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NBA Finals Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks #nba #basketball | Caitlin Clark & WNBA USA Olympics Basketball #wnba | NHL Hockey Finals Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers #nhl #hockey + MLB Baseball Updates #mlb #baseball (The Bottom Line Sports 124)
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The Bottom Line Sports #124 ft. Master Plan FLO, Stat Man CAN, Hot Take JAKE & SPORTS PROFESSOR from BALL & BUDS Sports + Entertainment!
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I get it.
Introduction and Motivational Themes
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Street Professor back again, it's game time, a la playa no playtime, it's a playa. Cuz we ain't talkin' about practice like AI. Sport Professor spit the best takes out like AI. Up from the intelligent AI, can't right mind. Rhymes siding with girls, the M's like messy after the goal time. That was a triple of time review, you got me brambling. Moving Simone Biles, we the bottom line champions. I need my hands to set this world free.
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I'm back baby like I never left bottom line
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Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Touch down like a head zone. When the circle turn to my home. Can't get me out of my zone. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Go hard. Yeah, these championship rings on my hands now. In my head, I'm top 10, yeah, that's hands down. I'm a squad squad, now you're lookin' man down. Funny high-fos, turnin' friends now, drive a race car like a turnin'. Caught fillin' up, I need products. Treat the business like a playground, might slide on you. Do a back flip, cuz I'm that rich, I'm the definition of what that is. Go hard.
00:02:29
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Hands up When the circle turn to my home Can't get me out of my zone Go hard Go hard Go hard Go go go I'm a warrior I go back to back, nigga, back to back If I top the top, then I double back and I'm topping that Yeah, I beat my own reps Yeah, I gotta get money fetish Same team, I don't set trip Never dull this electric
00:03:00
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I won't fluff my wrist, no, I'm not dumb like that I just wanna get my mama hundred racks Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Go hard Touch down like an enzyme When the circle turn to my home Can't get me out of my zone Go hard Go hard
00:03:42
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Yo, yo, yo.
Sports Show Kickoff and Technical Challenges
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What up? What up? What up? Welcome to the bottom line. Hot Take Jakes. Hot Take Jakes here. Waiting on Omar to come in on the live. Give me a second. I'm running a little behind today, but there's our theme song. We're ready to go hard to go home, baby. Welcome to the bottom line. o What's up, Ken? What up, baby? You ready? Let's go. You ready, Jake? Let's go more. Let's get it. Go more. You ready, Omar? This time we're missing Omar. What happened?
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oh
00:04:27
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it on the Hey, check the Facebook for you, Canteen. You sound really, like, broken up when you talk. Just check yourself on Facebook. I don't know. Or tell us if Canteen sounds really raspy. When he gets loud, it's like crackling. Is it crackling for you, Jake? A little. A little. OK. OK. It wasn't that bad. Maybe it's just me. What's up everybody? Welcome to the bottom line sports show. Took a week off last week. back
00:05:00
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but Can't get my stuff going here. You sound pretty good now, Flo. Yeah, you sound good. Anyway, here we go. Episode 124.
00:05:15
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There's Dan Berry Sports. don Appreciate him. Just going, get this going. Here we go.
00:05:32
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Oh, here we go. money You got to help me out, Ken, when I'm not saying nothing. I'm here setting up this. Hey, guys, welcome back to the bottom line. yeah What can they see? What can they find us? You can find us on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and the bottom line support. There you go. Appreciate you, man. Help me out here, man. Get rolling, baby. Almost sleeping tonight, boy. Almost sleeping.
00:06:10
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yeah the ear zone so so so Yeah, we're gonna talk a little Kayla Clark, a little NBA Finals, a little NHL, waiting on Omar to show up. I think that's him.
00:06:28
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What up, what up, what up. Let's go. Your second favorite, Canteen. There he is. There he is. Call his name and you're up here. I was calling you out Omar. You like the what?
00:06:53
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Man, all my setup is messed up. Can you hear me? Yeah. but you hear you Can you hear me? Yes. order this guy yes I said I'm like a genie you Paul and I come and grant all of your magic wishes. son That's what I said. i oh here I need a I need a Mavericks win. How about that? Grant that for me. but I think it's going to happen in three. I think they pull it out. They'll pull out game three. now yeah Give them game three. They need game three. If they have any sort of pride whatsoever, they have to at least win one game. so We're not on Facebook for some reason. It's giving me problems, not wanting to go live on Facebook. I don't know. They have some new rules or I don't know what the problem is. I haven't had time to mess with it. So we may not be live on Facebook. See what will happen. Yeah, you can try and fix it no more. I couldn't go live on Facebook. Yeah, I was trying to look for it too, man, so I can hear myself with the sound.
00:07:57
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I just removed it. You can add it back in and try it. Put in a word up that said Facebook Live. I know. it But it will. It says all you need is 100 followers or something. i it wasn't we We met all the criteria. sure ah but I thought your page would have met all of that criteria. Yeah, we it met all the criteria. I just couldn't get it to come up. It just kept giving me an error. It wasn't telling me that it didn't want to come up. It just kept giving me an error or of some time. I'm trying to go up on live on on ah Instagram here, but I can't seem to even get that going. so Yeah, go ahead and handle that. Yeah. oh Yeah. Let's go real quick. We're going to start out with what I like to call a sports professor's corner. And I would applaud. Wait, I thought it was the mixed bag. What happened? You can't keep changing. The professor's mixed bag. I don't know. I'm still deciding. Y'all like mixed bag better?
00:08:54
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I like mixed bag better. Okay, professor mixed bag of tricks as it were. You want to talk? and a gu versus huh What episode number is this? This is 124. Okay. I'm adding it to my Instagram too while you're talking. Okay. Yeah. 124. ah Yeah. So anyway, yeah. So, uh, we're going to talk a little bit of that. We're going to give you, uh, the professor's, Mix the bag we'll go with that. All right, so he's gonna give us a little bit of the NHL playoffs a little bit of and Major League Baseball and give us kind of his breakdown as the sport as the resident sport professor and You know the Internet sports professor. I don't know how you want to call him, but he's our sports professor So go take
NHL Playoffs and MLB Season Analysis
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it away. Oh mark. Let us know what's up with NHL NBA and MLB. Sorry, I
00:09:53
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Hey, look, you don't need to qualify anything. The people, the people know. I'm like a rock. I am the sports professor. You ain't got to tell nobody. They already know who I am. That being said, we we love y'all fans. Again, like Flo said, just tap in at the bottom line. Sports, that being said, let's get into some NHL review, the Stanley Cup Finals. Just had game two last night. oh Even though Leon Drycidal tried to take off, ah take out, excuse me, Sergei Barkov, who is Florida's best player early in the game and managed to take him out, it did not help him as Florida came back. Evan Rodriguez scored two goals for the Florida Panthers as they came back in the third period to take a 2-0 lead over Edmonton. So obviously when you have the best goaltender in the league,
00:10:49
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um um ah and he sergey ah Sorry, Bobowski is the goaltender, excuse me. Sergei Bobowski. When you have a a best gold ten one of the best goaltenders in the league, and he's out here, you know these guys he's given up one goal in each of the password games. ah He's also had 95% on the power play kill in the last 14 games. He's also one of only one of only five goalies ever. to allow less than two goals or less, excuse me, in 13 playoff games. So he is on a historic run and deserves to be given all the credit ah that he can. He's really what's been leading them bal although Florida is a complete team.
00:11:34
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Whereas Edmondton are relying on their stars and Connor McDavid and Leon Drycito who unfortunately have had 15 shots to start the series with no goals. And so that does not bode well as well. Another huge stat is they are negative eight when it comes to gold differential in the third period versus plus 14 for the Florida Panthers. So it's looking like the Florida Panthers are going to pull this out. on But we never caught Edmonton out. Florida was in the Stanley Cup last year. So they would be, um they are returning and would be winning after losing last year. All right. So Canteen, any questions from the on the NHL for Omar?
00:12:20
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Nah, bro. What'd he do next, my man? I know my man can't. He likes it. I know. Why did you leave Malone? He handled it great, man. He was like, no, I'm good. See, he was good. I'm good. Now you're making a big deal, Omar, calling him out. Omar, Omar. What's up, brother? What is the key for the oilers to turn this series around? What can they do? The first two, these are not close games. they're not even scoring half the time what can they do to keep on the offensive side and win these games what can they do
00:12:58
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Yeah, and so what you said pretty much hits it on the nail, right? Or hits the nail on the head. They are not scoring goals. Not only, as I mentioned, the stars are not scoring, but none of the supporting cast is scoring either. So they are stuck at one goal, and i'm I'm sorry, averaging one goal over here in these last two games. But the problem is that their power play is non-existent. um When they are stopping the power, well, he's stopping the playoff in the playoffs, 95% of his last 14 or 13 out of 15 power plays. um So Edmonton is just not getting it done when they need to, and they're also putting themselves
00:13:37
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in the position where they're not winning the center circle. They're not winning that middle part of the ice where you really need to win and have your stars, those centers, those forward ring wings, excuse me, take over the game. They haven't been able to do it so far, so they definitely need to pick up in those areas. Great question. I like it. I like it. I do believe the Oilers don't have any chance. I think this series is practically over.
00:14:03
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I mean, for all the intents and purposes, I believe Florida will win. Again, they were there last year and are going back as a, you know, after losing last year and having that experience, Edmonton is just getting over the hump. They're hungry. too and um So yeah, I think, again, I don't and again all't think Edmonton is done. You know, they have some salary cap issues after the season, so they're definitely gonna need to figure out some of those things if they're gonna return, but they're always they're always good. So yeah, I'm with you, Jake. I think Florida wins. I get it. OK. All right. Lord is going to win according to the experts and Jake. Yeah, whatever. All right. i' talk yeah Hey, he knows more about NHL than I do. So let's go ah Major League Baseball. What we got going on in Major League Baseball right now, Omar? Woo, gentlemen.
00:14:58
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Yes, hot and heavy in the summer is what we do. Yeah, let's go. It is looking beautiful. We are getting close to all-star break and then trade deadline, and they are coming into form. Teams are rounding out who's going to be buyers, who's going to be sellers. Some teams starting to take themselves away from the pack, so let's talk a little bit about these teams. First of all, you know we always got to give high-take Jake his props, even though I hate the damn Yankees so much. They're playing good. They're playing really well because they are playing consistently good ball. They are 82 in their last 10 and are now two and a half games above the Orioles. That being said, both of these teams are pulling up or away from the rest of the NL East. The rest of the NL East is 500 or below. So look for the Yankees and Orioles pulling away as the Guardians and as the Guardians are doing, excuse me,
00:15:52
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from the A.L. Central. The Royals are still trying to fight, but they've lost their last two in the Guardians of Six and Four in their last 10. You're looking at the White Sox. We got a touch on Clever D's White Sox. What a miserable 14 games lost in a row. Just horrible. That's all I want to say about that. 26 and a half games behind in their division, bro. 26 and a half. Wow. That's crazy. It's louder for the people in the back. But the Guardians, the Guardians look good. 26 and a half games club of these. 26 and a half.
00:16:24
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Whoa, that's a lot. That's a lot. The Mariners starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Those Rangers are in second place, but they're three games below 500, while the Mariners are eight games above. So, Mariners separated themselves there. We won't talk about Clubberty's brother and his team to athletics because they're worse than the Light Shock. So, we keep it moving. The feeling. Oh, wow. It's looking like Hot Take Jake's wish is going to come through. The Phillies are 45 and 27 and 3 in their last 10 kicking butt at home. 27 and 10 in the bank of Citizens Park. The Braves, unfortunately, injuries have just taken their toll. Nine games behind, and there's seven games above 500, and there's still nine games behind. Nine games behind, you're right.
00:17:13
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So I'm sorry. I don't know um if there's too much more you can do what they are going to do at the trade deadline is the same thing they did a couple years ago when they lost to Acuna. They're going to go out and trade for outfield help and hopefully fortify that starting pitching with some trades for starters as well. So you may not be out, but it's not good as the Phillies are starting to stretch away. um What do you think you got me anything yeah you still be still going? Omar, I'm sorry. No, no, no, because I know Cam was going to walk when I asked about the Braves. Pause that real quick. You have a couple more things. Okay. Go ahead, Ken. Go ahead, Ken. But no, um i mean oh omar I mean, Omar hit all the hot points in baseball pretty much. I mean, the Braves really don't stand a chance with a coop. All these guys, they they've they've been plagued by injuries. So I really don't foresee any team at the National League at this point, but the Phillies look good. The Brewers look hella good, because everybody in their division is at least 70 games behind that division.
00:18:08
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I mean, and the Dodgers are pretty much separating themselves. I mean, they got the Padres seven and a half games behind. the right Look at kids helping you round it out. i The Diamondbacks are at the bottom, and then I watch the team the other night. but Okay. The team it to the level. Jake, your wishes are coming true. The Phillies look hella good, and your Yankees, Aaron Judge, they are playing phenomenal baseball. I will give it up to you. I'm just ready for us to separate. I hate the Orioles are too close to us right now. I don't like it. I want us to separate out. I think it will be done probably by early August. I think we'll eventually separate out. But guys, let me tell you something. This is looking like a magical year for their Yankees. We haven't won since all nine. It's time.
00:18:57
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We got it, we got it coming. Aaron Judge, that was something to judge a judge. I cannot wait. Can't believe a Texas boy is rooting for the Yankees, man. I know, i'm that guy upsets me and I'm not even from Texas, but you know the other thing though. i at is um You are getting Garrett Cole back too, so ah that's going to definitely be a boost. I tried to tell you that, Omar. ah tell you that this been rachel dangerous is about to be This is about to be a scary lineup. I cannot wait. Juan Soto is a big reason what's going on right now. Juan Soto is doing his thing. Oh yeah. Juan Soto is the leader in the house for AL MVP. So well Omar, real quick, so for real quick question. So this is kind of what, are we about midway through the season? A little over maybe?
00:19:45
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um ah Yeah, we're at 67 games, so we're about third through the season. like there yeah so So a team that is all these teams that we see here in baseball, especially you know if we talk about what you would call sub-par teams or mediocre teams that we would look at, especially there's a lot of them in my West. ah For me the ALS so but these teams that are sub 500 or 500 at what point do they and a team like that turning around? I know we talked about the all-star break, but where's kind of the point and no return? yeah Are you is it so many games back? Is it more about so many games under 500? What's kind of the the tipping point for these teams to say? Hey, it's kind of over for you this season
00:20:31
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kind of middle That's crazy that you asked that, because I was like, man, my Mets suck, so I'm not even going to mention them today. I probably should have, since I was taking shots in my other friends' teams. Mets suck you guys, don't worry. But I did hear a really interesting stat about the Mets when I was reading an article about what we were thinking of doing at the trade deadline. They are in that exact position. There's seven, or there's like, excuse me, like 16 games back. of, you know, first place in their own division behind the Phillies. But they're only three and a half games back of the wild card. And that's what they sub 500 records, seven games below 500. So if they just start playing little, if they just start playing even a little better, right, they could conceivably capture an outside wild card spot. Now, do I want that to happen? No, because I know no we're not going to win anyway. So I'd rather we just sell everybody and get a bunch of good players and graphics. Isn't that what you'll do every year? Just sell a bunch of tires and change them. You know what? We only did that last year. Don't try that. We're not mar the Marlins. And we paid last year after we paid for all those players. And that's what happened. Anyways, but we're in that position. that That'll tell you right there. OK. OK, so but but like how far under 500 or how far behind out of the playoffs do you need to start worrying and at what point of the season? Or is it time to start worrying now?
00:21:56
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I mean, it's time, it's always time to start worrying now. If I was, if I, even if I was the medicine app out, I would be worried. But as we get closer to the trade, trade deadline, you have to make decisions that other teams are also going to be making. And if you don't make it in ahead of the, ahead of the ball, and no fun anding depending on who you're trying to trade or what position. hungry more than you may be caught out in the cold without getting any of your needs or without getting stars that you want to trade traded. Case in point, the Mets and Pete Alonso this year. If they could, no we we would love to trade Pete and get a whole bunch of prospects and then go sign re-sign him back
00:22:35
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in the offseason because we both love each other and we know that could be a beneficial partnership if we send him to a championship-contending team. So something like that, you've got to start thinking around the All-Star break no later. Yeah, there's been teams that have come back from like 10 games back in September, but it's very rare. You want to have a lot of ah good momentum in a team that's uninjured and playing well in the second half of the season. Okay. All right. Any more questions for the professor on baseball? I love it. I'm ready. I'm ready. This is getting beautiful for us. All right, let's go. So let's get a little, we haven't talked a while about the WNBA and we know that Caitlin Kirk is the kind of the star now, you know, not the star in so much the way she's going, but we're coming in from college. um We'll go Canteen and then Omar and then I think Jayce got something to say here, but we're actually,
00:23:34
Speaker
What's up? My computer is, my computer's dying and I just realized I don't have my charger. I'm going to take up stairs. Okay. So you're going to be out. Hey man. So, so when we look at the, uh, WNBA bro, here we go. The question is canned specifically. Was she snubbed first of all from team USA? Was that a snub? All right, man. So let me hit this one. The WNBA, they opened their 2024 season with a high attendance. Why are you changing? Why are you changing? Okay. Okay. So answer that question. No, she wasn't snub bro. When you look at the WNBA, you look at experience experience. She's she's inexperienced. I mean, if you watch her play, if you watched it, how she's played in these first few games, she's made a lot of turnover. She, she's not the Caitlin Clark that she was in Iowa because you don't have as much free grain, free range. When you're playing against grown women, you're playing against women.
WNBA Debate: Caitlin Clark's Journey
00:24:32
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And you don't have the free range to just shoot all those shots beyond the arc and all that. So I don't think she would snub based off and i and and i and I can say that based off of the people they have on the roster. Okay. All right, as we wait for Omar, Jake, what's your thoughts on this? Was she snubbed at this point? Absolutely, she was. Let me tell you something.
00:24:56
Speaker
There's a reason we're paying attention to this crap now. The WNBA is not becoming crap anymore. She is the Magic Johnson and the Larry Bird of the 80s. And this is what I mean. She is changing the game. We are watching because of her. and only because of her. I don't want to hear Angel Reese say, look, everybody needs a villain. Angel Reese, keep doing your thing. Hopefully you can become the villain you need to be. But she already beat your ass earlier this year in the NCAA Championship. She already wrote her wrong with you. Get the point of this. You should be putting the best piece of art right there. Here's my question. Why do we have so much haters in the WNBA against this girl? Why is there so much haters?
00:25:43
Speaker
So I would say this day, it's not haters. And when you look at the roster, you got girls like Nafisa Clark, Chelsea Gray, Brittany Grant, a Jewell Lewis, Chelsea Plum, Aja Moore. You got girls that have it. Brittany Grant has only played three games. Why is she on there? She's only played three games this season. I got that flow, but I love that experience. Do you think Kaitlyn Clark is in this? She's passed her prime, Cam. But what I'm saying is, do you think that Kaitlyn Clark is experienced enough to go blow the ball and play ball with these girls, man. Why not? Here's the thing, Canteen. I'm going to show you this right here. Have we not seen, and the hold on, did we not see Christian Laitner get to play? Did we not see Christian Laitner do the same thing? So, Chelsea Gray is on on the team. Yeah. Canyon Ark is not. Look at their numbers. ka Caitlyn beats her in every stat except one on the c assist. that's Assist.
00:26:38
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she's She's better in every category, but yet she's not on the team. And here's my point, Canteen. The reason Jake's point is is a valid point. The reason that we're watching is because of Kaitlyn Clark. she on right to the game Here's my thing, if it's close, which this is close, and even if you look at Tarazzi's numbers, who's a big name, she the hold over but she's on the team. But what I'm saying is, Tarazzi's numbers aren't much better than this. or they they're even They're about the same as Caitlin's. What I'm saying is, if it's close, you gonna you need to add Clayton and Clark because
00:27:15
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of the notoriety because of what she brings to the table. she's the The arenas that she's in are doubling anybody else. there's one I think there's only one more that's come close, 10,000, but she's selling out the arenas and people are paying attention because, and and I believe just as a PR move, The WNBA or the Team USA should have added her. Look how close this is, Kan. Look how close this is. Why not add her if this girl's not giving you much more than she is? Bro, here's the reason why you shouldn't put Caitlin over this. No, no, no, no. Let me tell you this. Right here. No, right here. Give me the answer this way. I'm about to tell you. I'm about to tell you one thing. I'm going to sum it up. Men lie. Men lie. And women lie. But numbers don't lie. The numbers are there. She deserves to be on the team.
00:28:05
Speaker
and you just that that's argu it um I want to go deeper. Now, let me ask you something. Who selects the girls that be on the team? Is there like a ball in order to pick? How did that work? I think the coaches do, part of the coaches do that. Do you know who selects the team, how they select it? Jake? No, I don't know. And that's what I, and I wish Omar was here so I could ask him because this is what frustrates me. Imagine this, Flo. Imagine Tiger Woods coming onto the scene and the golf community throwing him to the sort the dogs and saying, hey, we don't really need you.
00:28:38
Speaker
This helps your damn sport, man. I'm tired of hearing it. The soccer the soccer golf fans are the same exact way. The second we get notoriety and you get casual, new fans, you throw it in their face that they're casual and new. Guess what? That's what makes your sport bigger. I have a question real quick, guys. If I go up to your wife right now, and I ask y'all, hey, can I go up to your wife and ask you a random player on an NFL team, a Vikings team, and say, hey, do you know that player? And if she can't name it, is she not allowed to watch the sport? That's embarrassing right now. You know who they should be ashamed of themselves. Here's the thing, Jake. I think that this could become very political. And I think that, yeah, this has become very political, I think. And this tells you a lot here.
00:29:25
Speaker
Who or let me see here. I'm going to look this up. So I just find out who selects the team as the U.S. Basketball Women's National Team Committee. I'm trying to find out who's on that committee. um But if you could some maybe you can look this is such a mess up. Gosh, this is such a it's ah such a missed opportunity is what it really is. Right. Right. And and and I think it's it's become a little political because so it's right now. OK. Members, the committee members this year OK, we're South Carolina's Dawn Staley. OK, there you go. Bethany Donovan, Atlanta Dream's Dan Ponger, Simone Augustus, and Delisha Milton Jones.
00:30:07
Speaker
right such a missed opportunity and i yeah like last week and i know it went viral did y'all see the steven a and uh what was that girl's name that interview where where she kind of said oh it's much to go one monica manut you should have been watching the wmba three years ago you should have been on this earlier let me tell you something why he wasn't it doesn't move the needle I'm not putting anything on my shoulder that doesn't move a needle. I'm sorry. This woman moves a needle and she's going to move the needle for the next 10 to 15 years and you're throwing her like she's a piece of dog crap. It's a slap in the face, man. Embrace her. Well, here's the thing, Cantina. We don't like to get political or I'm sorry, Jake. We don't like to get political. but But it's become a little political. It's become a little kind of a racial thing.
00:30:49
Speaker
ah You know, she's... I can't stand it. No, it is, it is. It's become, and and it's that's the sad part. It can't just be about somebody's play. It can't just be about notoriety. ah they They do choose a adapt typical adaptability. That's one of the criteria that I saw on there. Adaptability to the international game. Here's my thing, Flo. Yeah, go ahead. Whenever you're playing against this girl, you know eyes are on you even more. what it I know defensively you want to stop her and I see they're doing every way they can to stop her. But right but wouldn't you want to show yourself during the eyes? I'll tell you, I'll give you a quick ah a quick analytic real quick. A quick thinking. You've had a girl in high school you liked.
00:31:34
Speaker
And you're at that, you know, you're in the backyard. You're in the backyard of a park playing football and her and her friends show up. You notice she's looking. You start playing a little harder, playing a little better. You're trying your best. Why aren't these girls doing the same exact thing whenever they're going against Kayla? They know the eyes are upon them. Show yourself. You Right. You make a battle twice, dude. Man, it's a slap in the face, man. here are Here's the 11 criteria. Just kind of wrap this up. I don't know if we're going to get Omar's take, but U.S. citizenship, availability, position, playing ability, versatility to play with other positions.
00:32:16
Speaker
Coachability, attitude, adaptability to an international game. So those are some of the criteria. And and you know and then and I think she meets all the goals. Yeah, and likelihood to contribute to the success of the team. So those are the criteria. And and so that I don't see, and and I know I kind of put the PR criteria, but why why not? I mean, even if that's not in the criteria, I think you should consider that if you're thinking about women's basketball and just women's basketball in general and what she's brought to it. Go ahead, Cam. So this morning I was watching Us Sports in the Light with Chris Canty, Evan, and um Michelle Smallman. And when those guys were saying they were they were thinking that she needs a break. I think she came fresh out of college off a championship thing. Then she went straight to the WNBA.
00:33:06
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And Chris Canton made a point that he thinks that she should develop more based off of what they've seen and how she plays. She's a target. I'm not taking away from her challenge. She's great. I mean, maybe this will give her time to develop and grow and do whatever she needs to do. here's have here's the yeah Yeah, I agree. And here's the other point, Ken. I think youre you have ah they have a point with that. But here's the other thing. Also, she's probably had one of the toughest schedules starting out. She's played three or four. and She's on a terrible team. Well, I'm just saying she's on a bad team, but she's also played some of the best teams starting out in her first yeah nine games. She's played some of the best teams in the WNBA. so
00:33:44
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She's had a tough schedule. she's She's about to get into a little easier part of her schedule. And that she's going to probably start even doing better because they played some of the toughest teams in the WNBA, the top two or three, four teams in the NBA. And so I just think just from a PR move, I know if it's close, go with Caitlin over one of these others, whether it's Tarazi who is the pastor prime or whether it's the other girl, Kelsey. that we looked on the screen, what's your name? Justin Gray. If it's close like that, I think you go with Hayden. Let us know sarah and let let me know what you think on on the yeah the chat or whatever. it was the arm top flo yeah This is the time to strike when you have a player like that who's bringing it notoriety for the support. All right.
00:34:38
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Hey, let's go. I'm waiting for Omar. I wanted to talk a little NBA, but so let's before we go into the NBA, let's talk a little... Did he freeze up? Yeah, I think he froze up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Graff froze like a guy. Come on, man. I'll say this, Canty, because I know you're about to get into college football. Yeah. I want to ask you this question real quick because I know I'm about to get into it. If and when. I'm back. Okay. What are we are talking about? i was yeah We're bringing up football. That's what you're about to bring up, right? No, not football. Okay.
00:35:23
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I was about to bring him the Lakers, Dan Hurley, turns down, what is it, seven year? Six or seven million dollar deal? Seven million dollar deal, basically 11 million a year. So is this, can you go, I know Jake is kind of a Lakers fan, he's more a LeBron fan, but he's the Lakers, he's a LeBron.
00:35:45
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Hey, so for me, man, this this opportunity, The Lakers will continue to feel miserable, man. They should have capitalized and got this guy, man. But the thing about, the thing about getting this guy, man, he can't beat ball. The man is going back to back National Championships at UConn. And I like a guy like Dan Hurley because you have more control. You can you can leverage your control in college. And a lot of his guys are getting NILs and different things like that. But yeah, he's more influential and more of a positive influence and can shape and make and mold these guys for the NBA. I have nothing against them declining it. right But what this says to me about the Lakers, that I don't care how much money, I don't care what type of price tag you put on anything, they cannot find a coach to solidify them and help them win. And and if the Lakers keep doing what they're doing,
00:36:31
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bringing one guy in and get rid of a guy. Bring a guy in, get rid of a guy. They're not going to succeed and get to the next level. You have to find somebody thatcking price and that's willing to go to this for these guys, man. Right. And Ken, and I'll let Jake go next on this, but my my point is, So did, was this just a ploy just to say, Hey, we looked, we tried to get the best college coach because they could have probably offered
Lakers Coaching Drama
00:36:58
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him a deal. He couldn't refuse. They could have offered him maybe 12, 13, 14, 30 in a year, which would have paid him the, at least the third or fourth highest eight. He's not even the like 11. He wouldn't So what I'm go mean so this what i'm saying, can't were they just doing this as a point so they can say they'd look and they didn't just settle on JJ? Hey, we tried to get Dan Hurley. So let me say this man. They're really trying to get him and they just failed miserably and made him a battle. No, no, no. This is what happened, man. This is all a bluff, man. You got to look at the guy that coaches in Miami. I think he's one of the highest paid guys in the NBA. Eric, I don't know his name.
00:37:37
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but also of the high paid coach The guy that coaches at Detroit, Money Williams, he's one of the highest-paying coaches. Pop, Greg Popovich, Pop. Well, Pop should be. Those are your top three-paid and those are your top four-paid coaches in the NBA. Right. They could have made an offer to this guy. This guy has a track record that speaks for itself. Right. That's what I'm saying. It was a really good offer. No, man. it It was all to see if he was going to jump for it. That man's smarter than that, man. Why would I jump for that when I know my view? Was it even a legit offer? I mean, they weren't trying to lowball him. Was it just, hey, they just wanted to make it look like they were looking around and not necessarily making him a real offer that he couldn't refuse. What do you think, Jake? He worth more than $11 million a year. Okay. I'm going to be honest it right here, guys.
00:38:28
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I think Dan made one of the biggest mistakes I've ever heard in my life. Let me tell you something. Hold on. Let me tell you what. The Lakers are trying to give you a head coaching job. This is La La Land. This is not Milwaukee. This is not Portland. This is La La Land. This is the biggest team franchise in the history of the NBA. And you're giving him enough. Let me tell you something. Does he deserve to be a highest-played basketball coach whenever he hasn't done anything? No one's saying that. But a legitimate top five offer. Top four or five in the and the NBA. What else would you say, though, Flo?
00:39:11
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they will about they have plenty to flow No, they're not gonna I'm not saying you should get the holder for Byron Scott as coach in the college If they would have been wanted to offer this job with having ad and LeBron ad in his prime and LeBron a little bit passes Did they have a all of them had they lady in LeBron all the guys you just mentioned had ad in LeBron no no no not not not my game to had so the headach he Remember, before LeBron got there, the Lakers were straight trash for a good eight years. We got to remember that, guys. What I'm trying to say is you're getting an opportunity to play with the best center in the league right now. And if not, turn to top three. Are you sure? What about Wimber? He's better than Wimby. He's better than Wimby. Wimby has not hit his prime. We know that flow. Come on now. There's a reason we stayed the same back there last. OK.
00:40:11
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My point is this, Flo. Look, this is what frustrates me. Dan, ah you you're you've already hit the pinnacle. You've already done the most in UConn. What else do you need to do? it yeah This is the biggest job of your lifetime. Do you want to watch LeBron win a fifth ring? Or do you want to sit there in UConn and not see it? We're practically handing you a gift of no other. fix the team help but i think right now we're worried about fixing here's a deep note here's the thing though jake hirley is a build it guy he doesn't he's not a guy that wins right he's a all about building quickly
00:41:00
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Yes or no. Currently is not a guy. The NCAA is learning about building quickly. I don't want to hear that. You get new new things every year. Look at how he built that UConn team. It was a slow build. He developed players. He's had a lot of juniors and seniors on that team. Come on. Flow, flow. Hold on. Flow. Are you trying to tell me that this job is not the biggest job of his lifetime getting offered right now? He's going to get off. now if he go ah He's a Connecticut right now. Doesn't matter. He's on top of the basketball world. He's on top of the basketball world. Omar, can you hear us yet? Congrats of the NCAA. Move yourself up. Get to the NBA.
00:41:45
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Hey, this is a perfect opportunity. Okay. Who do you want to go to next? Charlotte? Okay. that's not Okay. Here's the thing, Omar. and I want your take on this. So, who? Jake is saying that Dan Hurley made a big mistake not taking the Lakers job. Huge. It was a chance of a lifetime. Me and Cantina are saying that it was kind of a bluff. They didn't really give him a solid top offer that they could have given him. You know, they could have given him 13, 14 million and really given off. 11 million. he couldn't he couldn't a few refuges yeah he's not even yeah it's but not for the best coach the best available for a new head coach who's never played in the NBA who never but he's he's got plenty of the experience he knows how to coach that's the point they they they want to give the JJ Reddick who hasn't in any coaching
00:42:34
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at all. And so here, Omar, here's the thing, Omar, was this more of a bluff just to say, hey, we looked around, we tried to get Dan, we couldn't get him, but they were, it's just kind of a bluff, basically bluffing the the fans. Or was this a legitimate offer and they just jacked it up? Or is Dan Hurley just missing the opportunity of a lifetime as Jake said? ah All three of the buffs, all of these things can be true at one time. Um, the Lakers organization is a complete mess and it's at the behest and control of one, uh, who thinks he's, he who thinks he's a guy freeze. We can't hear him anymore. Can you hear him? Can you hear him? Oh, you heard him? Yeah, we both did. It was good. I didn't hear him at all.
00:43:29
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i didn't hear him at all Can you hear me? yeah be Yeah, I couldn't hear you but go ahead Omar. Okay, but as I was saying, the Lakers organization is in a state of disarray having to do and be everything that LeBron needs them and wants them to be at this stage of his career. Right. But Dan hart dan Hurley is also missing out on the boat, missing out on his big chance. He has already taken Yukon to multiple championships. There's nothing else he needs to do in college. Thank you. You're telling me you're passing up $70 million? dollars don't know know I don't know what kind of money you got rolling in, Flo. I know sometimes they the pastors, they have a and houses. we got We got a side to count.
00:44:18
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and i'm not saying that you to how you have that type of money what i'm saying is that i don't have money like i go around exre my million dollars a lot it's ju the money where can pay currently to omar by the way yeah yes especially because ja mentioned he has no pro
00:44:37
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He does have head coaching, not pro. Not pro. As I said, not pro. Right, no right. but if You don't think they're going to 8 or 9 million? They're going to yell at all the college kids and they're going to let them. It ain't going to happen in the pro. You think they're going to yell at LeBron? LeBron going to laugh them off the court. What um yeah but but about the Knicks coach? He does it. He coaches hard and they love him. They're injured every time. He has a lot more cash in the game too. Yeah, but he um um um you're you're acting like it doesn't work. It works can work in the right situation with the right coach. What do you think? It can work, but my whole point is this is right now you have an opportunity. He's not going to a bad team flow. This teammate, the Western Conference Finals two years ago was in the playoffs this past year. This is not a new team. This is not like a team of rebuilding. You're in the thick of it, man.
00:45:36
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I mean, they're on the outside. They're, they're seven, eight, maybe 16. So Jacob asked you this question, Jake. Why is it that the Lakers keep getting rid of coaches in and out there? How long was it? Two. Everybody's been there two years, basically, in the last few years. Darvisham made no movements. Hold on, if you watch that Nugget series, remember, you lost it in the year before. This year, there was no movement, so there was no changes, no nothing done within the game, within the series. We lost the same exact way, practically. Everybody said that it's a coaching mismatch. Everybody said that it's a coaching mismatch. It was some of LeBron's fault. They're just gonna get a coach on LeBron's fault that LeBron can control.
00:46:22
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That's what he likes. Remember the only coach hard coach he had, Jake, was Spolstra. And he tried to get rid of him. Tyloo, I think, was a hard coach as well. Tyloo threatened him and told him, please step up. He was a new coach. He didn't have a lot of cachet. Now he'll coach him a little harder. yeah he didn't He didn't have a lot of cachet when he came in. There's a report that inside Game 7, he was calling him out. You can't tell me Tyloo is a harder coach than Spolstra. I'm not saying that, but I'm saying Tyler was a a very hard coach. The only tough coach he's had, and he tried to get rid of him. LeBron wants a coach that's going to give him what he wants, he's going to play how he wants, he's going to appease him. And I don't think Hunter can do that, man. Hurley is a more of an NCAA-minded coach. He wants control. He's going to want control. It ain't going to happen out there in LA. LeBron's begging for a control type of guy. The thing is, is nobody can do it.
00:47:22
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He doesn't want a control guy. He doesn't want a control guy, Jake. He doesn't. As much as you want to say he does, he doesn't. look all right i my dance i' falling and he's got you know in two years you're going to see the regret dan fields you watch so so omar so you're saying he was more dan hurley's no and no no no in two years you and the lakers and labrón are going to see the the the regret that you have wrapped for all of these bad decisions as tan said trading and or getting rid of coaches all the time. now Now you went out, tried to get the Golden Goose and Dan Hurley, and why you were flirting with JJ Redrick, who now you have to go pay, by the way, who's not even a good coach, because he never... He even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't even good at that. He wasn't Steve Kerr had a better offense. Steve Kerr was a better coach.
00:48:34
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you don't think i want you to really think he had experience he had experience you don't think steve car has been a good coach he's been okay but i do one i because it's because more of come on had written he had a if you're talking about the eras the second best player of that era was steph curry yes or no the end of second best player of the era behind lebron and man Maybe you could argue the best. No, there's no way he's the best. Stop it. He beat LeBron twice head to head, didn't he? Didn't he beat him twice? He had KD to win two of those rings for him. He beat him twice though, didn't he?
00:49:12
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He had KD to help him. KD's the best? KD saved bacon. Here's the second point too, and you're not getting this point. Y'all keep blaming LeBron on this, right? Y'all keep throwing LeBron's face. Was it not LeBron this damn year that said he wanted Kyrie Irving? And well look where Kyrie Irving's at right now. at The NBA damn finals. This is embarrassing when you don't listen to LeBron. This is what happens when you don't listen to LeBron. He also wanted Tyree. He also wanted Westbrook and we'll see how that worked out. Yeah, I got Westbrook and then it didn't do anything with Westbrook. Now that worked out. How did that work out, Jake? well Oh, now we're playing with Westbrook on him. Didn't he want Westbrook? He wanted Kawhi first, Kawhi backed out, and then eventually he had to go after another star. Was Kawhi done? Been injured. Stop it. Cause they were smart. If he wanted to be there, I mean, this year, yes or no, Flo, they would have been a championship team. Yes or no. They would have been in the finals. Maybe. I don't know. Oh, stop it.
00:50:11
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luca the only reason he's there is you because a kri
00:50:21
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heat the Luca has been leading the league since Kyrie went for the past four years. or been bit there leading the league in scoring. he's He's been that guy. But he has not made it to the spot he's at until Kyrie got there. No, he made it to the Western Conference Finals. Is he in the Finals or is he in the Western Conference Finals right now? But I'm saying he made it to the Western Conference finals. He has not made it to the finals since Kyrie got there. Yes or no, Flo. But here's the point. He didn't have the team yet. He didn't have them right next to me. Yeah, at the trade deadline, they got some players with the trade then. It wasn't just Kyrie. Kyrie is the major part of that, guys. Come on. He's a part of it. He's not the only part. They got Derek. They got PJ White. 2 right now. What is everybody saying? Kyrie has to step up. Kyrie is the difference maker. That's what changes the game.
00:51:12
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Once Kyrie starts playing, that's why I'm saying, if he would have been on LeBron, it would have been an easy win. That's how LeBron won championship, because Kyrie had Kyrie. That's how LeBron was able to win. Kyrie doesn't win. Yes, you need a number two to help you out a little, but Luca needs him. He was the leading scorer, I think, in that series. What are you talking about, number two? Who won the MVP of that won the mvp thats year He was the leading scorer. Who was the MVP? He saved him. That was all publicity. Come on. All right. So let's move on. Jake's not going to agree because he's, I don't know what's wrong with him, Omar. Sorry, Dan. You just screwed yourself over. Okay. So here we go. Let's talk to and NBA finals. I know, uh, Omar, the professor is...
00:52:05
Speaker
about a 2-0 start in the finals for the Celtics. So here's the thing. What do the Mavericks have to do to kind of turn this around? I know you don't want to give too much away no more. I know you've got some points that you can bring. But, Ken, what do you think will go around clockwise? What do you think the Mavs need to do to turn this around? Man, I don't i don't think there's no turning around, bro. The math, the math, the math will definitely win tomorrow. They will win tomorrow. So just follow what I'm saying. They'll win tomorrow. They will win tomorrow, but it'll be Boston in five. And the reason I say that, you said this the other night, Corzengas, everybody was on fire. I mean, everybody was on fire from Boston. They was raining. was anything hurt land
00:52:52
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Hopefully he come back. But I mean, they play. They play decent ball. But you can't say nothing by injuries. Omar said they don't matter who's hurt. I'm saying that to you. You seriously go. Here's my take what with, um man, what's really going on with Kyrie, man? Because Kyrie ain't really playing his his best ball right now. Right. I don't know if he's sick, I don't know if he got a lot going on, but he's not in tune as he once was. Well, what does Kyriean, does he need to be a scorer, a facilitator? All the above! All the above? Okay. So it's just all on Kyrie? Luca. Luca too. They got spread to well-hand. Man, they're the backbone of that organization, man. Okay.
00:53:45
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I think Asian kids play a time to regroup and put together a decent game plan. And they're going to be playing at home tomorrow night. So I think the home team, ah the home at home court would be a plus for them. But if they lose tomorrow, man, I don't know. I don't really know, man. But I think i think i think i think it's more than a favor to win tomorrow night though. OK, what do you think? um What
NBA Finals: Mavericks vs. Celtics
00:54:05
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are the matters need to do? We obviously need to win game three, but what else do they need to do specifically to turn this around? Not that you want them to, but if they had if they had to, you know, you had to give some pointers on turning this thing around. Yeah, um if they're going to do anything, ah first of all, they're going to have to go out and get Kyrie the biggest
00:54:27
Speaker
burning bush of sage that he could ever have in his life. So he can try to burn all the bad spirits because he brought the bad juju on himself and he deserves everything he gets 13 for 37 from the field. overing And now he's going to lose a championship to the team and fan base. He screwed, no matter how much he likes revisionist history, to turn it around on us when it was him that promised us he was staying and then left no matter what he was going through. I get it. Everybody goes through things. But don't try to turn it around on us like it was his our fault. So now he sucks. Because why? That's karma. And I'm sure he knows all about karma and how much of a feat it is. So. It is, man.
00:55:15
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We got to step up. Who else? Well, Luca has to have more than one assistant again because that ain't going to work. We got and turnovers too. And they're going to have to go out and get a new coach. the Jason Kidd is getting the flow. Mocked with his behind by Joe, the highest IQ level I've ever heard in my life. Basketball Missoula, baby. Go Celtics champions. So what you say what'd you say, um Omar? Omar. Omar. and What did you say that was Kyrie stats? He was something for what? Something. 1337 and 0 for 83.
00:55:55
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13 for 37, so let me go to Jake. That's a familiar stack, because Jason Tatum is 12 for 38, and you're saying he's garbage, so I wonder what Tatum would be at 12 for 38. He's shooting Jake. What do you think that the Mavs have to do? I used to work garbage. I never said garbage. You said he was, yeah, you used some pretty strong word language. I used some pretty strong language. What did you use for him then? Tell me what you used for him. I said he's reaping everything he brought to himself. What is Tatum reaping at 12 for 38?
00:56:26
Speaker
almost the exact same you were saying for no reason Because he's shooting almost exactly the same thing. You brought up his shooting up and made him shoot the exact same thing. It's just your behavior and because I'm on here. Okay, never mind. We're not going to get anything. We're not going to get anything. Oh, wow, man. We're not going to get any kind of balanced analysis from you from the Steltics. When you just gave me a scan that looked like you I wanted you to give me that scan.
00:56:58
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I was waiting for you to give me that stat. He's not playing well either. Okay, exactly. And he's supposed to be the best player on the team. We got Jalen Brown, who isn't who is an MVP and an NBA first player. And he's the guy they try to trade every year. Oh, my gosh. He's the guy they try to trade him. And he's the best player on the team right now. I don't care. I don't care if we get the win. We're thinking he's not even playing. And if he got hurt, he was a player now. After all. a still have with jake who cur score thirty six it don't matter you't have to score the most to be the best and like good
00:57:35
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one
00:57:38
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come on man but All right, Omar. So Jake, so what did I have to do? Omar was talking about um ummar Omar was talking about certain things. Oh, yeah he unmuted himself. ah so And and even even Omar himself said that, tried to say that the best player last game, Drew Holliday, wasn't even a starter. He tried to give me that point. He's not even a starter when he's been a starter the whole year. But Jake, what do they have to do for Daddus have to do to swing us around? He said that. He said he wasn't even a starter. Anyway, he's been a starter for a while now. carter just started the season he got him learned you news frame to stat of ten game say that i was wrong just clutching hater so over How many games did you start Omar?
00:58:30
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so ninety percent games come in hey hey you studies you're not even you said it like you studied like gar like know oh um yeah he's going to be coming off the bench here go ahead jake me give me dallas Here's my point. I told you from the get go, this was with the most biggest Astrid ring I've ever seen in my life. And let me tell you why. you some more hate more I knew for a fact the second that Jimmy Buckets was hurt, the second that Giannis was going through his entries, I knew how easy this road was going to be for them. Not only that, I think I truly believe this. I think there was only one team that could beat the Denver Nuggets this year. How did they turn it around? How did they turn it around the map? Because what the Timberwolves did, they did the dirty work to save Omar's team, the Celtics.
00:59:26
Speaker
Now we established two things and by game two we now know who the best player is on that Celtics team and I have a theory of what they need to do to stay winning because I'm gonna tell you something. We now know Jaylen Brown is the alpha and I've tried to say this, I was swaying this way the whole time. I said this guy is the meaning of the team, he's everything. I think they're gonna win this series because I don't think Kyrie is in his spot that he needs to be in. That's fun. You go ahead and win this series. Congratulations. I still think there's an asterisk behind it. Here's my big point. This is the big thing that I think they need to do in the offseason. And I said this, Flo, I said they needed to trade these guys, but i'm gonna I'm gonna be honest right here. If I'm them, I think I still consider trading Jason Tatum at the end of this year. And let me tell you why.
01:00:22
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If you wanna be a dynasty, Jason Tatum hasn't done Jack squat the whole time. They've practically won in spite of Jason Tatum. If I'm them, I sell Jason Tatum if I wanna be a dynasty. And right, I don't know why he's so there. Look at that. As I'm saying, Jason Tatum, and we know this too, Omar knows it. Shadeson Tatum is not that guy. he's not even You're paying him an A money for being a B player. I would trade them right now while there are still teams and stars you can grab. Just think of this, Flo. Think of players you can grab right now for him. I would go to the Timberwolves and ask for Anthony Edwards.
01:01:09
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I would do, I would go to the Spurs and maybe ask for a Wimpy. I don't think we'll give up Wimpy, but I'm saying use Jason Tatum while people look at him in the light they look at. If you want to be a dynasty, if you want to be a dynasty Flo, this is what you do because I'm telling you next year Flo, they're going to have the same team and they got to deal with the healthy Jimmy buckets. They got to deal with them. They don't win these games. I'm telling you right now, Flo, the the stars aligned perfectly for them. And if they if we're being real, Jason Tatum has done nothing to prove you, prove me, prove that boy over there that's looking around like an idiot. There's no reason. He has not proven anything. I have a question, Flo. If Jason Tatum wins this ring, how badly will he? Does he move up in any top 15 list ever ah to you? Does he?
01:02:08
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No. that taste here's a bu your're skin So you're saying they should they should treat ah Jason Tatum like they've been teaching treating Jalen Brown for the past three years. I always have strike while the iron's hot. I said it earlier with the WNBA. I said it we oh during the thener the whole Lakers talk. I'm telling you, strike while Jason Tatum's worth something. This guy has done nothing for you, nor even if he will win this ring, it does nothing for you at all because he has done nothing. He hasn't done anything, Flo. Yeah, as your're as your mom, as you're as you're going on, here's a call that people say didn't get called here.
01:02:49
Speaker
where he pushes him in the back. Jalen Brown actually pushes ah Washington in the back and it didn't get called. You see the push there. ah What do you think? Is this a, was this a turnaround of the game? This was basically taking the game, stealing the game from the Mavericks. This would, ah if he makes that, if you get that, I'm not talking to you Omar. What do you think Jake? Is this, is this, look at that pushing them right in the back. but That's pretty bad. That's pretty bad because that's. It's definitely all right. It helped with the series. It helped it um yeah that. was a very That was a very big power. right that time We all agree it's a foul, right? But come on, man. You can't do that. That's that's that's one on one basketball. That's like right. That's professional. That's like whenever the the the players say, hey, don't hit me in the head. memar
01:03:44
Speaker
Hey, somebody texted him to come back. being i mean I don't know. I'm just frustrated with that. I'm i'm sorry. Thank you, Raul. You don't think so, Ken? You don't think that was... If that foul was called, that he makes those free throws as a three-point game. Yup. There's a huge difference in how the game is going, man. There's less than a minute left. That was the game right there. Okay. Omar doesn't want to hear that, but... Somebody texted Omar to come back for being ugly. I'm chasing him now. It's just sad. No, no, I'm just saying you got to strike while the iron top because of the whole Jason Tatum thing. Jason Tatum has done nothing to change his series in any way. He's not moved any needle. Right. I don't know why Omar's not thinking the same thing. Do you want to be an ironstein or no that's not? I don't know. That's what I'm saying. I don't know that Jason Tatum, I don't think he's a bad player. I think he's just not.
01:04:36
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a one-player, he's not the ah top player. Okay, would you keep, would you, would you, well if you traded Tatum, what were you gonna trade him to? I'm telling you, I would go, I would go talk to up-and-coming stars that we already see, a Cade Cunningham, somebody that's gonna be worthwhile and help you out. I'm telling you, Anthony Edwards would be perfect. What I mean by it all in all is Jason Tatum's a B player and you're paying him A money. I'm saying right now, look, have you noticed this flow? Is this not weird to you? In a span of 30 years, they've won one championship. Now think about this. Really think.
01:05:15
Speaker
They've only won championships when the stars aligned right. If you really think about it, Kobe was too young at the time. He wasn't ready to kind of fester his own team and so be the leader of it. That's why I think they lost that series against the Celtics that year. But then you see him two years later, he destroyed, he beats them. I'm telling you the Celtics have lucked out now twice and it's embarrassing that they have not been a dominant uh they have not been a dominant team since the Larry Bird era. They have not been a dynasty type of team ever. Here's it's sneaking in.
01:05:51
Speaker
Well, it's obvious that, you know, I think, you know, but they've got a solid team, even without Tatum. I think you go with maybe, I don't know how this would work financially, but I think Jake, they should go try and they would trade him for Carl Anthony towns and maybe Carl Anderson in a trade. and get Tatum and they give you Kat and Kyle Anderson and you get Tatum to to the Timberwolves and that would neglect that is move that this move that's what andline edwards the obvious one and Tatum would be the the Robin to his Batman because flo i'm telling yeah right now more than ever we now see more than especially this series they don't need Tatum they don't need Tatum they can win
01:06:30
Speaker
They've been winning. his but they for He's been like the third or fourth best player on the team. Absolutely. with harry Yeah. I've tried to tell a freaking Omar that. but oh my god man i think when you did you say it was looking around like a crazy man who like you grown and We lost Omar. All right, man. i Any final thoughts on on this series? did We all kind of think Mavericks are winning game three. It's kind of a must for them. I don't think the Mavs win game three. I think they lose it. I think they win game four. That's the Mavs only. I think this series is done in five. I told you, man, this is such a... It's a bad... What's it called? It's a bad... If you really think about it, the Mavs weren't all that great. I'm just telling you, they aligned right with who they got to play and when they played. You never took the Clipper series the whole year. Who did they play in the second round? Who was it that they played in the second round? Was it Thunder?
01:07:30
Speaker
No. Oh, um um come on. might you be in a sort of Is that what I do with the Cowboys when the Cowboys lost and they were losing and people were making fun of me? Is that what I did? No, I came on and took my medicine. I know that the Celtics are winning. We're bringing up valid points. I'm just trying to bring up what they need to do for the future. Because I'm telling you right now, this roster is not going to beat a prime ah a prime Bucks team and a healthy Bucks team and a healthy Heat team.
01:08:04
Speaker
I'm just trying to warn him what's to come. Omar is protesting our takes. Because he is like, man, he is he must be a die hard self-expandant. I mean, die, die hard, because he doesn't like us criticizing them at all. I'm criticizing them. I'm trying to help his team become better than being a one-trick pony. ah but Because right now, they look like that. They're going to win this ring, and they're not going to do nothing for the next 10 to 15 years. Hey, I'm going to have to use this for you, Omar.
01:08:35
Speaker
Omar out there crying. Come on, Omar. Come on, bro. Come on, professor. Let me out there crying. We're crying. You're winning, and we're just bringing up some valid points. Anyway, so do you agree with Jake that they're going to lose game three, or you think they're going to win game three? Man, Boston going to lose game three, man. I'm telling you, Dallas is going to kind of play. They're going to take... What about game four? Do you agree with Jake that it's a gentleman's sweep, or do you think they can take both of these games at home?
01:09:07
Speaker
I got to see what they're going to do tomorrow night first. I got to see what they're going to do at home tomorrow night. I got to see your performance first, man. It'll dictate. Because they don't perform tomorrow.
01:09:19
Speaker
yeah Tomorrow's key for sure. Yeah, I agree. I'm going to start the credits a little bit. Okay, here he comes with these things. That's a lie. i let me Let me be like Omar. That's a lie. I've been taking too much. ah i This year. Oh, you're on your mind.
01:09:44
Speaker
Oh, but you're out of your mind. just to put your haters Omar. Come on. o my that's He's protesting. This is what you're doing, Omar.
01:10:00
Speaker
You're being a Jake. No, there ain't no way that's me. You're acting like Jake. I'm in Tokyo now.
01:10:10
Speaker
All right. So I can't agree if you can. I think I got to steal what they do in game three. Yeah. But I feel like they're going to turn it around. I always feel like this is going to be at least a six or seven game series.
Mavericks' Critical Game Strategies
01:10:24
Speaker
Well, they have to win these two games ah at home. I think they will. I think they're going to pull this off. I think that Kyrie is going to feel more comfortable, get his groove back. And what up, what up, Tony? What do you think? and Let us know the average to win game three and four.
01:10:42
Speaker
little you think I think this will go six games at minimum. I think the Mavs will win three and four. then And then we'll go from there and see what happens. For sure, game three is the key. They must win game three because we know them to come back from 3-0. So game three is a must. If Jake's right, this will be a probably a gentlemen's sweep. If they lose game three, it's gonna be tough for them to come back and win four in a row. So yeah I think game three is the key. I think Kyrie will turn it around. I think he's gonna score in the 20s. He's gonna look better. Yeah, if Kyrie shows up. Yep, Tony, that's what I think. He's gonna show up, I think. I don't know what kind of fun he's in. He's always had trouble against the Celtics. I think the crowd just gets in his head. I think he's gonna get home, feel comfortable, and I think he's gonna be able to turn it around, and they're gonna get a little momentum, and they're going to game four, win game four, and then... It's game on, it's a three to the end, two, two, and then we start over and it's a series and let's see what happens. So, I still got faith in the Mavericks and turned it around. It's gonna be tough, but game three, that's the key to turning this around.
Championship Asterisks Debate
01:11:52
Speaker
All right, any final thoughts, guys? Hey, Ryan, man. Omar, I really think of what I said, Omar. I'm just being factual. There's no hate on it. I'm really factual. I'm trying to help your team out, man. Trying to help you out, Omar. He's trying to help you out, Omar.
01:12:07
Speaker
I agree with Jake. I don't think it's an asterisk. That's the only thing I don't agree with, Jake. It's an asterisk ring. I think the the bubble was the only asterisk ring. No, bullcrap. If you call this an you got to call the bubble an asterisk. That's why it's pretty frozen because it has glass under the asterisk ring. Anyway, yeah, is it canteen? Any final thoughts for the people out there? 124. 124 in the books. the books. Appreciate everybody out there. And the credit. Guys, it's getting in. 16 out of 35 on the group. We work out. Man, thank you not. I'm laughing. I got to see that. I figure from galaxy, galaxy sucks. But come on, go for part of the season. Come on.
Final Thoughts and Farewell
01:12:59
Speaker
Let's go, man. Hey, go, move, man.
01:13:02
Speaker
My grandson's named Haverick, so I gotta go for the Mavs, right? That's my son, my grandson's named Haverick. Yeah, no, I thought the Mavs would win. I think he's gonna go 57. I think the Mavs are gonna come back game 3 or 4. Let's go. Going to 5, man. Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. No Astrid Ringhold. Are you taking off? Are you taking off? I'll wait for you. Okay. All right. No Astrid We'll see you in a minute, Ringhold. guys. Hey, no aspect ring. I agree.
01:13:39
Speaker
I say there's no Astragreen, I got two of them going on, going to everybody's computer, everybody's talking about that. Anyway, no Astragreen, but I think I might have to turn this around. I just don't believe in Tatum as a number one. That's the only thing. I don't think... I don't know. Alex not in the playoffs. I don't know. He's never had children in the playoffs yet. and they're winning this item. They got Drew Holliday, they got Prizincus. That'd be Peaches, that'd help kinda. If they didn't have them, they'd be probably losing this potato, but they couldn't play it. He's your number one guy. He's not playing like the number one. I read number one, he's not playing like the number one either, so. Anyway, thanks guys for tuning in. If you put your comments, wish it to everybody. See you next time on the bottom line.