April 20, 2024 • 40 mins
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott weighed in on his contract situation. Our Vegas Insider Todd Fuhrman drops in for all the latest NFL Draft and NBA Playoff odds. And Larry Nance Jr. is NOT BETTING on the Pels!
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Speaker 3 (00:49):
You know, I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
It was like it was like a three minute outage,
justin I just missed that with the Mets, and I
saw Francisco Indoors steaming for a home on a single
and then my my cable went out. Can you tell
what happened on that play? Can you tell me what happened? Nope, no, no, no, no,
no nos out.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
He won't even on the microphone now no, I'm done.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
No, look at finished. It's nine to four. The Mets
are winning over the motem for my sixty four. Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Yes, as you just heard from a special delivery Steve
de Sager, Mets lead the Dodgers nine to four in
the top of the ninth inning.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
He though.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That really happened.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
No, that's actually the score, and the Diamondbacks lead the
Giants fifteen to one going to the ninth inning.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
And yes, Blake Snell was either so good or so.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Bad tonight that as e RA went down from twelve
and a half to eleven and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
So that's pretty good. That's you know again, the long
road begins with that next pitch.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Hey, just think if he has another like seven or
eight times out like tonight when he gave up a
bunch of runs in three innings, like his era will
eventually settle around six.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Well, as long as he pitches enough innings, you can
at least make that metric stand up of well, we
only paid him x amount per inning.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Ah, that is true.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
I'm trying to be positive here well, because if we
take the other breakdowns of whip and e RA or whatever,
it could be a very bleak tale. But if I
can tell you that he pitched one hundred and seventy innings.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We've won. Listen.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
But I'll also tell you this. I mean, let's be honest.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
When he goes home tonight to play Twitch, don't you
feel bad for everybody's playing against He is just gonna
obliterate them.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
He's gonna be so man, he cares that much. Oh
mag he.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Cares about Twitch.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Come on, man, no, no, no, I meant the results of
the game where that would motivate him.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I would dispute that with you right there. I don't
think it matters that much.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Yo.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Uh so yeah, So Blake's tell another horrendous night. This
is what I always say. I'm so glad. I never
want to pay for pitching like this long term. It's
too dicey of an investment. I say it all the time. Yes,
it's only two years and sixty three million for Blake Snell,
but it's two years and sixty three million. So much
can go wrong when you pay a premium month starting
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pitching so much. And I'm just look, I never wanted
Blake Snell.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
I never know.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Let's not go get no, no, no, and resist and
look now the Padres are saying, well, we better hope
it's just an early season thing, because.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Wow, if this is what the guy is.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
But then again, Blake snow has only been good in
his entire career in contract years. He's not playing for
a contract this year, so oh well.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Very early returns on I hate to say I told
you so analysis of the off season and warning teams away.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Early results in in the I Told you So of
the offseason Jason Smith and Blake Snell. So we'll have
more baseball on the way because we'll try to bring
you the final out of the Mets Dodgers game live.
But a big headline tonight out of football that we
were not expecting, a courtesy of a gala, all right now.
(04:00):
Dak Prescott tonight made an appearance at the Children's Cancer
Funds A Night to Remember gala, which he serves as
a co chair with Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Right, great thing he's done.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Dak Prescott has done a lot of things like this,
and Dallas, Troy Aikman again has done a lot of
great things like this. And we talked about in the
beginning of the offseason. We were the first ones to
tell you, I'm not going to be shy about that. Hey,
Jerry Jones saying we're all in just meant I'm not
spending money this year. I'm all in on this year
means I'm not spending any money and the team is
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on the field and I'll make changes after this year.
So suddenly the conversation about Dak Prescott getting a long
term contract was off the table. Wait a minute, Jerry
Jones loves to give his guys, but he wanted to
give Dak Prescott all kinds of cash. Well, he's not,
and as Dak Prescott said tonight, they have not really
begun any conversation with the Cowboys on a new deal.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Here's Dak from tonight's gala.
Speaker 5 (04:57):
I don't want to say I'd puzzled, obviously, Honestly, I'm
just I'm focused on the guys that we have. I
know we've got a lot of great guys, a lot
of a lot of good that that's returning in that
locker room. And I say good, but great and young
guys that are good that are making that next step.
So obviously have faith in those guys always done well
(05:18):
in the draft and bringing some guys in so hopefully
that will make a big impact. And think right now,
for me, it's about just focusing on the locker room
and pouring into those guys. And I don't control that
side and making those moves, so I'm not gonna put
too much thought and and ankst into it. I guess
and what we're doing and how we're getting that done,
rather than just how can invest in the guys and
making sure that they're getting better and holding myself accountable
(05:40):
to do this all.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Right, First things first, Whenever somebody says I don't want
to say I'm something, that means that's exactly what.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
They are, whatever's coming out of their mouth. Next.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Yeah, like Dak's saying I don't want to say I'm puzzled, No,
that means he's very puzzled. Like when I say I
don't want to say I'm mad about this, No, that
means I'm mad, But I don't want to seem overly
mad because I don't want to lose my temper. Yeah,
you know why Dak is puzzled because he thought he
was going to railroad Jerry Jones for a sixty million
dollar contract. Why because Jerry Jones loves to pay his
star players a lot of money. He feels it reflects
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well on him, it reflects well on the game, it
reflects well on the Cowboys, and this is something.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
I like to do.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Everybody that the Cowboys have had come through who has
been a star the last few years. No, hey, I
know Jerry wants to pay me and they win that war.
Dak is puzzled because when it's time for him to
get paid, now, time for him to get his sixty
million dollar a year contract.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
What's happening. Jerry Jones is saying, yeah, we're not talking
about it.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Wait, what what do you mean We're I'm not getting
my contract. No, this is the most surprising development of
the offseason. Jerry Jones has allowed Dak Prescott to become
a free agent after this year. There's no talk now,
They're not going to talk during the year. None of
that is happening. He's allowing Dak Prescott to become a
free agent and the possibility of losing him is out there.
(06:59):
If he really wanted to re sign Dak Prescott right
now and give him money, he would do that.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
But the two.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Playoff losses the last two years are so bad. They're
just so they reflect so poorly on Dak Prescott because
he's the guy most responsible for both of those losses,
the forty nine Ers two years ago and end of
the Packers this year. Yes, Jordan Love had a perfect
quarterback rating, but wow, was Dak Prescott awful? Doesn't matter.
If you go on a heater like Dak did this
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year and become an MVP candidate for the final three
quarters of the season, doesn't matter. Look at the failures
we had in the playoffs. So Jerry Jones is eminently
okay with losing Dak Prescott at the end of this year,
and Dak Prescott better start coming around to that because
that's what's gonna happen. Because the only way Dak stays
is if the Cowboys are great. Dak is great, and
(07:49):
they win a couple of playoff games, Like, if they
win a couple of games, they get to the NFC
Championship Game. Now I have to get to the Superowl,
but they get to the NFC Championship Game. Hey, Jerry
Jones will be the first guy to put his arm
around Dak prey and say, Okay, we're ready, we want
you to come back here. Sixty million dollars and you're
the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. But short of that, Dak Prescott's
gonna be playing someplace else next year. And news flash,
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the Cowboys aren't going to the NFC title Game this year.
They decided, and Jerry Jones decided, we're not going to
improve this offseason when we absolutely needed to improve.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
We're not good enough.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
We were a paper team last year and all they
did was bring back a couple of spare parts. So
far they have gotten eminently worse in the last couple
of months. They're not gonna fix all their holes in
the NFL draft. So the Cowboys are gonna have a
bad year. And what's gonna happen is they're gonna blow
it up at quarterback and Dallas will have a new
guy under center a year from now, and Dak Prescott's
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can to be the quarterback of the Browns or someplace
else or the Seahawks, or try to make his career
there because he'll get a big deal from someone for
a couple of years, but it ain't gonna be in Dallas.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
So we better get used to that fact right now.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Yeah, it's just the curiosity moving forward, because historical Jerry
Jones your guy is the guy that you pay, right,
And with Dak, the idea has always been because of
where he was selected, he was always gonna be the guy, right,
It's all the why does he fire Jason Garrett, Well,
he likes Jason Garrett.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
He's not gonna get rid of Jason Garrett, right like.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
But it's the same thing from the player side, right, loyal,
you know when it wasn't when Zeke went to Mexico, right,
they went and found him there. It's like he got paid. Yeah,
you know, all of those kind of situations. Has always
been his guy. So the one the fact that this
has played out a little differently Stephen Jones, you know,
he did his one oh five point three the Fans
(09:37):
segment seemingly instead of his old man for this one
uh and and talked about the quarterback room with Trey
Lance and you know, his future. But you know that
Cooper Rush has been solid for them, and you know
kind of the double speak of I don't know, we
like dag By, you know, like, okay, that's fine. And
then Dak as part of this event tonight, you know,
had one of those ass point blank if he's you know,
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looking to be the highest paid quarterback, and he kind
of dismissed it, paused and said.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Well, well you know that kind of thing.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
So you know, it's it's there, and certainly you want
to be compensated, you know, especially you're in there in Dallas.
You know, we talk about paying an extra tax based
on the weight the burden of a place. Being the
quarterback in Dallas gives you great power, right and certainly
a lot of endorsement deals and whatever else the suite
(10:29):
in the pot. But everything is always going to be
your fault, and for Dak Prescott that's certainly the case.
Now he got off a little bit this last playoff
run until we have is rated him because everybody just
wanted to blame the defense, like you know, they could
have kept him off the field with maybe one drive.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
I would have made for an easier time.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
You know, maybe you could make a defensive substitution or
change up the game plan if you didn't have to
keep running guys back out there, you know in three
plays when it was three and out. But going forward, yeah,
it's tough, right, What over sixty quarterbacks started the last
two years, and we see the thirst to find the
next one. We're talking five six quarterbacks to get drafted
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in the first round on Thursday, ahead of us coming
on air and eviscerating your team for what they did.
Kevin O'Connell addressing it, saying he sent flowers to the Patriots.
He gave a speech and then said, well, I all,
they got to have one team that's you know, acquiesces
to us up there, and yeah, I send flowers to
Robert Kraft. Kind of an interesting little sideline.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
To all of this.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
But for Dak Prescott, yes, still coveted, heavy price that
will come with it, and a track record that says
he can only get you so far, and so teams
have to decide where they're at. And there's certainly plenty
that are in the dregs that maybe it's worth it
to buy a little bit of notoriety and stability with Dak,
(11:55):
even if he's not getting you to the promised land.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
No.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Look, and there will be. Look, he will be the
modern day, modern day because he's still the guy. But
he will be just like Kirk Cousins. Right, Like Kirk
Cousins has put up a lot of big numbers the
last few years. He's won a little bit with Minnesota,
but not to that level. Very similar as far as
what they do for their teams. I'll be a little
different skill sets. But and this is why Hey kirk
(12:18):
Cousins as well sought after got a big Hey went
to Atlanta, now big deal, made a lot of money
with Minnesota. That's gonna be the same kind of thing
with Dak Prescott. Like after this year, it's gonna be, Hey,
we like him. Here's three years and you know, one
hundred and sixty million dollars, Like you'll get fifty five
million dollars guarantee, will guarantee you all your money for
the next three years. We feel that's a pretty good
(12:41):
risk we can take for Dak Prescott for three years
as ages thirty two to thirty five quarterback, right, Like,
that's that's what you can do. Like that, That's what
I see. And there will be a lot of teams
that want to do that. I just mentioned the Browns
obviously Seattle. There will be a few teams that will say, hey,
we'd be in for that. The Raiders would be in
for something like that. There'll be a few teams ay,
all right, we can do that. We think we can win.
Ish we get Dak out of Dallas. He still does this. Okay, great,
(13:04):
but that's gonna be what it is, and it's gonna
be Dak Prescott on another team because I mean, it's
not happening for the Cowboys and Jerry Jones has changed
his attitude on a dime. And like I said, that's
the biggest development this offseason was Jerry Jones saying, Nope,
nobody's getting paid. Dak's not getting paid. I'll allow you
to hit free agency because there's no handshake deal between
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the two saying hey, if things go great, you'll come back. No,
Dak's going to say, screw you. You're not kidding me.
I'm gonna get all this money from somebody else. I
had a great year, so there's none of that. I mean,
just think about that for Jerry Jones. So now you know,
get used to this is the last year Dak Prescott's
gonna have as a Dallas Cowboy exit about a Fresca exit.
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Mike harmon OBO. As I watched the recap the Mets
and the Dodgers. Oh, the Mets win nine to four.
The Mets have eight losses, the Dodgers have ten, but
the Mets have only paid two hundred and sixty thousand
dollars per loasful.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
The Dodgers are paid one point four million. Look at you?
Uh love those stats so much? Yes, I love running
that moneyball line.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Uh so, Yes. Big night in Major League Baseball. Blake
Snell gets ripped again. In the NBA, the playing round
goes as none of us thought it would tonight. The
teams missing their stars both win and move on. The
Pelicans move on and in the Eastern Conference, as do
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the Heat without Jimmy Butler.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
What does this mean going forward?
Speaker 1 (15:45):
What about the odds on favorites to go in the
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Speaker 1 (16:00):
Seal on CBS. It is Todd Furman. Todd, what's happening, Bud?
Speaker 8 (16:04):
Not all like of a lot, gentlemen. Hopefully you guys
are enjoying your fine Friday night. And I know Smith
you're already making reservations for the second round when the
Knicks up end the seventy six ers despite playing with
a six man rotation that TIBs will run into the ground.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
It doesn't matter. Six in the first round is okay.
So we get to the later rounds, we'll be in trouble.
Speaker 8 (16:21):
No, it's a great point. The NBA fords you that
luxury because it actually takes a month on the calendar
to play a bet the seventh Series, because that's what
the league deals is the most apropos way to showcase
the best teams that are out there and make sure
that everybody has proper viewing windows unless you're the Pacers
and Bucks, because those games get relevated to NBA TV.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Hey, tod, I want to ask got because I want
to cash in that bet I made with you in
the preseason that by April twentieth the Mets would have
less losses than Dodgers and a better record percentage wise.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
I want to catch in on that. Now.
Speaker 8 (16:52):
Hey, look suddenly that slow start to the season is
officially in their rearview and they're talking about World Series
front runners in Flushing. Given the way the Mets are
out there, lighting the baseball on fire, chemistry in the
locker room, positive stories coming out, and clearly we know
we've learned one thing about Major League Baseball that it's
the teams that are playing the best on April nineteen
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that are the teams that you want to back when
the games mean the most in October. But you look
at the holly contested National League eest and a three
horse race starting to emerge. I think the Miami Marlins
already on the clock with the Chicago White Sox and
the Colorado Rockies for the number one pick in the
twenty twenty five MLB Entry Draft.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Can the White Sox get to fifty wins? Todd?
Speaker 8 (17:33):
I mean.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Lossis no fifty runs, Todd? Can they get the fifty
runs exactly? That's exactly what I was going to say.
Speaker 8 (17:40):
I mean getting the fifty wins might require scoring more
than every third game. I mean, it's pretty impressive. When
you have a run differential through nineteen games of minus
sixty one and you've given up ninety nine runs, you've
scored a grand total of thirty eight. The thirty eight
is so impressive that if you look around baseball, I
don't think there's any team in that same zip code.
When the Oakland A's are clearing that by twenty runs
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thus far, it speaks to the fine ownership group they
have there on the South Side, headlined by Jerry Reinthorp.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Thanks pal, Hey, that's over for all you do.
Speaker 8 (18:13):
We're normally here to reign on the Mets parade, but
I can come after the White Sox. I'm more than
happy to do.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
No, no, no, Look, it was my day to wear it
in every every guard. Right.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
These guys went after me because I hadn't memorized all
the Taylor Swift lyrics off the new double album. The
White Sox obviously shut out. That was the highlight because
then the Bulls went and got trounced. So you know,
it's just a banner day for me.
Speaker 8 (18:35):
Hey, look it happens. I mean, they can set you
up for disappointment. You can have your spring entirely to
yourself because you won't have any sweats, and you can
get excited about Northwestern playing in a makeshift facility that's
going to have about two hundred and twenty six vans
right there on the shores of Lake Michigan to watch
Big ten football.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
I look forward to walking up and watching those games.
Speaker 1 (18:54):
You want something great, right you want something absolutely totally
great right now? Okay, So if you wanted to look
up what baseball teams have scored the fewest runs in
baseball history in a season.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Okay, the leaders right now?
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Twenty nine teams are all from twenty twenty four, right,
because it's all teams have fifty eight, fifty eight, sixty
six to sixty nine. And the eighteen eighty four Brewers,
which scored fifty three runs. Okay, they're to the left
of everybody else. Everybody else in Major League Baseball so
far this year has scored more than fifty three runs.
The only team on the left side of the eighteen
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eighty four Brewers are the White Socks, who have thirty eight.
Speaker 8 (19:33):
Hey, I mean, look, if you're gonna go out there
in these games, you may as well do so in
a blaze of glory. Damn right, generating runs and not
something that the White Sox have done. But you know
who can blame them when you look at the recent stretch,
knowing that if they can cobble together four runs, it
is a watershed moment for the South.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
Siders fail spectacularly.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It is what I always say, Todd, So as we
look forward to the playoffs, you know, we go to
the top and he can do his thing in a minute.
Western Conference Denver and the Lakers. This is what everybody said, Ah,
they should have avoid whatever.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
But is this the right time to get them? What
do the odds say?
Speaker 8 (20:09):
I mean, look, I'm not going to bet against the
Denver Nuggets, even with a ding depth Jamal Murray. The
deeper they go into the playoffs, maybe that becomes a concern.
But this is a Lakers team that I think a
lot of people made a case for last year in
the Western Conference Final. Maybe they can upset the Nuggets,
as I recall that didn't quite go according to plan. Yeah,
I've seen a little bit of money come in on
the Lakers for the series. Oftentimes you do when you
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can get Lebron James in company at prices of three
to one or better. We'll see if the Lakers are
going to have to go out there and steal a
game on the road. You want to split one of
the first two up there in the Mile High City,
and we'll see if they're able to do so as
seven point dogs for that game tipping off in primetime
tomorrow night. But this Denver Nuggets team for me still
the class of the Western Conference, and we'll see if
they're able to hold serve their road at least on paper,
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though a little bit more daunting than the Boston Celtics,
who may be able to dress their B team to
go through an Eastern conference that doesn't exactly have in
the way a heavy hitters.
Speaker 1 (21:01):
All right, if I had to say to you, Todd
Hat want your advice, I want to parlay two first
round upsets, which is the lower seeded team beating the
higher seeded team, one in the West, one in the East.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Who do you like?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
You had one team to pull the upset in the East,
one team in the West.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Who do you like?
Speaker 8 (21:16):
I mean, here's the thing that's pathetic, And you guys
can laugh at me all you want. I couldn't even
tell you where some of these teams are seated. I
mean I go purely off the numbers. What I'm looking
at the series prices to try and identify, you know,
the way odds makers view things, so you know this
is a series where Look, I don't necessarily believe in
the Cleveland Cavaliers. I think it's a team that you
know is playing games down the stretch. Now, do the
(21:38):
Magic have shot makers other than Paulo bon Caro, probably not,
but I think that's a team that comes in playing
with a bit of house money that can be a
little bit dangerous at the price tag of plus one
seventy or thereabouts. And then when you look elsewhere, I
think a lot of people trying to make a case
for the Suns. But I don't believe it's the easiest
flipping a switch. So I don't think that's necessarily an upset,
and this one isn't by the odds. But if the
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Bucks don't get Giannis ete Koumpo back, I think it's
a real problem for Pacers team that's going to want
to push the tempo. This is the opportunity for Tyrese
Haliburton to really announce his presence as a bona fide superstar,
So that'd probably be the direction I would look. I
think the other series it's getting trendy for a slight
underdog in terms of the seating is the Denver Mavericks.
But in terms of odds makers expectations, they've moved out
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to a dollar thirty five favorite.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
There.
Speaker 4 (22:22):
All right, Todd, Well, last NBA question of it, since
he punted it on asking about the Knicks, He's still
kind of pissy that the Sixers are the favorite in
the series.
Speaker 8 (22:33):
Yeah, I mean the bottom line is this. You take
that and you use that as the underdog mentality. But
if Joel Embiid looked like the player we saw that
was a shell of himself against the Miami Heat, I
think the Knicks will be just fine. And who knows,
maybe the seventy six ers didn't work on the zone
that completely put their heads in a pretzel against Bolster
and the Heat. I think that Garden is going to
be an electric venue, and I think people can discount
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the Knicks at their own peril. The schedule definitely helps
them out. You of course love to have Julius Randall,
but you know Jalen Brunton arguably the most dynamic and
healthiest player there. I think the Knicks are more than
capable of knocking off the seventy six Ers, and maybe
the series doesn't go as long as some of the
NBA experts think.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Todd Furman greatest insider ever right here on the show.
Speaker 8 (23:18):
Hey, the bigger question I have for you guys, I mean,
when you look at the series price on the Boston Celtics,
are any of you guys itching to put up seventy
two hundred dollars to make one hundred dollars coming back,
because nothing like seeing a fifteen point favored in Game
one for the Boston Celtics taking out of Miami Heat,
team that will most likely be doing business without Jimmy Butler.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yeah, no, no, I'm okay with that. I'm absolutely I'd
rather put my money. Say you know what I was
going to say to you, Todd, Seriously, this is what
I would say, what kind of odds would you have given?
Because I like the Kings more than the Pelicans, right,
I'm embarrassed for the Kings. They lost this game that
they should not have. They're more talented to the Pelicans,
and they somehow gave this game away. But if the
if the Kings won, I said, what kind of odds
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did you give me? If I wanted to take all
all the lower seeds in the first round in the
NBA playoffs in the Western Conference, If I said I
want to take the Mavericks over the Clippers, the Suns
over the Timberwolves, the Lakers over the Nuggets, and the
Kings over the Thunder. I can't pick the Pelicans because
they're not going anywhere. But if that happened, that's a parley.
I would have won it. What kind of odds did
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you get me on that?
Speaker 8 (24:19):
I mean, any number that you wanted to throw out there,
I'd have been happy to book your actions. I know
there's a lot more parody in the NBA now than
what we've seen three, five, seven years ago, But at
the same time, you typically see the cream rise to
the top. And I think you know, when you look
at from the outside in in terms of what series
can be the most fascinating, everyone will point to the Mavericks, Clippers.
For me, it's all about the Suns and Timberwolves, because
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can the Sun's star power suddenly find a next level
and allow them to achieve some of the preseason expectations
where people thought that they were going to be neck
and neck with the Nuggets. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves can come
in play with a little bit of the underdog mentality,
use some of that size in the middle and take
away those mid range jumpers. So let this price continue
to drift and I would be much more intrigued the
Timberwolves to try and knock out the Suns.
Speaker 4 (25:02):
Todd NFL Draft stuff next Thursday, we kick it all off.
More trades in the first round are quarterbacks selected.
Speaker 8 (25:10):
I'll take more trades in the first rounds than quarterbacks selected.
I know the number that's widely available, four and a half.
Heavily juice to the over. We have to believe that
four guys will come off the board pretty early. Of course,
Kayleb Williams, Jade and Daniels, Drake May and JJ McCarthy.
I'm not buying Bonnicks as a legitimate first round pick
in any capacity. You watch him at Oregon, he was
extremely talented college quarterback, but at twenty four, you've seen
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him at his absolute best, and I don't think the
arm strength is there and capable of making those NFL throws.
And Michael Pennix becomes the X factor. Will a team
trade into the back half of the first round maybe
the most polished pocket passer of the quarterbacks that are
available towards the top of the draft. But at the
same time, look, I'm not sure Penis immediately steps in
as a Day one starter despite his maturity. And I
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think every year we hype up these quarterbacks and we
see guys fall. It was only a season ago where
the over under on will Levis to be drafted with
seven and a half, and will Levis was sitting in
the green room until early on in Day two as
he came off the board of the Tennessee Titans.
Speaker 1 (26:07):
Then all right, so Todd, if if I had to
say to you, all right, the magic number for quarterbacks
taken in the first round this year is how many
and it's all said and done, we go one through
thirty two, how many quarterbacks are gone in the first round.
Speaker 8 (26:21):
I'm going to say four. I think Pennix and Bonix
are guys that may be waiting to hear their names called,
and I don't think anybody else, you know, jumps up
a little bit higher. I know people have talked about
Spencer Rallery, and maybe that's a quarterback that's true value
proposition because he has the physical tools. You know, was
a little bit inconsistent during his time at both Oklahoma
and South Carolina. But you know, for me, I just
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don't see Penix and b Nick getting first round draft
eight grades. I know that fifth year of control is
extremely interesting, and there's always a possibility the team trades
into the tail end of the first round, But I
think four is the magic number. And quite frankly, I
think JJ McCarthy could be on the board a little
bit longer than people think as well.
Speaker 4 (27:00):
Last one for you, back to the NBA Jontay Porter,
how did that story resonate there in Las Vegas?
Speaker 8 (27:06):
I mean, there are so many levels of stupidity that
go around that, from Giontay Porter's actions, the way the
league chose to handle it, and sportsbooks who have decided
that any think it's a great idea to offer all
these single game parlays in a variety of other ways
that you can bet on role players. Look, the bottom
line is this, No casual better is running to the
window to try and tie Jontay Porter's stat line into
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some of their investments for a night. They're going to
do so when they have an edge, and I think
it's incumbent on the sportsbooks to create that level of
integrity focus on the superstars. It's different in the playoffs
and the Super Bowl, everybody clamors for it. But when
it's a Tuesday night in the middle of March and
people are looking down the depth chart for the Toronto
Raptors as they're playing out the stretch against the Detroit Pistons,
not the kind of thing that books need to make available.
(27:51):
And you know, oftentimes you make your own bed before
you lie in it. You hate the fact that Porter
gets a lifetime ban and probably would have been different
if it was a more high profile player. But sportsbooks
needs look themselves in the mirror and really figure out
some of their business models as we're trending into what
I think is a dangerous direction.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
He's on Twitter at Todd Furman, that is at Todd Feerman,
that bet the Board podcast.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
Check him out on CBS Todd.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
As always, Buddy, appreciate your time and appreciate your accurate,
warm and kind words about the New York Micks.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
Thank you, got it.
Speaker 8 (28:19):
Gentlemen, enjoy the first couple of days of the NBA
playoffs because by the time we talk next week, most
of these teams only have played one game in their
respected series.
Speaker 1 (28:28):
See you, buddy, I'll tell you like I said last night,
we had the night off last night to now starting tonight,
NBA action. Every day between now and Labor Day, we
have a game, playoff games go single day.
Speaker 3 (28:40):
We are ready.
Speaker 1 (28:41):
Another guy who is ready, He has been ready, and
he has all of the details of the Mets huge
nine to four win over the Dodgers.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
It's special delivery. Steve de Seger with what's trending? Did
the Mets play this week?
Speaker 1 (28:54):
You know, all of a sudden, the Mets win the
Dodgers whose fall and understand that.
Speaker 9 (29:00):
It's genuinely news. We'll just lead with the NBA, as
you were talking about the first round of the playoffs
starting this weekend. First game tomorrow Orlando at Cleveland. Second
round starts in May. By the way, the winners tonight
become the eight seeds. Play in tournament is over Miami,
same as last year at this time eliminated Chicago got
the eighth seed in the East. Miami beat the Bulls tonight,
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in fact led at the late first quarter thirty two
to thirteen one twelve to ninety one Heat the final
Tyler Herro twenty four points, ten rebounds, Jime Hawke is
with twenty one points as Jimmy Butler the Heat is
out with a sprained mcl. Then at New Orleans, the
Pelicans eliminated Sacramento one oh five ninety eight despite thirty
five points from de Aaron Fox, brandon Ingram with twenty
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four points, z Ion Williamson of the Pels out with
a hamstring injury. So New Orleans went six and oh
against Sacramento this season, including a win a week ago.
As far as the NHL playoffs, it starts tomorrow. Regular
season ended last night. Two reminders. The NFL Draft starts
Thursday night with live coverage on Fox Sports Radio. NASCAR
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returns to Fox TV this Sunday from Talladega, and Fox
will carry the Saturday Infinity Race. Former general manager in
the NFL, Bill Tobin, died at the age of eighty three.
He was an executive with the Bears, Colts, and Lyons.
The NCAA approved coach to player helmet communication for this season.
Teams can still signal in plays if they choose. Also,
the use of tablets to see in game video was approved,
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as was a two minute warning at the end of
each half. In college football, Colin Morikawa is in a
four way tie for the lead at Hiltonhead Island, leading
by one stroke Scottie Scheffler's three back American Nelly Corda
trails by one at the LPGA event in Texas. She's
won four straight tournaments going back to January.
Speaker 2 (30:46):
To Major League.
Speaker 9 (30:47):
Baseball, Arizona was up five to one at San Francisco
going to the seventh seventeen won the final over the Giants.
Twenty two hits in the game for the Diamondbacks that
ties a franchise record. It also had twenty two hits
against the Yankees when they forced a Game seven of
the World Series in two thousand and one. Losing pitcher
in the Bay Area, Blake SNeW he's zero and three.
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He actually lowered his ERA to eleven point five seven
in his Diamondbacks debut, the win to Jordan Montgomery six innings,
one run allowed. The Mets won their fifth straight game,
nine to four at Dodger Stadium, LA starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto
no decision, six innings, three earned runs allowed by him
nine strikeouts. Meanwhile, X Dodger Justin Turner for the Toronto
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Blue Jays had a solo homer, RBI single and the
win at San Diego five to one. Turner for Toronto,
batting three forty five padres as a team, went five
for thirty two with fourteen strikeouts. Tonight Seattle at Colorado
was snowed out. They'll play a split double hitter on Sunday.
Rocky's lefty pitcher Kyle Freelan was placed on the il
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with a strained elbow. Rockies have lost five in a row.
They're four and fifteen. The White Sox are three and sixteen.
Got shot out again seven nothing at Philadelphia Phills of
one four straight. Alec Bohm with two three run homers,
Trey Turner with three more hits. He's betting three point
fifty two hits for the White Sox offense two for
twenty nine. The White Sox shutout for a seventh time.
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They have yet to play twenty games this year since
The White.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
Sox have the lowest number of runs in the league
with thirty eight.
Speaker 3 (32:23):
Okay, second lowest are the A's and they.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Have fifty eight. Oh fifty eight. Yeah. But let me
ask this question of you, Jason.
Speaker 4 (32:31):
Do you believe that Steve is really fascinated with the
historic context of the White Sox futility or that he
knows how damn miserable I am.
Speaker 2 (32:41):
Which is the greater the former? Okay, I appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (32:47):
The latter is simply a bonus for all of us.
But the Red The Reds beat the angel seven to one.
Reds were up two to one in the eighth, Elie
Dylan Cruz with a homer, three RBA guys and three
stolen bases. Wins for the Cubs in Boston. Houston and
Justin Verlander got a five to three victory at Washington.
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Yankees five to three over Tampa Bay with five runs
bottom of the seventh, Juan Soto a three run homer.
Cleveland and Kansas City with wins, Royals at one eleven
of fourteen, Detroit and Milwaukee with victories. Brewers in ten
innings won two to one. At Saint Louis, Paul Goldschmid
of the Cardinals went zero for five. He's betting one
sixty nine. And at Atlanta, Travis Darnaut with three homers,
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including a grand slam in the six to break a
three to three tie. Braves eight three over Texas. Five
straight wins for the Braves and the win tonight to
Chris Sale who had seven strikeouts in seven innings.
Speaker 1 (33:39):
Back to you, thanks a bunch, Steve though the Jason
Smith Show with my best friend Mike Carmon coming up next.
Do we have a really hot take on one of
the NBA teams from tonight And you're gonna hear what
I guarantee you is the quote of the week in
the NBA following one of the play in games tonight.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
It is awesome. It is next Jason and Mike Fought.
Speaker 6 (34:01):
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Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven
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Speaker 1 (34:08):
Sports Radio The Jason Smith Show with My best friend
Mike Harmon Live from the Tirech dot Com Studios. Uh,
we'll have more final big thoughts from the NBA tonight,
but first we have to bring you what is absolutely
has to be the quote of the week. This has
just come in, uh, following the Pelicans win tonight, a
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surprise win because if you're the Kings, I'm embarrassed for
the Kings. They lost this game. They're the better team.
They're walking in. The Pelicans were wounded, They're minus their
best player and they just got drubbed and they got
run out of the building from the middle of the
second quarter on. It was embarrassing. But after the game,
you know, Pelicans are feeling good about themselves. Hey, baby
Zion'll come back in a few weeks, months, year, whatever
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it is. And Larry Nance Junior was asked, Hey, going
in the series, you got the Pelicans, you got the Celtics,
it's gonna be really uphill for you have the pelt
plans in the thunder.
Speaker 2 (35:00):
It's gonna be uphill for you.
Speaker 3 (35:01):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (35:03):
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (35:04):
And here's Larry Nance Junior giving us the quote of
the week. You know, respectfully, I'm I'm just I'm betting
on the pills.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
I'm not betting, no Johnson, I'm not a betting I'm
not betting on anything.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
I don't own a betting app and none of that.
Speaker 2 (35:29):
Nah, he's gotten a needle. An investigation has been launched,
didn't you They found this bet?
Speaker 1 (35:39):
Those were planted on me. They planted those betting apps
on my phone. I like, howly just goes I'm.
Speaker 2 (35:46):
No Johntay Porter, No Johntay Porter.
Speaker 4 (35:49):
Imagine the conversations you have to have in the locker rooms.
It's like all the football ones, right, Remember you can't
bet in these facilities. Go out there and there we
put a sign up saying you could bet beyond his
point NBA locker rooms. Guys, guys, you realize how monumentally
stupid this whole thing was.
Speaker 1 (36:07):
I'm betting on the Pells way. Wait, wait, wait, not betting.
No Jauntey Porter, No Jauntey. That's the best quota. Now.
I just want to make sure people know I'm not betting.
I'm not betting. Adam Silver was like he had his
hand on the phone and then he like pulled it away.
Speaker 2 (36:26):
I pull it away. I have to get involved here, No,
I don't think so.
Speaker 4 (36:29):
There's another great one from Brandon Ingram and hey, I
understand CJ McCom this is Ernie Johnson put up a
text to everyone on the team last night.
Speaker 2 (36:36):
What did he say, Ingram, I don't know.
Speaker 4 (36:38):
I looked at my phone in the last three or
four days after that game.
Speaker 2 (36:42):
The other night. I'm sure he didn't.
Speaker 1 (36:44):
CJ McCollum, team leader. I sent a text out to everybody. Yeah,
but the guys didn't see it.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
Oh he said, I'm gonna shoot less. Okay, don't worry.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
You guys can win because I'm only gonna take seven
shots tomorrow night. Don't worry about it. I'm all good.
I mean, I'm embarrassed for the Kings. I'm embarrassed for
the Kings tonight that that they lost this game, because
it's different for the Kings to lose, because the Kings
are a good team, right, And for the Kings to come.
Speaker 2 (37:10):
In and and and just.
Speaker 1 (37:11):
Throw up on themselves like this, really it's embarrassing. It's
different for the Bulls because the Bulls stink. Yeah, I
get that the Heat didn't have Jimmy Butler, but the
Bulls stink.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
They take yelling me.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
They stink, they do.
Speaker 1 (37:29):
They're they are the latest sports Stonehenge team where where
where they are a team that that is only a
representation of something long ago that people right now don't understand.
Speaker 3 (37:42):
Why it was so important, right No one knows what
Stonehenge is. It was just a long time ago and
somehow it was important.
Speaker 1 (37:48):
But that's the Chicago Bulls, the relic of a bygone
era that was so long ago no one even remembers
why they were so important in the first place.
Speaker 3 (37:56):
Like that, and it's tipping and and it's fitting that.
Speaker 1 (37:59):
This Stonehenge take on the Bulls comes on the four
year anniversary of the release of Last Dance. It was
four years ago during the pandemic the Last Dance came out.
Everybody was pipe was pumped to go see it and
get talk about it. On social media. It became a huge,
huge phenomenon. Everybody watched a Last Dance. Yeah that's the
last time the Bulls were really relevant. Boy, we love
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them so long ago, but they're a stonehenge now. No, no,
millennials now don't even know why the Bulls were so good.
Speaker 2 (38:26):
And millennials are in their forties. What the Bulls were good? Really? Really?
Speaker 3 (38:29):
Like they were like they were like all time good.
Speaker 2 (38:31):
Like Warriors good, the Bulls. Really.
Speaker 3 (38:34):
Maybe I'll go watch that documentary Last Dance.
Speaker 4 (38:36):
And see what it's all about all the way back
in nineteen ninety eight. Yeah, four year anniversary, think about it,
because there were no sports, so it was long monologues
and soliloquies about back and forthies and a big breakdown
on that quarters game that I referenced earlier with one
of the guys that worked the back hallways that Jordan
wouldn't go away until he.
Speaker 2 (38:56):
Beat the guys. So, yeah, it's strangy viewing habits. But yes,
it's been a minute.
Speaker 1 (39:04):
But yes, because they stink. They're a thirty nine win
team that beat a thirty six win team. Oh but
they'll get them losing to the heat. Yeah, no, they
lost even though the Heat are missing their best player.
Because the Bulls stink. It's not like they weren't a
team that won forty six to forty eight games and
and and threw up on themselves. And tonight they were
a bad team that beat a team that was worse
than them, and tonight they lost a team that was
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better than them, and they lost because.
Speaker 2 (39:27):
Why because they stink? Because the Bulls stink, That's why.
Because it's Heat culture.
Speaker 4 (39:33):
It's Spolstra Tyler hero and is twenty four, ten and nine,
oh and Kevin Love with sixteen off the bench.
Speaker 1 (39:40):
Heat culture got us by that team that stinks. Boy,
that was really something.
Speaker 4 (39:44):
You know what, whatever the motivation is, the motivation is
right now people can go watch the last dance again
and feel better.
Speaker 2 (39:52):
I mean, really it is.
Speaker 1 (39:53):
It is so apropos that that they're a sports stonehenge
on a day. I remember when they were so good.
Remember we like that that last dance so much? It
was so great.
Speaker 2 (40:02):
Oh wow, I can say this in the week.
Speaker 4 (40:04):
That is the succitude of the Chicago sports right because
the Blackhawks giving away that came to the Kings to
end their season last night, not that they were good
but just the spectacular way that that finished. At least
next Thursday, the Bears can't possibly screw things up.
Speaker 2 (40:19):
Can they.
Speaker 1 (40:23):
Exit OLP, out of Presca, exit Swollen Bild. With the
first pick, the Chicago Bears select JJ McCarthy, quarterback, University
of Michigan.
Speaker 4 (40:35):
I told the guys in Baltimore if that happens, be
sure to be listening after our draft covered to Smith,
and I will be on
Speaker 2 (40:42):
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Speaker 3 (00:49):
You know, I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
It was like it was like a three minute outage,
justin I just missed that with the Mets, and I
saw Francisco Indoors steaming for a home on a single
and then my my cable went out. Can you tell
what happened on that play? Can you tell me what happened? Nope, no, no, no, no,
no nos out.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
He won't even on the microphone now no, I'm done.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
No, look at finished. It's nine to four. The Mets
are winning over the motem for my sixty four. Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Yes, as you just heard from a special delivery Steve
de Sager, Mets lead the Dodgers nine to four in
the top of the ninth inning.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
He though.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That really happened.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
No, that's actually the score, and the Diamondbacks lead the
Giants fifteen to one going to the ninth inning.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
And yes, Blake Snell was either so good or so.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Bad tonight that as e RA went down from twelve
and a half to eleven and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
So that's pretty good. That's you know again, the long
road begins with that next pitch.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Hey, just think if he has another like seven or
eight times out like tonight when he gave up a
bunch of runs in three innings, like his era will
eventually settle around six.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Well, as long as he pitches enough innings, you can
at least make that metric stand up of well, we
only paid him x amount per inning.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Ah, that is true.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
I'm trying to be positive here well, because if we
take the other breakdowns of whip and e RA or whatever,
it could be a very bleak tale. But if I
can tell you that he pitched one hundred and seventy innings.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We've won. Listen.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
But I'll also tell you this. I mean, let's be honest.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
When he goes home tonight to play Twitch, don't you
feel bad for everybody's playing against He is just gonna
obliterate them.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
He's gonna be so man, he cares that much. Oh
mag he.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Cares about Twitch.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Come on, man, no, no, no, I meant the results of
the game where that would motivate him.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I would dispute that with you right there. I don't
think it matters that much.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Yo.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Uh so yeah, So Blake's tell another horrendous night. This
is what I always say. I'm so glad. I never
want to pay for pitching like this long term. It's
too dicey of an investment. I say it all the time. Yes,
it's only two years and sixty three million for Blake Snell,
but it's two years and sixty three million. So much
can go wrong when you pay a premium month starting
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pitching so much. And I'm just look, I never wanted
Blake Snell.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
I never know.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Let's not go get no, no, no, and resist and
look now the Padres are saying, well, we better hope
it's just an early season thing, because.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Wow, if this is what the guy is.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
But then again, Blake snow has only been good in
his entire career in contract years. He's not playing for
a contract this year, so oh well.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Very early returns on I hate to say I told
you so analysis of the off season and warning teams away.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Early results in in the I Told you So of
the offseason Jason Smith and Blake Snell. So we'll have
more baseball on the way because we'll try to bring
you the final out of the Mets Dodgers game live.
But a big headline tonight out of football that we
were not expecting, a courtesy of a gala, all right now.
(04:00):
Dak Prescott tonight made an appearance at the Children's Cancer
Funds A Night to Remember gala, which he serves as
a co chair with Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Right, great thing he's done.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Dak Prescott has done a lot of things like this,
and Dallas, Troy Aikman again has done a lot of
great things like this. And we talked about in the
beginning of the offseason. We were the first ones to
tell you, I'm not going to be shy about that. Hey,
Jerry Jones saying we're all in just meant I'm not
spending money this year. I'm all in on this year
means I'm not spending any money and the team is
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on the field and I'll make changes after this year.
So suddenly the conversation about Dak Prescott getting a long
term contract was off the table. Wait a minute, Jerry
Jones loves to give his guys, but he wanted to
give Dak Prescott all kinds of cash. Well, he's not,
and as Dak Prescott said tonight, they have not really
begun any conversation with the Cowboys on a new deal.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Here's Dak from tonight's gala.
Speaker 5 (04:57):
I don't want to say I'd puzzled, obviously, Honestly, I'm
just I'm focused on the guys that we have. I
know we've got a lot of great guys, a lot
of a lot of good that that's returning in that
locker room. And I say good, but great and young
guys that are good that are making that next step.
So obviously have faith in those guys always done well
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in the draft and bringing some guys in so hopefully
that will make a big impact. And think right now,
for me, it's about just focusing on the locker room
and pouring into those guys. And I don't control that
side and making those moves, so I'm not gonna put
too much thought and and ankst into it. I guess
and what we're doing and how we're getting that done,
rather than just how can invest in the guys and
making sure that they're getting better and holding myself accountable
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to do this all.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Right, First things first, Whenever somebody says I don't want
to say I'm something, that means that's exactly what.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
They are, whatever's coming out of their mouth. Next.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Yeah, like Dak's saying I don't want to say I'm puzzled, No,
that means he's very puzzled. Like when I say I
don't want to say I'm mad about this, No, that
means I'm mad, But I don't want to seem overly
mad because I don't want to lose my temper. Yeah,
you know why Dak is puzzled because he thought he
was going to railroad Jerry Jones for a sixty million
dollar contract. Why because Jerry Jones loves to pay his
star players a lot of money. He feels it reflects
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well on him, it reflects well on the game, it
reflects well on the Cowboys, and this is something.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
I like to do.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Everybody that the Cowboys have had come through who has
been a star the last few years. No, hey, I
know Jerry wants to pay me and they win that war.
Dak is puzzled because when it's time for him to
get paid, now, time for him to get his sixty
million dollar a year contract.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
What's happening. Jerry Jones is saying, yeah, we're not talking
about it.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Wait, what what do you mean We're I'm not getting
my contract. No, this is the most surprising development of
the offseason. Jerry Jones has allowed Dak Prescott to become
a free agent after this year. There's no talk now,
They're not going to talk during the year. None of
that is happening. He's allowing Dak Prescott to become a
free agent and the possibility of losing him is out there.
(06:59):
If he really wanted to re sign Dak Prescott right
now and give him money, he would do that.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
But the two.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Playoff losses the last two years are so bad. They're
just so they reflect so poorly on Dak Prescott because
he's the guy most responsible for both of those losses,
the forty nine Ers two years ago and end of
the Packers this year. Yes, Jordan Love had a perfect
quarterback rating, but wow, was Dak Prescott awful? Doesn't matter.
If you go on a heater like Dak did this
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year and become an MVP candidate for the final three
quarters of the season, doesn't matter. Look at the failures
we had in the playoffs. So Jerry Jones is eminently
okay with losing Dak Prescott at the end of this year,
and Dak Prescott better start coming around to that because
that's what's gonna happen. Because the only way Dak stays
is if the Cowboys are great. Dak is great, and
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they win a couple of playoff games, Like, if they
win a couple of games, they get to the NFC
Championship Game. Now I have to get to the Superowl,
but they get to the NFC Championship Game. Hey, Jerry
Jones will be the first guy to put his arm
around Dak prey and say, Okay, we're ready, we want
you to come back here. Sixty million dollars and you're
the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. But short of that, Dak Prescott's
gonna be playing someplace else next year. And news flash,
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the Cowboys aren't going to the NFC title Game this year.
They decided, and Jerry Jones decided, we're not going to
improve this offseason when we absolutely needed to improve.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
We're not good enough.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
We were a paper team last year and all they
did was bring back a couple of spare parts. So
far they have gotten eminently worse in the last couple
of months. They're not gonna fix all their holes in
the NFL draft. So the Cowboys are gonna have a
bad year. And what's gonna happen is they're gonna blow
it up at quarterback and Dallas will have a new
guy under center a year from now, and Dak Prescott's
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can to be the quarterback of the Browns or someplace
else or the Seahawks, or try to make his career
there because he'll get a big deal from someone for
a couple of years, but it ain't gonna be in Dallas.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
So we better get used to that fact right now.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Yeah, it's just the curiosity moving forward, because historical Jerry
Jones your guy is the guy that you pay, right,
And with Dak, the idea has always been because of
where he was selected, he was always gonna be the guy, right,
It's all the why does he fire Jason Garrett, Well,
he likes Jason Garrett.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
He's not gonna get rid of Jason Garrett, right like.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
But it's the same thing from the player side, right, loyal,
you know when it wasn't when Zeke went to Mexico, right,
they went and found him there. It's like he got paid. Yeah,
you know, all of those kind of situations. Has always
been his guy. So the one the fact that this
has played out a little differently Stephen Jones, you know,
he did his one oh five point three the Fans
(09:37):
segment seemingly instead of his old man for this one
uh and and talked about the quarterback room with Trey
Lance and you know, his future. But you know that
Cooper Rush has been solid for them, and you know
kind of the double speak of I don't know, we
like dag By, you know, like, okay, that's fine. And
then Dak as part of this event tonight, you know,
had one of those ass point blank if he's you know,
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looking to be the highest paid quarterback, and he kind
of dismissed it, paused and said.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Well, well you know that kind of thing.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
So you know, it's it's there, and certainly you want
to be compensated, you know, especially you're in there in Dallas.
You know, we talk about paying an extra tax based
on the weight the burden of a place. Being the
quarterback in Dallas gives you great power, right and certainly
a lot of endorsement deals and whatever else the suite
(10:29):
in the pot. But everything is always going to be
your fault, and for Dak Prescott that's certainly the case.
Now he got off a little bit this last playoff
run until we have is rated him because everybody just
wanted to blame the defense, like you know, they could
have kept him off the field with maybe one drive.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
I would have made for an easier time.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
You know, maybe you could make a defensive substitution or
change up the game plan if you didn't have to
keep running guys back out there, you know in three
plays when it was three and out. But going forward, yeah,
it's tough, right, What over sixty quarterbacks started the last
two years, and we see the thirst to find the
next one. We're talking five six quarterbacks to get drafted
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in the first round on Thursday, ahead of us coming
on air and eviscerating your team for what they did.
Kevin O'Connell addressing it, saying he sent flowers to the Patriots.
He gave a speech and then said, well, I all,
they got to have one team that's you know, acquiesces
to us up there, and yeah, I send flowers to
Robert Kraft. Kind of an interesting little sideline.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
To all of this.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
But for Dak Prescott, yes, still coveted, heavy price that
will come with it, and a track record that says
he can only get you so far, and so teams
have to decide where they're at. And there's certainly plenty
that are in the dregs that maybe it's worth it
to buy a little bit of notoriety and stability with Dak,
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even if he's not getting you to the promised land.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
No.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Look, and there will be. Look, he will be the
modern day, modern day because he's still the guy. But
he will be just like Kirk Cousins. Right, Like Kirk
Cousins has put up a lot of big numbers the
last few years. He's won a little bit with Minnesota,
but not to that level. Very similar as far as
what they do for their teams. I'll be a little
different skill sets. But and this is why Hey kirk
(12:18):
Cousins as well sought after got a big Hey went
to Atlanta, now big deal, made a lot of money
with Minnesota. That's gonna be the same kind of thing
with Dak Prescott. Like after this year, it's gonna be, Hey,
we like him. Here's three years and you know, one
hundred and sixty million dollars, Like you'll get fifty five
million dollars guarantee, will guarantee you all your money for
the next three years. We feel that's a pretty good
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risk we can take for Dak Prescott for three years
as ages thirty two to thirty five quarterback, right, Like,
that's that's what you can do. Like that, That's what
I see. And there will be a lot of teams
that want to do that. I just mentioned the Browns
obviously Seattle. There will be a few teams that will say, hey,
we'd be in for that. The Raiders would be in
for something like that. There'll be a few teams ay,
all right, we can do that. We think we can win.
Ish we get Dak out of Dallas. He still does this. Okay, great,
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but that's gonna be what it is, and it's gonna
be Dak Prescott on another team because I mean, it's
not happening for the Cowboys and Jerry Jones has changed
his attitude on a dime. And like I said, that's
the biggest development this offseason was Jerry Jones saying, Nope,
nobody's getting paid. Dak's not getting paid. I'll allow you
to hit free agency because there's no handshake deal between
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the two saying hey, if things go great, you'll come back. No,
Dak's going to say, screw you. You're not kidding me.
I'm gonna get all this money from somebody else. I
had a great year, so there's none of that. I mean,
just think about that for Jerry Jones. So now you know,
get used to this is the last year Dak Prescott's
gonna have as a Dallas Cowboy exit about a Fresca exit.
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Mike harmon OBO. As I watched the recap the Mets
and the Dodgers. Oh, the Mets win nine to four.
The Mets have eight losses, the Dodgers have ten, but
the Mets have only paid two hundred and sixty thousand
dollars per loasful.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
The Dodgers are paid one point four million. Look at you?
Uh love those stats so much? Yes, I love running
that moneyball line.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Uh so, Yes. Big night in Major League Baseball. Blake
Snell gets ripped again. In the NBA, the playing round
goes as none of us thought it would tonight. The
teams missing their stars both win and move on. The
Pelicans move on and in the Eastern Conference, as do
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the Heat without Jimmy Butler.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
What does this mean going forward?
Speaker 1 (15:45):
What about the odds on favorites to go in the
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down the hot line, nobody better than our long time
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Speaker 1 (16:00):
Seal on CBS. It is Todd Furman. Todd, what's happening, Bud?
Speaker 8 (16:04):
Not all like of a lot, gentlemen. Hopefully you guys
are enjoying your fine Friday night. And I know Smith
you're already making reservations for the second round when the
Knicks up end the seventy six ers despite playing with
a six man rotation that TIBs will run into the ground.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
It doesn't matter. Six in the first round is okay.
So we get to the later rounds, we'll be in trouble.
Speaker 8 (16:21):
No, it's a great point. The NBA fords you that
luxury because it actually takes a month on the calendar
to play a bet the seventh Series, because that's what
the league deals is the most apropos way to showcase
the best teams that are out there and make sure
that everybody has proper viewing windows unless you're the Pacers
and Bucks, because those games get relevated to NBA TV.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Hey, tod, I want to ask got because I want
to cash in that bet I made with you in
the preseason that by April twentieth the Mets would have
less losses than Dodgers and a better record percentage wise.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
I want to catch in on that. Now.
Speaker 8 (16:52):
Hey, look suddenly that slow start to the season is
officially in their rearview and they're talking about World Series
front runners in Flushing. Given the way the Mets are
out there, lighting the baseball on fire, chemistry in the
locker room, positive stories coming out, and clearly we know
we've learned one thing about Major League Baseball that it's
the teams that are playing the best on April nineteen
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that are the teams that you want to back when
the games mean the most in October. But you look
at the holly contested National League eest and a three
horse race starting to emerge. I think the Miami Marlins
already on the clock with the Chicago White Sox and
the Colorado Rockies for the number one pick in the
twenty twenty five MLB Entry Draft.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Can the White Sox get to fifty wins? Todd?
Speaker 8 (17:33):
I mean.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Lossis no fifty runs, Todd? Can they get the fifty
runs exactly? That's exactly what I was going to say.
Speaker 8 (17:40):
I mean getting the fifty wins might require scoring more
than every third game. I mean, it's pretty impressive. When
you have a run differential through nineteen games of minus
sixty one and you've given up ninety nine runs, you've
scored a grand total of thirty eight. The thirty eight
is so impressive that if you look around baseball, I
don't think there's any team in that same zip code.
When the Oakland A's are clearing that by twenty runs
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thus far, it speaks to the fine ownership group they
have there on the South Side, headlined by Jerry Reinthorp.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Thanks pal, Hey, that's over for all you do.
Speaker 8 (18:13):
We're normally here to reign on the Mets parade, but
I can come after the White Sox. I'm more than
happy to do.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
No, no, no, Look, it was my day to wear it
in every every guard. Right.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
These guys went after me because I hadn't memorized all
the Taylor Swift lyrics off the new double album. The
White Sox obviously shut out. That was the highlight because
then the Bulls went and got trounced. So you know,
it's just a banner day for me.
Speaker 8 (18:35):
Hey, look it happens. I mean, they can set you
up for disappointment. You can have your spring entirely to
yourself because you won't have any sweats, and you can
get excited about Northwestern playing in a makeshift facility that's
going to have about two hundred and twenty six vans
right there on the shores of Lake Michigan to watch
Big ten football.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
I look forward to walking up and watching those games.
Speaker 1 (18:54):
You want something great, right you want something absolutely totally
great right now? Okay, So if you wanted to look
up what baseball teams have scored the fewest runs in
baseball history in a season.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Okay, the leaders right now?
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Twenty nine teams are all from twenty twenty four, right,
because it's all teams have fifty eight, fifty eight, sixty
six to sixty nine. And the eighteen eighty four Brewers,
which scored fifty three runs. Okay, they're to the left
of everybody else. Everybody else in Major League Baseball so
far this year has scored more than fifty three runs.
The only team on the left side of the eighteen
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eighty four Brewers are the White Socks, who have thirty eight.
Speaker 8 (19:33):
Hey, I mean, look, if you're gonna go out there
in these games, you may as well do so in
a blaze of glory. Damn right, generating runs and not
something that the White Sox have done. But you know
who can blame them when you look at the recent stretch,
knowing that if they can cobble together four runs, it
is a watershed moment for the South.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
Siders fail spectacularly.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It is what I always say, Todd, So as we
look forward to the playoffs, you know, we go to
the top and he can do his thing in a minute.
Western Conference Denver and the Lakers. This is what everybody said, Ah,
they should have avoid whatever.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
But is this the right time to get them? What
do the odds say?
Speaker 8 (20:09):
I mean, look, I'm not going to bet against the
Denver Nuggets, even with a ding depth Jamal Murray. The
deeper they go into the playoffs, maybe that becomes a concern.
But this is a Lakers team that I think a
lot of people made a case for last year in
the Western Conference Final. Maybe they can upset the Nuggets,
as I recall that didn't quite go according to plan. Yeah,
I've seen a little bit of money come in on
the Lakers for the series. Oftentimes you do when you
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can get Lebron James in company at prices of three
to one or better. We'll see if the Lakers are
going to have to go out there and steal a
game on the road. You want to split one of
the first two up there in the Mile High City,
and we'll see if they're able to do so as
seven point dogs for that game tipping off in primetime
tomorrow night. But this Denver Nuggets team for me still
the class of the Western Conference, and we'll see if
they're able to hold serve their road at least on paper,
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though a little bit more daunting than the Boston Celtics,
who may be able to dress their B team to
go through an Eastern conference that doesn't exactly have in
the way a heavy hitters.
Speaker 1 (21:01):
All right, if I had to say to you, Todd
Hat want your advice, I want to parlay two first
round upsets, which is the lower seeded team beating the
higher seeded team, one in the West, one in the East.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Who do you like?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
You had one team to pull the upset in the East,
one team in the West.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Who do you like?
Speaker 8 (21:16):
I mean, here's the thing that's pathetic, And you guys
can laugh at me all you want. I couldn't even
tell you where some of these teams are seated. I
mean I go purely off the numbers. What I'm looking
at the series prices to try and identify, you know,
the way odds makers view things, so you know this
is a series where Look, I don't necessarily believe in
the Cleveland Cavaliers. I think it's a team that you
know is playing games down the stretch. Now, do the
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Magic have shot makers other than Paulo bon Caro, probably not,
but I think that's a team that comes in playing
with a bit of house money that can be a
little bit dangerous at the price tag of plus one
seventy or thereabouts. And then when you look elsewhere, I
think a lot of people trying to make a case
for the Suns. But I don't believe it's the easiest
flipping a switch. So I don't think that's necessarily an upset,
and this one isn't by the odds. But if the
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Bucks don't get Giannis ete Koumpo back, I think it's
a real problem for Pacers team that's going to want
to push the tempo. This is the opportunity for Tyrese
Haliburton to really announce his presence as a bona fide superstar,
So that'd probably be the direction I would look. I
think the other series it's getting trendy for a slight
underdog in terms of the seating is the Denver Mavericks.
But in terms of odds makers expectations, they've moved out
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to a dollar thirty five favorite.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
There.
Speaker 4 (22:22):
All right, Todd, Well, last NBA question of it, since
he punted it on asking about the Knicks, He's still
kind of pissy that the Sixers are the favorite in
the series.
Speaker 8 (22:33):
Yeah, I mean the bottom line is this. You take
that and you use that as the underdog mentality. But
if Joel Embiid looked like the player we saw that
was a shell of himself against the Miami Heat, I
think the Knicks will be just fine. And who knows,
maybe the seventy six ers didn't work on the zone
that completely put their heads in a pretzel against Bolster
and the Heat. I think that Garden is going to
be an electric venue, and I think people can discount
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the Knicks at their own peril. The schedule definitely helps
them out. You of course love to have Julius Randall,
but you know Jalen Brunton arguably the most dynamic and
healthiest player there. I think the Knicks are more than
capable of knocking off the seventy six Ers, and maybe
the series doesn't go as long as some of the
NBA experts think.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Todd Furman greatest insider ever right here on the show.
Speaker 8 (23:18):
Hey, the bigger question I have for you guys, I mean,
when you look at the series price on the Boston Celtics,
are any of you guys itching to put up seventy
two hundred dollars to make one hundred dollars coming back,
because nothing like seeing a fifteen point favored in Game
one for the Boston Celtics taking out of Miami Heat,
team that will most likely be doing business without Jimmy Butler.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yeah, no, no, I'm okay with that. I'm absolutely I'd
rather put my money. Say you know what I was
going to say to you, Todd, Seriously, this is what
I would say, what kind of odds would you have given?
Because I like the Kings more than the Pelicans, right,
I'm embarrassed for the Kings. They lost this game that
they should not have. They're more talented to the Pelicans,
and they somehow gave this game away. But if the
if the Kings won, I said, what kind of odds
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did you give me? If I wanted to take all
all the lower seeds in the first round in the
NBA playoffs in the Western Conference, If I said I
want to take the Mavericks over the Clippers, the Suns
over the Timberwolves, the Lakers over the Nuggets, and the
Kings over the Thunder. I can't pick the Pelicans because
they're not going anywhere. But if that happened, that's a parley.
I would have won it. What kind of odds did
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you get me on that?
Speaker 8 (24:19):
I mean, any number that you wanted to throw out there,
I'd have been happy to book your actions. I know
there's a lot more parody in the NBA now than
what we've seen three, five, seven years ago, But at
the same time, you typically see the cream rise to
the top. And I think you know, when you look
at from the outside in in terms of what series
can be the most fascinating, everyone will point to the Mavericks, Clippers.
For me, it's all about the Suns and Timberwolves, because
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can the Sun's star power suddenly find a next level
and allow them to achieve some of the preseason expectations
where people thought that they were going to be neck
and neck with the Nuggets. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves can come
in play with a little bit of the underdog mentality,
use some of that size in the middle and take
away those mid range jumpers. So let this price continue
to drift and I would be much more intrigued the
Timberwolves to try and knock out the Suns.
Speaker 4 (25:02):
Todd NFL Draft stuff next Thursday, we kick it all off.
More trades in the first round are quarterbacks selected.
Speaker 8 (25:10):
I'll take more trades in the first rounds than quarterbacks selected.
I know the number that's widely available, four and a half.
Heavily juice to the over. We have to believe that
four guys will come off the board pretty early. Of course,
Kayleb Williams, Jade and Daniels, Drake May and JJ McCarthy.
I'm not buying Bonnicks as a legitimate first round pick
in any capacity. You watch him at Oregon, he was
extremely talented college quarterback, but at twenty four, you've seen
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him at his absolute best, and I don't think the
arm strength is there and capable of making those NFL throws.
And Michael Pennix becomes the X factor. Will a team
trade into the back half of the first round maybe
the most polished pocket passer of the quarterbacks that are
available towards the top of the draft. But at the
same time, look, I'm not sure Penis immediately steps in
as a Day one starter despite his maturity. And I
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think every year we hype up these quarterbacks and we
see guys fall. It was only a season ago where
the over under on will Levis to be drafted with
seven and a half, and will Levis was sitting in
the green room until early on in Day two as
he came off the board of the Tennessee Titans.
Speaker 1 (26:07):
Then all right, so Todd, if if I had to
say to you, all right, the magic number for quarterbacks
taken in the first round this year is how many
and it's all said and done, we go one through
thirty two, how many quarterbacks are gone in the first round.
Speaker 8 (26:21):
I'm going to say four. I think Pennix and Bonix
are guys that may be waiting to hear their names called,
and I don't think anybody else, you know, jumps up
a little bit higher. I know people have talked about
Spencer Rallery, and maybe that's a quarterback that's true value
proposition because he has the physical tools. You know, was
a little bit inconsistent during his time at both Oklahoma
and South Carolina. But you know, for me, I just
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don't see Penix and b Nick getting first round draft
eight grades. I know that fifth year of control is
extremely interesting, and there's always a possibility the team trades
into the tail end of the first round, But I
think four is the magic number. And quite frankly, I
think JJ McCarthy could be on the board a little
bit longer than people think as well.
Speaker 4 (27:00):
Last one for you, back to the NBA Jontay Porter,
how did that story resonate there in Las Vegas?
Speaker 8 (27:06):
I mean, there are so many levels of stupidity that
go around that, from Giontay Porter's actions, the way the
league chose to handle it, and sportsbooks who have decided
that any think it's a great idea to offer all
these single game parlays in a variety of other ways
that you can bet on role players. Look, the bottom
line is this, No casual better is running to the
window to try and tie Jontay Porter's stat line into
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some of their investments for a night. They're going to
do so when they have an edge, and I think
it's incumbent on the sportsbooks to create that level of
integrity focus on the superstars. It's different in the playoffs
and the Super Bowl, everybody clamors for it. But when
it's a Tuesday night in the middle of March and
people are looking down the depth chart for the Toronto
Raptors as they're playing out the stretch against the Detroit Pistons,
not the kind of thing that books need to make available.
(27:51):
And you know, oftentimes you make your own bed before
you lie in it. You hate the fact that Porter
gets a lifetime ban and probably would have been different
if it was a more high profile player. But sportsbooks
needs look themselves in the mirror and really figure out
some of their business models as we're trending into what
I think is a dangerous direction.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
He's on Twitter at Todd Furman, that is at Todd Feerman,
that bet the Board podcast.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
Check him out on CBS Todd.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
As always, Buddy, appreciate your time and appreciate your accurate,
warm and kind words about the New York Micks.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
Thank you, got it.
Speaker 8 (28:19):
Gentlemen, enjoy the first couple of days of the NBA
playoffs because by the time we talk next week, most
of these teams only have played one game in their
respected series.
Speaker 1 (28:28):
See you, buddy, I'll tell you like I said last night,
we had the night off last night to now starting tonight,
NBA action. Every day between now and Labor Day, we
have a game, playoff games go single day.
Speaker 3 (28:40):
We are ready.
Speaker 1 (28:41):
Another guy who is ready, He has been ready, and
he has all of the details of the Mets huge
nine to four win over the Dodgers.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
It's special delivery. Steve de Seger with what's trending? Did
the Mets play this week?
Speaker 1 (28:54):
You know, all of a sudden, the Mets win the
Dodgers whose fall and understand that.
Speaker 9 (29:00):
It's genuinely news. We'll just lead with the NBA, as
you were talking about the first round of the playoffs
starting this weekend. First game tomorrow Orlando at Cleveland. Second
round starts in May. By the way, the winners tonight
become the eight seeds. Play in tournament is over Miami,
same as last year at this time eliminated Chicago got
the eighth seed in the East. Miami beat the Bulls tonight,
(29:22):
in fact led at the late first quarter thirty two
to thirteen one twelve to ninety one Heat the final
Tyler Herro twenty four points, ten rebounds, Jime Hawke is
with twenty one points as Jimmy Butler the Heat is
out with a sprained mcl. Then at New Orleans, the
Pelicans eliminated Sacramento one oh five ninety eight despite thirty
five points from de Aaron Fox, brandon Ingram with twenty
(29:44):
four points, z Ion Williamson of the Pels out with
a hamstring injury. So New Orleans went six and oh
against Sacramento this season, including a win a week ago.
As far as the NHL playoffs, it starts tomorrow. Regular
season ended last night. Two reminders. The NFL Draft starts
Thursday night with live coverage on Fox Sports Radio. NASCAR
(30:05):
returns to Fox TV this Sunday from Talladega, and Fox
will carry the Saturday Infinity Race. Former general manager in
the NFL, Bill Tobin, died at the age of eighty three.
He was an executive with the Bears, Colts, and Lyons.
The NCAA approved coach to player helmet communication for this season.
Teams can still signal in plays if they choose. Also,
the use of tablets to see in game video was approved,
(30:28):
as was a two minute warning at the end of
each half. In college football, Colin Morikawa is in a
four way tie for the lead at Hiltonhead Island, leading
by one stroke Scottie Scheffler's three back American Nelly Corda
trails by one at the LPGA event in Texas. She's
won four straight tournaments going back to January.
Speaker 2 (30:46):
To Major League.
Speaker 9 (30:47):
Baseball, Arizona was up five to one at San Francisco
going to the seventh seventeen won the final over the Giants.
Twenty two hits in the game for the Diamondbacks that
ties a franchise record. It also had twenty two hits
against the Yankees when they forced a Game seven of
the World Series in two thousand and one. Losing pitcher
in the Bay Area, Blake SNeW he's zero and three.
(31:09):
He actually lowered his ERA to eleven point five seven
in his Diamondbacks debut, the win to Jordan Montgomery six innings,
one run allowed. The Mets won their fifth straight game,
nine to four at Dodger Stadium, LA starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto
no decision, six innings, three earned runs allowed by him
nine strikeouts. Meanwhile, X Dodger Justin Turner for the Toronto
(31:32):
Blue Jays had a solo homer, RBI single and the
win at San Diego five to one. Turner for Toronto,
batting three forty five padres as a team, went five
for thirty two with fourteen strikeouts. Tonight Seattle at Colorado
was snowed out. They'll play a split double hitter on Sunday.
Rocky's lefty pitcher Kyle Freelan was placed on the il
(31:53):
with a strained elbow. Rockies have lost five in a row.
They're four and fifteen. The White Sox are three and sixteen.
Got shot out again seven nothing at Philadelphia Phills of
one four straight. Alec Bohm with two three run homers,
Trey Turner with three more hits. He's betting three point
fifty two hits for the White Sox offense two for
twenty nine. The White Sox shutout for a seventh time.
(32:16):
They have yet to play twenty games this year since
The White.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
Sox have the lowest number of runs in the league
with thirty eight.
Speaker 3 (32:23):
Okay, second lowest are the A's and they.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Have fifty eight. Oh fifty eight. Yeah. But let me
ask this question of you, Jason.
Speaker 4 (32:31):
Do you believe that Steve is really fascinated with the
historic context of the White Sox futility or that he
knows how damn miserable I am.
Speaker 2 (32:41):
Which is the greater the former? Okay, I appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (32:47):
The latter is simply a bonus for all of us.
But the Red The Reds beat the angel seven to one.
Reds were up two to one in the eighth, Elie
Dylan Cruz with a homer, three RBA guys and three
stolen bases. Wins for the Cubs in Boston. Houston and
Justin Verlander got a five to three victory at Washington.
(33:07):
Yankees five to three over Tampa Bay with five runs
bottom of the seventh, Juan Soto a three run homer.
Cleveland and Kansas City with wins, Royals at one eleven
of fourteen, Detroit and Milwaukee with victories. Brewers in ten
innings won two to one. At Saint Louis, Paul Goldschmid
of the Cardinals went zero for five. He's betting one
sixty nine. And at Atlanta, Travis Darnaut with three homers,
(33:29):
including a grand slam in the six to break a
three to three tie. Braves eight three over Texas. Five
straight wins for the Braves and the win tonight to
Chris Sale who had seven strikeouts in seven innings.
Speaker 1 (33:39):
Back to you, thanks a bunch, Steve though the Jason
Smith Show with my best friend Mike Carmon coming up next.
Do we have a really hot take on one of
the NBA teams from tonight And you're gonna hear what
I guarantee you is the quote of the week in
the NBA following one of the play in games tonight.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
It is awesome. It is next Jason and Mike Fought.
Speaker 6 (34:01):
Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith
Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven
pm Pacific Fox.
Speaker 1 (34:08):
Sports Radio The Jason Smith Show with My best friend
Mike Harmon Live from the Tirech dot Com Studios. Uh,
we'll have more final big thoughts from the NBA tonight,
but first we have to bring you what is absolutely
has to be the quote of the week. This has
just come in, uh, following the Pelicans win tonight, a
(34:30):
surprise win because if you're the Kings, I'm embarrassed for
the Kings. They lost this game. They're the better team.
They're walking in. The Pelicans were wounded, They're minus their
best player and they just got drubbed and they got
run out of the building from the middle of the
second quarter on. It was embarrassing. But after the game,
you know, Pelicans are feeling good about themselves. Hey, baby
Zion'll come back in a few weeks, months, year, whatever
(34:52):
it is. And Larry Nance Junior was asked, Hey, going
in the series, you got the Pelicans, you got the Celtics,
it's gonna be really uphill for you have the pelt
plans in the thunder.
Speaker 2 (35:00):
It's gonna be uphill for you.
Speaker 3 (35:01):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (35:03):
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (35:04):
And here's Larry Nance Junior giving us the quote of
the week. You know, respectfully, I'm I'm just I'm betting
on the pills.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
I'm not betting, no Johnson, I'm not a betting I'm
not betting on anything.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
I don't own a betting app and none of that.
Speaker 2 (35:29):
Nah, he's gotten a needle. An investigation has been launched,
didn't you They found this bet?
Speaker 1 (35:39):
Those were planted on me. They planted those betting apps
on my phone. I like, howly just goes I'm.
Speaker 2 (35:46):
No Johntay Porter, No Johntay Porter.
Speaker 4 (35:49):
Imagine the conversations you have to have in the locker rooms.
It's like all the football ones, right, Remember you can't
bet in these facilities. Go out there and there we
put a sign up saying you could bet beyond his
point NBA locker rooms. Guys, guys, you realize how monumentally
stupid this whole thing was.
Speaker 1 (36:07):
I'm betting on the Pells way. Wait, wait, wait, not betting.
No Jauntey Porter, No Jauntey. That's the best quota. Now.
I just want to make sure people know I'm not betting.
I'm not betting. Adam Silver was like he had his
hand on the phone and then he like pulled it away.
Speaker 2 (36:26):
I pull it away. I have to get involved here, No,
I don't think so.
Speaker 4 (36:29):
There's another great one from Brandon Ingram and hey, I
understand CJ McCom this is Ernie Johnson put up a
text to everyone on the team last night.
Speaker 2 (36:36):
What did he say, Ingram, I don't know.
Speaker 4 (36:38):
I looked at my phone in the last three or
four days after that game.
Speaker 2 (36:42):
The other night. I'm sure he didn't.
Speaker 1 (36:44):
CJ McCollum, team leader. I sent a text out to everybody. Yeah,
but the guys didn't see it.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
Oh he said, I'm gonna shoot less. Okay, don't worry.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
You guys can win because I'm only gonna take seven
shots tomorrow night. Don't worry about it. I'm all good.
I mean, I'm embarrassed for the Kings. I'm embarrassed for
the Kings tonight that that they lost this game, because
it's different for the Kings to lose, because the Kings
are a good team, right, And for the Kings to come.
Speaker 2 (37:10):
In and and and just.
Speaker 1 (37:11):
Throw up on themselves like this, really it's embarrassing. It's
different for the Bulls because the Bulls stink. Yeah, I
get that the Heat didn't have Jimmy Butler, but the
Bulls stink.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
They take yelling me.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
They stink, they do.
Speaker 1 (37:29):
They're they are the latest sports Stonehenge team where where
where they are a team that that is only a
representation of something long ago that people right now don't understand.
Speaker 3 (37:42):
Why it was so important, right No one knows what
Stonehenge is. It was just a long time ago and
somehow it was important.
Speaker 1 (37:48):
But that's the Chicago Bulls, the relic of a bygone
era that was so long ago no one even remembers
why they were so important in the first place.
Speaker 3 (37:56):
Like that, and it's tipping and and it's fitting that.
Speaker 1 (37:59):
This Stonehenge take on the Bulls comes on the four
year anniversary of the release of Last Dance. It was
four years ago during the pandemic the Last Dance came out.
Everybody was pipe was pumped to go see it and
get talk about it. On social media. It became a huge,
huge phenomenon. Everybody watched a Last Dance. Yeah that's the
last time the Bulls were really relevant. Boy, we love
(38:20):
them so long ago, but they're a stonehenge now. No, no,
millennials now don't even know why the Bulls were so good.
Speaker 2 (38:26):
And millennials are in their forties. What the Bulls were good? Really? Really?
Speaker 3 (38:29):
Like they were like they were like all time good.
Speaker 2 (38:31):
Like Warriors good, the Bulls. Really.
Speaker 3 (38:34):
Maybe I'll go watch that documentary Last Dance.
Speaker 4 (38:36):
And see what it's all about all the way back
in nineteen ninety eight. Yeah, four year anniversary, think about it,
because there were no sports, so it was long monologues
and soliloquies about back and forthies and a big breakdown
on that quarters game that I referenced earlier with one
of the guys that worked the back hallways that Jordan
wouldn't go away until he.
Speaker 2 (38:56):
Beat the guys. So, yeah, it's strangy viewing habits. But yes,
it's been a minute.
Speaker 1 (39:04):
But yes, because they stink. They're a thirty nine win
team that beat a thirty six win team. Oh but
they'll get them losing to the heat. Yeah, no, they
lost even though the Heat are missing their best player.
Because the Bulls stink. It's not like they weren't a
team that won forty six to forty eight games and
and and threw up on themselves. And tonight they were
a bad team that beat a team that was worse
than them, and tonight they lost a team that was
(39:25):
better than them, and they lost because.
Speaker 2 (39:27):
Why because they stink? Because the Bulls stink, That's why.
Because it's Heat culture.
Speaker 4 (39:33):
It's Spolstra Tyler hero and is twenty four, ten and nine,
oh and Kevin Love with sixteen off the bench.
Speaker 1 (39:40):
Heat culture got us by that team that stinks. Boy,
that was really something.
Speaker 4 (39:44):
You know what, whatever the motivation is, the motivation is
right now people can go watch the last dance again
and feel better.
Speaker 2 (39:52):
I mean, really it is.
Speaker 1 (39:53):
It is so apropos that that they're a sports stonehenge
on a day. I remember when they were so good.
Remember we like that that last dance so much? It
was so great.
Speaker 2 (40:02):
Oh wow, I can say this in the week.
Speaker 4 (40:04):
That is the succitude of the Chicago sports right because
the Blackhawks giving away that came to the Kings to
end their season last night, not that they were good
but just the spectacular way that that finished. At least
next Thursday, the Bears can't possibly screw things up.
Speaker 2 (40:19):
Can they.
Speaker 1 (40:23):
Exit OLP, out of Presca, exit Swollen Bild. With the
first pick, the Chicago Bears select JJ McCarthy, quarterback, University
of Michigan.
Speaker 4 (40:35):
I told the guys in Baltimore if that happens, be
sure to be listening after our draft covered to Smith,
and I will be on
Speaker 2 (40:42):
For Mike, Jason Burn and Bernie Fratto as next This
as fuck
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