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Jason Smith and Mike Harmon are talking NBA Finals. The impact of the injury on Haliburton’s game greatly exaggerated?  Adrian Peterson got into a fistfight over a hand of poker. And the USMNT punches its ticket to the Quarterfinals of the Gold Cup!

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Speaker 3 (00:56):
Well.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
We got big sport. We got four big events. Go
not you need the four box for this one right.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Now, two, three, four.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Game six of the NBA Finals, Gold Cup, United States
and Saudi Arabia. We got Caitlin Clark about the tip off,
got the Dodgers after all the drama with Ice today
about to play.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
We have we have four we have. We need four
big excause, like the.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Final scene of Phantom Menace, all the big four battles
going on at once.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
I got four big things happen.

Speaker 4 (01:23):
This is really exciting because we still have two that
the teams may actually show up and play. Thus far,
we've got nothing from the Thunder, We've got nothing from
the United States. And then we can wait for those
other games to see if we actually get efforts on
all sides. How about that and that Tyrese Haliburton? All right,
is he Metahuman? Did they get him with a tranquilizer

(01:44):
dart that you would normally use on an elephant to
get him through?

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Or can we admit that Game five he no showed?

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Buddy, Buddy, I told you this last night, right right now,
sixty four to forty two, Pacers lead the Thunder at halftime.
This game is over look two big things from this
game now. The first one is I told you after
game two it's gonna go seven, and it's gonna go
the Pacers win Game three, Thunder win Game four, and
then it's going home, home home. What if we've seen

(02:10):
so far Paces won Game three, Thunder one, Game four,
home home, and then home for the Thunder on Sunday.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
I told you that, really you don't need forget.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
Let's Steven Smith play solitaire, just have me on say listen,
here's how the series is gonna go. Tune back in
in game seven, and that's they're gonna split home home home.
And that's exactly what we saw because look, this is
a tonight where the Thunder came in and they said, okay,
we'll give it a go for the first quarter. We'll see,
but we're okay putting this away and coming back and
getting some rest and going back for game seven.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
And that's how it's gone. Right.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
The Pacer have been able to control the play despite
the fact they're not playing incredibly well. They're still hitting
more shots than Oklahoma City, but they are controlling the pace. Yeah,
somewhere in the middle part of the second quarter, the
Oklahoma City Thunder decided, Yeah, it's okay. Isaiah Hartenstein's getting
out rebounded by TJ McConnell. They're playing sloppy and getting passes,
they're getting jumped in lanes. This is exactly how I

(03:02):
thought tonight was gonna go. They weren't gonna come in
and win Game six. It was gonna be We'll try
for a quarter and if we're up by ten or twelve,
then we're gonna keep going. But no, it's not what happened.
And the Pacers took the lead and they've just been
running away with it ever since.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
Three point game.

Speaker 4 (03:16):
After one quarter Indiana with the lead, you see McConnell,
who's playing like he's six' ten and plastic man at,
times it seems with the passing lanes what he's able to.
Do and then doubled up in the second quarter thirty six,
seventeen your final there tail of the. Tape nine three
point makes for The pacers in the first, half as

(03:36):
opposed to one by Your Oklahoma city thunder Again Tyrese
haliburton diving out of bounds to save.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
Balls.

Speaker 4 (03:42):
Whatever, AGAIN i have to ask the question because everybody
was quick to defend him and rub his shoulders and
tell him how great he. Was, meanwhile you Mentioned STEVEN A.
Smith you saw the human shield he used in the. Pregame, Right,
LOOK i have a daughter. Too, ah you can't come at.
ME i have a daughter here she, is, see you,

(04:03):
know bottom of the.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
Deck kind they're both playing, solitaire so they're they're playing
they're playing that race. Solitaire whereas that when you race
the when you race whoever finishes, first like you do
that you can finish within three minutes or two and
a half, minutes and you do. That that the race
solitaire like that's kind of fun a, ready go and.
Go but, yeah it's its speed.

Speaker 2 (04:21):
Solitaire, uh that's WHAT i said it.

Speaker 1 (04:23):
Was you said. Speed, NO i said it was race.
Like you're racing like you're racing. Solitaire that's what it.
Is but there's there's solitaire and then there's that.

Speaker 2 (04:30):
One that's WHAT i.

Speaker 1 (04:31):
Meant that's that. True, yeah what would you THINK i.
Meant we're gonna say, something oh. Controversial now let's say
it was. Racing it's a rate, racing racing to get it.

Speaker 2 (04:40):
Done that's WHAT i.

Speaker 1 (04:40):
Explained you just need to be race here they were
or speed solitaire? Speed you need the race Like Brad
pitt IN f. One, Sure, Hey Brad PITT f, one
go see it in the biggest ring Possible june twenty.
Seven but, look the last couple of, nights what what
what what do we? Say we talked About Tyrese, haliburton.

Speaker 2 (04:58):
The, injury the impact of the.

Speaker 1 (05:01):
Injury On halliburton's game grossly, exaggerated AND i kind of
felt weird talking about the last couple. Nights i'm, like
this is just WHAT i. SEE i, MEAN i don't
doubt that his calf is dinged up a little. Bit but,
boy we got so much publicly about his injury after
one of the WORST Nba finals games you could possibly.
Have where he's someone that listens to what is said
about him all the, time he knows what has.

Speaker 2 (05:23):
Said he.

Speaker 1 (05:24):
Disagreed you saw during during the. Playoffs, oh people say,
this and they say, this and they say. This his
game is all about, confidence and there's games where he
doesn't show up. For so what were? They what were
The pacers worried? ABOUT i am sure coming off that
horrible game for, boy we can't afford another bad game
like this For Tyree's. Haliburton how do we defend?

Speaker 2 (05:42):
It?

Speaker 1 (05:42):
Oh the next day From shams run next, day, boom
we get The we get the. Report, Hey mri coming
dealing with a strain cap right away early in the.

Speaker 2 (05:50):
Morning hey dealing with a strain Caf, oh, okay, Okay.
Mri M mariah is.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
Fine he practiced, Yesterday he's playing. Tonight he looks. Fine
halliburton tonight for The pacers has twelve points and four.
Assists we were fed that injury simply to take the
pressure off of. Him so for two. Days, haliburton who
was someone who listens to what is said about again
all the, time he's someone that needs that level of.
Confidence and The pacers, Decided i'm, sure, hey we're gonna give.

(06:18):
Him we're gonna Help matt a little bit here by
getting this out there because that will hopefully stem the
criticism of him and the bad.

Speaker 2 (06:24):
Game, well you can't rip. Him he's he's.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
Hurt he's played thirty four minutes he played in game,
five thirty four minutes he played, again perpetrated eighteen minutes
that he said he's had tonight so. FAR i told
you this is what it. WAS i, thought this is
what it. Was he's gonna play in game. Six he's,
fine he's moving. Fine this was simply done to give
him a. Bailout so it wasn't two days Of, Wow halliburton's,

(06:48):
terrible and how does he deal with? This they wanted
to find a way to make an excuse for him
so he could come back and and everybody and all
the critics would back off, him so you wouldn't see
as much criticism of him when you WATCHED, Espn fox
or tuned in and Watch colin in the morning Or
dan or whatever it. Was you wanted to make sure
that that was that was not gonna be a thing
that affected him going into this. Game and congratulations because

(07:09):
it's worked and the paces are up by twenty two
as we start the second.

Speaker 4 (07:12):
Half that's why we have to talk things into. EXISTENCE i,
mean that's what we do. HERE i, mean it is
a day for doing. That uh, so we we were
watching this. SQUAD i NEED i need the thunder to
give some sort of effort, though because otherwise what AM
i gonna?

Speaker 5 (07:24):
Watch?

Speaker 4 (07:25):
MAN i got to watch The dodgers And padres and
hope we Got. Padres we're gonna Have Kaitlin clark in
a few. Minutes we GOT usmnt the second half in
a scoreless game Against Saudi. Arabia got a half assed
through that first first. Half how many water breaks did we?
Get did we get some orange?

Speaker 2 (07:39):
Slices?

Speaker 1 (07:39):
It while we were it was like it was youth
soccer because of the weather In atlanta that there were
a lot of there there there's a couple of.

Speaker 2 (07:45):
Guys all, right stop the. Game he needs. Help we're gonna.
Indoors uh, No well it's still, hot is. It it's still?
Hot extra water.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
Breaks it's Still if it's, indoors it's always sixty, eight
it's still it's.

Speaker 4 (08:00):
Always sonny In philadelphia, too but With. Helibert and it
was funny because earlier today it became the, well you,
know if it was any other kind of time of,
year he wouldn't. Go but this is a multi week.
Injury but if he could, walk he's gonna. Play it's
like it's a multi week. Injury he's in a he's
in a surgical unit having that work.

Speaker 2 (08:21):
On right.

Speaker 4 (08:22):
Now he's not playing in AN nba, game and certainly
not to the level of minutes to the effort just
a couple of days later from the no show effort
we saw In game.

Speaker 1 (08:33):
Five so good godspeed for THE. Nba it's also good
news because it looks like they get Their game. Seven
So Adam silver wins. Again he gets The lakers sale
yesterday and now you get, this so extra bonus time
for THE, nba which will take us right up into
the draft.

Speaker 2 (08:49):
Talk, yeah, no it's.

Speaker 4 (08:50):
PERFECT i, mean a couple of those guys might actually
show up for a workout that they're supposed to.

Speaker 1 (08:54):
Do, no, NO i know they need to show up and
say you don't want to work out for that, team
and the team's will saying we're still thinking about drafting
you ABOUT i think.

Speaker 2 (09:02):
All those things could. HAPPEN i think it's fine, now but,
LOOK i mean when you break.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
Down The halliburton, STORY i mean it sounds weird to
say that a team is making an excuse for a
guy so we could avoid. Criticism but that's exactly what
it looks, like, RIGHT i, mean, yeah multi week injury
during the regular hit really multi week, injury multi week
injury all the.

Speaker 4 (09:21):
Time this one goes rises above the. Level isn't that
the language we use on flagrant? Falls rise to the
level of what whatever term you want to use to
close that. Off but, yeah he's flying around like he's
in game one of a regular.

Speaker 1 (09:41):
SEASON i mean it TOOK i will say. This the
first couple of, minutes it did look like. It it
did look like he was kind of a step, slow
AND i, thought, okay let's see how he's really affected.
Here but it, more it just looks like he did
some time to get into the, game because you know
he started. Out you missed a couple of shots. Early
he missed him, long you, know so it's not like

(10:02):
he was he was really. Struggling so you know when
you miss your shots. Long, okay he's coming. Out he's jacked,
up he's hyped. Up BUT i, thought, okay maybe a
little bit here in the beginning he's affected by. It
but now the way the game is, going it feels
like he just needed time to get, going because now
it looks he looks like he's had he needed to
rest playing, right just kidding he. Now sometimes some guys
get into games different, ways And halliburton is no. Different

(10:24):
where sometimes they can dominate from the. Start sometimes they
need five minutes to see how things are going to,
go how he's going to be defended and you and the.
War the way this game went, on it was, okay
he just needed a couple of minutes to get, going
and now here come the. Pacers and it clearly looks
like this injury was not that he's not, hurt Because
i'm sure he, is but this was overhyped because, Hey

(10:45):
halliburton can't deal with the criticism between. Games we need
to have him as confident as he can. Be so
that's why we have what we, have and that clearly
looks like what it.

Speaker 4 (10:52):
IS i can't fault a good strategy with most, things
but in a sporting world where we talk about betting
lines and that tenuous relationship that we have with all of,
that the money as it flows from betting syndicates and
the advertising behind home plate or or on the scoreboards

(11:13):
or whatever, else injuries are something you shouldn't be dancing
with quite the same. Way egos G i guess would
be an extension of. That so here we have what
we do tonight plus twenty seven fourteen, points four, assists
couple of and a, rebound two steals For.

Speaker 2 (11:30):
Haliburton tonight big.

Speaker 4 (11:31):
Effort, hey we get a game, seven so everybody wins
unless you get a furious. Comeback but it doesn't look
like the thunder are gonna mount much of an effort
in that.

Speaker 2 (11:40):
Regard oh, no, no, no, no they're. Done they're Not
they're not gonna go Creg they're. Done twenty.

Speaker 1 (11:44):
Two at half, TIME tj McConnell is out Rebounding Isaiah.

Speaker 2 (11:47):
Hartstein UNDERNEATH i mean come, on, well he's an next.
Dick he remembered his.

Speaker 1 (11:51):
Heritage WHEN i saw that play in the first, HALF i,
said this is the moment, where you, know the thunder of,
quit where it's the two of them battling for a
rebound and it looks like when when when you're battling
with your older brother who's like four years older than.
You he happens to be you, know when your brother
is six two and you're five to, five and he's
just like grabbing the ball up and you're you're jumping
and trying to grab, it and and he's feeling real

(12:13):
lazy because he. Does i'm told me to get the
ball all the, time except McConnell just wouldn't, stop wouldn't,
stop wouldn't, stop gets in the, spot was able to
jar the ball loose and grab the. Rebound that was
the MOMENT i knew the thunder. Done they've put this
away For. Sunday the energizer bunny attitude of. McConnell he's
become a folk, Hero. Sonny that's, good so we we
get a rise of a new hero in THESE Nba.

(12:34):
Finals but, yeah twenty four point burial eight minutes remaining
in the. Third Uh so this is where we sit right. Now,
again it is still a big. Burial looks like we're
headed To game. Seven if something big crazy, happens of,
course we'll keep you posted on.

Speaker 4 (12:53):
It but thunder one of sixteen from three point. Range it,
is it has. Been it has been a boat racing
since the early part of this. Quarter so, again we'll
have more on this coming up next, though we have
two of the big controversies of the day to get.

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Speaker 1 (14:44):
Radio The Jason Smith show With my best Friend Mike
harmon and uh, boy we told you the thunder weren't
gonna come back in this.

Speaker 2 (14:51):
Game and boy were we?

Speaker 1 (14:52):
Right seventy three forty six now six minutes to go
in the third. Quarter he, uh looks like WE'RE i
feel pretty. Safe we're headed To game. SEVEN i feel
pretty good about.

Speaker 2 (15:03):
THAT i feel. CHEATED i feel pretty. Good why do
you feel? Cheated you didn't see this?

Speaker 1 (15:07):
Coming, no, no, no it's it's fine that The pacers.

Speaker 4 (15:10):
Win the lack of, effort no, hustle no no. Drive
it was a three point game after a. Quarter, yeah
and then it was, like, nah what are you gonna?

Speaker 2 (15:19):
Do It's game six of the.

Speaker 1 (15:21):
Finals, yeah but where's your killer? Instant but, dude this
is your let's, battle this is the final. Buzzer this good,
Lord but, dude you've seen AN nba. Game this is
how it goes in the. Playoffs teams give away. Games
we don't feel we need to go to the wall
to try to Win game. Six so we're gonna lose
by twenty? Five how many twenty five and thirty point
burials over the course of the. Playoffs that don't make

(15:42):
sense unless you realize teams are Not teams are not
going all out to. Win they'll start the game and,
say all, right let's see how it. Goes maybe we
get hot from, three maybe somebody gets in foul, trouble
but it doesn't go that, way and the team in
the middle of the first half, decide, yeah not our,
night probably not our. Night let's put it, away let's get,
ready let's not really exert, ourselves and we'll be ready
for game.

Speaker 4 (16:02):
SEVEN i get a game, TWO i get a. Game
do you got a chance to close things? Out you, go,
ah what are you gonna? Do we're not playing. GREAT i,
Mean adam silver better had That richard gear outfit on
From chicago as he starts tap dancing singing about how
we got a game.

Speaker 1 (16:17):
Seven, well this is, why and it won't. Change but
if you want something, great off off of this with
a with a thirty point burial here going. On this
is why THE nba playoff series at seven games are too.

Speaker 2 (16:30):
Long they're too.

Speaker 1 (16:31):
Long because this is generally what we get at least
one or two games in each in each, series wherever you're,
at is that one team, Decides, okay we've done it
and we're just gonna give this game.

Speaker 2 (16:43):
Away.

Speaker 1 (16:43):
Right if you had a five game, series you would
see a lot more attention to. Detail you wouldn't see
games like. This each, game the quality of it would
be terrific top to bottom because suddenly it's a shorter
series and we could show up and we can, lose
and what kind of advantage do we? Have you will
get the best basketball both teams have over that five game, series,
right seven games to seven. Games, look everything THE nba

(17:04):
does is too long. Too the regular season is too.
Long the playoffs are too. Long, no no season takes
more to finish their playoffs than THE nba. Does everything
is too. Long and but you want you're talking about
games like, Tonight, yeah five games would be. Perfect five
give me five game playoff series they. Moved it would
be like pace of play In Major League. Baseball you would, say, Wow,

(17:25):
look THESE nba playoffs are amazing all the. Way this
month and a half has been, fantastic hotly.

Speaker 4 (17:30):
Contented did every game down to the, Wire and Instead
i'm wondering what kind of thunder legends we can trot
out for the final.

Speaker 1 (17:39):
Quarter it's not many thunder. Legends i'm gras you bring
out all the other guys to AN. MVP kd comes,
Out westbrook comes.

Speaker 2 (17:48):
Out hey all, right, GUYS.

Speaker 4 (17:51):
I don't know they can GET kd back or or
they or they just put The fever and The valkyrie on,
on you know the.

Speaker 2 (17:58):
Overhead, hey, okay this, game we're up by twenty. Five.

Speaker 1 (18:00):
Here let's, Say, Hey Cayle clark's playing a night game,
Tonight aul right playing on The west.

Speaker 2 (18:03):
Coast let's, go let's watch we now take you to
a more competitive.

Speaker 4 (18:06):
Contest and they switching To Dodg, Dodgers dodres or the
dude in the uh The Pirates mullpen wanting to fight the.

Speaker 2 (18:16):
Fans oh, yeah, yeah, Yeah.

Speaker 1 (18:17):
Like you're in a sports park AND i just GOT
i got ANY TV i, want, Right i'll leave whatever
you want is on.

Speaker 2 (18:22):
There whenever you can get.

Speaker 1 (18:23):
Whatever you, Want sit at the, game enjoy the enjoy
the burial that's going, on and we'll give you any other.

Speaker 2 (18:28):
Sporting event and you want to.

Speaker 4 (18:28):
See, okay that's great, stuff, MAN i think for a
thunder and, HISTORY i, mean what do we Get Nick?

Speaker 2 (18:33):
Collinson h, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 4 (18:38):
Because most of the guys are are Still Seattle, SuperSonics
most of their leader.

Speaker 1 (18:43):
Board yeah, yeah but BUT i mean now would be
more like you would need pacer legends because you know
the games In. India, hey, okay well it's.

Speaker 4 (18:49):
Bloody take a look, there you, know you know they're
all there soaking up every minute they.

Speaker 1 (18:54):
CAN i Mean Obie toppins in the game playing Ob,
Yeah Obie topping AND tj eight first quarter port at.
All well just you, know, listen just Bring mellancamp out
to do a couple of songs and, uh it'd be
great polarizing guy right. Now, yeah just bring him right
out to do small town and use McAfee's head as.

Speaker 2 (19:11):
Drums.

Speaker 1 (19:11):
Yeah, right everybody knows small, town, RIGHT i was boning
nowtown not can.

Speaker 2 (19:19):
Read it has.

Speaker 1 (19:20):
Smelt so that's what's happening right. Now middle of the third.
Quarter it is still a twenty five point lead for
The pacers over The. Thunder we are getting ready for game.
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Speaker 2 (19:52):
On a big.

Speaker 1 (19:53):
Night i'm crossing my fingers hoping that one thing is.

Speaker 2 (19:57):
Not the play of the. Day has it free from the,
left d's right through the. Middle Thinks i've had a better.
Time there's defensive. Solid got to heat up here a little.

Speaker 1 (20:09):
Bit there Was halliburton on the Call Pacers. Radio The
halliburton first half pretty. Good the injury overstated the excuses
made for him the last couple of.

Speaker 2 (20:21):
Days so he doesn't have to walk around and. Go
everybody just hates. Me i'm just going in the tank
And i'm not showing up for any more of these.
Games he just don't like. Me, NO i don't.

Speaker 1 (20:28):
Worry we'll put out a story that you're, really really,
hurt and everybody won't criticize.

Speaker 2 (20:31):
You oh, okay, yeah, yeah we'll get it To. Sham's
we'll really.

Speaker 1 (20:34):
Overplay we'll say you Got MRIs, coming we'll say it's
a multi week. Injury all these things will do for.
You can you can you be happy about? That, well
if no one says THAT i played bad in game,
five you can get rid of.

Speaker 2 (20:44):
That that'd be. Awesome it's perfect that you got his
name in there because this borderline.

Speaker 4 (20:49):
Shams great shams the twenty twenty five. Season, yeah fantastic
night For, halliburton no question about. It and you know
it was a lot of chattered the sky chiming in
On Jalen williams and all h is this is migrain
game because he's been a no show.

Speaker 2 (21:05):
Tonight oh, yeah.

Speaker 1 (21:06):
Well well you know the thing is like that when
you can question the no show all, right but the
migraine is, like, okay well the migraine is really. Obvious, Right,
HEY i can't go back and why we're gonna set
that shows.

Speaker 2 (21:19):
TONIGHT i GOT i gotta grab what'son From.

Speaker 1 (21:20):
We're gonna set that lash on up For tony Kok.
Coach wait WHAT i can't go back, in can't go
in the. Game i'm done think about. It if he's
gone anywhere else, though Cou coach could have been a legend,
instead he was a, yeah secondary player in a great.

Speaker 2 (21:32):
Career, yeah hall of.

Speaker 1 (21:33):
Famer, no they all thought he was gonna be the next, guy,
Right like, like, okay The jordan Pipp and era, is
we're got to segue away from. It, hey here Comes
tony Kok coach and he's gonna be that. Guy, okay,
no not so.

Speaker 4 (21:44):
Much but by that Point myers was gonna be the.
Guy myers was never gonna be the. Guy what are
you talking?

Speaker 2 (21:50):
To Beat? Myers bete Myerst? Myers you want? To aren't
you glad he didn't give you a strider? Highlight?

Speaker 1 (21:58):
UH i thought we were gonna get a was gonna
Get olsen's three runs a, double BUT i didn't get.

Speaker 2 (22:02):
THAT i Got. Haliburton but that's, Okay and how to you?
Today what what's going?

Speaker 1 (22:07):
ON i THINK i Think crossburg's obviously saving that for
some other, time saving, That, okay he, says.

Speaker 2 (22:13):
Lying in, wait, yeah, yeah, yeah he's waiting on.

Speaker 1 (22:15):
It sometimes you, know sometimes when you know when you
don't think it's coming and it comes later, on it's a,
surprise all.

Speaker 2 (22:22):
Right so he's JUST i believe we're just saving. That
so the sucker punch is still.

Speaker 1 (22:26):
In, yeah you get like WHEN i, said here's What
Rick carlisle had to say after the, Game oh basis
loaded for.

Speaker 2 (22:31):
Us here we.

Speaker 1 (22:31):
Go oh there it is down the. Line that's gonna
clear the. Bases we're gonna. Get that's, fair we're gonna
GET i see your.

Speaker 2 (22:37):
Point.

Speaker 1 (22:38):
Uh so, again still a big lead for The. Thunder
halliburton on the bench right. NOW i don't know if
he comes, back.

Speaker 2 (22:43):
They might not need. Him.

Speaker 1 (22:45):
Uh it has been a blowout for The pacers from
the beginning four and a half to go on the third,
quarter seventy five fifty. Six uh with the. Lead we'll
have more on this story coming up in a few,
minutes and coming up in ninety, seconds we will have
more on the controversy today that happened with The dodgers
hours before their game against The. Padres but, First Monte

(23:05):
bolanos has what's trending in the.

Speaker 2 (23:07):
Wide world of.

Speaker 1 (23:08):
Sports she has the over in goals between The United
states And Saudi, arabia and she is not feeling good right.

Speaker 2 (23:15):
Now.

Speaker 5 (23:15):
Yeah, No i've lost all my.

Speaker 2 (23:16):
Money, yeah well this is not over. Yet by the
way they're.

Speaker 1 (23:18):
Playing it seems, like don't anyone's, good you know What i'm.

Speaker 5 (23:21):
Saying i'm just, yeah it has not been a fun.

Speaker 1 (23:23):
Game, Look saudi is better Than trinidad And, Tobago so
it is a little bit of an optics sure is
that there?

Speaker 2 (23:28):
Is there is?

Speaker 5 (23:29):
That, Yes so scoreless BETWEEN Usa Saudi arabia after fifty six.
Minutes this Is.

Speaker 2 (23:35):
Group Diata la Kuon Kakov Gold.

Speaker 5 (23:37):
Cup trinidad And haiti finished tied one one earlier.

Speaker 2 (23:43):
Today did you bet that? One? NO i did? Not
NO i did.

Speaker 5 (23:46):
Not in THE Nba game, six THE Nba Playoffs, Finals,
Yeah pacers came out not.

Speaker 2 (23:54):
Great they missed their first eight, shots.

Speaker 5 (23:56):
And then all of a sudden they got. Going it's
been All pacers really since. Then seventy eight to fifty
seven is a score with less than four minutes to
go in the third.

Speaker 2 (24:05):
QUARTER.

Speaker 5 (24:05):
Okc between the end of the second quarter and the
start of the third, quarter they almost went seven minutes
without scoring a. Point they just can't get the ball
in the. Basket they are two of seventeen from the three.
Shake Gildess alexander is the leading scorer for The. Thunder
he's got twenty one points Before. Indiana the scoring by
committee is in full. Effect Andrew nemhart is now the leading.

(24:28):
Scorer he's got, fifteen But Tyre's halliburn who's on the.

Speaker 2 (24:31):
Bench he's got.

Speaker 5 (24:31):
Fourteen Pascal siakam thirteen off the, Bench Obi toppin, eleven
BUT tj, McConnell i mean you guys said it earlier,
today he was out Rebounding. Hartenstein he's got eight. Points
he's got five, rebounds five assists in this game, six
elimination game For, indiana but it looks like we are
going to a game. Seven in, baseball The pirates and

(24:52):
The tigers had to rain delay in the bottom of
the ninth inning In, detroit tied at four a. Piece
now it's the bottom of the tenth inning In detroit
and The pirates are up eight to, four but The
tigers have a man on first and and, third but
they're down to their final two, outs two outs to.

Speaker 2 (25:05):
Go orioles are still up on the race four to.

Speaker 5 (25:07):
One top of the ninth, inning And Xander, bogarts who
has not been hitting the ball, well has hit a
home run off Of yamamoto at at At Dodger, Stadium
So padres are up one zero top of the second.
Inning earlier today in, baseball The braves outscored The mets
seven to. One But Juan soto has reached one thousand
career Hits, jason so at least there's.

Speaker 1 (25:27):
That.

Speaker 5 (25:28):
Yeah, Yeah Kyle schwarmer in his twenty Third, Yeah Kyle
schwarmer has hit his twenty third homer of the season
in The phillies edge of The marlins two to.

Speaker 2 (25:39):
One back to, you, guys has somebody hit a gold
nobody and a half goals in? That is that really
the over? Hunder don't stop like you didn't bet it's
so you don't. Know, OH i didn't know that at.

Speaker 4 (25:49):
All the eye roll for THOSE i mean it wasn't on,
camera but, yeah the eye.

Speaker 2 (25:53):
Roll we just did have a. Crossbar he just hit
the cross, bar hard, boy, hard all.

Speaker 1 (25:59):
Right so in front Of frans stylish miss in fronts
of friends and family In. Atlanta still zero zero The
United states And Saudi. Arabia so earlier, today big story
out of, baseball and now everybody's waiting for The dodgers'.
Response according to multiple, Reports ice went To Dodger stadium
tried to get Into Dodger. Stadium this is hours before

(26:21):
the game tonight against The, padres and The dodgers denied them.
Admission now there's been you, know both sides saying, Listen
ice tried to. Come you, know we know it's been
going on IN la with the immigration raids over the
course of the past couple of weeks and across the,
country and The dodgers say this happened earlier in the,
day we wouldn't let them. In there have been some
statements that, no, no it Wasn't ice that was. There

(26:42):
no one was there for to try to get Into Dodger.
Stadium so there's been a big back and forth on
what this actually. Was but there's no doubt that something
happened at the stadium, today and The dodgers are set
to announce initiatives that are going to go on to
help what's going on In Los angeles right now with
the immigration raids and the Big while we're waiting for

(27:03):
The dodgers to have their big, STATEMENT i want to
say this because it feels like The dodgers they needed
my pr advice right BECAUSE i. Don't because, clearly with
what's going on IN la the last couple of, weeks
The dodgers want to stay out of. It AND i get.
IT i get not wanting to be a. TARGET i
get not wanting to be. Involved AND i, Understand, hey

(27:23):
this is our baseball. Team we want to, play we
want to we want to say out of. IT i
UNDER i understand, that but at some point in some
meeting LIKE i would have stood up and, Said, okay
do you really think you're not going to get pulled into?
This do you really think you're going to be able
to stay out of? This you are the biggest sport
going on right. Now games are At Dodger stadium all the.
Time you have the Biggest latino fan base of any

(27:45):
team in the, country and and they want to see
what you're going to say about what's happening right. Now,
look we had the the anthem controversy over the, weekend
uh with which really blew, up and that everybody was
waiting for The dodgers to have some sort of a
statement over.

Speaker 2 (28:01):
That now this is really you, know pushed that to
the back.

Speaker 4 (28:03):
Burner well you take it one step, further go back
when they visited The White. House remember that was the
day of The Jackie robinson page got pulled. Down all
of those, bios, yeah got pulled, out and there was
no statement or response.

Speaker 2 (28:15):
To that at the. Time.

Speaker 1 (28:16):
Yeah so WHAT i would say is this is that
it feels like The dodgers are kind of playing ketchup
on this and and things are moving really. Fast they
need to have some sort of statement and say. Something
and now they're pushed into it with what went on
today At Dodger. Stadium but the whole time IS i would,
say you're not going to be able to avoid. This
you're gonna get pulled into The The dodgers are the

(28:37):
biggest thing In Los, angeles, right so of course you're
gonna get pulled in. Somehow LIKE i would have known
it would be something involving the anthem and now you
know ice raids where potentially they were trying to get
into the To Dodger. Stadium but you know you're gonna
get pulled. In you can't just Say, okay we're good,
stuff we're staying. Out we're staying.

Speaker 2 (28:55):
Out.

Speaker 1 (28:55):
Now people want to see what your position is going to.
Be and, now instead of being able to have plans
about that for a couple of weeks or a week or,
two say, okay when this, happens this is what's going,
on because you see there's lots of, stuff there's lots
of stuff going on With tino. Community they want to
see what is, said what The dodgers, say and everybody's
anxious waiting for their. Statement like you could have been

(29:17):
ahead of the, game because you have to understand that
you're going to get pulled into, this right the Dog
you're going to become one of the big touchstones of what's.
Happening and to think that you were going to stay
out of, it that's just really naive because this is
how the world works. Now and The Dodge, again if
The lakers were, playing The lakers would be involved To
but The dodgers the biggest thing happening IN la selling

(29:38):
out every single. Night, right they already passed over two
million in, attendance the EARLIEST i think IN mlb in
the last twenty years and In Major League. Baseball so you,
know seeing, THIS i, Say, okay you really needed to
have something, readier or not at least make, it make
it to the point where you are coming at it
from a position of a. Disadvantage, okay well this, happened

(30:00):
and now we have to. Respond now what are we
going to? Say whereas you needed to know going in
this is eventually there's a inevitability that that you're going
to be involved in, this and you have to have
something ready and now instead it's, okay now we're now
we're reacting to.

Speaker 4 (30:14):
It, well when you look at the scope of it
throughout the, city and and there's been efforts on all
sides kind of minimize you, know how much of the
the city has been, effected but certainly Near Dodgers, stadium
in that region of the, city it certainly has has
had its its. Instances and we've seen it on national

(30:37):
television for, Sure, Uh, Dodgers and given the base that
you have, here as you stated In Los, angeles that
you've got a lot of concerned, parties people that work
at the, stadium around the, stadium, uh and certainly your
patrons that you're trying to make sure everybody's safe as
much as anything. Else, Right, so The dodgers posted this

(30:58):
is from seven hours ago this more. WARNING ice agents
came To Dodger stadium requested permission to access the parking.
Lots they were denied entry to the grounds by the.
Organization tonight's game will be played as schedule that has
been viewed over twenty five million times as of. NOW
i think to some, degree as an, organization you're hoping
that your civic leaders and the federal government are able

(31:19):
to come to some level of an agreement on how
things would. Proceed so maybe as an organization you, said
let's let the elected officials handle, that but it's clear
after several weeks nothing's going on. There, yeah so you're
standing back and perhaps asking for. Guidance like that's the

(31:39):
second part of, this of, all, right how do you
want us to? Proceed what's our level of involvement until
it shows up at the? Stadium? Right you could talk
about taking an active position one way or. Another here
it was it showed up on your. Grounds so now
you're part of an active. Exercise but you're still try

(32:00):
to make sure you're keeping people, safe, uh and maintaining
some level of of your organization's sense of where you're
at in the, community but recognizing that you have federal agencies.

Speaker 2 (32:15):
INVOLVED i think you're trying not to overstep in some. Ways. Yeah,
No LIKE i, SAID i get THE i get the.

Speaker 1 (32:20):
ONE i get the philosophy of of Of, okay we
don't want to become a, target, Right The dodgers don't
want to become a touchstone for. This they don't want
to Become, Okay and now now the focus is on
The dodgers and what they're saying or not. Saying SO
i get that part of, it but you still have
to know, That, okay we can't avoid, It, like that's
not something we're going to be able to. Avoid we're The,
dodgers right that this IS i mean where the this

(32:42):
is the. Number this is the most popular.

Speaker 2 (32:44):
Team in the.

Speaker 1 (32:45):
City they're more popular than The lakers and more popular
than THE, usc more proper than THE. Ucla They're every
third person wears A dodgers hat or A DODGERS t shirt.
Something The dodgers are the biggest thing in the. City so,
yeah when the biggest, thing most high profile thing is
of course that's going to. Happen of course you're going
To that's going to be a part of.

Speaker 3 (33:03):
It.

Speaker 1 (33:03):
Right you could say you want to, avoid you want,
to we want to we want to tread, carefully BUT i, mean,
really you're naive if you think we're going to not
be in. IT i, mean, yeah it's, Okay so let's
have this ready when it does, happen so we can
adjust to however it.

Speaker 4 (33:15):
Goes, yeah at this, POINT i want to see what
the statement is because allegedly we were going to see
it today that didn't, happen and now it's. Indefinite before you,
DO i don't know what the substance is for ALL
i know they're going to put out a ten page
memorandum that they've had meetings for two weeks that you,
know there were contingency plans and things kept. Changing as
as we, know things have changed here repeatedly with curfews

(33:38):
and curfew, hours and businesses and and engagements across the
city shut down at times that people are, reacting and
The dodgers among. Them when you're talking about fifty three
thousand people packing a stadium for these these, games you
know you're trying to rely on the guidance of your
your law enforce enforcement agencies to a, degree and you

(34:00):
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Speaker 2 (34:16):
Com.

Speaker 1 (34:16):
Well a big reversal of fortune in The Gold, cut
The United states is on the board one, Nothing Chris
richards with a.

Speaker 2 (34:25):
Goal it was.

Speaker 1 (34:25):
Reviewed saudi, said go TO, Vr go TO vr, offside.
Offside the goal stands one. Nothing The United states Lead
saudi sixty seven minutes into this. One, again This the
winner of this match advances to the knockout, Round so
big thing for The United states again up one nothing
in the sixty seventh. Minute but coming up, next what

(34:48):
happens when a FORMER nfl superstar he's a hand of
poker he really doesn't. Like that's, Next jason And, Mike
Fox Sports. RADIO i mean real hand of. Poker it's
not a euphemism like when you see a hand of
poker that you don't. Like let's see what Happens, fox And,

(35:08):
yeah there were punches.

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Sleet Saudi arabian nowt won nothing there into the seventy fifth.

Speaker 2 (35:47):
Minute United states.

Speaker 1 (35:49):
Wins they move on to the knockout round of The
gold cup but again still some time left here again
seventy fifth, minute The United states leading it one to.

Speaker 4 (35:56):
Nothing remember that crossbar shot stylish miss as we call.

Speaker 1 (36:04):
Them Uh so this happened about a month, ago but
video of it just came.

Speaker 4 (36:10):
Out.

Speaker 1 (36:10):
Now you wonder how many people are trying to keep
video of this from from getting. Out but maybe you
saw this earlier today where Former superstar running Back Adrian
peterson got involved in a fist fight at a social
club In houston at the end Of may over a
hand of. Poker is social social club that's like the

(36:30):
the after dinner supper. Club it's a supper. Club supper
clubs are open until four in the, morning but supper
is like at six. O'clock, YEAH i, know just go with.
It so you know this social, club which is basically
a big room where people are, gambling, right that's. Yeah
so you see the video that that that's from far
away That i'm sure someone was taking. Video, Hey Adrian
peterson is. Playing things are getting needed over at that
table Where peterson gets up and starts fighting with another

(36:54):
guy at the, table and the fight ranges all. Over
it was like a fight in A marvel movie like
this ranges from the table all the way to the.
Side him and the guy are throwing punches at each.
Other it all stemmed over a dispute over the. Hand
we don't know what exactly was at, issue but it
was a dispute over a hand of. Poker peterson, SAYS

(37:14):
i regret the.

Speaker 2 (37:15):
Incident the.

Speaker 1 (37:15):
Guy he AND i are like. Brothers we, disagreed you,
know we got physical and now it's. Over oh, yeah
because people THAT i like, with THAT i hang out,
WITH i always want to fight them after a hand of.
Poker oh, yeah, yeah you're my best.

Speaker 2 (37:27):
Friend let's. Go let's.

Speaker 1 (37:29):
GO i saw you pull that eight of spades out
from under your.

Speaker 4 (37:32):
Sleeve let might have had that every once in a,
while a little bit of a dust up of h you,
know when you get a little bit. Frustrated you've gone,
cold and now you imagine things in your. Head the
whole Time i'm watching this play, Out it's like that
scene In Spider man where Stan lee's working in the
library and you get the classical music going as the

(37:54):
fight goes on by on. THEM i will say, this
the guy that he was fighting pretty good on his.
Feet Because peterson goes to land a couple of. Haymakers,
yeah doesn't come. Close, no, no, no but he has
a big. Reach he's bigger than the. Guy i'm, like,
wow this. Reach that guy still wasn't able to evade.

Speaker 1 (38:09):
Him, yeah well he was still the whole reason the fight,
ranged because the guy was like backing, up throwing a,
punch backing, up throwing a, punch backing, Up like that's
why the fight.

Speaker 2 (38:16):
Moved he can't ult it's a good. Strategy.

Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah well, yeah if you're age to. Chase i've shaken
hands With Adrian. Peterson he's got a bit of a.
Grip he's got a bit of a grip.

Speaker 4 (38:25):
On he didn't hate you as much As Charles woodson
or some of your other, nemeses but that was always
his thing was to get that strong.

Speaker 2 (38:33):
Handshot, yeah that's been his.

Speaker 1 (38:34):
THING i was, like, WOW i remember he did he
get that at a rookie EVENT i went, to AND
i was, like what are we trying to prove?

Speaker 4 (38:39):
Here all, right, nuts he'd like to shake hands really?
Strong get how strong my grip?

Speaker 1 (38:43):
IS i, MEAN i don't, know like, WHAT I i
just keep thinking the scene From airplane when the girl
scouts catch each other cheating at, cards and they, start you,
know punching each, other and they pull out the knives
and they brawl with each, other all going on outside
the dance. Floor i've never been that upset with somebody
over a hand of poker in a social, club especially
WHERE i felt LIKE i want to fight the other.

Speaker 2 (39:04):
Person these guys aren't dressed nearly well.

Speaker 1 (39:06):
ENOUGH i, mean this is, yeah this is, like this
is like a very a very casual social. Club like
IT'S t shirt and shorts social. Club oh, okay that's
that's not that's not LIKE.

Speaker 2 (39:17):
I start asking. Questions is the?

Speaker 4 (39:18):
Realities and this is Not James bond where they're playing
and it's a million dollars a.

Speaker 1 (39:24):
Hand oh, yes well, played, Doctor, no well. Played no
one's there petting a white, cat Sister. Bond, yeah none
of that is. Happening but yet here's a. Fistfight And
i've had, Games i've, Played i've played card. GAMES i
still remember this WHILE i was thinking about this. Today
there was one time when my best friend AND i In.
Syracuse we're we're at a bar hanging, out and these
guys we're talking about playing, pitch which is a it's

(39:45):
a it's a trump based. Game pitch is, awesome and so,
uh these, guys like we're talking, About, yeah you guys
want to, play and these two guys who are obviously best,
friends we play against them and they're just destroying.

Speaker 2 (39:56):
Us AND i know they're.

Speaker 1 (39:57):
CHEATING i just can't prove it because certain things are
happening with their bidding WHERE i, know you know what
the other person, has and they're beating us like three
and we're not playing for money or anything.

Speaker 4 (40:05):
Where it's like they're playing they're playing with like a
twin language where you can't understand what that code.

Speaker 1 (40:10):
Is and at one point the, guys the guys are,
like the one guy, says what's? Wrong, NO i JUST
i know you guys are, cheating AND i just can't tell.
How BUT i know you guys are. Cheating what do
you mean we're? Cheating you're Not you're not bidding four
when you don't know if the jack is. Out you're
not bidding four on that unless you know your partner
has the. Jack which guy Was Edward. Norton and THEN
i caught. Him and THEN i caught, HIM i was like,

(40:31):
okay and then it took me BECAUSE i really wanted
to do, it AND i Want i'm, like, okay AND
i caught.

Speaker 2 (40:35):
HI i, said, right we're not. Playing we're. Done and
we walked. Away AND i don't know if they wanted to.
Fight i'm just. DONE i called them because this was
one of.

Speaker 1 (40:41):
Them would you would hold their cards with a certain
number of fingers depending on what suit they, wanted like
if they were holding it with what their four finger with,
spades two fingers with. Diamonds SO i, said, oh so
it's the fingers is how you're doing? It BECAUSE i
saw you you're holding your your cards. Differently, no, no
not doing. It i'm not doing.

Speaker 2 (40:56):
IT i, said you know, What we're. Done we're not.
Playing we're not.

Speaker 1 (40:58):
Playing oh you guys are just SOAR i, like, no we're,
Not we're Not i'm. Done if we were losing, MONEY
i would get. It but we're just playing for.

Speaker 2 (41:03):
Fun you really get a cheat to do? This we're
just do we even know you're just hanging.

Speaker 4 (41:06):
Out BUT i mean you have to practice those things
before you take him to a money Came but, still
if they can find the dopes in the.

Speaker 1 (41:13):
ROOM i never wanted to fight a guy Like Adrian. Peterson,
yeah you.

Speaker 4 (41:17):
DID i think you did a little, bit and then
you realize you had no, reach so it was a bigger.

Speaker 1 (41:21):
Problem exit up out Of, Fresca exit Swollen. Dome coming up,
next we got a BIG nfl story that sounds similar
to what we did Yesterday Fox Sports Radio The Jason
Smith show with my best Friend Mike. Harmon padres up
over The dodgers to. Nothing game moving, fast already in

(41:42):
the bottom of the fifth. Inning no fight, Yet Sho
Hao tani be back on the, hill gonna pitch On Sunday.

Speaker 2 (41:48):
Nationals yamamoto started.

Speaker 4 (41:51):
Tonight, yeah ending that streak of opener games and.

Speaker 2 (41:56):
Yeah, Chaos, yeah eventually coming back.

Speaker 4 (42:00):
And then uh finding, Out hey there's stuff going on
in the transaction.

Speaker 2 (42:04):
Log so, yeah gotta.

Speaker 1 (42:05):
CASS i Think, sandy if you if you put him
up a little bit more so maybe from like forty,
FEET i Think sandy could still give you.

Speaker 2 (42:12):
Something did you do that move Like lizzo? Did throw
out the first pitch? Tonight? Back, yeah fourth and. All,
Yeah oh, yeah let's you let's say you do whatever he. Wants,
yeah you' let' say you do whatever he wants.

Speaker 1 (42:20):
To BUT i mean you gotta, yeah sixty feet six
inches now at this point For sandy in his, eighties
but forty feet.

Speaker 2 (42:25):
AWAY i didn't get something From sandy forty FOOT i
bet you he's got a couple of strikes still left
in H i'm sure he.

Speaker 4 (42:30):
Does he really really wanted to get after here you, go,
MAN i bet YOU i can get more pitches out
Of Nolan ryan THAN i can't out of most of these.

Speaker 2 (42:37):
Guys that's oh yeah. Anymore, yeah he'll also put you
in a headlock and punch your.

Speaker 4 (42:40):
Face yeah, Right, well he will always Respected Robin ventura
for finally standing up knowing he was gonna get his
ass kicked by a guy that does cattle rustling in
his off.

Speaker 2 (42:49):
Season you, KNOW i?

Speaker 1 (42:49):
Did what Was nolan? Right what do you always say
like asprin was his only? Thing like he treated his
like how does he how did he hand into the
bucket of?

Speaker 3 (42:56):
Rice?

Speaker 1 (42:56):
Yeah how do you not like get THE i remember
he did advil, Commercial but how do you not like
have a lifetime deal with some sort of aspen where
this guy's doing something we've never seen in one hundred
years In Major League. Baseball and ALL i do is take?
Aspirin whoa, dude take our. Aspirin man to do commercials for.

Speaker 2 (43:12):
Us.

Speaker 1 (43:12):
Everybody people run to the store to buy our Asper
i'm not gonna buy anything else from you.

Speaker 2 (43:16):
Guys Knowen Ryan Country. Strong that's. All it comes down.

Speaker 1 (43:23):
To take a couple Of advila whatever after the game
is over And i'm. Good nothing, ELSE a couple of
a couple of beers And.

Speaker 2 (43:30):
I'm good to.

Speaker 1 (43:31):
Go Uh, so we'll have more baseball on the. Way
we'll Have Rick buker coming up in about a half
hour to break down at THE Nba. Finals we're headed
To game seven thanks to The pacers runaway win In game.
Six how About obi topping you know what was Popping.
Frostburg obi topping twenty points, tonight six, Rebounds he had four.

(43:51):
Threes he had a couple of big threes early when
The thunder were up by, ten and that was the
end of the. Run any resistance The Thunder we're gonna.
Give they packed it, up getting ready For.

Speaker 4 (44:02):
Sunday you know a QUESTION i would have Asked Oklahoma
city players and the coach exactly when in the second
quarter did you guys?

Speaker 1 (44:08):
Quit i'll tell you When hartenstein got out rebounded BY
tj McConnell one on one for that ball under The
that's WHAT i. Knew, okay they've absolutely. Quit, there they are,
done and we may as well just finish the. Game,
now go, everybody go. Home everybody going like the end
of Faris, Bueler go.

Speaker 2 (44:23):
Home go. Home it's, time go, Home go home with,
you go. Home it's.

Speaker 1 (44:26):
Done When hartenstein and McConnell are one on one and
no one's within like eight feet of, them and McConnell
comes down with the, rebound you, know The. Thunder, look
we're getting ready.

Speaker 4 (44:34):
For they Got Adam silver sitting in one of those
giant chairs Like Monty.

Speaker 2 (44:38):
Burns head with his hands. Home. Good they'll have to, watch,
now won't they?

Speaker 1 (44:42):
Look AND i told you right this is where you,
Know hey, BOY i don't think we Need STEPHEN. A
smith playing. Solitary oh just listen To Jason. Smith After game,
TWO i, said this is how the series is going to.
Go it's not going to be a series where either
team is going to be able to impart their will
on their. Opponent and we see The thunder winning in,
five The pacers, winning and say this is gonna go

(45:03):
seven and The pacers will Take game, three The thunder
will Win game, four and then it's gonna go home home.
Home thunder, Five pacers, Six thunder. SEVEN i said it
after game, two said it a bunch of, times and
that's exactly what's happened so. Far Pacers game, Three, Thunder game, four,
Home game five for The, thunder Home game six for The.
Pacers it'll be a home win for The thunder in game. Seven,

(45:24):
Right that's exactly how this is. Going you see how
the teams are adjusting from game to, Game, Ceam i'm
sure The thunder will show up much bigger For game.
Seven they say For game six because they. Knew it's
one of those games where teams have in THE Nba
playoffs way too often, now where they, decide, hey you know,
what we'll show up for the first. Quarter then if

(45:45):
things go our, Way i'll. Stay but if, not we're you,
know we're. Done we're gonna pack it in and get
ready for game. Seven it's Like i'll go to the
party And i'll stay for an, hour but If i'm,
Not i'm not staying this party till like one, Time
i'm leaving if this party, stinks, Right i'm not. Tough,
yeah but IF i show up to the, Party i'm
gonna try it for those two hours i'm.

Speaker 2 (46:02):
There whether it's Not chad's, not that's not say an,
hour maybe. Less but even if it's an, Hour i'm
chatting somebody. Up i'm trying to Find i'm trying to
be the fire. Starter are we Playing Lahoma? City they did.

Speaker 4 (46:13):
Nothing they gave me. Nothing they didn't try to pick anybody.
Up they didn't try to stand on their head do
a keg. Stand they didn't Go frank the. Tank they
gave me.

Speaker 1 (46:20):
Nothing, hey does anybody want to play Beer? Punk, no
we're all gonna watch these two guys Play. Fortnite oh,
Yeah i'm leaving this. Party i'm throwing bow's Like Adrian.
Peterson i'm come, on Play? Card is anybody? Playing, No
we're just gonna watch these guys play video. Games, Okay
i'm not not not Going you've actually been to a
party that does. That, No i'm just trying to think
of what would get me to leave a party THAT

(46:41):
i would go to be excited.

Speaker 2 (46:42):
About and if it's watching people play video, GAMES i would.

Speaker 4 (46:44):
Leave, Oh i'd have to vet that BEFORE i made any,
effort especially normal how.

Speaker 1 (46:52):
House parties are gonna go what are we gonna? Do
are we gonna wind up watching something ON? Tv we'd
be playing. Cards we're gonna be.

Speaker 2 (46:57):
Playing either that Or i'm showing up with a mini keag.
Else what?

Speaker 1 (47:04):
Happened, well, Well jimmy Challenged johnny to a game Of.
Fortnite they were, trashed so they're gonna. Play we're gonna, Say,
oh we're Gonna oh that's, great that's WHAT i want to.
Do what kind of snacks are? There all the pieces
coming in forty? Five you know, WHAT i can get
pizza in five minutes IF i, Leave So i'm.

Speaker 4 (47:17):
Gone damn, Word it'll be waiting for them to my
house WHEN i get.

Speaker 2 (47:21):
Back.

Speaker 1 (47:21):
Uh, meanwhile you want a good story for a team
that hasn't had a good story in, months maybe and
maybe in over a, Year well we got one for.
You Second night Of Gold cup for THE us m
N t taking On Saudi. Arabia the winner of this
game moved on to the knockout. Round, yes The United
states clearly with a lot of questions about their roster

(47:43):
getting smoked the way they did in friendlies leading up
to the. Tournament Lennon donovan's criticism Of Christian polistic and
other players for not playing in The Gold. Cup and
now the USMN t is an absolute tire. Fire but
we have some good news because after to night the
team is headed to the knockout. Round Burr halter stands

(48:04):
over the free kick tail it runs, Away burholter hooking it.

Speaker 2 (48:07):
In use to set. Peace It's Chris. Richards this second.

Speaker 1 (48:14):
E a goal and THE us finally breaks through Against Saudi.
Arabia so there was an fdo with the call and
uh and and maybe you know it's, hey Burr halter
is all, Right, wait we needed a Burr halter to get,
sorted gut us. Going we got a not the same,
burl but we got a. Burn glad we kept this. One,
yeah we kept the right. One we kept the right Burr.
Halter you, know he let the right one. Go we

(48:35):
kept the right.

Speaker 2 (48:36):
One.

Speaker 4 (48:36):
Done went to the grocery store yesterday and there was a.
GUY i kid you, Not i'm in the fruit vegetable.
Aisle i'm talking to the. Guy and you, know go
to the same.

Speaker 2 (48:45):
Time you make. Friends it's, like what's? Fresh what are
you putting? Out?

Speaker 4 (48:48):
Whatever and then a guy walks. By he's wearing A pollissinger.
Kit my, guy he starts giving up a little bit of.
Grief he, goes, HEY i still believe. Man he grabs
any any scurries out of the, aye he, goes, boy
he's been.

Speaker 2 (49:03):
Terrible and then he doesn't show, up.

Speaker 4 (49:05):
And like like now we're now we're bagging on this
guy for his. Kid but it was a great bonding
moment because because we got to talk men's national team
as we stood amongst the.

Speaker 1 (49:15):
Avocados now here's the thing is for the first time
in the, line and this is a this is a
red letter day because there is, good really good news
for THE us m. Menda and it's not just about
getting into The Gold cup knockout, round which is of
course where we should be because you, know, yes the
the competition is not, terrible right Like trinidad And tobago
is not. Terrible, Uh Saudi arabia is not. Terrible it

(49:35):
seems like they're teams we should. Beat but you, know
five nothing the other night and one night and went.

Speaker 2 (49:41):
Over and today the defensive.

Speaker 4 (49:43):
Stands you got got lucky on that one big drive
when yeah flashed open and and hit the. Cross BUT
i THINK i would have asked for a. REVIEW i,
mean we do it in every other. Sport CAN i
get a review with? That that neck don't underneath the?

Speaker 2 (49:54):
Bar? Uh but you, know we live to see another.
Day but here's the here's the good. News and it's
not just look it is good. News we're moving on
in The Gold.

Speaker 1 (50:02):
Cup but you know it's the second biggest tournament that
we see THE usmnt play besides The World. Cup but
here's why there's good, news because what have we talked
about for the last year? Plus THE us doesn't have an, identity?
Right THE usmnt. Do what kind of program is?

Speaker 2 (50:20):
It?

Speaker 1 (50:20):
Right the last time they had an identity was when,
okay it Was Jurgen klinsman's, team and he has become
the face OF us. Soccer and very, quickly when you,
disappoint it's not too not too, fast not too far
of a jump From i'm the face OF us soccer.
Too you're now getting. Fired we're replacing. You and since,
then The United states has never had an. Identity we

(50:40):
had up and coming players And Christian polistic was supposed
to be, great but he's been around a long time
now and now who knows what his commitment level is
to THE us team and it's. Controversy it's a really bad.
Time THE usmnt needs an identity and it needed something
and in the last few days they got it because
without a, doubt this Is Mauricio pochattino's team.

Speaker 2 (51:04):
After the right.

Speaker 1 (51:04):
Go right BEFORE i think it was the morning of
the first game Against trinidad And, tobago he was asked
About polisic not playing and what it was all about
and why he didn't play Because poliitic had, said, HEY
i want to play a couple of games leading up
TO i just don't want to play in The Gold.
Cup oh, yeah these these four or five games in
The Gold cup are going to really just destroy. You
and he said he wanted to, play BUT i make the.

(51:27):
Rules i'm not a, mannequin which is a GREAT i,
mean what a great. Thing soccer coaches say the best things.
Man and when he, said you, KNOW i make The
i'm not a, mannequin that was the biggest MOMENT Us
soccer had in a long, time because this was finally
him saying this is my. Program i'm not a. Mannequin
you don't call the. SHOTS i call the. Shots and

(51:49):
now maybe we're starting out at a lower level because
you don't know what the level of players. Are who's gonna,
Play who is gonna wind up Selecting maybe some guys
who played in the past aren't going to be his,
favorites so they might wind up getting picked for the
for The World cup next.

Speaker 2 (52:02):
Year right?

Speaker 1 (52:02):
That that that's a, Thing but without a, DOUBT i
know right now this is his team and the players
he has picked on his. Team maybe he goes HEAVY,
mls which would be an awesome, thing right. THAT i
think if you go in one, direction picking a lot
OF mls players would really uh dive, up drive up
a lot of the excitement for a soccer going into
The World. Cup but him saying That i'm not a.

(52:24):
Mannequin this IS i call the. Shots so now this
is his, program and now he has become the face
of THE usmnt palistic is no longer the face of.
It he didn't play. Here there's controversy is he going
to be. Back they haven't gone, anywhere he hasn't led
them to big. Places he's not the face and we
thought he was going to need but he's. Not and
now the coaches And i'm okay with that Because he's

(52:44):
the one that's got to come up with the right
combination of players and team to be able to make
a little bit of noise in The World. Cup And
i'm not saying we got to. Go, hey if we
got to get to the you, know into the knockout
round and then into the final, four but we got
to at least get to the knockout. Round it's gotta
be some kind of excitement somewhere where you, Think, okay we're.
Progressing we have the right, coach we have the right,
base we have the right, system and the players are

(53:04):
gonna come over the course of the next few. Years
but that's why this is such a big, deal because
he he's taken ownership of the. Program and NOW i, feel, okay,
great at least there's. That now we're starting really low
because you have no idea who he's gonna like and
who he's gonna, pick and some names you're gonna see
maybe not get. Selected, BOY i can't believe you didn't
pick you, KNOW i, mean Is polisitic gonna be a
guy that gets? Picked you'd like to think. So but

(53:26):
as long as we have, that, OKAY i feel like
we're Starting we're no longer, backsliding and we're, starting and
the trust is there for him and he's taking ownership
of the. Team this's been the. Best last couple of
days have been the best for THE usmnt and in years,
WELL i just think.

Speaker 4 (53:41):
Of so long as you AND i have been doing
the show. Together the rhetoric around the men's national team
has been a lot of lamentation about the developmental side of, things,
right what the organization does in fighting there of how to,
proceed and then certainly crowning the guy who's, next when
there really hasn't ever been a. One all, right there
were good players at times great, players but in terms

(54:04):
of putting you, know THE us team to that next grand,
level it hasn't. Happened we've been waiting on it for.
Decades so al to Door, polisic go on down the.
LINE i like the idea, of, hey we're not beholden
to what press clippings are or what some executives in
a room think based on what market marketability or. Whatever it's,

(54:26):
like what eleven are going to go out there and
give us our best chance to actually? Win and he
knows he's the guy whose ass is on the. Line
if it doesn't work because they break neck fire, coaches
kind of Like cleveland and so many before.

Speaker 2 (54:40):
Them.

Speaker 4 (54:41):
Uh in THE nfl and all in THE, nba you
could be the coach of the year and then be
out of a job the next. Year for the men's national,
team it's the same. Thing the expectations are, grandiose, uh
and then you underperform and you're you're cycled, out and it's.
Everything it is your. Fall there's never a, hey let's
go back into the systemic. Problems it's the how do
we put a band aide band aid.

Speaker 2 (55:02):
Out of what we just?

Speaker 4 (55:03):
Saw so a couple of clean sheets, here h and
you move on into the next phase of. Things whether
those guys that and the names that you know stay
with the squad or. Not, no you have to pick
a direction and he'll go down swinging on his own,
accord which you have to.

Speaker 1 (55:22):
ENJOY i, mean, really it's a win or lose now at. Least,
OKAY i know where we're, GOING i know who we.
ARE i know the guy that's gonna be that's gonna
lead the, team AND i know he's the one that's
gonna make the call that it's not the. Players, WELL
i still don't know if they're any, good but, no move.
On they had too much the players had too much
power for for a group that shouldn't do. Anything, no
but that's the, thing, right is that doing it was

(55:42):
all based on expectations and this was the.

Speaker 4 (55:45):
Rating and WHAT i, mean you were going to Captain.
America you took the shield away From sam and you
put it On polisic and what he, Said, NOPE i
don't THINK i will