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Speaker 2 (01:27):
Always your best voice, that is the best intro when
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us going on, It gets us going the right way.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
It definitely does. So it was a lot to get
to in the world of sports. It was a busy weekend.
But I feel like we must give congratulations in order
many people this morning, but most notably congratulations to somebody
who got rich over the weekend. This is a story
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we've been monitoring, wondering when this is going to happen.
Micah Parsons, You're up next. But Rock Party got paid,
got paid in a big way by the San Francisco
forty nine ers. We were awaiting when is this going
to get done? As speculation was, are they, you know,
on the same page. But the details at least that
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are reported now five years, two hundred and sixty five
million dollars, one hundred and eighty one million dollars in guarantees,
and so away we go with what the contract actually
means as opposed to what the numbers are that are
being reported.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Right, so there's not a ton of details being reported yet. However,
it is an extension onto what he was going to
make this year. So the contract actually expires in twenty
thirty he would become a free agent in twenty thirty one.
Speaker 5 (02:49):
So for all you San Francisco forty nine ers fans.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
You got your guy Rock Party. He's your quarterback for
the foreseeable future. And if you're not excited about that,
well you're stuck with him. But look, he's played well,
he's done a good job in Kyl Shanahan's system, has
had pretty much every quarterback that's played in Kyle shanahan
system besides Trey Lance. It's a five year, two hundred
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and sixty five million dollar extension, although when you include
twenty twenty five it really turns into kind of a
six year deal. He is going to be slated to
make the new money averages fifty three million per year.
One hundred and eighty one of that is in total guarantees. Now,
again we don't have all the details, but given that
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again and it's an extension onto the contract that he's
currently planning out this year, the average is really closer
to forty four million per year, and they'll be able
to spread out whatever that signing bonus is once that's
once it's file, once that's announced, over the duration of
the contract. So not overly punitive. I think the people
out there who are concerned that he's going to break
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the bank and hamstring the San Francisco forty nine ers
from the sign of their guys because they've had such
a talented roster. I don't think it falls in that category.
I alwayst I don't think it's going to fall into
that category. So it's kind of the best of both worlds.
Perty gets his payday, the Shanahan Shanahan and John Lynch
get their guy for the foreseeable future, and there's still
enough cap space to go around to spend on some
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of the talent players on that roster.
Speaker 6 (04:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
My first my first go at it was okay, it's
it does average over fifty million, like he's a fifty
million a year guy. But like you said, Q, upon
further review, it is in the forties, not in the
fifties per year.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
It's a it's.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
A franchise friendly contract, but it's also a player friendly contract.
I think that that's something that should exist more often.
You know, there should be a win for both sides
and these types of scenarios, and that's what it sounds
like what took place. It's interesting because it does look
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as though h Kyle Shanahan and we could even say
John Lynch in this case, have attached their wagons to
Brock Party. They're They're they're putting their money down on
the table and saying that if we're gonna win, it's
going to be winning with with brock Purty as our quarterback. Now,
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I know we everybody will continue to reference what Puka
Nakua said in terms of however much they invest in
brock Purty means that the window of opportunity may be
closing for the.
Speaker 6 (05:34):
Forty nine ers.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Well, I'll say this, I believe before you even do
a deal with brock Purty, the window of opportunity is
closing on this particular team.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Damn damn.
Speaker 6 (05:44):
Yeah, I do.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
And And because again I don't think it addresses all
of the question marks that tis well, I don't know
that that's a sticks pick, but but thank you, I'll
say I'll say this again, there are too many question marks.
The too many question marks are really based off of
three individual players collectively. Like I think that the defense.
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You know, obviously they've had some some losses on that side,
losing green Law even though they didn't have him last year.
I think it played a part in why that defense
wasn't as dynamic as it could be. I thought him
and Warner together were a great tandem at the linebacker's position.
But my biggest questions and concerns are again it stems
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from do you have a healthy tr Williams And do
you have a motivated Trent Williams. Do you have a
healthy Christian McCaffrey. Can he stay healthy during the course
of the season. Do you have a healthy Brandon Ayuk?
And can Ayuk come back and be the player he
needs to be? Those are my biggest question marks and
that should be the biggest concerns. And to me, honestly,
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if if you don't have those guys, if you don't
have those those players on your team, do you have
do you have the players to step in and be
more for this forty nine team than what they had
this year? And I won't sit there and say it's
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a definitive no, But what I will say is is
that it's too much of a question mark in my
eyes to actually feel as though if that were to
play out the way that it did this past year.
Can you hold Rock Purdy accountable for not having his
best weapons and his best players. They lose obviously Deebo Samuel,
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They still have Kittle, which is which is a big deal,
but can you get it done with the other guys
that are on this roster, and I feel like that
to me says that it's still a window that's closing,
even though you may have a quarterback that wants this
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window for this particular personnel group may close.
Speaker 6 (08:04):
You may start a rebuilt.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
But it sounds as though they're comfortable with starting a
personnel rebuild fellas with Rock Party as their quarterback.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
So it was reported yesterday from NBC Sports Bay Area
that they are close to finalizing a deal for Fred Warner,
so they're looking to lock him up long term as
well too, so they could you know, in one off
season Kittle gets taken care of Rock Party, Fred Warner,
you still have your nucleus there. I'm assuming they're not
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going to have as bad of luck as they did
last year where all the injuries took place, everything went on.
Yet a guy gets shot in downtown in broad daylight.
I'm assuming that wouldn't happen again, but who knows.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
It just seems like San Francisco.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
I mean it seems like it I seen any but
that walk there at two thirty is gonna be fun.
Speaker 4 (09:00):
But it's like jumping over those bags of homeless people. Yeah,
maybe not being cleaned up.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
I don't know the homeless hopscotch you know to start
your day, but it does feel like, you know, anything
that could go wrong for that team went wrong last year,
so maybe you know law of averages kicks in and
it's not going to go as poorly this time around.
I don't know that the windows completely closed. I would
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still say I kind of like the rams chances in
that division, and I don't have no idea what to
expect from Seattle in Arizona, I think I.
Speaker 6 (09:34):
Have no idea.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
I feel like Arizona's building something right. I mean that
they they improved, They've gotten.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Better when Kyler mary is on the field. If they're
that team, they're a better team. If if he's able
to stay on the field and and not leave due
to injuries. This it's it's a they're a competitive team,
they really are. But the rest of them, again, I think,
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obviously I said question marks for the Niners, and I
agree with you here, Jonas, is that they are.
Speaker 6 (10:08):
Question mark.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
Seattle is a question mark, and again I highlighted the
forty nine ers being the question mark. I think the
biggest win this offseason four team was probably Matthew Stafford
getting retained by the Rams and it's a pretty decent team.
They lose Cup, but Pookinakua seems poised to be able
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to make a run at it and being the guy.
I mean, you have to see if he can stay
healthy as well. He's dealt with little injuries as well
that have kept him off the field. Their defense, I
think will be pretty pretty significant. They'll take a pretty
significant jump in the right direction this year. I think
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the Rams are the team to be in the West.
I don't understand why they have the forty nine ers
as the odds betting favorite to win that division.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
The Niners schedules pretty manageable. Like they've got some real
bad teams on the schedule. You know, no, no, no
offense to the Cleveland Browns.
Speaker 5 (11:09):
No, there you go.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
No, I'm just saying, listen, no offense care the Bears.
Speaker 5 (11:14):
Huh, when do they play that team with a quarterback
doesn't want to be there?
Speaker 1 (11:18):
You know, that's Week seventeen. They've met the Bears. That
will be featured on Sunday Night Football. That'll probably get.
Speaker 5 (11:24):
Grab a spoon.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
Okay, that'll probably get flexed out. So you know, just
maybe things are looking on the up and up. Now
all of a sudden, Rock Purty gets paid by the way,
speaking at Kaya Williams, doesn't this kind of justify their
reasoning with you know, we'd like to go somewhere where
we feel like we could really flourish and shine because
Rock Party was taken last in the draft, ends up
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in a great situation and just made generational wealth. Like
this just goes to show you it's all about development.
It's all about where you land and where you end up.
And if you end up in an awful situation, you
don't get to live to see what this looks like
for Brock Party moving forward.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Well you may, you may, but just be different circumstances,
that's all.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
I don't know about that.
Speaker 5 (12:10):
I mean, there's like a jackpot, like a winning ticket.
Speaker 4 (12:13):
San Francisco would be one of the spots La Rams
whoever's going to replace Matt Stafford, that's a big spot,
being Sean mcvay's system. There's a number of places. But yeah, no,
it's when he got drafted the last overall. I mean, look,
he's earned it. He's done everything that they've asked him
to do. He's showed up in big moments. He's been tough.
That's part of it too, though, like he had to
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do his part, but he was he was given every
opportunity to succeed because of the organization that he's in
and obviously the way they're able to help players develop players.
It's not just Brock Party. I mean, look at some
other guys who are in their system. You know, they're
able to maximize their talent ability. You know, if Deebo Samuel,
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you know, hadn't gone to San Francisco, would he have
become the type of player that Kyle Shanahan, you know,
helped him become within a system where he used him
in such a variety of ways to play to a
skill set. You make the same, you know statement about
Kyle Yuschek. There's not a lot of teams that know
how to utilize a fullback in the run game, but
Kyle Shanahan does. Kittle McCaffrey, I mean, you keep.
Speaker 5 (13:18):
Going on down the line.
Speaker 4 (13:19):
All these guys are talented enough and good enough to
go to demonstrate, you know, their true ability. But if
you're not in a system with a play caller who's
creative enough and understands how to put them in a
position to succeed.
Speaker 5 (13:32):
None that's going to work.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
So I mean, credits all, you know, all those around it,
but it's huge, huge for rock Perty. I will ask
this though, because LeVar said it is.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
Is the window then done for you?
Speaker 6 (13:45):
Jonas?
Speaker 1 (13:46):
With San Francisco, No, I would say no, just because
I don't know who you look at in the NFC
and go outside of Philadelphia. Oh yeah, that's a team
you got.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
To worry about, right then.
Speaker 5 (14:00):
This is why I asked this question.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
If you are San Francisco, hypothetically speak this is a
complete hypothetical. Okay, but let's just say they played in
the AFC. If you stack up and compare party to
the other quarterbacks in the AFC, I kind of wonder, like,
is he getting the steel?
Speaker 5 (14:18):
Are they doing this?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Like?
Speaker 5 (14:19):
Does it look the same?
Speaker 6 (14:20):
No? It might, Jonas, come on, don't hate it.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Only might because if he's doing what he's doing in
San France, if he were having the same results with
a team in the AFC, you got to try to
keep pace, let alone win it all. You got to
try to keep pace. I mean, if you think about it,
Lamar Jackson is trying to keep pace as good as
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he's been is a phenomenon. As he's been, he's trying
to keep pace. Joe Burrow trying to keep pace, came
close closer than Lamar but didn't get it. Hasn't gotten there.
Josh Allen, same exact thing. You're trying to to keep
pacing the AFC. That's how competitive the AFC has been,
and need I say, maybe as dominant as Patrick Mahomes
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and the Kansas City Chiefs have been during this course
of time. So I don't think it would be a
foregone conclusion that he doesn't get compensated in the same way.
If he's getting the same results with a different team
in the AFC, you got to try to keep pace.
That doesn't mean you're going In fact, Purdy has made
it further than those names that I've mentioned outside of
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Joe Burrow think about it.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Yeah, but I would also say the path there is
much more difficult than it is in the NFC to
where if you get to a super Bowl. I'm pretty
played great in that Super Bowl, and you know you
talk to Steve Spagnolo said afterwards he was fantastic, Like, yeah,
he did in that one off situation against Patrick Mahomes,
he was awesome, But if he had one off, Yeah,
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but if he had to go through you know, Buffalo
or Baltimore or Cincinnati, who the hell knows if he
ends up there, like you know, that's all. That's a
whole different story than having to deal with some of
the teams.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Then, But then you got to say, the question itself
is hypothetical, right, if we're making it a hypothetical, I'm
assuming all things giving given in the hypothetical that he's
having the same type of seasons that he's having in
San Francisco. That's what I that's what I would take
from it.
Speaker 4 (16:21):
I think the difference is like that the talent of
the other quarterbacks you're going up against.
Speaker 6 (16:26):
Yeah, it's different. It's just yeah, it's different.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
I mean you, okay, I'll ask this, who's the most
talented quarterback in that division?
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Joe Burrow in the NFC?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
Kyler Murray is the most talented Okay, there you Stafford,
You guys could debate all you want.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
But so even with this contract, he's the third best
in the division.
Speaker 6 (16:51):
M hmm, yeah, I mean.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
Jaylen Milroe, damn. I mean yeah, So look, I just
think he's he benefits from being with the Niners. It's
no hate, it's no you know, you don't get to
pick where you go, even though Caleb Williams tried. It's
but he ended up in a great spot. It is
it is. I will say this, and I know what.
Speaker 6 (17:20):
Down there like nobody know.
Speaker 1 (17:21):
I'm saying, you don't get to pick your spot. Caleb
Williams a great No, I'm saying, rock party, Rock party
ended up in a great spot. Caleb Williams. You know,
he tried to pick a spot.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
It didn't work.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
But I still think that I'm not certain that Trey
Lance really got a legitimate shot to be the guy.
Speaker 6 (17:40):
There with the Niners.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
He must have been bad, like in practice when they
saw him practice, when they saw him play, they must
have been like, who.
Speaker 6 (17:47):
To f scouted this dude and said we should draft him.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
He really didn't get much of a chance, like really.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
Like but he just got to let go from his
last team.
Speaker 5 (17:57):
Yeah, well, think about this.
Speaker 4 (17:59):
How many teams could give up what they gave up
to trade up to take him and then be able
to overcome that.
Speaker 6 (18:07):
It's pretty interesting.
Speaker 4 (18:09):
That's what's crazy about is that typically divides an organization,
it tears down an organization and probably makes it difficult
for John Lynch the general manager, and Kyle Shanaing to
work together, or whoever's within the scouting department to work together.
Speaker 5 (18:25):
It didn't do anything.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
It literally had almost no impact whatsoever outside of that
organization not being able to draft around brock Purty or
put more talented players on that roster.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Which, by the way, Trey Lance is probably somewhere sitting
in the corner or a shower, sitting on the floor,
curled up in a fetal position, upset.
Speaker 6 (18:52):
I know, I would be. I would be.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
You had everything, you had all the odds, Like think
about how you've had. You had all the odds stacked
in your favor to be in the same situation, if
not better, because you were a high draft pick, which
means you would have commanded a higher a bigger contract,
and you didn't get it done in San Francisco with
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John Lynch and Kyle Shanah.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Yeah that was with the Chargers, you know.
Speaker 6 (19:25):
Yeah, Well maybe.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
He's a professional backup and they say that's the best position.
You know, everybody I know that's been a quarterback, they say,
if you got to transition to a position, that's the
best position in sport. It's the backup quarterback.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
Yeah, you become an insurance agent.
Speaker 6 (19:42):
There you go.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
Yeah, you're basically selling teams insurance, like, hey, something goes wrong, I'm.
Speaker 6 (19:47):
Here, I'm here for you.
Speaker 4 (19:48):
I'm here for me to make sure you guys get
through that game and get through the next few until
you know your car gets repaired, and then I'll they
I'll be back there, just kind of waiting to come
back in to say the day again.
Speaker 6 (19:59):
Damn, that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
I love that for I love that for every quarterback
that's out there backing up the guy that's starting.
Speaker 6 (20:06):
You know, yeah, I love that.
Speaker 5 (20:08):
But then there, I mean there's then there's some who
are like, you know, I don't want to play. Yeah,
it's this team is terrible.
Speaker 4 (20:13):
I go in with this team, I'm gonna get taken
out like they're gonna it's not gonna work out well.
Speaker 6 (20:18):
For me, it's a little scary.
Speaker 1 (20:19):
How do you get out of that?
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Well, it just depend it's on the type of savviness
that that veteran backup, as in some cases they just
see to lash on like a parasite to the starter
and they hope they can survive through the coaching changes,
the general manager changes. There's those guys out there some
on TV. There's other guys out there who they uh,
you know, they'll just kind of wiggle the way out
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and find their way to another organization. They just they
figure it out and they know how to they know
how to talk to the guys to get somewhere else.
Speaker 6 (20:49):
So not a bad gig.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
It's crazy. It's more political with quarterbacks.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
If we try it that, they'd be like, LaVar, get
the f out of my face and get out there
and play some football, buddy. We need some tackles, we
need some I N T s, and we certainly need
some sacks from you.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
That sound that sounded like a front office executive. Do
you give me someone from the coaching staff that says
that to you?
Speaker 6 (21:11):
Well, well, Hoss, why do all.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
Coaches have like southern accents?
Speaker 4 (21:20):
Like I never said it sounds better when they're a
coach and they have a Southern accent.
Speaker 5 (21:23):
It just does.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Well, Hoss, I'm gonna need you to get out there,
and I'm gonna need.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
You to make me a play b A A baby
b A A winning doubt b A A.
Speaker 6 (21:33):
Yes, sir, let's go do it. That's all you need? Yes, sir?
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Now, are you wondering what B A A means? Jonats um,
she got it? Do you do you know what the
acronym is now? B an athlete, b A A baby
win in doubt? B A A yeah, b A A house?
Speaker 6 (21:59):
Yeah, thanks coach?
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Just what exactly did you say when when the three
receiver goes to the flat and the two receiver goes
down the seam and we're in cover too?
Speaker 6 (22:10):
What exactly? B aa?
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Wait wait wait what's the coverage there?
Speaker 6 (22:15):
Do I just sit in the hook?
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Do you want me to carry the do you want
me to carry the same like?
Speaker 6 (22:21):
What B A A baby?
Speaker 5 (22:26):
We need to play?
Speaker 6 (22:28):
Yes, sir?
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But the bottom line is that strategy worked its way
out and it's awesome for Oklahoma City, their fan base,
and really the NBA too. I think this is a
model where you look at how this team was constructed
and built, and that should be how all other NBA
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teams want to do it. Instead of having stars say
I can't win here, so let me just go partner
up with two other superstars. We'll create our Big Three
and we'll try to make a run at it for
a series of years. I mean, this model, to me,
is more sustainable if you look at for example, again
not saying that the Celtics and the Cavaliers made it,
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but you look at how those teams really built their rosters.
Maybe they supplement in with a superstar, but for the
most part, they're trying to build to the draft.
Speaker 5 (26:50):
They're trying to.
Speaker 4 (26:50):
Build through the development of a lot of their younger players.
That to me is the way they hope the NBA goes.
But it's always driven by the superstars, and in this case,
Sga is that superstar with now an opportunity to potentially
start to cement his legacy in the league.
Speaker 6 (27:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:09):
I think on Friday, I believe it was you know,
one of you guys said that Jalen Williams, the forward,
not the big one, had to show up for them
to you know, be able to win. You know, Sga,
as you mentioned, Brady was doing what he's needed to do.
Speaker 6 (27:29):
All series, and he delivered.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
Last game as well, but it was it was Jalen
Williams that was going to have to be the difference
maker and he'll continue to have to be the difference
maker as well, you know, adding to what Sga brings
to the table. Seems as though he has emerged as being,
you know, that second guy, whereas I feel like the
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other guys, you know, Homegren and Hartenstein and I think
are a very nice big man tandem because I do
believe Check brings some versatility where he can you know,
he can move and do certain things. And then you know,
Hartenstein is like he's kind of like his name. It's
almost like he's all hard and he plays so hard
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and he plays tough and rugged. And even though you know,
Jokic was like wearing his ass out in terms of
getting a whole bunch of points, he really wore Jokic
down in this series, like between him and Check really,
you know, just being platooned on him and being on
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him to to you know, double teaming him or you know,
coming off of the bench, just wave after wave of
making it very difficult on Jokic. You saw it. You
saw it on him in the last couple of games.
You definitely saw it in this last game. I mean
the first quarter it was like, okay, like you guys said,
looked like it was going to be a game. Then
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that second and third quarter it got so out of.
Speaker 6 (29:06):
Hand, man like.
Speaker 2 (29:06):
It just it was just it was two different speeds
and and obviously not having Aaron Gordon definitely was was
going to make Uh well, I guess they did have
Aaron Gorton, but he wasn't one hundred percent with what
it was that he was doing with that strain. So
it just it wasn't in the books for for Denver,
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even though I thought that maybe the experience would would
would play a major factor.
Speaker 6 (29:34):
But this was an emphatic step forward.
Speaker 1 (29:37):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (29:38):
For OKC, this is definitely a winnable series for them.
They match up very favorably against the Timberwolves. This will be,
as I mentioned before, you can you can chalk this
one down. This will be which I don't think is
a you know, a military secret. This will be the
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best series in in the playoffs this year, even better
than whatever the finals will be.
Speaker 1 (30:04):
You're calling your shot, I call it my shot.
Speaker 6 (30:07):
This one is it?
Speaker 2 (30:09):
This six text, Yeah, this one's it. Get get your
money's worth out of this one, because and I'll say this,
if one of these teams gets dominated by the other one,
I really believe you don't look at it as the
team that gets dominated isn't a good team. I think
you got to look at the team that does the
dominating as a team that actually is taking a step
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forward into being a dominant franchise. And that's what exists
with these these two teams, in particular.
Speaker 1 (30:39):
The Thunder overwhelming favorites to win the series minus three
point thirty. So if if you're feeling like this is
you know, maybe a Minnesota series to surprise some people,
then you know, you can make a little bit of coin.
According to our friends on Draftking, so the Eastern Conference
Finals are you know, least priced out gambling wise to
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be a little bit closer. But yeah, I mean and look,
i'd have no idea what Denver was going to look
like if they were able to even get through this game.
So I do think this is a much better series,
so I would agree with you, and then you know,
hopefully if it does go seven games, will get something
better than what we got yesterday, because that was unwatchable
at times, like it got to a point where it
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was like, okay, dude, this is over, and then you
know it makes it worse. Okay, well, at least we
got a game seven in the NHL and then the
Maple Leaves got absolutely exposed.
Speaker 5 (31:37):
Got that work.
Speaker 1 (31:41):
Jesus Christ, I mean Toronto, Like at some point you're
gonna have to get over whatever this issue is at
the second round and Florida just ate them alive and
that that fan.
Speaker 4 (31:54):
Fall bad too, like the apprecia. It is that the
fans were all excited. This is said Game seven NHL
Stanley Cup Playoffs here Toronto. It' I was like, okay,
you got Paul Bess and that you know, he's letting
all the candles.
Speaker 5 (32:10):
Yeah for the what they're big four? What have you?
Speaker 1 (32:12):
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah it work out. Oh gosh, you cats.
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Speaker 2 (32:30):
I like broccoli and and you know, mashed potatoes, you know,
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Russell sprout here and there there you go.
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Let me tell you something dumb. The sides I like
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But uh, you know what side Lee's gonna pick next?
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Uh?
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Sometimes you can't get to everything in the world of
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Speaker 1 (34:00):
And for that we turn it over to our executive
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Speaker 9 (34:04):
De Lap Good Monday morning, everybody.
Speaker 1 (34:07):
Good morning, Jonas, Good morning, Brady, Good morning.
Speaker 6 (34:09):
LeVar, Good morning guys.
Speaker 9 (34:12):
In case you miss it, and I'm sure many people did,
the tip off to the w NBA season included the
clash of the Titans between Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese's Yeah, did.
Speaker 6 (34:22):
You miss it? Well, Caitlyn wonted that work?
Speaker 1 (34:25):
Yeah, Angel, Well apparently you didn't miss it.
Speaker 9 (34:27):
Yeah, because yeah, Kaylyn Clark was called for a flagrant
fowl even though she got you know that triple double
uh that paid off for a lot of a lot
of good uh betting fans out there. But Kaylyn Clark
did get called for a flagrant foul and Angel rees
she was asked about it after the game.
Speaker 1 (34:41):
In case you missed it, take a listen.
Speaker 4 (34:43):
Just a good take fowl.
Speaker 8 (34:44):
You know if you have either Angel gets lighted up
in two points or you know, we sent him to
the free throw line.
Speaker 7 (34:49):
Nothing malicious about it.
Speaker 1 (34:49):
It's just a good take bowl every basketball.
Speaker 5 (34:51):
Player and knows that.
Speaker 1 (34:52):
What a shame?
Speaker 6 (34:54):
What true? Though?
Speaker 2 (34:57):
I heard Reese got away with a little bit of
a of like a physical moment in the exchange, and
Kitlyn Clark took Marshall Law into her or you know,
her own hands.
Speaker 6 (35:07):
So it was good.
Speaker 2 (35:09):
I like the fact that they're building like this Lakers,
you know, Celtics type deal.
Speaker 5 (35:15):
You know, is that what you're saying?
Speaker 2 (35:18):
Magic calling this? They saved the NBA. Man, you know,
they got it going.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
Which one's which one's bird?
Speaker 2 (35:25):
I would say magic is Angel Reese and bird is
Caitlyn Clark.
Speaker 5 (35:31):
Out of the way.
Speaker 6 (35:32):
Just take a stab at that one, you know.
Speaker 4 (35:35):
Obviously Caitlyn Clark got the best of Angel Rees and
this one a triple double and a dominant win. But
we do need to congratulate Angel Rees.
Speaker 5 (35:43):
I believe she's the first player in WNBA history.
Speaker 4 (35:46):
To get to a four hundred and fifty points and
four hundred and fifty rebounds.
Speaker 1 (35:51):
How about that?
Speaker 5 (35:51):
So quite the accomplishment.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
Now, some have made issue with the fact that they
feel like a lot of those rebounds come off of
her own missus and they're not wrong. In fact, thirty
six percent, according to Grock, her renounds come from her
own miss shots, which is astoundingly high, So you.
Speaker 2 (36:11):
Can't hate it would be that she follows up or
you know, that's what they teach you when you follow
up your shot.
Speaker 4 (36:17):
Yeah, you know, yeah, yeah, well it depends on your
shooting coaches. I feel like the best ones don't teach
you that because you know, they wanted to just go
ahead and make.
Speaker 5 (36:23):
The shot the first time. Boy, would you put it up? Yeah,
just like Kaitlyn doesn't have to worry about that.
Speaker 6 (36:29):
Oh gosh, neither did Bert.
Speaker 2 (36:32):
But you know what, I bet you magine Magic for
that matter, Magic didn't have to get his own rebound either.
Speaker 1 (36:38):
Lee, maybe true. You were telling me that you were
disgusted by Caitlyn Clark's actions.
Speaker 9 (36:45):
Yeah, I thought it was pretty shameless act.
Speaker 6 (36:46):
But on her part.
Speaker 1 (36:47):
You know, really, I don't know what she's doing.
Speaker 9 (36:51):
Angel Reese is just playing, you know, clean ball, and
Caitlyn's out there.
Speaker 5 (36:55):
Just get dirty.
Speaker 1 (36:56):
It's just dirty. I don't like it.
Speaker 6 (36:58):
You would think that it would be the opposite, would seemed.
Speaker 5 (37:00):
Like she kind of flopped. They not feel like a
little bit of a flop.
Speaker 6 (37:07):
She bear hugged her.
Speaker 2 (37:09):
That's a great point, right you would about it would
have been the opposite.
Speaker 1 (37:12):
A Terese is like, hey, that's my job.
Speaker 6 (37:16):
I think that's why she was really upset. I mean,
let's be real there.
Speaker 2 (37:20):
She didn't pop up to get her because she thought
that it was a bad foul.
Speaker 6 (37:23):
She's like, hey, that's what I'm supposed to be doing.
Speaker 1 (37:25):
By the way, the if you're the w n B
A and and all these players who like didn't want
to give Caitlyn Clark or any credit last year, you
should just hey, just keep quiet and let her continue
to bring in an audience and revenue and all that is.
Speaker 2 (37:43):
About to get the it's about to get bad for
him out here, though, man, because she's comfortable. She ain't
dealing with that I'm a rookie and everybody's giving me
the blues and this and that she's comfortable. Brouh, it's
about to get bad out here. It's about to get
it's about to get.
Speaker 6 (38:02):
Bad, like the league.
Speaker 4 (38:05):
The league just really needs to realize that she is
your meal ticket.
Speaker 5 (38:09):
Like you can't bite the hand that feeds you.
Speaker 2 (38:11):
They ain't gonna be able to stop it anyway. I mean,
by the way, it's.
Speaker 4 (38:16):
Odd to me that there people do not see the correlation,
the impact she's had similar to Steph Curry, like we
try to make this a race thing. It's like the
style in which she plays is what's entertainment.
Speaker 5 (38:31):
About that? It's close to Jonas's vampire family.
Speaker 2 (38:34):
She is pretty, she's clear, dang transparent, Maybe maybe powder too. Yeah, dang,
she do got a vampire look to her like Jonahs,
like she could be in Twilight. You know, she fit
throw on some sunglasses, long sleeve shirt, you know, some
bail bottoms of some Doc Martin's on.
Speaker 1 (38:56):
I'm with you, Okay, good call? What else again? Yeah?
Speaker 9 (39:00):
Well, in case, in case you missed it, a viral
moment from the weekend, Antonio Brown got detained temporarily after
shots were fired outside of a Miami celebrity boxing event, which.
Speaker 6 (39:11):
Apparently might have been shots from him.
Speaker 2 (39:14):
Yeah, not just shots fire, but it seemed like the
shots were fired from him.
Speaker 6 (39:22):
I mean, I don't know, it just hit what it
looked like in the video.
Speaker 5 (39:25):
You know, what are you doing, dude? That guy's trying
to protect you.
Speaker 6 (39:30):
This dude is on the move.
Speaker 2 (39:31):
Man and I don't know that it's a great destination
that he's heading towards.