The Bernie Fratto talks NBA Draft Storylines, Cooper Flagg Expectations, Cal Raleigh’s Historical Season So Far, & MORE!

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Well that's right, you heard the band. It is that
time of week. My name is Bernie Froddle. We are
coming you alive from the Fox Sports Radio studios here
in Las Vegas. We'll take you up to three am
Pacific tonight six am Eastern. And as per usual, since
I signed off last Saturday night, Sunday morning at three

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am Pacific, six am Eastern, im lely got on a
plane to Houston at five am, pulling all nighter. Uh.
There's been a ton of history and we're gonna delve
into a lot of it tonight and give you our
perspective and let me do. We're gonna get to everything,
and of course we've got fabulous midnight hour coming up
to sid'll be a rackus fist fight in the phone booth.

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It's gonna be a beauty. It always is. Collors are fantastic.
Start warming up your fingers now. We'll get to you
in about fifty eight minutes and just some quick house cleaning.
Uh give some credit to Okay see the Thunder fittingly
capped off their best season in team history, franchises first
championship since relocating to okay see in twenty oh eight.

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You may or may not remember that their former franchise,
the Seattle SuperSonics, won in nineteen seventy eight, and there's
checked that seventy nine, and there's a nonsymmetry of that.
I'll get you in a minute. But we had a
nice back and forth series that you know, it forced
a game seven The Thunder one by twelve. There'll always
be a giant what if around this series. I take

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nothing away from the Thunder, But Tyris Halliburton gets off
the bus banks three threes. We think we've got a
ball game, and then he goes down and obviously we
knew what we saw and it was confirmed to be
his achilles not just cast a shadow over the rest
of the game, and Indiana actually managed to hold a
one point lead at halftime, but they were out of

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gas and they didn't have their star okay see erupted
in the third quarter led by double ditch, just three
reminder of the game, and there just simply wasn't with
no tires, there was simply no more comeback magic. Give
it up for a very exciting and somewhat miraculous postseason run,
by the way, not for nothing. Okayse is the second

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youngest team to win a title, behind only the nineteen
seventy seven Portland Trailblazers. And for you history WX, I
know my buddy Steve Hartman knows this. That was the
Bill Walton team that beat Philadelphia in the finals. And
the following year there was talk of dynasty then too, well,
why wasn't there a Portland dynasty? Well there could have been.
The following year Portland started out fifty to ten and

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then Bill Walton went down and the rest is history,
or do with it what you will. So we'll see
what OKC does next year. SGA became the first regular
season MVP the scoring title champ to win the finals
MVP S and Shack twenty five years ago. And it
appears at the thunder in good hands for years. You
got their core of Shay Gilgi he says twenty six,

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Jalen Williams's twenty four, Chet Holmers only twenty three. And yes,
early on the betting odds favor OKASE to repeat, which
no team has done since the Warriors seven years ago.
And then there was the draft, which is already creating
an incredible furor. And I'll get to some of my
observations on the draft. But you cannot Cooper Flags. You're

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simply going to take up all the year in the
room and I'm gonna I'm gonna come in from left
field here and we'll get into this in the midnight hour,
because I want to get the people's thoughts. But he's
simply going to be looked at differently for one reason
that I'm not sure anybody's talking about. Remember, he's picked.
He was picked number one overall. Now there's always a

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connotation when you are the number one overall pick, particularly
in the NBA and the NFL, but even more so
in the NBA. If you don't believe me, let's go
back to nineteen seventy nine. Magick Johnson was drafted number
one overall. I was dead. He turned at the forum.
Chick herd lost his mind. He didn't like Magic, thought

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he lumbered gracefully, wasn't sure what his best strength was.
He wanted Sidney Moncrief. Now, obviously, a few weeks later,
Chick changed his mind. After that opening that game against
the San Diego Clippers in which he jumped into Cream
Abdul Jabar Sands and then Magic went on nine finals
in twelve years, five championships and including his rookie year.

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So Magic was drafted number one. He knows all too
well you're going to be looked at differently. But you
know who wasn't drafted number one overall? Larry Bird he
was drafted actually sixth overall nineteen seventy eight, Michael Thompson
was drafted number one, Michael Jordan was actually drafted third overall,
Bahan Keem Ladjowan and yes, Sam Bowie. How about Kobe Bryant,

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He was drafted thirteenth overall, right behind Vitali Potapenko. Alan
Iverson went number one that year. All those gentlemen went
on stored careers combined, add them all up, they had
I believe what fifteen championships between them, and then Magic
had five of his own. Oh by the way, uh,

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you know Sam Boy and Utali Potapenko and Allen Iverson
never had one. You are looked at differently. If you
don't believe me, look at the NFL. Who was the
number one pick last year in twenty twenty four, Kayla Williams.
The scrutiny unreal as well as some of it has,
you know, was self inflicted. But who was drafted behind him?

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Jayden Daniels, Bryce Young, a guy I'm a big fan of,
not a dot my mind. He's going to continue to develop.
Been heavily scrutinized. Would he have been as scrutinized if
he was drafted number one overall? I don't think so. Oh,
by the way, who was drafted right behind him? C J. Stroud,
Trevor Lawrence, you get the drill, You're drafted number one,

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Kyler Murray, you get it. See where I'm going with this,
And let's not forget Baker Mayfield, a guy who took
over a franchise. Guys who's been one in thirty one
the two years before legendary Hugh Jackson. But Baker Mayfield
got them to the playoffs his second, third year, third year,
I think something that Matt Stafford never did. Who was

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also drafted number one overall, so heavy is the head
who wears the crown. If you are in fact drafted
number one overall, they're simply going to look at you differently.
And they're already looking at Cooper Flag differently. And he
hasn't even played a single game yet. This is a guy.

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Keep in mind He led Duke last year in points, rebound, steels, assists,
in blocks. He's six'. Eight he can bring the ball
up the. Floor he doesn't really have a go to
shot or a go to, move nor does he really need.
One he's just an all around damn good basketball. Player
kind of like a guy that came out oh back

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IN oh three who was six.' eight he could bring
the ball up, the floor didn't really have a go,
to move just don't all around damn good. BASKETBALL player
i think his Name Is. Lebron james SO when i
look at, the, draft Yeah the MAVs did the easy
thing By Selecting cooper flag. Number one AND now i,
would say if you're being honest and you just, go

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back say the past, several years he's probably the second
best prospect in the last, ten years Behind, Only wenby
but it's. Even better the Fit in dallas is. Even
better flag is a highly. Competitive individual he wants. To
win it's IN. His dna he's hardwired. That way he's

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ready to help a team win from. Day ONE and
i think he was glad going to a situation as
a rookie that would allow him to compete quickly as
opposed to somebody that would have to be in an
Organization like wenby that's gonna have to take a, longer,
term building. Rebuilding approach and by THE way i talk to,
SOME people i trust we're Gonna See kylie irving back
on the floor By The all, star break if not a.

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Little before so he'll HAVE the Us, To february march
and Half of april to get his sea legs. Under
him and he also will join a roster That Has,
Anthony Davis dereck lively, The Second, DANIEL. Gafford, Pj Washington.
KLAY thompson i don't Know what dallas is gonna do,
next year, you see because the beauty of this whole
thing is there are objective truths and there are. Personal

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feelings ninety nine percent of The comments i'm Hearing About
cooper Flag and i'm looking, At You, david aldridge involved,
personal feelings not. Objective truths the only thing that's gonna
matter is what mattered To chick hern when They Drafted.
Magic johnson can? You win will? You win will you
do your part the way? It is you heard my

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commentary last Week On. Mack robinson we're unforgiving in, this
country for people who. Finished SECOND but i gotta tell
you it's a big Win for dallas AND the nba
To get. Cooper flag, and look you Know Sometimes, nuko
harrison he's one of those people you fall faith first

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to minure and find. A fifty He moves luca to,
prioritize defense and if that's, your priority it's hard to
imagine a better. Young star not Only Is cooper flagg
a good, defensive player a very good, defensive player he's
a willing, defensive player and he'll embrace being part of
a team that wants to build his culture on the
end of. THE floor i hope they. Stay healthy i'm

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really looking forward TO the nba season. Next year So,
the MAVs if you're being objective, and honest got Dramatically better.
Wednesday night how does that manifest itself in terms of
the number, of wins how far they go in? The
playoffs you, tell me predicting the future is one of
the most difficult things to do in. This WORLD but
i will say you this, on paper and all the

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games aren't played. On paper they're going concern IN. The
Nba The dallas mavericks are. Going concern give. It up To.
THE spurs i thought they had good. DRAFT too i
know they. Got lucky they spiked up to the number,
two spot and after they Traded for Deer and fox at,
the deadline all of, a sudden you wonder might they
field offers to see what. Was, available instead they held

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firm and got their Guy In. Dylan harper harper another,
good fit, terrific personality high. Level worker he Fits the,
spurs culture and he's. Tremendous talent to top, IT off
i think he's, as good if not better Fit than
rookie Of The Year. Stefan castle they're all going to figure.
It out this is a guy that can catch and

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shoot hit about thirty nine percent of his Threes at rutgers.
This year he's also he can drive, the ball he
can create rim pressure he's got, you know he's got a,
great handle he can create. Tremendous footwork one and two
win Win Win Winter Winter. Chicken DINNER now i happen
to like to Pick con knoople and number Four. WITH
charlotte i know people were going to raise their hands,

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about THAT but i didn't even Know if charlotte Knew
the kannople would. Be available but you had to take.
Him right he doesn't have. Any holes he can step it,
right away create a. Positive impact he's a. Lee shooter
he's a teenager forty one percent from behind the yark
ninety one percent from the free. Throw line as. A
freshman he has great on. Ball game he's an excellent

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pick and. Role player he can create another tough driver
who finishes at, the rim creates contact and IN, today's
nba defenders who tend to struggle are those, without strength
who get beaten in straight lions because they're simply not
strong enough to hold their own. On, DEFENSE now i
don't Know if knoople's going to be AN elite nba
DEFENDER like I Think cooper flag, will be but he

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won't be a. Liability either the upside, is uh if
you Look What desmond baye has Been for membus and by,
the way he Just Got delta orlando for four fourth,
round picks you're going TO see I. Think conknoople and,
WHAT'S interesting I Guess, mark williams, you know figured out
how to pass The physical charlotte grabs, Him too so
you gotta Figure that charlotte did pretty well in. The

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Draft now i'm not going to go over all these
couple ones that ARE really, i mean what Were The
New orleans? Pelicans doing, all right made an. Absurd deal
they move up ten slots To Get. Derek queen they
Gave up wednesday's twenty three pick and a pick that
could very well have landed the top ten. Next YEAR

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so i don't know What the pelicans. Were doing maybe
they were just jinxd With The zion williamson pick from
a few. Years back but, these things, you know these
decisions sometimes. Have consequences how About The. Brooklyn nets they
had five first. Round. Selections, Huh now i'm all about,
guard play but they took three point guards with their first.

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Five PICKS and i, don't know it's a strange quinteta players,
to select but stranger things. Have Happened maybe brooklyn's Right and,
I'm wrong but from a, processed perspective this one seemed to.
Bid off they had five players and that's what they decided.
To Do The portland trailblazers did some confounding things. As well,

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You know yang was considered maybe a second, round guy
but they. Pick him i'm Talking About. Yang hansen they
pick him, number sixteen and this is a, surprising pick
not just for this, year's draft but for any. YEAR'S
draft i don't know Much About. Yang hansen He's. From,
China wow i'm. A genius, so look we're just getting.

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want to go to a. Certain city by, the way
cost himself a cool nine million with. His decision is

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it True the Lakers Want? Andrew? Wiggins? Uh boy how?
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in THIS week's nba so you know, the drills it's.
That Time Mark Medina medina Magic are Fox FOUR radio
nba guru joins Me every. Saturday, Night mark let's let's dive.
Right in i'll get to some draft stuff in. A
MINUTE but i thought some of the biggest news of,
the week, quite honestly Were The houston ROCKETS landing kd and,

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are they, in fact assuming everybody, stays healthy a legitimate
THREAT to okac and in The entire west to get
TO The.

Speaker 7 (16:25):
Nba, Finals, well, BERNIE first i want to answer some
things you brought up using words, like, Prather, cornercopia, yeah, yeah.
Yeah cornercopia can you confirm two things that you've dominated
wards with friends and that you've won a lot of
spelling beads when you're. In, SCHOOL well.

Speaker 2 (16:44):
I can't, Confirm. THIS mark i was class valedictoria to
my eighth grade, media class and every my eighth grade summer.
School CLASS when i repeated the Eighth grade, OH yes
i have been known to be, a wordsmith and, thank
you thank you for your time.

Speaker 8 (17:02):
Of.

Speaker 2 (17:02):
My constituency there.

Speaker 7 (17:04):
You, Go well but they answered more important questions ABOUT
the nba And The. Houston, ROCKETS yeah i do think
that they are in championship Contention Because kevin durant. Went
healthy he is. Very efficient he's Still AN all, nba,
player uh and he's still the best scorer IN. The
nba now there are a bunch. Of Caveats The Oklahoma
city thunder are the better favorite because they won. The

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championship they got, you know PRETTY good uh roster Here,
With CHIGOJES, Alexander Mvp. Joe williams two great two, way
player best defense in, the league a lot. Of continuity
but when you look At, the rockets it's Not Just.
Kevin durant the fact that they still have most of
their Young core Albert, and sengoon really great two. Way

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center he's become a lot more dynamic with knowing how
to play. Through physicality he's a lot. More aggressive Let's.
See imiadoka he is a. Great coach he has really
turned around the team's defensive identity with holding, guys accountable
having them play with a lot. Of Toughness Fred van
vliet is back and he's another great championship, tested player great.

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Point guard that makes all the. RIGHT place i think
when you, you know add all those, things Up the
rockets have a pretty good thing going.

Speaker 2 (18:18):
For, them well you brought up a lot of. Good
points and let's Not Forget jalen Green On men Thompson
And Jabar. Smith junior this is A Well.

Speaker 7 (18:25):
Jalen, green yeah now With. The Suns but, I'm glad
i'm glad You Mentioned aman, thompson though, because yeah, he's
uh he's going to have a bigger role Now That jalen.
Green's gone he's a. Great, scorer uh he's a, better
shooter and he is one of the fastest players IN,
the nba great. Wing Defenders so i'm glad you Brought
up aman because that's another. Key thing the fact that

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they're able to keep him out of that DEAL is
i think a testament To the rockets front office and
You know franklin and titament To The. Phoenix suns so.

Speaker 2 (18:56):
If you Put the lakers In the sun In the
rocket on the floor against each other and they're both healthy,
next year who would you favor in? A, series.

Speaker 7 (19:05):
Well right now would Be. The ROCKETS but i think
in fairness To, the lakers they still have a whole
Month of july to round out the rest of. The
roster because we stall in the first round of, the
playoffs they didn't really have any. Center depth they didn't
have consistent defenders both front gord and. The Wing but
i'm curious to see What the lakers can. Do now to,
be clear it's not like they're going to make. Superstar

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moves there's no centers out there that are available, like
that and they wouldn't have the cap space anyway to.
Do that but, you know think of guys Like. BROOK
lopez i think that he could be. Realistically available he's a.
Free Agent The milwaukee bucks are one of several teams
that have to be cost conscious because Of second. Apron
concerns so when you Look At, brook lopez great, stretch

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five great, rimmed defender great, TEAM guy i think that
he could do wonders with it from a, chemistry Standpoint
with luka dacch and a lob. Threat here but, you
know we'll see what other suitors he has is True that.

Speaker 2 (20:04):
Lakers are in Pursuit Of.

Speaker 7 (20:05):
Andrew, wiggins, UH yeah i think that they would be
Interested In. Andrew, WIGGINS now i think the question is
going to be at. WHAT cost i Don't Think austin
reeves is. Going anywhere he's, not UNTOUCHABLE but i think
How the lakers feel about him is pretty clear. On
This rob polinka Talks About austin Reeves With luka Dacic

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And lebron james as their pillar and a great foundation to,
build around and the fact that they gave him an
extension offer was a do. Good, Gesture Now austin reeves
declined that extension because he could get even more money.
Next Summer the lakers were, anticipating that but they want to.
Keep him and you know the fact that they offered

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him that show that they wanted to send the right
Signal to austin that he's going to. Trade him So
what i'm getting as They Like. Andrew WIGGINS but i
think You know miami's going to be asking For. US
reeves i Think the lakers, will, Say, No.

Speaker 2 (21:02):
Okay i'm so glad You Invoked austin reeves because he
turned down eighty. Nine million and this Is Not. Dennis
shrewder this is a smart move Actually About austin reeves
because the, following year if you look at Comps Like
Michael porter Junior Or bradley beal who are getting over two,
HUNDRED million i think he may get two hundred million
in twenty six. Twenty seven, Your, THOUGHTS.

Speaker 7 (21:23):
Yeah i think it's very. Well possible and the other
thing they have to keep in mind here is he
has two years left on, this contract but he could
become a free agent next summer if he, Opts out
and so that almost plays both, ways here where, you
know as much as, you, think oh Well the lakers
might lose him if they don't take care of him,

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right away well they send a signal with giving the
offer that they do, like him and for any trading
partner they, might think you, know, WHAT like i don't
KNOW if i want to Trade For austin reeves because
he might opt out and leave this the new teammage going.
For right, so well it's a smart MOVE and i
think all, things, considered again he's. Not untouchable it would

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be have to be a, blockbuster move but realistically he's
going to be back With the lakers, this season and
he's going to sign a new deal. Next.

Speaker 2 (22:14):
Summer, yeah look he will. Opt out he. Has to
this is, a business and he will, have suitors and
we who Doesn't Like? Austin REEVES But i i'm going
to try to pose this question as DELICULT as. I
can do you like him at two hundred million if You're,
the lakers because now you're going to hamstring yourself somewhat

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and it's a. True.

Speaker 7 (22:36):
Dilemma, yeah well you know you're saying Everyone Likes. Austin,
REEVES yes i, think so but at?

Speaker 8 (22:42):
What?

Speaker 7 (22:42):
Cost right and one of the Things With austin reeves
that we've seen this he's a really great special talent
because he was an, undrafted player but he. Has limitations
we saw in the five game Series against minnesota in
the first round he was not ching the, ball well he. Looked,
TIRED now i think a lot of that just has
to do with the fact that he's getting used to

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every season a bigger and, bigger role and after, that
happens he makes adjustments the. FOLLOWING season i think that
his Chemistry Of. Luka doncics people say that there's ROSTER
redundancy i don't. THINK so i Think That, luka doncic
as much as he's, ball dominant he needs to have
another playmaker and another person that can handle the ball

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to relieve pressure off. Of him austin's not an All
DEFENSIVE all nba, defender yet but he hustles a lot
and at least makes life a little bit Easier. For
luca So what i'm getting, at, is yes two hundred millions,
a LOT but i think because he is a, winning
player and, you, think okay what's the, alternative then and
the fact that You Know lebron james will see if

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the next season is his final year or if there's,
another year but at some point he's going to retire
soon within two, three years maybe. Even one that they've
got to set themselves up for.

Speaker 2 (23:58):
The FUTURE so i covered in undrafted Player in detroit
by the Name Of, ben wallace and he made it
To the Hall. OF fame, I think I Think austin
reeves has a really. Bright future he's, not perfect Neither Was.
Ben Wallace and i've always had this saying, About, players
mark if you don't want a guy because of the
money or what, have you then you have to. Ask

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yourself if you're willing to part, with him you want
to have to play. Against him AND so i think at,
THE point i Think the lakers have some. Real DECISIONS
but i think you checked a lot of key. Boxes
here more. Big News The toronto Raptors architect Messi u
jury is out of. A job what?

Speaker 7 (24:37):
Happened, THERE well i mean they've gone through a lot
of struggles the past. TWO seasons i mean basically ever since,
you know the championship in, twenty nineteen where their foundations.
HAS eroded, i mean partly that had to Do With
kawhi leonard going To, the clippers but every season after
that that slowly the trolley has stripped away that. Championship,

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TEAM now i think part of that has to do
what they've been trying to Build Around. Harrison BARNES but
i think you know why they parted ways is they
lost trust that they could that he can be part
of the solution with, you know being that bridge To
Get scottie barnes a lot of. GREAT talent, i mean
They Got. Brandon ingram he's a, good player but he's

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had an extensive. Injury history he's shown mixed results on
whether he can be the actual number one guy as
he Was In, new orleans AND so i think they
just want a fresh voice and go.

Speaker 2 (25:29):
From there, All right so let's talk about the number
one overall pick in. The draft and let me set.
This up we're Talking With Mark Medina, medina Magic Our
Fox SPORTS radio nba Guru every saturday night On The Bernie.
Frattle show i'm A Huge cooper flag guy that think
is going to make a, real impact but we don't
know what the arc of his career and the full
body work is going. To Be, because mark For Every

(25:53):
cooper Flag, or lebron There's a Zion Or ben Simmons
Or andrew Wiggins or Andrew bull Good Or kenyon Martin
Or Derrek. Coleman er let's go back way In The
Cookie Jar Joe. Barry carroll We Called joel Barreley.

Speaker 7 (26:06):
Car you Gotta say cooper The Next? ANTHONY bennett, i,
mean no you?

Speaker 2 (26:11):
Know WHAT can? I say what? It sounds, oh guy
this is such a. GOOD segment i did a show
Here in Vegas Called, rebel extra which is a pre
and postgame show for you and be running about basketball
seven YEARS and I Covered anthony bennett and then night
he was drafted number. ONE overall I think i drove
my car into a POLL because i saw him Against

(26:32):
air force getting beat on back door cuts Against. Air force,
so yeah, don't, yeah, NO no I Think cooper fly
is going to be. Very good but The where i'm going,
with this the context and With where i'm going with this,
question is let's, face it when you're a number one,
overall pick you are subjected to a ton of different
scrutiny and the expectations, and pressure, the impact the comparison to,

(26:56):
other picks the comparison to, inherent expectations, increased attention all
that stuff that's going to be, the issue and their
objective truth and. PERSONAL feelings i think most of, the
Comments and i'm looking, At You, david aldridge are based on.
Personal feelings if he goes there and helps, them win end.
Of story but do you not agree that he's simply

(27:19):
going to be judged differently because he was drafted number?

Speaker 7 (27:22):
One, overall yeah all number one picks are, Evaluated DIFFERENTLY
but i think he's a unique number one pick for. Two,
reasons one he's not joining a team that meets him as.
The savior he's joining a team that on paper is
already a. Playoff team he's also joining a team that's

(27:42):
not expecting him to be the number one option right
out of. The gate and the other part, is that
unlike other number, one prospects he doesn't have just one
defined skill set entering his. Rookie season he has a
lot of. Skill sets he's basically already an established all,
round player and that doesn't mean he's a, complete player the,

(28:03):
finished product. Et cetera but he's already a great versa
defender that can defend wings and forwards and power forwards and.
Shooting guards he is a, great scorer he can attack
the room with fourth a lot. Of athleticisms he's a,
great shooter he has a great. Competitive motor he is in.

(28:24):
GREAT conditioning i think the biggest thing is he loves
the game and works. Really hard AND so i don't
know what you know his ultimate resume is going, to
BE but i do believe what one executive PREDICTED when
i asked him what is, his traductory and, He said
rookie Of, The YEAR all mba, every Season And all

(28:47):
star every year after. HIS rookieyear i think that's exactly
what's going to happen and, everything else, you know some
of it's out of. His control With, The, mavericks okay
can they contend for? A championship, probably not because, you
know there's questions On The kyrie irving's Health And. Anthony
davis but, you know he has he has a skill
set to have a very VERY accomplished nba career and

(29:10):
he hasn't even. Started yet and the, thing is he
has such a good base that makes me believe that
the sky's the limit because he's very. Well grounded he's
all about the, right things and he loves, the game
and with, all that he's very skilled. In EVERYTHING so
i think he's gonna be.

Speaker 9 (29:27):
Just.

Speaker 2 (29:27):
FINE absolutely i think that's a pretty. Comprehensive, synopsis look he's, six'
eight he can bring the ball, up the floor. He
can defend he may not have the patent, go two
shot but he's just an all around damn. Good basketball
player that TRANSLATES of the, nba six eight bring the ball, to.
The floor defend reminds me of A guy named lebron
WHO came. Out, O three okay I'm, not saying lebron

(29:48):
but but you could that's a fair. Comp all right two.
Other Quick things ace bailey's cost himself nine Million dollars
and i've seen him play as A really good he's a.
Very GOOD player what's i don't know WHAT happened and,
I don't care but is it gonna Work out in?
UTAH for him i.

Speaker 7 (30:05):
THINK short, term i mean it wasn't a good look
that he was skipping, all THESE workouts but, i will
say in, somewhat his defense he's not the first prospect
to do that and. NOT the last i just don't
think that he and his team massaged it really well
and presented it well enough and so much, that You
know the sixers Went, with bj edgecombe who's, a GREAT

(30:28):
player but i think that the feeling, on him is
even though he grew a, lot of bailor that he's
a little bit more of a project and has more.
Upside LONG term but i think With, with as bailey
he is such, a great, player great athleticism great shooters
and he's going to get a lot of playing Time
because the jazz have been terrible the last Few Seasons

(30:50):
and danny ainge isn't afraid to make big moves and
so you know the fact that he. Skipped their workouts.
He didn't care he just wanted to get. The BEST
player and i think that that is. A great organization it's,
felt well run and he'll. Fall IN line and i
think the, reality is this, if He doesn't the jazz.
Will TRADE him, and i think, on one, hand, you

(31:13):
think okay well that's what he gets, what he Wants
but the jazz will trade him to whichever team gives him.
The BEST package so i think that this is something
that they. Will quickly overcome or he's having a press
CONFERENCE tomorrow and i think after that he'll just hit
the ground running, and you know assuage whatever frustrations he
has internally with just. Trying to, hoop all, right.

Speaker 2 (31:34):
Last Question my friend portland makes an Interesting Pick. In,
colin coward Actually the question i'm going, to ask Is If,
you're cedric coward how the hell do you feel about
this person who gets paid to talk on the Air Calling?
You colin coward you got? The, LAST word Hey I.

Speaker 7 (31:54):
Mean colin cowherd, he's a pro he's got a lot
of he's, a sharp mind he's. A great lead i
would actually be uh flattered to Be Compared, to colin callard.

Speaker 2 (32:03):
But, not, JUST YEAH no I i think i think
there's a real. Rule FOR him, there i do and we'll.

Speaker 7 (32:10):
We'll find out and he also he Got, traded at
memphis so It's not like portland. Really, Liked him well
kobe Got.

Speaker 2 (32:17):
Traded to night he, Got drafted too so there's another.
Con for you, by the way nice. Job by you the,
word of, swage of course as, people know you're you're
kind of getting you're you're you're making people's. Fears go
away you're you're making your you're you're you're, swaging, their,
fears right yeah.

Speaker 7 (32:33):
Just trying to compete with you with onwards, with friends
here so we'll see. Your counter move why don't we.

Speaker 2 (32:39):
Do it next saturday night At? Eleven pm pacific you
are you? Up for it i'm.

Speaker 10 (32:43):
Up for it, let's do, It, all right.

Speaker 2 (32:44):
Mark thanks Buddy That Is Mark. Bedina Medina managic EVERY
saturday Night Nba OR Fox, sports nba guru. We covered all.
It's just UNCANNY every time, I sign, off, I say
well i wonder what the news cycle is gonna, bring
next week and it never. Seems to, fail all, right
coming up we are twenty minutes away from the midnight
HOUR from where i Sit Here, in las vegas it is, twelve,

(33:07):
midnight literally okay and from where you sit, perhaps the
same but certainly figured leads, the midnight hour which is
a colloquial term for you get. The last words the
cars have been phenomenal to get better and. Better every
week this is more and more. Fun every, week, eight, seven,
seven nine nine six six three sixty, nine, eight seven
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(33:27):
we have. Three provocative topics two of the. Three are
provocative the third. ONE is interesting i want to get
your thoughts because this is. A legit question i'll set all.
That Coming Up I'm bernie fraddle company Alive From The
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Listening To The bernie Frattle Show On. Fox sports, radio

(33:51):
all right Back At The, Bernie Fraddle Show, fox sports
radio coming Live From the las Vegas Studios Of, fox
sports radio twelve minutes away from the top, of the
hour which happens to Be twelve midnight pacific daylight savings
Time Here. In las vegas perhaps, where you live it's
twelve midnight, literally as well or for, all of Us it's,

(34:13):
twelve midnight. Figuratively That's Right the mannight hour eight seven
seven nine Y nine on fox eight seven seven nine
nine six six three six nine, without further ado these
are our three Topics we're gonna number one Is Gonna.
Be cooper flagg now you can address these. In any
order you may, not even, have you know an. Opinion
All three but cooper flag do you look at him

(34:35):
differently because he was drafted? Number ONE overall as, i said,
earlier the, scrutiny the expectations, the the attention all. Of,
the above listen eight ain't easy being. THE number one
i think he's, Gonna be fine but do you look?
At him differently and do you think he'll live up

(34:55):
to the? Number one expectation and some of this is,
subjective because listen you want To Talk, About Purvis, Ellison Joe,
Smith Andrea, Bargnatti Greg, Odin Anthony, Bennett Markel, Fultz, Jeel Berry,
Carroll Derrick, Coleman Kenyon, Martin Andrew, Bogant andrew Wiggins, ben
Simmons on ed a and Easy and all lebrown was

(35:15):
drafted NUMBER one two a lot, of great players though
we're not Drafted Number one michael jordan was, Drafted Third
overall kobe bryant, Was Drafted thirteenth, Larry Bird sixth, magic
johnson won and trust me to. Scrutiny was brutal. He
came through So What, if cooper, flag same guy, same human,
beings same, background same resume would have. Been drafted ninth

(35:38):
would you be looking at him the same as if
he was? Drafted number one and do you think he'll
live up. TO the hype i think he's gonna have a.
Very good career now, The second topic i'm really looking
forward to hearing PEOPLE from the nixt still haven't. Hired
a coach he Reached Out to Don Staley of, south
carolina fame who's done an outstanding job, with that program putting.

(35:58):
Winning National championship what i'm trying to figure out Is
are the Knicks just grandstanding they're gonna give her. A
legitimate interview what's their? End game here would they? Really?
HIRE her now i got no problem. Who anybody hires you're.
Paying the freight you hire. Who You want becky hammond
should have easily could have been hired as the head

(36:19):
Coach Of The san antonio spurs a. Few YEARS ago
and i think would have done. A good job she
coached the summer team, Do a championship She's Coached The.
Las vegas aces she, communicates the game she. KNOWS the
game i think of anybody who's ever been mentioned coming
from that side of the fence TO coach an nba team. Could,

(36:40):
be her now. This Isn't easy chuck daily once told
me THAT coaching an nba team is essentially managing an adult.
Bake care center he wasn't putting players. Down here soon these,
are growing men multimillionaires with wives and. Families and everything
you got to, earn their respect and you can't just
be an x's. And nose walk it's a long season and.

(37:01):
Eighty two Games but what i'm trying to, figure out
here what? Are? You doing Nix. You fired thibodeau do
You Really? Want don staley? Or are you are? YOU
just grandstanding i want. The people's thoughts why do You
think the? Knicks did this are they gonna get her?
A legitimate shot i Know they Interviewed mike and norry.
THIS past week i know they've interviewed he's the Assistant,
To The. Timberwolves chris finch, They You, know mike brown

(37:24):
and they went through the phone book and everybody they
turned to. Turned him down, so you know is this
just some fugazy that, you're trying, to you know draw,
attention to yourself or are you really Serious? About don
staley and would they hire and let's even advance it
if they were, to hire her which you Have success
meeting TIB's already got him to, the conference finals which

(37:47):
you GET with. The nba finals, So Number, one cooper
flag he's. Drafted number one do you look? At him differently?
He's scrutinized differently will they live up to? The number,
one you know billing had he? BEEN drafted ninth i
mean even in THE, in the nfl look at The Scrutiny.
On caleb williams guess who? Was Drafted, Second Jade daniels

(38:08):
bryce young. BRUTALIZING the guy i. LOVED the guy i
loved him a modern day HIGH. School c j strout,
Was Drafted second trevor, Lawrence Number one kyler, Murray Number
one baker. Mayfield number one, By The way saquon barkiy was. Drafted,
number two Finally Now that cooper flag is in Fact With.
The dallas MAVs Let's pretend and kyrie will be Backed
By the. All star break give Me, a healthy kyrie

(38:30):
give Me A, healthy anthony davis give Me A. Healthy
cooper flag put them on the floor Against a healthy
look Or a healthy lebron And A healthy austin reeves
and then all, the you. Know supporting cast is It,
possible that nico who said fortune favors the bold he,
read a book might he have the last laugh if

(38:51):
you put those trios on the floor, against each other
with the various SUPPORTING cast that i, Talked, About earlier
Mike nico and dallas actually have. The last laugh so
those are our three topics, tonight eight seven seven nine
nine six six, three six, nine, eight seven seven nine To.
NINE on fox i can't wait to. Hear, from you
remember the most boring conversations are. When Everybody agrees so

(39:14):
i'm curious what your Thoughts Are. On cooper flagg We
Know what, david Aldred said but i'm of the belief
part of the reason he's being so scrutinized heavily already
it's because he went number one overall instead of number
five or eight Or. Thirteen like Kobe Number. Two Don
staley the knicks have Reached Out? To don staley what
the hell exactly? Does that mean does that mean they're interested?

(39:37):
In hiring her? Are they grandstanding, and if so would you?
Take the job would? SHE be successful i think it'd be.
A great story i wouldn't. Mind seeing it, And Then,
Finally Kyrie flag Anthony, Davis versus Lebron Luca and austin
reeves should have come. Down To this mike Nico And
the dallas MAVs have the last laugh on the wackiest

(39:57):
trade that no one Could, believe last february and some
people still. Don't believe it those are your three, topics
eight seven seven nine nine six sixty, three sixty, nine
eight seven seven Ninety Nine, on fox yes the many,
night hours here let's. Hear from It It's The bernie
Frattle Show On. Fox sports radio.

Speaker 1 (40:15):
You're Listening To Fox. Sports, radio radio, yup that's right you.

Speaker 2 (40:19):
Heard The Man The bernie frale show keeps. Rolling right
along My Name. Is bernie frownle we're coming to your
Line From The fox sports radio Compound Here. In las
vegas take up To, three in Pacific. Six am eastern.
Just getting started we have what promises to Be Another
raucous midnight Hour Three, topics cooper flag You know where i'm?

(40:41):
Going With? That don Staley Are the knicks grant standing
here or do they really have Serious Interest in Don staley?
As thibodeau's successor And now that COOPER, is a, Mav
The trio cooper kyrie who will be Back By the?
All Star Break and anthony? Davis if healthy might they
have the last laugh? On that trade it's. Just a

(41:04):
question it's Time For, the midnight, out all, right eight
seven seven Nine nine on fox eight seven seven nine
sixty six. Three six nine. You're from you We begin With.
Tony in Miami? What's? Happening Tony?

Speaker 8 (41:16):
Hey burn man what?

Speaker 2 (41:18):
Are you, doing another, night another day? Another donut man
so what's topic you want?

Speaker 8 (41:23):
To start with do YOU mind IF i if i
meld one in three because they, Kind of LEAD it's
like i just close out with the. NICKNING go AHEAD
i Think i think flag is going to be. NOT
a bust i don't think he's going to be great
because just we, YOU pointed out i, think especially recently

(41:46):
the real great the leaders of some, of these organizations
most of them come from obscurity or way, down the,
list you know Like You, Mentioned Ben, bett ben WALLACE
and So I think cooper flag IS going to i

(42:08):
think this is the perfect. SITUATION for him i think his,
type of frame his, type of body that kind of,
he's hyper athletics. Not TOO graceful and i know You.
Brought up lebron you are.

Speaker 2 (42:24):
Kind.

Speaker 8 (42:24):
Of correct lebron AS much as i, can't stand HIM
he's still i remember twenty years ago he played with
that same hyper that was kind of.

Speaker 2 (42:35):
His well accomplished they're, both six eight they both bring
the ball. Off the floor neither one had a particular,
go to shot but just all around very good basketball
players who can get on the floor contribute in a.
Lot of ways his thoughts on the other topics, to go, ahead, and.

Speaker 8 (42:51):
Second yeah The, grace with lebron even at nineteen was.
So much more. It just flew he made the court
look small as. Everyone does, today you know he was
one of, the first guys you know. With the, spacing
so uh Where where the mavericks are? GOING to go
i think they'll get the last laugh or if you,

(43:12):
want to say Not, because of nico but maybe in.
SPITE of him i think they're going to. Get the
further will they win a championship if you want to
do a race between them And in the lakers in
terms of Uh, Uh, TRADING luca YEAH i think i
think they're going. TO get Further i think dallas will
maybe they'll hit the finals three times.

Speaker 2 (43:34):
And uh don Stalia the next what? ARE they, doing
i mean is it? Just grand standing they said they reached? Out,
to her Okay, now what uh.

Speaker 8 (43:43):
NOT much there i would just say let the give
telling The Call the detroit lions to See If uh
matt patricia, HAS a sister, I don't know.

Speaker 2 (43:54):
I got.

Speaker 8 (43:57):
It doesn't, get more, dysfunk you know then then the next,
as it is, it would be You know the lions
are maybe You. Know the browns so that's, kind of,
IT you know i know you've got. A long, list
uh good, good hearing you And, Uh thanks tom we'll.

Speaker 2 (44:13):
TALK next week i appreciate. You As. Always, matt patricia,
Boy thank god i've already had my Dinner tonight at pencil.
In his ear That's a Beauty. Poppy san diego What's? Happening? To,
poppy hey well.

Speaker 11 (44:28):
You know it's a beautiful night and you know the
first one, about, the coach right you want to talk,
about the coach, AND you know i think, it's just uh.
The nexter, bluffing you know. It's like, bluffing, it's like
uh it's all part. Of the show it's, a clown. Show, You,
Know like hey I'M gonna say i talked, to this person, Like,
ME too bernie i. GOT inside information I talked to,

(44:50):
boston and uh he told.

Speaker 9 (44:53):
Me they're not going.

Speaker 11 (44:54):
To hire, her YOU know so.

Speaker 2 (44:56):
I just, listen you know some play people do things.

Speaker 5 (45:00):
THAT are.

Speaker 2 (45:01):
Intentional i don't, it's just, okay fair. ENOUGH fair enough i.
Just it didn't it didn't land with me in a
way that made a. Lot of, sense go Ahead, CONTINUE
on no i agree with you and in line.

Speaker 9 (45:16):
With me either it's like.

Speaker 11 (45:17):
A publicity stunt and wonder and on the, Next One.
THOUGH cooper Flag I. Love cooper flag i'm excited to
go to, The, summer league bernie. It's coming up hopefully
you go To the summer league and you Can See
some COOPER black because i already know this dude.

Speaker 2 (45:34):
Can play man i'm Very High. In cooper flag we
don't know objectively what his career will look like in
terms of. Championships or stats but we know. He, Can
play yeah i'm.

Speaker 11 (45:46):
GONNA be yeah i know, he Could play and i'm gonna.
Be super excited and seeing him In, the summer league
you're probably gonna play one.

Speaker 12 (45:52):
Or two games and for, THE regular.

Speaker 11 (45:54):
Season i til he's gonna have less pressure Because They.
Got anthony, david you Know They got kyrie irving and
other people. On the Ten You. Know KLAY thompson so
I tell you i, have less pressure but still the
Number one drastic, you'll have pressure not as much, as
Victim won but yamba, did you know like FRANCHISE, Of

(46:15):
the nba DIA's. Of the nba but he'll he'll have
pressure and he will perform on. The regular season and
regarding who who, Won this thing Nico with the Mavericks
and the lakers. On, that one honestly, like Right now
the mavericks are, looking pretty good like they. Can keep
up but the problem Is. With the mavericks, As, you
know Bernie We. Got anthony davis he's, Like a stick.

(46:38):
He's very fragile. He'll GET hurt so i guess you
got to do.

Speaker 2 (46:42):
A better DIETER i THINK i think i. APPRECIATE your
poppy i think it's. A fair question push out three
years and the irony Is back in February when clearly
nico looked like the village idiot for. Making that Deal
EVEN though i've i am not secure in The knowledge
that luca will ever win Anything. With the, lakers I'M

(47:04):
not but i look at this defensive Oriented philosophy in
dallas and they seem. To be aligning. He got lucky,
You know what sometimes you have to get. A, little
lucky now can you take advantage? Of that Luck we'll See.
Jim in, massachusetts. Welcome, in buddy.

Speaker 13 (47:21):
Hey What's Going on, Bernie, cooper flag well he's only
eighteen and he. Came out. Early two things he's going
to be playing, against men now, not college kids and
he's not going to be the best player on the
floor like he. Was in college so that's going to be.
His biggest adjustment and it looks to me like. He's,
Too skinny boy he's going to bulk up. A little

(47:42):
bit i get some meat on him because of the eighty,
two game schedule the grind and. Everything like. THAT we'll,
see i mean he's, definitely got talent, but you know
you know. All those pros but.

Speaker 2 (47:51):
Here's the thing. Here's the thing i'm probably not communicating.
The angle properly he was drafted. Number one overall do
you not agree that he's going to be scrutinized completely
differently than if and for perhaps he had been drafted,
number SIX overall and i gave. The ample comparison kobe,
Was Drafted thirteenth michael jordan, Was Drafted third. Larry BIRD

(48:13):
sixth now i give You Know, The Caleb, Williams bryce
young you.

Speaker 11 (48:16):
Get, the picture yes when you get, to that level.

Speaker 13 (48:21):
Everybody's at talent it's, the mental game whether you can keep,
your head, together you know, learn at practices learn. During
the games it's a way longer. SCHEDULED in, college i
mean that's. His biggest adjustment but it seems like he's
got a good head on a show. This, so well.

Speaker 2 (48:36):
Yeah absolutely absolutely what are Your Thoughts on don staley
being Contacted by the knicks? In what context i'm not making.
Fun of this i'm trying to get. Some clarity here
are they merely grant standing or is this? A serious
conversation could they really see her as A Successor? To tibbs.

Speaker 13 (48:56):
Well they might they've, tried everything else you might as, well,
Try this right but do you think.

Speaker 2 (49:00):
They're, Serious about this they're really gonna interview and give?

Speaker 13 (49:02):
Her, A shot, well i, THINK you know i never got.
To that level but, IT'S like this. I don't know
i think men relate. To women differently it doesn't matter the.
SPORT of organization i just think if, she got this. She'd,
BE okay Well i.

Speaker 2 (49:19):
Think becky haven't. ABSOLUTELY would have i. Truly believe that it's.
Not about that it's about Why would the? Knicks do this?
What is, there you know what is the reasoning?

Speaker 13 (49:32):
Behind doing it they're doing it because they shouldn't shouldn't
have Got rid of tibodeau. Now they're haven't you know
that was.

Speaker 2 (49:39):
A stupid move that was a.

Speaker 13 (49:41):
Knee jerk reaction they should have thought. That out, MORE
you know i think they.

Speaker 2 (49:44):
Actually did more. Than We realized but jim will always,
appreciate you man good. Stuff as Always, greg and california
you are up next to any of these topics that
you'd like.

Speaker 8 (49:54):
To, start With, well don scaley.

Speaker 5 (49:59):
That's got to be.

Speaker 14 (49:59):
A publicity STUNT it's just i don't. Even understand it tell. You,
the truth uh this is a big time basketball and
she was. A great player but you know she has
success IN the w g because she's. Had good, teams
you Know It's like bill jackson won All these, chev,
he says well he had a lot. Of good players
you can't have chicken soup without some, chicken and yeah

(50:22):
so you know you got to have. Players with you
so she has. A good record But and the dick's are.
A GOOD team but i just don't think she translates to.
The men's game is interesting you.

Speaker 2 (50:32):
You bring up, A. Good point greg you know, p ro,
said at best winning in sports is like driving a
stage coach. Without the horses he. Ain't going forward they
got to, the conference finals so we know they have
enough good players to compete and get. To That level
what i'm trying to figure out here is the ideology
Behind what the. Knicks you're doing are you really gonna
interview or You just Interviewed. Mike and Nory You, Interviewed

(50:55):
mike brown you went through, the phone book and everybody.
Turned you down all, of a Sudden You pull, dawn
staley out took us all The Respect to don staley
did a Great Job, at south carolina and she had
better players most times don't. Play with people are are
you really serious about talking to or is?

Speaker 14 (51:09):
This?

Speaker 2 (51:09):
GRAND standing.

Speaker 8 (51:12):
NO i think i think.

Speaker 14 (51:14):
THEY'RE grand, standing i mean here's, a conference finals then
you're gonna bring, in an untested sorry female poach you
don't know anything about her when there's all kinds of
really good assistant COACHES in the nba that they can
poach her off or they get thing and then to.
Draw her out it's just it's just a Whole Like
a charles oakley. Fiasco type thing it's just like they live,

(51:36):
in turmoil apparently and they love it.

Speaker 2 (51:38):
Must all right How about? The cooper flag your Thoughts on?

Speaker 14 (51:41):
THAT cooper flag i think you're gonna be a good
player the. Page them Together, i'm In la So i'm,
a lakers, FAN and Uh i think dallas is better
Off than the. Lakers Right now the lakers just they
don't have a way to really get that big man
in the middle because they're up a gets it on
the on The salary and lebron's got one more year

(52:04):
and they don't have all the horses at The bench.
Like dallas HAS and so i ran this out here
on a radio. SHOW out here i think they Seriously
consider moving luca and just to have, a total rebuild
to get a bunch of three or four good players
and just try and weather the, storm that way. Because
they can't who are they going to Get? To help

(52:25):
luca lebron and him brought so much salary that they're.
About Tapped out and reeves has proved he's, a good
player But he's not he would be a Number three,
On DALLAS' team So i think dallas is. In better.

Speaker 2 (52:40):
Shape appreciate you greg brought up a lot. Of good
points and Keep in mind reeves turned Down eighty NINE
mili and I know why i did it because if
you look ahead, to twenty, six twenty seven and he'd
be able to opt out. Of his contract and when
you consider comps, Like you Know Order and bradley beal getting,

(53:03):
two hundred million he's gonna be. In that, neighborhood all
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Three sixty Nine We're, Talking cooper Flag We're, talking don
staley And We're. Talking mike nico actually have the last
laugh on this Trade that sent Luca To The. Los

(54:53):
Angeles lakers Big Mike. In las vegas you.

Speaker 15 (54:57):
Are up.

Speaker 2 (54:57):
Next welcome, In.

Speaker 5 (54:59):
Thanks me, bernie oh yes it's kind of a tie
In Here between don Staley and what CANNA pool am
I And.

Speaker 15 (55:06):
With James, Dolan james.

Speaker 5 (55:08):
DOLAN uh yes i Would Never. Hire don staley she
was the. Last coach available she has, A horrendous demeanor,
she's always POLITICAL two things i hate integrating into.

Speaker 16 (55:29):
My sports, team, So No.

Speaker 2 (55:31):
No don staley why do You think the knicks reached?
Out to her that's really, the angle, here fair enough
what kind of they have an. Open coaching position they
went through the phone book and everybody. Turned, them down
now They've Talked, To mike brown They've Talked. To michael
norri now they want the world to know they Reached Out.
To don staley why do they want us?

Speaker 15 (55:50):
To, know that well they're gonna there's gonna Be a
new rooney rule in Basketball Called the, sue bird rule
Or Maybe The billy jean king rule or, something like
that where you have to interview a woman for.

Speaker 2 (56:05):
OPEN coaching jobs.

Speaker 5 (56:06):
I don't know it's IT'S ridiculous and i just Don't
Know why james. Dolan did that tibbodeau was A perfect
and i'm, known NICK fan but i do, like the
players don't care, for The fans but tibodeau was a
perfect match to get the players to. Play their best

(56:31):
you wanted. THEM to win i wanted them to do something,
on the court and they were exciting. And great entertainment
who the Hell Knows what james dolan.

Speaker 2 (56:41):
Does fair enough we don't have to believer that fair
enough to Let's get onto cooper. Flag the scrutiny i'm,
Looking At, you david aldridge their objective truth. And personal
feelings the reality, of it is you're under a wide
or hot spotlight when you're drafting. Number one overall Your Thoughts, On,
cooper flag.

Speaker 5 (57:01):
Yeah he's gonna, have a spotlight but not a tremendous
amount of scrutiny.

Speaker 2 (57:12):
On.

Speaker 5 (57:13):
This First year And i'm, a laker fan. HAVE been
forever i think that Like a, Previous callers set dallas
is going to be the better team, if, if if
if if a d doesn't get injured.

Speaker 17 (57:28):
Like ad does And if if kyrie.

Speaker 5 (57:32):
Comes back because of two, players you Mentioned even three
gafford and likely those, are, those.

Speaker 2 (57:41):
Rights hey which leads me to the, Final Thing, here
big Mike you're, a laker fan can you look? At
IT subjectively and i gave you, the You Know the
Lakers Big three lebron reeves And Uh And Luca versus
anthony davis who will be Back Before the, all star

(58:02):
break and Of Course, Now Cooper Flag mike nico harrison
have the last laugh.

Speaker 5 (58:07):
On, this trait no he's not going to have the last. Laugh,
at All okay the lakers will because THERE'S a New,
X Factor gougenheim mark walter money and that's going to enhance.
The team tremendously we. Love the buses thank you, for
an incredible incredible Stewardship. Of the Lakers but the googenheim

(58:31):
money that you're that there's no salary cap on, for first,
wells et cetera will. Enhance the, team, appreciate you buddy don't.

Speaker 2 (58:42):
Be a, stranger all good except remember you can't defer
CONTRACTS in the nba like You Can In. Major league
baseball so they might go back find the best Basketball,
player in china but you can't. Defer that contract and
the second apron is about close to a. Hard salary
cap you're really hamstrung if you. Read the bylaws. BUT
let's see i. Respect your opinion let's. See what Happens

(59:05):
andrew and bakersfield never a man who was shy when
it comes to topics like. We have tonight what do you? Got?
For us? Andrew? What's up?

Speaker 18 (59:14):
Bernie number one kobe was seventeen when, he, was drafted
right which, Should be stated but he was.

Speaker 2 (59:21):
Still thirteenth overall i'm, just merely stating and he could PLAY. In,
THE nba yeah i was. Merely stating that how might
You Look at cooper flag if he was drafted thirteen?
Versus number, one so, Anyway, Go ahead.

Speaker 18 (59:34):
Okay Number two isn't, lebron six nine maybe. Not number
three i'm going to come out of left field on
a COMMENT. About the nba what do? You, THINK goal
okay i thought the finals were boring because right when
you start to, root For Somebody, maybe Jason Tatum. Maybe

(59:54):
jalen brunson you know what's the guy's Name, on The, Pacers, Ty. Alibert,
yeah halibert okay. They get INJURED so the nba, has
two problems injuries. And LOAD management And I think adam
silver really needs to take a. Look at it and then,

(01:00:16):
on the achilles how about you do some wins sprints
from the end line to the other line and back
and to the. Other end, Line and, you i'm serious
you work out those achilles and. All those MUSCLES that's.
All i, got all.

Speaker 2 (01:00:30):
Right appreciate it, By the way i'm going to get
to this later. In The show adam. Silver is befuddled
he's not sure what has led to the increase, in
achilles injuries but he is, looking into this although because
the majority of the injuries have Occurred Before the, all
star break he doesn't think it's the amount of. Games

(01:00:52):
players play but it's a conversation for a Little bit Later,
bryce in texas welcome. Back, In area oh.

Speaker 17 (01:00:59):
I'm Doing, well things well It's, Over The. KNICKS donn
staley i don't. THINK it's grandstanding i think they're looking
for the one person that will. Actually say yes that
way they could show that there's some interest and who
wouldn't want to be the first female coach to break
the glass. Feeling or whatever it's a little it should
have been offered that goes. Out to her i'm sure she,

(01:01:19):
would say yes and then That gives the nick Something
To to mike brown or, whoever they're interviewing, to be
like well you already, have one.

Speaker 13 (01:01:27):
Yet like it's now a.

Speaker 17 (01:01:31):
Thought after, job right now they don't have anybody saying,
yes to them so everybody's able to blow them. Off
quite easily and so she could end up being A very.

Speaker 13 (01:01:38):
Good UH how do?

Speaker 17 (01:01:40):
I say it take a choice if nobody, ELSE comes
around i don't.

Speaker 2 (01:01:44):
Think it's great I'm Pretty sure mike brown would. Take
the job he's getting the second, round of interviews And
so Is. MIKE and norry i just did this, thing
through me because if you're really serious about it an
interviewer and do this properly is opposed to some sort,
of you know, grandstanding PUBLICITY event which i. Can't prove
it it just. Feels like That continue on bryce just.

Speaker 17 (01:02:04):
THE second thing i MOVED down to dfw about. Two
years ago i've been listening to a lot of the sports.
MEDIA around Here I think cooper flag being picked, number
one overall are we going to look at him a
little bit differently because he?

Speaker 2 (01:02:17):
Has?

Speaker 17 (01:02:17):
Number ONE absolutely but i THINK with a gm that's
trigger happy is when it, comes to trades a. COACH that,
is i mean he's kid's, a good coach but He's.
STILL stupp parr i think, AMONG the Leads I think
cooper flag is going to get a lot of great
Depending on, how kyrie acts depending on how this. COACHING staff, acts,

(01:02:38):
i mean no there's NOT an assistent i Think on the,
maverick right now, they're all leading so there's a lot
of Excuses To bell. COOPER flag out i think he's
still going to be favored. In the media As far
as nico winning this trade later, DOWN the road i
think everybody's always, going, to assume yeah but what If on, The,
luca deals.

Speaker 2 (01:03:01):
Well they did, spend you know he did spend eight years.

Speaker 17 (01:03:04):
There he did but now now all, of a Sudden.

Speaker 5 (01:03:07):
He's in La Now.

Speaker 17 (01:03:08):
He's ginny luca like What happened.

Speaker 7 (01:03:12):
In la that?

Speaker 5 (01:03:13):
Didn't happen here?

Speaker 13 (01:03:14):
YOU know this i, do go ahead.

Speaker 17 (01:03:18):
You GO ahead oh i, WAS gonna say i Do think,
that nico wins not because, of the Trade just because
dallas does have a. Much deeper roster and So Even
if anthony davis, can't stay healthy you Could still put
cooper flag as like power forward And, Then have Clay
kyrie and lively, on that court and with, a deeper
roster they're going to be able TO.

Speaker 13 (01:03:39):
Beat out la.

Speaker 2 (01:03:42):
SEE that's, how i. Feel quite honestly and, thanks A,
lot uh bryce, AND and listen i this is going
to be, Recorded in PERPETUITY so maybe i look. Like
an idiot three, YEARS from Now i believe lebron will
play at least three more years, because you, know darn

(01:04:04):
well he. Wants to announce, he's into itself a grandizement
Like no one. I've ever seen so he's gonna want,
a farewell tour so he'll announce that before his. Final,
season starts well we know that's not going to, be
this year or he would have announced that then you got, His,
second son bryce who's an Incoming freshman At, university of
arizona so we'll see, what he does and then not

(01:04:26):
a dot, In my mind lebron will at Least Try
to steve adore him. Down the road so that's at least.
Two YEARS away and i just think He's Got the,
bobby knight, syndrome which, means You Know when Bobby knight,
left indiana unceremoniously he realized that he missed the spotlight
a lot more than the. Spotlight misses him lebron can't

(01:04:46):
stay out. Of the media he's got to give, comments
and everything whether he's. After OR not so i believe
he'll play, three more years. If not more THAT'S the way.
I see It, andre in massachusetts thanks, for your patience you.
Got the Floor, let.

Speaker 12 (01:04:58):
Her ripe thanks for taking the Call Relative to cooper
flagg being number one overall pick and The, everybody's all american.
SHALL we say i think he's. GOT for it i
think he's ready for The Pressure, from new england the
pride of, main hardworking. Kid good, background you Know mom played,

(01:05:18):
division one sports and so he's been in the spotlight
for a. Very long time and he's done it. The
RIGHT way so i think he's going to come ON to.
The nba, stage He's Fortunate, like patrick mahomes is fortunate
to go to a situation where He's Coached.

Speaker 10 (01:05:30):
By andy reid so's he's.

Speaker 12 (01:05:32):
In a very Good Situation, with jason kidd who said
the right things in, the press conference and he's going
to put him in position.

Speaker 10 (01:05:38):
To be successful so he.

Speaker 12 (01:05:40):
Has the intangibles and he's in the right situation to.
BE a star i think that's what he'll be the
praise that, he's been getting even from the likes To coach,
K for ME i think i think we've got to push.
The brakes, on you know he's not the best prospect
to Come.

Speaker 16 (01:05:51):
Out of duke i'm going to Give That.

Speaker 12 (01:05:53):
To grant, HILL but nonetheless i think he's going to
go on and have a very successful career and be good.

Speaker 10 (01:05:58):
For the league Bernie My.

Speaker 12 (01:05:59):
New year next thank you so much for bringing. Up
this topic and it's tremendous what other. Callers have said
we need to interject some further Things Because the, dawn staley.
Angle It's twofold don stalely is. An elite coach let's.
Get that straight, last five years she won one hundred,
and seventy games one hundred, and seventy games only lost
Twelve one two natties.

Speaker 16 (01:06:19):
Been, To Three Okay.

Speaker 12 (01:06:20):
So don staley knows her Business.

Speaker 7 (01:06:22):
Prior.

Speaker 12 (01:06:22):
To philadelphia okay she's up Front about horse church story
and what it took for her to get where she's
at and does a tremendous job. RELATIVE to, that i
know different people, have different perspectives and it's a beautiful
thing in terms of how sports should be seen and
what people inside the. SPORTS should do i respected, one
Thousand Percent but don staley is very authentic talking about

(01:06:42):
what it took for her to get, where SHE'S at
and i think that's why. She, Was able now gino
did come through this year and kind, of reset things
but recently she has been the pre eminent coach, in
college sports getting, the Top recruits which yukon, used to
DO and that's i think because of how she comports
herself really.

Speaker 13 (01:07:00):
Resonates.

Speaker 2 (01:07:00):
With people body that's. A fair synopsis maybe you're coming.
To Your point what i'm trying to figure out is
what The Hell The new? York knicks doing are you?
Serious about this you're really going to bring her in
or are you just praying your name out there because
you have some other MATERIAL motive which i can't figure
out what.

Speaker 12 (01:07:14):
It would be there is, No, Tier motive ernie you're
one hundred. Percent on this this is absolute virtue Signaling
by the knicks and wagging the dog because she is
not n ot capital a serious Coach For The new
york knicks who are trying to, win a championship and
jettison my favorite coach and an elite coach and a coach.
That Deserves, Respecting tom tiberdau i'm going to. Lower my

(01:07:36):
voice so it's absolutely trying to shift the narrative to
take the eyes away and all this virtue signaling like
they're going to be the ones to snap the riven
and hire the, first female coach which we should, have
in basketball but it's not the right coach for, this
this situation and in terms Of what the knicks are,
trying to do you're supposed to be trying to. Win
a championship you had a coach that had you right,

(01:07:57):
in the doorstep and you. Had no plan be it
just bothers My Mind because leon rose did such a
great job building it up, to this point and then
Right when the knicks are ready to cross the finish
line and win the first championship, In, fifty years okay
the whole thing is. Ready to collapse you can't even.
Make this up it's So preposterous for knicks fans and
people like Myself That. Love tom tabeau because you're, not

(01:08:18):
standing coach you, Have Other. Callers, nico harrison no you
still made a ridiculous trade Getting. Rid of luca and
JUST because the, nba gifted you and That Gifted, you
cooper flag you had a one point two percent chance,
of getting him and all, of a sudden now He,
goes to dallas AND not that. I would run i
Didn't want to cooper To go to washington because they're,
a dumpster fire and you tak, the Dumpster Fire and

(01:08:38):
new orleans is. A dumpster Fire so and toronto now
getting Ready. To RESIDE mugerie so i wanted him to
go to a place where, he could FLOURISH which the
nba does a really. Good job with wenby just happened
To Go, to san antonio an organization that has the
track worker, of developing stars but it doesn't negate what
they Did giving Away Luca, For Chiechi beans anthony davis
And Just.

Speaker 11 (01:08:59):
Just anthony david.

Speaker 12 (01:09:00):
And that's it they didn't. Get anything else we got
five first Round Picks Form, A cael bridges you've got
nothing for what you could Have gotten To.

Speaker 5 (01:09:05):
Lucas and nico you're still in.

Speaker 12 (01:09:07):
The hot seat you've been gifted. This great opportunity take
a huge step back and just let your team Or.

Speaker 7 (01:09:11):
Not stunt nico.

Speaker 12 (01:09:12):
It's the ownership the casino wriale folks are the. Ones
behind This Learn from george, steinbrenner in conclusion and just
get the heck out of the way and let your
basketball people create a successful franchise or you can run
it into. The, ground again brian thanks so much.

Speaker 17 (01:09:25):
Of the time.

Speaker 7 (01:09:26):
Love the show talk to.

Speaker 2 (01:09:27):
You next, time all right look. Forward to, It andre
always Mike the Lebrecon chuck In Seattle And. Stephen kansas
city you'll. Be up next don't go anywhere you dial in.
Before one am you are getting on the Air one.
Am pacific time appreciate all the, Thoughts so far look
forward to the remaining three. On the board still time

(01:09:48):
to get, in, eight seven seven nine nine six six.
Three six', nine BY the way, As I said before
chuck daily once TOLD me coaching an nba team is
like managing going. To built daycare center he didn't say.
That in the pejorative, he's your growing, men. Multi millionaire's
wives families you got, to keep, Him happy all right exits.
And those Are Important but if don, staley has that

(01:10:11):
gear then bring. HER in An Interviewer i think becky
haven't could, have done the job but that ship. Seems
To a Sale why bertie freder or Comedy Line From
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(01:10:33):
midnight hour continues We. Go out to Boston we're Joined. By, Mike,
the leprechaun hi? Mike how? Are?

Speaker 9 (01:10:39):
You good, morning mama mama. Said is like this do
you ever have like?

Speaker 2 (01:10:45):
Lucky? Charms, for BREAKFAST.

Speaker 12 (01:10:47):
Mike no but i AM going to and I Am going.

Speaker 9 (01:10:50):
TO ben mallor Show i Might see Bree on monday.
Or tuesday next week so, that's exactly.

Speaker 2 (01:10:56):
All right very good so let's talk about three TOPICS
we have because i got to. GET to. Their, crawlers
i don't.

Speaker 9 (01:11:04):
Okay let me start With. My friend super fly he's,
an excellent white player the first one picks since nine
eighty one, in the first round. The very first tack he's.
A well rounded player he's going to A. Deep, team
in Dallas luca he's like luca from Eight years ago.

(01:11:25):
UNTIL lucas got fat i think It's a conspiracy that dallas.
Got the, FIRST round take anyway i think That look of, the.
IRISH all right definitely i can, talk about, the injuries
three achivities injuries, In the, playoffs alone so yeah work management.
And YET to sell the nba is trying to upload

(01:11:45):
their games to. More games the, finals by the way
somebody said the finals were boring. With, all, the Injuries
yes yes but oklahoma won the First. CHAMPIONSHIP and the
pacers i am.

Speaker 5 (01:11:57):
So proud of.

Speaker 9 (01:11:58):
Them they were such a class team and. Such a
hard fighter so well done to them. To make it there.
AND that's not least i guess don stay so my
comments and her is she. Is the mama figure it
is the daycare ego BASED. Roster in the nba, SO

(01:12:18):
you know what i think those players could use a
mama figure if she can show them some tough love
and not Put up with, Their You know what.

Speaker 5 (01:12:26):
New york imploded.

Speaker 9 (01:12:27):
In the playoffs too They beat, an injured celtics team
and then, they overplayed their starters and then the fans
went crazy because they made it to the playoffs, for
the first time to the conference finals. After, TWENTY five
years anyway i Wish Good luck to don staley on
breaking the glass theory.

Speaker 2 (01:12:47):
Right and, It, is appreciate it mike thanks a, Lot,
For checking in buddy i'm not one hundred percent sure.
What you're talking, About Nineteen eighty one mark aguire was,
The first player. Pick Isaiah was second. Buck williams was
third but be. THAT as it may i appreciate all
the colors taking the. Time to Call, in chuck and seattle.
You are up next is this your first foray into

(01:13:09):
the into the midnight?

Speaker 10 (01:13:12):
Hour calling it is this, is my first time. WELCOME
a long time, i appreciate, Your brother all right my
big my biggest thing to talk about is. On the
injury front so you go back to two thousand and,
TWO thousand and five i can, REMEMBER the exact year
nba team average, ninety possessions a.

Speaker 5 (01:13:31):
Game one hundred and eighty times up.

Speaker 10 (01:13:34):
And down the court. Total FOR, a player today's nba
we're averaging one hundred and ten possessions of game two
hundred and twenty times up.

Speaker 2 (01:13:41):
And down the court.

Speaker 10 (01:13:44):
It's not, a load management issue.

Speaker 15 (01:13:45):
It's a game issue.

Speaker 10 (01:13:48):
The style of game is adding so many more possessions up.
And down the court it's causing that The use of
That achilles is going we're going to see this.

Speaker 2 (01:13:57):
Happen more and. More, often going forward, Okay.

Speaker 10 (01:14:00):
Style of basketball so, you take those numbers we're going.
To have an issue the up and down style of
the basketball game is going to lead To more, of
these achilles, injuries in my opinion just based OFF those
Kinds of us TV's achilles injuries the way.

Speaker 8 (01:14:14):
They've been happening the. Last couple of Years.

Speaker 2 (01:14:17):
Any thoughts On Doss staley Uh Ed cooper flag.

Speaker 10 (01:14:22):
DON staley unbelievable coach i believe that she WOULD be.
AN unbelievable nba coach i don't think the world is
ready at this time for us to have a woman
as a HEAD coach in the, nba and if Non
why are the?

Speaker 2 (01:14:36):
KNICKS doing, this then i mean if you're, going to THE.

Speaker 16 (01:14:41):
Yeah because the Nixt, because they're the.

Speaker 2 (01:14:43):
Knicks and no problem if they, think she's their, Savior
do it then but just to reach out to, advertise
to the world like, the earlier, CALLERS said virtue segment
I think is andre, he said, virtue.

Speaker 10 (01:14:56):
SEGLINK go ahead, Joke I completely agree and i Think it's, the,
next it's Like, Hey we're the knicks we're gonna make a,
noise and something stupid and it's.

Speaker 9 (01:15:04):
Just not the.

Speaker 7 (01:15:05):
Time OR the place and.

Speaker 10 (01:15:07):
I think it's like trying to take away from the
fact that they fired a. PRETTY decent head Coach I
don't think tom thibodeau is ever GOING To Be an
nba finals championship head coach Being a boss of Celtics,
FAN living in Seattle I. Absolutely hate oklahom, CITY by
the way i just want to, throw THAT out there
but i don't rest some Pieces. OF my seat Sonics

(01:15:27):
I don't think. DON staley's the Person i think the
knicks are making a bad decision by trying to make
this a story and then they're going to hire somebody
and it's like we talked to down and. We hired
this person it's not gonna be a good look on them.
In the long run they're thinking that it might make
them Safe Faith by firing thibodeaux, cooper flag. UNBELIEVABLE player

(01:15:48):
unbelievable talent i don't Think he's A FUTURE hall OF fame,
nba MULTIPLE mvp player but i think he fits really
nicely Into what pieces of dallas has if they. Can
keep players healthy ad has proven his entire career that
he cannot be. A seventy game player he's a stud

(01:16:11):
when he's on the court when he's, not on the
court which is a way too Much for A freaking
hall of famer.

Speaker 15 (01:16:17):
Like he should be that's gonna Be.

Speaker 10 (01:16:20):
The downfall.

Speaker 2 (01:16:20):
Of dallas, good stuff don't don't. Don't be a stranger
appreciate you your Thoughts Tonight from the Emerald city at which, i've,
been to many. Many, Many, Many Times, uh steven kansas
city looks like you're going to wrap it, up. For
us tonight buddy, what, Do?

Speaker 16 (01:16:37):
YOU got hey BERNIE i love This nba Season because
thunder Won Thunder, Of The World champion so i'm. I'm
kind of, biased they're you know we're going to start
a little start, a little dynasty here hopefully for the next.
Five or ten, YEARS but you know i Kind Of like.

(01:16:58):
THIS cooper cooper flag i think stand or fall and is.
ON his own merits i. DON'T view him differently i
think he's going to be possibly one of the, saviors
of the league along with A. NEWLY slim down luca
i don't know if you've Seen, the, photos, fan, yeah
yeah yeah, yeah he's eating.

Speaker 13 (01:17:18):
Right he's, working out.

Speaker 2 (01:17:20):
Yeah yeah that's stops. This people stop signs so, the cops.
One thing, he's drunk go ahead?

Speaker 16 (01:17:27):
Well see how long? How long that goes but the
savior of The league could BE luca now.

Speaker 13 (01:17:32):
For mvp next year But.

Speaker 16 (01:17:35):
My, comment about, DON staley YOU KNOW i mean i.
I just heard this i've been out of the news
For a while since okase. HE won the championship i
think this is really, a really Bad idea probably a
dolan diversionary tactic from WHAT. He did, to tids you
know she is. A great, college coach i mean they

(01:17:58):
really shouldn't. Do this to her been there have been
women who have been working, for This For, years like becky.
Hammond Who deserved this and i'm not saying that that that.
Don doesn't deserve it i'm just saying that this, is
the wrong, place the wrong time the. Wrong the wrong
everything she's one of the best college, coaches, right right now,

(01:18:20):
male male or female and this is this sounds like
an absolute disaster, if it goes through and it's just
not just an interview for. AN interview interview's sake i
don't know what.

Speaker 7 (01:18:32):
THE third Topic was.

Speaker 16 (01:18:33):
I heard lebron well the.

Speaker 2 (01:18:34):
Real real quick there he just. Got about thirty Seconds
now You've, Got Cooper in dallas mike nico end up
having the last laugh on the Trade. He, Made IN february.

Speaker 16 (01:18:44):
Well, I'm i Think dallas dallas and houston, they've, GOT
some dudes man.

Speaker 13 (01:18:51):
I Tell, you what i okay.

Speaker 16 (01:18:52):
See played those. GUYS they, are legit, i, Mean i'm
i'm i'm i'm we're talking. About starting Dynasties here i'm
very i'm. Very cautious about that. THOSE are, good teams
i mean there's you gotta you gotta give them a
lot of. A LOT of respect and I just think
the lakers are a disaster and no amount of money

(01:19:12):
is going to change The fact that the lakers are going.
To be a disaster. Lebron needs to leave i'm sick
and tired of him talking about ring chasing and. Talking
about everything else if you're the, prettiest girl in school
you don't have to Tell everybody you're the.

Speaker 2 (01:19:26):
You're.

Speaker 13 (01:19:26):
The homecoming queen lebron.

Speaker 2 (01:19:30):
We're in the same, Boat on. That one steve, promotion. Thanks,
AS always man, look I appreciate it and i said,
it In the beginning and. I'll, Say it again Uh
Luca checked that cooper flag is going to. Be an impact,
player he's highly competitive. He wants to win. He's weared
that way, he's six 't eighty can bring the, ball
up the floor. He can play Defense Good, Supporting Cast,

(01:19:53):
anthony Davis, Derek Lively, THE Second, Daniel Gafford. Pj washington
klay thompson. Kyrie will be better he'll Be Back by.
THE all star. Break i guarantee, It he'll be back
okay at. Seven MONTHS from now and i think this
is going to. Be fun, To watch and yeah, houston's
got some dudes and now they. Got kd coming up?

(01:20:14):
How's it worked out ranking the best one undone college
basketball players. Of the modern era keep It Locked To
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callers who took the time to check in tonight. And
our Midnight Hour Into, the rockets midnight hour We Talked,
A Little cooper flag Don staley and uh nico and

(01:20:51):
THE infamous trade where i don't think he can give
it a final grade until a couple three. Years down
the road and now that, they have their trio we'll
see how they Match up. Against THE lakers trio and
i know there are other. Teams in the mix so
we spent a Lot Of. Time on cooper flag he
has the distinction of, going number one overall but he's
also a one and Done Kind of like shay gilgis

(01:21:15):
worked out, Pretty Good for him jason tatum worked out.
Pretty good for him what has been the history of
one And Done In the national, basketball association and look
it amazed me how many people were lining up and
couldn't Wait To pee on cooper flagg's parade when he

(01:21:39):
missed That, final shot against houston neatly ignoring that he,
had twenty seven points seven rebounds, for usist three blocks
became the first player to lead, his, team, in points
rebounds assist steals And Blocks in a final four game
since that actually became an official defensive stat. Thirty eight
Years ago but done era is now, in his twentieth

(01:22:02):
season which, meant the you know THE you know the
nba officially adopted one and done in. Two thousand and
five and it's it's funny how this is Always Reported wrong,
BECAUSE david stearn says i don't care if. You go
to college you don't have to play, one year in
college but you have to be one year removed from
high school or be at least nineteen years. Old for the,

(01:22:22):
draft his, thought was you Know For every every lebron
James Or, or or moses Malone There was A Bill
willoughby or sebastian telfair that had no BUSINESS going to the.
Nba At high school, so stearns thought, was take a year,
get a Paper, route go, to europe You, know visit

(01:22:45):
the eiffeltarer whatever the hell. It is you do but
take a year and a lot of, guys go to,
college some guys don't. Some guys go overseas but there
have been some very. Notable one And Done's and can cooper? Flagg?
JOIN that list well i think So We, start with
anthony davis perhaps the number one most successful one and

(01:23:07):
done player all of this. One and done list when you,
consider he's you know he's been in the league now
what Twelve, years he, left kentucky you know arguably the
greatest shot blocker. In college basketball history he only Played.
One year in kentucky he blocked one hundred. And eighty
six shots is, an eighteen year old and they. Won
a national championship, and by the way If You recall march,

(01:23:32):
manness tournament that year you play six games. To win
them all davis blocked twenty nine. Shots in six games
the number one overall pick in, the twenty twelve draft
one of The greatest. Players in kentucky history it's arguable
that he's the best one and done player. In the
modern era but as the, earlier caller pointed out your best,
of ability is availability and he's hurt. A lot right

(01:23:54):
now I'm Going to put cooper. Flag, right Behind Him
now had cooper flagg, WON the national title i think
he would have been the popular pick to claim the
crown as the number. One and done freshman he put
together the second best, one and Done Season, right behind
anthony davis and A. Better season at syracuse you can.
Call him a legend I'm not. Really a carmelo fan he.

(01:24:15):
Shoots The ball well carmelo anthony had a pretty Good
freshman year at syracuse and they did. Win a national
championship i'd ever cared FOR, him in the nba but he.
Did put up numbers so The Biggest Question mark sharani
cooper flag coming into the. Season was his offense and
all he did was, improve week by. Week, month by
month okay that's Why. He was a no brander number.
One overall draft pick celebrate that he had a hell,

(01:24:39):
of a Freshman Season, as did carmelo anthony who you
have to put on this list as one of the
best one and done players in THE history of the
nba and college in the, one and done era which
again was implemented in twenty. H five for starters syracuse

(01:25:01):
won the National Championship in three carmelo anthony was named The.
Final foremost outstanding player he had A great game Over
texas in The final four and kansas in the. Title
tournament title game he finished with thirty three points And
fourteen rebounds against texas and then had twenty points And
ten rebounds Against kansas to give syracuse their. First ever

(01:25:23):
national championship he was one of the best scores in college,
basketball as a freshman and then of course had a LONG. Career,
in the nba now in terms, of one and done
all this HASN'T. Translated to the nba you gotta remember.
It's Been, twenty nineteen Zion, williamson also from dude obviously had.
A season to remember he was one of the most

(01:25:44):
electric and hyped up college. Basketball players in decades he
was known, for high flying dunks, very powerful you, know
low post player. Drive to the rim he'll he'll go
up and contest your. Shot and block it and that's
what made him the. Number one overall pick there was
talk about him missing the. End of the season you

(01:26:06):
remember his shoe blew out after planning In A, game
against north carolina but. Despite the knee injury he actually
was back, quickly returned to Duke got, to the Elite,
eight and the duke you know he'd Make it. To
the final four but that twenty eighteen recruiting class, the
coach k had Which Was, headlined by zion williamson one

(01:26:27):
of the best. Of The Modern era so zion williamson
another outstanding. One and done player it just HASN'T, translated
to the, nba but one. That frankly has it it's
Infamiable To think that kevin Durant hasn't, been in, texas
Since You know second. George bush was president. He left,

(01:26:48):
in seven but man. What a freshman season averaged twenty
six a game average, eleven repounds a game and he
has gone on in the last eighteen years to be
one of the. Most prolific scores history had a, very
successful Freshman Season, won the naismith award became the first
Freshman To win The National Association of basketball Coaches player,

(01:27:09):
of the year award and then they OF course lost
to usc in the second, round of the tournament and
That Kind of brought, kevin durant's college, career as it Were.
To a thundering halt you should REMEMBER this name because

(01:27:29):
i SAW him play against unlv and he. Was an
absolute Beast I'm talking About michael Beasley and canada to
stay had another, one and done player averaged almost twenty
seven a Game Twelve. Rebounds in kansas state he made
you look at college. Basketball a little differently he redefined
his position because he had a very unique skill set
because he, not only brought size he. Brought power and

(01:27:51):
quickness he led the nation in rebounding he. Was third
and scoring shot fifty four percent from the floor and
forty percent from behind the art finished the season His
Freshman season at kansas state twenty eight double doubles in
thirty three games and scored over thirty points. In half
the games one of the most underappreciated college basketball players

(01:28:14):
in the. Last twenty five years again DIDN'T, translate to
the nba but in terms. Of one and done And
this is why i'm In The camp that cooper flag
is gonna have a very good career and he. May
win a championship but this is why you have, to
have this conversation because when julil Okafor came out of
duke ten years AGO and again his nba career clearly

(01:28:38):
has not received the amount of Hype, he got A
duke and while Oka, four was at duke he looked
LIKE an. Absolute future nba starter he was part of
the core group that helped coach k win. His last
national championship and this IS a guy who i believe
TRANSLATED well to the. Nba, at the, time strong purely

(01:28:59):
strong and it seemed like. It would completely translate he
routinely overpowered, bigger players in him. Stronger defenders than him
he would have been a Perfect Back to the basket
CENTER before the, modern nba came around and then back
to the basket center's Going The. Way to dodo bird,
let's just face it. Another one and done and this

(01:29:20):
was perhaps one of the unfortunate occurrences That Is. Tied
to tom thibodeau And you'll remember what i'm talking about
in Twenty Eleven when the chicago bulls were up by
double digits in a game with a couple of minutes
to go In The playoffs AND. Derreck rose Towards Acl
but when Derrick rose was at memphis, back in seven

(01:29:40):
eight they got off to a twenty six And oh
start and. Rose was the quarterback he ran the point
they reached the national title. Game that he Remember they
fell to kansas That was the legendary calipar team that could.
Make a free throw they led by three, with three
Seconds Remaining and Then Mario chalmer's the kansas barriers a
three points to send, the game In overtime. Where obviously

(01:30:03):
memphis lost they had a thirty, eight and two record
and the truth of the matter is they would have
not done that Without The, exploits of derrick ROSE although
ironically the ncaa vacated that season BECAUSE there were some
ruse VIOLATIONS apparently an Alleged Sat. Controversy with derreck rose

(01:30:23):
but phenomenal. One and done player now this next one.
Is a sad Story It really is greg Oden Coming
out of. Ohio state and Seven He helped lead ohio
state to their first title game appearance in? What forty
five Years they lost. The florida, That year of course
olden is one of the Best Shot blockers. In big

(01:30:44):
ten history became the first Freshman To Win The big
ten Defensive, player of the year and his career was just.
One injury after another he never came close, to reaching
his potential never came close to really getting on the floor.
In Any meaningful time sad finally Give It. Up, to
trey young remember he was a one and, done guy
as well and He came out of oklahoma and twenty,

(01:31:08):
eighteen very gaudy numbers averaged twenty, eight points, a game
nine rebounds one of the most exciting players, in college
basketball history and THAT'S, translated to the nba despite the
fact that they haven't WON, anything in, the Nba and
frankly his oklahoma team didn't, Have Much Success either but
trey young is the only player in college basketball history

(01:31:32):
to lead the nation in points and. Assists in, the season,
Flashy Passer tremendous range. Caitlin clark type range HE. Was
much watched, tv and he's, NOW by, the way I
think working for oklahoma, as a general manager and HE'S
won three active nba players. To hold, that position so

(01:31:53):
look the truth, of the matter is when you are
a one undone guy, and you come out you clearly
have some serious, junk in Your Trunk As DOES cooper
flag and i believe a lot of the scrutiny you're
hearing IS because not, all i just mentioned these guys just.
Want to done players not all of these guys are.

(01:32:13):
Drafted Number One overall so cooper flagg has the distinction
of not, only being you know a, one and done
player but also being. Drafted number ONE overall so do
i think he's Going to Be Another zion Or Ben
simmons Or Andrew wiggins Or Andrew bogot Or Kenyon martin
Or Derrick Coleman or Joe Barry carroll Or, Anthony Bennett God,

(01:32:34):
No Okay, Purvis Ellison, Joe Smith markel foltz DeAndre ayt and. You,
GET the. Picture no i don't but the problem is
you have to ask yourself how many number one players
actually lived up to their draft status when THEY got
to the nba, in terms of tenure, in terms of statistics.

(01:32:55):
In terms of winning when you are, drafted number one
overall the expectations. Pressure are far greater you are expected to.
Be a franchise cornerstone you have to. Make an immediate
impact so the pressure to lead your team to, better
success is immense and you've got pressure to have, impact

(01:33:16):
on the league and you're going to constantly be. Compared to,
Other picks all right the statistics show is significant difference
in career averages between number one picks. And later on
selection so you've got to, live up to that and
so the. Scrutiny is already begun, I'm Looking, at you
david aldridge and the truth of the matter is you,

(01:33:38):
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(01:36:23):
A Look, at THE afc west which i think got
a whole lot More interesting Because The. Raiders HIRED pete
carroll now i don't know what They're Gonna. Do with
pete carroll that doesn't, mean THEY'RE gonna win but i
do think they're going. TO be, more, Interesting i do

(01:36:43):
okay and here's one of the reasons why people. Look
at this division and obviously you have to look, at
the quarterbacks first Right Because you've Got Patrick, mahomes in
kansas city And Then you've Got Justin. Herbert and bo
knicks all three of those teams, Were over five hundred chiefs,

(01:37:06):
For fifteen to two, Chargers eleven and six. Broncos ten
and Seven We'll see what gino smith Can. Do with
the raiders but what SHOULD be noted that i don't
think was talked about a hell of a lot is
THOSE first, three Teams, I mentioned The chiefs chargers and, broncos,
had the fourth first and third ranked defenses in terms

(01:37:29):
of points allowed per Game In The. Entire National football
league the chiefs only allowed nineteen points, a Game last
year the chargers seventeen Point seven and the. Broncos eighteen point.
Three Doesn't Surprise me With, Sean Payton and Denver Jim,
harbaugh in Los angeles With The chargers and andy reid
and his Crew Of, course his steve spagnol, they don't

(01:37:50):
get enough but. They do get credit but everything is. Typically.
Around Their offense right the raiders. Were, The Lone Exception
right although pete carroll have a pension for developing defensive
backs and, he does emphasize defense and that should, close,
The gap somewhat right And What's ironic is pete carroll

(01:38:10):
now joining this division makes this the winningest DIVISION of,
coaches in nfl history even more so than THE Nineteen,
eighty three Nfc East, Which Had, tom Landry Joe. Gibbs
and bill parcels, but at the time the division's coaches
had wont to combine two hundred, and eighty three games
and most Of, Those, came From landry gibbs and parcels

(01:38:31):
were just very. Earlier in their career nothing compares to
this plethora. Juggernaut Of A, Division With, Andy Reid, sean
Payton Jim. Harbor and pete carroll they have an incredible
total of six hundred and sixty eight regular, season wins
all right, and by the way the average age of
this fearsome force him is. Sixty, Five Point, five now

(01:38:52):
pete carroll who's never won fewer than seven games since
his first year as a head coach. In nineteen ninety
four that was. In nineteen ninety, Four excuse me now
harball never had a LOSING season as. An nfl head
coach peyton's worst career finished. With seven and nine But They're,
all chasing andy reid who's won the division nine STRAIGHT

(01:39:15):
seasons and do i think they're? Gonna? DO it. Again
yes i do their win total is. Eleven AND a
half do i think they? Can? WIN twelve. Games yes i,
do to win eleven they'd have to. GET beaten six
times i don't know that there's six. LOSSES in this
team i think you're going to See a very. Focused
chiefs team right the key question is was their twenty

(01:39:39):
twenty fourth season of Fluke Or was the? Super bowl
The Outlier see because kansas city went twelve to zero
to one, score games last season and that's the Record
That began after remember THURSDAY night how the nfl season
started off With A bang When Isaiah likely the baltimore
ravens thought he Caught, a touchdown pas yes but his

(01:40:01):
toe was just barely out of bounds at the back.
Of the end Zone that cost the ravens a chance
to take. The game into overtime and that began what
some people said was just a run of good. Luck
AND good, fortune but i say you? Know what good
is good luck are good fortune if people don't know
how to, take advantage Of it. And the chiefs did
they did get blown out By eighteen to The Eagles

(01:40:23):
in the super bowl which. Exposed Their offensive line the
eagles didn't even Blitz And they sacked. Patrick mahomes six
times so is that The Blueprint. FOR stopping kansas. City
I don't know tampa bay did the same. Thing five years,
ago In the meantime the Chiefs Won, two MORE super
bowls so i don't think i'd go to. Sleep On
him yet the chiefs did draft a left tackle. On,

(01:40:44):
the second, Round Okay. Last year kingsley sumiteo he, was
expected to start but he, did not do well so
they moved on and They Moved former.

Speaker 15 (01:40:56):
Guard.

Speaker 2 (01:40:57):
Joe, thuni there now look the interior line is, still
gonna have questions even though they had a bit of.
An overhaul this offseason they brought in a backup from,
The Forty nine Ers Jalen, moore and josh simmons but.
That'll be, a question but look don't go To. Sleep
on the chiefs there's a reason their win total is.
ELEVEN and a half i think. They'll win twelve games

(01:41:20):
the worst. They win is Eleven Look, out for jayden,
hicks their strong safety to. Have a Breakout Year they,
let justin reid go Who, signed with the saints and
he'd been A Key part. Of steve spagnola's defense but
the truth, of the Matter Is look this jayden hicks is.
Showing a real potential and The one thing the chiefs

(01:41:41):
do is bringing young players and develop them. As well
As anybody so the chiefs win fifteen games like they did,
in twenty, twenty four, Not likely, not likely But Look they,
get rashid rice back they get their, left tackle short
up they get an overall focus, on the offensive line

(01:42:02):
and as Long As You, Have Red andy Reid Patrick,
mahomes and steve spagnolo you're going to see them in
the playoffs and they're gonna. Be a tough, Out By
the way travis kelcey. Twenty five pounds lighter will he come.
BACK with a vengeance i know, some people are skeptical
but don't bet against them not rebounding. In A big

(01:42:23):
way the broncos win total is. NINE and a Half
i think. The broncos are legit the question is were
they able to? Improve their, Run game all right they're
rushing numbers from twenty twenty. Four Were not great javonte
williams led the team with, eight carries a game their
running backs at exactly one. More touchdown than fumbles they

(01:42:47):
ran for seven touchdowns. And had six fumbles so they've
got nowhere to go. Back up BUT. Up they signed
jk dobbins out, a free agency right they picked us, A. GOOD. Second.
Rounder r j harvey and so if you recall what,
kind of you know One Two punch. That sean payton
Likes She had the alvin kamara mark ingram back Of The.

Speaker 9 (01:43:08):
DAY.

Speaker 2 (01:43:09):
In new ORLEANS. JK. Dobbins and r j. Harvey can
be that, and BY the way look i expect him
to exceed. Expectations In that area now denver is going
to rely on linebackers again because teams started to. Figure

(01:43:29):
out their defense never, had a, stout defense all right
but there was a weakness in the. Middle of The
field remember the bills rushed for two hundred and ten
yards against him, in their Playoff game and, the broncos
they said we're. Going to Address That they Brought Indre,
greenlaw to Lano sufanga, and green, law is you know,
got a quad Injury But paired with alex singleton and,

(01:43:50):
all of a sudden last year's. Weakness becomes a strength they've.
Got a wide receiver you're going. To be, hearing about
of course we'll Have To check With Mike harmon and
dan bayer. On His Fantasy Worth but marvin mims junior
is a gadget type. Player with Great Hands he's. AN
all pro returner i think he could be a high.

(01:44:12):
Level receiver this year it's just going to be his third.
YEAR in the league i expect him to see a
more consistent role on offense like he did at the
End Of the year sean payton inserted him. INTO the
starting lineup i think the, last what five games he
caught twenty five balls for four and thirty five. Yards,
and five touchdowns okay and he made. Some, Spectacular highlight

(01:44:36):
Catches yes so will denver be better than they were,
IN twenty twenty. Four I say yes bold nicks is
only going to improve and he'll be more Comfortable Second year.
In sean peyton's system he's surrounded by More explosive Weapons.
And harvey and dobbins You Got, To Improve, Marvin Mims,
titan evany evan ingram And they're Gonna, have Unlike the

(01:44:59):
chiefs the broncos are gonna have one of the. League's
best offensive lines so, their needs on defense which were
linebacker Were filled and if, boenix continues to progress this
team could go further. Than most people expect where Does,
that leave the chargers whose season win total is also.
Nine point five wins they have The Same issue. That

(01:45:20):
kansas city has they have to fix the interior. Of,
their offensive line now If You consider what jim harbaugh
ON Their first year gm, georgiez did year, one it
was outstanding but they have, some holes. To fill all
right they got to patch some holes up. On their
offensive line They Did, re SIGN makai becton and i

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think you'll see various combinations at center and left guard until.
They find The, combination, but The chargers ironically with harbaugh being,
a RUN first guy is I think poised the chargers
are poised to make some real noise at the wide
receiver Position right. Outside of, lad McConkey last year receivers

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Didn't Offer. Much for justin herbert that's because, Your Number,
two receiver, quintin johnston you. Know was A disappointment but
the chargers this year, Drafted Two more receivers trey harris
in The Second, round and keandrey Lambert And, then resigned

(01:46:31):
mike williams and so, all of a sudden now you've
got a bunch of options To go along with lad
mcaukey that Will. Really, help justin herbert now let's also
not forget the tight end is becoming one of the
most important weapons. In all of football and have You

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Ever heard of arondez Gast, in the second now he
was drafted Fifth. Round out of syracuse but the truth
of the matter is he's getting, a lot of hype and. The.
Hype is, Real People, you know greg rohlan the offensive
coordinator who knows a thing, or two about Offense helped

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take You Harbor or the super bowl, back in twenty
twelve and he. Lost to his Brother he believes that
gaston is a genuine playmaker and he'll be A real
asset to herbert. In the passing game and he's was
absolutely a stand out in spring practices because he wins,
at all three levels which is saying a lot. For a,
Tight end all right so the Question is will the

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chargers be better than they were? In twenty twenty four,
the likelihood is yes as long as their interior. Offensive,
line is solidified now there are a, few reasons, to
doubt You know YEAR two harbaugh in La because. You
know harball's mercurial but this is the deepest collection Of

(01:47:58):
talent that the charge's, just had. In many many years
which Brings Us To, the loss vegas raiders whose win
total is. Six and a half and would it surprise me? If?
THEY went over no i think seven or eight. Is
probably their ceiling would it surprise me? If? They went
under no they. Went, big Name honey okay the raiders,

(01:48:23):
landed some big names but is this roster really? GOOD
enough to, COMPETE i don't. Know, i don't know okay
they made all kinds Of Headlines for, the GINO smith
trade AND I Like this gm john spytech who Actually
played Football. At University of michigan pete carroll is a

(01:48:45):
dynamic guy who, brings a different energy who brings a
different zeitgeist in the. Culture to the organization and They
Managed to wrest Jim Kelly. Away from, ohio state so
look that's. A pretty good trio they, had Eleven draft.
Picks including action genty many of them are. Gonna play

(01:49:05):
vital roles but if you look, through their depth chart
which is depth Is Everything In, the national football league
that's where you. Run into serious trouble this is where
they look like, a six man team. A six, Win
team all RIGHT so once again i know this is becoming.

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Sort of. A motif. Offensive Line offensive line gino smith
had one of the Worst, offensive. Line, in seattle brutal well.
Guess what he's getty he's inheriting a not so Great Offensive,
line in Las vegas where the raiders kind of invested minimally.

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In the offensive line they signed a Former Guard, from the,
Cincinnati Bengals and look brock bauers is part. Of the
offensive line he's A Phenomenal. Tight end michael mayer but
they're Going to really chip carroll and Their Offensive, line
coach Brendan carroll, who's actually pete's son to somehow put

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this offensive line together in a manner in which their,
specialty becomes run blocking because if, they don't do that
passing lanet are going to open and it could really
be Along. Year for the raiders now they do. Have
one again highlight this is Kind Of like an al.
Davis type draft choice they Drafted A Kid. Named deontae

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thornton junior this is a rookie to watch because of,
his speed and size six', five runs four to three
AND He's. Drawn comparisons to dk metcalf he's been praised by.
Anybody who's been around him he's already running, with the
first team, offense and by the Way He. Was drafted
After jack beck but the raiders do look, like. They

(01:50:51):
have some targets right will they be? BETTER than twenty
twenty four i don't know, how they could be worse
but you. Really, gotta tamper your expectation okay all, these
changes in, one year new, head COACH, new offensive coordinator new,
gm new offensive, line coach, upgrades a. Quarterback et cetera

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et cetera.

Speaker 16 (01:51:19):
It.

Speaker 2 (01:51:19):
JUST feels like a Lot i don't think. The raiders make,
the playoffs, i'd Be Shocked, you know, like jim Harball
you know got the chargers of. The PLAYOFFS his First
Year do i? Think. PETE carroll does it no i
think they will probably get A good, Production out of
action genty but he's one, man and, He's YOU know.

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HE'S ewing so i Don't i feel like the. RAIDERS
landed about seven Wins i feel like the chargers, somewhere
between nine and ten. DEPENDING on their Offensive line i
think the broncos are, a legit ten, win TEAM ten
win Team and i think the chiefs. Win eleven, to
twelve games remember defense the, three Of the you know
the chargers of the number one defense in terms of

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points a, lot per game last year although you wouldn't
have known It when they Went into houston and Got.
Moley Wap by the texans the broncos. Only allowed eighteen point.
Three and that's a. Defense It's on the rise. The
chief's nineteen point two what's interesting is, all Of those
three teams the broncos had the. Highest ranked offense at

(01:52:24):
tenth they averaged. Twenty Five points per game the chiefs
were only fifteenth. TO twenty two point seven i look.
For THAT to get Fixed so i think the, chiefs
win eleven twelve games win the division. For The tenth
straight year the broncos ten games. AT their a playoff.
Team i think they're legit you've got to like The
cut of their jib chargers. Depending on, their offensive Line,

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Nine Wins maybe. TEN raiders sorry raiders fans i expected
to bring. Up the rear coming up it's been quite
The Year So, far in major, league baseball with, new
stars new names emerging. And lots of things happening but
when it comes to meeting, one of the new stars

(01:53:08):
we'll see if he carries us. Out in the second
half Left handed hitting catcher in seattle is making, quite
a name for himself and he's even gonna beat in the,
home Run Derby. His nickname the big dumper We're Gonna.
Talk about, The, Big Dumper, coming up hi bernie fraddle
were coming To You Live From The Las. Vegas fox
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including Thirteen Minutes from now the Dance. Sensation sweep of

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the nation what kind of brand new fool you? Followed by? What,
my name, all right so home runs home Run Balls
Are flying in. Major league baseball, This Year By the
way major league baseball is, having a renaissance type season.
Setting attendance records all that we talked about. That a
few weeks ago but, IT'S funny because you know i Was,

(01:54:17):
saying every day in america. A new star is born
now this. GENTLEMAN is probably the superstar i bet you
haven't seen. You may have heard Him He, goes. By
the big dumper okay and the truth of the matter
is he's having his day. In the sun right now
he has. Thirty thirty two home runs he's. On pace

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for sixty seven of course, most people feel you know and.
Of course he's a catcher, second half of the. Season
stuff can drop off But. Say hello to cal Rally,
Remember that name cal raley and he is a guy
who is the type of player that fans, start to

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coming dear too because he's got sort of this. Beloved
baseball look. And superstar but he's, unpretentious he's got historic
stats he's got, a lot of fun highlights and he's.
Got This sleet neck nickname and i'm not one hundred
percent sure, how he Got the nickname the. Big dumper

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word has it one Of, His Former, teammates in seattle
jared klinick coined the nickname and he tweeted it, Out
that would you know riley got the, Call to the
big leagues and somehow it's, stuck and he's you know
kids are Buying A jersey that says. Big dumper on
the back but this dude has. Really, been impressive this

(01:55:44):
year okay thirty two home runs and it's really kind of,
astounding from, just a basic regular Role, everyday catcher like
cal raley who's also. A very good defensive catcher and
any fantasy owner will tell you how hard it is.
To an elite offensive catcher most catchers, don't hit twenty
years old maybe. The best catcher, in baseball and oh

(01:56:06):
yeah he. Hasn't just hit left handed. He Is a
switch hitter kel raley is on track to post the
best offensive season for a catcher in. History based by
certain metrics he's already surpassed the most so runs Before
A catcher, before the all Star Break, Passing the legendary
johnny bench bench once had twenty Eight Home runs. Before

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the all star break he's also on pace for a ten,
point seven win Over Replacement which would beat buster posey his.
Record at nine point eight and he continues. To put
up gaudy stats and you gotta get a, kick Out
Of this nickname, the big dumper right now go back
to home, runs for a second too because his. Pace

(01:56:49):
is more than remarkable remember, back in nineteen ninety eight.
The famous home run Race Mark McGuire entered the all
star break, With Thirty seven home Runs Ken Griffy d
the all star, break There With thirty five and. Sammy
silsay had thirty three there Are Eighteen Games, until the
all star break and, Right Now the big dumper. Cal

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rawley has thirty two, and in those eighteen games it's
presumed he's going to get, probably seventy five at bats
and right now he's hitting a whole run. About Every
ten at bats, so i'm not predicting this but you
can't rule it Out that, he could pass mark McGuire

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who had thirty Seven Home Runs at the all star.
Break in, nineteen ninety eight of course he went On
to hit seventy and i'm not, saying that's, going to
happen but look these are the kind of headlines, that,
are good for baseball Right. All HAIL the big dumper
now i realize If You're, not on the west coast
you're probably in bed most of the nights. When, His
game is on right but the best Part what's interesting

(01:57:57):
Is the mariners bought out rally's arbitration, years with a
six year one hundred and Five million dollar Deal last
march that pays raleigh more than he would have gotten
under the current system and already. Appears to be a
steal so here's the, guy that got the bag and
he has let. The pressure get to him he's having a.
Lot of fun with it you'll get to see The
Big dumper and the all star break, during the home.

(01:58:20):
Run DERBY as it were and i don't know if
that's a good. Thing or a bad thing i'm a
LITTLE biased on This because I was in Detroit And,
i covered The In detroit we hosted comerica park The
Two Thousand. And five all Star Game that's the year
bobby obray who hit forty four home runs, and SCREWED
up his swing and i don't know if he. Was
ever the SAME again one last thing, i want to

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touch on and this may be a future, TOPIC In,
the midnight hour ktl marte a twenty two year old
players on a diamondback second basement and a very good,
player at the popular player had to be consoled by
teammates the other night after a fan started yelling, derogatory
comments about, His mother and you know i'm not Sure

(01:59:07):
if the fan knew marte's mother had died in a
car accident to make. A republic seven years ago, And, this,
means the question okay look you hear about guys banned.
From ballparks all the. Time it's become old hat you,
can get banned for fighting you can get banned, for
running on the field, throwing things on the field unauthorized

(01:59:29):
entrance to, areas you, DON'T belong, in various things i think.
Even for saying certain. Things but here's what's crazy you ban.
A guy from a ballpark? HOW do you enforce it
i asked some people. That are, in, the know they
said well, you don't really enforce it but if you catch,
him in YOUR ballpark again then future i, say this
in air quotes. Prosecutions can be more serious well that's.

(01:59:55):
What they need to do you want to clean this
up and so people aren't ruined family experiences, at the,
ball all. Park et cetera et cetera maybe people who
act this. Way should be prosecuted criminally. I'm not talking about.
Felowies i'm talking about, misdemeanor all of a sudden now
you might think twice before you, throw something on, the
field or you know get your beer guts up and,

(02:00:16):
start throwing down with somebody or derogatory language or, throwing
objects on the field things of that. Nature running on
the field just to thought we might talk about in
the future Show with BEST to tell Marte And i
understand the white sox fans gave him a. Standing oh
the next night but fans can ruin? It for everybody
coming up what kind of? Brand new fool of you?
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Speaker 1 (02:00:41):
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Speaker 2 (02:00:43):
Radio well that's. Right You Heard the man bernie frattle.
Show keeps rolling Right Along. My name is bernie frattle
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Studios here in las vegas you're right down to the
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(02:01:04):
you love, you can't leave without it the Dance, sensation
sweep of the nations because as, you'll get buried once
said you can, observe a lot by watching and that's
exactly what we. Do here on the show because around,
this great country of ours, from seed to oily seed, and,
certainly around the, globe well people are people and. They
engage in certain behaviors, oftentimes these behaviors are well they're

(02:01:29):
innocuous and silly and, stupid and. Don't no harm no
foul but other times. They are far more serious sometimes
they even run a file of the lock. And land,
you in prison but anyway, it slice it, any way,
you characterize. It any way describe it these behaviors and these,
activities that we allude to they always leave us scratching,

(02:01:50):
our head and asking ourselves what kind of? Brand? New
fool are you so what kind of?

Speaker 1 (02:02:01):
Brand, new fool are.

Speaker 2 (02:02:02):
You yeah this one is. ONE of THE weirder ones
i know. I say, THAT every week but look.

Speaker 5 (02:02:11):
I.

Speaker 2 (02:02:11):
Think you're a dumb ass if you, go on. A
joy ride it's dangerous and what do we always hear
about the proverbio cliche so and so. Getting thrown under
the bus what about somebody who's trying to kill time
and so they. Are throwing under the bus but they
do go on a joy. Ride that involves a bus

(02:02:32):
So We Take.

Speaker 15 (02:02:33):
You TO.

Speaker 2 (02:02:33):
New york, city john f kennedy airport and a gentleman whose,
name has not been released walked out front and happened
to see a bus idling, with no one, in it
including a driver in A Parking. Lot, adjacent to american

(02:02:54):
airlines again no. One was in the Bus He was
near The Queen's hub, of the american airlines terminal and.
The vehicle was left running but this forty three year,
old unnamed suspect, Suspect says what, The hell i'll give it.
I'll give it a whirl so, he hops into the
bus jumps in. And drives it off, right he leaves

(02:03:17):
the airport makes It All The way Down, grand central
parkway into manhattan and THEN drove southbound on the fdr
before He Was eventually caught At Cabin. Plaza at mid off.
Street no injuries were reported chargers, are penning against the
man but his. Name Was not immediately released now i'm

(02:03:40):
really not sure what the. Hell is going on here
we've heard stories of people stealing things and trying, to
break out, of. Jail break into jail whatever you've heard
it all in the. Last three or four years, we've
been doing this bit but, just to take a bus
a bus on a joy ride. Because it was just idling,
turns out again this gentleman, his name wasn't immediately released

(02:04:05):
but he does have, quite a body of work and
he has at least nine prior arrests. Going. Back to twenty,
fifteen wow but interestingly enough the bus theft didn't mirror,
any of those prior arrests whatever the. Hell they must
have been now you know why we call this. Segment

(02:04:27):
what we call it so the man Unnamed Man who
steers AN American airline bus at jfk airport Goes, on
a drive into queens makes it All The Way down To,
grand central parkway into, manhattan and. It is, arrested charges
pending once again. You've left us asking ourselves mister unnamed

(02:04:48):
man who drives off in a bus because he wants
to go On A Joy, Ride from john jfk airport
what kind of? Brand, New fool of you, okay brianna, Take.

Speaker 7 (02:05:01):
It away all righty.

Speaker 19 (02:05:02):
So actually kind of funny i'm also has some mine also,
Has to do With driving So, forget about Bonnie and Clyde.
We have victoria and chewy So. This Took, Place, in
ohio in springfield ohio a woman was driving out and
she got pulled over for speeding and apparently she had

(02:05:27):
a suspended driver's license and a. Warrant out for her
arrest but the reason why when when the police, officer
had pulled her over they actually found a raccoon In. Her,
front seat, named chewy so you, know already a little.
ODD just a little odd i don't really think about
animals in your front seat or like maybe like.

Speaker 6 (02:05:47):
A dog or.

Speaker 19 (02:05:48):
A cat i don't know there's chickens out there and
ducks that are like, Hanging out with people now but a.
Raccoon just a little. Odd but he, our horse but
the raccoon he was actually holding something, that resembled a
glass pipe and not like a glass, PIPE that like,

(02:06:09):
you know i don't know a candle, could go in
or something but something that maybe. You can smoke some
methan so that. Was obviously a little questionable so the
police did, a little bit more digging sweeped the vehicle
and had a discovery of quote a, bulk amount of
methaphetamine unquote as in addition to some crack cocaine and

(02:06:30):
a few other pipes. With some more meth, Residue so
and you KNOW god blessed shoe because i guess he
was kind of the reason. Why all that was found
the RACCOON did have some papers i guess had been
at like a was like an animal that had been
like adopted, AT some kind, of like i don't know.
Some kind of animal sanctuary so at least, like he

(02:06:52):
was like legal but all the other stuff that was,
in the car was illegal. As well as her speeding
and again she had a warrant out for rest. And
a suspended driver's license doesn't say exactly why they're a.
Warn't out was for rest, i'm gonna, assume maybe drugs
but yes so she is detained. Without bail at this
time So And. Her name was victoria videll what kind of? Brand?

(02:07:15):
NEW for are you girl.

Speaker 2 (02:07:18):
I didn't know raccoons had that kind of money They during, that,
crystal meth and right well that's exactly. What we call
this segment what kind of? Brand new fool are you sometimes,
animals get into the act, people get into the. Act people,
act like animals but again every one of, these, behaviors
that we observe well no, matter how you describe, it

(02:07:38):
how you characterize it they always leave us asking ourselves
what kind of? Brand new fool are you and therein
lies another rousing addition of what kind of, brand new
fool are you which now allows us to, segue into
our next bit which we always? Enjoy as?

Speaker 16 (02:07:56):
What, My name.

Speaker 2 (02:08:00):
All right so duke, has Been in the news and
duke basketball players. Have been in, the News and what's
interesting no duke basketball PLAYER has ever WON. The mvp
And the nba. So no duke basketball player of all
the players that have been in the League that have come,
from duke high draft choices none of them HAVE EVER.

(02:08:23):
Been awarded an nba mvp, as a matter of fact
there's only been one that FINISHED his. HIGHEST third in
mvp voting i am the ONE who, Finished Third in mvp?
Voting brianna what my. Name and here's the clue he's
currently doing pretty solid work behind. The, teleprompter during, basketball games.

Speaker 19 (02:08:45):
Ooh Basketball, games like an. Announce, oh, LIKE an announcer
yes Okay I am gonna guess Grant Hill.

Speaker 2 (02:08:55):
Is In. Fact grand. Hills grant hill all right so
here's a real random stat for THIS, past season in the,
nba believe it or, not in the fourth quarter we're
only TALKING about the fourth quarter i actually made more

(02:09:17):
field goal attempts than any other player during the FOURTH quarter. In,
This past nba? Season mark what my NAME and here's
the clue i often could jole about. This player and
His Son?

Speaker 13 (02:09:38):
Could it be.

Speaker 7 (02:09:41):
Cleavon jiles.

Speaker 2 (02:09:45):
You weren't? Doing helium in? The? Balloon, THERE were. You,
mark no i wasn't well. That was, pretty damn, Good It.
Is In fact lebron james lebron james had more field.
Goals in the fourth quarter the name their, player is, pasted.
The season all Right Soul we just saw cooper flag

(02:10:06):
being drafted number one overall The Other. NIGHT by the
dallas mavericks I am actually the last duke player to. Be,
drafted number one? Overall brianna what my name And the
only good clue i've got really is that it just
happened three years. Ago in twenty twenty two it's. Got

(02:10:29):
A very distinctive name can?

Speaker 19 (02:10:31):
I get one more clue.

Speaker 2 (02:10:34):
His First, Name Rhymes, With, Rollo Oh, Polo bank cairo polo,
bank cairo twenty. Twenty, two twenty? Twenty two well guess what,
JUST three years before That i was the last duke player?
Drafted Number, One As, well before paulo? MARK ramsey what

(02:10:55):
my name i mentioned, him earlier on the show and
he's basically missed. More games than He's Played He's. With The,
new orleans pelicans mark ramsey?

Speaker 1 (02:11:02):
What My name is it zion williams? With, the, blown,
Out Shoot.

Speaker 2 (02:11:08):
Yeah perfect perfect zion wimams. That is a correct answer
so you, Guys Are, Bat Inwo Thousand Grant hill Lebron James.
Paula benco and zion wimson, this one's a. LITTLE tougher
a little tougher i am the youngest PLAYER ever picked.
In the nba draft period the youngest PLAYER ever, Picked,

(02:11:29):
in the nba? Draft brianna what my NAME the first
clue is I was drafted by the lakers back. In
Two Thousand and five, and andrew biden is correct and
he's the youngest PLAYER ever. Picked in, The, nba, draft,
all right well LISTEN, hey we've got, the nfl uh you,

(02:11:54):
know just around the corner and the winning is coach
of all time won three, hundred and forty seven games.
AND he's a good bit i. Had THE guy chasing
him so i am the winning as head coach OF. All,
time in the, nfl mark what. My name and he lost.

(02:12:19):
Here's a really good clue he lost as a Seventeen
Point Favorite, to The New York jets and super bowl Three,
he Lost To the who The Joe Namath. And the
new york jets HE was head coached and i Was
Head coach, Of The Baltimore, Uh oh, don, don shula
very good guys you're Still Back, In The Thousand Grant,

(02:12:41):
hill Lebron james Ion Williams And andrew Binhom John's don shula,
And paula bankira ALL right, SPEAKING of winning nfl coaches
i AM currently among all active nfl head Coaches the
winning head? Coach brianna what my. Name and here's a

(02:13:03):
clue i've won my division. Nine, years in.

Speaker 18 (02:13:05):
A row.

Speaker 1 (02:13:09):
Oh i'm u you.

Speaker 19 (02:13:11):
Were, just, talking About It. Yeah Yeah And andy reid
andy reid reed is The.

Speaker 2 (02:13:16):
Correct, answer to. Friendly, WALRIS okay last one now. I
didn't mention this earlier i mentioned this gentleman specifically by,
name AND what he did because i am still the
only college basketball player to lead the nation in points and.
Assists in the same, season mark what. MY name here's

(02:13:39):
a clue i did It While. Playing For the oklahoma sooners.

Speaker 1 (02:13:45):
Oklahoma.

Speaker 2 (02:13:46):
Sooners about seven YEARS ago most of my nba Career Has.
Been with The atlanta? Hawks Is? It?

Speaker 1 (02:13:57):
Tray Somebody?

Speaker 2 (02:13:58):
Trey young Yeah Excerey? Young is it? Trey, young is
the man. Okay You, Guys, Killed It Grant, Hill Lebron,
James Zion, Williamson Andrew, Bynham Don, shula Andy Reid polo
banka and trey young. Eight four eight outstanding job that
concludes another another whirlwind version of what kind? Of brand

(02:14:22):
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We're Back Of The Bernie. Frattle show fox sports radio
come To You Live From The Las. Vegas fox sports,
radio studios By The, Way What, To Tyrese, Halliburton Jason,
Tatum Damian, Lillard Jonty, Murray Drew, smith james Wiseman Isaiah
jackson and thanasis ante. Takoupo all have in common they

(02:16:15):
all suffered torn achilles tenant injuries. In the most, recent
season by the way three of those Players Are. Members
of the indiana pacers this has Certainly Caught, the eye
of adam silver who has now assembled a. Panel to
study achilles ruptures, there were seven. This year zero last year.

(02:16:39):
Now they've now come again they've, convened a panel, of
Experts And theories abound but adam silver says he's looking
into this and considers it to be the number. One
serious issue Right Now he spoke with malika andrews right
before THE First, round of the Nba draft Which Took,
place wednesday in new, york and the commissioner, Said quote The,

(02:17:03):
league again department of redundancy department convened the panel of
experts to look into why there are so many players
who tore their. Achilles, ten in this season now obviously
he received Much more dramatic Attention After game seven and tyrese.
Haliburton gets, off the bus you know banks three three

(02:17:26):
pointers and we might have a. Ball game until we
don't and so, always WITH all their respect and I
Do Believe that the okay see thunder were. Very well deserving, Their,
championship they, Won it okay, no excuses losers tell jokes winners.
Say Shut Up And deal the oka see thunder won
the youngest, team to ever do it? WILL there be.
A dynasty i don't know the second youngest team to

(02:17:48):
ever do it Were The Nineteen, seventy SEVEN portland, trail
players which I Know, my good. Buddy arnie sparrin you
Remembers They. Were led. By bill Walton they won they beat,
philadelphia that year six games and people talked of a possible.
Dynasty which may have happened but it didn't Because the
following season the blazers started, out fifty, To Ten until

(02:18:12):
of course bill walton got hurt, and the rest is
history so we'll never know what Happened Would have happened had.
Tyreus haliburt and been healthy, he played through the injury,
did the best he could have. No REGRETS about doing
So But i think the Tyrese haliburt injury caused this achilles'

(02:18:34):
tendem situation to. Be brought to a Flashpoint because you're
talking ABOUT Game. SEVEN in the nba finals. I know
this happened again i know this Happened In, twenty nineteen
with kevin durant but since then there. Seems, to be
an endemic Okay we all know that HALIBERT was playing
through a caf string and it, had been any other,

(02:18:54):
situation maybe during the indseason. Probably would have sat out
but since the, championship was on the line and there's
no guarantee, then anybody gets there, again there's no tyranty okay.
See ever gets There Again insert your own dan marino
comment in nineteen eighty three After He. Got to his
super bowl We'll see? Was a Super Bowl eighteen checked

(02:19:15):
that super bowl, nineteen in nineteen, Eighty Five and you
Know Joe montana and the san francisco forty nine ers
rode them. Like a Red. And mule they beat miami
and then there was that Famous Commercial right after The
Super bowl When Both dan marino and joe montana converge
On a pepsi, machine and montana reaches, down pays for A,

(02:19:40):
soda Hands it to, MARINO and marina. So says, I
got it next year. Marino never made, it back there's
no guarantee okay. See ever makes It Back there's no
Guarantee Tyres halliburton and this indiana patris MAKE it. Back
to the nba finals and, so even before this happened this.
Has been a serious issue if, you're talking to what

(02:20:01):
happened why would seven players this year tear their, achilles
tenon that just concluded compared to. Zero, Zero The year
before now adam silver says he's not sure what. Has,
led to the increase okay this is an injury now
that causes players, to miss an entire season and since

(02:20:21):
the majority of These Injuries occur, Before the all star
break silver does not believe it's the amount of games
are playing. That lead to the issue he went on
to say that quote sometimes in the summer they're working
harder than when, they are on the season suggesting that
training from the players in the off season could have
a roll in their rise in achilles. Injuries during the

(02:20:44):
regular season he also said the amount of time players
play growing up could. Be, a factor as well well that's.
Been going on forty, years that's, not. A new you know,
Phenomenon and by the Way SILVER. Also, noted that andrea
i Guidala Who, works with the players union has recommended

(02:21:05):
players take more time off during the offseason to let their,
body let their bodies rest because players are taxing themselves
at early ages more than perhaps. The human Body can
endure but then silver went on to say that some
experts think it may have more, to do with youth
basketball what they do starting at age ten all, the

(02:21:25):
way through age nineteen and. They're all single sport athletes
so THE league is now, using ai to review videos
no not alan iverson artificial intelligence to see if they
can figure out any commonalities or patterns or potential Causes or.
Links to these achilles injuries IF you notice, the names
i read off a. Lot of them are stars, and

(02:21:48):
LET me tell you the nba is a league that.
Builds its brand around stars and, if you don't have
stars then you're Gonna have less of a that's, what
Really Makes this unfortunate because tyree saliburton really tried To
cut things out playing game seven ended up costing. Him
with a, serious injury he went down like, a lot

(02:22:10):
of these are it. Was a non contact injury it
was very clear from the videos. That his achilles, Had
popped he went, down he's pounding the floor and now
we're looking at a nine month surgery in, recovery and
right you know in the, biggest game of his life
he was TRYING to. PLAY through the caf strain i
don't know if there's any hard and fast answer. To

(02:22:31):
what is happening here one Of The other callers to midnight.
Hour had, an interesting, theory that is you, KNOW twenty
five years ago nba teams are ravaging. About ninety possessions
per game that's not up to about one and, ten
two hundred and fourteen which means players are getting, up, and,
down the, floor stopping starting you know Much, more Aggressively

(02:22:51):
Than were well the showtime lakers did that. Too back
In The day. So The celtics i've seen but. I'm
not saying he's wrong i'm just saying. We're grabbing its
straws here, but it is an issue and it is
an Issue To the point where adam. Silver, is looking
into it well we, covered all on this, show including
the sports field futb, Oil and DON'T look now but
the us men's soccer team actually won a. Couple of

(02:23:14):
games this week this week was? It, ALL mean pee.
Wee hell i don't. Know that's what we Go We'll
take You. To Christophet's World, of soccer the, greatest goals the.

Speaker 1 (02:23:29):
Thrilling. Finishes the international drama him it's all here In
this Report.

Speaker 20 (02:23:40):
From The World Of soccer the club world cup has,
hit the round of sixteen, and, while there, are many
MANY many criticisms many that i Level In Particular. Towards
the club world cup the round of SIXTEEN field IS
one that i think. Fifa is demonstrably happy with it
is a field that Is not, surprisingly dominated by european

(02:24:02):
clubs but also features A fairly. Good amount, of brazilian
clubs in fact a whole quarter Of the field of The.
ROUND of sixteen was brazilian a few, have already been
knocked out as some teams are already punching their, tickets
To The quarter finals including paul Maris, over THEIR countrymen
at botafogo and i think that is something that everyone.

(02:24:24):
Is pretty, Well pleased with once again brazil's angling to
be The Host Of the Next club, world cup, and
brazilian clubs if anyone have been the ones who have
been left Out Of any kind of champions league. Hubbub
of which the Club The Argument to the club world
cup is that, it would include those Clubs So we
will see paul Marris will be taking. On chelsea in

(02:24:46):
the quarterfinals there's Also the Inclusion of.

Speaker 1 (02:24:49):
All Hellal The arabic side the arab league.

Speaker 20 (02:24:52):
Has Been puffing their chest christiano ronaldo continues to do,
heavy lifting for the league proclaiming it's ability to be
among some of The best, and knowing the arabic front
they will continue to pump money into their clubs in
hopes that they can continue to improve. Their standing Across

(02:25:13):
the board so all halol's entry into the. ROUND of
sixteen is please i Don't Think they're, getting past manchester
city however but then they have the wrinkle of two
conker calf clubs. In This ROUND of sixteen, monterey who's
i will admit their entry in here has a lot
less to do with anything other than the fact that

(02:25:33):
they Managed a draw against an argentinian side and that
group was Pretty Much. Handed To internazion Al Milan the
japanese side red diamonds were Not Exactly Competitive in this
club world cup and they Managed to edge out. The
argentinian SIDE for that but then i Really need to
get over along to This Is The Inclusion Of Inter,
miami inter miami leonel.

Speaker 1 (02:25:55):
Messi The Hosts.

Speaker 20 (02:25:56):
Of the club world cup they are in the round
of six and in fact they Will be Playing at
Noon eastern On Sunday This. Sunday against paris Saint Jermaine
as that is leonel messi will be playing against his
former club And. The current champions of europe it's it's

(02:26:18):
really funny how things just managed. To work Out, THAT
way now into miami. I will give them credit has
really had to lean on some real Miracle making from
the great one himself in order. To make it This
Far and it was lionel messi's kick in The fifty
fourth minute against porto which was The deciding three points

(02:26:39):
that putterer, into the Round Of sixteen while as luis
suarez was the goal that equalizes To Help them draw
with paul marris And Avoid. Getting knocked out paul merrison
inter managed.

Speaker 1 (02:26:52):
To move on into, this Round with Equal Points although porto.

Speaker 20 (02:26:55):
And al ali didn't really pose much. Of a threat
to them Hard to see Get Into Miami. Getting past
paris saint germain we, don't need to explain why but
we've Talked About How damn. Good paris saint germain is
but it is a little notch in the Feather Of
the cap of inter miami, to take away from this
and if they can manage to somehow Stun The, world

(02:27:17):
and defeat paris germain that would. Be something even more
incredible i'm not going to go ahead And Say The
hopes of major league soccer being taken as A World.
Power rest upon inter miami that's, Simply not true at
ALL and we watched other mls clubs get. Thoroughly destroyed
in this competition but it would be, something very fascinating,
to watch and if anything it is a small Glimmer

(02:27:39):
Of good. Hope for north AMERICAN soccer while the etem
usa continues to Beat Up on, an unimpressive, gold cup
field once again you can say.

Speaker 1 (02:27:48):
That they, have victories on.

Speaker 2 (02:27:49):
Their hands and they do.

Speaker 20 (02:27:50):
They're still missing their stars they still won't have a ton,
of time After This. Club after this gold cup they Will,
have two, dates in september two matches two matches in
the twenty twenty five calendar right now, to get the
team back and it will be months before they see.
Each other to train again and of course we are
once A GETTING back and, familiar conka caf, territory where

(02:28:11):
you know what it's really hard to say there's anything
Impressive unless You are Beating, Canada and mexico or, Mexico
and to be honest i'm not even sure how much
either of those sides, really show you how impressive the
Team is. Against anything, Like EUROPEAN competition as always, team
usa remains a massive massive wild card When It comes to.

(02:28:32):
The world, Cup, next year and finally bernie one quick.
Note from the club's side we've talked a lot about The,
feel good story of wrexham who Is Moving up to
the english championship who which, means they are one step
one more promotion away from Joining The.

Speaker 1 (02:28:47):
Ranks of the premier.

Speaker 20 (02:28:48):
League but they will be doing it this year without
the star that really Got Them, Out Of. The, national
league paul mullen mullen now thirty And known to the
rex and fan base as the, man who delivered some
fantastic unbelievable goals that lifted, rexhim in its darkest Hours
is on loan to Wigan and According To, their wrexham

(02:29:12):
coach Phil Parkinson that.

Speaker 1 (02:29:14):
Move was paul mullen's decision he.

Speaker 20 (02:29:17):
Wanted To play regular Football the west side of wrexham
will obviously be, really trying to get lean get tough
and improve in A Lot, OF positions, and paul mullen
i feel unfortunately for all of the heroism was always.
Going to eventually get replaced the age wasn't working.

Speaker 1 (02:29:36):
Out for him.

Speaker 20 (02:29:37):
And, these kind of heroes unfortunately as you start to
climb the ranks of professional soccer start to feel very
much so like. Big fish in, small, ponds it Is
Bittersweet however to see paul mullen leave, on a season long,
loan and to be honest it's going to be fascinat
to see if there's even much of a future for

(02:29:57):
him playing meaningful minutes when he does return and direct
some that'll do, It, for us this week, bernie the summer.
Is hot keep yourself cool we'll see You next Time.

Speaker 1 (02:30:05):
On the world Of soccer There it is.

Speaker 2 (02:30:07):
World of soccer coming up, we wrap up the show
Ask Some final thoughts On cooper flag and also i'll share.
With you a little story is this possibly the greatest?
High school basketball team ever, when you, hear, THIS roster
you'll say yeah i think they might be the greatest.

(02:30:30):
High School Basketball Team ever i'm Bernie Fraddlework Company Line
From Las. Vegas fox sports. Radio studios don't go Away
You're Listening to The Bernie Frattle. Show on, fox sports
radio all right Wrapping It Up, ON the bernie frattle
Show i Thank my producers mark And, brianna turning all the,

(02:30:51):
dinalds keeping us glued together managing through all the, callers
in the midnight hour and brand? New fool what my
name all the. Efforts to all the professionalism as we've
been With you Since eleven, pm pacific on saturday night
And we'll, Be back, next saturday night July. Fifth AT

(02:31:11):
eleven pm pacific before I get to the what i
think might be the greatest, high school basketball team ever
and you'll hear a. Couple of very familiar names Just
Some final Thoughts on cooper flag because i'm ON record
period as saying i believe he is going to be A.

(02:31:35):
BIG success in the nba i don't, know IF they'll
win championships. But i do know this. He's a highly competitive.
Individual he wants to WIN. It's wired into his dna
He's ready to help the. MAVs win from day one
and this is a good situation going to this team
as a rookie that's going to allow them to, compete quickly,
as opposed to you know being part, of a long

(02:31:57):
Term building rebuilding approach Like Wemby. HAS in, in san
antonio i mean He gets to Join The mavericks Who Have,
anthony Davis, And Derek, LIVELY The, Second Daniel. Gafford pj
washington Klay Thompson you will see Kyrie Irving back. By
the all star. Break i'm convinced of it and he's
locked Under contract and even without irving for, most OF

(02:32:20):
the next year and i just certainly He'll Be back.
By The all star break the maps are going to
make it to the playoffs and. We'll see what they
do and. That's where the Story begins, because everybody last
february second or Whatever It was that made nico harrison The.
Village Idiot for trading luca and i'm, not going to

(02:32:41):
defend him but his. Decision was to prioritize defense it's
hard to imagine bringing in a better young. Addition if
that's your goal flag is not, only a terrific defensive player.
He's a willing defensive player he'll embrace being part of
the team that wants to build its culture around. The,
end of the floor look here's. A guy six foot
eight he can bring. The ball off the, floor, he's a.

(02:33:04):
Tenacious defender rebounder shop locker he doesn't necessarily. Have a
go to shot, he's just an. All around great basketball
player kind of reminds Me A Kid Out of saint
vincent saint mary's back, in two thousand and three who,
was also six foot eight brought, the ball. Off the
floor tenacious. Defender, You, Get the picture yeah lebron i'm

(02:33:25):
not saying he's Going. To Be the next lebron what
i'm saying there's a comp, there in, terms of, awareness body. Type,
et cetera Et cetera okay so the MAVs come. Out,
smell like a rose now there's been A Lot of,
hooplah Around cooper flag already, And I'm. Looking at you
david aldridge there are objective, truth in our personal feelings

(02:33:48):
and when you have, an opinion about a player the
truth of the matter is all that is going to
matter at the? End is do they win do they
compete to a winning they do they. Contribute TO a
winning team but i Am Of the opinion that cooper
flag is going to be a little bit more harshly
judged for one simple reason because he. Was drafted number

(02:34:10):
one overall, if You Don't believe me remember magic johnson
number One drafted overall nineteen eighty chick hern the play
By play announcer for, the lakers at. The time lost his,
MIND no. One remembers this I do he Wanted The.
Lakers to draft sidney Moncrief he did not think, magic was,
a complete player wasn't, sure had a, limited Game as,

(02:34:33):
it were per chick's mind and. He kind of lumbered
gracefully though obviously it only Took a few weeks for
chick to change his mind after that Game One Victory,
over the San diego clippers At Which Magic jumped, into
kreem abdul jabbar's, Arms and, AFTER the game JABBAR said
i don't think i can take. Eighty one more. Of
these well, Guess what eight months, later magic was jumping

(02:34:54):
center scored forty Two points beat in the philadelphia seventy
six ers for the first to five championships. Nine finals
in twelve years magic. Was drafted number one overall. That's
why there was scrutiny but you know? Who Wasn't. Drafted
number one larry bird he was actually drafted, six in
nineteen seventy, eight returned back To College Played. For the indiana,

(02:35:16):
state sycamores in seventy Nine Made It. To the national championship.
GAME boston retained his Rights i guarantee you had, bird
been drafted number one the scrutiny would. Have been a
lot different do you know who? Else Wasn't. Drafted, number
one michael, jordan oh by the way you know who
was drafted, Number One. On Seventy Eight michael thompson so
michael jordan was drafted, third in nineteen Eighty four right

(02:35:37):
Behind A Chema. Lodjia wan on sam buie You Think
the scrutiny on michael jordan would have been more if. You'd,
Been Drafted, number one yes kobe, bryant at seventeen years
old was drafted thirteenth overall in nineteen. Ninety six and
promptly traded but he was drafted Right Behind, the legendary
of itali potapenko and the number One Picked. That year

(02:36:00):
was alan iverson IT'S, no different. In the nfl all
right Look At the scrutiny, that caleb williams is under
and a, lot of it's. Self Induced That's a fact
but caleb. Williams was drafted number one you know, Who Was.
Drafted number two jade daniels far More Scrutiny and attention

(02:36:22):
on caleb williams because, He was drafted number one. So
it's a different dynamic it's a far more different. Dynamic based,
on expectations impact you know how you were going to,
be expected to contribute immediately not to, the team you're
playing for but to the. Overall Impact in the league

(02:36:42):
bryce young. Was drafted number one. Overall been an incredible
scrutiny i've loved the Kid Since He Was. AT modern
day high school i. Think he's gonna be fine but
had he, been drafted seventh or ninth you wouldn't have.
Had this kind, of scrutiny by the way guess who was?
Drafted NUMBER. Two. Behind him c j Stroud Stroud been outstanding,
And jayden daniels is outstanding and who's to say maybe

(02:37:03):
they wouldn't have been the same had they, been Drafted
Number one Overall Like, caleb williams or bryce young. But
we're never gonna Know The, list goes on trevor. Lawrence
who's drafted. Number One the scrutiny continues. Kyler murray drafted
number one how about let's. Go Back, to twenty eighteen,
baker mayfield Drafted Number One Joined, the hugh jackson cleveland

(02:37:29):
browns who'd been one in thirty one the two years
prior managed to get them to. The playoffs his Third
year but you know colin won't miss a Chance to
rag On The. Cleveland version, Of baker mayfield so Look
I'm of the belief cooper flag will be that rare
impact player who's the first day he steps out of

(02:37:52):
the court Is going to help the. Mavericks do what
they do and the fact that he was drafted number
one is going to put the white hot intensity of
a million suns on him. Just the way it, is
but you know. WHAT he's been there before i just.
Teased this a second ago who is the greatest? High,

(02:38:17):
school basketball team ever well you might not have to
look any further than last year Twenty Three twenty Four.
The monteverti academy in may here's. A trivia question for
you who's the only team WITH more twenty twenty five
nba first round First Round Draft Picks, than cooper flag's,

(02:38:40):
Duke Yes you guessed, It Cooper. Flag's prep team monteverti academy? How,
about these for teammates well you already know Unless, you've
been living under iraq and even if you've, been living under.
A rock you'd probably know cooper flag was the number
one recruit out of high school and went. Number one

(02:39:01):
in the draft he Was a. Key cock on monteverti's
team they, Went thirty three and oh no one got.
Within seven Points Of, him that was saint paul the Sixth, HIGH.
School out Of washington dc they beat they Beat one
team by ninety they killed, everybody thirty three and oh
guess who? Else Was on that Team derek queen out
of maryland the number eighteen recruit coming out of high

(02:39:24):
school and went. Number thirteen in the draft guess Who Else.
WAS On the monteverty Academy, asa newell out of georgia
the number thirteen recruit, coming out of high school went number.
Twenty three in? The draft were not done yukon had
a player you may remember this past Year by. The
name of liam McNeely he was the number seventeen recruit

(02:39:47):
coming out of high school and went number. Twenty nine
in the draft, Best high school team ever you tell
me you'll not Be shocked to know that monteverty went
thirty three and oh. And won the national. Championship During,
this senior year cooper flagg the number. One Pick, in
the draft derrek queen the number thirteen pick In, The Draft,
out of maryland ason newell the number twenty three pick In,

(02:40:09):
the Draft out, of georgia and liam McNeely the number
twenty nine pick In, the draft out of yukon all
played for. The same high school team they were so
stacked they adopted a system where they'd rotate the starters
and they'd just have a different, player coming off the
bench and you can look. Up all their stats online.

(02:40:30):
So there. You have it we'll see i'm ALREADY looking
forward to. THE nba, season next year, i mean with
what's happening there are. A tremendous amount Of Storylines as my,
mentor dick schapp taught me. You're route for the story
it's Gonna Do It. For the bernie frattle Show we'll
see you NEXT. Saturday night at eleven pm keep it
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