 2: the young fellow Will McDonald that Iowa State who has 134 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: been tearing it up this preseason. He played limited last 135 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 2: year because he was a young guy and they ushered 136 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 2: him in it and he's looked terrific. But like you, 137 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 2: you add Reddick to this bunch and it's like, oh boy, 138 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: I mean, they're taking swings on guys like Tac McKinley, 139 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: who's been a kind of bounced around the league guy. Obviously, 140 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: I mentioned kin Law Solomon Thomas, who has not been 141 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: good at all. But they basically are saying, give me 142 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: all your edge rushers. We'll take all of them and 143 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: will rotate them in to keep our stars fresh. Right, 144 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 2: You add Reddick to this bunch, and it's like, oh 145 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: my gosh, this is the best defensive line of the league. 146 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: Now you remove Reddick and it's like, all right, it's 147 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 2: still very good, but it's probably not top three or four. 148 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: So obviously Reddick matters a lot. But could you say 149 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: the Jets have mishandled this. I don't totally know. We 150 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: don't know all the particulars other than like, we don't 151 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: even know what Reddick's asking for. But I do like 152 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: the Jets holding firm. Let's not roll over and give 153 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 2: give him whatever he wants. We're not in a position 154 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: to do that. Let's see the production. Is Reddick going 155 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 2: to be one of those guys? And I heard the story, 156 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: I'll go ahead and tell it. Okay, I'll tell it. 157 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: So Mark Sanchez, you know we're talking about some wide 158 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: maybe this Lamb situation, by the way, which is a 159 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: cluster what do they call it? A goat f in 160 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: some movies, I've heard that term. 161 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: Goat f. 162 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ceedee Lamb and Jerry Jones are like almost a 163 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 2: war of words, like that's dumb. With the Jet situation 164 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: is just sad and embarrassing. But what to me is 165 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 2: interesting is Sanchez told me the story. So we had 166 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: and I'm going to leave out the name. You guys 167 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: can guess. Jets fans will know. We had a couple 168 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: good receivers one year who were both playing for contracts 169 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: and they were you know, they both showed out really 170 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: really well. This was when the Jets were good. And 171 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: one of them has like a great year and then 172 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 2: gets the bag and he said literally that next year 173 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 2: at training camp, we didn't see him. He was never 174 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: the first guy in the building. He just like lost interest. 175 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 2: He got paid and that's what he wanted. And if 176 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 2: you look at his career trajectory, you can look up 177 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: this guy. I mean, you don't have to work hard 178 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: to figure it out. He's a very talented guy. He's 179 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 2: had he had a good run in the NFL and 180 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 2: that was it. He wanted to get the back. I 181 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: don't know if Reddick is that dude, and if Freddick 182 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 2: is that guy, don't pay him. Don't Is he willing 183 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 2: to sit out a year. He was just drafted in 184 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 2: twenty seventeen. He's still got He's still got time. 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Rogers 223 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 2: talks about things that again have zero to do with football. 224 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 2: If there's one thing I wish I could have done different, 225 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: it's that, because that's the only thing critics could hit 226 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 2: me with. And of course he's talking about when he 227 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 2: said I've been immunized, and everybody thought he got the vaccine, 228 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 2: but really he had not gotten the vaccine and he's 229 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: been immunized. He was like just kind of dicking around 230 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 2: with the media, and the book dives into it and 231 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 2: Rogers wishes he hadn't actually said that because he got 232 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 2: a lot of criticism. Interestingly, he said that that was 233 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: kind of his persona and that represented his appeal to 234 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 2: the league. So Aaron Rodgers is now what like, mister 235 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 2: I'm going to start a revolution, Mister I'm gonna go 236 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: against the grain, and that's his appeal. Is that a 237 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 2: good look, dude? I almost feel guys, And again I'm 238 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 2: not bashing Rogers here. There's a lot to bash about him, 239 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: but he got so into the COVID stuff that he 240 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 2: kind of lost his way as a quarterback. This guy 241 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 2: was one of the stars in the league and he 242 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 2: fell off. Go look at his final year in Green 243 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: Bay wasn't great. Then he fights and gets out and 244 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 2: then it's the darkness to tree and then it's hurt 245 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 2: on the first fourth play with the Jetsons, It's all 246 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 2: been downhill. He's just too much, not too much douchebaggery 247 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 2: from him, and he's way too talented to be that guy. 248 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: And I get it if you want to go that 249 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 2: route and be like, hey, I'm gonna ride with him. 250 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 2: He's a Rogan guy. You want to play that political card, fine, 251 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: go for it. I don't care. 252 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: That's fine. 253 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: I'm just saying all we care about for Rogers is 254 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 2: is he a good quarterback? Can he lead a team 255 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: to the super Bowl. I'm sorry, but a lot of 256 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 2: these guys, once they're done with sports, unless they go 257 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 2: into the media, nobody cares. They just don't. And you know, 258 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 2: Rogers seems to think, okay, you know, he's setting up 259 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 2: himself up for a future after the NFL where he's 260 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 2: like some political commentator or he's on podcasts. I don't know. 261 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: It just seems to me like it's just stupid, like 262 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 2: focus on football, get good again. I mean, the Jets 263 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 2: have been stinking forever and it's just again, this is 264 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 2: not stories. I want to open the pod fresh off 265 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 2: of a weekend where I'm not really on a screen 266 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 2: and I'm at the beach soaking up the rays and 267 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: the vibes and the ocean. I didn't go in the ocean. 268 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: It was cold. Yeah, I'm that guy, and I gotta 269 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 2: do it more. Aaron Rodgers. 270 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: Shit. 271 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 2: So I'm just disappointed that the Jets are front and 272 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 2: foremost here the CD LAMB stuff. I'm just assuming this 273 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 2: is posturing and it's going to get settled and you'll 274 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 2: be there week one. I just I find it hard 275 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 2: to believe these guys are going to ultimately miss out 276 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 2: on action. Maybe Reddick don't want to do the preseason. 277 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: I gotta understand that. Who wants to practice for six 278 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: weeks when you want of the best players in the league, 279 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 2: Like I don't want to do that. So anyways, now 280 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: let's get to positive, which is my guy, Steph Curry. 281 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, come on, guys, I listen. My history 282 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 2: as an NBA fan dates back to the New York Knicks. 283 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: Now is my school, and then I obviously loved the 284 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 2: Lakers with Shaq and Kobe, and then I I mean, 285 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 2: I stayed with the Knicks and I stayed a Lakers 286 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 2: fan and then when Steph Curry came to the Warriors, 287 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 2: I started to check out the Warriors. And I had 288 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: previously had like a little a little dalliance, if you will, 289 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: with the Billy Owens, Chris Mullin, Tim hard Away. They're 290 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 2: like there were some fun Warriors teams back in the day. 291 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: But what Curry did to the Warriors, like he instantly 292 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 2: became my favorite player, you know. I got when my 293 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: kids were young and I each had a Curry jersey. 294 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: We went to games like he's just our He's our guy, 295 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 2: and I cheer for Curry. I'm on the beach Saturday 296 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: watching the game and it's just like back and forth, 297 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 2: US can't quite pull away. You felt good, and then 298 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 2: they cut it to three, like what the hell's happening? 299 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 2: Here are we in trouble? And that's when Curry takes over. 300 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: And I'm just telling you, he hits four threes. You've 301 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 2: seen the highlights by now in a row, and I can't. 302 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 2: My wife was laughing at me. I was just like 303 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 2: pumping the fist, like I was basically waving my arms 304 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: for the crowd to make more noise, and there was 305 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 2: like no crowd. It was just people at the beach. 306 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: I was just like totally into it. It was a 307 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: super geekdom from me. But I love it. And it 308 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 2: was one of those moments where and I talked about 309 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 2: this last after the Serbia game. It's like, dude, we 310 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 2: need Curry on a good team. We need more Curry 311 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 2: in our lives, not just Steph Curry, Chicken Curry as well, haha. Anyways, 312 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: but I couldn't help but just wonder, like just Kevin 313 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 2: Durant was deferring to Curry, Lebron was deferring to Curry, 314 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 2: Like what does that say? It was the ultimate heat check. 315 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 2: He was just on fire, the one, the last one 316 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 2: they flung up over Batoum and he did the night 317 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 2: night celebration. Like, I don't see how if you are 318 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: an American sports fan, not even NBA, not even Kurrey, 319 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: you weren't like, oh my gosh, like my dad watching 320 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 2: it And let me let me quickly look up his 321 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 2: text because listen, he liked sports, because I like sports. 322 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 2: His dad. Obviously, his dad was a tremendous soccer player 323 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 2: back in the day in his country. I'm talking like 324 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 2: a national team level guy. 325 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: Too bad. 326 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 2: It was like a super tiny Island in the Caribbean. 327 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 2: But here this is my dad's text as Curry's going off, Curry, Curry, Curry, 328 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: what a legend, and like, I don't know, I just 329 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 2: I got so many Obviously, I'm sure everybody's texts were 330 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 2: popping off as Curry's going nuts, and it was just 331 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 2: one of those moments where you're just like, this is 332 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 2: as good as it gets as a sports fan. Curry 333 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: and Lebron, who by the way, had a checkered history 334 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 2: back in the day. I popped it on my ig stories. 335 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: People are making the videos. But like when it was 336 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: twenty fifteen Warriors against twenty fifteen Cabs. That was when 337 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: Kyrie got hurt in the play in game one overtime. 338 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: Kevin Love had already been hurt. It was like Lebron 339 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 2: against the world. Then came twenty sixteen and Lebron wanted 340 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 2: revenge and that's when they were down three to one, 341 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 2: and a lot of shit talking from Lebron to Curry, 342 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 2: a lot. I'll never forget he blocked a Curry lay 343 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 2: up in Cleveland. I think it was game five. No, No, 344 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: it would have had to have been six because it 345 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 2: went five in Golden State six in Cleveland seven at home. 346 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 2: I'm yeah, I'm pretty sure that's how it went. Yeah, 347 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 2: So Lebron blocks a shot and then like had something 348 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 2: to say to Curry as he turned around, like get 349 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: that week out of here, and it was like, damn, 350 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 2: Lebron ain't playing around, and like. 351 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: Can Curry do this? 352 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 2: Because you know, Lebron is the incredible hulk and Curry's this, 353 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 2: you know, small shooting guard and Kaz ended up winning it. 354 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 2: That that was as as crushing of a loss as 355 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 2: I've had as a sports fan, not related to like 356 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 2: the US soccer team or Nickox said the soccer team 357 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: I own in Mexico, but as as a sports fan, 358 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 2: like the Jets haven't had that many devastating losses because 359 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 2: they've sucked Yankees. There was there was a walk off 360 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: they lost to the Astros. I remember being at a 361 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 2: bar with some buddies and that one hurt. But this 362 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 2: that Curry loss, being up three to one, that was 363 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 2: devastating and he did not play great and then the 364 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 2: knives were out for Curry. But then they get Durant 365 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 2: and it's just like, oh, this is amazing, and they 366 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 2: beat the Celtics and that was fun. But I'm just saying, 367 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 2: there's no way that this isn't the number one highlight 368 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 2: in Steph Curry's career. And I'm telling you playing with 369 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 2: Durant awesome, winning the twenty fifteen title awesome, back to 370 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: back MVP is tremendous. Beating the Celtics great, But that 371 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:29,239 Speaker 2: shot over Batoum, I think will have to be his 372 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 2: number one highlight of all time. And I know that 373 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 2: shot against OKC, which I've loved for years, where Mike 374 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 2: Breen's like Curry from way not a bang bang I 375 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 2: remember watching that live awesome. I mean, all of Curry's 376 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 2: highlights are awesome, but that US Olympic game, I mean, 377 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 2: first of all nine threes against Serbia and then to 378 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:51,919 Speaker 2: run it back and hit eight against France. And I 379 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: actually I was a little bit surprised that Curry didn't 380 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 2: steal the MVP, although I did see some stuff on 381 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 2: social media saying like the voting process was a little 382 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 2: how should we say a little questionable. Essentially, it was 383 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: like media and then selected FEBA representatives like who are 384 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 2: they who like? Just it just we don't even know 385 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 2: how many and Lebron got the MVP. 386 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 387 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 388 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 389 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: listen live. 390 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 2: Now, some people will say, oh, that was a Nike thing, right, 391 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 2: they had to be Lebron. They're not going to give 392 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: it to an under armored guy. Whatever. I mean, you 393 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: guys can mess with that. I don't really I'm not 394 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: gonna get into hypotheticals. Lebron was better for the duration 395 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 2: of the tournament, but Curry carried them against Serbia. They 396 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: don't you know, they're not even that game without Curry. 397 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 2: And then when it mattered most against Francis, showed up. 398 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 2: What does it say that Curry did not have a 399 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 2: great Olympics except when it mattered most against Serbia and France, 400 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 2: and he went off and he had seventeen threes in 401 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 2: two games. So I was a little surprised that Curry 402 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: didn't take it. And yeah, sure, I'll hear your Nike 403 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 2: conspiracy theories. Whatever. Ultimately it doesn't really matter. It's just 404 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 2: another box to check for Lebron, another ring, if you will, 405 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 2: for Curry, This one a gold medal. Kad now has 406 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 2: four gold medals. Thank goodness, Steve Kirk got the freakin 407 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: memo and played Jason Tatum in the in the final 408 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: after not playing in the semifinal. Derek White and Halliburton sat, 409 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 2: but there was like no controversy because it's like, oh, 410 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: I get it. Derek White sitting not a big deal. Halliburton, 411 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: we get it. Now there's some chatter Halliburton had an injury, 412 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 2: by the way he handled it great. On Instagram, he 413 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 2: said something to the effect of it's like when you 414 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 2: are part of a group project and don't do any 415 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 2: work and you get an A and that's his gold medal, 416 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 2: which I thought was good. And listen, Halliburton very well 417 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 2: could start at point guard in the twenty twenty eight Olympics. 418 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: Jahn Morant, I mean halliber I don't know. It could 419 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 2: be anybody. Hell I thought for sure Curry, KD and 420 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 2: Lebron were done. But the way that they looked in 421 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 2: these games now, obviously four years from now, you know, 422 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 2: you could probably plug in Kevin Durant to just plug 423 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 2: and play and he could give you fifteen minutes of 424 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 2: some threes. I don't know that obviously. Lebron at forty three, 425 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 2: I can't imagine that. And I don't know about Curry 426 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 2: getting as loose as he did. It's gonna be tough 427 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 2: for the US to duplicate this feat in LA. But 428 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 2: I do think, yes, a lot of those those three guys, 429 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 2: those core guys. Now, I don't think Embiide will be back. 430 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 2: I don't think Ad will be back. But AD's openly 431 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 2: talking about, oh yeah, I'll be back. And Ad was outstanding. 432 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 2: I mean, if you had to rank the five best 433 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 2: players for the US at the Olympics, it's the three 434 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 2: old guys, whatever order you wanna put him, KD. Lebron 435 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 2: and Curry, they're they're the top three. And I would 436 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 2: go Devin Booker, who was excellent and it played the 437 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,959 Speaker 2: role great in the final against France. He had fifteen 438 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: six and three, great defense, picking up full court. And 439 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 2: I think I think Anthony Davis gets the nod as 440 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 2: the fifth best guy. Joel Embiid was excellent against Serbia 441 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 2: when they needed him most, and that's kind of why 442 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 2: they got him right to go up against Jokich and 443 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 2: he outplayed Yokich in the fourth quarter head to head him. 444 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: Beid was excellent, and then he only played eleven minutes 445 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 2: in the final. But it didn't matter. I mean, by 446 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 2: the way he got cooked early when ben Yama was 447 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 2: going off early. And I'm just gonna take a quick 448 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 2: second and talk about Victor Wembinyama. I know a lot 449 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 2: of people were going off on him. He was only 450 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 2: four for seventeen against Germany. Let's just settle down, Okay. 451 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 2: He's a young guy who's gonna have ups and downs. 452 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 2: Wembin Yama against the greatest team in Olympic basketball history. Yes, 453 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 2: that's what the twenty twenty four US men's national team is. 454 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 2: Wembinn Yama twenty six points on nineteen shots, seven boards, 455 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 2: two assists, twenty six points. Now, that kid Yabacele yaboo 456 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 2: sele tough. He's the one who dunked on Lebron. He 457 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 2: almost jammed on Curry and Lebron. He was he was excellent. 458 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,360 Speaker 2: I don't know how he's not a pro. He's you're 459 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 2: telling me like the Charlotte Hornets couldn't use Yaboo cele Now, 460 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 2: I know it is FIBA, it's a different game. But 461 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,439 Speaker 2: if they if they have got any production, like Fournier 462 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 2: really struggled, the kid Cordonier who had I think like 463 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 2: six threes in the semifinal, scoreless in the final. Like 464 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: the US did a really good job scouting these guys, 465 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 2: and it was just one of those awesome games. And 466 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 2: I you know, it's sad that the basketball is over 467 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: and now we wait for the NBA season to start up. 468 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 2: By the way, we did get the update on the 469 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 2: schedule for Opening Night. It will be And this is interesting. 470 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 2: Celtics Knicks okay, and Lakers timber Wolves in a bit 471 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 2: of a A lot of people are surprised that it's 472 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 2: the tim Wolves And what's the common thread, guys, what's 473 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 2: the common thread? Celtics, Knicks, Lakers, Timberwolves. I'll give you 474 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: a couple seconds. Common thread. Celtics led by American stars 475 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 2: Tatum Brown, Holiday White. Yeah, they have postingcas but whatever. 476 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:24,959 Speaker 2: Nicks led by jayleb Brunson, American star, Timberwolves Anthony Edwards, 477 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 2: the next great American star possibly Lakers Lebron and ad. 478 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 2: It almost feels like the day after I guess two 479 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 2: days after winning the Gold they quit NBA wisely, this 480 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: is NBA capitalizing. Hey, here's what we got opening Night. 481 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: It's more flag waving stuff. I like it. Now the 482 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 2: Christmas schedule is a little more interesting, and we could 483 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 2: quickly wrap up on that because I kind of do 484 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 2: like it. Now, remember there are two NFL games on Christmas, 485 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 2: Chief Steelers. I'd like to say the Chiefs role, but 486 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 2: it's Pits at home on Christmas. And we saw what 487 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: happened the Chiefs last year on Christmas, losing the Raiders 488 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 2: a game man that hurt my bank account. And then 489 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 2: Ravens Texans, which should be a good game. However, here 490 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 2: are the NBA games on Christmas Day. Wembin Yama at 491 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 2: the Knicks. Ooh MSG Wembin Yama. Christmas Day, Hello fun, Timberwolves, 492 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 2: Maverick Mavericks will run it back with Luca versus Aunt Sixers. 493 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: Celtics is super spicy. And remember by Christmas Day we 494 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 2: might know and be MAXI, Paul George. We thought they 495 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 2: were gonna be third in the East. They might be one, 496 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 2: and the Celtics are the defending champs and they will 497 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 2: not obviously have what's his face poor zingis And then 498 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 2: the afternoon night games are Lakers Warriors. I mean, give 499 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 2: me a break, Come on, Corie Lebron, who could ask 500 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 2: for anything more? And then the final matchup is Nugget's Sons, 501 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 2: which is Yokich versus Katie A lot of oh my gosh, 502 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 2: how could they forget about my team? The only teams 503 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 2: I see that are spicy that are left out from 504 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 2: this incredible lineup the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis who listen, 505 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 2: they got they still got Giannis and Dane and then 506 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 2: the OKC thunder who are projected I believe to have 507 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 2: the highest win total in the West a lot. I mean, 508 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 2: I think they're probably gonna be the number one seed. Again, 509 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 2: I'm not saying they're the best in the West. I'm 510 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 2: saying they play hard in the regular season. That's a 511 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 2: team you can bet on in the NBA because guess what, 512 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 2: they try hard. They will play really hard, and they're young. 513 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:37,479 Speaker 2: They I mean, they're gonna probably win sixty sixty two, 514 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 2: maybe sixty five. Ye I don't know. We'll see if 515 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 2: they're healthy and they got left out. But if you 516 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 2: are left out of Christmas Day, you can use this 517 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 2: as a chip on your shoulder. They don't think we're 518 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 2: one of the marque teams. We're gonna show them. We're 519 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 2: gonna go out. We're gonna go out and show these 520 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 2: guys what we're really about, and you can use that 521 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 2: and listen, that's a page out of the Michael Jordan playbook. 522 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 2: I get it, but very excited. And this basically concludes 523 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: I think basketball until what late October whenever the season starts. 524 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 2: I mean, it's gonna be all out football from here. 525 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 2: I didn't get to Caleb Williams, who had a really 526 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 2: spicy debut. JJ McCarthy's got a little bit of an injury, 527 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 2: so a lot of NFL stuff on the come up. 528 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: We got fantasy football to get into. I'm getting texts 529 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 2: and emails about, hey, join my fantasy team league. And oh, 530 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 2: by the way, I got an invite to a what 531 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 2: is it called one of those sees. It's where you 532 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 2: have to bid on players. And basically I'm a little 533 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 2: surprised because I've done this league before, but I totally 534 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 2: forgot about it. Oh it's an auction draft, right, and 535 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 2: it's a four hundred dollars buy in, and I was like, damn, 536 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 2: do you guys raising the prices. I was in the 537 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 2: playoffs last year, did not win it, which was not great, 538 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 2: but yeah, it's fantasy season. I'll be going to Vegas 539 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 2: soon to sign up for the contest. I can't wait, folks, 540 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 2: I can't It's good to be back. Talk to you 541 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 2: tomorrow