Club 520 Podcast - 520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague on Lakers trading D'Lo, Heat-Rockets FIGHT, struggling Celtics

Episode Date: December 30, 2024

On the Monday, December 30 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to the Los Angeles Lakers trading D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets in a package to land Dori...an Finney-Smith. The guys then react to the fight in the Houston Rockets-Miami Heat game which led to 6 players getting ejected, as well as react to the Boston Celtics losing 4 of their last 6. #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:57 Your favorite sports show here to keep you up to date. Everything in the sports world, especially basketball. I'm your host. My name is DJ Wells. Joining this morning by my two brothers to my left, my brother Hendrix to my right, my brother T. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What's happening? Cooling, man. What's up? My bad, y'all. We a little early. I got something to do. For sure, man. My boy had the gospel music on. You know it's a glorious Monday. My boy started off with the gospel music. Yeah. That's my highlights.
Starting point is 00:03:29 I had to get the gospel before I seen Tyler Herro highlight it. I was going to say, boy, we some type of piece of music, boy. That was going crazy in the NBA yesterday. Get straight to it, man. He got the Rockets yesterday, 104 to 100. The score does not matter because what really happened was they was out there squabbling yesterday. There's been a lot of tension in the NBA. And yesterday did not let us down at all. Man, Tyler Hill was killing though.
Starting point is 00:03:48 27-9-6, your favorite white boy, man. Yeah, you know what I mean? A-Man got him together though. Or was that Asura? Which one of them was it? I don't know. Which one of the Rockets? One of the twins.
Starting point is 00:03:58 You know what I mean? He flung my boy. You know what I mean? Like a rag now. Let's get straight to it, man. Confrontation in the NBA is the best. It's about the ratings are down. This is how you get them back up.
Starting point is 00:04:06 Pause. This is crazy. A little bit stronger. Sure. Bro, they memed that up with the Street Fighter sweet throw. Bro, I was crying, man. He's strong as hell. Terry Rozier was on that, though.
Starting point is 00:04:24 Nah, shout out to young chump chump he with the shit setting up for his mans but that we can talk about the game but that's crazy yo yeah
Starting point is 00:04:31 I mean shit is a part of it you get in somebody's faces I don't know what happened though I don't know what boiled over to make him feel like that Tyler Hero said
Starting point is 00:04:39 when you busting somebody's ass that's how he feel remind me of Eddie House yeah but we remember more of the headband smack than we do the wind and the performance.
Starting point is 00:04:47 Yeah, we ain't going to never forget this, Tyler. No, never. And the way he was running around afterwards. Yeah. I'll be back. I'll be back. Yeah. He felt how strong Buddy was, bro.
Starting point is 00:04:58 He was like, I feel like I fooled this young boy. Yeah, Tyler Hero ain't little either, bro. No. I said, well, LTE, something else. Boy, that weight room different. They put that in the pamphlet. Bro, yeah, he probably
Starting point is 00:05:14 going to get a nice fine in the suspension. Yeah, he got to. The crazy thing about it is it was a two-hand grasp of his jersey. For him to, like, judo throw him that quick, bro, was hilarious. As soon as Tyler touched him, it was up. It wasn't no talking. It wasn't no nothing.
Starting point is 00:05:29 He flexed that boy on the second, I mean, San Antonio Spurs like that, too, though. You know, I told you. I was done. It's not like he didn't throw him across the floor, but he got him out the way pretty easily. And the whole conversation part was funny because Tyler was like, I didn't say nothing to him, him. Something was said
Starting point is 00:05:45 because he felt the way. Now you said something. Or maybe you just got into his face too close and he was already pissed. If you watch the video, he not even, he talking about a play
Starting point is 00:05:52 like screen getting open. He kind of like used his body by like trying to get into him to get open. He kind of grabbed him and it was over. He got him open already.
Starting point is 00:06:04 It's kind of funny though. But, that nigga be security in somebody's club, boy. Oh my God. I love niggas burning back to the Twitter.
Starting point is 00:06:11 He was just like, hey, what's his fault? I'm paying it. He's like, that's my favorite young boy now. That nigga's out of pocket.
Starting point is 00:06:16 See, Twitter fried. Twitter told him, burn it. Nah, they used to owe champ support. See,
Starting point is 00:06:21 that's crazy. See, that's crazy. Y'all gotta stay on Twitter, that's crazy. See, that's crazy. Y'all gotta stay off Twitter, bro. No. They make sense. I was dying to because they
Starting point is 00:06:33 clipped up the plows, the colored money we got thrown off today. Bro, man, anytime something crazy happens in the NBA, the memes is on deck, bro. It was hilarious, man. But all in all, listen, man, come back and wait for the Heat. The game was really good yesterday, and I can see why the Rockets were frustrated. They had a terrible, terrible
Starting point is 00:06:49 fourth quarter yesterday. They had an eight-minute stretch, but they knew a damn thing. That's the reason why they lost this game. Let them back in there for sure. Dylan Brooks was hooping yesterday, 22-4. Sungin was killing 18-6. Your favorite white boy been killing, man. One of the most consistent players for the Heat so far.
Starting point is 00:07:05 You think they got a chance to make some noise in the East? Yeah, I mean, it's the East, so they do. I mean, they ain't not championship-bound or nothing, but they're a solid team for sure. You think they need to figure out what they're going to do with Jimmy first before they can have any real expectations for the rest of the season? I mean, that's probably already written, bro. It just ain't broke yet.
Starting point is 00:07:24 You think so, T? you think, you know, since they had a couple of DNPs that didn't necessarily tour illness, but, you know. I think competition reconditioning is a hell of a DNP. Yeah, I think Jimmy kind of probably checked out, probably. I mean, playing with him, being on his teammate in Minnesota. When he say he want out, he out. Yeah, it's over with.
Starting point is 00:07:47 So they probably need to trading. I mean, I hear a lot of people talking about De'Aaron Fox not being happy, him and Bam being really good friends. Miami, Sacramento. Sacramento can just throw the whatever out now. Let them fire the coach or whatever so they can get rid of De'Aaron Fox.
Starting point is 00:08:03 Not get rid, but but let him and Jimmy both go and move on. Be an easy swap. That's kind of crazy. I would hate to send Jimmy to the Kings, man. He deserves better than that. But you got to think they both going to be unrestricted free agents after next year. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:08:19 So, it's like an even swap. And then Jimmy probably won't opt in in Sacramento, so they'd be able to get everything off the books and really just start over. Clean sweep of the situation. It's interesting you say that because I know they were talking about it with the Clippers rebuild situation.
Starting point is 00:08:34 They were just like, yeah, we could have traded Paul George, but by letting him walk, you freed up so much money to have all the rotation players that they have today and to keep James Harden. Yeah. And so far, it's looked fruitful for sure. Another thing about this game, too, apparently Mark Davis, as a ref,
Starting point is 00:08:49 pisses a lot of people off. Because for every defeat he got injected yesterday, he bumped into him. It looked incidental. I don't know if the history side of for every defeat did help in the situation, but a lot of people were just like, this game got escalated like that because Mark Davis would be on bullshit.
Starting point is 00:09:00 That's what it is, though. Yeah, they said a lot of things should have been called for. But I'm saying they're going to start treating him like Draymond, Sheed, Wallace, Ron Artest, because you can put that missile on your back paws, but they looking for you to come out so they can get you up out of there, bro.
Starting point is 00:09:15 Yeah, and I remember you said that when he caught up, when he went crazy on that boy beforehand, he was just like, yeah, he's not going to get the benefit of the doubt. I told you. The rest of the year, the rest of his career, the refs gang together. They a gang. I rest of the year. The rest of his career. The refs gang together. They a gang. I mean, like the NBA players, they all got their own league, basically inside the league.
Starting point is 00:09:32 We all root for each other. We all want the best for each other. The refs the same way. So if you mess with one of the refs, like Tim Donahue, he told y'all, yeah, y'all fuck with them refs, we're going to get you back. So it don't matter. No benefits of the call, none of that. The refs going to go.
Starting point is 00:09:49 They're going to hold each other down. So it's going to be a rough, rough, rough, rough future for Van Fleet. Dang, man, that's crazy. Get well soon, man. For the Rockets to do a little bit more, who do you think needs to take that next step? Jalen Green, Sungin, or Van Fleet? Sungin's doing what he can, bro.
Starting point is 00:10:05 I mean, he a killer. Jalen Green, I guess. He getting better every year, so probably it's Jalen Green, but it ain't really no knock to his game. He's still young, bro. So they'll catch their stride, I think.
Starting point is 00:10:15 As much as I hate on them, they a decent team for sure. They can keep their core together. Jalen Green got to solidify himself as a star. I think he just right now a really good young player. He can play, he can score, but he got to solidify himself as a star. I think he just right now, a really good young player. He can play, he can score, but he got to solidify himself as a star.
Starting point is 00:10:30 And that's going to be averaging like 25 to 26 points a game. If that's the guy he's going to be, if he's going to be the star for that team. He has to like up his scoring to 25, 26 points a game. And he has the capability to do that. I see him in a row of like Jalen Brown and all those guys. Athletic wing. Try to play both ends, but he's going to have to be more of an efficient scorer for them to get over that hump.
Starting point is 00:10:54 Right now, they're just a really good young team with some guys that's capable. But for them to get over that hump, he's going to have to be the guy guy. For sure, man. You know, he get a lot of comparisons with the draft situation with Cade Cunningham. Cade is coming to his home to solidify himself as a leader of a team. He don't got nearly as much of the same talent as you because if you put Cade Cunningham
Starting point is 00:11:13 on that Rockets team, it might be a different conversation. Even though the Rockets are doing well this year. No knock to them. Obviously, they doing their thing. He got to solidify himself at the start as well. I wonder what the suspensions are going to be like. We had six people tossing this game. Najee Marshall got four games for defending himself against Nert. So I wonder what these rules are going to be.
Starting point is 00:11:34 Oh, yeah. The twin, he definitely going to get a nice suspension. But it's the guys that run off. If anybody ran on the court from the benches, they're going to definitely get one game. It's automatic. Yeah, Terry Rozier. But I think Terry Rozier was in the game.
Starting point is 00:11:48 Yeah, I think he was taking the ball out. So I'm interested to see. Look like that nigga ran four. Yeah, I'm interested to see what they do. And he pulled up. Shout out to Terry. He held his teammate down. I hope he don't get a suspension for that, though.
Starting point is 00:11:59 Nah, because he broke it up a little bit. I mean, they incited it a little bit, but still. Supposed to slap your teammate, but that shit with Nelson was hilarious, bro. I don't know what it is. I wonder if he rubs people the wrong way because consistently, people are trying to swing on him, bro. Yeah, he talk a lot of shit, bro.
Starting point is 00:12:14 He got to be talking, bro. He just don't like him just because. He talk a bunch of shit, matter of fact. Okay. And ain't nothing wrong with it. I mean, I hear he a good guy. His teammates like him, but off the court, he talk a bunch of shit. I ain't going to lie. Yeah, I hear you're a good guy people like his teammates like him but off the court he talk a bunch of shit I ain't gonna lie yeah cause after
Starting point is 00:12:28 you know what I'm saying him and Najee got into it and it's funny cause if you zoom in on that video Kyrie face the whole time while they getting into it it's hilarious bro
Starting point is 00:12:34 but they was like damn Draymond really wasn't out of pocket but Draymond swing on him it still wasn't one of the funniest videos bro he hit him he hit him too hard bro
Starting point is 00:12:42 they was supposed to really like square up with that bro it ain't basketball no more man you know 40s videos, bro. He hit them too hard, bro. They was supposed to really like square up for that, bro. It ain't basketball no more, man. You know, you know, I was thinking about the Suns since we talking about Nerkich,
Starting point is 00:12:52 you know. Ever since they traded DeAndre Ayton and we gonna talk about him later. They been, they ain't been good. Like, they ain't been good. Like, everybody hated DeAndre Ayton out there
Starting point is 00:13:03 or whatever. It was a problem. But he was killing. He was, bro. He was killing. And they been good. Everybody hated DeAndre Ayton out there or whatever. It was a problem. But he was killing. He was, bro. He was killing. And they was good. And ever since they let him go, they ain't been the same. You know what's crazy?
Starting point is 00:13:12 You talk about that finals run that they had. I mean, Chris Paul definitely deserved a lot of praise for that as well as Devin Booker. But he was killing. He was killing. He was killing until he just stopped getting the ball in the second half of the finals. Niggas just don't care because he's not really killing where he at now. I mean, but they need a big, and it's crazy. He like the big that fit them.
Starting point is 00:13:31 Like, can guard, can make a 15-footer, get rebounds. The timing was just bad on that, too. He still want his chicken, too. And that's another Monty Williams situation. We don't see it in this situation. We've seen Monty Williams piss off some young talent. And everybody kind of took it at face value. And then he moved on.
Starting point is 00:13:48 Everybody's like, well, maybe they could play. Because where did he go? Arizona? Yeah. Yeah. He was for sure a promise. I mean, he still is. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:13:56 Shout out to DeAndre. But I need my paper, bro. He got paid. He got paid. That's what I'm saying. You can't pay all five of them. Yeah. And that's a great transition you said
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Starting point is 00:20:14 We won yesterday. Mudo. Hey, we beat the best team in the NBA. We beat them twice this year. I want the record to show. The Cavs are the best team in the NBA. No, the Celtics are the best team in the NBA. I'm not talking about records. You know that the Celtics is taking care of the Cavs in the series. I know you try to get to Cleveland, bro, but we're not going to do that.
Starting point is 00:20:30 Oh, damn, DJ. I'm telling you who the best team in the NBA is. Nah, you're not going to discount my win. We beat the best team in the NBA yesterday. I think we beat our ass on Friday. Shout out to Tyrese Halliburton, 3176. You know who that is. All-NBA performer. Nim Hart. That nigga Crescendo changed. I'm talking about
Starting point is 00:20:45 with the Pacers boy y'all loud it's been dark out here man I need some light man we got a nice quality way yesterday in the garden
Starting point is 00:20:50 you know what I'm saying uh JB had 31 6 and 4 after he torched us the other night for tying his career high crazy they said
Starting point is 00:20:56 they don't need more shots 22 he need more shots yeah I keep telling y'all bro I mean I don't know if he need more shots I mean they
Starting point is 00:21:04 as a team Peyton Pritchard fucking murdering yesterday. Us losing to the Pacers is not cool. Us? Yeah. Oh, wow. Wow. Anytime Jason Tatum don't get the shots he deserves, it's us.
Starting point is 00:21:17 It's us. Okay. Respect. Celtics lost four of their last six. Do you have any concerns with that? They still good. They just dealing with it. I. Do you have any concerns with that? They still good? They just dealing with it? I mean, you have up and down seasons.
Starting point is 00:21:28 I mean, moments in the season. Guys that's not really playing well right now, like Hauser, who was shooting the ball great last year. Not shooting the ball as good. They don't have a consistent rotation with, you know, Porzingis being out of the lineup. I was a year older. I think it's still a really good group.
Starting point is 00:21:48 But, um, I don't know. They look like they could be beat. They don't look as dominant as they once did. Okay. But I think it is, I mean, I think they're really good. That's still a really good team. Drew's been out in and out of the lineup the last couple of games. Yeah, like I said, let me be fair. Drew Holiday did not
Starting point is 00:22:03 play yesterday. I'm sure that would definitely make a difference for sure. That's why I won, bro. Uh-huh. That's why I won, bro. It's cool. I don't care who played. We won. I'll take my dubs however I can get them.
Starting point is 00:22:13 I don't care. Okay. That's my biggest fear about the Celtics, though. They want injury away. They have so much talent, but it's like, who gets hurt? Like, if Drew is out, they're a different team. And I don't know if I trust it. Like Derrick White is good, but if Derrick White is out,
Starting point is 00:22:29 I think he's replaceable. I just don't think Drew is. Just because he plays off the ball so well. Derrick White is more of a scorer than Drew. Yeah. Right? And I think Peyton Pritchard is more of a scorer than Drew. What Drew brings to the table is that Swiss Army knife.
Starting point is 00:22:43 He do a little bit of everything. Rebound, guard, and he can score. Derek White, very similar, but they do it differently. Mm-hmm. And I just think Drew is more important. But,
Starting point is 00:22:53 hell, I don't know. Yeah, I still feel like they're full strength. And no disrespect to the Cavs. They're having a phenomenal season. I feel like they're full strength. The Celtics are still the best team in the NBA.
Starting point is 00:23:01 I don't think nobody won't smoke with them when everybody's available, for sure. But you got to show respect to the Cavs. They're killing right now. Quality win for the NBA. I don't think nobody won't smoke with them when everybody's available for sure. But you got to show respect to the Cavs. They're killing right now. Quality win for us yesterday.
Starting point is 00:23:08 I was real questionable about that situation after we just got smacked. These were counter for losses. We played some really, really good teams last week and just going stretch going forward.
Starting point is 00:23:17 But shout out to Tyrese Helleberg. Man, we bounced back. We are slowly looking like the team that we were last year. Love that for us. Where you at in the East? We at eight right now.
Starting point is 00:23:25 You know what I'm saying? We got some ways to go. I think we 15 and 17 right now. 16 and 17? 16 and 17. Yeah, excuse me. Yeah, we at eight right now. We know in the East,
Starting point is 00:23:33 you're a three-game win streak away from being their home court advantage. Is Tyler Hero an all-star this year? Is it him or Kade Cunningham? One of them got to go. And the guard position? I'll give it to Kade. I'm going to give it to Tylerade. I'm going to give it to Tyler Hero.
Starting point is 00:23:46 They seventh in the East. Let's go back to the position of East. I mean, 24-5-5 is not nothing to slight at. He's fucking murdering. But what's the settings again? I'm sorry. I'm going to keep up with my boy. Are the Detroit Pistons in the playoff?
Starting point is 00:23:59 They're at 10. Oh, okay. Kade, I don't know, man. The records ain't too far off. But I think Tyler Rehero having a career year, I think K to cutting him is too. It's been a great, but... K's stats might be better.
Starting point is 00:24:12 They are, but he don't also play with two other Max players either, Demner, so I get it. Yeah, I mean, somebody got scored. That's what people used to tell me. When you suck... when you suck when you suck somebody got scored a ball and I think K.Cuttingham is a terrific player I think he'd be good on
Starting point is 00:24:34 anybody team I think he'd be a star on anybody team but he just happened to be on Detroit Pistons right now who I think is a quality team I don't think they're bad at all I always show love to them 24-10 is 7 yeah all star yeah sorry Tyler who I think is a quality team. I don't think they're bad at all. I always show love to them. 24-10-7? Yeah, all-star. Yeah, sorry, Tyler.
Starting point is 00:24:51 They matched their win season last year already. They having a great year for Detroit. He might get the nod over Tyler Hero. If it's between them two, bro, and y'all know how I ride for TH. I think K.A. Cunningham is more deserving because of what he brings to that team.
Starting point is 00:25:08 He's more important. Yeah, he's more important to that. I don't know, though. Tyler Harrell is the only one hooping for Miami Heat right now. If you start J-Knight, and no disrespect, if you start J-Knight with that point guard position for that pistol team. Replace Keeming and Hayes with Cunningham.
Starting point is 00:25:24 And what are your pistols? Lottery? I'm cutting him. Okay. And what are your pistols looking like? Lottery! No, I'm saying like, who hooping for the Heat, though? Who you take out to? I mean, you still got Bam. I mean, but what Bam averaging?
Starting point is 00:25:36 Bam averaging from like 15, probably, I think. But Bam still on NBA. I mean, I know maybe. He's definitely capable. Yeah, 16, 10, and 5. That's solid. Especially as and 5. That's solid. Especially as a big.
Starting point is 00:25:47 That's good. But take 24 points out. You missing Jimmy Butler. Take 27 and 10 out. Oh, yeah. Take that out. You having a rough year, too. He gave the Detroit Pistons fan base hope.
Starting point is 00:25:59 I'm not. Listen. I'm not mad at either one. But I'm just saying. The Heat. Man, they ain't missing Jimmy this whole year and still to be seventh in the East. That's a lot to do with Tyler Hero. Nah, for sure.
Starting point is 00:26:12 I mean, and it's funny because, I mean, we overreact here, but two weeks ago, we was talking about this team should probably blow it up. So, of course, yeah, you got to show respect for Tyler Hero. He's fucking balling right now. He keep him afloat right now. But if it goes between the two, they just going to show the clip of him getting tossed and be like, nah, we're going to take K. K would never. Yeah, I don't know. He wouldn't keeping them afloat right now. But if it goes between the two, they just going to show the clip of him getting tossed. But like, nah. We're going to take K.
Starting point is 00:26:26 K would never. Yeah. I don't know. He wouldn't. But yeah. It get wicked. I just like to show the appreciation of him keeping them afloat. For sure, man.
Starting point is 00:26:36 Shout out to the Indiana Pikes who took care of business, man. Got to win in Boston yesterday. A lot of people can't say that. And we're going to talk about some more later. They lost four. They lost six. I don't care. We're back on track.
Starting point is 00:26:48 We lost to the Thunder. They on a 10 game win streak. These are counter four losses. That was hate too, by the way. That was hate. I thought you was going to be a person to spend next year, bro. I tried to put in a good word for you, but I play for Boston too. Respect.
Starting point is 00:27:06 We had more fun than me, too. I can't help that. Indiana literally was my favorite year of playing basketball. But for some reason, I just, I don't know why I don't satiate myself
Starting point is 00:27:15 with being a fan. We're going to get some ball for that next year. T. Wolves got the close one. That was Spurs yesterday. 112-110. I mean,
Starting point is 00:27:22 when B.B. Hoopin? 34-8, man. Crazy. They just had, bro. Harris-Barr, 24-10. I mean, when B.B. Hoopin'? 34-8, man. Crazy. They just sad, bro. 24-5. Mr. Randall, we get to 20. Dante DiVincenzo played a lot better than he has been playing. 26-7 in four and an eight. Yesterday had a slow night, 14-8.
Starting point is 00:27:39 Man, after having a great year last year, what do you think the T-Wolves will do to get DiVincenzo back comfortable with this situation? You got to keep hooping, bro. Okay. It's on him? I think he got to find his own way.
Starting point is 00:27:49 Yeah, they grown. He got to find his own way. It ain't like one of their rookies or something, bro. You over there, bro, figure out a way to mess with your team. They still got to make him feel comfortable. I don't know what that locker room looking like, but it's majority on him, though, bro. Find your way.
Starting point is 00:28:03 Nah, it's just difficult. Going being a starter to going back to the bench and having that same kind of camaraderie you had with guys you played college basketball with. Y'all friends, best friends. Now you go to a situation. You're coming off the bench. You don't know none of these dudes. You know it's going to take some time to adjust.
Starting point is 00:28:22 I mean, that's a starting point right there 26 off the bench or whatever you did you might have started i don't know i ain't watched that game that one one of my favorites to watch last night but uh he just got to get comfortable like he said but it's gonna take more time than this i just don't think the t wolves is a really good team yeah i think that this year they've definitely taken a step back oh i know we've all talked about the trading stuff but man don't leave while you hot. That kind of set them back this year. Do you think it'd be any major changes in the offseason
Starting point is 00:28:50 if things keep going the way they are being here? This offseason? I mean, it could, but they might give it another year to work out. Nobody really cares about Minnesota. Just keeping it real. Ant is just a star. Yeah, Paul Ryan's a figure. Yeah, and Ryan's a figure. Yeah,
Starting point is 00:29:05 and Rudy is fucking Rudy. But, no, nobody really cares. Like, there's not a franchise that they're really
Starting point is 00:29:11 too much worried about. See, the thing is, they have to like, they're in a situation where they got like, they just drafted Rob Dillingham
Starting point is 00:29:18 with the eighth, ninth pick or something like that. And Young Guard, they still got Mike there to help, you know, room him for that starting position one day.
Starting point is 00:29:28 The difference is this team's not that good, so you might have to tap into your young talent a little earlier to see what you got. Yep. Right. They got some capable players that could be up for trade. Randall is a capable player. He's good.
Starting point is 00:29:41 I don't think he fits with Ant. I mean, they had great moments. You know, the Christmas Day game, Ant went crazy. They had a capable player. He's good. I don't think he fits with Ant. I mean, they had great moments. You know, the Christmas Day game, Ant went crazy. They had a good moment. Yeah, but to build around that. You don't want that long time. No, you just extended Rudy, so he going to be there for a while. And Mike is damn near 40.
Starting point is 00:29:59 So it's time to give, you know, give some other people a look. And it's probably be give, you know, give some other people a look. And it's probably be sooner than later. I mean, I don't think this team is going to go anywhere in the playoffs. If they do,
Starting point is 00:30:10 I think they'll be a playing team. Yeah, I was going to say, at least by all-star break, we should see more Rob Dillingham and Terry Shane Jr.
Starting point is 00:30:17 Yeah. Like, see what the young talent can do for sure because you got these rotational pieces that, while some are proven, it ain't working right now.
Starting point is 00:30:23 And you got to see what you got going for next year. And also, like you said, small market team, you better keep it working right now. You got to see what you got going for next year. Also, like you said, small market team, you better keep it happy. You got to keep it happy. You might as well ride it out like Nas Reed.
Starting point is 00:30:34 See if Nas Reed can play the four. You know what I mean? I like Julius Randle, but let's see if we can do something with Nas Reed. Save a lot more money. He's already on a team-friendly contract. Then you got Nikhil Alexander-Walker, who's a capable player, but you got Dante DiVincenzo. Both of them are good trade pieces.
Starting point is 00:30:51 Yeah. Their contracts are not too crazy. And both can help other teams. Yeah. Nas fits the Timberwolves better than Julius Randle, for sure. Yeah, it affects. But you got to premiere him because you know what you got to do. You got to be able to either move on from him or keep him as an asset for sure.
Starting point is 00:31:07 Em has been very, you know what I'm saying, public about how he feels recently. Boy, racking up these fines, man. Going crazy in these post-game interviews, cussing. They said, should he tone it down or should he just keep being himself? Adidas probably paying for it. It's fine. Can't be paying that through? Turn up.
Starting point is 00:31:23 Nah, you got to kind of tone it down a little bit because, you know, like when you're catching a vibe and you the one, people, they look for you to come down.
Starting point is 00:31:32 They want to tear you down. Everybody, when you get to the top, it's only one way to go and that's down. So they're going to look for every bit of thing to try to, you know,
Starting point is 00:31:40 tear him down a little bit. So just keep playing it cool. I mean, we get it. That's what we loved him for last year. Him being raw in the interviews, turning it up, joking. Just come off a little different. Kind of how we got to do in the morning show. We be wilding at night.
Starting point is 00:31:54 Then we come in here, we got to try to tone it down a little bit, but just tone it down because the kids is watching. Shout out to the kids. I wonder what the podcast font is. Who the commissioner of the podcast game? Oh, Lord. Joe, bud. Joe.
Starting point is 00:32:09 But you know who do interviews really well like after the game? Who? Cole Anthony. His after the game interviews be lit, bro. I think he hit the game
Starting point is 00:32:18 winner yesterday. He did. Yeah. His after the game interview was funny as hell. And he shot bad, too. Yeah. So for him to have
Starting point is 00:32:24 that confidence still at the end of the game, it was fire. But, like, the play being written up for somebody else, he was like, yeah. And then I just took the ball. I went to go get it. Oh, it wasn't his fault? Nah. That was a solid game yesterday. Magic got the next 102-1.
Starting point is 00:32:39 They came back down for 21. Listen, man, we talked about, I don't know if he'll get a bit of Coach Mose, bro. He got to get some coachier consideration, bro. They are winning games, bro, no matter what the situation is. Like you said, Cole Anthony had a situation where he wasn't in the rotation,
Starting point is 00:32:51 waited his turn, got back to it. And that game, what did he say? Hilarious. He's like, the play was not drawn up for me. But it made that bitch happen.
Starting point is 00:32:57 I was watching it, but he wasn't shooting the ball well. That's not why I cut it off, but I just didn't think, I didn't know. Yeah. Floating for game is hilarious. Yeah. He kept it right. That's not for me cut it off but I just didn't think I didn't know yeah floating for game is hilarious yeah
Starting point is 00:33:06 he kept it right that's not for me shout out to Cole that's fire I fuck with that yeah that's a different type of confidence
Starting point is 00:33:14 and he's just a cool dude though yeah he's super cool super personal so he probably keep that locker room lit you know what I'm saying you can tell how happy
Starting point is 00:33:22 everybody be for him when he have his moments hell yeah he like a cool dude that's what I like like I You can tell how happy everybody be for him when he have his moments. He like a cool dude. That's what I like. I love them kind of people. Like, damn, everybody be hype when he have his game. Yeah, bro. If I wasn't a Patriots fan, I would definitely be all in on Orlando Magic, bro.
Starting point is 00:33:35 I like the culture that got built. I like the way that they play basketball. It don't matter who's on the court. Everybody play hard. It seem to be selfish. Like you said, they celebrate for each other like that. Yeah. Especially a young group like that. Celebrate for everybody to get paid. Now they're just like, let's said, they celebrate for each other like that. Yeah. Especially a young group like that.
Starting point is 00:33:45 Celebrate for everybody to get paid. Now they're just like, let's go hoop. And you got to applaud that. That's good he kept his mental strong though because I'm sure
Starting point is 00:33:51 his dad probably too kept him helping to stay grounded too because that's a lot. That's an up and down way. Yeah, just think about it. Like every year they drafted a guard.
Starting point is 00:34:02 Yeah. Jalen Suggs came after you got there. And then what's that? Anthony Black. And like for him not to even have no kind of hate or nothing and be like championing them dudes. Like when Jalen Suggs got paid, he was hyped for him.
Starting point is 00:34:14 Yeah. He a different kind of cat because I ain't going to lie. That's rare, bro. I would have been like, yo, y'all got to trade me, dog. We got three-point guards. And then last I mean? We got three-point guards. And then last year they had Markell, too. People get that. Yeah, you just max somebody out.
Starting point is 00:34:31 Markell was playing last year. And was playing solid, too. I'm surprised, you know, his situation. Hopefully he gets on the roster this year. Yeah, it's very shocking that he's not on the roster, but that's how the NBA work, man. For sure, man. Yeah, that was a crazy game yesterday.
Starting point is 00:34:43 OKC took care of the Grizz yesterday, 131-06, and I ran off 11 straight in NBA work, man. For sure, man. Yeah, that was a crazy game yesterday. OKC took care of the Grizzlies. They won 31-06. And I ran off 11 straight in a row, man. SGA looking like the MVP. 35-76. He's overdue, man. He's overdue. They cheated him last year.
Starting point is 00:34:55 He got to get the MVP this year, bro. I mean, it's early, but the boys is different. 11 in a row is tough, man. Boys is different, man. That's all I got to say, man. 31-5-6, man. What is different, man? That's all I got to say, man. 31-5-6, man. Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:35:10 MVP that. Should have got it last year, but he damn sure better get it this year. Especially if they keep it going, though. Anything can happen after the All-Star break. Most definitely. Let's go to the settings in the West, if you don't mind, please. They got to keep that motion going, though, for sure. Come on, bro.
Starting point is 00:35:23 They got a six-game win streak. I mean, six games above second place in the West. You got the Grizzlies at 22-11. Nah, I'm saying we just still under 40 games in the NBA. You know what I'm saying? So hopefully everybody can stay healthy and they can keep the train rolling for sure.
Starting point is 00:35:39 What he doing with his number two being out? I don't know if he two or three. Jalen Williams can be two. I don't know. Him and Chick can go back and forth, I guess. But for him being out and see what they're doing with him out, it's crazy. I mean, that coach over there, he could be candidate for coach of the year again.
Starting point is 00:35:56 Most definitely. Yeah, because what he's doing with that team is amazing. And having one of your better players out for most of the year, and then for SGA to be doing what he's doing. Y'all right, you might need to be in the talks for the top of the year. And then for SGA to be doing what he's doing. Y'all right. You might need to be in a talk for the top of the MVP ladder. For sure, bro. Negative voices that have kept them small. Through raw conversations, real stories, and actionable guidance, you can learn to face the mountain that is in front of you.
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Starting point is 00:41:59 and they're still successful. A lot of coaches don't adjust at all. They just deal with whatever they got and see how the cards fall, but... They got their big back, too, though. It was a blessing in disguise when Chet got hurt because Isaiah Hartenstein got a chance to play. Yeah. He came back perfectly at the right time. Yeah, and the way he plays fit them perfectly. He didn't come in and disrupt anything.
Starting point is 00:42:19 Nah. It should be interesting when Chet get back. I would like to see how they play. If they play two bigs or they play Harden's down off the bench or whatever. And they're so
Starting point is 00:42:30 versatile to like you said, depending upon the matchup, when they're playing bigger teams, like when they're
Starting point is 00:42:34 playing the Nuggets and shit like that, you can play both of them on the court at the same time.
Starting point is 00:42:37 But if you need to switch off and stagger their minutes, that's still tough to get full energy from Chet and Isaac.
Starting point is 00:42:43 That's crazy. And the Knicks, we questioned them letting him walk like that. But man crazy. And the Knicks, we questioned them letting him walk like that, but man, so far the Knicks, I can't say shit about them. Everything they have done has worked to perfection, so good move for both of them. Isaiah's thriving out there and they got cat. They ain't
Starting point is 00:42:55 complaining at all. Yo, Hawks, man, take care of the Raptors. 136-107 for the last five. Trae Young, 34-10. Yeah, where we at in the standards, man? We really starting to build something over there. They got seven, I believe. No, I'm last five. Trae Young, 34-10. Yeah, where we at in the standards, man? We really starting to build something over there. They got seven, I believe. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:43:08 No, I'm talking five. Five, you know what I mean? After winning last night. So, I don't know. Is Trae Young an all-star? Trae, stats, please. Because if we talking about K cutting him being an all-star,
Starting point is 00:43:17 ain't no way Trae Young ain't. But he's on his run. I'm just saying. 22-12. That's tough. How are we not an all-star? That's tough. How are we not an all-star? Is he the all-star or the Haw tough. How are we not an all-star? That's tough. How are we not an all-star?
Starting point is 00:43:26 Is he the all-star or the Hawks? How are we not an all-star? 22 and 12. How are we not an all-star? I'm just saying. We over here talking about K. Cunningham. How is he not an all-star? Hey, go to K. Cunningham numbers again, please.
Starting point is 00:43:43 How are we not an all-star? I'm sorry, Mike. I got work today. I think we deserve an all-star bid for Trae Young. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. My guy worked today. I think we deserve an all-star bid for Trey Young. I wouldn't be mad if Jalen Johnson made the all-star team. I wouldn't at all. I swear I wouldn't. That's a fact.
Starting point is 00:43:56 24-10. Trey cold, though. 22-12. Yeah, Trey cold. But we fifth in the East. Okay, the East. Let's go to the real loss. It's really close. What is it? Two games. Yeah. But we're fifth in the East. Okay, the East. Let's go to the real loss. It's a little close. What is it? Two games? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:44:09 What Trey Young doing? Trey Young is killing, bro. And he never get the respect he deserves. I would be mad if Trey Young lost. And they team me it, bro. It's just him and Jalen over there. The other 100 is killing. I know what you're saying. The other 100 is having a hell of a year.
Starting point is 00:44:27 Put the Hawks nowhere near in the playoffs. Nobody cared. They have no more pick and we didn't even talk about it. They could have been the Hornets this year. Nobody would have cared. You know what I'm saying? So for him to be willing to team to fifth is that special, bro. Yeah, they're having a – Jalen Johnson's having a great year.
Starting point is 00:44:42 DeAndre Hunter and Trey Young. We got a three-headed monster that's playing really well right now. We just got to continue to keep it going. But Trey Young should be an all-star. And I wouldn't be mad if Jalen Johnson made it. So either one of them could make it, but I think Trey Young probably deserves it. No, I respect that for sure. Boy, Clint Capella's whacking in them double-doubles too.
Starting point is 00:44:59 Hey. Shout out to the blind, boy. Mission consistent. Honestly, outside of maybe Giannis and somebody else, I'll say open court, Jalen Johnson, one of the best players I've seen in transition NBA in a long time. Bro, he. Michigan assistant. Honestly, outside of maybe Giannis and somebody else, I'll say open court, Jalen Johnson, one of the best players I've seen in transition NBA in a
Starting point is 00:45:07 long time. Bro, he's so fast. He's so fast. Athletic. Yeah, bro. It's wicked, man. Shout out to the Hawks.
Starting point is 00:45:13 Gotta show some love. You talked about DeHunt killing this year. Is he a trade piece or do you keep him around? Gotta keep him. He's six man of the
Starting point is 00:45:20 year. I think we can trade Bogey. They young. Bogey can go. Gotta keep DeHunt. Bogey can go. Bogey can go. I asked that question because I've seen a lot of people say
Starting point is 00:45:27 he's a person who could go to a contender or a playoff team and make a real big difference. Oh, shit. He averaged 20 points for us. He can make a difference for sure. He's the difference for us. He's six man of the year. I know they probably give you the Peyton Pritchard just because of the Celtics record.
Starting point is 00:45:44 But if you really go look, he's way... Get rid of Bogey and Capella and probably some more people. Yeah, he's way more valuable. Leave that core alone, though. Okay.
Starting point is 00:45:53 But I think D-Hunt, Jalen Johnson, and Trey gotta stay. We can get somebody for Clint. Bogey can move on. Young Zachary, he's all right. He gonna be good.
Starting point is 00:46:03 Yeah, he gonna find his way. Keep learning. I was gonna say, that's crazy. Weeks ago, we were talking about free Trae Young, and now it's like, damn. I mean, it's still... It changed every couple weeks. You know how it was two weeks ago? They just looked unhappy at first, but I think they found
Starting point is 00:46:17 a rhythm, and I think they got comfortable. I mean, last year was tough for Trae, having DeJounte with him. But now now I think him having a role of being a primary guy ball handler again he got comfortable again
Starting point is 00:46:30 and a lot of you people who were saying you know what I'm saying Trey Trey keep DeJounte whoo that take his age terribly up
Starting point is 00:46:37 unless they were saying for him to go with uh Wimby yeah I mean people just wanted to see that dynamic Wimby with a
Starting point is 00:46:44 dynamic point guard not saying CP not CP is but they just just wanted to see that dynamic Wimby with a dynamic point guard. I'm not saying CP not CP is, but they just want a young guy that they can grow together with. I was thinking more like De'Aaron Foxman. Look, Mike Brown got fired, man. Crazy. Signed extension last summer. I wonder what the details of that contract is because I'm sure he probably got a nice payday out the door. But, hey, don't fire me after practice.
Starting point is 00:47:03 Like, before you get to the team plan, don't do that, bro. But who cares? If I'm Mike Brown, I'm like, I'm gonna give a fuck. There's really no good times to let me go. Yeah, but don't fire me before I go to work. Like, don't have me use my gas to drive into work and tell me it's my last day. I'm gonna stay at home, bro. People who work regular jobs don't think that's how it goes, too.
Starting point is 00:47:20 We're gonna let you work your shift. And that's crazy. Yeah. They might have let me go at Walmart. I got fired. We worked at Walmart. I got fired. We worked 10 hours. I got fired. They gave me that slip. I got, you know.
Starting point is 00:47:31 That's how I go. My best friend daddy had to fire me. Hey, you know what? Fuck HR. Let me, y'all. Shout out to HR. My best friend dad had to fire me in my job. Shout out to Mr. Hogan.
Starting point is 00:47:41 He said, just don't come back, Jeff. It makes sense, though, bro. I said, what do you mean? He was like, yeah, you guys are doing a lot don't come back Jeff it made sense though bro I said what do you mean he was like yeah you guys doing a lot up here yeah it makes sense you were stealing though
Starting point is 00:47:50 I was working I was working my shit please I only did 5% it was a it was a scam ring going on Rico
Starting point is 00:47:58 Rico and Mark he was Woody and Mark I was a good employee can't work anything I don't know I don't know Enrico and Mario. He was Woody. That's why I was a good employee. Can't work or anything. I don't know who. I don't know if people still alive, passed away, or jail,
Starting point is 00:48:12 so I ain't gonna call no names, but... The leader of that was a female. Oh. She had it going. Blaming it on the queen. I ain't gonna lie. The crazy thing she did... We did nothing bad this weekend.
Starting point is 00:48:23 Keep going. Keep going. The crazy thing she did, bro. We gonna get back to basketball. Nah, she ain't hoot. She could've, though. Never mind. She used to tell me
Starting point is 00:48:38 to buy Kit Kats, right? So, no offense, but people would come through. Certain people would come through and they wouldn't ask for their receipts when they buy stuff, right?
Starting point is 00:48:45 Mm-hmm. So she will void the whole, you know, transaction. Yeah. They'll buy $300 worth of groceries. She'll just void it
Starting point is 00:48:54 because they want to ask for their receipt. Then she'll be like, ask one of the, I was a car dude or a cashier. If I come through here and buy something, I come through, buy a bunch of candy, like two Kit Kats,
Starting point is 00:49:04 give her a 20. She would change me out to 300. Damn. And then I'm like, well, the first time she did it, she's like, meet me in my car. I'm like, hell no. She paid for that. I'm like,
Starting point is 00:49:22 why you give me that? She's like, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah nah nah nah nah I got in the car I'm out well you should have went for that three nah I took it I was gone she didn't get the three
Starting point is 00:49:32 I got the three she was like that is my jewelry your jewelry is short on you you gave me that change that's crazy bro what you was up
Starting point is 00:49:43 Mr. Holger had to make the call like hey bro she had to talk to me. She's like, man, you got to give me some of that. Wow, bro. That's not how this work. You just told me to pull up and buy some. I think it was scamming and stealing, man.
Starting point is 00:49:55 Thank God for growth. The Mario Rico's lyrics, man. I got out of that, though. That was my one song. Man, the Kings. Do you think the Kings need to just go ahead and free the Aaron Foxmans? I mean, it'd probably be best for them.
Starting point is 00:50:08 I don't think they want to, he already made it clear that he didn't like the way the organization was going because they always unstable. They don't know if it's going to be a winning culture or whatever. And then you fire your head coach, that's too obvious that y'all don't know
Starting point is 00:50:21 where y'all want to go, what direction y'all want to go. And he already said he's not going to sign back if he don't feel like he can win. So at this point, it's time to let him go. Let him go do something different. Because obviously y'all in rebuild mode or y'all trying to figure out which direction y'all want to go.
Starting point is 00:50:36 I think it's telling that every coach talked about that situation. They were just like, yeah, of course they fired Mike Brown because his organization is shit. And everybody was saying that. I'm like, there's something to be said about that. Even back when Vladi was running the show and they had the draft board online and stuff. They're a very unserious organization. The Light the Beam stuff was cool.
Starting point is 00:50:55 He got them to the playoffs. They hadn't been there in a long time. But they've regressed with the situation. And I don't know how they, like you said, if you bring in a new regime, you're going to have to wipe everything out. And De'Aaron Fox don't deserve to go through that, especially some of the other players. And they already said he don't want to go through it. So that should be a telling sign.
Starting point is 00:51:13 Y'all might as well try to get something good back for him right now. I mean, he got one more year on his deal before he could be an unrestricted free agent, whatever. And look, they 12th right now, so you're going to probably get a lottery pick, which we've seen them blunder before. I ain't going to lie. There's some good guards in the draft this year. You get a Dylan Harper.
Starting point is 00:51:30 You can get, even if you got an Ace Bailey, you can always get a decent point guard in free agency. Tyus Jones would be a free agent. Some of these guys
Starting point is 00:51:38 who can play. You can find a guard. And you might be able to get one back in the trade. Whoever they trade him to. You trade him to Miami, you can get Terry Ro. I mean, and you might be able to get one back in a trade whoever they trade him to. You trade him to Miami, you can get Terry Rozier back. For sure.
Starting point is 00:51:49 You trade him to a team, you definitely can. I like that a lot of stuff with him reuniting with Ben. That would be fire. Yeah. That'd be super fire. Or even if you trade him
Starting point is 00:51:56 to San Antonio, you get Trey Jones back and they got a plethora of guards over there. Most definitely. Young guys. Wesley, what's his name? Blake Wesley. You got a bunch of young guys of guards over there. Most definitely. Young guys. Wesley, what's his name?
Starting point is 00:52:06 Blake Wesley. You got a bunch of young guys that's over there that's looking for opportunity and y'all going to be in rebuild mode anyway. I'm going to tell you right now, we get Fox, Castle, and Wimby as the young core.
Starting point is 00:52:16 That's fire for sure. Yeah. D-Lo back in Brooklyn, man. You definitely caught the situation early on. I thought it would be for Dennis Schroeder, but obviously it didn't go that way. But D-Lo, I promise you, he's going to average 20 points back in Brooklyn.
Starting point is 00:52:28 Yeah. He's free. He's out of that LeBron mode or whatever. He doesn't play well with LeBron, man. I mean, he had a decent year last year. Shot the ball well, but he's one of those guys that need the ball in his hand and be able to create, play free,
Starting point is 00:52:44 and that's what he's going to be able to do in Brooklyn. D'Lo done had a solid NBA career. Yeah, hell yeah. No expectations to get out there and hoop out D'Lo. Over 10K points, he about to kill. Yeah, he going to average 20. I was dying, man. Nick Young tweeted last night. He was just like, stay out. Don't come back to LA. I was cracking up.
Starting point is 00:53:00 Nick Young. I respect that. He petty. It's up for life. Yeah, that's a different kind of bitch shout out to D-Lo man welcome to Brooklyn man welcome back welcome back
Starting point is 00:53:11 man that's crazy they said the next to go is Cam Johnson obviously Dory and Finney Smith was shipped to LA in that situation with Shaq Milton
Starting point is 00:53:19 LA sent over a couple second round picks as well but they said Cam Johnson is the next to go they are asking for someone like the Kings Ransom for him right now they want a couple picks and talentround picks as well, but they said Cam Johnson is the next to go. They are asking for someone like the Kings ransom for him right now. They want a couple of picks and talent for him. I can imagine.
Starting point is 00:53:30 I think he's a really quality player. I talk about him a lot on here, but I just think he fits every team. Sort of like Dorian Finney-Smith, he fits anybody team. And I think the Lakers did a good job of picking him up. Yeah, he can guard anybody. Yeah, he plays well with superstars. And LeBron, obviously, and AD superstars, he know how to fit that role,
Starting point is 00:53:50 play defense, hit corner threes. So it's a great pickup for the Lakers. For sure. Do you think that they're done making moves? Do you think that might, you know, obviously, Osprey's probably going to be the de facto point guard. Do you think they're making another move after this? Or do you think they're just going to stay put for a second? I don't think there's no more moves they can make.
Starting point is 00:54:05 I mean, I'm going to go get De'Aaron Fox. But then that's a whole different story. You got to give up Austin Reeves, a bunch of picks. I don't even know if they got picks. Yeah, they got a couple late. I was going to say, if you can give up A.R. and picks to get De'Aaron Fox, then you won. But people love A.R.
Starting point is 00:54:23 Yeah, they'll love De'Aaron Fox, too. He like the poor man, Luka Doncic. Yeah, he got a shoe, too, A.R. Yeah, they'll love De'Aaron Fox, too. He like the poor man, Luca Donk. Yeah, he got a shoe, too, which is crazy. Yeah, he the poor man, Luca. Whacked, boy. I got it. You don't think he the poor man, Luca? If you really watch him play, the way they play is very similar.
Starting point is 00:54:37 He just not as big and strong. And why I say poor man, because he don't score as easy. But the way he make people shift and move and how he uses his body and create space. And he a really poor man, because he don't score as easy. But the way he make people shift and move, how he uses his body and create space. And he a really good passer, too. And he make tough shots. He like the poor man, Luka. And most importantly, he plays well with LeBron.
Starting point is 00:54:54 And if you're going to be on the LeBron team, you have to play well with LeBron. That's the most important attribute. Pretty much. For sure, man. A couple NFL scores run through this morning. The Bills beat the Sleaze off the Jets 40-17. Raiders to carry the Saints 25-10.
Starting point is 00:55:07 Hey, hold on. Speaking of that, did y'all see Aaron Rodgers? Yeah. He is funny, bro. He's like, shit, y'all might as well play this young nigga shit. I don't know. He set himself up. Pulled himself out the gate.
Starting point is 00:55:18 The Jets are an unserious organization, man. Play Tyrod. I did that before. Play Tyrod. Get Tyrod Johnson in it. I said, man, Aaron Rodgers is the GOAT. I'm like, man, we suck. We suck, man. Shout out to Ryan Clark, man.
Starting point is 00:55:32 I feel you nasty. We love you, Ryan. Y'all know how we feel about the people that are here. Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers be on bullshit and I love it. He be on bullshit. He really don't care. He don't care, bro. They can pull himself out the game, bro.
Starting point is 00:55:48 You know what's crazy? When he finally retires, and he goes on the Pat McAfee show full time, it's going to get real wicked. Oh, man. He going to say whatever he wants to. He already be on that now, man. Ah, shit.
Starting point is 00:55:59 That was hilarious. Raiders beat the Saints 25-10. Giants beat the Colts 45-33. We're going to talk about that at the end of this show. The Eagles beat the Sleaze off the Cowboys 41-7. Saquon Barkley will break the record next week. Eric Dixon was just like, I hope he does not break it. Sorry, Saturday.
Starting point is 00:56:15 He cracked 2,000 yards, right? Yeah, but he's going to get that record, bro, against the Giants. All he needs is 101 yards, bro. Yeah. He's going to get that because the Giants are the Giants for sure. The Bucks beat the Panthers 48-14. Belt to ass. Jags beat the Titans 20-13. Dolphins beat the Browns
Starting point is 00:56:30 20-3. Get well soon, Jameis. Vikings beat the Packers 27-25. Hell of a game. And the Commanders secured the Falcons yesterday 30-24. That was a crazy Sunday night game. Playoff clinch for them, right? Yeah, man. That was a hell of a game yesterday. And listen, man. Young Penix looked decent yesterday, but you know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 00:56:46 Lost in the OT. That's David Daniels, boy. He's the realest. Couple games tonight. Let me know how y'all feel. Which way? Bulls at Hornets. Hornets.
Starting point is 00:56:55 Okay, real quick. What you got? I got the Bulls. Got the Bulls. Turn up. Knicks at Wizards. Knicks. Yeah, I got Knicks.
Starting point is 00:57:02 Okay. Clippers at Pelicans. Clippers. Nuggets at Jazz. Nuggets. Oh, you're taking the Jazz. Okay. End of the year off strong.
Starting point is 00:57:13 Warriors at Cavs. Cavs. Warriors. I'm going to go Warriors. 76ers at Blazers. Sixers. We'll not be watching. Blazers.
Starting point is 00:57:24 Sixers. Oh, we're taking the Blazers. That's tough. I'm going to. Blazers. Sixers. Oh, we taking a Blazers. That's tough. I'm going to see what the odds are. Might take that money line off GP. Mavs at Kings. Oh, Mavs. Yeah, Mavs.
Starting point is 00:57:31 The Kings ain't trying to win games. No way. Listen, man. A lot of people. Nah, the Kings going to win, actually. Because, you know, people play on a high when they coach you for it. Yeah. They just be high.
Starting point is 00:57:40 Crazy. They might play their guys. Bro ain't lying, though. That's true. Yeah, I'm going to go with the Kings. That's so crazy. Who was it last year? They was dancing after they got fired? Yeah. They might play their guys. Bro ain't lying, though. That's true. Yeah, I'm going to go with the Kings. That's so crazy. Who was it last year? They was dancing after they got fired?
Starting point is 00:57:48 Yeah. Yeah, that's crazy. Yeah. Listen, verify Buck is a lot of people's active this weekend. And yesterday, he been here. Who was getting to it? I'm taking my boy, Ian Jackson. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:00 He had 26 last night. I know that's not on our list. I know. It's like a shit. His first career start for my alma mater. That was big for us last night. So shout out to Ian. We was talking about the OT athletes.
Starting point is 00:58:13 He proved us wrong yesterday. Shout out to Ian Jackson. Made me get some running last game. He has been producing. He's one of the first OT guys that graduated last year to have a big game. So I'm happy for him. I did an interview with him before, so pretty dope. Shout out to Ian, man.
Starting point is 00:58:30 I think they played Campbell last night. Yeah. Yeah, he went crazy. I got to holler at you about some of your New York point guard rankings, too. Y'all got Steph fucked up, but that's for another show. You mean by Marbury? Yeah, they out of pocket. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:42 Make sure you show us a strawberry for show. T, who you got? I got, yeah, make sure you show us a strawberry for sure. T who you got? I got my dog, Trey Young, man, Hawks.
Starting point is 00:58:48 We are fifth in the East right now. Yeah, playing at a high level. Trey Young doing his
Starting point is 00:58:53 thing. All-star Trey. For sure, man. Listen, I got to reach back to
Starting point is 00:58:56 Saturday, man. Jalen Brunson had 55 and nine, bro. Yeah,
Starting point is 00:59:00 for as much as we've talked about cat being phenomenal this year, and he has Jalen Brunson's
Starting point is 00:59:04 contact in the backseat, but he still had a moment where he let y'all know that he is definitely elite for sure. A verified bucket. 55, that is tough for sure. Monday morning, get well soon, man. Almost at the end of your behead. Who need some encouragement to make it through? Tyler Hero.
Starting point is 00:59:20 You got to put the Meek Mill voice behind him. Get up, bro. Get up. I know there's others on this list. you gotta put the Meek Mill voice behind him get up bro so get up I know there's others on this list but Tyler you you my favorite
Starting point is 00:59:31 white boy but you playing crazy after that is wild the post game part was funny though cause you put them glasses on
Starting point is 00:59:38 they was like boy with that with that fade in them glasses he might set some shit off man shit might get real spooky I ain't gonna lie
Starting point is 00:59:44 y'all seen Higher Learning the vibes the vibes was glasses. He might set some shit off, man. Shit might get real spooky. I ain't gonna lie. Y'all seen How I Learned It. The vibes was... I was like, damn. He started to look like Mike a little bit. He put the glasses on. I was thinking about saying, I hate my mom. That's crazy.
Starting point is 01:00:00 My get well soon is to Kenny Pickett. One of the worst passes I've ever seen in my life. I don't know what happens here. The ball didn't go anywhere, but his feet apparently did. That shit's crazy. He got stuck. That boy off that goo punch, that's a nasty ass pass. Yeah, something
Starting point is 01:00:17 got stuck. What is that called? Is that a fumble? That nigga controller died. The batteries went obsolete on that boy. I don't know what happened. That's nasty work, though. Get well soon, Kenny. I ain't gonna mind. Get well soon for my boy Peyton Watson.
Starting point is 01:00:32 I like you too, young fella. Peyton Watson's nice. But the other twin that wasn't fighting, he hit you with a move and punched on you. Hey! That's the one right there. The crossover was tough, though. It's one thing to cross me, but then you duck on you. Hey! That's the one right there. The crossover was tough, though. It's one thing to cross me, but then you duck on me.
Starting point is 01:00:49 That's terrible. That's the one. Excuse me. His offensive game was crazy. They're so athletic, bro. That's crazy. I hope they end up on the same team at some point. That'd be fire.
Starting point is 01:01:03 I want LaMelo and Lonzo to play on the same team at some point that'd be far I want LaMelo and Lonzo to play on the same team you want Lonzo to go to Charlotte if they do boy they gotta bring another brother bro make it a family affair
Starting point is 01:01:12 I can see Lonzo going there next year in free agency that'd be far they don't got no backup guard either they'll hoop out crazy together for sure
Starting point is 01:01:19 listen another give us some Kashawn George man listen I know it was a rough weekend for a lot of people trying to defend the paint, but it got ugly precious with crazy one time.
Starting point is 01:01:28 Precious. Oh, yeah. Get wicked on the break. Hey. Stir down. Crazy. Yeah, that was that's a take for me. Oh, if I don't know you, I get to.
Starting point is 01:01:41 I didn't. No, I'm saying. No, I'm saying if you dunk on me... It's a push right here. Fire. You push him to the camera. What? Everything. Back up, man. What the fuck?
Starting point is 01:01:55 You trying to take the ball out? Yeah, watch out, man. What did you want? I always laugh when somebody gets dunked on. They always try to aim at him off-hand. Like, come on now. We're going to replay that highlight. Don't worry.
Starting point is 01:02:05 Matter of fact, he probably want to dunk that because I probably would have fouled him so hard. See? Flaker 2. Oh, yeah. I was known for those. Check the highlights. For sure, man.
Starting point is 01:02:14 Nothing to get well soon. Indianapolis Colts. Shout out to the trenches, man. But y'all losing to the Giants yesterday and they weren't actively trying to win the game given their season. Heads must roll next week. I know it ain't going to be this week,
Starting point is 01:02:26 but there's got to be some changes in the city, man. It's getting real spooky. Because, man, that's an inexplicable lose to the Giants, the way y'all lost to them. Was that the last game of the season? No, they got one more. But that was a game that if they won, it could have possibly kept playoff hopes alive.
Starting point is 01:02:40 Oh, well. Get the mics back out, guys. It's time to pie, baby. Oh, yeah. Churches, you go. Hey, my dogs. I know you're catching fire on Twitter right now, man. Keep pying.
Starting point is 01:02:50 Fuck what they talking about, man. That's crazy, man. Get well soon to the coast, man. But listen, we got a great show lined up for y'all today at 12. May not be the one y'all looking for. Subscribe to Patreon for that one. But we got a year to wrap up for 520 Dropping today at 12 p.m. We'll be back tomorrow morning, 520 in the morning.
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