September 2, 2020 • 40 mins
It's The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker! Chris and Rob discuss the breaking news that Leonard Fournette has agreed to join forces with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay and debate whether or not the addition of Fournette makes the Buccaneers Super Bowl favorites, and share their thoughts on the controversial ending to the Bucks-Heat game that ended with Miami going up 2-0. Plus, FOX Sports Radio update anchor Bryan Fenley defends his hottest takes in another award-winning edition of The Hot Seat.
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And you know he's a young buck. He's uh, he's
a he's a nice young talent. He is so excited
to be on our show whenever he is, Hey, that's him. Hey,
mister Bryan Finley. He's stepping into the hot seat once again.
He was here about a month or so ago and
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it went bad for him. It went back for him.
We really went roughly breaking news. You got your wish right,
my wish? Yoh? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Is it was? When
did it break how recently? Right? Didn't just breaking? Oh
just a few minutes ago? Yeah? Just you know what?
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Should we save it for a few minutes, Robert, get
into it right now, Rob g all right, let's play it.
Breaking news the gascon just announced it. But go ahead
and do it again. Since Rob just Letard Fournette breaking
news from Fox Sports, Hey guys, breaking news letterd Fournette
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and signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Adam Schefter first
announced it. Rob Parker is in the dull drums. No,
I'm not. This is huge. Now. Wait, First of all,
you're giving him a great receiving corps why receivers and
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tight ends. You're giving him a good offensive line, You're
giving him a very good and improving defense, a very
good defensive coordinator. And now he's gonna have a legitimate
one thousand yard rusher. This reminds me of not stop it,
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stop it. You'll get your chance. But I'm glad you
went there. This is nothing like Cleveland because not one
player in Cleveland as could even sniff what Tom Brady
has done, and not bringing the Super Bowl than Tom
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Brady is nobody. They didn't give you, brother some talent
he's no longer at his age. Can he lead mediocre
receivers and all that and make them better? But give
him some real talent at the skilled positions? And now
Tampa Bay has done it. Rob Parker, right now, this
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very moment, if you want I don't care how many
wings you want to bet, and if you want it,
we already have a bet. We don't have to change.
We got them making the playoffs going to the super Bowl.
I think I said, I didn't say we didn't bet
super Bowl that super Bowl. You just got four, now
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need super Bowl. I see Rob to stop it, don't
hold on, No, I'll stop it. I not let you.
I am not picking anybody for the super Bowl. God
you he's got everything on big win. It's nine. Let's
make that bad. Yah. Damn you got for NAT's bad playoffs.
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We got wins on that. I'm gonna bets. Okay, Jordan's
Jordan on the super Bowls? No super Bowl, super Bowl scared,
No the super Bowl Stevens. Are they making the playoffs?
Rob Parks super Bowl? No, they're not making a Put
some Jordans on it. I just put George. No, you
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put the playoffs. Now you put Jordan's that they're going
to the super Bowl now that they got let it
for Nan. No, you got lit Brady, you got everything. Chris.
You put your money where your mouth is. You scared,
you Chris, Chris Busot is a scanny cat. He took
a big game. But his wallet is in his His
money's in his wallet. But Chris, Tom Brady is this
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get him talent? Come on, now, where's your money? Put
your money up, Chris, stop stop him in it hard.
You already lost the pair of Jordan's own up. Putty up,
put your money up. Since he got letting Fournette and
you love Tom Brady at forty three years old. You're scared.
You're chicken because you know that the Bucks haven't been
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in the playoffs in twelve years. That's broken your answer.
Come strong girl, with your money up. I'm strong up,
that's your answer. Put your money up. Look at him,
Rob g he's shaking in his boots and you thought
it wasn't because he had that bad call. I'm actually
just string you. Let me talk. Go ahead, but look
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notice how I let you talk. You're done. You're talking
all that jass, sticking out your chest, yelling screaming he's
a scaredy cat, using elementary school you language in terms,
Rob Parker, I came to you with the Jordan bet
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you talked to All this stuff about Pat Mahomes isn't
gonna win anymore. They're talking too much or not one,
N two, n three. They're talking about seven or more
super Bowls. They're talking dynasty. And I challenged you because
you were saying they wouldn't win another super Bowl. That's
when I challenged you, and you back down. You didn't
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want no. You wouldn't even put wings on that, let
alone some Jay's. And now you want to say I'm scared.
You want to say I'm scared. I'm going out on
the limb picking of forty three year old quarterback to
make the playoffs. It's never been done. I'm willing to
bet something that has never been done in human history,
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and you want me to go to extra mile. Chances
are Father Time gets the best of Tim Brady. He
don not the covering of Bill Belichick this year. But
you are afraid to bet, You've got human history on
your side. Bruce arians hasn't won jack in a long time,
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and even when he won, then it wasn't the ultimate.
I got a bunch of young, unproving guys, as you
keep saying, haven't made the playoffs in twelve years. But
when I asked you to put your money where your
mouth is, you're back down. You try to up to
Annie to something crazy. And when I'm ready, I'll be ready.
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I'll make my pick when it's time. But I don't rush.
So I'm right a lot because I don't rush. I
take my time. You wanna you wanna? I know you're
buying games or some of the young listeners might fall
for looking robbed. He's calling Chris out, He's backing Chris up.
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The Vets know the day ones. No, they know the
Day one listeners. No, Rob Parker, they will not fall
for your Shenanigans. So if you want to bet some Jordans,
it's playoffs or bust. I'm done as usual. Chris Broussard
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is a prisoner of the moment. He was so worked
up about Leonard Fournette. He was saying, I've been saying
all they gotta do is get Tom Brady some some
skilpid players. Now they got you gotta Dollard where you
are Russia. And then when I say, just put up
your two hundred dollars for your Jordans. Now, all of
a sudden, Chris is making all the excuses. You're pathetic,
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Chris Bussard, you know that you don't You don't believe
in Tom Brady. You don't believe Tom Brady's the gold.
That's why you're cowering. That's why you want no part
of it. If you were so all in, you were
in bed with Tom, I'm Brady, you, Griselle and him,
all three of you, and you're still not happy. You
just whatever her name, whatever her name is, she's pretty.
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You're You're in bed with all three of them, and
you still don't feel good about Tom Brady. And now
all of a sudden, he's supposed to be the gold.
Everything was lined up for him. Now you've got his
running back, and you're still afraidy cat, you're still a chicken.
You're not interested. Don't you want to win your Jordan's back.
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This is your chance, Chris Broussard, believe in something for once.
Stop being afraid. It's okay if you lose two pair Jordans.
To me, it's all right. You'll survive. Your daughter just
got a new job. You'll pay for it. My daughter
did just get a new job. MSNBC. Rats, indeed, I
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am very proud of that money. Well spits, University of
Michigan education very good. But Rob, you're the one. Don't
turn it on me. You you've been bragging. You've been
yelling since twenty twelve. The Tom Brady was done and
now he's forty three years old. I'm saying he's gonna
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make the playoffs. I'm saying a forty three year old man, Chris,
he's got old only a little younger than you, is
gonna lead a team to the playoffs. You won't go there.
What's Mike Evans ever done? We already have a bet
about the playoffs been done? What's what in Ronkowski? What
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in the world? What's he gonna be like when he
comes back? I'm just saying, and you still won't bet.
I'm telling you they're making the playoffs, and you're a
fraidy cat. You're the scaredy cat, You're the chicken. You're running,
Rod Parker, you have to see above the rim, she
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told our friend Leon And you're a runner. You're a runner.
That's what I'm saying to you. Rod, Parker put up
her shut up playoffs. It ain't about the playoffs. They
playoffs team, that's no big deal. Time a Rodgers with
no supermo or about the playoffs. No, Tom Brady is
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to go. Chris, Yes, but Chris is afraid to put
up the money. And and I want to hear him
from listeners if if they think Chris is chicken, is
that you want chicken? You can throw that in. Yeah.
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I want the questions eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox.
First of all, does the addition of Leonard Fournette make
the Buccaneers the favorites to make the Super Bowl out
of the NFC? Now I'm not even saying that, all right,
but that's the question. And then you can throw it
who's the chicken, who's running scared? Who's got their tail
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between their legs? Who's yellow? I tell you who's yellah
you yellow? Chris, Bruce Art or Rob Parker? We want
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Leonard Fournette. What does he do for Tampa Super Bowl favorites?
And tell us why Roy Parker? So yella, no, why
I'm so afraid to bet Jordan's not only on the
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quarterback making the playoffs. I'm insane for saying that. Chris,
I'm crazy for saying that. He bet me pull up
your T shirt on your arms and show your chicken
skin flapping over there because you got that as well.
Oh that was funny. That was larous. Should have used
that for your comic routine. I got another one. I
got another one coming, all right, let's get to him.
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Eight seven seven ninety nine, Fix a mere and Philly,
you're on the yard. A couple of Fox Sports traded
what you got? Yeah, what's up? Dope? What's up? Man? Yeah?
I just the only reason I agree with Rob when
this one is because that first bet, he was just
doing that out of just him being him. Everybody knows
they're gonna make the playoffs. They don't know. He don't
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be he's saying he's old. But Chris, they made They
won seven games with Jameis Winston, and now they put
in top Brady. Obviously they're gonna make the playoffs. I agree,
but you can't lower the standards because Brady, he should
be super Bowl Now he's forty three am right now,
he's got four n yellow the super Bows. Don't want
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to be all of a sudden, tell me a forty
three year we shouldn't be playing the what's your play?
But Chris, you write about that, but it would be
different to be stunk last year he didn't think Now
the sudden park stunk. Did you watch the super Bowl?
He say last Rob thinks he stunt robs the one
change and not I Chris make the best. Don't go
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the standard for him, Buy a mere, a mere thank
you a voice some reason, don't listen to Chris Jabrill
and Atlanta. You're in the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio.
What's up, Rob? Don't be Chris no more? Man, he
still pay you from he gonna find way get out
of every first I ain't paying then you know that
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that's why he's good shot, right, Chris, You're supposed to
pay him out there. It don't matter, don't matter what
I told him they weren't gonna make the playoffs, and
he was so confident. I was. I was right about that,
and then I won the other pair of Jordans. And
now he's afraid to bet these Jordans. I mean, like,
come on, really, Brill, don't you lose respect for a
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guy friends telling them to call in up the phone down?
All right? Thanks? Eight seven seven ninety nine on Fox
if you want to get in, uh, Marcel and Mississippi
you're in the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio. Hey,
what's up? Rob? You know I'm usually with you, but man,
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I gotta go with Chris on this. Thank you, my man,
thank you. Can't believe your finally somebody never never never
that next next time you come to Mississippi, Man, I
know it's the works your Wednesday, but I know where
the girls sticking his snickers out here? Man, I bet
you be in church on Sunday in Mississippi. I know
you be in church on Sunday in Mississippi. Oh yeah,
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you know it anyway. But to the point, man, con
Brady got everything he didn't have pretty much in New England.
I mean outside of the coach. We know that. But
he got a feature back he gotta. We don't know
how to get. The defense is because Jamie Winston always
through to the opposing defense, you know what I'm saying,
making him get back on the seal so many times
a game. He got big receivers, got big tight ends.
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I'll see it as another you know pay man. And
when they won their Super Bowl, man, I don't I'm
not saying they're going and they're gonna win it, but
they're gonna be good. Man. Shouldn't pisht he just said
that they're going to rot you wins already. I already
bet you wings wings are nothing, No every single wings
on that. And then let's bet Jordan, what's another what's
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another dinner? Play the wings gonna do for you? You
eat breakfast at lunch and dinner. Thanks Marcel, appreciate it.
What about Marcus in Salt Lake City. You're in the
odd couple of Fox Sports Radio. What's up, Marcus? Hey man,
what's up? I love your show, guys, Thank you, buddy.
I was thinking, I was thinking it would be a
good bet, you know, to kind of make it even
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both ways, and so with the playoffs and where it
really hale. At least make it the first round or
second round of the playoffs. Second round, Jordan, for the
second round you want to split? No, let's he has
to go to the NFC championship game. There you go,
there you go. That's gonna make it fair. I'll think
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about it. Look, Chrissy won't do it, you see, Marcus, now,
because we're chicken about they ain't even making the playoffs.
He's chaining the NFC, all right. He's forty three years old.
He's up now. No, forty three year old in history
is never made the playoffs. He's supposedly the gold. You're
telling me, Marcus, terrible. Chris just won't. All right. Marty
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in Kentucky, you're on the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio.
What's up? What's up? Tail us. I'm gonna start off
with a hundred percent agree with Chris. I thank you.
I think that the Buccaneers are going to make the
playoffs despite Tom Brady's age and falling off They've got
they just got too much around him, and I believe
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just like the Browns. But no, no, it's not just
like right. I've never done anything, thank you. But I
agree with Rob on the fact that Chris is the
one that will not show up and make the bet. Chris,
your daughter's got a job, you're doctor, you ain't hurt.
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Just get done, man. Put the Jordan's man. You're already
welched out of that Laker's belt. Yes, everybody knows it,
jessicaus some Jordan's. Marty's angling for a pair of Jordans,
himself a father's son Jordans. That you are, Marty, You're
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a spot on. No look should be down to Jordans.
Were trying to get a pair of back. I'll tell
you this when when they make the playoffs, like you know,
we we always make our playoffs our super Bowl picks
right when the playoffs start after I see them on
the regular season, then maybe I'll be open to that bet.
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So if they don't make the playoffs, can we make playoffs.
If they don't make the playoffs, can we bet that
they won't get to the super Bowl. Well, they're making
the play you know that, you know, just like I
know they're making the playoffs. No, I don't know that.
You're just trying to be contrary. Just like I told
you the Lakers weren't gonna make the playf that was
being contri was I was I right? Lebron James got injured.
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I was right. No, he came back injured. Finished that
to him? He was injured. All right, Get the fire
department on stand by. One of our Fox Sports Radio
teammates is about to get roasted on the hot seat.
Hey it's that man, Brian Finley. But that's next. But first,
be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple
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with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker weekdays at seven pm
Eastern four pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the
iHeart Radio app. Damn son, the current temperature beyond Couple
are making it hot in here, damn hot. Time to
sit your butt down in the hot seat. Yes, sir,
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it is the Hot Seat ther Couple of Fox Sports Radio.
This segment where we put one of our teammates into
the squared circle against the tag team champions of the
world and tonight's victim. You hear him time to time
here on the odd couple. Hey, none other than my man,
Brian Fenley. Brian, how are you feeling this evening? Man?
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I am wonderful. I'm ready to deliver some Hey Bakers,
you won't be feeling wonderful in ten minutes. No, he
won't be. That Joe went right over your guys head
and hayday, we heard it. We heard it all right. Well,
you guys know how he's the linguistic king. You know
how this Brian has three very hot takes. You're gonna
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defend two on one against the art of ridiculous take.
So let's get started, guys. Topic number one now. Even
though the Jazz got knocked out of the playoffs yesterday,
Brian Finley says that Donovan Mitchell is the best player
in the NBA right now and it's not even really close. Brian,
you got thirty seconds state your case. Oh yeah, guys,
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I mean this is a no brainer. Look at what
he did in the playoffs. Before Game seven, he was
averaging a playoff leading thirty eight point seven points per game.
He was shooting over fifty percent. Think about it. Besides Mitchell,
the rest of the Jazz roster is as good as
one of Rob Parker's Rec League softball teams. And let
me tell you, those guys need some work. Mitchell is
a better suitor than Lebron, He's got a better, more
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engaging personality than Quiet, and he's not as soft as you. Honest,
that is the true triple threat. The way he attacks
the rim, nobody can match it. He will win the
league MVP next season, and if he doesn't, I'll do
a radio shit least stop it. Stop it. This is
the epitome of prisoner of the moment? Are you seriously
not even Donovan Mitchell thinks he's the best player in
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the league. He's not the best player in the West,
did not even close. I give the kid love, but
will you stop it? This is ridiculous. Did you see
the end of the game last night? Did he look
like the best player in the world when he gave
that turn, when he turned it over at the end
of the game, didn't even get up a game winning
shot or a potentially game winning shot. Did you see that?
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And if that was Lebron, they'd be killing him. You
don't have a comeback. Go ahead. Here's the thing like
snuck about you think about me being a prisoner of
the moment, Chris, you are all recency biased. I got
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to add that Rudy Gobert is serviceable, Mike Conley keeps
having kids without Mitchell, that Jazz win thirty games. That's it.
The Lakers would win thirty games without Lebron. Nobody means
more to a team than Donovan Mitchell to the Jazz.
Talk about weak arguments. This is your guy, Chris, this
is the guy leading you for Daniel. I mean, are
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you seri bench Let's just be out. He's a one
time All Star. He's had a nice season, but when
the game matter last night, you know what he did.
He turned the ball over. You're not gonna win anything
with Donovan Mitchell. He's a nice player. Nobody's trying to
downplay him or pooh pool him. But this notion that
he's the best player in the league and net you
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is gonna win an MVP stopping I'm the poop poo king.
That take was that that was one of the most
ridiculous takes in hot seat history. But its Brian Finn
was one of the tougher ones to judge for two reasons.
Number one, I mean, Brian kind of skipped his second turn,
so that was tough. But Chris, Chris was also talking
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over when he was talking during that second turn, I
was sure here. I didn't want the silence, so I
thought you were pranking me. The I mean, the couple
got round one. I mean it's just like Brian, don't Bob,
don't do it. Alright, guys, we keep it moving though.
Topic number two, It is the hot seat the ACERBA,
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Fox Sports Radio. The Bucks are in a nail by
it right now. They're all tied up. Four seconds left
one fourteen one fourteen. That tied it up, Yes they did.
But Brian Finley says that Jannis, even though they're tied
right now in game two, is not wired mentally to
handle the playoffs and he does not have leadership qualities
to win a title. Brian, you got thirty seconds explain. Yeah,
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this is easy, guys. Yannis is like Ladinian Tomlinson. He
dazzles on the regular season and then he pukes in
the playoffs. The clutch gene is greeked to him. The
dude blew a two series lead to the Raptors last
last season. The other night he goes four for twelve
from the free throw line. I bet Chris Bruce started
blindfold that could shoot at a higher percentage at the line.
And then why didn't they honest guard Jimmy Butler in
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Game one? Did Yannis not have the sensibility to try
and stop somebody who was emasculating their defense? Jannis in
the postseason is Charles Barclay's golf swing. There's a mental
block and absolute mess, and it's not esthetically pleasing, unbelievable,
no sense whatsoever. You mean the guy who's doing it
with Chris Middleton, a second round player, that Jannis that
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got all the way to the NBA the customer the
NBA Finals a year ago. You mean a guy who
put together one of the statistically best seasons in the
NBA before the coronavirus hit, both individually and as a team.
That guy. You mean to tell me that that guy
doesn't work for you. Don't blame Jannis. Here's the thing, guys,
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Yannis does not have a dominating personality. I mean, sure
he can be assertive, but you need more than that.
He's a Batman scorer with a Robin mentality, and that's
why the Bucks are in trouble, and that's why they
will never win a title with him, and that's why
Rob g might as well just give me the trophy
right now and not the lady inevitable Brian Finley. He's
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twenty five years old, all right. Was Lebron James winning
championships this young in his career? No, he was bowing
out in the playoffs as well. Was Michael Jordan winning
championships at twenty five? No, Scott, you would be sitting
around say he didn't have it. It's got nothing to
do with yan is his personality or any clutched Jene.
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His game is lacking at this point. As great as
he is, he's got no go to move at the
end of games that can't go to They got brook
Loo pass, Eric Glanzo, Chris Middleton taking shots. That's the thing.
It's not his mentality, and he'll be fine. He's got
a growing mature. You win it second over right, Chris.
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You had in Milwaukee or Land, though you had it
in Toronto, Brooklyn, you had it in the bag and
you did three rabbit punches after the bat because you
thought it was funny and you gave them round the barn. Fendley,
I don't know what you're thinking, because I know this
next one's going our way. All right, Here we go
the hottest take of the night. We say to the
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best for lives by the way, Jimmy, but at the
free throw line, no time on the clock with a
chance to win. If he's one of two free throws.
Here we go. That's a tough call. Oddest take of
the night. Brian Fedley says that Rob Parker's Odd Couple
Merch the attire needs a serious facelift to get with
the time he did in Rob Barker and the Odd
a Couple of Merch. Brian, you got thirty seconds explain.
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I wondered why I got no girls in middle school.
It's because I was wearing the nineteen eighties style sweatshirts
from Rob Parker's collection. That's why those sweatshirts are so big.
It's like a one person tent. Here's what you need
to do, Rob, You need to have an athletic wear,
tight fit, workout shorts. Do speedos have one picture of
your face on one sheet? Chris on the other it
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says beyond couple, and then a female tankop and across
the chest it spells and big letters the odd couple
because let's be honest, they're not always the same size,
if you know what I mean. Look, Rob does the
best he can, and the eye Couple gear is fresh.
Whenever I wear people love it. I get compliments left
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and right. People want to know when the show's on,
where did you get that gear? I want some? That's
all I hear every day, all day when I wear
my Eye Couple gear. Rob Parker's doing a great job
with the Eye Couple stuff. Rob, you're a ladies man,
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You've got great game. But this is your chance to
please them. Create a section of your merch where you
actually have a women's catalog. What a better way to
win them over? And take it from me? I know
what I'm talking about. I want to. I went on
a date last weekend. Computed through the date, I realized
that the girl looked just like my sister is this time? Okay,
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that's all. I ain't paying that. It's stopping that stuff.
The odd Couple merchandise flies off the shelf. Go and look,
go online and try to look at some of the
stuff and buy. You know what it says, sold out,
sold out, sold out. It is fresh. We updated the
stuff we sold last year. We have new stuff every
(30:06):
few months. We add new merchandise, new styles, new logos.
It is as fresh gear as it is. Our new
hoodie with the new logo on the Fox Sports radio
is as fresh as any for some radio show that's
ever been sold in the United States, including JT the
brit Show. This was a minding his business in Vegas
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and then robbed over here taking shops. I don't get it.
This was a blood bath. Hey look, let me just
say that as someone who owns some odd couple merchant
is very nice than they. Yes, but I will say
that I haven't received any in about a year and
a half. Round Number three, Bryan Finley, Oh, let's go winning.
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What's the word of the day, Brian Finley? What I
did to you? Guys? What body planned you? That's the
word of the day. All right, there's linguistic. We did
him a favorite. Let him win. The word of the
day is uptrobbery. Robbery. How about that highway ribery? You
(31:17):
guys puked under pressure, that's what you did. All right?
There's our man, Brian Finley Hay anchor. Yes, hey, we'll
get into that next. Are the Bucks done down? O two?
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Rob wrapping up a worship Wednesday. We are blessed, and
you know who else is blessed? Jimmy Butler. Did you
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see the end of this game? Rob? I didn't see it.
I didn't see what happened. Was it a foul call?
Was it a good rob? G you want to explain it? Yeah,
because it was two interesting calls. Um Middleton got yeah,
I gotta right, so uh yeah, help me out. Chris
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Middleton was fouled on a very questionable call when the
Bucks were down by three. Watchually even going before that,
the Bucks were down by six. They had the ball,
they score on a scrambled play. Yannas get the dunk.
They're down by four on the inbound I believe it
was Jimmy Butler who received the ball and look like
they were trying to foul him, and he throws the
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ball away and brook Lopez gets the dunk. Now they're
down two, and eventually for a free throw contest or
down by three, Chris right, Chris Middleton gets fouled on
a three point attempt, which he was not a foul.
I mean, anybody watching the game at home. And so
he made the three made Rogers got a little bit
in his landing space, but you gotta let that right.
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So it tied up and then for whatever reason, shout
out to the refs in the bubble, decided that we
got to have a makeup call to close the game.
And Yannis kind of hit Jimmy Butler, but not enough
to where you would say that it wasn't a clear foul.
Superstar at the end of the game exactly, and next
thing you know, Jimmy Butler hits the game winning free
throws with no it was with no time left to
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call the foul on zero point zero zero. Yep, uh,
look like a makeup call. That's a bad call. I
just I hate for games to end on that. That's
that's not what the referees are there for. Seriously, make
somebody unless unless they take everybody's head off. Chris, if
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you take my head off, then I got no choice. Yeah,
if it's a legit foul, I I agree with you, Rob.
But the thing is the Bucks are only tied because
they call the k of a cheap foul on dragice. Yeah,
but you can't make it was really like justices served.
I don't know. I mean, they're not gonna admit it
obviously that they you know that that's what it was,
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and maybe in their minds it wasn't. This is where
the bubble is interesting. I've talked to a lot of
people around the league about this robe in milwak. Here's
the thing in Milwaukee with the crowd, and that's where
they would be playing under normal circumstances. Right Tonight's Game
two would have been in Milwaukee. They don't make that call.
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And even if they don't purposely think about it, you're
just you're human. So you got the Bucks crowd all
in your ears, you're hearing them. You don't make that call.
And that's that. Yeah, and the Superstars aren't getting calls
because there's no crowd influence. You know, Lebron I saw
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him a lot of calls. He didn't get Luca a
lot of calls. He didn't get Um and the honest obviously,
I mean they would never ever call a foul like
that on a superscar typically so but look, I can't
feel bad for them, but they were all played the Bucks.
Roll played the most of the game. Yannis wasn't spectacular
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once again, and I mean he was solid, but he's
got to do more. And the fact is for them Rob,
at the end of games, they can't go to him.
You got Brook Lopez taking shots, Eric Bledsoe taking big shots,
Chris Middleton, Rob, you saw it right, who they call
to play for. They called it for Chris Middleton or
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he got the rock and so and and I you know,
Yannis is great. I don't regret voting for MVP, but
he's gotta get He's just got to improve that go
to move. Even if it was to go into the
I don't think he'll do this, but even if it
was to go in the post and post up. And
you know, if you got a baby hook or something
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that's automatic that you can exploit people then they double
tripping you, you can kick it out. But he needs
something because that straight line driving isn't working, and so
I think they look they played, They obviously obviously had
a chance to win the night I picked them in seven.
I'm not gonna just fully write them off, but I
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think they're in deep trouble. I'm not there yet because
they could have won this game. It wasn't like they
got run out of the gym. You gotta be real
careful in the NBA, and it's just in sports in general.
We've seen it. Milwaukee was up two old against Toronto,
lost four games in a row. All I'm saying is
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same thing we just saw with Denver and Utah down
three to one. Denver looked dead to me, Chris, they
looked dead, and yet they moved on. So I'm not
there yet. I want to see the next game too,
if they can pull out a w get back to
where they need to be. So I'm not there and
and I know, and you never like the way you lose,
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especially in the playoffs, So I get it. It always
feel has a finality to it. It just does like, Okay,
that's it. They can't win. And so often I've seen
teams come back. No, of course, we've all seen teams
come back. You never say never. But this is now
four of the last five times they played this year
Miami has won and again the Bucks. At the end
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of the games, you're relying now, Yannis will get a
few points. I mean, he scored some in the fourth,
mostly at the line or you know, just a dunk,
put back, that type of thing. But they're going to
they They're going to Middleton and Corver and Lopez and Bled.
So at the end of games, if you didn't know
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better and Rob g hop in here, I'd like to
get your review. If you didn't know better, you just
turned on the TV and you didn't know Yannis was
the superstar. You wouldn't know from watching like the last
five minutes because not at all. Just can't go to them,
you know what I'm saying, Like there's possessions. He didn't
even touch the ball, and so that's their challenge. They're
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not getting to the finals. I just don't see it
because these teams are smart and they're gonna they're gonna
lock in that that paint, and I just don't trust
their supporting cast to to be able to deliver consistent.
I'm not there yet. I'm gonna I'm gonna stick with
my original pick. I picked the Clippers and I picked
Milwaukee and being down to all, I get it. People
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will jump off. When they lost Game one to Orlando,
everybody jumped off them. They're not and they did no, no, no,
I know a lot of people did, a lot of people.
I jumped off like they were gonna lose to Orlando. No,
just like that. They're not that good. Oh they're really
not that good. Look at what Orlando did to them.
I'm just saying when they lose, they look bad. They
do Chris, and I've seen them lose, but I've also
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seen them win and when it's working and when they
when they play together games and they're probably them well,
but normally they don't have those. They gotta play better.
So this they don't have close games. They're gonna they
gotta blow them out. Normally that's not blow them out.
But if you win by a playoffs eight point, you're right.
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I mean, we always want to win, want to be right.
And I picked them in seven. But uh, I think
they're in trouble. I think they're in trouble. But yeah,
I think, look, they'll make it a series and maybe
they will come back to win. But they gotta make
some adjustments. And it's on Bootenholzer. We've seen him struggle
in the playoffs, you know, in Atlanta and Milwaukee. Um,
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and so this is this is also on him as
much as it's on Jannis and these other players. So um,
but now we gotta get robbed. We it looks like
we're gonna have another incredible game. Seven is tie thirty one,
all early in the second quarter, Oksey in Houston. So
we'll obviously get to that tomorrow. But you guys, you
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And you know he's a young buck. He's uh, he's
a he's a nice young talent. He is so excited
to be on our show whenever he is, Hey, that's him. Hey,
mister Bryan Finley. He's stepping into the hot seat once again.
He was here about a month or so ago and
(01:12):
it went bad for him. It went back for him.
We really went roughly breaking news. You got your wish right,
my wish? Yoh? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Is it was? When
did it break how recently? Right? Didn't just breaking? Oh
just a few minutes ago? Yeah? Just you know what?
(01:32):
Should we save it for a few minutes, Robert, get
into it right now, Rob g all right, let's play it.
Breaking news the gascon just announced it. But go ahead
and do it again. Since Rob just Letard Fournette breaking
news from Fox Sports, Hey guys, breaking news letterd Fournette
(01:56):
and signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Adam Schefter first
announced it. Rob Parker is in the dull drums. No,
I'm not. This is huge. Now. Wait, First of all,
you're giving him a great receiving corps why receivers and
(02:18):
tight ends. You're giving him a good offensive line, You're
giving him a very good and improving defense, a very
good defensive coordinator. And now he's gonna have a legitimate
one thousand yard rusher. This reminds me of not stop it,
(02:39):
stop it. You'll get your chance. But I'm glad you
went there. This is nothing like Cleveland because not one
player in Cleveland as could even sniff what Tom Brady
has done, and not bringing the Super Bowl than Tom
(03:00):
Brady is nobody. They didn't give you, brother some talent
he's no longer at his age. Can he lead mediocre
receivers and all that and make them better? But give
him some real talent at the skilled positions? And now
Tampa Bay has done it. Rob Parker, right now, this
(03:22):
very moment, if you want I don't care how many
wings you want to bet, and if you want it,
we already have a bet. We don't have to change.
We got them making the playoffs going to the super Bowl.
I think I said, I didn't say we didn't bet
super Bowl that super Bowl. You just got four, now
(03:44):
need super Bowl. I see Rob to stop it, don't
hold on, No, I'll stop it. I not let you.
I am not picking anybody for the super Bowl. God
you he's got everything on big win. It's nine. Let's
make that bad. Yah. Damn you got for NAT's bad playoffs.
(04:07):
We got wins on that. I'm gonna bets. Okay, Jordan's
Jordan on the super Bowls? No super Bowl, super Bowl scared,
No the super Bowl Stevens. Are they making the playoffs?
Rob Parks super Bowl? No, they're not making a Put
some Jordans on it. I just put George. No, you
(04:28):
put the playoffs. Now you put Jordan's that they're going
to the super Bowl now that they got let it
for Nan. No, you got lit Brady, you got everything. Chris.
You put your money where your mouth is. You scared,
you Chris, Chris Busot is a scanny cat. He took
a big game. But his wallet is in his His
money's in his wallet. But Chris, Tom Brady is this
(04:50):
get him talent? Come on, now, where's your money? Put
your money up, Chris, stop stop him in it hard.
You already lost the pair of Jordan's own up. Putty up,
put your money up. Since he got letting Fournette and
you love Tom Brady at forty three years old. You're scared.
You're chicken because you know that the Bucks haven't been
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in the playoffs in twelve years. That's broken your answer.
Come strong girl, with your money up. I'm strong up,
that's your answer. Put your money up. Look at him,
Rob g he's shaking in his boots and you thought
it wasn't because he had that bad call. I'm actually
just string you. Let me talk. Go ahead, but look
(05:36):
notice how I let you talk. You're done. You're talking
all that jass, sticking out your chest, yelling screaming he's
a scaredy cat, using elementary school you language in terms,
Rob Parker, I came to you with the Jordan bet
(05:57):
you talked to All this stuff about Pat Mahomes isn't
gonna win anymore. They're talking too much or not one,
N two, n three. They're talking about seven or more
super Bowls. They're talking dynasty. And I challenged you because
you were saying they wouldn't win another super Bowl. That's
when I challenged you, and you back down. You didn't
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want no. You wouldn't even put wings on that, let
alone some Jay's. And now you want to say I'm scared.
You want to say I'm scared. I'm going out on
the limb picking of forty three year old quarterback to
make the playoffs. It's never been done. I'm willing to
bet something that has never been done in human history,
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and you want me to go to extra mile. Chances
are Father Time gets the best of Tim Brady. He
don not the covering of Bill Belichick this year. But
you are afraid to bet, You've got human history on
your side. Bruce arians hasn't won jack in a long time,
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and even when he won, then it wasn't the ultimate.
I got a bunch of young, unproving guys, as you
keep saying, haven't made the playoffs in twelve years. But
when I asked you to put your money where your
mouth is, you're back down. You try to up to
Annie to something crazy. And when I'm ready, I'll be ready.
(07:35):
I'll make my pick when it's time. But I don't rush.
So I'm right a lot because I don't rush. I
take my time. You wanna you wanna? I know you're
buying games or some of the young listeners might fall
for looking robbed. He's calling Chris out, He's backing Chris up.
(07:56):
The Vets know the day ones. No, they know the
Day one listeners. No, Rob Parker, they will not fall
for your Shenanigans. So if you want to bet some Jordans,
it's playoffs or bust. I'm done as usual. Chris Broussard
(08:23):
is a prisoner of the moment. He was so worked
up about Leonard Fournette. He was saying, I've been saying
all they gotta do is get Tom Brady some some
skilpid players. Now they got you gotta Dollard where you
are Russia. And then when I say, just put up
your two hundred dollars for your Jordans. Now, all of
a sudden, Chris is making all the excuses. You're pathetic,
(08:47):
Chris Bussard, you know that you don't You don't believe
in Tom Brady. You don't believe Tom Brady's the gold.
That's why you're cowering. That's why you want no part
of it. If you were so all in, you were
in bed with Tom, I'm Brady, you, Griselle and him,
all three of you, and you're still not happy. You
just whatever her name, whatever her name is, she's pretty.
(09:13):
You're You're in bed with all three of them, and
you still don't feel good about Tom Brady. And now
all of a sudden, he's supposed to be the gold.
Everything was lined up for him. Now you've got his
running back, and you're still afraidy cat, you're still a chicken.
You're not interested. Don't you want to win your Jordan's back.
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This is your chance, Chris Broussard, believe in something for once.
Stop being afraid. It's okay if you lose two pair Jordans.
To me, it's all right. You'll survive. Your daughter just
got a new job. You'll pay for it. My daughter
did just get a new job. MSNBC. Rats, indeed, I
(09:57):
am very proud of that money. Well spits, University of
Michigan education very good. But Rob, you're the one. Don't
turn it on me. You you've been bragging. You've been
yelling since twenty twelve. The Tom Brady was done and
now he's forty three years old. I'm saying he's gonna
(10:18):
make the playoffs. I'm saying a forty three year old man, Chris,
he's got old only a little younger than you, is
gonna lead a team to the playoffs. You won't go there.
What's Mike Evans ever done? We already have a bet
about the playoffs been done? What's what in Ronkowski? What
(10:39):
in the world? What's he gonna be like when he
comes back? I'm just saying, and you still won't bet.
I'm telling you they're making the playoffs, and you're a
fraidy cat. You're the scaredy cat, You're the chicken. You're running,
Rod Parker, you have to see above the rim, she
(11:01):
told our friend Leon And you're a runner. You're a runner.
That's what I'm saying to you. Rod, Parker put up
her shut up playoffs. It ain't about the playoffs. They
playoffs team, that's no big deal. Time a Rodgers with
no supermo or about the playoffs. No, Tom Brady is
(11:22):
to go. Chris, Yes, but Chris is afraid to put
up the money. And and I want to hear him
from listeners if if they think Chris is chicken, is
that you want chicken? You can throw that in. Yeah.
(11:44):
I want the questions eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox.
First of all, does the addition of Leonard Fournette make
the Buccaneers the favorites to make the Super Bowl out
of the NFC? Now I'm not even saying that, all right,
but that's the question. And then you can throw it
who's the chicken, who's running scared? Who's got their tail
(12:07):
between their legs? Who's yellow? I tell you who's yellah
you yellow? Chris, Bruce Art or Rob Parker? We want
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And tell us why Roy Parker? So yella, no, why
I'm so afraid to bet Jordan's not only on the
(13:22):
quarterback making the playoffs. I'm insane for saying that. Chris,
I'm crazy for saying that. He bet me pull up
your T shirt on your arms and show your chicken
skin flapping over there because you got that as well.
Oh that was funny. That was larous. Should have used
that for your comic routine. I got another one. I
got another one coming, all right, let's get to him.
(13:44):
Eight seven seven ninety nine, Fix a mere and Philly,
you're on the yard. A couple of Fox Sports traded
what you got? Yeah, what's up? Dope? What's up? Man? Yeah?
I just the only reason I agree with Rob when
this one is because that first bet, he was just
doing that out of just him being him. Everybody knows
they're gonna make the playoffs. They don't know. He don't
(14:06):
be he's saying he's old. But Chris, they made They
won seven games with Jameis Winston, and now they put
in top Brady. Obviously they're gonna make the playoffs. I agree,
but you can't lower the standards because Brady, he should
be super Bowl Now he's forty three am right now,
he's got four n yellow the super Bows. Don't want
(14:28):
to be all of a sudden, tell me a forty
three year we shouldn't be playing the what's your play?
But Chris, you write about that, but it would be
different to be stunk last year he didn't think Now
the sudden park stunk. Did you watch the super Bowl?
He say last Rob thinks he stunt robs the one
change and not I Chris make the best. Don't go
(14:53):
the standard for him, Buy a mere, a mere thank
you a voice some reason, don't listen to Chris Jabrill
and Atlanta. You're in the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio.
What's up, Rob? Don't be Chris no more? Man, he
still pay you from he gonna find way get out
of every first I ain't paying then you know that
(15:16):
that's why he's good shot, right, Chris, You're supposed to
pay him out there. It don't matter, don't matter what
I told him they weren't gonna make the playoffs, and
he was so confident. I was. I was right about that,
and then I won the other pair of Jordans. And
now he's afraid to bet these Jordans. I mean, like,
come on, really, Brill, don't you lose respect for a
(15:37):
guy friends telling them to call in up the phone down?
All right? Thanks? Eight seven seven ninety nine on Fox
if you want to get in, uh, Marcel and Mississippi
you're in the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio. Hey,
what's up? Rob? You know I'm usually with you, but man,
(15:59):
I gotta go with Chris on this. Thank you, my man,
thank you. Can't believe your finally somebody never never never
that next next time you come to Mississippi, Man, I
know it's the works your Wednesday, but I know where
the girls sticking his snickers out here? Man, I bet
you be in church on Sunday in Mississippi. I know
you be in church on Sunday in Mississippi. Oh yeah,
(16:21):
you know it anyway. But to the point, man, con
Brady got everything he didn't have pretty much in New England.
I mean outside of the coach. We know that. But
he got a feature back he gotta. We don't know
how to get. The defense is because Jamie Winston always
through to the opposing defense, you know what I'm saying,
making him get back on the seal so many times
a game. He got big receivers, got big tight ends.
(16:43):
I'll see it as another you know pay man. And
when they won their Super Bowl, man, I don't I'm
not saying they're going and they're gonna win it, but
they're gonna be good. Man. Shouldn't pisht he just said
that they're going to rot you wins already. I already
bet you wings wings are nothing, No every single wings
on that. And then let's bet Jordan, what's another what's
(17:05):
another dinner? Play the wings gonna do for you? You
eat breakfast at lunch and dinner. Thanks Marcel, appreciate it.
What about Marcus in Salt Lake City. You're in the
odd couple of Fox Sports Radio. What's up, Marcus? Hey man,
what's up? I love your show, guys, Thank you, buddy.
I was thinking, I was thinking it would be a
good bet, you know, to kind of make it even
(17:25):
both ways, and so with the playoffs and where it
really hale. At least make it the first round or
second round of the playoffs. Second round, Jordan, for the
second round you want to split? No, let's he has
to go to the NFC championship game. There you go,
there you go. That's gonna make it fair. I'll think
(17:46):
about it. Look, Chrissy won't do it, you see, Marcus, now,
because we're chicken about they ain't even making the playoffs.
He's chaining the NFC, all right. He's forty three years old.
He's up now. No, forty three year old in history
is never made the playoffs. He's supposedly the gold. You're
telling me, Marcus, terrible. Chris just won't. All right. Marty
(18:10):
in Kentucky, you're on the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio.
What's up? What's up? Tail us. I'm gonna start off
with a hundred percent agree with Chris. I thank you.
I think that the Buccaneers are going to make the
playoffs despite Tom Brady's age and falling off They've got
they just got too much around him, and I believe
(18:32):
just like the Browns. But no, no, it's not just
like right. I've never done anything, thank you. But I
agree with Rob on the fact that Chris is the
one that will not show up and make the bet. Chris,
your daughter's got a job, you're doctor, you ain't hurt.
(18:54):
Just get done, man. Put the Jordan's man. You're already
welched out of that Laker's belt. Yes, everybody knows it,
jessicaus some Jordan's. Marty's angling for a pair of Jordans,
himself a father's son Jordans. That you are, Marty, You're
(19:16):
a spot on. No look should be down to Jordans.
Were trying to get a pair of back. I'll tell
you this when when they make the playoffs, like you know,
we we always make our playoffs our super Bowl picks
right when the playoffs start after I see them on
the regular season, then maybe I'll be open to that bet.
(19:38):
So if they don't make the playoffs, can we make playoffs.
If they don't make the playoffs, can we bet that
they won't get to the super Bowl. Well, they're making
the play you know that, you know, just like I
know they're making the playoffs. No, I don't know that.
You're just trying to be contrary. Just like I told
you the Lakers weren't gonna make the playf that was
being contri was I was I right? Lebron James got injured.
(20:00):
I was right. No, he came back injured. Finished that
to him? He was injured. All right, Get the fire
department on stand by. One of our Fox Sports Radio
teammates is about to get roasted on the hot seat.
Hey it's that man, Brian Finley. But that's next. But first,
be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple
(20:21):
with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker weekdays at seven pm
Eastern four pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the
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(20:42):
it is the Hot Seat ther Couple of Fox Sports Radio.
This segment where we put one of our teammates into
the squared circle against the tag team champions of the
world and tonight's victim. You hear him time to time
here on the odd couple. Hey, none other than my man,
Brian Fenley. Brian, how are you feeling this evening? Man?
(21:03):
I am wonderful. I'm ready to deliver some Hey Bakers,
you won't be feeling wonderful in ten minutes. No, he
won't be. That Joe went right over your guys head
and hayday, we heard it. We heard it all right. Well,
you guys know how he's the linguistic king. You know
how this Brian has three very hot takes. You're gonna
(21:26):
defend two on one against the art of ridiculous take.
So let's get started, guys. Topic number one now. Even
though the Jazz got knocked out of the playoffs yesterday,
Brian Finley says that Donovan Mitchell is the best player
in the NBA right now and it's not even really close. Brian,
you got thirty seconds state your case. Oh yeah, guys,
(21:47):
I mean this is a no brainer. Look at what
he did in the playoffs. Before Game seven, he was
averaging a playoff leading thirty eight point seven points per game.
He was shooting over fifty percent. Think about it. Besides Mitchell,
the rest of the Jazz roster is as good as
one of Rob Parker's Rec League softball teams. And let
me tell you, those guys need some work. Mitchell is
a better suitor than Lebron, He's got a better, more
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engaging personality than Quiet, and he's not as soft as you. Honest,
that is the true triple threat. The way he attacks
the rim, nobody can match it. He will win the
league MVP next season, and if he doesn't, I'll do
a radio shit least stop it. Stop it. This is
the epitome of prisoner of the moment? Are you seriously
not even Donovan Mitchell thinks he's the best player in
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the league. He's not the best player in the West,
did not even close. I give the kid love, but
will you stop it? This is ridiculous. Did you see
the end of the game last night? Did he look
like the best player in the world when he gave
that turn, when he turned it over at the end
of the game, didn't even get up a game winning
shot or a potentially game winning shot. Did you see that?
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And if that was Lebron, they'd be killing him. You
don't have a comeback. Go ahead. Here's the thing like
snuck about you think about me being a prisoner of
the moment, Chris, you are all recency biased. I got
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to add that Rudy Gobert is serviceable, Mike Conley keeps
having kids without Mitchell, that Jazz win thirty games. That's it.
The Lakers would win thirty games without Lebron. Nobody means
more to a team than Donovan Mitchell to the Jazz.
Talk about weak arguments. This is your guy, Chris, this
is the guy leading you for Daniel. I mean, are
(23:40):
you seri bench Let's just be out. He's a one
time All Star. He's had a nice season, but when
the game matter last night, you know what he did.
He turned the ball over. You're not gonna win anything
with Donovan Mitchell. He's a nice player. Nobody's trying to
downplay him or pooh pool him. But this notion that
he's the best player in the league and net you
(24:01):
is gonna win an MVP stopping I'm the poop poo king.
That take was that that was one of the most
ridiculous takes in hot seat history. But its Brian Finn
was one of the tougher ones to judge for two reasons.
Number one, I mean, Brian kind of skipped his second turn,
so that was tough. But Chris, Chris was also talking
(24:23):
over when he was talking during that second turn, I
was sure here. I didn't want the silence, so I
thought you were pranking me. The I mean, the couple
got round one. I mean it's just like Brian, don't Bob,
don't do it. Alright, guys, we keep it moving though.
Topic number two, It is the hot seat the ACERBA,
(24:44):
Fox Sports Radio. The Bucks are in a nail by
it right now. They're all tied up. Four seconds left
one fourteen one fourteen. That tied it up, Yes they did.
But Brian Finley says that Jannis, even though they're tied
right now in game two, is not wired mentally to
handle the playoffs and he does not have leadership qualities
to win a title. Brian, you got thirty seconds explain. Yeah,
(25:08):
this is easy, guys. Yannis is like Ladinian Tomlinson. He
dazzles on the regular season and then he pukes in
the playoffs. The clutch gene is greeked to him. The
dude blew a two series lead to the Raptors last
last season. The other night he goes four for twelve
from the free throw line. I bet Chris Bruce started
blindfold that could shoot at a higher percentage at the line.
And then why didn't they honest guard Jimmy Butler in
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Game one? Did Yannis not have the sensibility to try
and stop somebody who was emasculating their defense? Jannis in
the postseason is Charles Barclay's golf swing. There's a mental
block and absolute mess, and it's not esthetically pleasing, unbelievable,
no sense whatsoever. You mean the guy who's doing it
with Chris Middleton, a second round player, that Jannis that
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got all the way to the NBA the customer the
NBA Finals a year ago. You mean a guy who
put together one of the statistically best seasons in the
NBA before the coronavirus hit, both individually and as a team.
That guy. You mean to tell me that that guy
doesn't work for you. Don't blame Jannis. Here's the thing, guys,
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Yannis does not have a dominating personality. I mean, sure
he can be assertive, but you need more than that.
He's a Batman scorer with a Robin mentality, and that's
why the Bucks are in trouble, and that's why they
will never win a title with him, and that's why
Rob g might as well just give me the trophy
right now and not the lady inevitable Brian Finley. He's
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twenty five years old, all right. Was Lebron James winning
championships this young in his career? No, he was bowing
out in the playoffs as well. Was Michael Jordan winning
championships at twenty five? No, Scott, you would be sitting
around say he didn't have it. It's got nothing to
do with yan is his personality or any clutched Jene.
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His game is lacking at this point. As great as
he is, he's got no go to move at the
end of games that can't go to They got brook
Loo pass, Eric Glanzo, Chris Middleton taking shots. That's the thing.
It's not his mentality, and he'll be fine. He's got
a growing mature. You win it second over right, Chris.
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You had in Milwaukee or Land, though you had it
in Toronto, Brooklyn, you had it in the bag and
you did three rabbit punches after the bat because you
thought it was funny and you gave them round the barn. Fendley,
I don't know what you're thinking, because I know this
next one's going our way. All right, Here we go
the hottest take of the night. We say to the
(27:52):
best for lives by the way, Jimmy, but at the
free throw line, no time on the clock with a
chance to win. If he's one of two free throws.
Here we go. That's a tough call. Oddest take of
the night. Brian Fedley says that Rob Parker's Odd Couple
Merch the attire needs a serious facelift to get with
the time he did in Rob Barker and the Odd
a Couple of Merch. Brian, you got thirty seconds explain.
(28:15):
I wondered why I got no girls in middle school.
It's because I was wearing the nineteen eighties style sweatshirts
from Rob Parker's collection. That's why those sweatshirts are so big.
It's like a one person tent. Here's what you need
to do, Rob, You need to have an athletic wear,
tight fit, workout shorts. Do speedos have one picture of
your face on one sheet? Chris on the other it
(28:37):
says beyond couple, and then a female tankop and across
the chest it spells and big letters the odd couple
because let's be honest, they're not always the same size,
if you know what I mean. Look, Rob does the
best he can, and the eye Couple gear is fresh.
Whenever I wear people love it. I get compliments left
(28:59):
and right. People want to know when the show's on,
where did you get that gear? I want some? That's
all I hear every day, all day when I wear
my Eye Couple gear. Rob Parker's doing a great job
with the Eye Couple stuff. Rob, you're a ladies man,
(29:20):
You've got great game. But this is your chance to
please them. Create a section of your merch where you
actually have a women's catalog. What a better way to
win them over? And take it from me? I know
what I'm talking about. I want to. I went on
a date last weekend. Computed through the date, I realized
that the girl looked just like my sister is this time? Okay,
(29:43):
that's all. I ain't paying that. It's stopping that stuff.
The odd Couple merchandise flies off the shelf. Go and look,
go online and try to look at some of the
stuff and buy. You know what it says, sold out,
sold out, sold out. It is fresh. We updated the
stuff we sold last year. We have new stuff every
(30:06):
few months. We add new merchandise, new styles, new logos.
It is as fresh gear as it is. Our new
hoodie with the new logo on the Fox Sports radio
is as fresh as any for some radio show that's
ever been sold in the United States, including JT the
brit Show. This was a minding his business in Vegas
(30:29):
and then robbed over here taking shops. I don't get it.
This was a blood bath. Hey look, let me just
say that as someone who owns some odd couple merchant
is very nice than they. Yes, but I will say
that I haven't received any in about a year and
a half. Round Number three, Bryan Finley, Oh, let's go winning.
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What's the word of the day, Brian Finley? What I
did to you? Guys? What body planned you? That's the
word of the day. All right, there's linguistic. We did
him a favorite. Let him win. The word of the
day is uptrobbery. Robbery. How about that highway ribery? You
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guys puked under pressure, that's what you did. All right?
There's our man, Brian Finley Hay anchor. Yes, hey, we'll
get into that next. Are the Bucks done down? O two?
All right, I couple keep it locked. Fox Sports Radio.
Be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple
(31:38):
with Chris Brussar then Rob Parker weekdays at seven pm
Eastern four pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the
iHeartRadio app. All right, it is the couple, Chris and
Rob wrapping up a worship Wednesday. We are blessed, and
you know who else is blessed? Jimmy Butler. Did you
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see the end of this game? Rob? I didn't see it.
I didn't see what happened. Was it a foul call?
Was it a good rob? G you want to explain it? Yeah,
because it was two interesting calls. Um Middleton got yeah,
I gotta right, so uh yeah, help me out. Chris
(32:22):
Middleton was fouled on a very questionable call when the
Bucks were down by three. Watchually even going before that,
the Bucks were down by six. They had the ball,
they score on a scrambled play. Yannas get the dunk.
They're down by four on the inbound I believe it
was Jimmy Butler who received the ball and look like
they were trying to foul him, and he throws the
(32:42):
ball away and brook Lopez gets the dunk. Now they're
down two, and eventually for a free throw contest or
down by three, Chris right, Chris Middleton gets fouled on
a three point attempt, which he was not a foul.
I mean, anybody watching the game at home. And so
he made the three made Rogers got a little bit
in his landing space, but you gotta let that right.
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So it tied up and then for whatever reason, shout
out to the refs in the bubble, decided that we
got to have a makeup call to close the game.
And Yannis kind of hit Jimmy Butler, but not enough
to where you would say that it wasn't a clear foul.
Superstar at the end of the game exactly, and next
thing you know, Jimmy Butler hits the game winning free
throws with no it was with no time left to
(33:27):
call the foul on zero point zero zero. Yep, uh,
look like a makeup call. That's a bad call. I
just I hate for games to end on that. That's
that's not what the referees are there for. Seriously, make
somebody unless unless they take everybody's head off. Chris, if
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you take my head off, then I got no choice. Yeah,
if it's a legit foul, I I agree with you, Rob.
But the thing is the Bucks are only tied because
they call the k of a cheap foul on dragice. Yeah,
but you can't make it was really like justices served.
I don't know. I mean, they're not gonna admit it
obviously that they you know that that's what it was,
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and maybe in their minds it wasn't. This is where
the bubble is interesting. I've talked to a lot of
people around the league about this robe in milwak. Here's
the thing in Milwaukee with the crowd, and that's where
they would be playing under normal circumstances. Right Tonight's Game
two would have been in Milwaukee. They don't make that call.
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And even if they don't purposely think about it, you're
just you're human. So you got the Bucks crowd all
in your ears, you're hearing them. You don't make that call.
And that's that. Yeah, and the Superstars aren't getting calls
because there's no crowd influence. You know, Lebron I saw
(34:53):
him a lot of calls. He didn't get Luca a
lot of calls. He didn't get Um and the honest obviously,
I mean they would never ever call a foul like
that on a superscar typically so but look, I can't
feel bad for them, but they were all played the Bucks.
Roll played the most of the game. Yannis wasn't spectacular
(35:14):
once again, and I mean he was solid, but he's
got to do more. And the fact is for them Rob,
at the end of games, they can't go to him.
You got Brook Lopez taking shots, Eric Bledsoe taking big shots,
Chris Middleton, Rob, you saw it right, who they call
to play for. They called it for Chris Middleton or
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he got the rock and so and and I you know,
Yannis is great. I don't regret voting for MVP, but
he's gotta get He's just got to improve that go
to move. Even if it was to go into the
I don't think he'll do this, but even if it
was to go in the post and post up. And
you know, if you got a baby hook or something
(35:57):
that's automatic that you can exploit people then they double
tripping you, you can kick it out. But he needs
something because that straight line driving isn't working, and so
I think they look they played, They obviously obviously had
a chance to win the night I picked them in seven.
I'm not gonna just fully write them off, but I
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think they're in deep trouble. I'm not there yet because
they could have won this game. It wasn't like they
got run out of the gym. You gotta be real
careful in the NBA, and it's just in sports in general.
We've seen it. Milwaukee was up two old against Toronto,
lost four games in a row. All I'm saying is
(36:38):
same thing we just saw with Denver and Utah down
three to one. Denver looked dead to me, Chris, they
looked dead, and yet they moved on. So I'm not
there yet. I want to see the next game too,
if they can pull out a w get back to
where they need to be. So I'm not there and
and I know, and you never like the way you lose,
(37:01):
especially in the playoffs, So I get it. It always
feel has a finality to it. It just does like, Okay,
that's it. They can't win. And so often I've seen
teams come back. No, of course, we've all seen teams
come back. You never say never. But this is now
four of the last five times they played this year
Miami has won and again the Bucks. At the end
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of the games, you're relying now, Yannis will get a
few points. I mean, he scored some in the fourth,
mostly at the line or you know, just a dunk,
put back, that type of thing. But they're going to
they They're going to Middleton and Corver and Lopez and Bled.
So at the end of games, if you didn't know
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better and Rob g hop in here, I'd like to
get your review. If you didn't know better, you just
turned on the TV and you didn't know Yannis was
the superstar. You wouldn't know from watching like the last
five minutes because not at all. Just can't go to them,
you know what I'm saying, Like there's possessions. He didn't
even touch the ball, and so that's their challenge. They're
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not getting to the finals. I just don't see it
because these teams are smart and they're gonna they're gonna
lock in that that paint, and I just don't trust
their supporting cast to to be able to deliver consistent.
I'm not there yet. I'm gonna I'm gonna stick with
my original pick. I picked the Clippers and I picked
Milwaukee and being down to all, I get it. People
(38:29):
will jump off. When they lost Game one to Orlando,
everybody jumped off them. They're not and they did no, no, no,
I know a lot of people did, a lot of people.
I jumped off like they were gonna lose to Orlando. No,
just like that. They're not that good. Oh they're really
not that good. Look at what Orlando did to them.
I'm just saying when they lose, they look bad. They
do Chris, and I've seen them lose, but I've also
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seen them win and when it's working and when they
when they play together games and they're probably them well,
but normally they don't have those. They gotta play better.
So this they don't have close games. They're gonna they
gotta blow them out. Normally that's not blow them out.
But if you win by a playoffs eight point, you're right.
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I mean, we always want to win, want to be right.
And I picked them in seven. But uh, I think
they're in trouble. I think they're in trouble. But yeah,
I think, look, they'll make it a series and maybe
they will come back to win. But they gotta make
some adjustments. And it's on Bootenholzer. We've seen him struggle
in the playoffs, you know, in Atlanta and Milwaukee. Um,
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and so this is this is also on him as
much as it's on Jannis and these other players. So um,
but now we gotta get robbed. We it looks like
we're gonna have another incredible game. Seven is tie thirty one,
all early in the second quarter, Oksey in Houston. So
we'll obviously get to that tomorrow. But you guys, you
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got the Jason Smith's Show with Mike Harmon coming up next.
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