The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Hour 2: WHERE RUIZ AT?

Episode Date: April 24, 2024

Mina Kimes is here to talk NFL Draft and J.J. McCarthy, potential trades, a pick the Dolphins could make, the teams who are the best at drafting, and all the hot storylines headed into tomorrow. Then, Dan tries to bring us through several goal calls of last night's Panthers game and it sends Chris into a tailspin of trying to find old Randy Moller goal calls. Plus, Paul Pierce is here with an important question: WHERE RUIZ AT? Will Mike Ryan join us to confront Paul as they both brush their teeth? For some reason, the answer is yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're just throwing Mina Kimes right on the draft treadmill. Get on the draft treadmill. You got to run as fast as you can. You got to give us maximum draft treadmill. You gotta run as fast as you can. You gotta give us maximum draft information. Why is JJ McCarthy climbing? Why is Penick not the best quarterback in this draft? Are you getting smoke screened and interested in every angle of this?

Because I do not like this particular night or this weekend in our lives. Why do you not like it? Oh my gosh. Oh, I just, I'm morally against all drafts on account of- Nina, he covered the draft and took a sabbatical for six months right after covering the draft. The commerce of it makes me sad.

The limits and the celebration of a system that keeps costs down, It's makes me sad. Makes me sad. I know, I agree that the draft truly offends my sense, my moral belief that people should be paid what they're worth and that's a drive in the deep left field by Castellanos. Let's talk about the draft.

Ask me anything. She's so, go ahead guys, have at it. She's a draft expert and she eats this stuff up. I know you. McCarthy, why are we, why are we everybody getting high on their own supply of JJ McCarthy? We saw him get hit the entire season, Mina.

I think that it's debatable whether they were hiding him versus whether they were, and they, by they, I mean, of course, Jim Harbaugh and Michigan playing in a way that worked, obviously. They were also playing with a lead a lot. So there wasn't a reason in a lot of games for him to throw them out of trouble. Teams like him because teams, a couple of reasons,

teams love the unknown, right? So there's a small sample size so you can project anything you want onto JJ McCarthy. He has a perfect canvas upon which NFL GMs can paint their fantasies, but he also has some pretty good traits, accuracy, athleticism. I think he's smart. Would I take him in the top three?

No, and I don't think he'll go in the top three. A lot of times people do deep dives, they grind tape. I know you've been grinding tape, and there's a lot of good tape out there. Who's someone that's being talked about as a first round talent, that you can see the metrics and the promise, but the tape actually doesn't support this.

Oh um I am a little bit apprehensive of Xavier Worthy who is the uh receiver who broke the 40 record out of Texas who is being talked about as going in the first round uh because of his speed but when you put on the tape I don't really see him as a first round receiver. I also have concerns about his size. He looks small on tape, he plays small, but I think that speed is going to be very alluring to certain NFL teams. Mina, who is the best player in this year's draft? I think it's Marvin Harrison Jr. To me, he is as close as it gets

to like a perfect receiving prospect. As I've seen in some time and what's wild is there's three receivers in this draft that I feel almost equally about, but he is just so complete as a player, Stu. I mean, his route running is unbelievable. His athleticism, his speed, I think is somehow underrated. And then he does it all at six foot four, which is wild. So he has the size prototype you want to. Who's the team that you can see trading out of the first couple of picks?

The first couple of picks? I don't think either team will. I'm saying first couple is in the first five, let's say, cause I know the- First 32, let's say. The Patriots have been taking calls. I know Arizona's on the clock. Okay, the first few picks. Okay, yeah.

Please give me more. Yes, please. Sorry, I didn't mean to be- First couple of picks. Where know Arizona's on the clock. Okay the first few picks Okay, yeah more. Yes, please There's gonna be a trade for sure big five picks six picks Couple of minutes. Yeah, them is palpable. Um, I think that five it's four or five I think Patriots stick at three and take a quarterback So you're looking at four or five is the JJ McCarthy destinations You got two teams in Arizona and LA that have a ton of needs on their roster. So I think both are probably taking a lot of calls. I kind of, at this point,

it feels like Arizona is gonna stick and take Harrison Jr. because they do have that extra first rounder and a third. And so LA is the team that I would look to as a trade down for a team that wants to jump the giants to get McCarthy. Mina, just out of curiosity, when you say take calls,

like are they still doing it that way or are they texting? Yeah. Because I don't feel like anyone's taking calls anymore. I thought you had a question. The NFL and their like obsession with secrecy, there's no way they're texting. And there was a video actually from last year's draft of Monte Ossefort, who is the Cardinals new GM,

actually working the phones, like literally on the phone, taking calls to do the trade with the Texans. But Mina, Mina, the last time you were on with us, you were telling us, nevermind Harrison, you were saying this is the best crop of receivers that you had ever seen. Look at you. Yeah.

Yeah, I believe that. I think at least five, at least go in the first round. The question will be how many, after Brian Thomas and Adonai Mitchell, whether there are other receivers that sneak into the bottom of the first round. The Chiefs at 32 are a team, a lot of folks, myself included, the Ravens and Einars. They're all picking at the bottom. You're looking at and you're wondering if some of those other receivers

like your lad, McConkies, your Jalen Polks, your Roman Willsons, you Xavier Leggett, Leggett somehow sneak up there. Pick that the Dolphins could make at 21 that would impress you the most. Ooh, if somehow, I don't think he will be, but if Troy Foutanu out of UW is there, that would be amazing. Amarius Mims, sorry, Troy is offense tackle.

A lot of people play guard in the NFL. Mims is a tackle who didn't play a lot at Georgia, but was exceptional. Basically any of the top, I would say 10 or so, offensive nine maybe, offensive lineman. That's how many are probably gonna go in this draft, I think would be good picks. But don't sleep on the interior of the defensive line.

If somehow, Lyron Murphy Jr., I don't think he will be, out of Texas, is still there at 21, I would take him over the offensive lineman. Earlier this week, Greg Cody speculated the Dolphins may trade out of the first round and we're doing a draft watch along through the Dolphins pick. Are we going to have to stay watching

with the Dolphins not making a pick in the first round? I mean, you don't have to. I do think though, if they trade down, there's a good chance it would be with one of the teams picking near the top of the second. And so you wouldn't want to trade to see who comes off of the board so that you know who's gonna be available to you in the second round.

Front offices and the analytics community have fallen in love with the off ball linebacker, but it's typically a position where you find a lot of value. Will we see a sea change and people start reaching for off-ball linebackers in this draft? Sea change? No, this is a really, really not great linebacker or running back draft, but linebacker in particular,

I think maybe one will go in the second round. I would be surprised because you know it's not a great class and then so few linebackers have succeeded quickly in the NFL I mean everybody loves the Lions draft last year but I would say their other pick not Jameer Gibbs but Jack Campbell struggled year one and that's been the case with most linebackers taking the first couple rounds in the last few years. Meena if you owned an NFL team I'm wondering who does this the best who would you select to do your drafting I think Eric de Costa at the Ravens has done a phenomenal job

following Ozzie Newsome who was one of the best drafting GM's in recent NFL history so yeah he would be my pick Baltimore organizationally you can make an argument for them. If not for the Patriots, they would have dominated the sport in an unusual way. Yeah, I mean, I thought Jim Harbaugh, or John Harbaugh, pardon me, it's gonna be a thing.

Should have been, I considered him as a coach of the year candidate last season. I think everything that they've done has been so smart the way that they've managed their roster. But their challenge, though, you know, a huge exodus of coaching talent defensively. Seattle, we have their former defensive coordinator, but you've got coaches leaving. You've got players leaving on defense. You got to replace half the offensive line. So they have to nail this draft.

Mina, best name in the draft, if I go chop Robinson is better than chop Robinson. There's Kool-Aid McKinstry. I feel like Kool-Aid. Kool-Aid is pretty good. There's a receiver from pit named bub means bub means. I feel like Kool-Aid has to get a draft bump purely because his name is Kool-Aid. The funny thing about Chop Robinson is he doesn't really have a chop move and he's a

pass rush. He should, right? Well, yeah. Maybe we could teach him one of those chop and swim over. He really doesn't have a super developed set of pass rush moves, so I feel like he's not really living up to his nickname. Setting the quarterback's aside for a second, which player in the NFL draft,

depending on the team that they land on, can make the biggest impact day one? Not saying the best player, but the most impactful to a team's chances. I mean, I think all three of those receivers are going to be studs. I think they're all going to be productive from the jump. In part because you guys, like Dan sort of going off what we've been talking about with receivers,

rookie receivers just make an impact so often now. This is something we've seen now, right, for a few years. It's not like the linebacker position where it takes them a second to reach their potential. We see them come in and be productive immediately. And I would be shocked if any of the top three aren't immediately stars in the NFL, to be honest. Mina, just away from the draft from a second is the quarterback room of Jared

Stidham, Ben Danucci and Zach Wilson, the worst quarterback room in the history of the NFL. Well, the history of the NFL. Yeah. What was their quarterback room like the COVID year when that one that Kendall hid? No, Mina, that's his move. He just says in the history of the NFL and then expects you to remember all of it. He can just do that. Come on, Mina.

Mina, that's an exasperation to you. He just gives you all of history and then comes up with you to, you actually get literal on it. It's a really bad room though. It is a bad room. He just wanted to... He didn't even really...

I just wanted to say it. He didn't even really have a question there, Mina. He just wanted to tell you that was the quarterback room. Okay. I think it is definitely up there. Stu, let me flip it on you. Which one do you think is worse? No, this is the worst one ever.

There you go. See? There is no worse. Mina, you can't win this ever. There you go, see? There is no worse. Mena, you can't win this game. You will always be an amateur in his game. He was just going, weren't you giving me some stats, Stugatz, that the worst quarterbacks of the last 25 years of- Who started 30 games over their first three years, three of the five are New York Jets.

Yeah, poor Stugatz has been suffering for a long time. But Mena, before we get you out of here, do you feel like you've got a good grasp on what's going to happen at the top of the draft? Like, do you feel like you can say, this is what I think is gonna happen? One, two, three, four, five. I think one, two, three, yes.

I do think it is going to go Williams, Daniels, May. I think the question is what you asked at the top is who comes up for J.J. McCarthy. But and this is a crucial kind of unknown and I really haven't seen a lot of certainty around this at all. Whether or not a team does come up, the Vikings, the Broncos, the Raiders, probably not the Raiders, but also is predicated on whether the Giants like J.J. McCarthy. And there has been really not a lot of information about whether they would actually take McCarthy if he was available to them at six.

Because if not, then what's the point of trading above him? So that to me is the biggest unknown. I don't have a good feel for it because I don't know what New York is going to do. 30 seconds or less, the Tom Brady Netflix roast. I saw Tom Brady post something about how like young kids today are too obsessed with their branding. I feel like that's setting himself up for the roast because he's so, like that's him standing under the hoop, the TB12 branded hoop. It's so obviously easy to dunk on him for that.

He's right. Mina, good seeing you. I'm sorry if we scared you and spooked you with our music. You're going to dork out on this draft, aren't you? You're going to be... I am so excited for this draft, Dan. Get excited, Dan! Come on! Set aside your morals. Hey everybody, it's Mike, and typically I record these Miller light spots in the studio, but I requested that I specifically record this one from my home office because I got a window, Hey everybody, it's Mike, and typically I record these Miller Light spots in the studio, but I requested that I specifically record this one from my home office because I got a window and I'm looking outside at those beautiful fishtail palms knowing that in just

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How am I irrational? Did you not hear your voice there? It's gonna talk to you. My boy, dude. Your voice... If I were making a cartoon thing that was meant to symbolize irrational, that's the voice I would give it. The entire premise.

This is the Don Lebatard Show with the Stugats! This is the Don Lebatar Show with the Stugats. I don't know if Sassio feels the way that I do about this, but when I hear Goldie or Bob Ruschusen on goal calls, when I'm listening to playoff hockey, and when I hear South Florida talent being the voices for sports that are there at the exciting times. You know who I heard during the Allenders Hurricanes game on ESPN? Roxy Bernstein. Yeah. Roxy Bernstein, who went from doing ball-less games to now he's doing national hockey.

It's a huge Miami contingent of broadcasters play-by-play who are all over the place now. It's cool. And listening to the goal calls, I'm going to give you three goal calls. I don't want to put the pressure on all of you to pick one from among them, but what I'm telling you is one of the coolest things in sports and in playoff anything is when your sports voices are really regionally connected and you can hear the emotion as they take you home from an overtime game and you know enough to know all i've been listening to that dude for twenty years down here this is his dream job

to have that job in the south florida market and call these games for a great team because this team has been shit for a list the ms this organization has been so hard to support the cover for so long for him to survive every regime your mark for him to survive all the regimes and be calling these games play for me please the sound of gold the last night

send in people home right The game to win. Butter toast is what they call them. And again, the overtime winner. You can't stop them. You can only hold to contain them. Buttered toast? That's what they call Verhage apparently.

Is that a hockey thing? I've never heard him calling that, but that was Randy Moller on the color analyst side. Randy Moller, our beloved Randy Moller. Can I just tell you about Randy Moller real quick? Because I worked, I did the Panther games 2009 and 2010. I was in the studio with Moller real quick because I worked I did the Panther games 2009 and 2010 I was in the studio with Moller for two seasons oh they were terrible and Moller I feel so good for Moller like I

know obviously Goldie as well but I feel so good for Moller because he cares so much about that team about that organization he was there through the shit years when he was doing play-by-play as a former player with no was doing play-by-play as a former player with no experience did play-by-play on the radio side and then transition to television eventually replacing Denny Potvin.

Moller cares so much it's one of the reasons I hated Michael Yarmark so much because Moller almost died like he had a medical episode at one of the games and just all the pressure that that tyrant was essentially, I mean, Moller cares so much and it's really cool that both of them, Randy and Goldie are part of this now. Billy is not in traffic. I'm looking at video here. I wanted him in traffic for,

that was a pretty egregious sin there. Billy has been an anarchist in special ways this week, and I think he's projecting because of everything Stugatz is putting him through. He is descending into madness, and I think he wants to be in traffic because I don't think he wants to get to the pressure of tomorrow night

when he has to count on Stugatz to bring it for four hours and he can't trust him to get there, nevermind know anything about the draft not a ton of traffic on Biscayne today he looks bored he's not in traffic he's eating potato chips like a pelican shoveling them in a guy he looks like he's comfortable out there being paid by the company to do nothing it's the penalty is walking traffic for what it is you did walk in the traffic I hope the chips aren't salt and vinegar. They can

end up in a bad situation. Can you give us some Randy Moeller goal calls? He was so nice to us doing goal calls that our listeners were suggesting. Kick-on's Booth down the other way. Throws it over the far side. Shoes he scores! Steven Weiss takes the feed from David Booth and puts it top shelf where Mrs. Moeller keeps the peanut butter. David Booth and puts a top shelf where Mrs. Moller keeps the peanut butter. David Booth. No, that's not what I wanted, Chris. I wanted Randy Moller doing goal calls for our entire show based on-

Where Mrs. Moller keeps her peanut butter? Oh no, that's what he usually does. That's not for us? That's a go-to Moller line. Chris, are you not- That sounded fun to me. Chris, are you not aware of what our show's history know. I know he's done. He's done. Randy Moller has pop culture references. I thought that was

just one of them. Chris. We all know the show's history with Randy Moller. What is Billy doing? Pacing not in the street. How is this my executive team whose drilling whose drilling we've got another goal call Bob was shoes and also came up from South Florida although he's different he is not I don't know did he right did he rise to this moment with emotion

because of any of South Florida that he has in him because to know the history of this team is to feel it when these goals are scored let's hear the wishes in call nice to move by the truck freedom There! They're hanging! Does it again in the playoffs! The rats fly! And game two belongs to the Panthers! That's what I'm talking about. At the moment.

Who is his teammate there? I think it was... Ryan Callahan? Ryan Callahan is his color analyst last night. Yeah. Now we've got a third goal call for you. And this man evidently is a plague in Tony's life. I did not know this before I mentioned that I wanted the three gold calls on

that Panther. What happened with you and Doug Blagans? No, it's play against play. Doug Plagans is a great guy, consummate professional. Excellent. And what he does is you're going to really good goal call. He's, he's excellent. My issue, Dan is when I was a producer way back when in WQAM I was tasked with being the board up for Panther games when I was on the schedule So anytime I would see a Panther game I knew was gonna be a late night obviously sometimes the game started 7 7 38 o'clock depending on where they are and then The bowels of radio you're doing the bowels of radio me and Kevin Rogers, and I'm staring at Kevin Rogers in the studio

He's doing halftime or two half times or whatever, but you're living in the gutter of radio I'm literally living in the QAM studios on 441 across the street from Tootsies And I'm like you'll never make it in this business kid This is the bowels of it K. Rogers doing the halftime report after report sometimes Donald shout out to Alex Dono But I would sit there and we would have to go in and out in and out of breaks of commercials Doug talking back and forth and then for some reason every time I was on the schedule the Panthers would always have an overtime and I'm like guys this makes my life a living hell because it's another 45 minutes I'm hockey here. It sucked. I hated it

So anytime that the Panthers are going to overtime I had had this PTSD anytime. I hear Doug Plains his voice I also have PTSD Can you play the gold calls for me because Randy Moeller tried to make it? entertaining for us hockey on the radio poor Tony was dying in these studios working in the porta potty of our radio business just Doing half times and Zaslow was doing late nights Zaslow was doing can you imagine a Portland game going into overtime and Zaslow's got to get up on for the morning show oh my god a heat game because I

used to do mornings we were on at 530 a.m. when a heat game when I was on the broadcast and a heat game would go overtime oh my god I want to jump out the window seriously it's one of the worst things in broadcasting is over time people like yeah free hockey If you're asked what you're like no You're not doing this right you still don't know how to do this correctly and Billy's not walking in traffic He's walking on the crosswalk. I don't know what Billy on the street say hello to my little friend He did. We have-

Does he need to like dodge a car or like frogger for you to be happy? If there's any person in this world that I would love to throw a bucket of hot grease on, it's you. Wow. What do you think you're talking about? I'm emptying the clip right here.

It's Mike Ryan talking to me. Yeah, but you're finding none of the things that I've wanted. There's not a single one of them. We have seven or eight goal montages of his goal called saying phrases In honor of our audience. It's only one of the most famous things we've ever done Randy Moller's got a huge pair of Elcities name I Like this one better keep playing whatever you got in there. None of this is what I'm requesting.

Spell Randy Muller. From the spelling bee. Spelling bee, wow. From the spelling bee. R-A-N-D-Y-M-O-E-L-L-E-R. You are doing the opposite of all of the entertaining things that I wanted. This is helpful.

Now I know who we're finally talking about. Can I get the Doug Plagin's goal call, please? ...to be great. ...trying to poke it away from Chuck Lushausbrough. That can't try. And they score! Carter Verhege upstairs! And this one's over!

The Panthers win it in overtime! 3-2 the final! Carter Verhage, the game winner! Don Lebatard. I win in the margins. I'm like... I'm like... You're Moneyball of Sex?

I'm basically Scott Hattaberg for f***ing... Stoogats. Lotta walks. But I'm on base. When it comes to sex, I'm Scott Hattaberg. Other dudes, they can be giambi You know your role you play. I know my role. This is the done libertar show with this two guys I'm on the goddamn Dan Leventar show. Yes you are sir.

Yes you are. You are brushing your teeth on the goddamn Dan Leventar show. They are pearly. Thank you Paul. I think it would be funny if we created this character for you where you gave all your takes super clean with a toothpaste sponsor because you want to present your hot takes on the Boston Celtics. You want them to glean, to sparkle.

Thank you for being on with us. I now have two co-hosts who have walked out in protest because they are such big Miami Heat fans. And they- Oh my God. Oh yeah, where the old boy at? What's his name? That gave the bitch the last time?

Where Ruiz at? Yeah, Mike Ryan Ruiz is afraid of you and Zaslow just left too. We'll have interaction between you two. Where the mother-fucker Ruiz at? Bring his ass on here. Where's the mother-fucker Ruiz is a great question. He running, huh?

He running today, huh? I'm ready. Yes, the hatred for you is strong in Miami. You delight in this, correct? You liked, you were a professional troll and you got to play at the highest of competition against the best. You take pride that Miami still hates you, correct?

Oh yeah, I just, you know, I just retweeted the game winner I hit on them in 2010, you know what I'm saying? So we got no love for Miami. So it is what it is, I bleed green. Y'all know what it is. So that's what it is. A game winner was super cool. Then what happened after that? The next few years.

Wow. What you mean what happened the next few years? Oh, y'all called it up each other. Y'all called up the Avengers. Y'all called the Avengers up. That's not what happened in Boston? No, no, we didn't do that. It was the branding.

Y'all had to bring the Avengers to the planet because we was destroying everything. Just follow in Boston's lead. A villainous swig from the coffee. Look, man, he played at the top of the sport and that feeling, you're talking about game five. Yeah, this was 14 years ago yesterday the 23rd oh yep step back what what what what what what what the

truth some other one play the other one that I hit on LeBron all right all right hold on a second you're talking about game five we'll get that yeah yeah yeah we're talking now we're doing we'll get that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We're talking about now We're doing we're doing greatest hit. Oh, we're not doing this for them Yeah, where yeah, no, let's let's allow Paul Pierce to do some play-by-play Commentary on one of the most famous shots of his career. We'll get it in a second Paul Give us because I just yelled at David Sampson a second ago I understand that you live a life of great riches and entitlement but the videos you want on a moment's notice even though you can do

it on the internet our video team has not yet found it Chris why are you panicked? Who's David Sampson? They said 30 seconds they'll have it for us but before we get to you doing What? Wababababababababab what, what, what, what, what, what, yeah, let's play it, yeah. Dan, that's- Where Ruiz at? Where is he at? Look, look, look, look, look. Hey, hey, put your, put a hand up.

Put a hand up. What, what? Come on now. Come on now. Hey, where Ruiz at? Ha, ha, ha, ha. How is Mars, Truth? Come on now. Hey, where we's at How is Mars truth How is Mars your stars on Mars oh

That was amazing dog Yeah, we had that was a good experience. Did you watch it? You gotta watch it. We was we was on Mars You know trying to explore a new habitat just in case this happens one day. In case what happens? See, they only can bring people like me on Mars. You know what I'm saying? Y'all wouldn't survive. You and Marshawn, you're running the house.

Mars. Who is this? Billy Gil? Gil, Gil what? It's just Gil? Yeah. What's the rest of it? What?

His last name is Gil. What's the rest of the name? It's just Gil? Yeah. What's the rest of it? What? His last name is Gil. What's the rest of the name? It's just Gil? That's it. What do you want? You want some? I mean Gilbert or Gillian or it's just Gil. Guillermo, something, something.

He wants more name. He wants more name. I thought it had more name to it. What is the nature of your feelings toward Miami? Those scars, have they healed? Because when you fight, I just talked to Joe Keem Noah about this yesterday. He's still mad about things from 15 years ago

because he cared unreasonably about performing in front of people. You were playing at the top of the sport. You're a Hall of Famer. You've survived a stabbing. Like you are a man whose story is- I've been to Mars, been to Mars. Is championship worthy.

Your hatred for Miami is the strongest of the sports hatreds you have? It's up there with New York too. It's a Miami, New York, Lakers. It's only a few. You know, I just, you see, this is what's not in sports anymore, Dan. You know, because that is what people wanted to see. The hatred, the rivalry, the competitive spirit. And you know, I just don't see that no more. Like, guys, like, there's no way I would knock Wade or LeBron down or, or, or then grab their hand and pick them up. You know, now

everybody is, is, is, is hugs after the game and, and I'm not saying I hate them, you know, but it's just all in the spirit of the game. Like if I saw them out in public, it wouldn't be no, it'd be like, oh man, it's more, it's respect. You know, like when we go to the All-Star game, I'm shaking their hands and I'm giving them love. But like in the spirit of the game, in the spirit of competition and the rivalry, that's just what it was when we was on the court.

But you sound like an old head and you haven't shaken hands with Udonis. Like I don't mean to make it about the smallest of things, but you guys if Udonis, if you, what is this happening? Oh look now Ruiz is here. Wait a minute now. Oh is that Ruiz right there? Yeah. Yeah. That's him? Yeah. Yes that's Ruiz. You can argue with Ruiz. You guys. You got a brush off Danno. I feel like it's that scene in Bring It On. Hey bro, you're not doing it right. Yeah.

I am backing down, Paul. I am backing down. You're calling me out? Yeah, I'm calling you out. I'm not in there once. You're familiar with the number one, right? It's the only title you've ever won. One.

Bro, you know what number one stands for? Down one right now, Miami versus Boston, zero one. Wow. Flat track bully. I'm sure you celebrate your pre-LeBron series win over Miami too. You're a big disappointment, Paul Pierce. I'm only upset right now

that I don't get to do this in person, Paul Pierce. How disappointed is it to be a Miami fan right now? Brother, actually you make a really great point. How disappointed is it to be a play-in team every year and hope that Jimmy Butler somehow has put his Superman cape on and hopefully carry y'all to the finals? How disappointed is that is? How is that?

Just hope, hope. You guys have hope, that's it. Well, I mean, Paulul they also have eastern conference championships because they've been no we don't want to god damn eastern conference championship nobody really you want to hear about eastern conference championships you want to hear about three rings we don't we don't talk about eastern conference championships in boston because we want to put that up we probably got about 30 of. Yeah. We don't raise those banners in Boston. Homie. We only raise championships. You got the only banners that you got. Paul or when people used to wear belts around their

socks. No, you got no champion. Yes. You don't raise Eastern Conference Championship banners because in my lifetime, what do you got three you? How long you been alive? How long you been alive? How many selfie championships have you seen? You need to line up your wannabe Travis Kelsey beard up. Oh, damn. Line that wannabe Travis Kelsey. Go look at it, go get his barber so he can get you right.

Paul, did you invent the fade? I did. See, pull your hat off. Let me see what you got going on, dog. Oh boy. Wait a second. Wait a second. I think you and I see the same colorist, by the way, Paul.

I'm looking at that. That is suspiciously dark, Paul Pierce. Y'all crazy, man. Keep ducking me. No, I ain't ducking you. As a matter of fact, I need a clock. Keep ducking me, Paul. Yeah, look at that. Let me see what y'all arena look like. Are you serious? Are you serious?

Are you taking credit for the 1947... Hey man, listen, history is history. You beat the Acme Packers. What are you talking about? Show some respect for the forefathers. Show some respect for the history of the game. Show some respect to the pioneers of the game of basketball. Yeah. Our arena is LEED certified. I'll have you know. Nah, man. Nah, you've been alive for one championship. Now, granted,

you were on that championship team. I watched Boston. I watched Boston versus Celtics growing up in L.A. You watch Boston. I want to hear that. Yeah. Just because you, you, you, you, you, hey, listen, dog, hey, that's not going to work, bro. You can't be like me. You gotta have a small one, first of all. Okay. The small one. And it got, it got built in toothpaste in it. You're, you just brushing yours. All right. This was an excellent brush off. Look, I'm here for this as weekly episodes. If you guys want to do a brush off, I'm here for it. Check out new episodes of the Truth Lounge with Paul Pierce every Friday on the Draft Kring's network and at all the smoke productions on YouTube. You got anything else, mother f**king Ruiz or you done?

Yeah, give my f**king Ruiz up out of here. They down 0-1, they about to go down 0-2 tonight and your season gonna be over in the next four days. I only pay attention to the truth, Paul Pierce, and that's the truth. Oh, oh, I dropped mine, damn! Hey everybody it's Mike and typically I record these Miller Lite spots in the studio but I requested that I specifically record this one from my home office because I got a window and

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