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Lauri Markkanen Trade Rumors,Whose Rebounding for the Jazz?,Utah Football Patch?!, MLB Trade Deadline · DnA Sports Recap

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SPEAKER_01: So let's go ahead and jump right into it, man.
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SPEAKER_01: I want to talk to you a little bit about uh some decisions that the Jazz have made in the past, AJ.
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SPEAKER_01: So let's walk down a little bit here.
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SPEAKER_00: I think you have to.
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SPEAKER_00: You have to go into the past to realize the future.
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SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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SPEAKER_01: So let's go ahead and start with that.
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SPEAKER_01: AJ, let's talk about the summer of 2017, mainly around July 4th.
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SPEAKER_01: I th I think you know the day well.
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SPEAKER_00: I know exactly where I was when I read the news.
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SPEAKER_00: I can still picture and feel myself fall to the ground emotionally, not physically, when this day happened.
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SPEAKER_01: Yes, and this is a day that you have mentioned several times on the show in the past.
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SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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SPEAKER_01: Yes, but let's actually that well, that decision was actually made back in October, AJ, of 2013.
2:49
SPEAKER_01: That decision was made back then.
2:51
SPEAKER_01: Uh, let me go ahead and explain why the Jazz chose to not extend Gordon Hayward at the October 31st deadline of that year.
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SPEAKER_01: Utah was hesitant to commute, to commit that kind of money to him, uh, while hot while Gordon Hayward actually saw it as confirmation that he was a key port key piece of the core of the franchise going forward.
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SPEAKER_01: So the Jazz let him test free agency and ultimately decided to match the offer sheet that they that Charlotte gave him.
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SPEAKER_01: Um Hayward uh admitted afterward and on podcast later on uh that he saw this as a slight, and that slight lingered with him for quite some time, feeling that he had to force the Jazz to pay him what he felt was a fair value.
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SPEAKER_01: Um did this play into his decision to go to Boston?
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SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, I don't know.
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SPEAKER_01: Did he decide for him not to want to re-sign Utah?
3:40
SPEAKER_01: Maybe, maybe not.
3:41
SPEAKER_01: But definitely let him know where the Jazz were coming from, and it carried he carried that with him for the rest of the time he was here in Utah.
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SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_01: Well, AJ, over a decade after he left, the Utah Jazz decided not to extend Walker Kessler before he became a before he became free agent free agent eligible.
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SPEAKER_01: Putting the team in a risky situation, then another team can come in and make an offer uh for him more than what the Jazz are willing to pay.
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SPEAKER_01: Unlike with Gordon Hayward, they did not match and Kessler was gone.
4:11
SPEAKER_01: This team now has to reshape part of their identity uh with a core piece of that team's defensive identity no longer here.
4:19
SPEAKER_01: They have to figure it out on the fly before this team ever even had a chance to start playing basketball together.
4:25
SPEAKER_01: So we've extended extend, you know, we've done this before.
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SPEAKER_01: The Song of Dance has happened twice to us.
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SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
4:31
SPEAKER_01: We haven't always done this, AJ.
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SPEAKER_01: We used to extend talent, we extended Spyda before uh to a max extension before we became free agent of L.
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SPEAKER_01: Right out the gate, too.
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SPEAKER_01: Yep, before we became a we also signed Gore uh for anybody who's in the gonna jump in the comments like, oh well, you know, hey, that was Donovan Mitchell, he was an all-star phenomena.
4:49
SPEAKER_01: Guess what?
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SPEAKER_01: We also did the same for Rudy Gobert, and he was not a rookie sensation.
4:53
SPEAKER_01: No, he was not, he was far from a rookie sensation, to be honest with you.
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SPEAKER_01: Spent a lot of his first two years in the G League, and we still gave him um a extension at the deadline before he was restricted free agent eligible.
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SPEAKER_01: Um, so just like that.
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SPEAKER_01: Um we have done in the past, AJ.
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SPEAKER_01: We decided not to do it, and here we are again.
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SPEAKER_01: Keontae George became contract extension eligible on June 30th.
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SPEAKER_01: Uh the GIs have until October 19th, prior to the start of the season, to extend him.
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SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
5:20
SPEAKER_01: The real question is, AJ, should they extend him and will they?
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SPEAKER_00: I mean, that that is it, it is such a good creation.
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SPEAKER_00: And I I want you guys, please, if you're watching on the live stream, please jump into the comments.
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SPEAKER_00: Let us know your thoughts on whether the Giants should sign Keonta George.
5:35
SPEAKER_00: This is my thing, right?
5:37
SPEAKER_00: Keontae George has been great.
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SPEAKER_00: He's looked like instant offense every time he's out there.
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SPEAKER_00: Um, he's really stepped up his defensive play.
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SPEAKER_00: He's at last season he averaged like 24 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists, all while shooting 37% from three.
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SPEAKER_00: I mean, you you spit out those numbers flat, and it sounds like a no-brainer, right?
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SPEAKER_00: Like you're just like, wow, this why why are we not signing this guy?
6:00
SPEAKER_00: But it's just not that easy, though, because in these last three seasons, the Jazz haven't been trying to win.
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SPEAKER_03: No.
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SPEAKER_00: Like they're not even trying to win.
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SPEAKER_00: So the he's he's shown some great flashes.
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SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, he did he did increase his three-point shooting percentage um and his two-point shooting percentage, and he's also shooting almost 90% from the free throw line.
6:21
SPEAKER_00: But the question that these guys need to ask is what does that production look like when you are surrounded by NBA level talent on all sides of the floor?
6:32
SPEAKER_00: Because all of these statistics look really good when you're playing with two to three guys that are borderline G-League players and you're the only one that can shoot it.
6:41
SPEAKER_00: Now, I don't think that's Keontae.
6:43
SPEAKER_00: Like I want to be really clear.
6:44
SPEAKER_00: I don't think that's Keontae George.
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SPEAKER_00: I think he's an NBA caliber player.
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SPEAKER_00: I think that we may see some of these statistics fall when the NBA season starts, just because he's around more talented guys.
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SPEAKER_00: I think his NC, I think his assists could creep up.
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SPEAKER_00: I think he's gonna be counted on to probably get a few more rebounds.
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SPEAKER_00: So his his statistics probably drop on scoring, a couple things level up a little bit.
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SPEAKER_00: He's gonna be worth every single penny that the Jazz decide to pay him.
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SPEAKER_00: But you have to know if he can compete on a team that's pushing to make a playoff.
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SPEAKER_00: And when when he's surrounded by guys that can all score, yeah, it takes pressure off, but but are you able to, you know, kind of react in those situations as well?
7:23
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, no, that's a great point.
7:24
SPEAKER_01: Great point.
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SPEAKER_01: And uh another key thing to also talk about when we talk about when we um we kind of slaps in the face of these other two options there.
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SPEAKER_01: We talk about Rudy and Donovan.
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SPEAKER_01: Again, specifically Rudy, who was not a polished product when he was ready, right?
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SPEAKER_01: Yeah, when he was eligible.
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SPEAKER_01: Uh so I think that's more the better comparison for Keontae, not necessarily Donovan Mitchell, right?
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SPEAKER_01: Even though he did have a good year, Rudy around this time was starting to show some real improvement, that's why they chose to extend him.
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SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
7:48
SPEAKER_01: It's a completely different NBA now, man.
7:50
SPEAKER_00: It's a different NBA, but this is also a way different team.
7:52
SPEAKER_01: Well, I just I mean, mainly you can't just extend a guy because you think he's gonna have availability.
7:58
SPEAKER_01: The new collective bargaining agreement made it really, really tough to have multiple players on your team on a max contract extension.
8:06
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, absolutely.
8:07
SPEAKER_01: It made it almost impossible to operate with more than just two.
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SPEAKER_01: Like you're you're up against the second apron, you're kind of screwed.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and also you can't you don't have room on, you don't have salary cap right now to sign Keonte to a max.
8:19
SPEAKER_00: You've already got two max contracts on the roster.
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SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so you got uh triple J and you got uh Larry Marketin.
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SPEAKER_01: If you did sign him to a max, that would put the jazz, well, since we're not paying Walker Kessler, um, and we're I believe there's a few other ones that dropped off, we would still be underneath the second apron.
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SPEAKER_01: Yeah, but be marginally thin.
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SPEAKER_01: Marginally thin.
8:38
SPEAKER_01: We'd lose our mid-level trade-off sessions, I think, for the rest of it on that.
8:41
SPEAKER_01: And correct me if I'm wrong in the comments on that one, guys.
8:43
SPEAKER_01: Some of that stuff can get pretty compli uh complicated there.
8:46
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but yeah, man, I I that's my key thing there.
8:49
SPEAKER_01: I think not only is are you right, uh you you performed well on one one year where the team wasn't trying to win and you didn't have anybody around you, you know.
8:58
SPEAKER_01: You were just kind of forced to do that.
9:00
SPEAKER_01: Now I will have to say that before Isaiah took over the point guard position, he was you know leading the NBA in assists per game.
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SPEAKER_01: So I do think that there's a possibility that he's gonna see some jump in assists, and like you mentioned, rebound is gonna be necessary.
9:14
SPEAKER_01: But I think he's worth extending, but I think that the the Jazz are in a very unique uh s situation here this time because they can't just extend it because they think he deserves it.
9:25
SPEAKER_01: You know?
9:26
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
9:26
SPEAKER_01: He has to he has to prove it, and we have to figure out a way to make it work.
9:31
SPEAKER_01: And I think another year may make that happen.
9:34
SPEAKER_00: I I totally agree.
9:35
SPEAKER_00: And and honestly, um, you know, we actually just got a comment, and I think I think it's a really good one here from uh from McKinley, and it says, um, this really depends on how much his how much his team is looking for.
9:47
SPEAKER_00: 32 million under, I'm signing him right now.
9:49
SPEAKER_00: If he wants the max, I'm gonna need him to prove it next year.
9:53
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's a great way.
9:54
SPEAKER_00: First of all, thanks, McKinley, for the comment.
9:55
SPEAKER_00: As always, buddy.
9:56
SPEAKER_00: Thanks for coming in.
9:57
SPEAKER_00: But that's such a great point.
9:58
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, but but that's such a great point, though.
10:00
SPEAKER_00: Because really, if you're in that low 30s range, it it's a no-brainer.
10:04
SPEAKER_00: That's the you know, when when when they didn't re-sign Walker Kessler, it like was for both of us, it was just like, oh, this is confirmation, we're gonna re-sign, you know, Keontae this offseason.
10:13
SPEAKER_00: Like, that's that's no questions asked, that's what's gonna happen.
10:17
SPEAKER_00: And now that it's you know it's come along and we haven't re-signed him yet, it's starting to feel like, okay, well, maybe they're gonna wait.
10:22
SPEAKER_00: They're gonna wait till he gets to restricted free agency.
10:25
SPEAKER_00: But again, I I think hopefully the conversations are happening, you know, and if they can find that middle ground, um, you know, I I I definitely hope they get the deal done before it hits restricted free agency.
10:35
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it has to happen before um before the before the season starts, yeah.
10:41
SPEAKER_01: Honestly, man, uh I think he's gonna have confidence in himself.
10:44
SPEAKER_01: He's gonna have a better year this year than last year.
10:46
SPEAKER_01: I honestly think that uh under 35 mil is what you have here.
10:49
SPEAKER_01: I just looked it up.
10:50
SPEAKER_01: Uh all guards contracts in the league, I would say is 35 mil and under is good.
10:55
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
10:56
SPEAKER_01: Um yeah, I don't know if he accepts it.
10:59
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, with with the exception of a few guards like Steph Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard, you know what I mean?
11:05
SPEAKER_00: Generational talents.
11:06
SPEAKER_00: And the the big thing is Jalen Brown, right?
11:09
SPEAKER_00: But but Keontae hasn't shown that he's that player.
11:12
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
11:13
SPEAKER_01: He hasn't, but I think he's not willing to take uh, oh, okay, I only had one good year, but we weren't trying to win.
11:18
SPEAKER_01: It's not my fault.
11:19
SPEAKER_01: I wasn't out there with a good team.
11:20
SPEAKER_01: I'm not taking 20 absolutely, yeah.
11:22
SPEAKER_01: So are we putting ourselves in a position where we're gonna run to the same problem we did with Walker Kessler?
11:26
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely, but honestly, I don't think the Jazz have another choice.
11:28
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
11:28
SPEAKER_01: I think that's kind of where we're sitting at with that one.
11:30
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, no, I mean for sure.
11:32
SPEAKER_00: Uh we got another comment here from Guide to Asgardha.
11:35
SPEAKER_00: Um, one difference is the staying here this season is a ticket to the playoffs and and more, building a contender.
11:42
SPEAKER_00: Question is whether there is such a thing as loyalty from both the player and the management lens.
11:47
SPEAKER_00: Great point.
11:48
SPEAKER_00: And uh unfortunately, I can answer that.
11:50
SPEAKER_00: No, there is no loyalty.
11:52
SPEAKER_00: Every single player in the NBA is chasing a paycheck.
11:54
SPEAKER_00: So um, that is a thing of the past.
11:57
SPEAKER_00: Um, it is a myth in all professional sports these days because everybody is out there to make money.
12:02
SPEAKER_00: So loyalty doesn't exist.
12:03
SPEAKER_01: In this game, anyway, and in the NBA, I still say there's others out there that in other sports that beg to differ.
12:09
SPEAKER_00: I mean, you'd hope you you'd hope there's some, you know.
12:11
SPEAKER_00: I mean, like that's that's as a jazz fan, of course I want their loyalty because you know, that's what we're used to.
12:16
SPEAKER_00: That's what we grew up on.
12:17
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you go out there as a fan and you're like, you're giving all to these guys that come play for the team, even if it's just for a year, you know, they become a fan favorite, you love seeing them on the court.
12:26
SPEAKER_00: You you pour so much emotion into these players, you expect them to give it back.
12:31
SPEAKER_00: But um, these players understand that this is a business, and that's the reason they are traded without their consent, and right they are moved to situations that they're not happy with.
12:40
SPEAKER_00: And um, in return, they're doing the same thing back to the league.
12:43
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I don't blocking places if they can block them and you know, asking for more money when they can ask for more money.
12:48
SPEAKER_01: So, and you know, it uh there's pluses and minuses to this whole uh player empowerment league, right?
12:54
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, uh that's one of them.
12:55
SPEAKER_01: I love that for the player.
12:56
SPEAKER_01: Go get your bag.
12:57
SPEAKER_01: You know, if you can get it back, go get it.
12:58
SPEAKER_01: Uh, I'm never gonna argue against the player doing what's best for them and their family, generational money.
13:03
SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, I I don't, you know, I don't fault anybody for doing that.
13:07
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
13:08
SPEAKER_01: Uh it's just in this situation, I just think we do have to worry.
13:11
SPEAKER_01: We are pushing that risk that somebody else will come in and offer it.
13:14
SPEAKER_01: There's probably plenty of teams out on the West that are gonna be willing to say, hey, um, you know, we'll offer you 40 million a year.
13:19
SPEAKER_01: We've seen enough in a year and a half.
13:21
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
13:22
SPEAKER_01: Two years.
13:22
SPEAKER_01: We'll offer you 40.
13:23
SPEAKER_00: I think so.
13:24
SPEAKER_00: And at that point, the Jazz got a decision to make.
13:25
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
13:26
SPEAKER_00: We we did have a comment earlier from uh Shadow Legend.
13:29
SPEAKER_00: Greg Hawkins, go jazz.
13:31
SPEAKER_00: Thanks for joining.
13:32
SPEAKER_00: Thanks for tuning in, Greg.
13:33
SPEAKER_00: Appreciate it, buddy.
13:33
SPEAKER_00: Yep.
13:34
SPEAKER_00: Um McKinley said, maybe up to 38 million.
13:38
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
13:38
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I'd say up to that.
13:39
SPEAKER_01: I think I think up to that, like if they were to come to some kind of agreements, like, yeah, I think somebody's gonna offer them that.
13:45
SPEAKER_01: If the jazz come in there and say, like, hey, we'll pay you 32.
13:48
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and then and then his next comment was I'd love to screw with Kessler and give Keontae a massive extension.
13:53
SPEAKER_00: I think whatever he was asking for, you know what I mean?
13:55
SPEAKER_00: Because the Jazz know they're like, oh, he was asking for 41 a season, give it give Keonta 41 and oh one dollars, you know what I mean?
14:03
SPEAKER_01: Like pull a Detroit Tigers a scuba right there, right?
14:05
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
14:06
SPEAKER_01: Like, no, we're not gonna pay you 30 million here, Fram Ravendez.
14:08
SPEAKER_01: Here's 30 million.
14:09
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you get 30 million.
14:10
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, freaking Oprah and 30 million dollar contracts out there.
14:13
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, there you go.
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14:56
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so you know, we we were having a discussion earlier this week, and and uh the jazz are in this really unique situation um with players that have moved in and out of, you know, just just moved around in the league, right?
15:09
SPEAKER_00: Uh for instance, um Giannis traded from the Bucks to the Heat.
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SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, I think it kind of took the Bucks out of being a contender, uh, maybe made them, maybe moved the Heat further up into being contingent.
15:21
SPEAKER_00: They look tough.
15:21
SPEAKER_00: You know, they got Davion Mitchell a point guard.
15:24
SPEAKER_00: Um, Tim Hardaway's on that team.
15:25
SPEAKER_00: They got Andrew Wiggins who came out of nowhere and all of a sudden can play basketball again.
15:29
SPEAKER_00: And then obviously Bam Adabayo just had like an 862-point game.
15:33
SPEAKER_00: So um the Heat, the Heat have, you know, that's that's a talented basketball team.
15:37
SPEAKER_00: And, you know, they added they're gonna be one of the better teams in the Easter Conference.
15:41
SPEAKER_00: You know, Jalen Brown traded to the Celtics, uh, Lamelo Ball to the Hornets, um, John Morant moved from Memphis to Portland.
15:49
SPEAKER_00: So there's been a lot of these moves that have kind of shifted the NBA landscape quite a bit.
15:55
SPEAKER_00: And it's been really interesting to see because you think where do the Jazz stack up when it comes to um, you know, we got we got the top two teams in the in the in the East, and those are the probably the top two teams in the league, in the NBA period, right?
16:09
SPEAKER_00: You you can't if if you want to argue, I'll argue all day.
16:12
SPEAKER_00: The Knicks are number one until somebody dethrones them.
16:14
SPEAKER_00: They they ran through the playoffs, they made everybody look like fools, they re-signed Jordan Clarkson, Jose Alvarado, they signed Andre Drummond after they lost Mitchell Robinson.
16:23
SPEAKER_00: That's a great basketball team, they're gonna continue to be great.
16:26
SPEAKER_00: Number one.
16:27
SPEAKER_00: The next team, I hate LeBron, but the fact is, is he did join a really talented 76ers team that still has Tyrese Maxi, VJ Edgecombe, Joel Embiid.
16:36
SPEAKER_00: Um, and then oh my gosh, they also signed Jalen Brown.
16:39
SPEAKER_00: So really talented offensive team.
16:42
SPEAKER_00: It's gonna be those are the top two teams in the NBA.
16:45
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
16:46
SPEAKER_00: Good news is those are in the Eastern Conference, and losing LeBron made the Lakers worse.
16:50
SPEAKER_00: Uh I don't I don't care how you want to shape that.
16:52
SPEAKER_00: Them adding Kessler, they did not get better.
16:55
SPEAKER_00: They got maybe different.
16:57
SPEAKER_00: Nobody knows how they're gonna mesh.
16:58
SPEAKER_00: You think that Luka Donkic is Luka Doncic is great.
17:02
SPEAKER_00: I think he's a great player.
17:03
SPEAKER_00: I think him and Walker Kessler have great chemistry.
17:05
SPEAKER_00: It takes more pieces than two guys to make that team work.
17:07
SPEAKER_00: Um, I don't know if Austin Reeves is enough to take that team over the top.
17:10
SPEAKER_00: So um my question is is how do you think it opens up the Western Conference and where do you think the Jazz kind of fit into this whole mess?
17:18
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man, I think I think you're spot on there, man.
17:21
SPEAKER_01: I think you're right.
17:21
SPEAKER_01: The Knicks are the returning champs, right?
17:23
SPEAKER_01: So they and they aren't gonna, you know, in that situation, they're the champs, and you have to leave them up there until someone proves it otherwise.
17:31
SPEAKER_01: 76ers did do a lot.
17:33
SPEAKER_01: Uh, I'm sure Boston is real happy.
17:36
SPEAKER_01: That Bruston front office is real happy with how they created their own undoing right there.
17:40
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
17:41
SPEAKER_01: What jeez?
17:42
SPEAKER_00: No, let's put let's trade away one of our best players.
17:44
SPEAKER_00: Let's trade away one of our best players.
17:46
SPEAKER_00: One of our Eastern Conference foes, and then let's hope we can beat them.
17:49
SPEAKER_01: You're right, with you know, push off P, right?
17:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
17:53
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's gonna go real well.
17:55
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, the one player that absolutely disappears when the playoffs happen.
17:58
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely, absolutely.
17:59
SPEAKER_01: So, AJ, yeah, um you want to make some money, AJ?
18:03
SPEAKER_01: I love making money.
18:05
SPEAKER_01: So, right now, AJ, the DraftKings have the Jazz projecting to win 36.5 games next season.
18:12
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
18:13
SPEAKER_01: Now, this is not a betting channel, right?
18:14
SPEAKER_01: Want to make sure we're clear on that.
18:16
SPEAKER_01: Um, if I ever And we could be for the record.
18:19
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
18:20
SPEAKER_01: This is not a betting channel.
18:21
SPEAKER_01: We're not giving betting advice.
18:22
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we've actually turned down sponsorships when it comes to that already.
18:26
SPEAKER_01: Uh, that's just not something we want to get into.
18:28
SPEAKER_01: But, AJ, if I was ever going to bet on a team that I follow, which is a no-no for me, I just don't do that.
18:34
SPEAKER_00: It's bad juju, man.
18:35
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I think that that number is very, very tempting.
18:37
SPEAKER_01: I think there's absolutely no way on God's green earth in you know the year of our lord, 2026, 2027, the Jazz are gonna walk away with only 36.5 wins next season.
18:48
SPEAKER_00: That's insanely I think it's gonna be much higher.
18:50
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I'm sticking with my original number.
18:53
SPEAKER_01: I like it.
18:53
SPEAKER_01: I like it.
18:54
SPEAKER_01: He did try to floor, he did try to flounder off of it, you know.
18:57
SPEAKER_00: But I backpedaled a little bit, man.
18:59
SPEAKER_00: Give me a break.
18:59
SPEAKER_00: Back it up, baby.
19:00
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I backpedaled a little bit off of 50.
19:04
SPEAKER_00: All right.
19:04
SPEAKER_00: That's fine.
19:04
SPEAKER_01: Oh, he said it, guys.
19:05
SPEAKER_01: He said it.
19:06
SPEAKER_01: You heard it.
19:06
SPEAKER_01: Um but yeah, so there are a lot of things that are gonna be changing in the West, right?
19:10
SPEAKER_01: So uh when it comes to the changes in the West, AJ, what I think is gonna actually happen is there's gonna be a few things.
19:15
SPEAKER_01: Uh, first one is gonna be uh let's go ahead and break it down.
19:18
SPEAKER_01: And I'm also gonna tell you who I think the jazz or uh who else fell out, right?
19:22
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
19:23
SPEAKER_01: So right now we have the Spurs one, the Thunder two, the Denver Nuggets four.
19:28
SPEAKER_01: Sorry, the Denver Nuggets three, the Wolves four, the Rockets five, Jazz six, Lakers seven.
19:34
SPEAKER_01: That's what I have my rotation at.
19:36
SPEAKER_01: Denver didn't really do anything to support Yoke, uh, the Joker, uh, like I was thinking they were gonna do, but they're still up there, right?
19:43
SPEAKER_01: You can never cancel out the Joker, right?
19:46
SPEAKER_01: Should be a four-time unanimous MVP, but he's not because of stupid politics.
19:50
SPEAKER_01: Um, so yeah, you can't bet against him.
19:52
SPEAKER_01: The Wolves, uh, they dropped down uh to four uh for me because adding Lamelo Ball uh is not is not gonna be a smooth transition for that team.
20:00
SPEAKER_01: I do like the fact that they added Josh Green.
20:03
SPEAKER_01: Um that addition was good there, but they also lost Nas Reed, which he is crucial.
20:07
SPEAKER_01: He's a two-way player for that team, and taking him off that squad, I think, is really gonna hurt them.
20:12
SPEAKER_01: Uh Julius Randle is also gone.
20:14
SPEAKER_01: They also uh more importantly lost uh the most important guy on that team, which is Mike Conley.
20:19
SPEAKER_01: Mike.
20:19
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
20:20
SPEAKER_01: So, yeah, so sorry for me, Nas was huge for that team.
20:23
SPEAKER_01: Um I but I still think you know you got and you got Rudy, you add Lamello, who's gonna help take off some of that focus of the on the ball.
20:29
SPEAKER_01: He's not gonna get triple teamed, right, anymore.
20:31
SPEAKER_01: So while I still think they're gonna be a playoff team, I think they dropped down to four.
20:35
SPEAKER_01: Um others have uh the Lakers ahead of the Jazz, but I just don't see that similar to what your points are there.
20:40
SPEAKER_01: Like they just lost 21 points, seven rebounds, uh, sorry, seven assists, six rebounds.
20:46
SPEAKER_01: And Kessler, is he making up that production?
20:48
SPEAKER_01: I I don't I don't think so.
20:50
SPEAKER_01: The answer is no.
20:51
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, he's not making up that production.
20:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
20:52
SPEAKER_01: Uh Portland added John Morant, um, often injured guard uh to pair with Dame Lillard, also an often injured guard.
21:00
SPEAKER_01: They lost Jeremy Grant, and Scoots development has been drastically shot in the arm on this one here.
21:05
SPEAKER_01: That's gonna be a problem for them.
21:07
SPEAKER_01: He was their number two draft pick from last year, and they basically just kind of ruined his development by having him not be uh in development for them by starting Dame and Jaw.
21:18
SPEAKER_01: I don't know how well that's gonna be, how that well that's gonna work.
21:21
SPEAKER_01: Uh the Mavericks, uh, they also have uh Kyrie back, but I don't think they put enough talent around him and Cooper to really have an impact.
21:28
SPEAKER_01: Phoenix isn't going to get 40 wins off of Booker alone, who just signed a massive extension.
21:33
SPEAKER_01: Uh the Houston Rockets, they're gonna be good because they have their vet team captain uh Van Fleet coming back.
21:38
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but you also have um off uh Alfred Van Goon as well as Kevin Durant on that team.
21:44
SPEAKER_01: I think Kevin Durant, while he did just shoot himself in the foot a little bit recently in the news, I don't know if you heard that one.
21:48
SPEAKER_01: I did see that.
21:49
SPEAKER_01: Uh but I don't think once basketball starts, as long as he's not the focus of the team, I think uh Fred Van Vliet's gonna actually be the captain of that.
21:56
SPEAKER_01: I think he's gonna help squash that and keep the team on.
21:58
SPEAKER_01: So I think Houston's gonna be good.
22:00
SPEAKER_01: But yeah, I definitely don't think the Lakers are going to be better.
22:03
SPEAKER_01: They're definitely not going to be in the eight or nine spot.
22:07
SPEAKER_01: So I think the Jazz before this, they would have been if the Jazz would have actually tried to play to win last year.
22:13
SPEAKER_01: I think the reason why everybody's putting them so low is because they're remembering the team that was trying not to win.
22:18
SPEAKER_01: If the roster they had was actually trying to win, I think this team was an eight or nine in the West last year, in my opinion.
22:24
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
22:24
SPEAKER_01: So with this team trying and with the West getting weaker, I see them in a six.
22:28
SPEAKER_00: I totally agree.
22:30
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, I don't think I don't think the Trailblazers, I'm a huge Damian Lillard, Damian Lillard fan.
22:35
SPEAKER_00: I'm I always have that.
22:36
SPEAKER_00: Damian Balach.
22:37
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, the dude's an amazing.
22:39
SPEAKER_00: He's I think the absolute ice.
22:42
SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's just he is the epitome of ice in your veins when you're shooting the basketball.
22:47
SPEAKER_00: That dude has zero fear.
22:48
SPEAKER_00: He's not, he's not scared to let it fly ever.
22:50
SPEAKER_00: He's been one of the funnest players to watch in the NBA for a long time.
22:54
SPEAKER_00: But he's getting old.
22:55
SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's on the tail end of his career.
22:57
SPEAKER_00: Uh, I don't think that John Morant pairing is a great decision.
23:00
SPEAKER_00: John Morant has had great seasons.
23:03
SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's he's had these weird flashes of looking like a really good player, but let's be honest, he's not that great of a player.
23:09
SPEAKER_00: No.
23:12
SPEAKER_00: He's just not there yet.
23:13
SPEAKER_00: So um the the Suns, yeah.
23:16
SPEAKER_00: I mean, you're you're you can't ride one player all the way in.
23:19
SPEAKER_00: I mean, Grayson Allen has done a great job shooting the ball.
23:21
SPEAKER_00: He's not on the team anymore.
23:22
SPEAKER_00: Did they trade Grayson Allen?
23:23
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, Grayson Allen is gone.
23:24
SPEAKER_00: Um man, that's equal to it.
23:26
SPEAKER_00: So is our other other guy?
23:27
SPEAKER_00: They're getting worse as I'm talking.
23:28
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
23:29
SPEAKER_00: The clip, you know, the Clippers lost Kawhi Leonard.
23:31
SPEAKER_01: We can even talk about that now that he's still on the team.
23:33
SPEAKER_00: Well, they're the the they traded him to the Raptors, but did the did the NBA nix it?
23:38
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so the trade the the NBA said, hey, you're making this trade with full understanding that the penalty for the whole situation with him getting paid for a non-commitment thing is gonna fall on you, not the Clippers.
23:48
SPEAKER_01: And then like, oh, well, hang on a second, no, we don't want to do it.
23:51
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
23:52
SPEAKER_01: So that's been thoroughly like put on hold.
23:54
SPEAKER_01: I don't think it's actually gonna happen.
23:56
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
23:56
SPEAKER_01: I don't know why you would take on that punishment because then that's you losing draft picks.
24:00
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
24:01
SPEAKER_00: Okay, that makes sense.
24:02
SPEAKER_00: I just I guess I'm just I don't believe that there's 10 better teams in the Jazz.
24:07
SPEAKER_00: No, I definitely have Western Conference right now.
24:09
SPEAKER_01: I don't even think there's, you know, more than seven.
24:12
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
24:12
SPEAKER_01: I think this team is gonna be able to, you know, we got Triple J on the team, we got Delari Market in.
24:17
SPEAKER_01: And I know that he's not as you know, there's people who think highly of him than more than we do, and also less of him than we do.
24:23
SPEAKER_01: I think we're spot on there.
24:25
SPEAKER_01: I think he's a uh penetrating um spot up shooter.
24:29
SPEAKER_01: What I mean by that is that he can um drive the lane when he when someone doesn't fall for the for the pump fake, or when they do fall for the pump fake, he can drive the lane and get to the basket, but he could also just stop and pop and just hit the three, knock down the three, right?
24:42
SPEAKER_01: Um so I think he's got a lot to his game.
24:45
SPEAKER_01: Defensively, I'd like to see him stick step it up.
24:47
SPEAKER_01: Or rebounding, I need to see him step it up.
24:49
SPEAKER_01: But honestly, with him triple J and you got Yusuf Nurkic, we're gonna have five out with two guards that love to crash the boards, man.
24:55
SPEAKER_01: This is gonna be a fun team to watch.
24:57
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, we're gonna have to establish an identity here, but I just don't see how they're gonna be worse than the teams I mentioned.
25:03
SPEAKER_01: I just don't see it.
25:04
SPEAKER_00: No, I I totally agree.
25:05
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, there's there's some great teams in the Western Conference, but I think the Jazz are gonna be in there.
25:09
SPEAKER_00: I think they're gonna be playing for playoff games, man.
25:10
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, Golden State Warriors did absolutely nothing to help help Steph, you know.
25:13
SPEAKER_01: So we'll see what happens there.
25:15
SPEAKER_01: You know, I doubt that uh what's his name?
25:17
SPEAKER_01: Um Jimmy Butler, you know, coming off an ACL terror.
25:21
SPEAKER_01: What is he, 37 years old?
25:22
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, you know, that's gonna go well, you know.
25:24
SPEAKER_01: So it's like, I don't know, man.
25:26
SPEAKER_01: There's just not enough talent in the West.
25:27
SPEAKER_01: I think I think for now, again, the top two teams are in the East now, and the West is a little lighter.
25:32
SPEAKER_01: It's still stacked, but honestly, I think the Jazz got a good shot.
25:35
SPEAKER_01: Yep, I totally agree.
25:36
SPEAKER_01: We want to hear from you folks.
25:37
SPEAKER_01: Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments down below.
25:39
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we want to see if we can get to some of these comments here uh before we switch on over here.
25:44
SPEAKER_01: We got one from um McKinley Cutler.
25:46
SPEAKER_01: Uh also looking at restricted free agency.
25:48
SPEAKER_01: I don't see the Kessler situation happening with Keontae.
25:51
SPEAKER_01: Kessler is benefiting from a Wemby effect.
25:54
SPEAKER_01: I don't see another team risking that for a guard.
25:58
SPEAKER_01: Very true, man.
25:58
SPEAKER_01: It seems to be like they're they're kind of leaning in.
26:00
SPEAKER_01: That's the thing that kind of hurt the most.
26:01
SPEAKER_01: It's like we already had that guy.
26:03
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
26:03
SPEAKER_01: We had uh we had a triple force of seven footers ready to take down Wemby and everybody else.
26:10
SPEAKER_01: So it just kind of hurt a little bit.
26:12
SPEAKER_01: He goes on to say worst case scenario, Keontae could play some good play.
26:16
SPEAKER_01: Keontae plays so good for another team, offers a max and the jazz max wait, can you say what?
26:23
SPEAKER_00: The jazz match at a lower number.
26:24
SPEAKER_00: Oh, okay.
26:25
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, then they could offer because other teams can't offer as much as the jazz.
26:29
SPEAKER_00: Which is correct.
26:30
SPEAKER_01: Can they come over and over offer outside?
26:34
SPEAKER_01: I don't think that works that way.
26:35
SPEAKER_01: Well, once he has restricted free agency, they can make him an offer.
26:38
SPEAKER_01: Right, and then he they make him an offer, and then he signs, and then he goes somewhere else.
26:44
SPEAKER_01: Okay, he's not gonna okay.
26:46
SPEAKER_01: So worst case scenario, Keontae can play as good uh so good that another team offers him the max.
26:52
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
26:52
SPEAKER_01: And then the jazz offer him a lower max.
26:54
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
26:55
SPEAKER_01: So the thing about that is is that like, yes, the Jazz can give him more, but if he signs an offer sheet with another team, they they can only pay that contract.
27:02
SPEAKER_01: Yes, I don't think they can then go above and beyond it.
27:05
SPEAKER_01: No, no, I don't think so.
27:07
SPEAKER_01: I don't think that's how that works.
27:08
SPEAKER_01: I could be wrong.
27:08
SPEAKER_01: Let me know in uh in the comments down below if we're wrong on that one.
27:12
SPEAKER_01: Uh let's see here.
27:12
SPEAKER_01: Worst case scenario, Keontae is as good as an oh sorry, we just did that one.
27:16
SPEAKER_01: Um let's see here.
27:17
SPEAKER_01: The Blazers don't make any sense to me.
27:19
SPEAKER_01: Uh they have way too many young guys who need the ball like like to drive.
27:25
SPEAKER_01: Uh they also they may have uh screwed over scoot and are wasting time um having Denny Avita.
27:32
SPEAKER_01: Oh yeah, Avita on the cheap.
27:34
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that guy is really good.
27:35
SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
27:36
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
27:36
SPEAKER_01: They traded for him because they saw something in him and then they just let him, you know.
27:39
SPEAKER_01: I don't know what they're gonna do there.
27:40
SPEAKER_01: The ball needs to be in his hands.
27:42
SPEAKER_01: Um, as long as the Jazz have a good injury have good injury luck and some other teams uh have bad injury luck, I would see the Jazz being as high as four in the West.
27:52
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
27:52
SPEAKER_00: Interesting.
27:53
SPEAKER_01: Okay, I like that take.
27:55
SPEAKER_01: I think the West got a way uh got way worse and the East got way better this year.
27:59
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I have to agree.
28:00
SPEAKER_01: I have to agree.
28:01
SPEAKER_01: I do think that the biggest challenge for the Jazz, though, is still gonna be in the West, though.
28:05
SPEAKER_01: Uh OKC and the Spurs are gonna be the teams that could probably shut down the Jazz better.
28:09
SPEAKER_01: Those are two scary teams.
28:10
SPEAKER_01: I think they match up with East Coast teams better.
28:12
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, the matchup against those two teams is really tough.
28:14
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
28:15
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28:16
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28:24
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28:27
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28:36
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28:40
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28:40
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SPEAKER_01: That's right.
29:02
SPEAKER_01: All right, man.
29:03
SPEAKER_01: We need to jump into it.
29:04
SPEAKER_01: Yes.
29:05
SPEAKER_01: Yes, we do.
29:06
SPEAKER_01: Let's go ahead and talk some Utah football.
29:08
SPEAKER_00: Let's do it.
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29:26
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29:28
SPEAKER_01: All right, AJ.
29:29
SPEAKER_01: Let's go ahead and get into this, man.
29:30
SPEAKER_01: It is getting close, AJ.
29:32
SPEAKER_01: Football season is near.
29:33
SPEAKER_01: We are 29 days away at the time of recording, AJ.
29:37
SPEAKER_01: Yes.
29:37
SPEAKER_01: From Utah Football.
29:38
SPEAKER_01: Utah.
29:39
SPEAKER_01: And we're not talking about Utah and Idaho.
29:41
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we're not talking about that game.
29:43
SPEAKER_01: Sorry for my family up north in Idaho.
29:44
SPEAKER_01: We're not talking about y'all up there.
29:46
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we're gonna jump right in and talk uh week two, which is Utah versus Arkansas.
29:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
29:53
SPEAKER_01: So this game happens on September 12th.
29:56
SPEAKER_01: Arkansas is an SEC team.
29:57
SPEAKER_01: Uh, they're coming off a 2-10 record last year, AJ, which is they were actually 0-8 in their conference.
30:04
SPEAKER_03: Yep.
30:05
SPEAKER_01: Uh, this was uh they are ranked 126th in the country, AJ.
30:10
SPEAKER_01: Uh that just so you know, that's out of 136 teams, by the way.
30:13
SPEAKER_01: Um, so uh uh AJ, shoot, man, maybe we should have covered the uh Idaho State game first.
30:20
SPEAKER_00: They were at least uh a serviceable team last year.
30:23
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I mean, ironically, they uh they were an offensively ranked 23rd in the country.
30:28
SPEAKER_01: Uh they scored 32.9 points per game.
30:30
SPEAKER_01: Uh they're starting anew with their new head coach, uh Ryan Serverfield.
30:34
SPEAKER_01: Uh looks like they're having a bit of a quarterback battle right now on their hands.
30:37
SPEAKER_01: They got uh KJ Jackson, who is a redshirt sophomore.
30:40
SPEAKER_01: Uh he has in limited action last season.
30:42
SPEAKER_01: He did have uh 33 complete uh passes on 54 attempts, uh good for 441 uh yards and three touchdowns.
30:50
SPEAKER_01: Uh he's up against a transfer that uh is coming over from Memphis with his head coach uh in uh AJ Hill, who's also a redshirt.
30:58
SPEAKER_01: He's a freshman.
30:59
SPEAKER_01: Um they also have uh Caden Keller.
31:01
SPEAKER_01: I'm sorry, Caden uh Kilter.
31:05
SPEAKER_01: Uh he's a red shirt senior at center.
31:07
SPEAKER_01: Uh he played 11 games last year and he's actually graded out as one of the top centers in the nation.
31:12
SPEAKER_01: So they're all there is a lot of good talent on this team.
31:15
SPEAKER_01: Uh again, I just uh yeah, not a not a great team for them to be taking on.
31:21
SPEAKER_01: As far as an SEC opponent, uh this isn't exactly, you know, Alabama.
31:26
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, absolutely.
31:27
SPEAKER_00: So, I mean, like you mentioned, this team went two and ten last year.
31:30
SPEAKER_00: And 0-8 in conference play is really, really tough.
31:33
SPEAKER_00: Bad enough that it did prompt, like you mentioned, a midseason coaching change, right?
31:36
SPEAKER_00: So um they let go of six-year head coach Sam Pittman on September 28th of last year, and then really, really just kind of limped their way through it.
31:44
SPEAKER_00: So um, you know, when when the transfer portal opened, the Razorbacks saw 41 players enter the transfer portal.
31:52
SPEAKER_00: So some of those were pretty sought after.
31:53
SPEAKER_00: They had uh Keyshawn Blackstock, who has was the number one interior offensive lineman um out of the 23 class, starting offensive tackle Amarion Harris, um, and four-star transfer defensive lineman Ian Geffard all entered the transfer portal.
32:06
SPEAKER_00: Um they also lost two quarterbacks, two running backs, six wide receivers.
32:09
SPEAKER_00: So the offensive side of the ball for the Razors back, Razorbacks was pretty depleted after the transfer portal opened.
32:15
SPEAKER_00: Um they they really they they had a pretty rough go.
32:18
SPEAKER_00: Um the the Razorbacks, like you, like you mentioned, they did hire Ryan Silverfield.
32:23
SPEAKER_00: Um he had six seasons with Memphis where he was the offensive line coach that was turned head coach, had a great run with Memphis.
32:29
SPEAKER_00: I mean, he took them to a 50 and 24 record over six years.
32:33
SPEAKER_00: Um he got some nice pieces out of the transfer portal, um, including some incoming transfers from Ohio State, Oregon, and then obviously a ton of transfers from the Memphis team that he'd been recruiting.
32:43
SPEAKER_00: So um when it comes to the youths and what they're gonna have to do on this one, they they're gonna need to play some defense.
32:48
SPEAKER_00: Um they're they have to stop the run.
32:50
SPEAKER_00: This Memphis rushing offense was uh tied for 31st in the country.
32:53
SPEAKER_00: So this is going back to obviously the team that Ryan Silverfield coached and kind of what to expect with him.
32:58
SPEAKER_00: So um that Memphis team, yeah, 183 yards, which was 31st.
33:02
SPEAKER_00: And uh the off the their their passing offense was not great.
33:06
SPEAKER_00: 228 yards passing.
33:08
SPEAKER_00: Um it was 62nd in the country, right middle of the pack.
33:11
SPEAKER_00: Um so the the these Ryan Silverfield offenses, they do uh quite a bit of like quarterback run, quick passing.
33:18
SPEAKER_00: Um, and really we saw the Utes struggle with these.
33:21
SPEAKER_00: Um at times last year, the Utes really looked like they could they struggle to defend the run.
33:25
SPEAKER_00: So you're really hoping that they've short some of that stuff up.
33:27
SPEAKER_00: You know, returning John O.
33:28
SPEAKER_00: Smith's gonna help.
33:30
SPEAKER_00: Um, I think I think this game could be close to start, unfortunately, against Arkansas.
33:35
SPEAKER_00: Um, but playing at Rice Cycle Stadium, I think it'll be very advantageous for the Utes.
33:40
SPEAKER_00: Um lots of stuff's changed for Arkansas.
33:41
SPEAKER_00: And I think I think I think by second half of the game, uh, I think Utah will look like they definitely um are there there for a reason, and uh Arkansas will be pretty overmatched.
33:52
SPEAKER_00: So I don't know.
33:54
SPEAKER_00: What are your thoughts?
33:55
SPEAKER_01: So my prediction on this game, uh AJ, is that uh basically take whatever the Idaho score is in that game, uh-huh.
34:02
SPEAKER_01: Take one touchdown off the board for Utah and call it good.
34:04
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
34:05
SPEAKER_01: That's basically what I'm thinking about.
34:06
SPEAKER_01: That's when it's gonna happen.
34:07
SPEAKER_01: Just I know they did just, I mean, they did bring in a lot of talent from Memphis and everything like that, but again, like I just I just don't see it.
34:15
SPEAKER_01: Like I just don't this isn't as like I said, this isn't you know the threat from the SEC that I was expecting it to be before I started researching this team.
34:22
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
34:23
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
34:24
SPEAKER_00: All the players that were SEC like that were there and had been recruited to the SEC left.
34:29
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it was a it was yeah, an interesting exodus, which is funny because uh we we're you know we're probably gonna do our uh power rankings for the SEC at some point, and we'll put that on our main channel, DNA sports recap.
34:41
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but yeah.
34:42
SPEAKER_01: And I'm gonna have Arkansas won.
34:44
SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
34:44
SPEAKER_01: You know what I mean?
34:45
SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
34:46
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, well, let's go ahead and transfer in, man.
34:48
SPEAKER_01: That's not the only thing we wanted to talk about this week here.
34:50
SPEAKER_01: Um what's your what's your take on the score there?
34:53
SPEAKER_01: What do you think is gonna happen?
34:54
SPEAKER_00: Uh I'm gonna go with Utah 35, Arkansas 14.
34:58
SPEAKER_01: Okay, okay.
34:59
SPEAKER_01: I like it.
34:59
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
35:00
SPEAKER_01: I think that's probably that's gonna probably be probably about right.
35:03
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I think I think it'll be a a pretty good one for the Utes.
35:06
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, nice little win.
35:07
SPEAKER_01: Nice little non-conference win.
35:09
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
35:09
SPEAKER_01: Get them rolling into conference play.
35:11
SPEAKER_01: Uh well, they got Utah State after that, then conference play after that.
35:14
SPEAKER_01: So um, yeah.
35:15
SPEAKER_01: So that's gonna be good, man.
35:17
SPEAKER_01: I'm looking forward to it.
35:17
SPEAKER_01: Uh speaking of the Big 12, though, and conference play, uh, it's this is the week, AJ.
35:22
SPEAKER_01: Yes, sir.
35:23
SPEAKER_01: This is the week where we break down our Big 12 top five power rankings.
35:29
SPEAKER_01: Yes, it is.
35:30
SPEAKER_01: Now we typically do this a little earlier in the year.
35:32
SPEAKER_01: We want to do it like, you know, way too early, but you know, with the season right around the corner, we can't see it.
35:36
SPEAKER_00: I think we did a way too early one.
35:37
SPEAKER_00: Did we?
35:38
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I think we did a way too early one.
35:40
SPEAKER_00: Now, so if you guys are watching on Utah Football DNA, that'll be on our main channel, DNA Sports Recap.
35:44
SPEAKER_00: I think it might have been right before we created this channel.
35:46
SPEAKER_01: So okay, gotcha.
35:48
SPEAKER_01: By the way, speaking of which, this channel's seeing steady growth.
35:50
SPEAKER_01: So love all the folks that are watching our videos and subscribing.
35:53
SPEAKER_01: Uh, you know, it's gonna get exciting when football season comes around.
35:55
SPEAKER_01: And uh yeah, we'd love to talk to you more about that as we go for sure.
35:58
SPEAKER_01: Yep.
35:59
SPEAKER_01: Um let's go ahead and get into it, man.
36:00
SPEAKER_01: Let's start with our top five.
36:02
SPEAKER_01: Do you want me to start with five?
36:03
SPEAKER_01: Or do you want to f okay?
36:04
SPEAKER_01: You're like, yep.
36:06
SPEAKER_01: Why do you want me to go first?
36:08
SPEAKER_00: I I'd like responding to your excellent takes.
36:11
SPEAKER_00: My excellent takes.
36:12
SPEAKER_01: Sure.
36:13
SPEAKER_01: Did you catch the uh tone of his voice there?
36:15
SPEAKER_01: There's no tone.
36:16
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
36:17
SPEAKER_01: So um I've got I had to number these backwards because the way this does, it didn't let me start with five.
36:22
SPEAKER_01: It kept changing the numbers.
36:23
SPEAKER_01: So I'm gonna mine says one, but I mean five.
36:25
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
36:25
SPEAKER_01: So catch me if I screw that up.
36:27
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
36:27
SPEAKER_01: Uh so five, I've got okay state.
36:30
SPEAKER_01: Uh they are gonna be nine and three this year.
36:32
SPEAKER_01: I got them going seven and two in conference.
36:35
SPEAKER_01: Uh, I see the record being um, you know, a decent, decent year for the team, but they're gonna have tough losses to um Oregon, Texas Tech, and Houston.
36:45
SPEAKER_01: I think they're gonna drop to those guys.
36:46
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
36:47
SPEAKER_01: Uh they had a whopping 55 players coming in from the transfer class, which includes uh quarterback Drew uh Mestymaker, uh, who threw 34 touchdowns, nine interceptions last year, averaging 311 yards um per game uh and a completion percentage of a very nice 69%.
37:07
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
37:07
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I like I like OK State.
37:10
SPEAKER_00: Um that this is this is usually a tough season.
37:12
SPEAKER_00: They got a brand new head coach after having a head coach for 400 years.
37:16
SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, they kind of had to move the direction, change the ship a little bit, but he did a good job recruiting, got some nice players in the transfer portal.
37:23
SPEAKER_00: I I really like your pick of OK State at five.
37:25
SPEAKER_00: That's I would say they were kind of one of those fringe teams for me that was right in there.
37:29
SPEAKER_00: Uh, I'm gonna go with Arizona at five.
37:31
SPEAKER_00: Um, I just think this is a school that's had all of their coordinators and coaching staff together for the last couple of years.
37:37
SPEAKER_00: And kind of over both of these years, they've they've just gotten better, right?
37:41
SPEAKER_00: I mean, they were nine and four last year, which is a great recovery from the four and eight that they were the year before.
37:45
SPEAKER_00: So they still got Noah Fafita, got to be in his 12th year of college football.
37:50
SPEAKER_00: Don't know, dude's got to be old.
37:52
SPEAKER_00: Um, but uh, I think I think they're gonna push the you know to the top end of this conference.
37:56
SPEAKER_00: Um, Brett Brennan's just done such a great job as head coach with us with these guys.
38:00
SPEAKER_00: And um, I think his expectations, you know, these guys were right on the fringe last year that they were one loss, one win away from making a Big 12 title game as well.
38:10
SPEAKER_00: So they were right there with Utah at the end.
38:11
SPEAKER_00: Uh they ended up dropping one that put them kind of out of contention, but they were right there, and I think they expect to be right there, if not a little bit better, this year.
38:18
SPEAKER_01: Very nice, very nice.
38:19
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I I had Arizona on my kind of like what last time we did uh a dark horse.
38:25
SPEAKER_01: A dark horse.
38:26
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, a dark horse.
38:26
SPEAKER_01: And everybody thought that my dark horse men, I thought they were gonna win it.
38:29
SPEAKER_01: So we got roasted in the conference.
38:31
SPEAKER_01: We didn't do dark horses this year.
38:32
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, no dark horse.
38:33
SPEAKER_01: Although I was actually quite correct, they did have a much better year.
38:36
SPEAKER_01: Yes.
38:37
SPEAKER_01: I was like spot on there.
38:38
SPEAKER_01: So if you took the over-under on their wins that year, you made some money.
38:40
SPEAKER_01: Not not a betting channel.
38:42
SPEAKER_01: Um, I have Houston.
38:45
SPEAKER_01: I have Houston number four.
38:46
SPEAKER_01: Um, I got them going 10 and 2 this season, uh going 7-2 in conference with loses with losses to Texas Tech and R Utes.
38:54
SPEAKER_01: Uh the Cougars have a very nice depth on this team, uh, especially with uh uh nice depth as well as having uh Connor uh Wageman.
39:03
SPEAKER_01: Uh yeah, Wagman.
39:06
SPEAKER_01: Wagman.
39:07
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
39:07
SPEAKER_01: So it's like it's Wagman, actually.
39:09
SPEAKER_01: Wagman.
39:10
SPEAKER_01: I did a penetration dictionary.
39:13
SPEAKER_01: Wagman?
39:13
SPEAKER_01: It's Wagman.
39:14
SPEAKER_01: Oh.
39:14
SPEAKER_01: Wigman.
39:15
SPEAKER_01: I've heard it both ways.
39:16
SPEAKER_01: Heard it both ways.
39:17
SPEAKER_01: We got a shirt coming out.
39:18
SPEAKER_01: Anyway, he had 2007 2700 yards at a 65% completion rate.
39:23
SPEAKER_01: Uh good for 25 touchdowns last season.
39:27
SPEAKER_01: So yeah, I like Houston, man.
39:28
SPEAKER_01: I think they did it, uh, I think they got good depth on that team, and I think they're gonna be pretty good.
39:32
SPEAKER_01: I got them top five, number four, just being out of okay state.
39:36
SPEAKER_00: I'm actually right there with you.
39:37
SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna go with Houston at number four.
39:39
SPEAKER_00: Sweet.
39:39
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so this is this is kind of a scary team, man.
39:41
SPEAKER_00: They got the number one quarterback recruit with quarterback recruit with five-star Keyshawn Henderson.
39:46
SPEAKER_00: Um, he was the first five-star signee at Houston since 2016.
39:50
SPEAKER_00: Uh, they did a great job recruiting some kids from high school.
39:52
SPEAKER_00: I mean, they got um Paris Melvin Jr., John Herbert, or Hebert.
39:56
SPEAKER_00: Uh this Houston team won, these guys won 10 games last year, beat LSU in a bowl game, uh, and they put they it really put some nice light on them um for the recruiting in the state of Texas, which is always huge.
40:08
SPEAKER_00: Um, and then also in the transfer portal where they got Raiden Cook, Cameron Robertson, who are both four-star recruits.
40:14
SPEAKER_00: Um, Willie Fritz is just he's really kind of turned this place around.
40:17
SPEAKER_00: They were kind of the bottom end of the Big 12 conference, and uh, you know, you can you can really tell they got their eyes set on conference championship, they got some nice funding, have made some nice deals, and uh this is gonna be a fun team to follow this year.
40:29
SPEAKER_01: For sure, for sure.
40:30
SPEAKER_01: Okay, so what we have number three, AJ.
40:34
SPEAKER_01: Number three, right?
40:35
SPEAKER_01: We're on number three.
40:36
SPEAKER_01: We're on number three.
40:37
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, because like I said, mine are number backwards.
40:38
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
40:38
SPEAKER_01: Um, number three, I have Utah.
40:40
SPEAKER_01: I have Utah number three.
40:42
SPEAKER_01: I have them having the same record as Houston, but I think uh Utah's gonna take the three over the four because they're gonna have a win over Houston.
40:48
SPEAKER_01: Uh so the losses are gonna come from BYU and from TCU.
40:53
SPEAKER_01: Uh, those are the youths where the leats are gonna lose uh game.
40:57
SPEAKER_01: Um I can decide between them and Arizona.
41:00
SPEAKER_01: Um reason behind that is is because the youths always find a way to shit the bed against someone that they're supposed to beat later in the year.
41:09
SPEAKER_01: Yep.
41:10
SPEAKER_01: This is like, and I'm hoping this is a Morgan Scalley thing.
41:13
SPEAKER_01: I'm hoping this is a Coach Witt thing and not a Morgan Scalley thing.
41:15
SPEAKER_01: I want to be proven wrong on this one, AJ, but I think they're gonna lose to BYU, and I think they're gonna lose to TCU.
41:20
SPEAKER_01: They have not beaten BYU since 2019.
41:23
SPEAKER_01: Utah and BYU are in very similar situations when it comes to their coaching staff.
41:27
SPEAKER_01: Everyone's like, oh no, Morgan Scalley is a new head coach.
41:29
SPEAKER_01: The guy's been there for like two decades, two decades plus, right?
41:32
SPEAKER_01: So he's basically just coming into a position that he's already should have been running a long time ago.
41:37
SPEAKER_01: And but they are getting a new offensive coordinator.
41:40
SPEAKER_01: You also have BYU getting a new defensive coordinator uh with Hill leaving.
41:44
SPEAKER_01: So, like there's a lot of similarities there, uh, but I just haven't seen it from the Utes yet to see that they could beat BYU.
41:50
SPEAKER_01: So that's why I got the Utes at number three, edging out Arizona with that win over Arizona.
41:54
SPEAKER_01: Uh sorry, edging out Houston with that win over Houston with the same record.
41:59
SPEAKER_00: Nice.
42:00
SPEAKER_00: Um at number three, I'm gonna go BYU.
42:03
SPEAKER_00: Um, I think BYU had a great season last year, and uh and and and and completely honestly, they should they should have been in the college football playoff.
42:09
SPEAKER_00: I mean, with their resume, their only two losses coming from Texas Tech.
42:13
SPEAKER_00: Um, once in the regular season, once in the Big 12 championship.
42:16
SPEAKER_00: They returned star quarterback Bear Bachmeyer.
42:19
SPEAKER_00: They got LJ Martins coming back, but both of these guys are pretty banged up at the end of last year.
42:23
SPEAKER_00: And Martin had Martin ended up having shoulder surgery.
42:26
SPEAKER_00: Bachmeyer still got an injured bum ankle.
42:30
SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, they said that he missed some of Spring Camp.
42:33
SPEAKER_00: Uh wide receiver is the biggest concern for BYU.
42:37
SPEAKER_00: Uh they they're they're gonna have to find some targets for for Bear to throw to.
42:41
SPEAKER_00: That's that's all there is to it.
42:43
SPEAKER_00: Um that pretty much everybody that's in their wide receiving course come out of the transfer portal.
42:47
SPEAKER_00: Sometimes that's a good thing, and sometimes that's a bad thing.
42:49
SPEAKER_00: Um Jojo Phillips is their kind of one returning guy.
42:53
SPEAKER_00: I think that they will have a great year, um, but I do think that their one loss this year will come to Utah when they're at Ricycle Stadium.
43:01
SPEAKER_00: Interesting.
43:01
SPEAKER_01: Interesting.
43:02
SPEAKER_01: I also have BYU only having one loss.
43:05
SPEAKER_01: Um I have them second in the conference.
43:08
SPEAKER_01: I have them with a record of 11-1, um, with their one being 9-0 in conference.
43:14
SPEAKER_01: I got that one loss coming against Notre Dame.
43:17
SPEAKER_01: The reason why I have that one loss coming in against Notre Dame is because they are gonna they are preseason ranked as fifth best team in the country.
43:23
SPEAKER_01: And I just think with some, like you mentioned, the uh questions around the wide receiver room, how Bears health progresses in fall camp here will go to say a lot, but I'm I'm taking them to run the table in conference, but I think they're gonna lose to Notre Dame, and I think that's gonna give them Texas Tech the edge over them.
43:44
SPEAKER_01: So that's why I got BYU at number two.
43:47
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
43:48
SPEAKER_00: I I'm I think BYU is a great team, and I think they are right there.
43:53
SPEAKER_00: I think the problem is they're if they can't get targets for him to throw to, it's gonna put the ball back in barebox.
44:00
SPEAKER_00: Meyer's hands and it's going to force him to run the football.
44:02
SPEAKER_00: And quarterbacks can't stay healthy when they're constantly running the football.
44:04
SPEAKER_00: That's all there is to it.
44:05
SPEAKER_00: I think McKay's got a perfect comment on that one there.
44:08
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, that's just really what it is, though.
44:09
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
44:10
SPEAKER_00: So I bear is hopefully this year he settles down and doesn't take some of the hits that he took last year because that's the reason he was banged up on the tail end of the year.
44:19
SPEAKER_00: And I do it all himself.
44:20
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
44:21
SPEAKER_00: He had to do it all himself.
44:22
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
44:22
SPEAKER_00: And and they lost, you know, they had Parker King, Parker Kingston.
44:25
SPEAKER_00: You know, he's not with the program anymore.
44:27
SPEAKER_00: That was kind of their one nice receiving target that he had a you know a bunch of cohesion with.
44:31
SPEAKER_00: He's not with the program anymore.
44:33
SPEAKER_00: I just I worry about BYU.
44:35
SPEAKER_00: Uh, I'm gonna go with Utah number two.
44:36
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
44:37
SPEAKER_00: Uh I'm gonna go.
44:38
SPEAKER_01: This is a surprise, AJ.
44:39
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
44:40
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
44:41
SPEAKER_01: Eternal Optimist for the Utes is not putting the Utes number one.
44:45
SPEAKER_01: All right, market, guys.
44:46
SPEAKER_01: This is a big deal.
44:47
SPEAKER_00: But but but hear me out here.
44:49
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
44:49
SPEAKER_00: Devin Dampier and Bird Ficklin were just ranked in the top three quarterback room by CBS Sports, right?
44:54
SPEAKER_00: The only guy, the only schools ranked above them were the Ducks, who have Dante Moore and Dylan Royola, both five-star quarterbacks, um, and then the Texas Longhorn who have Arch Manning and MJ Morris.
45:02
SPEAKER_00: So I I was listening to the the Under the Youth's headset.
45:06
SPEAKER_00: It's one of the podcasts that the that youth social media does.
45:09
SPEAKER_00: And it's still our thing, man.
45:11
SPEAKER_00: It's the big headset.
45:12
SPEAKER_00: That's our thing.
45:13
SPEAKER_00: It's it's just under the headset, though.
45:15
SPEAKER_00: It's not under the big headset.
45:16
SPEAKER_00: We we we can still make it a thing.
45:17
SPEAKER_00: We got a t-shirt.
45:18
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, we got this.
45:19
SPEAKER_00: So, but listening to Kevin McGiven talk about how his offense and how much freedom he has from Morgan Scality to be innovative and how he's going to put players in the best position to be successful.
45:29
SPEAKER_00: I just have a lot of faith in this Utah offense this year.
45:32
SPEAKER_00: They've got a lot of returning stars.
45:34
SPEAKER_00: I think getting um getting some of these transfers in, you know, especially guys that came from the Kevin McGivin scheme, that that is going to put a ton of faith in Devin Dampier to get ball get the ball down the field.
45:47
SPEAKER_00: Um, it seems like they're going to be throwing the ball a lot more, which I think is advantageous Utah.
45:51
SPEAKER_00: Uh, if they can put a bunch of points on the board or even 21 points on the point on the board, it sure does take a ton of pressure off the defense, not have to do a shout-out every single game, right?
46:00
SPEAKER_00: You you don't have to have a shout out.
46:02
SPEAKER_00: You it's okay if they score.
46:04
SPEAKER_00: It it gives those guys the ability to stay fresh, you know, give some guys some more reps if you're on blowout games.
46:10
SPEAKER_00: Love Utah too.
46:11
SPEAKER_00: I I just I think that's where we I think that's where we're realistically at.
46:15
SPEAKER_00: I think we're one of the top two teams in the conference this year.
46:17
SPEAKER_01: I like it.
46:18
SPEAKER_01: I like it, man.
46:19
SPEAKER_01: I think it's great.
46:19
SPEAKER_01: I love the optimist, optimistic view on it.
46:22
SPEAKER_01: Um not even too crazy optimistic.
46:24
SPEAKER_01: I think you you're being a little bit more uh tempered on on your optimism there.
46:28
SPEAKER_01: I think you had a little bit more realistic take on there.
46:30
SPEAKER_01: My only question on that is when it comes to the Utah is that again, this is the first-time head coach in in uh not really though power four conference.
46:38
SPEAKER_01: I mean, in a power four conference.
46:41
SPEAKER_00: He is, but but he's not.
46:42
SPEAKER_00: Like you think how much he's been helping and how much he's been recognized.
46:45
SPEAKER_00: I agree, I agree.
46:46
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
46:47
SPEAKER_01: I agree.
46:47
SPEAKER_01: But again, we got a new offensive coordinator coming in, we've got a new head coach.
46:52
SPEAKER_01: You can't just dismiss all that easily and be like, oh, it's gonna be fine, you know.
46:56
SPEAKER_01: Um, so while I agree with you, dude, and I I hope you're right, and I hope I'm wrong on that one.
47:00
SPEAKER_01: Um, I I love it.
47:01
SPEAKER_01: I love Utah too.
47:02
SPEAKER_01: Um, so I guess we both have Texas Tech at one, right?
47:05
SPEAKER_01: That is correct.
47:06
SPEAKER_01: All right, you run your line, dude.
47:07
SPEAKER_01: What you got?
47:07
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean this team just absolutely reloaded in the transfer portal this year.
47:10
SPEAKER_00: Uh they went out and got the best transfer quarterback available, had a great defense, played fast physical football.
47:16
SPEAKER_00: Um and really that led him to a Big 12 championship last year.
47:19
SPEAKER_00: You know, they went into the uh they went into the college football playoff, you know, made a run.
47:25
SPEAKER_00: They they looked good.
47:26
SPEAKER_00: You fast forward today, where they are gonna have to lean on their backup quarterback from last year, and Will Hammond.
47:32
SPEAKER_00: Um he's gonna have to get them through a a season um where he's got a quarterback transfer from Tulsa that's backing him up.
47:40
SPEAKER_00: So they were they were the most talented team last year, and and I think it's really hard to believe that they won't be near the top this year unless something changes drastically at that quarterback position.
47:49
SPEAKER_00: I'm I don't have a ton of faith in Will Hammond.
47:51
SPEAKER_00: I think that his him being hurt a lot last year uh could very easily translate to this year.
47:56
SPEAKER_00: It's gonna be a more physical season.
47:58
SPEAKER_00: I think he is gonna have a lot more pressure to perform, especially he was really hoping to be behind Brendan Sorsby before the whole gambling situation.
48:06
SPEAKER_00: Um I don't know if he was ready to actually be a star quarterback.
48:10
SPEAKER_00: I see this a lot like um Isaac Wilson for us a couple years ago, where he really wanted to sit one year behind Cam rising before they moved him into that starting role.
48:19
SPEAKER_00: Um, I think Hammond was looking forward to that.
48:21
SPEAKER_00: Let's just be backup, let's watch this guy, and he's gonna be kind of thrust into playing and and and playing on a team that's that has championship aspirations, right?
48:32
SPEAKER_00: This is a really good football team that that some some donors have paid a lot of money to make sure that they're as good as they are.
48:38
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's not conference or bust for them.
48:40
SPEAKER_01: It's a little bit higher aspirations for sure.
48:42
SPEAKER_01: Speaking of aspirations, sorry.
48:44
SPEAKER_01: Anyway, um anyway, when it comes to that, yeah, and I think I'm right there with you, man.
48:48
SPEAKER_01: I got them at one in the conference.
48:50
SPEAKER_01: Um, honestly, man, I think you know they're gonna lose one game, and I think it's gonna happen in the conference.
48:56
SPEAKER_01: And I don't know if it's gonna be OK State or TCU.
48:59
SPEAKER_01: I th I just have a feeling they're gonna lose one of those games.
49:01
SPEAKER_01: I'm not sure which one.
49:02
SPEAKER_01: Um the only real issue there is that they basically they've mastered the NIL era, right?
49:06
SPEAKER_01: This is their game.
49:07
SPEAKER_01: They've mastered it, they became one of the most talented teams in uh college football overnight with NIL money.
49:14
SPEAKER_01: Um they sent a record nine players to the draft last year, school record for them, uh, into the into the NFL.
49:20
SPEAKER_01: Um and yeah, they just kept reloaded.
49:22
SPEAKER_01: Um again, I think they're gonna they're just gonna be sick, in my opinion.
49:25
SPEAKER_01: Again, I just don't think that there's any way you can dethrill these guys until you prove otherwise.
49:29
SPEAKER_01: Yep.
49:29
SPEAKER_01: Again, all these preseason predictions for these conferences is just an exercise in futility, guys.
49:34
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49:35
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49:36
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49:36
SPEAKER_00: We it's absolutely I can take it.
49:38
SPEAKER_00: I mean, we've been doing this long enough that you you can say whatever you'd like about my predictions.
49:41
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I like it.
49:42
SPEAKER_01: We got a comment here from McKinley saying, uh, let's see here.
49:45
SPEAKER_01: We know about Texas Tech's quarterback.
49:47
SPEAKER_01: He has made a paper, Cam Rising 2.0.
49:49
SPEAKER_01: You could say BYU number one.
49:54
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
49:54
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49:57
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49:57
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49:59
SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
49:59
SPEAKER_01: You guys see any players coming back now uh in the class of 2022, they're getting an extra year of it.
50:05
SPEAKER_01: Did you hear this?
50:05
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
50:06
SPEAKER_01: So there's a court ruling to get an extra year of eligibility.
50:08
SPEAKER_01: Cam rising, man.
50:08
SPEAKER_01: One more year.
50:09
SPEAKER_01: You think he comes back?
50:10
SPEAKER_01: No.
50:11
SPEAKER_01: No, I don't.
50:12
SPEAKER_01: Come on, man.
50:13
SPEAKER_01: Come on.
50:13
SPEAKER_00: I think he had another year of eligibility and he chose not to use it.
50:18
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
50:18
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
50:19
SPEAKER_01: I don't know, man.
50:20
SPEAKER_01: I think I think you'd be dumb not to if you have it and you still got it, you know.
50:24
SPEAKER_01: Like if you just missed out on getting drafted and you can come back, you know.
50:27
SPEAKER_00: That's four years ago, man.
50:28
SPEAKER_00: You should have a job and a family at this point.
50:31
SPEAKER_01: I think NAL money is probably still better.
50:34
SPEAKER_00: It might be, but you gotta show that you're better than an 18-year-old kid that's been playing for the last four years solid.
50:40
SPEAKER_01: I'm telling you, man, a team like Utah whose main interest now is gonna be the bottom line versus winning football games.
50:45
SPEAKER_01: I think if there's a good opportunity for you to sell tickets and get some more endorsement money by putting another face on the team, I would not put it past them.
50:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, not this team because I don't think there's any players out there that would be that player.
50:56
SPEAKER_03: Right.
50:56
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but um, yeah, I think it'd be more important to them than uh I I think they give a roster spot up to somebody who can get them some some donorship money.
51:04
SPEAKER_01: I don't see, I don't see why not.
51:05
SPEAKER_01: I don't know why they wouldn't.
51:06
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52:11
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52:13
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52:16
SPEAKER_01: Let's talk about the first subject we want to talk about, which is our trade deadline reactions, right?
52:19
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
52:20
SPEAKER_01: Uh, this one we want to get into first.
52:22
SPEAKER_01: Um, Greg, glad you're here because I'm going to be talking about your team here, man.
52:25
SPEAKER_01: I want to talk about who I think just absolutely destroyed the trade deadline, and that's my opinion, the Cubs.
52:30
SPEAKER_01: The Cubs won uh the trade deadline this year.
52:33
SPEAKER_01: Um, they already um had one of the best offenses in baseball.
52:36
SPEAKER_01: And so what they really did is they really went and added what they needed, AJ.
52:40
SPEAKER_01: They ended pitching.
52:41
SPEAKER_01: And while the Dodgers do get the prize jewel in this draft, more to talk about that a little bit later.
52:46
SPEAKER_01: Um, I think the Cubs did a better job.
52:48
SPEAKER_01: Uh, in my opinion, uh they got the second best starter available, which is Kevin Gossman.
52:53
SPEAKER_01: Yes, some might argue that that was uh Peralta, who went to the Rays.
52:57
SPEAKER_01: Um they got uh Freddy there, and you know, who knows with the Rays, what they could do.
53:02
SPEAKER_01: They they have their pitcher Voodoo Magic over there.
53:05
SPEAKER_01: So my take on that might age poorly there.
53:08
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but they got Gossman.
53:09
SPEAKER_01: I think he was the second best uh pitcher, starting pitcher available.
53:12
SPEAKER_01: Uh, and more importantly, they also got the guy that I wanted the Dodgers to get, uh, which was Clay Holmes.
53:17
SPEAKER_01: They got him from the Mets, who's coming off of uh coming off the I.
53:20
SPEAKER_01: I love this guy, man.
53:22
SPEAKER_01: He is got such a versatility aspect to him.
53:27
SPEAKER_01: You know, he could be a starter for this team.
53:28
SPEAKER_01: He had sub-three ERA as a starter for the Mets this year, uh, but he also was a two-time all-star uh at coming out of the out of the bullpen.
53:35
SPEAKER_01: Like, so when it comes to the playoffs, you can move into the bullpen.
53:38
SPEAKER_01: Nice little fit there.
53:39
SPEAKER_01: They also added it the to the bull pin, AJ.
53:42
SPEAKER_01: They added uh Ryan uh Zephyrhan Zephyrhan, uh, who is uh a great strikeout type pitcher.
53:50
SPEAKER_01: His fastball average is about 97 miles per hour.
53:53
SPEAKER_01: Um, I mean they made the right depths, they got some extra depth pieces there.
53:57
SPEAKER_01: Alfreder, uh Tyrone Taylor, and uh starting pitcher uh Braxton Garrett.
54:02
SPEAKER_01: Um, yeah, man, I think they just nailed it.
54:04
SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, and on that, AJ, not only did they just win the deadline, they literally just swept the Dodgers right out of uh out of uh Wrigley Field, man.
54:13
SPEAKER_01: Um no team has been able to do uh what the Cubs did today, AJ, which was beat Eric Lauer.
54:19
SPEAKER_01: Wow.
54:20
SPEAKER_01: Eric Lauer has been 9-0.
54:22
SPEAKER_01: Whenever he started, the Dodgers have won nine times, and we were relying on him to beat the stopper because the Dodgers have lost five games in a row.
54:27
SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
54:28
SPEAKER_01: Eric Lauer could not stop these Cubs.
54:29
SPEAKER_01: Peter Armstrong, three-rung tank.
54:32
SPEAKER_01: Um the Braves, sorry, not the Braves, the uh Cubs swept the Dodgers out of Ricky Field after being swept by the Red Sox at home.
54:39
SPEAKER_01: So hence the comment from Mr.
54:41
SPEAKER_01: Greg Hawkins.
54:43
SPEAKER_01: Great series.
54:43
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man.
54:44
SPEAKER_01: You really put it to him.
54:45
SPEAKER_01: One of the best teams in baseball, and they had the best trade deadline, uh, in my opinion.
54:49
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I really like the Kevin Gossman.
54:50
SPEAKER_00: I mean, that that move really helped them, gets them some playoff experience, you know, kind of ace level upside.
54:55
SPEAKER_00: Um, and and really, if he even remotely returns to form, that's just such a good great pickup for the Cubs.
55:01
SPEAKER_00: So they they just they really killed a dude.
55:04
SPEAKER_00: I'm I'm very impressed with what the Cubs did at the deadline.
55:08
SPEAKER_00: Um, a team that I really liked during the deadline was actually the Phillies, and that hurts my soul to say because I'm obviously an Atlanta Braves fan, go Braves.
55:16
SPEAKER_00: Um, but but they made some moves and they did the things that they really needed to do.
55:20
SPEAKER_00: Um, they acquired Brooks Raleigh, left-handed pitcher from the Mets.
55:23
SPEAKER_00: Um, that kind of helped that bullpen depth.
55:26
SPEAKER_00: Um their big pickup was really Lucas uh Luisa Rice to get him, bring him into play second base.
55:33
SPEAKER_00: Um just a massive trade for them.
55:37
SPEAKER_00: Uh the the that change, um, it's gonna shift around them um defensively a little bit.
55:43
SPEAKER_00: So Bryce Hopper is gonna move from first base back to right field.
55:46
SPEAKER_00: Alex Baum will shift from third base to first base, and Bryson Stott will move from second base to third base.
55:51
SPEAKER_00: So a little bit of shifting around um Adam Lewis Arise, but uh it did help them a ton to get to get some hitting, right?
55:58
SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's just high contact, low strikeout hitter.
56:01
SPEAKER_00: So uh an offense that's really thank you, Greg.
56:06
SPEAKER_00: Um uh was an offense that's really kind of struggled to to keep hitting the ball.
56:11
SPEAKER_00: They've had their pitching's been okay, but they've really just struggled offensively.
56:15
SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, to bring a guy in like a rise that's got a 324 batting average, you know, 43 RBIs.
56:21
SPEAKER_00: His four home runs actually surprises me because I'm pretty sure his bat speed is about 12 miles an hour.
56:27
SPEAKER_00: Um, but he's only got 21 strikeouts on 464 plate appearances.
56:31
SPEAKER_00: So um he's really gonna be that guy that kind of sets up those power hitters that the Phillies have, and they they can continue to just have him on base while they go up there and swing for the fences.
56:41
SPEAKER_00: That's just help generate some runs, man.
56:42
SPEAKER_01: That guy's got a magical power.
56:44
SPEAKER_01: I swear to God, that guy is always up to bat.
56:46
SPEAKER_01: Always, dude.
56:47
SPEAKER_01: Every time does he hit 14 times a game?
56:50
SPEAKER_01: He has to, and he's the most annoying to get out.
56:52
SPEAKER_01: He's not a quick out, he's not an easy out, he's just always up to bat.
56:55
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's just insane.
56:56
SPEAKER_01: And he's just when you see him, when you if your team ever plays against the Giants, you this year you would know exactly what we're talking about.
57:04
SPEAKER_01: The Giants aren't a good team, but every time that guy comes up, you're like, oh, this guy again.
57:07
SPEAKER_00: You're like crap.
57:08
SPEAKER_00: Like we needed an out here to get out.
57:10
SPEAKER_01: We need an out here, and we might still get an out, but it's gonna cost us 13 pitches to get it.
57:14
SPEAKER_00: You know, it's like 13 pitches, and then, or he's what he's gonna do is he's gonna hit a stupid slap shot over the second baseman's head, go to first, and the next batter will strike out.
57:22
SPEAKER_00: There you go.
57:22
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
57:23
SPEAKER_00: I mean, the Giants have been horrible, but yeah.
57:26
SPEAKER_00: He's annoying.
57:27
SPEAKER_01: Yep, absolutely, absolutely.
57:29
SPEAKER_01: Comment here from uh friend of the channel, Tammy Price saying Bryce Harper said uh the Phillies needed help.
57:34
SPEAKER_01: Um, I like what Donnie Baseball kind of uh shot back at him.
57:37
SPEAKER_01: Did you hear about that?
57:38
SPEAKER_01: No, didn't want his players making uh comments around the front office what the team needed and not needed, you know.
57:44
SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah.
57:44
SPEAKER_01: I just think Bryce Harper is just not on the same page with the team, dude.
57:47
SPEAKER_01: I absolutely love it.
57:48
SPEAKER_01: Bryce Harper, keep doing you, buddy.
57:50
SPEAKER_00: He he's always going to, man.
57:52
SPEAKER_00: Because what are they gonna do?
57:53
SPEAKER_00: You're not gonna trade Bryce Harper away.
57:55
SPEAKER_01: Oh, they will.
57:57
SPEAKER_01: Bad idea.
57:57
SPEAKER_01: They'd be idiots, but they will yeah, bad idea.
57:59
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, who are you gonna get to replace that guy?
58:02
SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
58:02
SPEAKER_01: Two-time MVP winner.
58:04
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, trade for uh Mike Trout, that'll help.
58:06
SPEAKER_00: They're like, you just go ahead and say what you want to say, Bryce.
58:08
SPEAKER_00: It's fine.
58:08
SPEAKER_00: We don't want you to, but if you do it, it's fine.
58:11
SPEAKER_01: Yep.
58:12
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, absolutely.
58:14
SPEAKER_00: So um, yeah, I mean, I I I don't I guess my big question is is I don't I don't know.
58:20
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, like the Phillies are chasing the Braves in this division.
58:23
SPEAKER_00: Right.
58:23
SPEAKER_00: I think they're nine, nine and a half games back at this point.
58:26
SPEAKER_00: I don't I I don't actually have that in front of me, but um, I know the Braves won today.
58:30
SPEAKER_00: So uh I don't know if they did enough.
58:34
SPEAKER_00: They they've they've really got to go on some runs, and they're gonna need some luck that the Braves start losing some games because the Braves, I think, are on six or seven straight wins.
58:41
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
58:41
SPEAKER_00: So but but this move got them much closer, right?
58:45
SPEAKER_00: They're they're in much better shape to kind of be chasing maybe even a wildcard spot.
58:50
SPEAKER_01: So um, I think they have a wild card spot.
58:53
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, but they couldn't keep losing, right?
58:56
SPEAKER_00: Because they they went through these tears where they they lost a bunch at the beginning and then they won a bunch, and then they started losing again, right?
59:02
SPEAKER_00: So this gets them back on the winning side where they can at least hold and lock in that that yeah, that wild card spot.
59:08
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I definitely think that they did enough to keep the Marlins off their back for sure.
59:11
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, absolutely.
59:12
SPEAKER_00: Well, and the Braves beat the Marlins today, too.
59:14
SPEAKER_01: So that always helps.
59:15
SPEAKER_00: That does help for them.
59:17
SPEAKER_00: True, true, true.
59:18
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
59:22
SPEAKER_00: What do you read?
59:25
SPEAKER_00: Did I miss something?
59:27
SPEAKER_01: It's all good, AJ.
59:29
SPEAKER_01: Why don't you go ahead and uh break down uh let's uh we want to hear from you folks, let us know what your thoughts are in the comments down below uh when it comes to uh who's the winner and the losers for the trade deadline for you uh this this week.
59:40
SPEAKER_01: Um sorry, for this season.
59:42
SPEAKER_01: Uh we want to hear from you, let us know what your thoughts are in the comments down below.
59:45
SPEAKER_01: AJ, you have something you want to talk about when it comes to uh move that the Braves didn't make.
59:49
SPEAKER_00: Yes, yes, there is.
59:51
SPEAKER_00: It's a great topic that I'm extra super duper upset about.
59:56
SPEAKER_00: And I think honestly, every single team that is every single person that watches baseball.
1:00:01
SPEAKER_00: Whoops, hang on a second here, let me get back to you that is not an LA Dodgers fan is feeling my exact same frustration.
1:00:10
SPEAKER_00: So we all watched it.
1:00:12
SPEAKER_00: Um the Dodgers received obviously Terri Skubal.
1:00:15
SPEAKER_00: Um the Tigers got um Zahir Hope, which is the Dodgers number five prospect, the number 25 prospect in Major League Baseball, right-handed pitcher Ryan River or River Ryan, uh the number seven prospect for the Dodgers, MLB number 68, and then right-handed pitcher Brady Smith, which is the Dodgers number 17 prospect.
1:00:33
SPEAKER_00: So that's great.
1:00:35
SPEAKER_00: I mean that that is a great deal for the Dodgers, who already have every other pitcher in Major League Baseball.
1:00:42
SPEAKER_00: But are we really supposed to believe am I really supposed to believe that this is the best offer that Detroit received?
1:00:48
SPEAKER_00: The Dodgers gave up three guys.
1:00:52
SPEAKER_00: Three guys that are prospects.
1:00:53
SPEAKER_00: These guys aren't even playing in Major League Baseball.
1:00:56
SPEAKER_00: They're prospects for arguably the best pitcher in baseball.
1:01:01
SPEAKER_00: Now I understand that Derek Skubal is at this point a rental, right?
1:01:06
SPEAKER_00: He's only on a contract for one more year, but he is a Cy Young caliber ace in his prime.
1:01:13
SPEAKER_00: You're telling me the Orioles, the Cubs, the Phillies, the Yankees, the Braves, the Mariners, none of these teams could beat three prospects that aren't playing in Major League Baseball.
1:01:23
SPEAKER_00: I just don't buy it.
1:01:25
SPEAKER_00: What the hell is happening in Major League Baseball?
1:01:28
SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna lose it.
1:01:30
SPEAKER_00: So that's how I feel.
1:01:33
SPEAKER_00: And that's exactly how I felt when I saw that Terek Skubal went to the Dodgers.
1:01:37
SPEAKER_00: So yeah, you told me that it's the first time you ever saw something coming across where you actually gotta agree.
1:01:42
SPEAKER_00: I was mad, dude.
1:01:43
SPEAKER_00: I'm like, no, I wouldn't have cared if you went anywhere else.
1:01:46
SPEAKER_01: Right.
1:01:47
SPEAKER_00: Anywhere.
1:01:48
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:01:48
SPEAKER_00: How, how?
1:01:49
SPEAKER_00: How why are these three guys the best prospects?
1:01:53
SPEAKER_00: That can't be the best offer Detroit received.
1:01:55
SPEAKER_01: Oh, I don't know, man.
1:01:56
SPEAKER_01: I love this comment here, right, from Temi Price.
1:01:58
SPEAKER_01: Friends channel, I smell collusion.
1:02:00
SPEAKER_01: Right.
1:02:00
SPEAKER_01: No, I just honestly, man, it and I'll get into this when it comes down to it, but here's the thing, man.
1:02:05
SPEAKER_01: Like, I could have sworn the Rays were gonna offer something better than that.
1:02:09
SPEAKER_01: And then they pivoted, like, no, we're not gonna give up the prospects.
1:02:11
SPEAKER_01: We're gonna go get uh AJ Peralta instead.
1:02:14
SPEAKER_01: Not AJ Peralta, um, yeah, AJ Peralta.
1:02:17
SPEAKER_01: Is it AJ Peralta?
1:02:18
SPEAKER_01: Correct me if I call something wrong there, Greg or Tammy.
1:02:20
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but yeah, they I think they went for Peralta after that.
1:02:22
SPEAKER_01: I'm like, oh, okay, that makes sense, right?
1:02:24
SPEAKER_01: Maybe they'll unlock something there and he'll get better, right?
1:02:27
SPEAKER_01: Um, but yeah, dude, you you can't tell me the Brewers didn't have something better to offer than this.
1:02:33
SPEAKER_01: You can't tell me.
1:02:35
SPEAKER_01: You're like, I just I don't get it, man.
1:02:37
SPEAKER_01: I really don't get it.
1:02:38
SPEAKER_01: I think you're right there.
1:02:39
SPEAKER_01: There's gotta be honestly, I know the answer.
1:02:42
SPEAKER_00: Do you want to know the answer, AJ?
1:02:44
SPEAKER_00: I would love to know the answer because every damn year the Dodgers get another superstar out of this team without completely gutting their farm system.
1:02:52
SPEAKER_00: This isn't like they turned the whole farm system over and just handed it to the Tigers.
1:02:56
SPEAKER_01: No, the funny thing is the best one is like what uh um Hope is probably the best prospect on that list, right?
1:03:03
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:03:03
SPEAKER_01: What are you funny thing about Josiah Hope is that uh he's not even our best outfield prospect.
1:03:09
SPEAKER_01: That's what I'm saying.
1:03:10
SPEAKER_00: He's not even our second best outfield prospect.
1:03:12
SPEAKER_00: So they just continue to turn over and get these great players, hold on to all their prospects.
1:03:19
SPEAKER_00: Like, prospects are great, but championships are forever, Darren.
1:03:24
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
1:03:25
SPEAKER_00: And and the thing is, is all these teams have all these prospects that are doing them no good because they're just playing in their minor league systems.
1:03:30
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
1:03:31
SPEAKER_01: It's really funny that uh Zire Hope is their third best outfield prospect.
1:03:35
SPEAKER_01: River Ryan, 29-year-old rookie who has got injury problems.
1:03:38
SPEAKER_01: Brady Smith also have injury problems.
1:03:40
SPEAKER_01: So yeah, the Dodgers didn't really give up literally anything for a rental on this.
1:03:43
SPEAKER_01: And I think that's the key thing there.
1:03:45
SPEAKER_01: Teams like the Brewers, you know, exactly what you said, parades over prospects, man.
1:03:49
SPEAKER_01: That's what it really is.
1:03:50
SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, and I think that there's a quote here that comes down to and says it perfectly here, AJ, is that the Dodgers are not ruining baseball.
1:03:57
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers are running baseball.
1:03:59
SPEAKER_01: This is a quote directly from Doug McCain from uh Dodgers Nation.
1:04:03
SPEAKER_01: And, you know, one of the things that you just understand is that nobody makes a move until um until uh Friedman speaks, basically.
1:04:11
SPEAKER_01: Um here, you know, if you want a hot take, AJ, I'll give you a hot take.
1:04:14
SPEAKER_01: You ready for a hot take about baseball?
1:04:16
SPEAKER_01: I was born ready.
1:04:17
SPEAKER_01: So the the evidence is in, and what you just mentioned, you that argument proves it for me.
1:04:22
SPEAKER_01: The Los Angeles Dodgers are the only MLB team owner and the only MLB team front office that is dedicated to winning.
1:04:32
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers take every chance they can to go in and go for it.
1:04:37
SPEAKER_01: No other team in LB MLB does that.
1:04:39
SPEAKER_01: The deadline was proof in the pudding.
1:04:41
SPEAKER_01: They the fact is, AJ, the Dodgers were the only team that think that they when they think they can win, they are willing to put their prospects where their mouth are, uh where their mouth is.
1:04:53
SPEAKER_01: They are more likely to not sign to uh Scuba this offseason.
1:04:57
SPEAKER_01: He's a Scott Bohrs client, and his contract is going to start with a four, AJ.
1:05:02
SPEAKER_01: Um, but the Dodgers aren't worried about that.
1:05:04
SPEAKER_01: They can win now, and they're willing to sacrifice uh their prospects for a chance for a ring.
1:05:10
SPEAKER_01: They're willing to sacrifice it, and no other team in Major League Baseball was willing to sacrifice three of their prospects to go for it.
1:05:18
SPEAKER_00: I don't I don't know if I believe that.
1:05:20
SPEAKER_00: I mean, I understand what you're saying, but I don't know if I believe that there was there was not a better offer out there.
1:05:25
SPEAKER_01: The Brewers simply did not want to offer three three prospects for a chance.
1:05:30
SPEAKER_01: They had the best record in baseball right now.
1:05:32
SPEAKER_01: They have they have a chance to win.
1:05:33
SPEAKER_01: They got swept out of the playoffs last year against the Dodgers.
1:05:36
SPEAKER_01: You had a shot.
1:05:38
SPEAKER_01: You had a shot and get Tarek Scuball and have the Miz and Scuball as your one two punch.
1:05:42
SPEAKER_00: Like if you're any franchise, if you are any major league baseball franchise, the only thing you can't let happen at the trade deadline is you can't let him go to the Dodgers.
1:05:52
SPEAKER_00: Right?
1:05:53
SPEAKER_00: Anywhere but there.
1:05:54
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I'm I'm telling you, man, the Dodgers are the only ones who are willing to risk it.
1:05:58
SPEAKER_01: They're also also willing to risk.
1:06:00
SPEAKER_01: Three prospects specifically just so he's not on another team.
1:06:03
SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
1:06:03
SPEAKER_01: I think if the deal went up and someone offered three, the Dodgers would have offered four.
1:06:07
SPEAKER_01: I mean, I believe it.
1:06:09
SPEAKER_01: To them, it's again, you're in a situation where you're in a very unique situation where no one's done this since two, nine, since the year 2000.
1:06:16
SPEAKER_01: So it's been almost 26 years since somebody has three-peeded.
1:06:19
SPEAKER_01: So a quarter of a century since anybody's three-peeded in Major League Baseball.
1:06:23
SPEAKER_01: You have a chance to go into this next collective bargaining agreement being the three-time back-to-back-to-back champions.
1:06:28
SPEAKER_01: You think you're going to let a couple of prospects get in the way of that?
1:06:30
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely not.
1:06:31
SPEAKER_01: You would be stupid to do so.
1:06:33
SPEAKER_01: And I'm really kind of getting tired of that narrative that everybody's like, oh, well, this is this is bad for baseball.
1:06:38
SPEAKER_01: This is bad for, you know, the Dodgers shouldn't be getting everybody.
1:06:40
SPEAKER_01: What do you want them to do?
1:06:41
SPEAKER_01: What do you want them to do?
1:06:42
SPEAKER_01: They have a hole, they're going to fill it.
1:06:44
SPEAKER_01: Pause.
1:06:44
SPEAKER_01: But they have that situation going on for the team.
1:06:47
SPEAKER_01: And what are they going to do?
1:06:48
SPEAKER_01: You want them just to sit back and say, oh no, let's let somebody else take them, and then we'll get whatever scraps are left over.
1:06:53
SPEAKER_01: What do you want this team to do?
1:06:54
SPEAKER_01: You want them not to improve themselves?
1:06:56
SPEAKER_01: I just don't get it.
1:06:57
SPEAKER_01: I don't get it.
1:06:58
SPEAKER_01: Uh we got a comment here from Greg Hoppins.
1:07:00
SPEAKER_01: Greg Hawkins saying he uh he heard that the Brewers offered a better deal than the Dodgers.
1:07:05
SPEAKER_01: Uh, did you hear about that?
1:07:06
SPEAKER_01: True or not?
1:07:07
SPEAKER_01: I didn't hear anything about it.
1:07:09
SPEAKER_01: I heard that they offered prospects, but the Dodgers prospects were higher in the prospect rankings, not for the Dodgers, but overall.
1:07:16
SPEAKER_01: I think the the Detroit Tigers wanted a starting level MLB starting level caliber pitcher and some outfield depth prospects.
1:07:26
SPEAKER_01: And I think the Dodgers, what they offered was two pitching prospects in case the River Rhine didn't work out, they offered the other one.
1:07:31
SPEAKER_01: And also uh Zaire Hope was um basically he's Major League ready.
1:07:35
SPEAKER_01: The only reason why he's playing in AAA is because there's got no spot for him.
1:07:38
SPEAKER_01: So that's basically what I've heard.
1:07:40
SPEAKER_01: Um, not necessarily that anybody didn't offer three, but the Dodgers three that they offered were higher ranking prospects than what other teams were willing to offer.
1:07:47
SPEAKER_01: That's what I heard.
1:07:49
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:07:50
SPEAKER_01: Anyway, AJ.
1:07:51
SPEAKER_01: So it's this there's this time we gotta put some narrative we gotta put this narrative to bed.
1:07:55
SPEAKER_01: You ready for this?
1:07:56
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:07:57
SPEAKER_01: Okay.
1:07:58
SPEAKER_01: So every single time, AJ, every single time this happens, we get the same thing happening every single time.
1:08:05
SPEAKER_01: We get these crybabies out here whinering, whining that the Dodgers are ruining baseball.
1:08:10
SPEAKER_01: These are the same little whiners that were whining back in 2015 to 2019, calling the Dodgers chokers.
1:08:18
SPEAKER_01: Oh, they always choke in the postseason.
1:08:20
SPEAKER_01: Clayton Kershaw can't pitch in big games in the postseason.
1:08:23
SPEAKER_01: The you know, okay, so they are chokers, right?
1:08:26
SPEAKER_01: They can't win, right?
1:08:27
SPEAKER_01: They traded for Mookie Betts.
1:08:29
SPEAKER_01: Then they went out, did you know, so did they go out and get Mookie?
1:08:32
SPEAKER_01: No, no, no.
1:08:32
SPEAKER_01: No.
1:08:33
SPEAKER_01: They traded for them.
1:08:34
SPEAKER_01: Did they offer the moon?
1:08:35
SPEAKER_01: No, they didn't.
1:08:36
SPEAKER_01: So if you remember, AJ, the Red Sox decided that money was more important than signing their franchise player to a contract extension.
1:08:43
SPEAKER_01: So the Dodgers offered a trade uh and the Sox took it.
1:08:46
SPEAKER_01: Uh, in addition to that, uh, with the addition of Mookie Betts, the Dodgers went out and won the 2020 World Series.
1:08:52
SPEAKER_01: And did that stop the crybabies?
1:08:53
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely not.
1:08:54
SPEAKER_01: Oh no, that doesn't count.
1:08:56
SPEAKER_01: It's a shortened season, it's a Mickey Mouse ring.
1:08:58
SPEAKER_01: That doesn't matter, right?
1:09:00
SPEAKER_01: Didn't matter.
1:09:01
SPEAKER_01: It doesn't count.
1:09:02
SPEAKER_01: It's this, you know, Mickey Mouse ring.
1:09:04
SPEAKER_01: Anybody can that's the only reason why you guys won.
1:09:07
SPEAKER_01: Well, in 2021, the Dodgers lost to the World Series champs, the Atlanta Braves.
1:09:12
SPEAKER_01: And that was the year without Ronald Cunha Jr.
1:09:15
SPEAKER_01: on the team.
1:09:15
SPEAKER_01: So what do you think the Atlanta Braves did after they won their World Series?
1:09:19
SPEAKER_01: You think they signed their franchise player that helped got them there?
1:09:21
SPEAKER_01: Right?
1:09:22
SPEAKER_01: No.
1:09:23
SPEAKER_01: Right?
1:09:23
SPEAKER_01: No, AJ, they didn't.
1:09:25
SPEAKER_01: That all that all that particular player, that's a 10-time All-Star, you know, wanted one extra year on the contract.
1:09:32
SPEAKER_01: The Braves weren't willing to do it.
1:09:33
SPEAKER_01: Dodgers said, hey, we'll give you that extra year.
1:09:36
SPEAKER_01: We want you to come here.
1:09:37
SPEAKER_01: We want you.
1:09:38
SPEAKER_01: We'll pay you that extra year.
1:09:39
SPEAKER_01: Come play to the Dodgers.
1:09:41
SPEAKER_01: So we did.
1:09:42
SPEAKER_01: So are we at to the point where the Dodgers are rooting baseball yet, AJ?
1:09:45
SPEAKER_01: No, we're not.
1:09:46
SPEAKER_01: We're not because they lost in the division round for the next two seasons, once the Padres, once the D-Backs, they got swept out by the from the D-Backs.
1:09:54
SPEAKER_01: And that is with them having a top five payroll in baseball.
1:09:58
SPEAKER_01: And again, the talking starts.
1:10:00
SPEAKER_01: Oh, the Dodgers, they're choking, right?
1:10:02
SPEAKER_01: They're choking.
1:10:02
SPEAKER_01: They can't win unless it's a shortened season.
1:10:04
SPEAKER_01: They can't win in a full regular season.
1:10:07
SPEAKER_01: You know, they got knocked out three years in a row without winning.
1:10:10
SPEAKER_01: They're so terrible.
1:10:11
SPEAKER_01: Well, then the winter of 2023 starts, AJ, and the Dodgers are part of Otani Watch.
1:10:17
SPEAKER_01: Otani Watch is in full effect.
1:10:19
SPEAKER_01: Full effect.
1:10:20
SPEAKER_01: Remember, he was on a plane to Toronto, right?
1:10:22
SPEAKER_01: He wasn't going to the Dodgers, but then he was a Dodger.
1:10:26
SPEAKER_01: And now this is where we start hearing the fan base is starting, other fan bases starting to lose their absolute minds.
1:10:32
SPEAKER_01: Oh, it's unfair.
1:10:33
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers, they got this crazy deal.
1:10:36
SPEAKER_01: He deferred all of his money.
1:10:37
SPEAKER_01: Let's forget the fact that he offered that exact same deal to Toronto, to the Giants, to the Angels.
1:10:44
SPEAKER_01: And, you know, pretty basically every other team that was in it.
1:10:47
SPEAKER_01: They all got the same contract offer.
1:10:48
SPEAKER_01: That was Otani's offer, not the team's offer.
1:10:51
SPEAKER_01: So he just happened to pick the Dodgers.
1:10:53
SPEAKER_01: And then on top of that, you know, again, the Angels.
1:10:55
SPEAKER_01: The Angels had him, man.
1:10:57
SPEAKER_01: And they weren't willing to resign him.
1:10:58
SPEAKER_01: They weren't willing to do it.
1:10:59
SPEAKER_01: So what are you going to do there?
1:11:01
SPEAKER_01: Same offseason, the Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and they became the baseball villains.
1:11:06
SPEAKER_01: They added Tao as for an offense for that for the Dodgers, and the Dodgers went out and won the 2024 World Series.
1:11:13
SPEAKER_01: They then came back and signed Blake Snell because, again, their bullpen was the main reason for why they won that World Series.
1:11:20
SPEAKER_01: Basically, it was Yamamoto and Jack Flaherty, and then the rest of the team was just a bunch of relievers.
1:11:25
SPEAKER_01: So we needed some extra uh starting pitching help.
1:11:27
SPEAKER_01: So they signed Blake Snell, right?
1:11:29
SPEAKER_01: They also had uh Travis uh Scott, or sorry, Tanner Scott and um Kirby Yates to the team that offseason as well to help bolster the bullpen.
1:11:38
SPEAKER_01: Again, Dodgers were unfair.
1:11:40
SPEAKER_01: They're ruining baseball.
1:11:41
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers next year go out and win the World Series.
1:11:44
SPEAKER_01: But AJ, you know what everybody forgets about that?
1:11:46
SPEAKER_01: What time?
1:11:47
SPEAKER_01: They barely won the World Series.
1:11:48
SPEAKER_01: I was there.
1:11:49
SPEAKER_01: They almost lost in game six to Toronto.
1:11:52
SPEAKER_01: And then they also, again, lost several times almost in game seven.
1:11:56
SPEAKER_01: So they barely won.
1:11:57
SPEAKER_01: So they went out and signed another top three agent in Tanner Scott and a reliever in uh Diaz.
1:12:02
SPEAKER_01: Now, because you know they're filling holes that they have in their team, that still makes them a villain.
1:12:08
SPEAKER_01: I can basically tell you, man, that the at this point the Dodgers are firmly in the whole category of ruining baseball, right?
1:12:15
SPEAKER_01: They're getting all the top agents, everybody's going there, right?
1:12:18
SPEAKER_01: But guess what, folks?
1:12:20
SPEAKER_01: You can't have it both ways.
1:12:22
SPEAKER_01: You just can't.
1:12:23
SPEAKER_01: You can't say that the Dodgers are choke artists, and then in the same five years of the same decade, come around and tell you that this team is ruining baseball.
1:12:35
SPEAKER_01: You just can't have it both ways.
1:12:37
SPEAKER_01: Either they're chokers or they're ruining baseball.
1:12:39
SPEAKER_01: You don't get to have it both ways.
1:12:41
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers are the only ownership.
1:12:44
SPEAKER_01: And I'll say this again, like I said in the beginning.
1:12:46
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers are the only ownership and front office in baseball that's doing everything they can to make sure that when they have a chance to win, they're going all in.
1:12:54
SPEAKER_01: And I think that's what everybody's really mad about is that when the Dodgers have a shot, they make the move, and the rest of baseball doesn't.
1:13:05
SPEAKER_00: Anybody but the Dodgers.
1:13:09
SPEAKER_00: I'm just saying, anybody but the Dodgers.
1:13:11
SPEAKER_00: No, no, I you know I'm not mad at the Dodgers for doing the deal, to be clear.
1:13:16
SPEAKER_00: I'm mad at the other teams that didn't get the deal done.
1:13:20
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
1:13:21
SPEAKER_00: Like the Dodgers is whatever.
1:13:23
SPEAKER_00: Like, I I get it.
1:13:25
SPEAKER_00: If they had the best offer, whatever.
1:13:27
SPEAKER_00: But how would any other team allow this to happen?
1:13:30
SPEAKER_00: My my team included.
1:13:31
SPEAKER_00: You know what I mean?
1:13:32
SPEAKER_00: Like, we have some pieces that we could very easily part with that are MLB ready right now, pitching.
1:13:38
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
1:13:39
SPEAKER_00: That they could have easily moved and made a move that would have made this team serious championship contenders.
1:13:46
SPEAKER_00: My team didn't do it either.
1:13:48
SPEAKER_00: No.
1:13:48
SPEAKER_01: So because they're scared of a rental, they didn't want to trade prospects for a rental.
1:13:52
SPEAKER_01: That's what the Brewers did.
1:13:53
SPEAKER_01: They're like, oh, we can't guarantee he's gonna sign here.
1:13:55
SPEAKER_01: He's gonna be he's gonna be a Dodger anyway.
1:13:57
SPEAKER_01: The Dodgers aren't gonna sign him to a$400 million contract.
1:14:00
SPEAKER_01: No, there's no way they can do that, especially with the collective bargaining agreement.
1:14:04
SPEAKER_01: There are salaries already, what, 300?
1:14:05
SPEAKER_01: So that means we're gonna be paying him, paying$800 million to have Terry Skubal on our team?
1:14:10
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, no.
1:14:10
SPEAKER_01: That's not gonna happen.
1:14:11
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:14:11
SPEAKER_01: So, yeah, again, I think the Dodgers are just willing to do what other teams aren't because they're willing to push the chips in the middle when it matters the most.
1:14:17
SPEAKER_01: When you got a real shot to win, that the Dodgers have proven year in and year out that they're willing to make that move.
1:14:23
SPEAKER_01: When the rest of Major League Baseball says, no, we're too scared, we're not willing to sacrifice the top three prospects in our farm system, which you didn't even have to give that up because the Dodgers didn't, you know.
1:14:34
SPEAKER_01: It's just it's insane.
1:14:35
SPEAKER_01: It drives me absolutely nuts, man.
1:14:37
SPEAKER_01: I'm getting tired of that narrative.
1:14:38
SPEAKER_01: The same people that were whining and crying, the Dodgers losing baseball are the same ones that are whining and crying and you know, poking fun at the Dodgers for being choke ours for the first five years of this decade.
1:14:47
SPEAKER_01: It's really quite annoying.
1:14:49
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:14:50
SPEAKER_01: We got some friends that we got some chats here uh from friends of the channel, sorry, channel legend, Greg Hawkins.
1:14:56
SPEAKER_01: Moogie hasn't been doing a super good this year, anyways.
1:14:59
SPEAKER_01: Not this year or the year before, really, honestly.
1:15:01
SPEAKER_01: Uh he was well he he did well in the postseason, but yeah, he had one of the worst seasons of his career last year.
1:15:07
SPEAKER_01: This year's not doing much better.
1:15:08
SPEAKER_01: Honestly, man, I just think while he's a great shortstop, I think he's sacrificing his bat to be a great shortstop.
1:15:13
SPEAKER_01: So it's time to move him back to second base, in my opinion.
1:15:16
SPEAKER_01: Um, we got another comment here.
1:15:18
SPEAKER_01: Uh, if any other teams sign scoop ball, how could they complain?
1:15:21
SPEAKER_01: Uh they need this for the salary cap, right?
1:15:23
SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
1:15:24
SPEAKER_01: How can they complain they need a salary cap?
1:15:26
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, great point.
1:15:27
SPEAKER_01: Uh, and that's another thing.
1:15:28
SPEAKER_01: They're like, oh, this is gonna guarantee the salary cap.
1:15:30
SPEAKER_01: AJ, the owners were gonna lock out this, the players, regardless.
1:15:35
SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah.
1:15:36
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, they're not coming to terms for sure.
1:15:37
SPEAKER_01: Unless they just decide to walk in and be like, yeah, we'll take a salary cap.
1:15:40
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, there's a lockout, it's it's gonna be inevitable.
1:15:43
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:15:44
SPEAKER_01: Uh it was great seeing Kyra Tucker, Kyle Tucker back at Wrigley Field.
1:15:47
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I mean, he did hit a home run for us, which was great because that was like the first time in like three months, you know.
1:15:53
SPEAKER_01: So it was great to see him.
1:15:54
SPEAKER_01: We're paying$120 million to have a big old hole in right field.
1:15:59
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, and then the worst part is is he could opt out after this year.
1:16:02
SPEAKER_01: He's not gonna opt out after this year.
1:16:03
SPEAKER_01: Well, I don't think he can opt out this issue.
1:16:05
SPEAKER_01: But anyway, if you're playing this bad and you're gonna get a guaranteed$60 million next year, there's no way you don't opt out.
1:16:11
SPEAKER_01: Just not gonna happen.
1:16:12
SPEAKER_01: Not gonna happen.
1:16:13
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
1:16:14
SPEAKER_01: Interesting stuff, man.
1:16:15
SPEAKER_01: You got any uh random fun baseball facts for us this week?
1:16:18
SPEAKER_00: I just wanted to see.
1:16:18
SPEAKER_00: Did you see that uh the pirates leased Marcelo Zena?
1:16:21
SPEAKER_00: No kidding, really.
1:16:22
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
1:16:23
SPEAKER_00: Oh man, it's had a really rough year.
1:16:25
SPEAKER_00: I mean, the when the Braves played the the Pirates, um, I saw that his batting average was like just over 200.
1:16:33
SPEAKER_00: Oof.
1:16:34
SPEAKER_00: And and as a DH, your batting average can't be just above 200.
1:16:37
SPEAKER_01: You need to be a little closer to 300 range.
1:16:40
SPEAKER_01: Depends on how many bombs you have.
1:16:41
SPEAKER_01: You could be you could be a DH and batting 240 if you got 30 home runs and like 65 RBI this time.
1:16:46
SPEAKER_00: Uh I'm assuming he's probably not there.
1:16:48
SPEAKER_00: Okay.
1:16:49
SPEAKER_00: Safe assumption.
1:16:50
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
1:16:50
SPEAKER_00: Safe, safe assumption there for sure.
1:16:52
SPEAKER_00: I just thought that was interesting.
1:16:53
SPEAKER_00: You know, obviously, former Brave, I was like, oh damn, Ozuna got released.
1:16:56
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, did you hear about Harrison Bader?
1:16:58
SPEAKER_01: No.
1:16:58
SPEAKER_01: So Harrison Bader played for the Giants.
1:17:00
SPEAKER_01: Oh my Giants just meant getting into this channel.
1:17:03
SPEAKER_01: Hot mess.
1:17:03
SPEAKER_01: Coming getting in there.
1:17:05
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:17:05
SPEAKER_01: Um, but yeah, so he got uh he's injured for wrecking a scooter.
1:17:11
SPEAKER_01: Um from driving from one bar to the other, wrecking a scooter.
1:17:14
SPEAKER_01: Oh my god.
1:17:15
SPEAKER_01: So he's suspended without pay.
1:17:17
SPEAKER_01: These people, man.
1:17:18
SPEAKER_01: You're a major league baseball professional, dude.
1:17:21
SPEAKER_00: And first of all, why are you on a damn scooter anyway?
1:17:23
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, you're worth millions.
1:17:25
SPEAKER_01: Like, why are you not Ubering that?
1:17:26
SPEAKER_01: And that's something that's not the first time it happened.
1:17:28
SPEAKER_01: It happened when he was in college, too.
1:17:29
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, he got drunk at a bar and wrecked a razor scooter, one of those little lime wire credit card renting scooters.
1:17:35
SPEAKER_01: Did it again as a uh player in major league baseball, and because there was probably something in his contract saying he can't ride scooters, yeah, he's suspended without pay.
1:17:44
SPEAKER_01: So that's great.
1:17:45
SPEAKER_00: It happens, happens to the best of us, man.
1:17:47
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah, actually, it probably does.
1:17:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's a that's a story for off air, though.
1:17:54
SPEAKER_01: Um, we want to hear from you, folks.
1:17:55
SPEAKER_01: Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments down below.
1:17:57
SPEAKER_01: We got a couple of uh comments here we want to hit before we get out of here.
1:18:00
SPEAKER_01: Tammy Price, fan of the channel.
1:18:01
SPEAKER_01: Uh lol, do you want Tucker back?
1:18:03
SPEAKER_01: Uh Greg Hawkins comes back in there.
1:18:05
SPEAKER_01: He's so lazy in terms of effort, man, in right field.
1:18:08
SPEAKER_01: He never looks like he's hustling and he's jogging to first.
1:18:11
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, dude, he's definitely got that Manny Machado, not a Johnny Hustle type mentality.
1:18:16
SPEAKER_01: I actually originally thought he was like like trying to deke the guys, like trying to bait him into running to second, because that did happen a few times where he just kind of lollygagging, and so they think they can get to second, and he gunned him out.
1:18:26
SPEAKER_01: Like he got that he had that happen like three times in the first like month and a half he was with them.
1:18:30
SPEAKER_01: I'm like, oh, that's what he's doing.
1:18:31
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
1:18:32
SPEAKER_01: No, he's just not running out.
1:18:33
SPEAKER_01: Like he just it's not he's actually just lazy.
1:18:37
SPEAKER_01: He's actually just not hustling to the ball, man.
1:18:39
SPEAKER_01: Just not hustling, you know.
1:18:40
SPEAKER_01: And I hope he turns it around, you know, not just because.
1:18:42
SPEAKER_00: Because he doesn't have like a Ronald Acunya Jr.
1:18:44
SPEAKER_01: like cannon in right field, does he?
1:18:46
SPEAKER_01: No, he's got a decent arm though.
1:18:47
SPEAKER_01: Like if you can get if he can still, you know, make that work, it's still impressive.
1:18:52
SPEAKER_01: But yeah, he's just not going after it.
1:18:54
SPEAKER_01: Um, I think it's funny though, the Dodgers are literally the only team that could literally thrust up flush$120 million and not have it bat an eye for him.
1:19:01
SPEAKER_01: So it's uh it's a whole nother thing.
1:19:03
SPEAKER_00: I don't want to hear about it.
1:19:04
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
1:19:04
SPEAKER_00: I'm still mad, so it's fine.
1:19:06
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1:19:07
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1:19:08
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1:19:09
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1:19:10
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1:19:11
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1:19:20
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1:19:27
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1:19:31
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1:19:33
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1:19:34
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1:19:40
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1:19:46
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1:19:48
SPEAKER_01: Actually, there was one more shout-out I wanted to get.
1:19:50
SPEAKER_01: One more shout out.
1:19:51
SPEAKER_01: Okay, I'm ready.
1:19:53
SPEAKER_01: So congratulations to the professional softball team, the Utah Talons.
1:20:02
SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah, they just won the championship, didn't they?
1:20:04
SPEAKER_01: They won the championship.
1:20:06
SPEAKER_01: So we want to give them a special DNA tip of the cap there to the talents for their uh for their completing and winning a championship, bringing a championship to Salt Lake.
1:20:15
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely love it.
1:20:15
SPEAKER_01: Appreciate it.
1:20:16
SPEAKER_00: It's a professional team.
1:20:16
SPEAKER_01: It's literally a professional team.
1:20:18
SPEAKER_01: It counts.
1:20:19
SPEAKER_01: Hey, if the soccer one counts, this one counts too.
1:20:21
SPEAKER_01: For real.
1:20:21
SPEAKER_01: For real, for real.
1:20:22
SPEAKER_01: Um, yeah, we're gonna have to get out there and see a talents game.
1:20:25
SPEAKER_01: That'd be kind of fun.
1:20:25
SPEAKER_01: That would be kind of fun.
1:20:26
SPEAKER_01: It'd be a lot of fun.
1:20:27
SPEAKER_00: Um, yeah, you want to go ahead and close this out?
1:20:29
SPEAKER_00: Yep, absolutely.
1:20:29
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1:20:34
SPEAKER_01: With all that said, my name is Darren.
1:20:36
SPEAKER_01: That is AJ, and this has been an edition of the DNA sports recap.
1:20:41
SPEAKER_01: Till next time.