Mike Conley! - Bumper to Bumper 11/13/25 Hour Two

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Speaker 1 (00:13):
I'm gonna say something controversial to follow up our with
our on our discussion with Sean Salisbury. I think part
of it is you have to like to run. You
have to derive satisfaction from a damn good running play.
And again, it's surpassing league. We all know this, regardless.

(00:38):
I just don't think it excites him. I don't. I
think that's part of it that you can get. I
think as much of a coaching high sustaining a drive
with a damn good run call as you can. You know,
twenty six yard pass over the top. That's more exciting,

(01:02):
But what's what's more effective? Well, actually you need both.
That's the point, because you know what both does. You
know what that run does. It sustains the drive and
then it gives you four more plays to fling it
around as part of the deal. I really think that's
part of the that's part of the issue. Interesting stuff

(01:25):
from him.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Now.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
We were expecting a phone call to the hotline here
and hopefully we'll get it at anytime from a Wolve's point guard,
Mike Conley. That was scheduled. We may try to reach
out to Wolve's officials if you're around Mike Conley right now.
Let him know we're looking for him because we'd love
to chat with him. Wolves, I think are back in
action NBA Cup stuff tomorrow night against the Sacramento Kings.

(01:51):
If I'm not mistaken, I didn't get to a good
question for Sean because he was on a roll and
it was back when we were chatting about McCarthy and
someone had asked, looks like this is six Is this six'
five to?

Speaker 3 (02:08):
One?

Speaker 1 (02:08):
GUY i think it's six five to? One, yeah Could
Josh sean if you would agree that we need to
GET jj out of the pocket and moving around bootleg
style athletic. Kid feel like Inst ravens are a few
opportunities he could have capitalized on his. Legs. YEAH i,
mean in the, end you have to be able to
throw from the, pocket but can you occasionally loosen things

(02:28):
up by moving them around a little?

Speaker 4 (02:29):
Bit?

Speaker 1 (02:30):
Yeah if he can throw okay on the, run which
he hasn't always done all that well this. Season, indeed
we Have Mike conley has a checked in and if
you have questions for, him hit the bratch On brian
K fa and text. Line mike joins us via The
Connecticot Water systems. Hotline you got an in i think
ANOTHER Nba cup game tomorrow, night right Against. Sacramento so

(02:53):
we probably have talked about this. Before give me an
honest sense of how the player view this whole, concept
you know what it's. About you know what the objective,
Was is it getting? There is it going to take
five to ten years to get, there or is it
not getting there at?

Speaker 3 (03:12):
All, YEAH i think it's still it's gonna take a
little bit of, TIME i think for the gravity and you, know,
yeah what the importance of it, is and just kind
of letting it develop into that because you, know we're
kind of on the, forefront one of the first groups

(03:33):
to do. It it makes it a little, bit you, know
tougher to this mid. Season it's different and you're just
not used to having to prepare in that. Way but,
it's you, know something THAT i think we're all trying
to adjust to and but at the same, time we
want to try to just be playing our best, basketball
regardless of The cup game or.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
Not, well one of the THINGS i think you, said
in fact to that question to the to the the
the media group was you, know at this early juncture
of the, season we're trying to find. Ourselves that's pretty
much WHAT i think every, team maybe except For Oklahoma
city honestly that's they're, amazing but pretty much everybody, else

(04:13):
that's even if you've had success the previous, year you
sort of have to recreate, it right and maybe in
a little bit different form than it was the season.
Before AND i feel like that's kind of where you
guys are at right.

Speaker 3 (04:24):
Now, YEAH i think it. Is you, KNOW i think you,
know every year is, different regardless of how many guys
you bring. Back things, change players, improve players get, older
young guys get new, opportunities you, know dynamics of teams,
change and and you just have to try to adjust
to that as quickly as you can as the season

(04:48):
the season goes. On and for, us it's you, know
finding refinding our identity and who we want to be.
Early and you know that's WHY i say The cup,
game regular season, game no matter what it, IS i
think we're just trying to get to a level where
we're you, know playing at our best and doing that
as quickly as.

Speaker 1 (05:05):
Possible your job is to not pay attention to who you're,
playing just you, know play the next game that's in
front of. You and, LATELY i feel, like especially offensively
and maybe some the even, defensively in terms of at
least some, improvement we've seen a. Change the skeptic would, say, well,
yeah but let's see when you're playing At. Denver let's

(05:27):
see when you're playing better Teams New york where it
didn't go real well defensively. There do you? See what
do you? See do you see anything starting to come
together in the way you've dispatched some teams as you're
kind of supposed to, dispatch where you haven't sort of
played down to the level of the. Competition what do
you see most, RECENTLY.

Speaker 3 (05:50):
I thought we've approached these games in a real professional.
MANNER i think the starting guys go out there and
they kind of set the. Tone they get us off
to a, really really good.

Speaker 1 (05:59):
Start.

Speaker 3 (06:01):
Exactly what we need in games like that where you
don't want to, be you, know sleepwalking into the, game
where having to play from behind on the road and
doesn't matter you know who you're, playing but it's always
good to get get off to a good start and
kind of approach the game with that kind of you, know,
Mindset AND i think you, know Aunt Julius Dante rudiello's,
guys that really kind of set the table for.

Speaker 2 (06:24):
Us you, know in those types of, situations is there
any chance you, know it looks to me like it's
gone really good, offensively much better than it has, defensively
start to finish with some, exception and you, know there's
a lot there.

Speaker 1 (06:39):
Was a lot of talking training, camp but we want
to get back to being the best defensive team in the,
league as you guys were a couple of seasons. Ago
but as you, say every season is, Different players change
and evolve a little. Bit is it possible that we're
going to learn that the, strength the number one strength
of this team might be offense more than. Defense is that?

(07:01):
Possible and can you get away with it that way
or thinking of it that?

Speaker 3 (07:03):
Way you, know we just talked ABOUT i think each
season you come back different and in the years, past
obviously we've hung our hat defensively and we still believe
in that as a core principle who we want to.

(07:23):
Be but you, know two things can be. True we
can also improve. Offensively we can you, know be a
team that people worry about on that in even more
so than. Defense but we want our defense to to you,
know be in line with that. Offense you, know if
we can get a top ten offensive, defense you're you're
in union kind of in the. Money you, know you

(07:46):
can do something with. That but we don't necessarily want
to be a team that's a top five or ten
offense and bottom half to the back end. DEFENSE i
don't think we we we have we'll have as much
success as we can kind of marriage the two. Together
so we're still trying, to you, know make that happen
and get our defense back playing at that level that

(08:06):
we feel we can.

Speaker 2 (08:07):
Sustain what have you seen?

Speaker 1 (08:09):
That you, know the julious numbers have been, random numbers
have been outstanding this. Season everything, LOOKS i think even
better than it was when he came back from injury last.
Year he looks to, me really, live, fresh. Decisive what
do you.

Speaker 3 (08:25):
See, yeah he's playing at you, know obviously at a
really high. Level he's playing with just just a level of.
FOCUS i think that has kind of carried down to
the rest of the rest of the, team you, know
the way that he approaches the, games the way he
prepares for, games what he's doing in the games to

(08:48):
get guys, involved and you, know kind of helped carry
the carry the team in different. Ways offensively has been
really impressive because he, takes you, know a lot of
tension when he's, playing and and with that comes the
responsibility of of of making each, other you, know making
guys better around. You AND i think he's you, know

(09:09):
doing both of those. Things while you, know obviously his
his game is you, know showing so much improvement and
stuff like, that but for our team it's been even more.
So of the impact is being able to utilize his
full skill.

Speaker 1 (09:23):
Set well's point Guard Mike conley kind of enough to join.
Us you, Know dante has obviously been starting and there's
a lot of, talk, well then does that mean he's
the point guard when you're not. PLAYING i still here's
WHAT i, See and you tell me If i'm seeing
it clearly or. Not most of the time where you're,
not when you're not on the, COURT i feel like

(09:45):
it's Really anthony who's still handling the ball more Than,
dante more than anybody. Else is that the, intent is
that the, objective that that's the way it works best
when you're not out, there or AM i not seeing it?

Speaker 3 (09:57):
CLEARLY i think it's it's you, know and it's taking
a lot of that responsibilities and a great JOB i
Think dante does on different. OPPORTUNITIES i Think julie is
still manages a lot, too and he's bringing the ball
up and a bunch of different. Situations but you, know
that whole group has a lot of, handlers a lot

(10:19):
of guys that can, initiate and they've all done a
good job of kind of you, know taking turns and
doing different things with different plays and different opportunities with different.
Guys you, know we have different ball hunters bring it,
up and they've done a really good job of managing
that and keeping turnovers low and giving, us you, know
really really good. Starts LIKE i said, earlier they've they've

(10:39):
just been been awesome on that.

Speaker 1 (10:40):
PART i got An All Star All Star game question for.
YOU i think they've made THE nba made it official this.
Year it's going to be THE usa versus The world
That i'm. CONFUSED i think there's going to be TWO
us teams and then one and it's gonna be round,
ROBIN i guess in One world. Team do you have
an opinion or any advice on why it's this? TOUGH

(11:04):
i feel like if it's this difficult to to, me
what still comes down, to more than, anything effort from the,
players convincing the players to take you, know to to
just play with some, effort even though it's a it's
an exhibition, game that we wouldn't have to have all
these different, approaches and last year we had to have
a comedy routine in the middle of the, games and

(11:25):
and who, What who's going to? Play? Who you've been
around this league a long time AND i think you
probably would remember a time when you, know you could
get at least closer to a representative effort Any All star.
Games is it just? Gone is it just never gonna happen?
Again why is it this difficult where we have to
every year try to come up with a different.

Speaker 3 (11:43):
Gimmick, yeah it's. Tough this seems like you, know the,
years you, know went further and further you, get you,
know players get in the mindset of you, know what
matters most is obviously winning In june and being healthy In,
june and you got these you, know the best players

(12:06):
on those teams will be playing On All star, weekend
And All Star weekend is a lot for. Them you,
know it's a. Lot you're doing a lot of moving,
around you're having a peer, everywhere and while the rest
of the league is resting and you, know recovering and
do all this other stuff to get ready for the second.
Half so it's it's you know kind of that you

(12:26):
know that that that, line you, know it's kind of
tough to to to deal with for some. People and
and so then you don't get the most out of,
guys you don't get the best. Effort you, know it's
not really like you can go out there and, say
whoever wins gets the, most get this amount of money
and they'll be you, know make them play that much more.
Harder i'm not sure how you fix that portion of.
It you, know the guys got to want to compete

(12:47):
in those. Situations and for the most, part LIKE i,
said it's more of you, know guys are trying to
get to the, break to get healthy and as fast
as the game is nowadays and mini, games you, know
guys are miles of guys are running in games because
of the pace of play and stuff like. THAT i
think it's wears on. Them and, yeah that's it's kind
of tough to you, know get the best out of

(13:09):
people during Those during those.

Speaker 1 (13:12):
Games let me ask you another league wide. Question we're
chatting With Mike. Conley you guys have had, really you,
know in the, playoffs really good success Against. Denver now
they made SOME i think good improvements in the offseason
to give. THEMSELVES i think it's the best supporting cast
That joker has had in a wild maybe. Ever But
i'm just looking at And i'm curious to know how

(13:35):
closely you've been following. This just his shooting alone the
last several, games eighteen for twenty, three sixteen for, nineteen
ten for, fourteen twelve for, fifteen there's a, seven, well
the seven for TEN i think against you, guys ten for. Fifteen,
mike he's shooting almost seventy five percent from the floor
his last ten. Games what when you watch him and

(13:59):
you see him or you, observe do you think we
already have reached a point where we're seeing all time
greatness in his?

Speaker 3 (14:06):
Case, yeah it's it's, unreal you. Know just we were
talking about the day in practice because obviously we were
paying to play against, Them SO i find of getting
a little bit of a peak at what he's been doing,
lately and you you just that just doesn't. Happen you,
know it's something that just emphasizes how special a player

(14:26):
he is and how easy the game is for. Him it's,
just you, KNOW i think we're, all you, know witnesses
or something really really. Special and you, Know i'm thankful
to get to compete against him and and and try
to stop, them you know WHAT i. Mean that's just
it's just unreal that he's able to do that on
a nightly, basis and and you, know bare like he's

(14:47):
breaking the sweat half the. Time so it's it's it's it's.

Speaker 1 (14:50):
Unreal, well it sounds like The. CLIPPERS i heard some
postgame where they, said, basically our plan was make him,
score which is right out of your, playbook right when
you guys have had some. Success it's all, right he's
most dangerous when he's, distributing when he's wheeling and dealing
and you, know involving his, Teammates and we don't want

(15:11):
to give up, fifty but we might be okay giving
up thirty five if he's not doing that other. Stuff to,
me that still sounds, like at least in, theory the
best approach to take with. Him do you guys look
at it that way as.

Speaker 3 (15:22):
Well we've taken that approach quite. OFTEN i think he's
scored sixty on us one time trying to do. That
but there's no right, WAY i think to defend. HIM
i think you've got to just you, know his playmaking
ability is probably the most deadly thing that gets their,
team you, know all their guys, going including. Himself so

(15:47):
there's some you, know validity to turning him into a,
SCORER i, guess but not necessarily letting him. SCORE i
don't know if it's two different. Things we're not trying
to just let him shoot up the, shots still trying to.
Defend BUT i guess you could pick and choose between the.
Two you, know we don't want to getting fifteen sixteen

(16:07):
assists and you know everybody else on the team getting
twenty twenty points in games and making that much heart
of the. Guard but he's he's, really you, know just
really you don't have a good choice against, him, Honestly,
no that's for.

Speaker 1 (16:21):
Sure last ITEM i saw, TODAY i think this was
today The Jalen clark kind of crashed your presser when
you were talking about various, items including THE Nba, cup
AND i think he asked a question About christmas gifts
for the young, players and you said some of the effect, of,
Well i've spent thousands on you. Guys i'm Sure i'll
do it. Again is that? TRUE i MEAN i didn't

(16:42):
realize players, generally you, know we're that generous in terms
Of christmas. Gifts is that A Mike conley? Tradition is
that AN nba? Tradition, well tell me a little bit about.

Speaker 3 (16:52):
That, yeah it's been a TRADITION i do for a,
while ever Since i've had the means to do it
and help the. Team i've always got the team gifts
and every year try to think of something. Different AND
i think last YEAR i got them all some big
boombox speakers or something like, that and some other small little.

(17:15):
Things so it's, like you, know every year you're trying
to find what's the what's gonna you, know be exciting
for you, know the young people or. Whatnot everybody kind
of relate. To so SOMETHING i enjoy. DOING i know
a lot of teammate teams out, there a lot of
players do. It i'm trying to, get you, know the
guys who make all the money on the, team you,
know and you know these Got jaden The. Naz you

(17:37):
guys got to step up and, start you, know getting
the old man some gifts and stuff like.

Speaker 1 (17:41):
That so that'll be big last question for. You you
Mentioned jaden where you're you're seeing his you, know on,
paper the scoring numbers are, up and that's always been the. Question,
okay if he can really figure out, offensively then there
may be no telling where he can end. Up where
do you see he has evolved offense and how big

(18:04):
a change do you see offensively in him and how
does that get?

Speaker 5 (18:07):
Sustained, WELL i think he's benefited a lot from the
pace of play that we're playing this, year the thorowheads
that he's getting or he has full license to go,
downhill get into the paint where he is you, know
he feels one of the elite finishers in our game

(18:28):
and and mid range, players.

Speaker 3 (18:30):
And it just gives him a freedom early and you,
know possessions to, go you, know go after try to
get some. Opportunities but then in the half court and
in sets he's getting he's finding you, know open threes
and in opportunities to attack where he's, super super, comfortable
and it's he's more in the flow of the game
or in. RHYTHM i talked to him today about him

(18:51):
shooting so well from the, three and he's just, like,
man you, Know i'm Just i'm not rushing. Anymore i'm
tall enough to take my time and just shoot. IT
i don't you, know isn't to have any anxiety shooting the.
Ball AND i think that that's, really you, know calmed
him down a little. Bit and then it's got them
playing it all the. Time levely put the work in
and it's starting to.

Speaker 1 (19:10):
SHOW i appreciate the time as. Always good luck this
weekend and we'll lutch out. Soon, Thanks, mike all, right sound.
GOOD i appreciate. You Mike, Conley timberwolves point. Guard nice
weekend of activity that will start with AN Nba cup
game against one of the teams in the league that
is struggling badly, mightily The Sacramento. Kings but then you Got,

(19:31):
denver a team that's not struggling at, all with a
superstar player who has been as we alluded to With,
conley just absolutely. Well the numbers are they almost feel
like they're not real. Numbers LIKE i, said when you
you take twenty three shots and miss five in AN nba,
game you take nineteen shots and miss. Three in AN nba,

(19:52):
game you take fourteen and miss, four and it goes
on and on and. On his last ten, games he's
been over five, hundred well over five hundred for any of.
Them if he had a nine for ten from the,
FLOOR i think AGAINST uss he was seven for. Ten
he also had a nine for. Ten there's a ten
for fifteen and eighteen for twenty. Three we're, seeing, Man
we're seeing something, special and maybe people don't even realize

(20:15):
it because, again there's not a lot of marketing around.
Him there's not a lot of fancy quotes around. Him
there aren't a lot of highlights of did you see
how he broke so And so's? Ankles we're so. Obsessed
somebody did that again the other, day and The athletic
had a story on, it a complete story on one.

(20:35):
Play he didn't do that sort of. Stuff but all
he does is win, games and all he does is
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Speaker 2 (21:45):
Six one.

Speaker 1 (21:45):
Two Guy rights talk about the yin and yang of
radio talk show. GUESTS i love them, both But conley
always sounds like you just woke them up from a
nap In. SALISBURY i feel LIKE i need a nap
after his. Interviews very well, play there's no question about.
That Mister conley is much, more very, adult but very.
Understated you handed me a soccer story that is. WORTHY

(22:09):
i think of a minute or two we don't talk
a lot of soccer on this, program but introduced to
the listeners the pretty significant change that our favorite league
affecting our favorite team has made official now.

Speaker 4 (22:26):
Correct, yeah so for years and years THE mls would
be running in the, summer that would be the bulk
of their.

Speaker 1 (22:33):
Season, well they just approved to vote.

Speaker 4 (22:35):
Today everywhere else In europe and the top leagues run the,
Opposite so summers are off season, basically Not june And,
july that's their off. Season every other month they're playing
throughout the. Winter so now they've approved THE mls to
in order to compete financially and they want to be
on the same page as The european. Leagues now they're

(22:55):
switching to that. Schedule so they'll start in the fall
and they'll end in the. Spring but there's a month
break of winter break in, there and that's the. Idea
so they're so flipping their.

Speaker 1 (23:08):
Schedule in other, words there with this new, schedule The
loons would have a game at home In.

Speaker 4 (23:15):
January uh so unknowns to. Me so now they have
a winter. Break, okay so how long does that will?
Go like Mid december Through. January but you're still you're
still going to hit it In, february then you're going
to hit it in Early, December. November, yeah you're going
to hit it In, february so there's still going to
be two or three months of brutal.

Speaker 1 (23:36):
Homegame how many other teams are in locations as unforgiving
as ours when it comes to winter quite a, bit
quite a, few so you know tell. ME i, mean in,
theory this sounds like it's illogical BECAUSE i don't associate
soccer with cold. Weather but is this routine In? Europe

(23:58):
or are we talking about In europe their place where
it's never going to be as cold as the places
we're talking about.

Speaker 4 (24:02):
Here, well that's what it, is so In, europe like In,
england yet it's cold and fifty degrees all the, time
but it never really it's very rare that it would.
Snow you, know it stays around your even In. January
it's in your forties or. Fifties i'm looking at the
map of THE. Mls you've Got, Toronto, Montreal New, england

(24:23):
a couple Of New york, Teams, Chicago, Seattle. VANCOUVER i
mean those are All, Denver Salt Lake. City those are
all teams that are going to be just very very.
Cold all, Right so you're the soccer, PURIST i, mean
can can? Soccer what's can you have any kind of,

(24:43):
meaningful meaningful soccer if it's, sleeping or it's, snowing or
the field is slick in a way that we accept
if you don't have an indoor you, know football, stadium
that that's part of The National Football. League but it
seems counterintuitive THAT i understand what they're trying to, balance

(25:04):
but if you're changing the competition to that degree on
the basis of when you're playing these, games isn't this
going to end up being a net? LOSS i, mean
you would think the difference is that you don't have,
to like in, football if it's, pouring driving, rain you're
going to have trouble holding onto the. Ball that's not
really a thing in, Soccer so is that but you're

(25:25):
going to miss out ON i, mean a month and
a half break from your, season right smack in the
middle just doesn't seem like something you would want to.

Speaker 1 (25:33):
Do And i'm presuming they do that because they're, saying,
well we're acknowledging this is kind of goofy to do
this in the, winter so we'll try to break it
up a little bit and not have the entire winter to.

Speaker 4 (25:42):
Cover THAT'S i, mean that's the. Idea but again and
they say that OTHER i don't know which leagues they're referring. To,
Yeah i'm sure they're, there but none of the major ones.
Do but they have an advantage like In spain And.
England it just never gets as. Called, yeah that's what strikes.

Speaker 1 (25:57):
Me, SO i, mean because we've HAD i want to,
say we've already had Some chili games already for the,
loans have we.

Speaker 4 (26:04):
Not, well there was a controversial one THAT i was
at For TEAM.

Speaker 1 (26:08):
Usa they played. It they played In. February it was
like six degrees and everyone was up and the arms, went,
yeah so how is the quality of? Soccer it was,
fine affected by the, cold.

Speaker 4 (26:20):
WELL i didn't think. SO i thought they toughed it.
Out The Van duran goalie had to leave, hypothermia but
other than, that Miss Lincoln house to. Play so they
won two nil and that was.

Speaker 1 (26:33):
That and their comeback is this is The we've got
to match up with the way it's done In europe
because this is the only, way this is the better
way for us to succeed long.

Speaker 4 (26:43):
Term so if they want To let's say there's someone
that plays for my, Club, todtenham they want he's at
the end of his rope and he wants to come THE.
Mls it's easier for them to make the transition when
the season is the, same but when it's worse sason
and they're in the middle of their, season it's hard
to have transfers and players come and.

Speaker 1 (27:04):
Go that's their thinking behind.

Speaker 4 (27:06):
It they want to sync up with them to better
align financially and make it easier for people to come and.

Speaker 1 (27:10):
Go. Well so in the, end are you applauding as
a soccer guy even though you're not a huge fan
of this particular, League you're you're kind of a snob
in that. Regard but, correct do you endorse this decision
or are you are you troubled by?

Speaker 4 (27:25):
IT i just am not sure they have the quality
that they think they do to be able to sync.

Speaker 1 (27:32):
Up AND i mean maybe they do one, day but you,
know think they're there. Yet maybe they're looking for the. Future,
yeah Maybe i'm trying to set it in. Motion i'm
not sure the.

Speaker 4 (27:40):
Juice is worth the squeeze on this, one because you're
you're going to have a month and change in between
in the middle of your. SEASON i mean THE nhl
is doing it for The. Olympics that's once in a blue,
moon you, know and it's it's a couple of weeks.

Speaker 1 (27:52):
Off that feels like a long. Time so a couple months.
OFF i don't. KNOW i wouldn't like.

Speaker 4 (27:57):
It and for The loons, TOO i, mean think a
ticket sales In, february you, Know, well.

Speaker 1 (28:03):
How will they? DRAW i don't. KNOW i, mean, well
their their, FAITH i, MEAN i mean they're the fans
who are into. It are pretty into it, though aren't. They,
YEAH i mean they consider themselves, hearty they're they're Ultra, No,
no that would. Help. Yeah is there any, stadium outdoor

(28:23):
stadium in football or soccer in which the seats not
just for the beautiful people in the, suites that the
seats are all? Heated and how expensive would that? Be
probably not, Prohibitive i'm guessing, yeah that'd be quite a.
Bit that'd be a very popular, owner wouldn't. It they,
Say We're i'm spending all the extra money where every

(28:44):
seat will be heated for cold, games not in the. State,
NO i don't think that's that's very that's very likely
sustain the DRIVE jj and jettas don't jive dig into
THE nba archive well in Five, yeah that's pretty. Much

(29:05):
that pretty much says it. All let me get to
a couple more texts here and then we'll get caught.
Up don't. Forget we Got Russo radio for your hockey
fix at the top of the. Hour not a soccer player.
Here so the question, is wouldn't that hurt your foot
kicking that cold ball around when it's five degrees probably

(29:25):
for an hour and a. Half, yeah sounds to me
like THE mls is trying to avoid THE. Mlb similar
leagues get a lot of casual fans to come. OUT
i think they're running under the guys that quote they
want to be in the same season As european, leagues
even though they will never be there will never be
Any they will never be in any of The european.
League so maybe there's baseball a big juggernaut that you

(29:46):
have to. AVOID i didn't think, so but maybe in
their mind they do the. ANALYTICS i don't know if
they do the, analytics they do the, Research i'm not exactly.
Sure it's an interesting, development and, again WHAT i first
thought was the. Game you mentioned that you were at
that exhibition game where there was so much conversation about,
it and it felt like to, me it's, like, well

(30:07):
that's not Really soccer is not a winter, SPORT i don't,
think even though it's played in the winter in many
parts of the, world but rarely are the temperatures what
we tend to get in the in the middle of
winter as. Well let's see one other text real. Quick

(30:28):
IF i scroll, DOWN i THINK i can find. It
you lose a casual fan out having loons games in the,
summer and with that they will one hund percent lose
one of the major. Sponsors as we are not going
to bring guests In december Or february to a. Game
zero chance a casual like me brings my kid in.
Winter they will not be able to grow young. Fans

(30:49):
makes no, sense Writes. ANDY i wasn't going to ANY
mls games, anyway but good luck ever getting me to.
Try IF i have to watch guys run for ninety
minutes to score once and it's ten degrees Outside Windshill monday,
night well, yeah that's The, yeah how about? That i'm
done with. You that was a one to one game
done with your. CLOCK i Believe i'm. BLAMING i tried

(31:12):
to stand tall for. HIM i, thought, well they played
down to their. Competition they'll play up to The, eagles
AND i was winnable, obviously but they didn't. Win, Oh
deer soccer, community a little heads up from the hockey.
Community The Winter classic is miserable to, attend even if
tough guy hockey people will not admit. It good luck with.
Attendance that's a good text right. There all, right let's

(31:33):
get caught. Up i've got a serious story that was
brought to my attention by a lister THAT i want
to try to get into. This next the short segment
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Speaker 4 (31:53):
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Speaker 1 (32:26):
Details got this text really within about the first twenty
minutes of the program From eric M out Of. Cocato

(32:49):
i'd like to hear your thoughts on the horrific tragedy
that happened In, Cocato minnesota in the early morning hours On.
TUESDAY i knew nothing about this. STORY i was alerted
via The eric. Text it's mind. BOGGLING a man is

(33:10):
accused of killing a coworker with a sledgehammer at a
food and dairy processing facility in Central, Minnesota. Cocato this
is A Cbs news account a said. Story according to
charges filed In Wright, county the deadly assault Occurred tuesday
morning At Advanced Process technologies In. Cocato at around six.

(33:35):
Am deputies responded to a nine to one to one
call reporting a woman with major head trauma and significant blood.
Loss deputies and medical crews responded to the scene and
attempted to save the woman's. Life she was pronounced dead
at the. Scene authority say an investigation determined that a
coworker identified as forty year Old David DeLong Of, Watkins,

(33:56):
minnesota attacked the victim taken into custody by deputies without.
Incident charges filed In Right county Say DeLong was seen
on surveillance video walking to the victim's sut, workstation grabbing
a sledgehammer from the, workstation and swinging it multiple times

(34:17):
with the. Victim according to charging, Documents DeLong later confessed
to killing the, victim telling investigators he didn't like the
victim and had planned on killing her for some. Time
family of the victim identified her as twenty year Old
Amber check C. Zeh they say she was an amazing,

(34:38):
welder greater her, job love going to work every. Day
they also want to raise awareness of workplace. VIOLENCE Wcco
television also spoke On wednesday With Dennis, pichowski who Was
check's adviser from freshman to senior year At Hutchinson High.
School you just kind of tear up a little bit
because you know who the kid. Was pachowski was also

(34:59):
check assistant basketball, coach noting she was known for her
three point shooting. Skills paschowski, says check out a passion for,
welding and he last spoke with her In. August i'd
always kid her, about you, know don't lose a, finger
and do they trust you with a, laser all that
kind of. Stuff Advanced Process technologies released a statement. Yesterday

(35:21):
we are heartbroken by yesterday's tragedy and our thoughts are
with the, victims family and friends in this terrible. Moment
we're also making sure our employees have the support they,
need and we're working closely with law enforcement as they
continue their. Investigation production of the facility has been paused
for the remainder of the, week and administrative staff are working.
Remotely end. Quote DeLong faces ONE kund of second degree,

(35:44):
murder which carries up to forty years in, prison but
that charge could be. Upgraded i'd be surprised if it
isn't upgraded actually to first degree. Murder just a, grizzly gruesome,
story And i'm sure it's a fact acting pretty much
everybody in THE, uh in the entire. Town it's just mind,

(36:07):
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