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BALL & BUDS NEW SHOW ALERT 🔥 TOTAL EVISCERATION
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Sports Professor vs Hot Take Jake -> Sports. Entertainment. Culture.
The MOST Unfiltered 💥 RACOUS Debate Show EVER!
No scripts. High-Energy Debates, Heated Arguments & Hilarious Disrespect!
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NBA #nba East Best Players/Teams? (Post Knicks Champs & Giannis Miami Trade)
USA #teamusa World Cup #worldcup Chances? (Advanced to Group Stage vs ???)
NCAA #ncaa Athletes #sports Gambling? (Brendan Sorsby Denied NCAA-NFL Eligibility)
UFC #ufc White House #mma Show Repeat? (Success or Waste?)
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Transcript
Introduction and Host Banter
00:00:00
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You can't pretend. Now get ready for the show.
00:00:17
Speaker
Yo, yo, yo, what up, friends? Welcome back to another edition of Ball and Bud's Total Evisceration.
00:00:29
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And I am the sports professor. And as always on this show, it is me versus my nemesis, Hot Take Jake. What's good, brother?
00:00:41
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Well, I know you've been ranting around, telling me I've been running from you. Ranting because you've been running. You've been talking shit. out There you go. There you go.
00:00:52
Speaker
There's the hate. There's the hate right there. Where are you been? We had an APB out for that
NBA Team Performances and Player Debates
00:00:58
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ass. Wondering where you were hiding under a rock since the Spurs done got their ass mollywhopped by the New York baton.
00:01:09
Speaker
ni by the new yorker had knicker mockers i won't be getting into that later i can't wait to hear what you're no no no take your take your ass whooping like a man eat your crow what happened to your team
00:01:24
Speaker
where ah did Do you understand that bunch of my guys are young? Hold on. Omar. Okay, so say that. guys Say that. We're inexperienced. we We're young. we weren't ready. Young as hell. Guys can't even as breathe. They just came out the crib, man.
00:01:40
Speaker
His second – Wimby's second best player was a rookie, my boy Harper. Dylan motherfucking Harper, the future of the league. Hey, he's going to be good. Come on. You're going to be good. I'll tell you, Omar.
00:01:51
Speaker
How dare you? At least we weren't the damn Celtics and choked like how Jason Tatum did. you know that's yeah You did not choke like the Celtics did. No, we choked earlier. But you choked when it mattered.
00:02:07
Speaker
Y'all choked away that series because y'all led the Knicks every single game by at least like 15 points every game i don't know how much it was to be exact but it was a lot every game and you lost four of them because you're some inexperienced young coached bums that's what y'all are now we'll say the one thing i agree with you on Mitch Johnson your numbers being caught buddy.
00:02:35
Speaker
That seat is as hotter as a damn stove. Fired up baby because that was embarrassing what I saw at the end of those damn games. It's hot in the show.
00:02:47
Speaker
His seat is hotter than this show. Total evisceration. Y'all make sure you subscribe to Ball and on YouTube. Linktree up there. Takes you to all our socials. As well, hit that like button. Helps us out in the yeah algorithm. And smash that notification bell so you know when Ball and Buds goes live. That being said, you're right. Mitch Johnson, young, inexperienced team. That's what happened there. He's going get another shot at it. But if he ain't popped,
00:03:17
Speaker
He's going quickly be up out of San Antonio. That being said, the New York Knicks did win the and NBA championship. So let's go ahead and start right there with the Knicks winning the championship with Giannis Antetokounmpo going to the Miami Heat. Yes, Pat Riley flipped Tyler Hero.
00:03:44
Speaker
My boy trips Jay Jaime Jaquez Jr. and a bunch of picks Ware and Jaka Unis. I don't know. didn't say his name.
00:03:54
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couple other players. For Giannis, the Celtics, Subsequently, missing out on Giannis and now having to deal with possibly Jalen Brown, you know ah you know, possible conspiracy sort of thing going on.
00:04:13
Speaker
Also, you still have Cleveland in the mix. Who is the best team in the East? Jake, what you got? Well I'll tell you this, let me first tell you who it's not. It's not the Miami Heat. And let me add this in real quick.
00:04:28
Speaker
Guys, I don't know if everybody thinks this is the Pat Riley of old and we're supposed to be scared. Everything is so great and gracious. But this is not the same team. That same damn team made Jimmy Buckets probably the best player, most underrated player of that generation.
00:04:48
Speaker
They didn't give him a damn thing and he practically carried them to the NBA bubble championship in 2020 by himself. So guess what Giannis? I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry. I have to admit this.
00:05:01
Speaker
You're in my opinion, you're going, you're going to this team to just, I guess, end your career and just, ah just coast.
00:05:12
Speaker
You're not doing anything. I'm sorry.
00:05:17
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Your mic.
00:05:19
Speaker
I'll tell you one thing. You may be right about one thing. cause A lot of people are saying that Giannis, in this trade, traded mediocrity for more mediocrity. And you could be right. He could be traveling halfway across the country to do the same exact thing and possibly not make the playoffs. Now, that is not what I would say. I personally think with Bam and Giannis, you got a very capable 1-2-3.
00:05:44
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one two there. Not even very capable, but one of the best one twos in the league. damn a stop Is Bama Stark? No, but he is a great second.
00:05:55
Speaker
He is a great number two. a One of the best number twos in the league. That's crazy. That's wild, bro. Don't do that to Bama. Don't do that to Bama. Oh! I know why you're mad. Because Bam beat Kobe's 83-point record last year. That's why you're mad. Our 81-point record. That's why you're mad. I see. I see. I see what's happening. Now I know why you're mad. see you. okay. Okay, keep going, keep going. You really think this team is great because I wanted to tell you, as of right now, I think the Knicks have a chance to repeat. I think Jalen Brown about to get unthinkable. get out here, bro.
00:06:39
Speaker
Get out of here, bro. Please don't make that your hot take. How do you feel about the Heat in specific, not the Bucs? Because obviously, Ante Zecumpo is gone. By the way, you saw once they got rid of Ante Zecumpo, who followed right after him out the door?
00:06:57
Speaker
Who was it? His bum-ass brothers, just like you. Just like your bum-ass. kicked your bum-ass out. Theonis and the other one, I don't even know his name.
00:07:08
Speaker
Both of those bums were told goodbye. ti Don't let that door hit your ass on the way out. Your brother ain't here, neither are you. Take your ass back to Greece.
00:07:19
Speaker
That's like y'all saying whenever LeBron leaves, they're going kick Bronny out the damn Lakers locker room. too That is what's going to happen. No, they won't, Omar. What? Bronny is going to retire into the sunset with LeBron at the same time. You better get used to it. You are a hater. So you don't believe in the Heat either, though, right? No, no, no. I wanted ask you that. I actually think that the Heat are a playoff team, and I think they're actually a top – Top six team in the East.
00:07:51
Speaker
I do believe that. Does that make you feel real great? A top six team in the East? Does that make you feel good? the i mean, is one of the weakest in the freaking conferences. I could see top four. I could see them four to six. I could see four to six.
00:08:03
Speaker
Four to six range. They're not better than the Knicks. They're not better than the Knicks. They're not better than the Celtics. They're not better. Well, I don't know. not Say it. miss Say it. Say it to me, baby. Say it. The who?
00:08:16
Speaker
The who? The Sixers. The 76ers. If Joel Embiid is healthy. They're not better. They're not not better than I would. I wouldn't even take them over the Hawks right now. I'm still taking the Hawks over them.
00:08:28
Speaker
The Hawks proved themselves for a second there. They looked hot this year. Don't do that. I wouldn't put them over also, who's the other team? The Cleveland Cavaliers.
00:08:39
Speaker
You still got the spider? You still got the spider web? Come on. I'm not, I'm sorry. What? Show me a, throw is there a three point shooter now in the heat or is this, but are we back into 70s basketball or we're just gonna back down the whole time and hopefully we can put a lot more twos than you can threes?
00:08:57
Speaker
I mean, look, this has been Pat Riley's M.O. ever since he had, you know, LeBron D. Wade and Chris Bosh. Then he went to Jimmy Butler. Now he's got. So, hes you know, he he has been a team that is sometimes light on three-point shooting from time to time. This is bad.
00:09:18
Speaker
Shout out AP, Alan Perales, Rec Room Sports and Let's Talk Sports. Y'all tap in with him. He says he aren't even top to five with this trade. you So where do you have the map, AP? I have them anywhere from, I have them top six. Jake, where do you have them?
00:09:34
Speaker
Probably top eight. They barely make the playoffs. They barely make the playoffs? Akoopo is not a top 15 player in the league anymore. That's crazy. That's crazy talk. Not top 15? I wouldn't put him top 15.
00:09:45
Speaker
He's definitely top 15. He's definitely top 15. AP, let me know. He says, high take I take Charlotte. Not without LaMelo Ball anymore. If y'all saw LaMelo Ball was was traded today to the Timberwolves. What kind of crazy team is that going to be?
00:10:03
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They're going have a great backcourt, but no frontcourt whatsoever. The Timberwolves, I don't know who the GM is in Minnesota. I think it used to be, ah I don't know who it is now.
00:10:14
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but who always is the it's the Oh, that makes us look bad. I think it's the Hispanic guy. Anyways, com that makes us both look bad. ah Look, what a horrible job. First you trade Cat.
00:10:25
Speaker
He becomes a champion. Then for Randle and DiVincenzo, DiVincenzo gets hurt. Then now you pi you trade for, ah for um ah damn it, help me out here.
00:10:39
Speaker
LaMelo Ball. I don't know why you're scared. Let me tell you something. Let me give you a quick, let me give you a fun fact real quick. Okay. Anytime Julius Randle has been traded off of a team, that team wins eventually a championship. Sure, but what I'm saying is the series of mistakes that led to this for them trading LaMelo Ball that have been pretty catastrophic si is from going where they had tat Cat and Edwards and now to where they're ending up now. They still have Rudy Gobert?
00:11:08
Speaker
Yeah, they do. it's too good today They still got the second best defender in the game. Trade him to the Celtics. Let's go. Playing at best, says AP. AP says playing at best. I'm with you, AP.
00:11:20
Speaker
I don't buy into this on Kupo Hype. Sorry, bro. We're not in 2019 anymore. I'm calling a spade spade. I agree with it. Alrighty then. Well, moving it on into the best players in the East. Players?
00:11:37
Speaker
We talking about players? Yes, we're talking about the best players in the NBA. Jake wanted me to ask, is Jalen Brunson top player?
00:11:50
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10 in the NBA. ah i guess I guess he is thinking so since he's the one that asked. So I'll let him go first. Is that what you think? Do you think Jalen Brunson is top 10?
00:12:05
Speaker
It's a fucking embarrassing mistake that the gall of you to even put him in a top 10. Let me tell you something, Omar. This shouldn't even be a question unless it's a top three in the NBA for what he's done. Okay, do don't do that.
00:12:18
Speaker
Don't you dare do that. Omar, and this is going to follow me into my first. This is going to follow you to your grave. no Did you say top three? tape Top three? Jalen Brunson is top three in the NBA.
00:12:30
Speaker
Top three in the NBA. Are you sure? Let me add this in as well. He is better. I'm sorry. If you put his ring up to any of Steph Curry's rings, he has a more important ring than Steph Curry. I think he's a better overall player than Steph Curry right now. And overall, he's better than Steph Curry. Let me tell you why.
00:12:50
Speaker
No, no, no. Don't give me that face, Omar. Remember, not overall like all time career wise, right? Yes, yes. I would put him above Curry right now. And if he wins another ring next year, Omar, he's in the top seven all time.
00:13:08
Speaker
He is the biggest little man of all time. He's better than AI. He's passed AI. He's passed AI. He's passed Steve Man. He's passed Chris Paul. He's now passed Steph Curry as the biggest little man of all Now he's chasing brightness Now he's shit he's better. Bro, I'm picking him over Luka. Would you not take him over Luka overall right now?
00:13:30
Speaker
In the league, would you not? Luka has shown you he can't carry team the way he can. You put Luka on the Knicks, they still win that championship and probably even more dominantly. No, they don't.
00:13:41
Speaker
No, they don't. Which, shout out to the ah Mavericks for dropping the bag Brunson-Doncic combo that could have won them a championship. But anyways, I can't believe First of all, let me turn this music down for a second so I can hear myself talk.
00:13:58
Speaker
Because I cannot believe that you would come on such a respected show, such as Total Evisceration here on Ballin' Bud's Sports and Entertainment Media Network. I cannot believe you would come on here and in disrespect the greatness and the integrity that I have had with many a guest brought to this show.
00:14:25
Speaker
When you come on and say some bullshit like Jalen Brunson has had a better overall career than Steph Curry.
00:14:38
Speaker
First of all, I want you to...
00:14:43
Speaker
His ring matters more. He's had one ring. Steph Curry has had three rings. He's had four. so stop whole Four, you're right. Thank you. He's had four.
00:14:54
Speaker
Thank you for correcting me. And he had in there. And he had Name a top players as good as KD, KD Thompson, or Draymond on that Knicks team. Could you replace anybody on that damn Knicks roster? Yeah.
00:15:07
Speaker
to to go into the Warriors and win a championship with Steph. Because sure can. He had a bunch of help with him. Jalen Brunson is carrying bags of tricks. He's got zesty cat. Ew. He's got zesty cat. He's his second best Yes, he's got some random nobody knows about that looked up and grabbed a damn rebound into a floating.
00:15:31
Speaker
This is what I'm talking about. oh you Don't code you like that? This championship is as big as what what ah this is why I also have. What's his name from the Mavericks? Oh, which is that the power forward for so long? Why he am I missing his name? oh Anthony Davis?
00:15:47
Speaker
No, no, no. The greatest. He he he retired. Dirk, Dirk, Dirk. Dirk, look, look. No, no, no. What I'm trying to tell you is Dirk's one ring, because of how tough that ring was, it made me catapult him over KG as a better overall power forward. Okay, that' that's also crazy, but whatever. That's a debate for another day. yeah But he carried that. That's what I'm saying. You have to look at the road to to prosperity, the road to the championship. Jalen Brunson had a bunch.
00:16:16
Speaker
He just beat the future GOAT of the league, Wimbenyama. He just did that. What did Steph have to be? Oh, LeBron without Kyrie and and what is it Kevin Love the first time. Then he had to go grab KD the second that LeBron figured him out. Then he looked up and played your sorry ass choking ass Celtics to win that final win that they shouldn't have even won.
00:16:40
Speaker
Jalen Brunson's ring, his one ring is more more impressive than no Steph Curry four. I'm calling a spade a spade. And I think you're a real and NBA analyst? Would agree with that.
00:16:51
Speaker
Would agree with that, Omar. Well, you've just proved that you certainly are not. a real NBA analyst. So we know that because I, sir, can give you 10 players right now in the NBA better than Jalen Brunson. Forget your top three in the NBA. Forget your top seven all time, which are both ludicrous statements. I can give you 10 players right now in no particular order. You can go with your aforementioned Steph Curry. He still ain't better than Steph Curry. He ain't better than a SGA. He ain't better than Doncic, as we talked about. He ain't better than the aforementioned Antetokounmpo that just got traded. He ain't better than Jokic. He ain't better than...
00:17:35
Speaker
Wemby. He ain't better than Ant-Man. He ain't better than KD. He ain't better than old ass LeBum. And you want to talk Celtics?
00:17:45
Speaker
He ain't better than Jason Tatum or Jalen Brown. So get the hell up out of here. I gave you 11 players better than Jalen Brunson. You're high. You're high right now.
00:17:58
Speaker
Hey, hold on. yo No, no, no. Thank you. Thank you. I love that. Hey, i love that I'm glad my brother Jason is here because Jason is the realest, one of the realest Knicks fans I know, the realest Knicks fan I know.
00:18:11
Speaker
Sir, would you say that he is top three in the league, though? No, you would not because I know you're more sensible than that. Would you say he's had a better career than Steph Curry? No, you wouldn't because I know you're more sensible than that. His four rings don't account to what that one did. That one means us so much more. Omar, by the way, real quick, you have – thank you. He's better than Steph Curry of all time, Steph Curry, or or top three. Which do you agree with? I agree with both.
00:18:39
Speaker
he has no not I know what you agree with. I'm talking about AP. AP, which one do you agree with? He is not better than Steph Curry career-wise. That's not even true, bro. Willis Reed. He is the greatest Nick ever. Patrick Ewing. No, he's better than both of them. Come on, man. He's better than them all.
00:18:57
Speaker
Dirk, that's, I mean, okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. He's still not better than KG, and it doesn't make Brunson better than Steph Curry, bro. It doesn't make Brunson better than Steph Curry, okay? Brunson is top 15 in the league. I give you that at best. Top 15. Bro, stop having that. You can see the haterade on your fucking all over your chest. You look like piece of shit right now. Go take a shower. Your pizza.
00:19:32
Speaker
Stop it. The next one. The Celtics suck. We're in reality. Fine, since there's so many of y'all agreeing with Jake for some reason, I still haven't got confirmation. Do y'all agree that he's top three in the league right now? I need confirmation on that. But for now, would take him.
00:19:51
Speaker
I. Top three. Damn. a
00:19:58
Speaker
I'm a bum. ah Fellas, shout out, Canteen, my brother. Y'all tune in to the Bottom Line Sports Canteen Hot Rod and Flo. I got to get on there. so i said I know that y'all hit me up. I'm going on there as a guest soon, guys. I'll get y'all soon. Don't worry.
00:20:12
Speaker
I got to kill y'all. Me and Omar got to go destroy y'all. we might have to make We might have to make a return, a reunion show, a one-time reunion show where we bust flowing Cantina Hot Rod's ass and showed him what the better part of the bottom line sports was. good what hey How about that? Much love. I like your episodes, man. I'm watching. He says, greatest thing I ever read was – oh, man, I hate the Knicks. I'm still – Y'all need to calm down. It's been two weeks.
00:20:42
Speaker
Stop it. If I hear Nixon 5 one more damn time, it's been two damn weeks. I need y'all to stop. All right? I agree. Let's keep it moving. I agree with that. Oh, man, I'm so mad. This is what I'm mad about, AP. This is what I'm mad. Tell them why you mad, son. Let me tell you why I'm mad.
00:20:59
Speaker
I am mad because if you were planning on trading Jalen Brown all along, You have to, as Kendrick Perkins said on yeah ESPN, Brad Stevens, make a way better offer than you did. You got to throw in some other players, maybe in a couple picks, just to make sure you beat Miami's offer, even if you think it's not worth it. Because at that point, if you're planning on trading Jalen Brown...
00:21:20
Speaker
Anyways, you're not going to get a better return than Giannis. So that's your own damn fault. Now, at this point, I don't agree. I think that everything is fine because Brad Stevens told Jalen Brown he was going to be in talks before this happened. So I actually think that everything will be fine. I think that JB and JT will come back together. And I think we win another championship, possibly this season, possibly this season.
00:21:47
Speaker
oh I love you, but I hate you. I love you, but I hate you. All right, moving on from the Nixon Five and Jalen. but I still have had no answer. If anybody agrees with top three in the NBA, no one can agree
US Men's Soccer Team World Cup Prospects
00:22:02
Speaker
with that. No one can agree with right, well, let's move it on.
00:22:05
Speaker
Into tonight. Not a big game for them, but for the United States in general, since we are not a country of soccer fans, so to say.
00:22:18
Speaker
ah The U.S. soccer team, the men's World Cup soccer team, is on tonight. They already have advanced sports. To the group of 32. So they don't need to win tonight. So by the way, the coach has already said that all the players with yellow cards will not play. Coach Mauricio Paciattini has said he's going to rest everybody with yellow cards. Doesn't want anyone getting another yellow card and being eliminated from the next game. Pulisic still may not play. Obviously the top player on the United States team. That's what scares me. Christian Pulisic may not play. But I do believe.
00:22:59
Speaker
But that's just tonight. He will probably come back for the group of 32, although that's not guaranteed, but he probably will. But that being said, the question here is, is the United States have a good enough squad to win, i said win, the whole World Cup this year?
00:23:22
Speaker
Hot take, Jake, what your thoughts? I'm gonna say this. Look, the heart and soul of this team, I know everybody thinks it's Pulisic. Look, I get it. He's done great.
00:23:34
Speaker
He is the most talented. But let me tell you something, the heart and soul is the heart and soul. And that's my boy McKinney. He controls the midfield and he controls it all.
00:23:45
Speaker
I think right now we're about to see a crazy wonder of the world. I think the USA has a chance. And look, I don't watch soccer, guys, but I'm really intrigued this year. The USA has a chance like no other.
00:23:59
Speaker
And I think there's a good chance Mexico has a good chance as well. This is getting crazy, but I will do believe I don't know if they can make the final to the World Cup, but they can get as close as into the semifinals.
00:24:13
Speaker
They're right there. I'm telling you right now. Can you still can you hear me now, Omar? Yeah, i get hear you. Yep, you're good. What I was saying is McKinney is that guy. McKinney is the heart and soul of the team.
00:24:23
Speaker
He's good. know Pulisic is out, but McKinney is the heart and soul. And as long as he can go, our hearts and our engine will go, and we will stay winning.
00:24:35
Speaker
Let's win this goal. Let's go, man. We can do it every yeah four years. I think we got we can go far. This is the first time I think we can go far in a while. Yeah, you know what? Look, this is the best chance. I'm not going to lie and sit here and say that it's not.
00:24:48
Speaker
It is absolutely the best chance the United States has had in the World Cup in a long, long time. Usually when we are praising the or extolling the virtues of USA World Cup soccer, it is our amazing women team that we are always talking about because they are always going great and they always win world cup yeah you know world cup in and world cup out the men are much different the men have been consistently subpar below average and and done pretty poorly when it's come to world cup results They seem to have a coach now that actually wants to play to the strengths of the individuals, bringing in more fullbacks, having their midfielders attack more.
00:25:40
Speaker
So you're right. With the United States being into the group of 32, yes, they obviously have a better chance of winning the whole thing.
00:25:52
Speaker
But when you're looking at the competition that is in front of them, I mean, they aren't even in the top 10 of the rankings. And even when you move further out, they are actually not even showing up until very far, far, far down in the rankings out of the top 10.
00:26:15
Speaker
show
00:26:18
Speaker
14 to be exact. So you're looking at a top 15 team only because of the results they've had thus far because they were lower than that before the start of the tournament. That being said, that's why I believe that they will go no further than the group of 16.
00:26:35
Speaker
Yes, I do think They will win the next round. But I believe after the round of 32, they will be booted in the round of 16. Because if all you have is Christian Pulisic and a bunch of other ah older great players, players who were great in the past, but are a little long in the tooth,
00:26:56
Speaker
um I just don't think that's a good recipe for a World Cup victory. So while I do think they will go to the round of 16 and have the best performance for the USA in a while, I do not think they have what it takes to win the whole thing.
00:27:12
Speaker
You don't think they can pick their spot somewhere. Yes, they're older, but they're experienced. And I'm telling you, I'm not a soccer fan, but I was watching after you had let me know the other day, we were going to study this. Boy, I was locked in.
00:27:25
Speaker
And one thing that analysts said that I love to hear, you slow the game down. You play a lot more defense. You make sure the game is in the middle of the field or more closer to your side the whole game.
00:27:39
Speaker
on their side and then you pick your spots yes they're older Omar but let me tell you something bro as good as a fighter like a Jake can knock out a six foot eight guy because I got a puncher shit look at you you're such a hater
00:27:57
Speaker
and sir That's as crazy as I can knock out somebody with a puncher's chance. So can the U.S. s by slowing the game down, making sure it's played on their side of the field, and we pick our spots on when to be very aggressive. That's all they need, Omar. That is all that needs to happen. Mexico wasn't supposed to go this far either, Omar. Meanwhile, I'm Mexico, they did it too.
00:28:21
Speaker
They have done the unthinkable also, Omar. I'm studying, buddy.
00:28:29
Speaker
Yo, your punch is weaker than a wet paper bag, son. You would knock out a damn ant if you had a damn ability to knock out an ant. I don't even know how that's possible. Anyways, Argentina's better than them. Lionel Messi is the GOAT.
00:28:46
Speaker
and playing out of his mind. Kylan Mbappe, another go in France, playing out of their mind. Those are two teams. You can bring in Brazil at number three. You can bring in my team because I don't even support the men's USA team. I support Germany where I was born. The German men's team is better than the United States. Let's go. Vive Alemania.
NBA Trades and Future Prospects
00:29:13
Speaker
die friendship right how dare you moving it on from two dudes who have no clue about soccer or anything of what we just said uh i kid i kid um we move it on into the hot take of the day jake what is your hot take of the week Well, we just saw Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball and I hate that you brought it up.
00:29:40
Speaker
But I have to, hey, I gotta go at it. I think this is about to be a scary, scary set. um I think the Spurs take one step back and we get a new head coach. I'm sorry. I don't know. Mitch Johnson, I have no trust in you right now.
00:29:56
Speaker
I really don't. We need a year off. I need everybody to get back up. Somebody, somebody, anybody, come get bum ass Fox. Swipe or no swiping, De'Aaron Fox is one of the worst players I've ever seen my damn life. Piece of trash.
00:30:12
Speaker
Guy got picked. Boy could make her shots from anywhere, couldn't do shit. With that all being said, if you don't remember, remember you can look back in past episodes. There's one other team I'm very afraid of.
00:30:24
Speaker
And that was the Minnesota Timberwolves. Guys, I think they've done the unthinkable. And it's scary to say, I think this backcourt is going to be better than Steph's and Clay's, which means they have to win two rings. Hold on. Come on, bro. Why do you this? They're going have to win two rings.
00:30:42
Speaker
Two rings. Think about this. All they need is two rings. I'm done. Because that's how much Clay and Steph won without KD. I think they can match those two rings, and I think their two rings will be more important. I'm calling it right now.
00:30:55
Speaker
Anthony Edwards will for sure win one next year, and I think in a span of five years, they will have a second one. But I do believe we are absolutely going to see an Anthony Edwards lamella ball takeover at least in the next five years of...
00:31:11
Speaker
Look, this this is my guess. I think the Timberwolves win next year. I think the Spurs go on a three-peat. And I think it's the Timberwolves that stop them again in that fifth year. So that's my guess. I know we're five years ahead, but I'm thinking about it right now.
00:31:26
Speaker
I got Timberwolves early, early predictions. I think with that trade, you just got the best ball in the family. And you got probably the second coming, if not better, than Michael Jordan, Anthony Edwards himself. So I'm telling you right now,
00:31:41
Speaker
You're gonna, hey, Omar, I know you get like that little face of, oh man, Jack is so crazy on this bullshit. This monster doesn't make sense. But let me tell you something, buddy. I don't know about you, but you just fear you just went on live and said the Celtics were going to do something. Those guys don't even know if those those two idiots that you got over there can even coexist anymore.
00:32:02
Speaker
So don't do that, Omar. Bro. Nobody believes in Jalen Brunson and Jason Tatum. Nobody. Okay, you know what? Hold on. I need to turn this music down again. Brother, look, if we're going to try to get this show syndicated, I'm going to need you to not say crazy-ass shit.
00:32:20
Speaker
Like LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards are the next Steph and Klay, okay? Not only are they not going to win two titles, they're not going to win one title, okay? They're going to win a big fat zero titles is the amount of titles both LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards will win in their careers combined, okay?
00:32:42
Speaker
Okay, so don't come on here making us look discred you discrediting our dollar of expertise by saying some crazy-ass shite like Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Barr, the next step in college. quick, real quick.
00:32:58
Speaker
Your top three West teams right now, name them Tell me you're not naming the Timberwolves in those top three. I'm not. I'm not. What with with with what what what team with LaMelo ball Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert.
00:33:14
Speaker
That's your threesome. That's who you're winning the game. I'm not going to war with them. I'm not going to war with that. I'll go to war with any other team. Give me the Spurs. Give me the Thunder.
00:33:25
Speaker
Give me the Nuggets. Give me the. Stop it. The Nuggets are past their prime Omar. Stop it. That idiot ah Murray, a don't then don't do shit anymore, bro. Joker's by himself. Give me a bounce back from Houston.
00:33:39
Speaker
Give me a bounce back from Houston. Those guys are ass, bro. Are you kidding me? Yeah, maybe. Come on, Omar. I'm telling you, they're top three. You're going to see it next year. You're going to see it. you what
UFC Event Hosting and Streaming Decisions
00:33:51
Speaker
You heard it first. look Clip that.
00:33:53
Speaker
Apparently, Hot Jake Jake thinks LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards will win more titles than Steph Curry and Clay Thompson. No, no, no. They just had to win two to match them because I don't count the ones that they got with KD. KD carried those ones.
00:34:10
Speaker
So now you're making qualifications that have were not qualified beforehand. Hey, Omar, I'm saying Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball win two. They match Steph and Klay in championships.
00:34:24
Speaker
They do. it's It's your hot take, so I'm not going to eviscerate you, but just know in my head, I'm totally eviscerating you right now. All right, moving on. Should the NCAA... Actually, you know what? Actually, you know what? Um...
00:34:39
Speaker
Why we save that one for for next week since it's already 640? You want to save that one for next week That's fine. We can do it next week. got We'll save that one for next week since that one has little bit of shelf life. life Let's move it on to last topic of the day.
00:34:55
Speaker
UFC White House. Yes, indeed. The White House had a great show. Look, you may not agree with whether the White House show should have been put on or not.
00:35:07
Speaker
Whatever your politics are, whatever you may think of, of whether there should have been money spent on that way now or or or what may have you. um You know, Dana White said he lost a lot of money on it. It doesn't matter.
00:35:21
Speaker
What does matter is that it was a spectacle and it was a very entertaining show. Long. Yes, five hours. But inter entertaining. Yes.
00:35:32
Speaker
Also entertaining. um Some people that were there said that it was not necessarily entertaining. probably, know, suited for a DC kind of thing.
00:35:43
Speaker
Maybe it needed be kept more in arenas, but that it was a big spectacle. ah That being said, the ratings would say otherwise.
00:35:54
Speaker
It averaged 7 million viewers. One of the reasons being that it was only streamed on Paramount versus being on regular TV, which is something I will talk about.
00:36:07
Speaker
That being said, I think Jake, you wanted to bring this topic up. So I'm assuming that means you think that they should repeat this. Is that what you believe? Guys, I think we're in a crash course of one thing.
00:36:21
Speaker
Luckily, the NBA found their villain. That's Wimby this year. OK, so the NBA is starting to catch back up. You're about to get where I'm getting to. Right now, the one only other program that competes, that competes with the NFL is the UFC.
00:36:38
Speaker
The NBA was falling down because they had no villains. The UFC is competing very, and one thing I love that Dana White said recently. What? is oh but NBA, baseball, and NHL are all still more popular than the UFC. Get out of here with that.
00:36:57
Speaker
Let me talk. You are hating, dude. like Why do we do this on this show? You continue to disrespect this show like this.
00:37:09
Speaker
Why don't? Listen to me. One thing Dana White brought up. Paramount was in talks with the NFL about streaming on their platform.
00:37:20
Speaker
The UFC came in and Paramount bought the shit out of UFC instead. That tells you something, Omar. The UFC is doing crazy numbers. And let me tell you something. I am anti-political.
00:37:32
Speaker
whatever Whether you're left or right, I could care less. I don't care. I'm right in the middle. I don't give a shit. My thing is, is is it entertaining? And that was... and the one thing Dana White is one of the best at other than Vince McMahon he is one of the best promoters we've ever seen in the in the past 40 years he has outperformed his shit the UFC is millions or billions of worth more because of what Dana White has done for this company and I believe he plans to do even more in the near future right now
00:38:08
Speaker
You're right, it was only on one thing. But that's the first part of the game. Remember, the NFL used to just be on CBS and Fox and then here and there on so on NBC. now we got Now we got games on Netflix. Now we got games everywhere. Oh, hey, come get some good old Peacock. Let's download Peacock for a day. oh Who wants a little sprinkle on Amazon video? Amazon Prime. Let me tell you something, bro.
00:38:32
Speaker
Like I said, the first move had to be made. They got Paramount on there. I think they're going to start re-ing up and readjusting. I think they're going go back to ESPN, try and see if they can get some theirs. But the part of the deal is, is you got to start selling at one point, and then you just start sprinkling it out.
00:38:49
Speaker
One thing I've always known, bro, in general, hey, bro, you don't just let your whiz out one time. You let it in different ways. You got to do that. And I think Dana White knows where it works. Dana White knows where it works.
00:39:01
Speaker
Dana White knows what he's doing. Don't you worry, buddy. The UFC is in great hands. And I'm telling you, that Sean O'Malley fight was probably my... That was the best fight I saw that day.
00:39:12
Speaker
I love that fight. Where the fuck do they say that at? Speaking of Conor McGregor, I don't even know what you just said. Something about licking some, i don't know what you said anyways. ah look You spray your wizz everywhere. You don't just spray it on one spot.
00:39:27
Speaker
I guess. That sounds like some Calvin and Hobbes type shit. Anyways. um Look, I will agree with you. It was a spectacle. I will agree with you. It was a great card.
00:39:38
Speaker
um You know, O'Malley put on a performance. The main event, to you know, Gaethje beating Teporia. America winning. Tremendous. Awesome. the the The show, the grandeur, the spectre. Everything was tremendous and great for a one-time thing.
00:39:59
Speaker
That's it. One time. It shouldn't be done again. Maybe you want to go on to other places. You do it at the Grand Canyon. That might be cool. You do it at like Wrigley Field, maybe. Maybe you go do it at Times Square.
00:40:13
Speaker
Maybe you go around the country. Maybe that's something we could meet in the middle on. But doing that again at the at the White House, no. The White House is a place that should be of the highest respect and honor and dignity.
00:40:27
Speaker
And having MMA fighting on the lawn of a place of an establishment that should be of the highest order just doesn't seem to be compatible. I do think it was amazing. I do think it was great one time. I don't think it should be done again. i think they should take it on tour and do other cool venues like I was talking about. Go to Alcatraz, have a fight there. That would be cool, right? Things like this. They can't turn the White House into yearly thing? They can't do it to a yearly thing? I just don't think it would be a good look.
00:40:56
Speaker
to again go have it by the reflecting pool. Instead of us looking at that algae and that green-ass water, maybe we can watch a fight. That looked really cool. um I don't know. Send it many other places. But the White House lawn, I think, once was enough. That being said, the other problem I have here is why the hell is it only on Paramount?
00:41:16
Speaker
If you're going to be doing this and you want the whole world to see how great America is, put it on free TV, Dana White. If you're already losing the money, put it on free TV. You still would have the Paramount subscribers watching on Paramount like I did. But then you have everybody else that can watch it as well, which could bring ah more UFC fans in.
00:41:39
Speaker
Oh, more money in the long run. Oh, do your business people not think about this? Do you need me? Call me to UFC. Call me to TKO. Call me to WWE. I am an expert market and business person. I can teach y'all how to do things the right way because y'all be tripping. Because the other thing about it is you want to know how many viewers they average hot take, Jake?
00:42:02
Speaker
How many? 7 million viewers. Less than a regular season NFL game on primetime. Do you want to know how many other shows had more than 7 million viewers that were m MMA this year?
00:42:19
Speaker
Go ahead name them. Many, including one on Netflix. The sorry ass Rousey Carano got 9.3 million viewers and beat this show out.
00:42:31
Speaker
And that was crap. That was me crapping in the toilet like you whizzing everywhere. So don't want to hear nothing. Take your show on the road. Last time at the White House. If you do anything else like this or at the White House again, make it free for everybody. Damn it.
00:42:47
Speaker
It's a one-time show. Stop being stupid punks and give it to the people for free.
Conclusion and Future Episodes
00:42:52
Speaker
Hot take, Jake. They are bums like you. So you and the UFC have been totally eviscerated.
00:43:01
Speaker
You're hating. You're hating, bro. They have to get... they have to Bro, why do you buy Paramount? because they promote it stop that almost bro it's something else it's one show you have all your other shows on paramount all year long you got this one show that you could have showed on paramount and you would have got the subscribers like me i subscribed to paramount for ufc you would have still had us watching it you would have still had the same seven million people but lo and behold you might have had 10, 20 more million people that could have watched on ABC or CBS or NBC or Fox or whatever channel you wanted to go to.
00:43:41
Speaker
And by the way, you could have made more UFC fans that they would have subscribed to Paramount to watch your other shows. Let's think like business people here. i think I think you did a great job, Dana White. Don't worry, man. Keep it going.
00:43:55
Speaker
I think you and Dana White are both bums. I'm just joking. Dana, you my boy. Call me. no Let me come can can help you make some money. Let me help me you come make some money UFC. I'll help you all out. That being said, i also try to help Jake make some money because he's a bum. He lives outside the Walmart.
00:44:13
Speaker
collecting at the stoplight. I'm surprised ICE has not deported him yet, but we're taking up a fund. Just hit me up at my Venmo, and I'll make sure we have his bail money ready.
00:44:26
Speaker
That being said, I take Jake. What do you got to say to the people before we get out of here? Hey, man, next week, we got a show for you. Are we going to go next week are we going to wait weeks? What are we doing? What are we doing?
00:44:38
Speaker
No, we can't go next week because I don't have country box until the 7th. So we can go next whenever, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. It don't matter to me. You let me know. I'm good. No, you're the one that has to go flip them boxes. You let me know what day is going to be Oh, you're damn right. Okay, we'll do next Thursday. Let's be safe. Next Thursday.
00:44:57
Speaker
Let's go crazy next thursday Thursday. Next Thursday it is. Total evisceration will be back next Thursday night, the 2nd of – and actually that might work because I might actually – yeah, Thursday night we'll do that. The 2nd of July. We will be lighting up your 4th of July.
00:45:15
Speaker
hey are you able to go earlier on Thursdays? Are you off on Thursdays? I can go earlier. What time you need to go early? I can go up to by about 3.30. Oh, no we don't need to we don't need to go that early.
00:45:27
Speaker
Oh, okay. Yeah. No, no, no. But ah we may need to go just a bit early, 30 minutes earlier, maybe. I'll let you know. I'll let you know. Hell yeah. All right, y'all. Make sure you subscribe at Ball & Buds, B-A-L-L-A-N-D-B-U-D-S on YouTube. Handy QR code up there at the top.
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00:46:24
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