April 15, 2026 • 38 mins
Dan Beyer and Monse Bolanos, in for C&R, react to an all-too-long list of potential NBA Finals MVPs. Monse spent the weekend watching The Masters, and Dan is here to answer all her questions. Plus, Lamelo Ball doesn't deserve all the heat he's taking!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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Speaker 3 (00:19):
Welcome in. It is a hum day. It is a Wednesday,
and we have got playing tournament action tonight in the NBA,
including Manzi's Clippers taking the court tonight's against the Golden
State Warriors.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I'm nervous. I'm nervous about it.
Speaker 5 (00:32):
Dan, I'm not gonna lie to you because Steph Curry,
even though they can, they're gonna they say they're gonna
limit his minutes, but I don't. Are you gonna limit
them to ten? I don't think so. They say about
thirty and he could he could go crazy, he could
go off.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
But Kawhi Leonard, He's gonna carry us well.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
He could be an NBA fine. We've seen Kawhi win
a couple of NBA finals, MVP. Could another one? Could
be this be the start of another run to an
NBA finals, MVP. I want to get to that in
about sixty seconds.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Would that make him better than Lebron?
Speaker 5 (01:07):
Like, let's just hypothetically say he carries the Clippers to
the finals wins.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Is he better than Lebron?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
No? No, that is nuts. No, that's not not at all.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Come on, you're just blinded.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Did you see the other news of the day, The
Washington Commanders got new uniforms. Have you seen these? No,
Washington Commanders got new uniforms very similar to the style
that they wore in the nineteen eighties. In the nineteen nineties,
they also have an alternate now with their with the
black uniform with the W on the helmet and an
(01:43):
arrow going through it. They used to wear an arrow
through their helmet in previous the nineteen sixties. So a
new look for the Washington Commanders. I'm waiting for Chris
Purfett to tell us why they don't look like the
eighties and nineties, just like you did with my Nick Chobb.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Damien's going to say it looks like something Damian Lillard
would wear.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
I listen. I just put up the tweet as well.
I found a picture of Nick Chubb standing in a
full Brown's uniform next to what Damian Lillard wore last night,
and it's a See it's a full Brown's uniform. That's
not any what he is that is in NFL uniforms.
(02:22):
If the sweatsuit that Dame was wearing last night was purple,
I'm not even sure I could do like a Vikings
Ravens because of the stripes on the sleeve. But it's
the stripes on the sleeve that really put this look
over the top and make him look like he wore
a full Cleveland Brown's uniform to the Blazer Sun's game
last night.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
He really does. He really does look like that.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
It still looks like a comfy sweatsuit or pajamas, but
right next to it, it's like, no, you're wearing Yeah,
you aren't wearing Nick Chubb's uniform.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Leah Long the long draw strings of the that are
hanging out as well, that's another there another issue to
deal with, but that's where we are today. I wanted
to just point that out. At Dan Byer on Fox's
you can see the side by side of what Damian
Lillard wore last night in Phoenix. As the Blazers are
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now on to face the Spurs in the first round
of the play in Tournament. Of the NBA Playoffs, Well,
the Suns are stuck in the play in tournament, Magic
and Sixers tonight in the other playing game outside of
the Warriors.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
And Clippers, could be a fun win too.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
I mentioned Kawhi Leonard and the Finals MVP. So over
the next hour or so here on Fox Sports Radio,
there are manci. There are a few names that I
think that you should take note. I'll put it that way.
If I were to ask you the question, how many
players have a realistic chance of winning NBA Finals MVP
(03:52):
this year NBA Finals MVP? How many players? Just the number?
You don't have to even give me the names because
we'll get to that in a second, but real realistic
names to win the NBA Finals MVP award? How many
players do you think have a realistic chance of winning that?
Four is four?
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Let's put the number a four and.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
A half, Ryan Bursching, are you We'll just say four?
Speaker 6 (04:13):
Are you?
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Are you good with four?
Speaker 1 (04:15):
I like it that?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, maybe in the five to ten range, five to
ten field generous.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Isaac Chris, do you guys differ with that number at all?
Players that can realistically win the NBA Finals MVP Award?
You guys good with four to five, four to ten.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Go three to four at the three to four if.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
You Isaac, could you differ on any of it?
Speaker 8 (04:35):
Well, this does take a topic away from a future
game of in the neighborhood, but yes, five to six.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Well. Bet online is released the odds for thirty five
players to that that have actual odds to win the
NBA Finals MVP Award. Thirty five players have odds. Yeah,
So over the next hour of this show, I want
to know if we can get all thirty five. Now,
(05:01):
we're not going to just do this right now because
there is we have to get the Manzi's Weekend of Golf.
But throughout the show, if we throw out names, and
we ask you as well to throw out names eight seven,
seven nine nine on Fox eight seven seven nine nine
six six three six nine or reach Monti on x
ES at Manzy Belanos. You can find me at Dan
(05:22):
Bayer on Fox. Can you get one of the names
that made like they're good enough to have odds?
Speaker 7 (05:29):
Right?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
But there are some long shots here. Thirty five players
have listed odds from bed online to win the NBA's
final NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
That is ridiculous that there's thirty five on this.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
You want to throw a name out there just to
kind of get this started. Shake Alexander Okay, he's number one,
five to four plus one twenty five, so Sga is
off the board, and the other names to get this.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
Role Uber one, Nikola jokicch Yo Kiitch right now ten
to one, he's third on the.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
List, number three, d outline.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Uh, you know what, it's good. I'm gonna go home.
Or Kid Cunningham twenty to one.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
He is sixth actually seventh best odds right now, I'm no.
Seventh and Isaac Lohnkron is their name you would like
to submit?
Speaker 8 (06:22):
I mean, if we're going up to thirty five, George mikeha, I.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Mean the list is interesting. It's there's just a there's
a lot of players, but it's not like it's I mean,
it's thirty five players right now spanning.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I can't get twenty teams. So that's that's that's where
we are.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
No, that's ridiculous.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
All right, do you have a name? You don't, You're
just gonna stick with the mic and joke. Did you
have it?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
No?
Speaker 3 (06:48):
No?
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah, okay, curious who the thirty fifth is all right, Well.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
We'll find out throughout this show. If you want to
if you want to add to the list again, tweet
at Manti at Manzi Blanos or me at Dan. You're
on Fox. Also, you can give us a call. Eight
seven seven nine nine six six three six nine. It's
eight seven seven nine to nine on Fox.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Can we just take off Victor Banyama?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
There it is? There is, Thank you very much.
Speaker 5 (07:10):
Can we just take like, let's let's please, okay, let's yeah,
let's just get him out of the way.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Eddie was number two. So there we go. We got
four down, thirty one to go. We're gonna we're gonna
complete this list. All of these players have odds you
could wager.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yes, you could wager on them if you wanted to.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
All right. You had a heck of a weekend.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
I sure did.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
The NBA regular season wrapped up, but that's not where
your eyes were. You watched a lot of golf this weekend.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
I watched a lot of the Masters throughout the four days.
But the day that I spent hours was on Saturday,
and I mean hours, and it flew by.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
I was at the edge of my seat. I was excited.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
I was wondering why there was out hole where all
the golfers just couldn't get it to go straight.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
They all went left, and I was like, why they
all go left? What is it about this whole? Why
do they all go left? Then the marker I had
to text you. I didn't want to bother you. I
know this is like your Christmas.
Speaker 5 (08:05):
Your holiday, but I was like, are we just like
all trusting each other with that marker we put by?
Speaker 4 (08:10):
Like everyone just trust each other.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
This was a good question. And and golf is the
isn't Monty's favorite sports, but you're taking to it and
you're learning more about what actually goes on within the sport,
playing the sport, and what goes on in the tournament.
And she asked me about what happens when a player
marks his ball on the green? Yeah, like you're just thinking,
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like someone could just throw a coin down and like, oh,
my ball was there, there's there? It was.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
I asked if is there someone that's like impartial there
watching this?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
And it's a very good question because there are rules officials,
but no one is watching that. That is more of
an honor code system. But when you hear players stretching
the rules, trying to push the limits of what they
can do, one of the places that they will mention
is how they mark their golf ball. Yeah, of course,
you know you're supposed to put the coin or your
ballmarker right behind the ball. Some may do that, but
(09:02):
then may give themselves maybe a half an inch a
little bit closer. Maybe people are out a different way.
If you want to talk about ways where maybe someone
who has thought of as a cheater in golf, it
could be by the way that they mark their golf
ball or do so incorrectly. So that was a very
very good, astute question by you, because I think it
is foreign to a lot of people that aren't familiar
(09:22):
with What did he just do? He just put something
down and then he put the ball back down again.
It's a good question.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
And I was like, not even thinking of you inch
ing it closer, But I feel like the angle too matters,
right if I put the coin a little bit.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Over he is because I want the ball outside.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
I was like, we're just allowing this, okay, okay, all
right on her code, Okay.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
It is something interesting nowadays. Two where we've got television
angles of everything. My dad works as does rules officiating
for the USGA, and I know one thing he talks
about is basically ause we have streaming and we've got
cameras now everywhere, like exactly that you're talking about. Mostly
it's coming back from those replays and seeing you know
how close that is.
Speaker 8 (10:01):
By the way, this is interesting. Augustin National has actually
just announced the twenty twenty seven Masters will feature the
debut of the Moncey Cast and alternative Alternate telecast starring
Mancy Bolagos.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
I feel like a lot of people would relate to
my questions. Okay, I had so, I had so many. Again,
why do the balls all go laughed at this hole?
None of them can get it the marker. We just
all trust each other. And then another thing I realized
that I didn't say it to you, but I was like,
oh my goodness, they're doing the same course every day,
so you're doing this four times. And then you gave
me another bomb today where you said, what do we
(10:36):
call it?
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Not the hole?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
The pin?
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Yeah, the pin moves, Isaac bomb, what do you mean
the pin moves every day?
Speaker 4 (10:46):
So that oh, mind blown? Mine blown.
Speaker 3 (10:49):
It completely changes the way that the course plays. Now
they're the same holes, but there are different whole locations
pin placements, however you want to call them. Well, think
about it.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
That's good.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
You just partted the ball all into one spot for
four straight days.
Speaker 4 (11:02):
Yeah, I should be excellent at it by the fourth day.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Oh, think of the where and tear that would go
on around that one spot on the green as well.
Like there's there's other reasons for it, but the strategy
is I think first and foremost, but a close second
is also just.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Sure, Okay, that makes sense.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
I didn't really think of that where in Tarra just
you wouldn't be able to hold up to the sort
of traffic, especially at the conditions that they're playing with
at Augusta.
Speaker 5 (11:30):
How long does it take at Augusta to get from
like hold a hole walking It seems like a long process.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Well, some of the shows, some of the holes have
been pushed back because of distance. So when it was
originally set up, the walks were not long or longer.
It's actually a great test on what is a great
course and what is not a great course. And in
the travel from the green to the to the next teem,
(11:56):
some places you go to resorts. A lot of those
are you would want a cart on a lot of
courses of course up by me where there's no way
I would walk it because of the travel. I mean,
you can walk it, but it's just a long way
from green to the next tee Augusta. It's pretty close,
and I think that when you're watching it you don't
realize on the area of land it is. But certain
(12:18):
holes run perpendicular or you know, run parallel to each other.
One's one way, one's another, but they may be completely different.
But the walks that you have aren't as long as
you would maybe say at like a resort course. But
there are a few hikes like eleven. As I mentioned,
it was backed up quite a bit. They backed up
the fifteenth tee a little from the fourteenth tee. Over
(12:38):
the previous years, second hole has been pushed back, the
fifth hole has been pushed back. But like the fifth holes,
Tea boxes right behind the fourth green. So, but it's
all relatively close to Augusta.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
Any of the golfers when they were on the green
and they were close to it and they wouldn't get it.
I was like, oh, you're just go to your hole
like you just how frustrating is it when you're so
close and then you still.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Can't get it.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
There?
Speaker 6 (13:06):
Hoole.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
What I'm so glad is that you texted me on
Saturday where I think, well, I know it was. I mean,
Rory had a six shot lead going into to that round.
So you're watching two players, like you're watching Rory McClary
and Cameron Young, two top end players. One is having
just the darnest of times Rory and trying to figure
it out, and Cameron Young's making it look easy. You know.
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That's one of the great things I think about Augusta
is that if you're playing well and hitting the ball
in the right spot, so you can take advantage of it.
But if you're not, you're really in trouble, and then
the pressure starts to get to you. The pond that
Rory hit it into on Saturday, that pond by eleven,
and they've redone the green a couple of times, and
they had they recently redone it because of a washout.
(13:52):
But that place is where like masters went to die,
Like the pin would be close to the left on
the green and players would try I had to take
on that pond. Now you're seeing them play to the
right way to the right. Well, you saw Justin Rose
play way off to the right, but it cost him
a stroke because he didn't want to hit it in
the water, didn't want to pull anything. Then he ended
up not being able to get it up and down
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on Sunday. But that's the great thing about it if
you put the ball in the right position, and even
on that it's still a very difficult shot on eleven,
but you can score at Augusta National and some of the.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Angles of the camera, like in one of those shots
where it's like long and it's their teen off and
then the minute they hit and then all the people
like go in to the shot to look at the ball,
like they all their heads go in and they all
look one way.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
Just so many details.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
That I hadn't paid attention to prior to my four
hours of watching the Masters.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
I've got some good news for you, Mancy Blanyos. I
don't know if you guys know this, but Mancy has
been approved for credentials for the US Women's Open. Here
and yes, yes, did you get the.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
Email to get the email? Yeah, you did not.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Watch some of the world's best women at play golf
at one of the greatest courses in the world at
Riviera coming up.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Don't wear jeans. Don't trust me.
Speaker 8 (15:06):
Trust me. I found that out the hard way there once.
Speaker 4 (15:09):
Okay, I gotta I gotta look the part. I gotta
look the part. No Kawhi Leonard T.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
Shirt, I gotta look the part.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
Gotta go get like a polo. Yeah, don't be like
a polo tennis.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Don't wear a full Nick Chubb Brown's uniform. That's all
that we asked.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Wait for you. I wore jeans the La Country Club
when the US Open was here. So is this stricter
than that? Because I, I mean I'll be going as well.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Well, there's two things. Number One, you probably shouldn't wear
jeans to a golf course, but they're not going to
kick you out if you're there as a fan. Number Two,
I just wouldn't want to wear denim if I'm out
in the sun for eight hours. That would be the
only thing about it is that would rather just you know,
have it a little more breatheable.
Speaker 5 (15:47):
Yeah, I know, I'm gonna go get a tennis outfit.
There you go, That's what I'm gonna do. I know
it's not the same sport. But I feel like that's
what we're looking at this country club. Yeah, that's what
we're looking for.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
I just there's not a lot of people that I
think on a Nash scale will want to talk golf,
and it's one of my passions and to see someone
like Mancy take an interest in it really just makes
me happy. Like there are a lot of reasons to
not like it. Oh, it's boring, and you know, it
takes forever, and there are some things in golf that
(16:16):
needed to change, like the actual time of the rounds
was a reason why at one point golf numbers were dropping.
But golf is taken off from COVID. It's probably the
sport that's benefited the most in twenty twenty, and they're's
from twenty twenty until now. And I love to see
it just play fast. You know, if you play slow,
(16:37):
that's a problem. But any way that you can find
enjoyment from it really makes me happy. And we've had
the live story today and I wanted to hear your
experience of sitting down because it's tough to take it,
like I if you aren't into it to be able
to sit and do what you did on the weekend
and then you were obviously at the news desk covering
it and you know the scoring and how everything works.
(16:58):
But when you sit down and actually watch three or
four hours of it, I think it's if you can
understand what you're watching. I think it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
And that's exactly what it was.
Speaker 5 (17:07):
And it's like I would you know, I told you
there's a ton of Masters coverage, Like I didn't know
what channel, but I was on one, and if it
would go to commercial, I would go, like, maybe look
for something. I always went back, and then eventually I
stopped changing the channel and I was like, I'm just
gonna watch some Masters like And I liked the slowness
of it because it wasn't slow, but it's obviously not
a fast paced game like basketball or like volleyball, which
(17:29):
I love as well. I enjoyed the slower aspect of it.
I just snacked all day, sat on the couch. No,
I liked it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You would have
thought that I had money on that game.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
Even today, we watched totung least ten on the par
five thirteenth. Yeah, he just just got worse and worse
unfortunately for him. All Right, the she's monce of Bill Anios,
I'm Dan Byer. Do we want any more additions to
our NBA players that actually have odds to win the
NBA Finals Award? This year? We've got four off the board.
(18:02):
We've got SGA, Victor Webbin Yama, Nicolokitch and Kid Cunningham. Again,
there are thirty five people that have listed odds via
bet online, thirty five players in the NBA. There's no
way that there are thirty five possible players that can
win the NBA Finals MVP. But let's just see who's who?
Of who's who? Do you have another nominee? Jason Tatum
Jason Tatum twelve to one, Boston Celtics. He is fourth
(18:25):
on the list, in fact, tied for fourth Birst Chris
or Isaac anybody?
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Well, what about Jalen Brown?
Speaker 3 (18:31):
He is tied for with Jason Tatum at twelve to
one at that fourth spot.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
So I got one piston down. What about Jalen.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
Duran, Jalen Duran, let's find him on the list.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
Got to be down in the thirties probably.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Jalen Duran is not on line. He is not on
the list.
Speaker 5 (18:48):
There's thirty five and Jalen Duran is not that as shocking.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
That's that's a little surprising.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
Yeah, kid, Cunningham is not the only Piston on this list.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
He's not the only, but Jalen Duran is not the
other Piston.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Yeah, Kate Cunningham is not the only Piston on this list.
That was Chris's nominee at first. So there we go.
We are often running. If you've got any nominees, hit
manciy up at Manzi Milanios. You can find me at
Dan Byer on Fox. We are sitting in for Cavino
and Rich here on Fox Sports Radio. They were in
earlier today for Dan Patrick doing the Dan Patrick hat trick.
(19:24):
Day one of three for those guys, Moncey and I'll
be with you for the next couple of days as well.
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Finally, Dan and Monci, FIFA, the international governing body of soccer,
has denied reports that it is going to ban tailgating
at this summer's World Cup in the United States. Now.
On a related note, during its coverage of this story,
the Great Britain network Sky Sports actually had to explain
(20:51):
what tailgating was to its audience in the UK.
Speaker 1 (20:55):
Listen.
Speaker 10 (20:55):
Tailgating basically is a real integral part of US sports culture,
and it involves turning up early for American football games,
for instance, and having a party in the car park
outside the stadium, eating and drinking hours before the game starts.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
How delightfully snooty. Back to you guys.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
When the Brewers were getting a new ballpark, and this
is twenty five years ago, when American Family Field was
being it, then was Miller Park Boners being thought of
one of the things that they had looked at. Because
you're looking at, oh, should we do a lake front stadium?
Do you do a bunch of different things? Well, tailgating
was so much about a part of going to Brewer
games at County Stadium that you're like, well, there's not
(21:39):
gonna be enough room. There's enough room for tailgating here.
Let's just build the stadium right next to the old stadium,
which is what they did.
Speaker 5 (21:45):
I've never done like full day tailgating, like for an
NFL game.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
That is a commitment.
Speaker 3 (21:52):
I've done it a couple of times in rigid weather
once more. Yes, that was the story when I wore
my Larry Johnson cons to the Affs Raiders game like.
Speaker 4 (22:03):
Christmas, because you want to look cool.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
I want to look cool. My feet were numb by
the end of the first quarter. Oh yes, good memories stuff.
Speaker 4 (22:11):
So a full day you did a full day.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
By the way, if we did tailgate like right now,
I would want catfish, because somehow QBC is popped up
on our screen again. I don't know how, but it
is back, by your request, it's back, and now it
is the catfish filets that they are selling, and I
would look magnificent. They they don't they You don't even
eat fish or meat. No, don't they look great?
Speaker 1 (22:34):
They look great. Now look at the price they're offering
there though for that Dan.
Speaker 3 (22:39):
It's a lot, but it looks good. You know what
didn't look good LaMelo Ball taking out bam Adebayo's leg
last night. But I don't fault LaMelo Ball, and the
NBA is going to be reviewing the matter. Costs bam
Adebaio the rest of the game. He was falling out
of bounds and as LaMelo was on the ground. I
get why people would be upset with that. I don't
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think it was meant to be a dirty play. I
think that bam Adebayo's body, the way that it was falling,
made it much worse. And unfortunately for the Heat, they
lost the game. Eric Spolstro almost lost it in the
post game. But speaking of losing it, now, someone coming
to the defense of LaMelo Ball kind of losing it
on xpons.
Speaker 4 (23:21):
It seems that way that's his brother.
Speaker 5 (23:22):
Lonzo Ball seems to be coming to his brother's defense,
and I think it's specifically because of what Nick Wright
may have said on First Things First today. The quote
that everybody is talking about that Lonzo Ball refers to
is that Nick Wright said that young man is a clown,
has been a clown forever and well, and will never
not be a clown. So Lonzo has tweeted a lot
(23:44):
in the last hour. One of them he did say
hornets and seven and he said, I usually let stuff slide,
and I'm paraphrasing here, I usually let stuff slide, but
I'm on one today, let's do it.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
I think that LaMelo Ball's career is pretty amazing and
I'd give him all the props in the world. Yeah,
because it felt like so much was going against him
from what had happened with Obviously we know about LaVar.
Speaker 4 (24:14):
Ball, right, like the family dynamic.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
And you know, a Lonzo was a great I mean,
he went number two overall and then the big Baller
brand shoes may have played a you know, a big
role in why his career wasn't as great as it
was because of injuries, but LaMelo to be able to
carve out the career that he has, which is all
star appearances and now being kind of the face of
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the Hornets franchise makes the game winning ultimately the game
winning shot last night. I give LaMelo Ball a lot
of credit, and it's not why I'm signing with him
in this bam thing. I think it's a heat of
the moment stuff. But I think he could be an
easy guy to attack abolutely, and I like that his
brothers got his back, and I wish like others would
as well, because I think his story is better than
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what people give it credit for.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
Yeah, I agree with that Lonzo Ball literally saying Nick
Wright a bum with the clown emoji.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
That's what he's saying. Direct attack. So yes, but I'm
with you.
Speaker 5 (25:12):
I think LaMelo Ball it's low hanging fruit if you
want to go after him.
Speaker 4 (25:16):
And I feel like after the injuries.
Speaker 5 (25:19):
And after everything that happened, it seems like he's in
his prime right now, right like it.
Speaker 4 (25:23):
It seems like this is the beginning of something for him.
Speaker 3 (25:26):
Yes, he could be an NBA Finals MVP candidate, and
he is at one hundred and fifty to one. So
LaMelo ball is off of the list, all right. Jalen
Brunson Jalen Brunson twenty two to one, get him out
of there, New York Nicks, any other nominees.
Speaker 7 (25:42):
I understand that he currently has appendicitis. But is Joel
Embiid on the odds of the top thirty five two
hundred and fifty.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
To one is on the list? Yes, he is.
Speaker 4 (25:54):
So if he's there, Tyre's Maxie has to be there.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
Tyrese Maxi is absolutely on the on the list. Also
at two hundred and fifty to one. It tells you
a lot about what they think of the Sixers chances
of getting to the NBA finals. So, like, even LaMelo
was one hundred and fifty maybe because they won last
night and they're still alive to be able to move
on and the Sixers haven't played their playing games yet.
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But yes, Joel Embiid and Tyree Maxey off the list.
Chris Purfett, uh.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Just really spitballing here.
Speaker 3 (26:24):
James Harden James Harden fifty to one, Yes, fifty to
one on the list. Not the only Cavalier on this list.
Speaker 4 (26:33):
Jonovan Mitchell. I'm ready to get all the obvious ones
now seen.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
To one again thirty five players. Bet online had of
giving odds for NBA Finals MVP when we said at
the start of the hour, Manzi thought that there were
maybe four realistic candidates that you would want to bet on,
But this list went all the way down to thirty five.
Speaker 4 (26:53):
Is Lebron James thirty five?
Speaker 3 (26:56):
Lebron James is not thirty five, but he is two
hundred to one, the same odds as Paolo ben Caro,
which tells you, I think what you would think of
the Lakers chances and also maybe Lebron's role with the
Lakers if they were to get that far.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Since we're just knocking teams off the list here, we
haven't said c J McCollum yet.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
Right for the Hawks, you have not said it, and
you won't have to not on the list. Okay, let's
go back to the Lakers.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
Yeah, never mind teams off.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
I thought we all thought he was going to say Luca,
right like, since we're here already, since we're we're part,
since we're already on the spot, Luca is off the list.
But Luca is one and fifty to one. Tells you
more about the Lakers chances their thoughts, I think than
actual Luca's availability and play.
Speaker 7 (27:51):
Let's get really I'm sorry, but let's get really wild
with the Lakers chances here. I know he's hurt, but
his Austin reeves on this list.
Speaker 3 (27:58):
He is not on the list. Not make the list
of odd of players with odds, but that would be
a very good guess. And you got one more.
Speaker 4 (28:06):
Kevin Durant.
Speaker 3 (28:07):
Kevin Durant is on the list sixty to one.
Speaker 4 (28:09):
Wait tell me there's thirty five. I feel like it's yeah, right.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
That's Durant. Yeah, sure fine. Steph Curry.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
Steph Curry is on the list, as crazy as it is,
but it's five hundred to one.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
Is he thirty five?
Speaker 3 (28:22):
Yes, he would be considered thirty five. There's a tie
for thirty third, but yes he would be thirty five.
I'm thinking too logical. I'm not thinking emotive in I'm
not thinking emotive enough.
Speaker 1 (28:32):
These are these are obvious?
Speaker 2 (28:33):
No, but I'm saying these are these are These are
like sweethearts to your These are like to your heart.
Not to Oh, this team could be in the final,
Thus one of their players might be MVP.
Speaker 3 (28:43):
But if the crazy thing about this is Ryan just
said Austin Reeves, who's out. We don't know when he's
going to return, but let's just say that Luca is
out longer and Austin Reeves comes back and leads the
Lakers with Lebron. That sells just that everybody thinks that
Lebron will get all the shine, but also that it's
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probably not likely to happen. Where if for some weird
reason the Warriors went on a run, the only reason
it's going to happen is because of Steph curR exactly.
And that's why he's actually on this list when he's
maybe gonna play limited minutes tonight. But we've got about
half of the list. I feel taken off on the
players that can realistically. It's just when you say four
and they give us odds for thirty five, You're like,
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why in the world would I put two hundred dollars
on as Excel the Ghost, said Paulo Bancaro, because it's
just not going to happen, all right, She's Manzy Belanios,
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Speaker 4 (31:12):
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and Chris Purfett will be with us tomorrow as well,
and maybe some fun highjinks for the end of the
week as we try to narrow it down who actually
is a candidate and has odds for an NBA Finals MVP.
I'm gonna give you a couple of clues. First of all,
you mentioned CJ McCollums. C J McCollum, well should say
the amount of Hawks don't have anyone on the list.
So if you said to me Jalen Johnson, I would say,
(31:56):
great guests not on the list of players with odds
tells you a couple of things. Number One, they don't
think that the Hawks are going to be able to
advance this far. But it also tells you if Steph
Curry is five hundred to one, popularity does play into it. Sure,
and for as great of a season that Jalen Johnson
has had for the Hawks, maybe it doesn't rise to
the level of bet online providing odds for NBA Finals
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MVPs Excel. The Ghost tweeted in with another one, Khan
Kanneppel not on the list, so con did not rise
to the level of it. Did you figure out the
piston Chris professors, I've me and Bersham been working on it.
I've got two guesses, two guesses. If it's not this,
I give up entirely on the second History, second Piston.
So it's either Asar Thompson or it's Isaiah Stewart. You
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are correct, there's one of those two.
Speaker 1 (32:42):
I'm gonna say, oh you about Oscar Thompson.
Speaker 3 (32:47):
Yet it is correct. One hundred and fifty to one,
one hundred and fifty to one. He has odds to
be the NBA Finals MVP.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Anthony Edwards.
Speaker 3 (32:54):
Anthony Edwards, that's a pretty good guest. Monzi sixty six
to one. He is on the list. There's only one
player with better odds than sixty six to one that's
still on our list. As crazy as that is, Ryan Bersinger,
did you want to throw on a name.
Speaker 7 (33:07):
Before I well, Danny g has timed in, say chimed
in saying Demonta Savonas isn't also on the list, then
he did not make the list, and not make the list,
I will throw out I'm trying to go deep. I'm
trying to hit those those three hundred three fifties. Let's
go Devin Booker. Devin Booker five hundred to one. Yeah, yes,
he is tied with Steph Curry for the five hundred
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to one group, there's one other player.
Speaker 3 (33:31):
I'm just gonna die. Paul George is five hundred to one, Okay,
So that tells you a little bit how the odds
end up falling out. But Paul George that is the
last five hundred to one. But no Atlanta Hawks making
the list. The only Charlotte Hornet was a LaMelo ball.
There is no Brandon Miller, there is no Conkoinepple. As
we mentioned when we watched the Charlotte Hornets beat the
(33:52):
Heat last night, it was a great moment, winning in overtime,
coming back. Charlotte was excited, and they've kind of been
the team that has just always been there in the NBA.
There was a time when they first burst into the league,
very popular, very trendy. But now they've been around long enough.
After disappearing and then coming back with they've kind of
just fallen to the Also, rams is there an NFL
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comp in the NFL equivalent of a team to the Charlotte.
Speaker 5 (34:19):
Hornets right now? So I love this question. I went
through a couple of teams in my head that I
could argue. The one I'll mention now because I do
have one that's not a current team, but it's a
specific year. I was like, this team this year, but
for the NFL right now, maybe the New York Giants.
Speaker 4 (34:35):
The New York Giants, your Giants.
Speaker 5 (34:37):
I feel like they're young, and they're unproven, and they're
kind of trendy and they cut people, you know, and
it's like we don't I know, the Hornets just one,
but I don't think the Hornets do a lot of
damage moving forward in the playoffs, right like, but I
feel like the New York Giants have now flashy, fun, unproven, young.
Speaker 3 (34:57):
Dark scataboo, like you know, y.
Speaker 4 (35:00):
All the young all the young'ins.
Speaker 3 (35:03):
Interesting because I wouldn't have I don't associate. I wouldn't
not have thought of a big market team. I was
thinking of these smaller market teams and I I kind
of went to the Saints, okay, and the and the
reason why is because I think North Carolina is a
hot bed for basketball and I think Louisiana is a
(35:24):
hotbed for football. But if they're not winning, they're just
kind of there and I think that they have fans there.
But I put the Saints just as an overall sort
of feel that you would be like, oh, obviously, Charlotte
loves you know, the Hornets, and the Hornets are great.
They were in North Carolina. It's a great basketball state.
It's been a great college basketball state for so long.
And I feel like the same thing with the Saints,
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and so that's why I would I would say the Saints,
did you have one bush? I do?
Speaker 7 (35:50):
And it feels lazy because it feels simple, but I
was looking at it. I think it's I think it's accurate.
It'd be the Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 3 (35:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (35:59):
Yeah, because if you think about it in the scope
of the league as a franchise there, I'm sorry to
say it, they're one of the you know, least remarkable teams.
They're kind of forgettable as a franchise sometimes because they're
just kind of there and on occasion they they pop off.
So I would I would go with the Panthers.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
Chris football football heavy state lost a team once, was
around for a while and you didn't really think much
of them. Now suddenly has a couple flashy players. I
think I'm going with the Houston Texans. All the Houston Texans.
What were you going to say?
Speaker 4 (36:34):
That's when I was like, it was a C. J.
Speaker 5 (36:36):
Stroud's rookie year Houston Texans team.
Speaker 4 (36:39):
That team is an equivalent.
Speaker 3 (36:42):
The same way. Yes, that.
Speaker 4 (36:47):
Was the one.
Speaker 3 (36:47):
I was thinking that it could possibly be the Cleveland
Browns when you were talking about just because of the
lack of playoff appearance.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
That's that's got history too.
Speaker 3 (36:56):
Yes, but the lack of playoff appearances, I thought that's
maybe the road that you were traveling. All right, we
have sixty seconds left. I'm just gonna give you that.
Jamal Murray on the list, Anthony Town Jamal Murray two
hundred so one, Karl Anthony Town's one twenty five to one.
You want to hear the rest of the Leonards. Kawhi
Leonard did not make the list, Manci, I thought.
Speaker 4 (37:18):
He would have been down there with Steph Curry.
Speaker 3 (37:19):
Jalen Williams fifty to one, Chad Holmgren one hundred to one. Thunder.
Now we go to the Celtics Derek White one hundred
to one and Julius Randall Timberwolves one hundred to one.
The Era on Fox won fifty to one. Amen Thompson
won fifty to one. Alprin Shangoon two hundred to one.
In the final five, Peyton Pritchard, Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner,
(37:40):
Jared Allen and Nikolo Vucevich.
Speaker 4 (37:43):
You could have put Kawaii in there.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
Guys, you could have, but again, look at how many
Celtics made the list. Team right, Red Urbach, Larry Bird,
Bill Russell. You could have had a long off the
Should the Clippers win tonight, MONSI yes, Mattes, Well, we'll
find out if she shows up tomorrow. We're not Le's
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Speaker 3 (00:19):
Welcome in. It is a hum day. It is a Wednesday,
and we have got playing tournament action tonight in the NBA,
including Manzi's Clippers taking the court tonight's against the Golden
State Warriors.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I'm nervous. I'm nervous about it.
Speaker 5 (00:32):
Dan, I'm not gonna lie to you because Steph Curry,
even though they can, they're gonna they say they're gonna
limit his minutes, but I don't. Are you gonna limit
them to ten? I don't think so. They say about
thirty and he could he could go crazy, he could
go off.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
But Kawhi Leonard, He's gonna carry us well.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
He could be an NBA fine. We've seen Kawhi win
a couple of NBA finals, MVP. Could another one? Could
be this be the start of another run to an
NBA finals, MVP. I want to get to that in
about sixty seconds.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Would that make him better than Lebron?
Speaker 5 (01:07):
Like, let's just hypothetically say he carries the Clippers to
the finals wins.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Is he better than Lebron?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
No? No, that is nuts. No, that's not not at all.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Come on, you're just blinded.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Did you see the other news of the day, The
Washington Commanders got new uniforms. Have you seen these? No,
Washington Commanders got new uniforms very similar to the style
that they wore in the nineteen eighties. In the nineteen nineties,
they also have an alternate now with their with the
black uniform with the W on the helmet and an
(01:43):
arrow going through it. They used to wear an arrow
through their helmet in previous the nineteen sixties. So a
new look for the Washington Commanders. I'm waiting for Chris
Purfett to tell us why they don't look like the
eighties and nineties, just like you did with my Nick Chobb.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Damien's going to say it looks like something Damian Lillard
would wear.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
I listen. I just put up the tweet as well.
I found a picture of Nick Chubb standing in a
full Brown's uniform next to what Damian Lillard wore last night,
and it's a See it's a full Brown's uniform. That's
not any what he is that is in NFL uniforms.
(02:22):
If the sweatsuit that Dame was wearing last night was purple,
I'm not even sure I could do like a Vikings
Ravens because of the stripes on the sleeve. But it's
the stripes on the sleeve that really put this look
over the top and make him look like he wore
a full Cleveland Brown's uniform to the Blazer Sun's game
last night.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
He really does. He really does look like that.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
It still looks like a comfy sweatsuit or pajamas, but
right next to it, it's like, no, you're wearing Yeah,
you aren't wearing Nick Chubb's uniform.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Leah Long the long draw strings of the that are
hanging out as well, that's another there another issue to
deal with, but that's where we are today. I wanted
to just point that out. At Dan Byer on Fox's
you can see the side by side of what Damian
Lillard wore last night in Phoenix. As the Blazers are
(03:14):
now on to face the Spurs in the first round
of the play in Tournament. Of the NBA Playoffs, Well,
the Suns are stuck in the play in tournament, Magic
and Sixers tonight in the other playing game outside of
the Warriors.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
And Clippers, could be a fun win too.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
I mentioned Kawhi Leonard and the Finals MVP. So over
the next hour or so here on Fox Sports Radio,
there are manci. There are a few names that I
think that you should take note. I'll put it that way.
If I were to ask you the question, how many
players have a realistic chance of winning NBA Finals MVP
(03:52):
this year NBA Finals MVP? How many players? Just the number?
You don't have to even give me the names because
we'll get to that in a second, but real realistic
names to win the NBA Finals MVP award? How many
players do you think have a realistic chance of winning that?
Four is four?
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Let's put the number a four and.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
A half, Ryan Bursching, are you We'll just say four?
Speaker 6 (04:13):
Are you?
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Are you good with four?
Speaker 1 (04:15):
I like it that?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, maybe in the five to ten range, five to
ten field generous.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Isaac Chris, do you guys differ with that number at all?
Players that can realistically win the NBA Finals MVP Award?
You guys good with four to five, four to ten.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Go three to four at the three to four if.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
You Isaac, could you differ on any of it?
Speaker 8 (04:35):
Well, this does take a topic away from a future
game of in the neighborhood, but yes, five to six.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Well. Bet online is released the odds for thirty five
players to that that have actual odds to win the
NBA Finals MVP Award. Thirty five players have odds. Yeah,
So over the next hour of this show, I want
to know if we can get all thirty five. Now,
(05:01):
we're not going to just do this right now because
there is we have to get the Manzi's Weekend of Golf.
But throughout the show, if we throw out names, and
we ask you as well to throw out names eight seven,
seven nine nine on Fox eight seven seven nine nine
six six three six nine or reach Monti on x
ES at Manzy Belanos. You can find me at Dan
(05:22):
Bayer on Fox. Can you get one of the names
that made like they're good enough to have odds?
Speaker 7 (05:29):
Right?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
But there are some long shots here. Thirty five players
have listed odds from bed online to win the NBA's
final NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
That is ridiculous that there's thirty five on this.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
You want to throw a name out there just to
kind of get this started. Shake Alexander Okay, he's number one,
five to four plus one twenty five, so Sga is
off the board, and the other names to get this.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
Role Uber one, Nikola jokicch Yo Kiitch right now ten
to one, he's third on the.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
List, number three, d outline.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Uh, you know what, it's good. I'm gonna go home.
Or Kid Cunningham twenty to one.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
He is sixth actually seventh best odds right now, I'm no.
Seventh and Isaac Lohnkron is their name you would like
to submit?
Speaker 8 (06:22):
I mean, if we're going up to thirty five, George mikeha, I.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Mean the list is interesting. It's there's just a there's
a lot of players, but it's not like it's I mean,
it's thirty five players right now spanning.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I can't get twenty teams. So that's that's that's where
we are.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
No, that's ridiculous.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
All right, do you have a name? You don't, You're
just gonna stick with the mic and joke. Did you
have it?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
No?
Speaker 3 (06:48):
No?
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah, okay, curious who the thirty fifth is all right, Well.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
We'll find out throughout this show. If you want to
if you want to add to the list again, tweet
at Manti at Manzi Blanos or me at Dan. You're
on Fox. Also, you can give us a call. Eight
seven seven nine nine six six three six nine. It's
eight seven seven nine to nine on Fox.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Can we just take off Victor Banyama?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
There it is? There is, Thank you very much.
Speaker 5 (07:10):
Can we just take like, let's let's please, okay, let's yeah,
let's just get him out of the way.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Eddie was number two. So there we go. We got
four down, thirty one to go. We're gonna we're gonna
complete this list. All of these players have odds you
could wager.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yes, you could wager on them if you wanted to.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
All right. You had a heck of a weekend.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
I sure did.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
The NBA regular season wrapped up, but that's not where
your eyes were. You watched a lot of golf this weekend.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
I watched a lot of the Masters throughout the four days.
But the day that I spent hours was on Saturday,
and I mean hours, and it flew by.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
I was at the edge of my seat. I was excited.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
I was wondering why there was out hole where all
the golfers just couldn't get it to go straight.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
They all went left, and I was like, why they
all go left? What is it about this whole? Why
do they all go left? Then the marker I had
to text you. I didn't want to bother you. I
know this is like your Christmas.
Speaker 5 (08:05):
Your holiday, but I was like, are we just like
all trusting each other with that marker we put by?
Speaker 4 (08:10):
Like everyone just trust each other.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
This was a good question. And and golf is the
isn't Monty's favorite sports, but you're taking to it and
you're learning more about what actually goes on within the sport,
playing the sport, and what goes on in the tournament.
And she asked me about what happens when a player
marks his ball on the green? Yeah, like you're just thinking,
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like someone could just throw a coin down and like, oh,
my ball was there, there's there? It was.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (08:35):
I asked if is there someone that's like impartial there
watching this?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
And it's a very good question because there are rules officials,
but no one is watching that. That is more of
an honor code system. But when you hear players stretching
the rules, trying to push the limits of what they
can do, one of the places that they will mention
is how they mark their golf ball. Yeah, of course,
you know you're supposed to put the coin or your
ballmarker right behind the ball. Some may do that, but
(09:02):
then may give themselves maybe a half an inch a
little bit closer. Maybe people are out a different way.
If you want to talk about ways where maybe someone
who has thought of as a cheater in golf, it
could be by the way that they mark their golf
ball or do so incorrectly. So that was a very
very good, astute question by you, because I think it
is foreign to a lot of people that aren't familiar
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with What did he just do? He just put something
down and then he put the ball back down again.
It's a good question.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
And I was like, not even thinking of you inch
ing it closer, But I feel like the angle too matters,
right if I put the coin a little bit.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Over he is because I want the ball outside.
Speaker 5 (09:37):
I was like, we're just allowing this, okay, okay, all
right on her code, Okay.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
It is something interesting nowadays. Two where we've got television
angles of everything. My dad works as does rules officiating
for the USGA, and I know one thing he talks
about is basically ause we have streaming and we've got
cameras now everywhere, like exactly that you're talking about. Mostly
it's coming back from those replays and seeing you know
how close that is.
Speaker 8 (10:01):
By the way, this is interesting. Augustin National has actually
just announced the twenty twenty seven Masters will feature the
debut of the Moncey Cast and alternative Alternate telecast starring
Mancy Bolagos.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
I feel like a lot of people would relate to
my questions. Okay, I had so, I had so many. Again,
why do the balls all go laughed at this hole?
None of them can get it the marker. We just
all trust each other. And then another thing I realized
that I didn't say it to you, but I was like,
oh my goodness, they're doing the same course every day,
so you're doing this four times. And then you gave
me another bomb today where you said, what do we
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call it?
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Not the hole?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
The pin?
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Yeah, the pin moves, Isaac bomb, what do you mean
the pin moves every day?
Speaker 4 (10:46):
So that oh, mind blown? Mine blown.
Speaker 3 (10:49):
It completely changes the way that the course plays. Now
they're the same holes, but there are different whole locations
pin placements, however you want to call them. Well, think
about it.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
That's good.
Speaker 3 (10:58):
You just partted the ball all into one spot for
four straight days.
Speaker 4 (11:02):
Yeah, I should be excellent at it by the fourth day.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
Oh, think of the where and tear that would go
on around that one spot on the green as well.
Like there's there's other reasons for it, but the strategy
is I think first and foremost, but a close second
is also just.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Sure, Okay, that makes sense.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
I didn't really think of that where in Tarra just
you wouldn't be able to hold up to the sort
of traffic, especially at the conditions that they're playing with
at Augusta.
Speaker 5 (11:30):
How long does it take at Augusta to get from
like hold a hole walking It seems like a long process.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Well, some of the shows, some of the holes have
been pushed back because of distance. So when it was
originally set up, the walks were not long or longer.
It's actually a great test on what is a great
course and what is not a great course. And in
the travel from the green to the to the next teem,
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some places you go to resorts. A lot of those
are you would want a cart on a lot of
courses of course up by me where there's no way
I would walk it because of the travel. I mean,
you can walk it, but it's just a long way
from green to the next tee Augusta. It's pretty close,
and I think that when you're watching it you don't
realize on the area of land it is. But certain
(12:18):
holes run perpendicular or you know, run parallel to each other.
One's one way, one's another, but they may be completely different.
But the walks that you have aren't as long as
you would maybe say at like a resort course. But
there are a few hikes like eleven. As I mentioned,
it was backed up quite a bit. They backed up
the fifteenth tee a little from the fourteenth tee. Over
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the previous years, second hole has been pushed back, the
fifth hole has been pushed back. But like the fifth holes,
Tea boxes right behind the fourth green. So, but it's
all relatively close to Augusta.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
Any of the golfers when they were on the green
and they were close to it and they wouldn't get it.
I was like, oh, you're just go to your hole
like you just how frustrating is it when you're so
close and then you still.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Can't get it.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
There?
Speaker 6 (13:06):
Hoole.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
What I'm so glad is that you texted me on
Saturday where I think, well, I know it was. I mean,
Rory had a six shot lead going into to that round.
So you're watching two players, like you're watching Rory McClary
and Cameron Young, two top end players. One is having
just the darnest of times Rory and trying to figure
it out, and Cameron Young's making it look easy. You know.
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That's one of the great things I think about Augusta
is that if you're playing well and hitting the ball
in the right spot, so you can take advantage of it.
But if you're not, you're really in trouble, and then
the pressure starts to get to you. The pond that
Rory hit it into on Saturday, that pond by eleven,
and they've redone the green a couple of times, and
they had they recently redone it because of a washout.
(13:52):
But that place is where like masters went to die,
Like the pin would be close to the left on
the green and players would try I had to take
on that pond. Now you're seeing them play to the
right way to the right. Well, you saw Justin Rose
play way off to the right, but it cost him
a stroke because he didn't want to hit it in
the water, didn't want to pull anything. Then he ended
up not being able to get it up and down
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on Sunday. But that's the great thing about it if
you put the ball in the right position, and even
on that it's still a very difficult shot on eleven,
but you can score at Augusta National and some of the.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Angles of the camera, like in one of those shots
where it's like long and it's their teen off and
then the minute they hit and then all the people
like go in to the shot to look at the ball,
like they all their heads go in and they all
look one way.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
Just so many details.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
That I hadn't paid attention to prior to my four
hours of watching the Masters.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
I've got some good news for you, Mancy Blanyos. I
don't know if you guys know this, but Mancy has
been approved for credentials for the US Women's Open. Here
and yes, yes, did you get the.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
Email to get the email? Yeah, you did not.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Watch some of the world's best women at play golf
at one of the greatest courses in the world at
Riviera coming up.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Don't wear jeans. Don't trust me.
Speaker 8 (15:06):
Trust me. I found that out the hard way there once.
Speaker 4 (15:09):
Okay, I gotta I gotta look the part. I gotta
look the part. No Kawhi Leonard T.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
Shirt, I gotta look the part.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
Gotta go get like a polo. Yeah, don't be like
a polo tennis.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Don't wear a full Nick Chubb Brown's uniform. That's all
that we asked.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Wait for you. I wore jeans the La Country Club
when the US Open was here. So is this stricter
than that? Because I, I mean I'll be going as well.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Well, there's two things. Number One, you probably shouldn't wear
jeans to a golf course, but they're not going to
kick you out if you're there as a fan. Number Two,
I just wouldn't want to wear denim if I'm out
in the sun for eight hours. That would be the
only thing about it is that would rather just you know,
have it a little more breatheable.
Speaker 5 (15:47):
Yeah, I know, I'm gonna go get a tennis outfit.
There you go, That's what I'm gonna do. I know
it's not the same sport. But I feel like that's
what we're looking at this country club. Yeah, that's what
we're looking for.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
I just there's not a lot of people that I
think on a Nash scale will want to talk golf,
and it's one of my passions and to see someone
like Mancy take an interest in it really just makes
me happy. Like there are a lot of reasons to
not like it. Oh, it's boring, and you know, it
takes forever, and there are some things in golf that
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needed to change, like the actual time of the rounds
was a reason why at one point golf numbers were dropping.
But golf is taken off from COVID. It's probably the
sport that's benefited the most in twenty twenty, and they're's
from twenty twenty until now. And I love to see
it just play fast. You know, if you play slow,
(16:37):
that's a problem. But any way that you can find
enjoyment from it really makes me happy. And we've had
the live story today and I wanted to hear your
experience of sitting down because it's tough to take it,
like I if you aren't into it to be able
to sit and do what you did on the weekend
and then you were obviously at the news desk covering
it and you know the scoring and how everything works.
(16:58):
But when you sit down and actually watch three or
four hours of it, I think it's if you can
understand what you're watching. I think it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
And that's exactly what it was.
Speaker 5 (17:07):
And it's like I would you know, I told you
there's a ton of Masters coverage, Like I didn't know
what channel, but I was on one, and if it
would go to commercial, I would go, like, maybe look
for something. I always went back, and then eventually I
stopped changing the channel and I was like, I'm just
gonna watch some Masters like And I liked the slowness
of it because it wasn't slow, but it's obviously not
a fast paced game like basketball or like volleyball, which
(17:29):
I love as well. I enjoyed the slower aspect of it.
I just snacked all day, sat on the couch. No,
I liked it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You would have
thought that I had money on that game.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
Even today, we watched totung least ten on the par
five thirteenth. Yeah, he just just got worse and worse
unfortunately for him. All Right, the she's monce of Bill Anios,
I'm Dan Byer. Do we want any more additions to
our NBA players that actually have odds to win the
NBA Finals Award? This year? We've got four off the board.
(18:02):
We've got SGA, Victor Webbin Yama, Nicolokitch and Kid Cunningham. Again,
there are thirty five people that have listed odds via
bet online, thirty five players in the NBA. There's no
way that there are thirty five possible players that can
win the NBA Finals MVP. But let's just see who's who?
Of who's who? Do you have another nominee? Jason Tatum
Jason Tatum twelve to one, Boston Celtics. He is fourth
(18:25):
on the list, in fact, tied for fourth Birst Chris
or Isaac anybody?
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Well, what about Jalen Brown?
Speaker 3 (18:31):
He is tied for with Jason Tatum at twelve to
one at that fourth spot.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
So I got one piston down. What about Jalen.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
Duran, Jalen Duran, let's find him on the list.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
Got to be down in the thirties probably.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Jalen Duran is not on line. He is not on
the list.
Speaker 5 (18:48):
There's thirty five and Jalen Duran is not that as shocking.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
That's that's a little surprising.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
Yeah, kid, Cunningham is not the only Piston on this list.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
He's not the only, but Jalen Duran is not the
other Piston.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Yeah, Kate Cunningham is not the only Piston on this list.
That was Chris's nominee at first. So there we go.
We are often running. If you've got any nominees, hit
manciy up at Manzi Milanios. You can find me at
Dan Byer on Fox. We are sitting in for Cavino
and Rich here on Fox Sports Radio. They were in
earlier today for Dan Patrick doing the Dan Patrick hat trick.
(19:24):
Day one of three for those guys, Moncey and I'll
be with you for the next couple of days as well.
Coming up next to Charlotte Hornets have advanced in the
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Finally, Dan and Monci, FIFA, the international governing body of soccer,
has denied reports that it is going to ban tailgating
at this summer's World Cup in the United States. Now.
On a related note, during its coverage of this story,
the Great Britain network Sky Sports actually had to explain
(20:51):
what tailgating was to its audience in the UK.
Speaker 1 (20:55):
Listen.
Speaker 10 (20:55):
Tailgating basically is a real integral part of US sports culture,
and it involves turning up early for American football games,
for instance, and having a party in the car park
outside the stadium, eating and drinking hours before the game starts.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
How delightfully snooty. Back to you guys.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
When the Brewers were getting a new ballpark, and this
is twenty five years ago, when American Family Field was
being it, then was Miller Park Boners being thought of
one of the things that they had looked at. Because
you're looking at, oh, should we do a lake front stadium?
Do you do a bunch of different things? Well, tailgating
was so much about a part of going to Brewer
games at County Stadium that you're like, well, there's not
(21:39):
gonna be enough room. There's enough room for tailgating here.
Let's just build the stadium right next to the old stadium,
which is what they did.
Speaker 5 (21:45):
I've never done like full day tailgating, like for an
NFL game.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
That is a commitment.
Speaker 3 (21:52):
I've done it a couple of times in rigid weather
once more. Yes, that was the story when I wore
my Larry Johnson cons to the Affs Raiders game like.
Speaker 4 (22:03):
Christmas, because you want to look cool.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
I want to look cool. My feet were numb by
the end of the first quarter. Oh yes, good memories stuff.
Speaker 4 (22:11):
So a full day you did a full day.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
By the way, if we did tailgate like right now,
I would want catfish, because somehow QBC is popped up
on our screen again. I don't know how, but it
is back, by your request, it's back, and now it
is the catfish filets that they are selling, and I
would look magnificent. They they don't they You don't even
eat fish or meat. No, don't they look great?
Speaker 1 (22:34):
They look great. Now look at the price they're offering
there though for that Dan.
Speaker 3 (22:39):
It's a lot, but it looks good. You know what
didn't look good LaMelo Ball taking out bam Adebayo's leg
last night. But I don't fault LaMelo Ball, and the
NBA is going to be reviewing the matter. Costs bam
Adebaio the rest of the game. He was falling out
of bounds and as LaMelo was on the ground. I
get why people would be upset with that. I don't
(23:00):
think it was meant to be a dirty play. I
think that bam Adebayo's body, the way that it was falling,
made it much worse. And unfortunately for the Heat, they
lost the game. Eric Spolstro almost lost it in the
post game. But speaking of losing it, now, someone coming
to the defense of LaMelo Ball kind of losing it
on xpons.
Speaker 4 (23:21):
It seems that way that's his brother.
Speaker 5 (23:22):
Lonzo Ball seems to be coming to his brother's defense,
and I think it's specifically because of what Nick Wright
may have said on First Things First today. The quote
that everybody is talking about that Lonzo Ball refers to
is that Nick Wright said that young man is a clown,
has been a clown forever and well, and will never
not be a clown. So Lonzo has tweeted a lot
(23:44):
in the last hour. One of them he did say
hornets and seven and he said, I usually let stuff slide,
and I'm paraphrasing here, I usually let stuff slide, but
I'm on one today, let's do it.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
I think that LaMelo Ball's career is pretty amazing and
I'd give him all the props in the world. Yeah,
because it felt like so much was going against him
from what had happened with Obviously we know about LaVar.
Speaker 4 (24:14):
Ball, right, like the family dynamic.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
And you know, a Lonzo was a great I mean,
he went number two overall and then the big Baller
brand shoes may have played a you know, a big
role in why his career wasn't as great as it
was because of injuries, but LaMelo to be able to
carve out the career that he has, which is all
star appearances and now being kind of the face of
(24:39):
the Hornets franchise makes the game winning ultimately the game
winning shot last night. I give LaMelo Ball a lot
of credit, and it's not why I'm signing with him
in this bam thing. I think it's a heat of
the moment stuff. But I think he could be an
easy guy to attack abolutely, and I like that his
brothers got his back, and I wish like others would
as well, because I think his story is better than
(25:01):
what people give it credit for.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
Yeah, I agree with that Lonzo Ball literally saying Nick
Wright a bum with the clown emoji.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
That's what he's saying. Direct attack. So yes, but I'm
with you.
Speaker 5 (25:12):
I think LaMelo Ball it's low hanging fruit if you
want to go after him.
Speaker 4 (25:16):
And I feel like after the injuries.
Speaker 5 (25:19):
And after everything that happened, it seems like he's in
his prime right now, right like it.
Speaker 4 (25:23):
It seems like this is the beginning of something for him.
Speaker 3 (25:26):
Yes, he could be an NBA Finals MVP candidate, and
he is at one hundred and fifty to one. So
LaMelo ball is off of the list, all right. Jalen
Brunson Jalen Brunson twenty two to one, get him out
of there, New York Nicks, any other nominees.
Speaker 7 (25:42):
I understand that he currently has appendicitis. But is Joel
Embiid on the odds of the top thirty five two
hundred and fifty.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
To one is on the list? Yes, he is.
Speaker 4 (25:54):
So if he's there, Tyre's Maxie has to be there.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
Tyrese Maxi is absolutely on the on the list. Also
at two hundred and fifty to one. It tells you
a lot about what they think of the Sixers chances
of getting to the NBA finals. So, like, even LaMelo
was one hundred and fifty maybe because they won last
night and they're still alive to be able to move
on and the Sixers haven't played their playing games yet.
(26:18):
But yes, Joel Embiid and Tyree Maxey off the list.
Chris Purfett, uh.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Just really spitballing here.
Speaker 3 (26:24):
James Harden James Harden fifty to one, Yes, fifty to
one on the list. Not the only Cavalier on this list.
Speaker 4 (26:33):
Jonovan Mitchell. I'm ready to get all the obvious ones
now seen.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
To one again thirty five players. Bet online had of
giving odds for NBA Finals MVP when we said at
the start of the hour, Manzi thought that there were
maybe four realistic candidates that you would want to bet on,
But this list went all the way down to thirty five.
Speaker 4 (26:53):
Is Lebron James thirty five?
Speaker 3 (26:56):
Lebron James is not thirty five, but he is two
hundred to one, the same odds as Paolo ben Caro,
which tells you, I think what you would think of
the Lakers chances and also maybe Lebron's role with the
Lakers if they were to get that far.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Since we're just knocking teams off the list here, we
haven't said c J McCollum yet.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
Right for the Hawks, you have not said it, and
you won't have to not on the list. Okay, let's
go back to the Lakers.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
Yeah, never mind teams off.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
I thought we all thought he was going to say Luca,
right like, since we're here already, since we're we're part,
since we're already on the spot, Luca is off the list.
But Luca is one and fifty to one. Tells you
more about the Lakers chances their thoughts, I think than
actual Luca's availability and play.
Speaker 7 (27:51):
Let's get really I'm sorry, but let's get really wild
with the Lakers chances here. I know he's hurt, but
his Austin reeves on this list.
Speaker 3 (27:58):
He is not on the list. Not make the list
of odd of players with odds, but that would be
a very good guess. And you got one more.
Speaker 4 (28:06):
Kevin Durant.
Speaker 3 (28:07):
Kevin Durant is on the list sixty to one.
Speaker 4 (28:09):
Wait tell me there's thirty five. I feel like it's yeah, right.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
That's Durant. Yeah, sure fine. Steph Curry.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
Steph Curry is on the list, as crazy as it is,
but it's five hundred to one.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
Is he thirty five?
Speaker 3 (28:22):
Yes, he would be considered thirty five. There's a tie
for thirty third, but yes he would be thirty five.
I'm thinking too logical. I'm not thinking emotive in I'm
not thinking emotive enough.
Speaker 1 (28:32):
These are these are obvious?
Speaker 2 (28:33):
No, but I'm saying these are these are These are
like sweethearts to your These are like to your heart.
Not to Oh, this team could be in the final,
Thus one of their players might be MVP.
Speaker 3 (28:43):
But if the crazy thing about this is Ryan just
said Austin Reeves, who's out. We don't know when he's
going to return, but let's just say that Luca is
out longer and Austin Reeves comes back and leads the
Lakers with Lebron. That sells just that everybody thinks that
Lebron will get all the shine, but also that it's
(29:03):
probably not likely to happen. Where if for some weird
reason the Warriors went on a run, the only reason
it's going to happen is because of Steph curR exactly.
And that's why he's actually on this list when he's
maybe gonna play limited minutes tonight. But we've got about
half of the list. I feel taken off on the
players that can realistically. It's just when you say four
and they give us odds for thirty five, You're like,
(29:24):
why in the world would I put two hundred dollars
on as Excel the Ghost, said Paulo Bancaro, because it's
just not going to happen, all right, She's Manzy Belanios,
I'm Dan Byer. We wanted to know who your NFL
equivalents of the Charlotte Hornets. Was we are going to
get that answer. On the other side, just want to
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(29:46):
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(30:08):
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and Chris Purfett will be with us tomorrow as well,
and maybe some fun highjinks for the end of the
week as we try to narrow it down who actually
is a candidate and has odds for an NBA Finals MVP.
I'm gonna give you a couple of clues. First of all,
you mentioned CJ McCollums. C J McCollum, well should say
the amount of Hawks don't have anyone on the list.
So if you said to me Jalen Johnson, I would say,
(31:56):
great guests not on the list of players with odds
tells you a couple of things. Number One, they don't
think that the Hawks are going to be able to
advance this far. But it also tells you if Steph
Curry is five hundred to one, popularity does play into it. Sure,
and for as great of a season that Jalen Johnson
has had for the Hawks, maybe it doesn't rise to
the level of bet online providing odds for NBA Finals
(32:19):
MVPs Excel. The Ghost tweeted in with another one, Khan
Kanneppel not on the list, so con did not rise
to the level of it. Did you figure out the
piston Chris professors, I've me and Bersham been working on it.
I've got two guesses, two guesses. If it's not this,
I give up entirely on the second History, second Piston.
So it's either Asar Thompson or it's Isaiah Stewart. You
(32:40):
are correct, there's one of those two.
Speaker 1 (32:42):
I'm gonna say, oh you about Oscar Thompson.
Speaker 3 (32:47):
Yet it is correct. One hundred and fifty to one,
one hundred and fifty to one. He has odds to
be the NBA Finals MVP.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Anthony Edwards.
Speaker 3 (32:54):
Anthony Edwards, that's a pretty good guest. Monzi sixty six
to one. He is on the list. There's only one
player with better odds than sixty six to one that's
still on our list. As crazy as that is, Ryan Bersinger,
did you want to throw on a name.
Speaker 7 (33:07):
Before I well, Danny g has timed in, say chimed
in saying Demonta Savonas isn't also on the list, then
he did not make the list, and not make the list,
I will throw out I'm trying to go deep. I'm
trying to hit those those three hundred three fifties. Let's
go Devin Booker. Devin Booker five hundred to one. Yeah, yes,
he is tied with Steph Curry for the five hundred
(33:29):
to one group, there's one other player.
Speaker 3 (33:31):
I'm just gonna die. Paul George is five hundred to one, Okay,
So that tells you a little bit how the odds
end up falling out. But Paul George that is the
last five hundred to one. But no Atlanta Hawks making
the list. The only Charlotte Hornet was a LaMelo ball.
There is no Brandon Miller, there is no Conkoinepple. As
we mentioned when we watched the Charlotte Hornets beat the
(33:52):
Heat last night, it was a great moment, winning in overtime,
coming back. Charlotte was excited, and they've kind of been
the team that has just always been there in the NBA.
There was a time when they first burst into the league,
very popular, very trendy. But now they've been around long enough.
After disappearing and then coming back with they've kind of
just fallen to the Also, rams is there an NFL
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comp in the NFL equivalent of a team to the Charlotte.
Speaker 5 (34:19):
Hornets right now? So I love this question. I went
through a couple of teams in my head that I
could argue. The one I'll mention now because I do
have one that's not a current team, but it's a
specific year. I was like, this team this year, but
for the NFL right now, maybe the New York Giants.
Speaker 4 (34:35):
The New York Giants, your Giants.
Speaker 5 (34:37):
I feel like they're young, and they're unproven, and they're
kind of trendy and they cut people, you know, and
it's like we don't I know, the Hornets just one,
but I don't think the Hornets do a lot of
damage moving forward in the playoffs, right like, but I
feel like the New York Giants have now flashy, fun, unproven, young.
Speaker 3 (34:57):
Dark scataboo, like you know, y.
Speaker 4 (35:00):
All the young all the young'ins.
Speaker 3 (35:03):
Interesting because I wouldn't have I don't associate. I wouldn't
not have thought of a big market team. I was
thinking of these smaller market teams and I I kind
of went to the Saints, okay, and the and the
reason why is because I think North Carolina is a
hot bed for basketball and I think Louisiana is a
(35:24):
hotbed for football. But if they're not winning, they're just
kind of there and I think that they have fans there.
But I put the Saints just as an overall sort
of feel that you would be like, oh, obviously, Charlotte
loves you know, the Hornets, and the Hornets are great.
They were in North Carolina. It's a great basketball state.
It's been a great college basketball state for so long.
And I feel like the same thing with the Saints,
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and so that's why I would I would say the Saints,
did you have one bush? I do?
Speaker 7 (35:50):
And it feels lazy because it feels simple, but I
was looking at it. I think it's I think it's accurate.
It'd be the Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 3 (35:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (35:59):
Yeah, because if you think about it in the scope
of the league as a franchise there, I'm sorry to
say it, they're one of the you know, least remarkable teams.
They're kind of forgettable as a franchise sometimes because they're
just kind of there and on occasion they they pop off.
So I would I would go with the Panthers.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
Chris football football heavy state lost a team once, was
around for a while and you didn't really think much
of them. Now suddenly has a couple flashy players. I
think I'm going with the Houston Texans. All the Houston Texans.
What were you going to say?
Speaker 4 (36:34):
That's when I was like, it was a C. J.
Speaker 5 (36:36):
Stroud's rookie year Houston Texans team.
Speaker 4 (36:39):
That team is an equivalent.
Speaker 3 (36:42):
The same way. Yes, that.
Speaker 4 (36:47):
Was the one.
Speaker 3 (36:47):
I was thinking that it could possibly be the Cleveland
Browns when you were talking about just because of the
lack of playoff appearance.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
That's that's got history too.
Speaker 3 (36:56):
Yes, but the lack of playoff appearances, I thought that's
maybe the road that you were traveling. All right, we
have sixty seconds left. I'm just gonna give you that.
Jamal Murray on the list, Anthony Town Jamal Murray two
hundred so one, Karl Anthony Town's one twenty five to one.
You want to hear the rest of the Leonards. Kawhi
Leonard did not make the list, Manci, I thought.
Speaker 4 (37:18):
He would have been down there with Steph Curry.
Speaker 3 (37:19):
Jalen Williams fifty to one, Chad Holmgren one hundred to one. Thunder.
Now we go to the Celtics Derek White one hundred
to one and Julius Randall Timberwolves one hundred to one.
The Era on Fox won fifty to one. Amen Thompson
won fifty to one. Alprin Shangoon two hundred to one.
In the final five, Peyton Pritchard, Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner,
(37:40):
Jared Allen and Nikolo Vucevich.
Speaker 4 (37:43):
You could have put Kawaii in there.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
Guys, you could have, but again, look at how many
Celtics made the list. Team right, Red Urbach, Larry Bird,
Bill Russell. You could have had a long off the
Should the Clippers win tonight, MONSI yes, Mattes, Well, we'll
find out if she shows up tomorrow. We're not Le's
give me no one. Rich on Fox Sports Radio
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