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We're going to talk about all of that The New York Kicks though complete an incredible, incredible run U they lost three total games in these playoffs twowo of them by one point to the Atlanta Hawks onene by four points to San Antonio sppurs. Jalen Brunson. The MBA fininals MVP much deserved. a team that was Just gritty awesome. bigig moment after big moment down all the time Heart of a champion And they I mean, incredible performance. like they just That was a that was a thrilling five game series, but also kind of never a doubt because the Kicks were just betteret and tougher in the big moments And the spurs didn't happen Yeah, I mean, the crazy part about this series was the comebacks and every single game that the Nicks one This was from the ESP and analytics. So The Surs had a ninety one percent chance of winning game one Midway through the third quarter They're up thirteen points. at a seventy two percent chance of winning game two two points with a minute left in the fourth. They had a ninety nine point six percent chance of winning game four twenty points with nine thirty three left in the fourth and then a ninety five point four percent chance of winning game five up ten points with seven hundred fifty four left in the fourth And the weird thing was in this last game When the Nicks went down, they were down fifteen early. It really did feel like the Kicks had them where they wanted them. Yeah. I know it it's cliche to say that, but As I was watching, I was like, oh, this is playing out perfectly for the mix. and it's a testam of just how gritty they are how well coached they are They've got a special team And godamn if that wasn't the best offensive rebound I've ever seen Mitchell Robinson on that free throw was just manhandling Wimby. Wimby's going to come back next year. Hey, when we don't don't go to a monastery. Maybe this offic just go hang out at like a golden corral. Yeah, put on like sixty pounds because Mitchell Robinson just ate him up. He ran out of gas and just wanted it more. I want to talk about the Surs, but we got we got to give the Knicks all their flowers and talk to you guys about what Saturday night was like in San Antonio, but Jayen Brunson in in the in the close out game to score almost half of the points for the New York Kicks. He had forty five That one possession where He broke Weemby down and got to the rim and it just that was the difference. I know that the Kicks as a team like I think Kat broke the plus minus record in a playoff run OGi, you know, the tip in Michale Bridges, Josh Hart never seen a rebound he didn't think he could get. The whole team was incredible But Jail and Brunson, as like the closer guy who when when shit gets tough, you just know he's going to be able to get to the basket. You know he's going to be able to make plays ice in his vein. He's a winner. you want to A highigh school champions should be w a college champions should be won an NBA title. He's a winner through and through And yeah, he deserves it. And listen, I was I was definitely in the camp of like having a small guard. It's it's going to be tough to win a title The Kicks deserve all the credit in terms of their roster construction pututting just incredible wings around Jayen Brunson and being like, hey, we can play team defense. Th then when Jalen Brunson needs to be The clutch the most clutch player, the best player in the world in the fourth quarter. He can do it. I think he broke the record for most fourth quarter points in a playoff run. I think it was I think he's one AI is two and that finals run and then MJ is three And people were saying like in terms of road close out games This is like ninety eight Jordan like like having, you know, when Pippin hurt and like having to score more than half of your team's points and having to basically be your entire offense He was that good. He deserves all the credit in the world. It's an incredible story and he's I have this question because I haven't seen anyone talk about this or ask this question. Is he the best nick of all time? All right, yeah, I don't think anyone's broken that. I don' think anyone's actually asked that question. so let us be the first to ask it. I think he's the best he's the best little nick of all time. He the the tired wired debate is tired is Jayalen Brunson the best nick of all time? wired? Is Jayalen Brunson the best free agent of all time? I would actually take it one stepur. I'd say is Jaylen Brunson the best New Yorer of all time. Did you see did you see the meme that Stu Feer sent me this weekend You think he sent it to everyone. I don't know if you guys got this I tweeted it out and then I saw you tweet it out right after me because it was so funny that he just sent us with the cropped mee with the volume the volume up. Its it's the New York city six families. Gambino, Genevveese, Bonano Lucez, Colombo and Bruncini. Yeah That's it. He's the sixth family in New York. I think, you know, there' all the statue talk is going on right now. We're jumping to the statue. Do we want the Jayen Brunson statue Do we want the entire starting five statue. Who do we want on the statue My idea was New York should just make a giant Jayalen Bruntson Jersey Like I'm talking two hundred feet. You talking about number eleven? and put it on the Statue of Liberty I like that. Hang it from her. I like that and then replace the torch with the basketball. Yeah I like that a lot.s it's just crazy. I mean, then You were saying it with the analytics stuff, but it's as simple as the Nicks had the number one, three and fifth biggest comeback wins in NBA finals history. Yeah. in this finals one, three and five in one single finals It's it was cool to see New York just go crazy. U and to your point about Kat. He's the first center in the history of the NBA that shot forty percent or sorry, fifty percent forty percent and ninety percent for the shooting splits in an entire Championship r. He was also I know we got fou he was in foul trouble the last two games, but it doesn't really matter. that you can point to the Nicks playayoff run And when they basically pivoted tokat running offense through him, may having him be a distributor. and like them taking off And I yeah, the haawks were their last serious, you know That was the last serious sweat. They were down to one to the Atlantic Hawks. CJ McColl might be the second best player in the NBA. It really is. It is one of the funnest championship teams I remember watching since like the Detroit pistons in terms of just like everybody buying in. Yeah. and you've got you've got obviously your stars Josh Hart, incredible griny performance Mitchell Robinson incredible gritty performance Grand Theft Alvarado, incredible gritty performance. All of them Land shamot. I know he got hurt at the end and he, you know, didn't have like the same, but there was that stretch where Landry Shamot was just the best shooter in the world. Did you see James Dolan had asked the team before to to hold off on on coming during the during the playoff run, mayaybe that work. Don't come. Yeah. Don't come. Here's a crazy stat The sppurs led for seventy two percent of the finals Think about that. That's great. The sppurs led for seventy two percent They lost four games to one What was the quote oney? I Again, we're going to get to the sppurs. I will defend Weemby a little bit on the quote where he said like we dominate what was the exact quote Was it like we dominated most of the series or something If you watch the clip and not and don't just read the quote Uh That yeah, he said we absolutely dominated for most of the series I have some criticism for whenen becoming. This actual quote is such a such a big case of a guy second language. because you could see in his response, he was kind of struggling to figure out exactly how he wanted to say it. And his bigger point was not that they dominated and they should have won the series. He was like, we dominated for most of the series, yet we still lost. That's how bad we were in the other points. Yeah, which is true. It's very They did dominate for most of the series, but their are other points of the like the closing time was so atrocious that That's why you lost the series. I also I know there's people who Hank who will say that the Spurs are the biggest choke artists and that was like a choke. definitely is something to be said for Jayen Brunson and this New York Nicks team The way they came back, not just in this series, but Cavs series and last year, Mmes taught us that they the Celtics taught them how to how to come back in games like Yes, is there a part of it that the sppurs are too young and they choke? Sure The Kicks are also winners. Like that's I think that supersedes any choking is that the Kicks are a team that is unflappable when that when when the minutes get crunched and you're in like these must win must bucket situations Those are a team that has that DNA. is going to win and that's what the Kicks h. And there was, I mean, there there was definitely moments like the Weby pass was a showoke the last night O or Saturday night the I think it was I can't remember who was? Was it Steth Castle who Bruunson missed the fadeaway on the u on the baseline Spurs basically had the rebound go off them and I think it was Castle whose foot was out of bounds andast Yeah, the cell and his his foot was out bounds. L like how are you fucking do that? You finally got to stop And that happens. There's also those are choke moments. There's also wom missing the free throws. Yeah, he didn't want to be there. Those are those are choke moments for sure. He was gessed. But yeah, this this this Memes We've gone too long without asking you. You are officially a winner offfficially a winner. I just want to congratulate all the other Ns fans out there. Wow and especially the M Jet. Nake Islander fans under age forty. You are finally a champion Okay. conongrats to you. H you go. Whever you may be. Wait, means that would include you. That would include me. That was the first one That's the first one I ever seen and it was It was so worth it. This was just the greatest run ever being at that game last night, just Jalen Brunson would just turn it into Michael Jordan Yeah every every other person on that floor was so bad You guys a great terrible office. wasn't a great game. It the first. Yeah. But yeah, Jyalen Brght it for him to do this and have this game in a close out game in the NBA finals, like as if there was even a question where he would go down in terms of like New York Nick lore That's what an awesome way to finish it out. Also the Kicks never never face elimination Like that that champion if you're a champion and you never had to play in elimination game And you your four no and close out games? That's Super impressed. Well, I guess we'll know if he has the clutcham. Yeah, because he never had his bac against a wall. Yeah What are you thinking about memames? No, that's a good point. We'll never know if he has a clutch gen. Yeah the jury still out. Next year when they're in a game seven, we'll find out It was the layup when they were They cut the lead to six. all all the Nicks fans just turned around, looked at each other. They said he's about to do When he broke Weemby down. No right right before. Yeah Johnson had to use the time out. Everyone just looked at each other and said it's about to happen. Yeah, So I want to hear about about what you guys saw at the game. likeike walk me through it. when you get to San Antonio What was the vibe like onn the way to the game Can I can I just interject real quick because I got some Stehven Se was the third in this group, which is maybe my favorite trio And u I want you guys to tell us everything, but I just want to set the stage that Stephven Shay did I ask for a little bit of details from his perspective And he said that as a group Maybe a little bit go towards the introvert no alphas in the group. and that it was very difficult to make decisions at the beginning of the day because no one wanted to step on each other's toes. Yeah.ess. But he said that Finally by Saturday night, they kind of figured it out and had a good groove communication wise. I'll cut in there. we still never figure that part out. I just look communication. A guys all not wanting to make any decisions. E Everything we tried to do, Stehen Chade would suggest something. I'd be like, I'll do whatever you guys want to do. and then we'd look at Zach and be like, yeah, I'm in So guys you guys are just kind of floating. They' proeding everythingverything took fifteen minutes to figure out. It's like whichever way most people are walking, we're just gonna go there. No way Okaykay, start at the beginning though. So Zach. The outfit, the travel outfit that you packed. You sir. The shorts Yeah I didn't realize the sh you such a point of contention on the shorts. I thought those were a good move for a plane. You know, you get the sweat pant material so you're comfortable and then they're not pants so they're still breathable and we're going to like a warm climate I thought it was like a good move. They just looked like big shorts. They looked like Jinko shorts. They're definitely big shorts.. Zach. what you because you guys had a seven AM flight and there was there was nervousness that you were going to maybe miss it because you responded to a text at eleven thirty at night on Friday night. So everyone was like, oh o He's up too late What did you eat at six AM Breakfast I got to uncorse one a lunchable That's good. That's good six a meal. Yeah The Duncan line was pretty long. I was like, let me got going on over here. Yeah double up on lunch early. deellicious. I like I think that's a No I know I'm saying that That's a great solid start to the day. I would enjoy was a championship start to the day. I say it was the ham. I do prefer the turkey the turkey over the ham, but the ham' still good. So the fact that Chay was so so confident going into this game. I know you guys were probably a little bit more nervous than Chay at least originally Being around him, did you guys get more confident before the game I was already pretty confident we were going to But he he doesn't really talk like that like he'll just do it on the act, but yeah, he won't he's not that confident when just talking to him regularly. No, he and he, but he said he was like next in five. He said that two weeks ago And so he he felt it B it, you felt it Whath what happened on the plane? There was an alarm that went off that maybe scared some people Uh Yeah, that was a mistake. I said a bunch for the to wake up you know a big day waking up early been trying to work on that. I've doing been doing okay with that. And I just had one down the list., you know, when you scroll and you set them all, one way down the list caught me caught a hanger I was went too far down that list. Yeah, caught a hanger at the end. I was able to address it pretty quick. A few hours too late. So it was it was so loud that one guy just screamed We're going down. That guy was being I see where he's coming from. He didn't think we're really going down. He's joking. Yeah. it's my fault to put that kind of noise in his ears, but he just kept saying it afterwards and I was like, well now we're doing Now're doing boy who cried Wolf on the plane. now he's doing four Now he's the jerk. Yeah. He double jerk me. Butack did turn off pretty quickly. It was just like He was like I would just like to apologize, everyone So that was a good. did they clap for you Pls are not someone to play around with. I don't take that lightly at all. I completely understand that. So you guys land and you have a few hours before game time. you have San Antonio is known for its Mexican food, great Mexican food You land in San Antonio, you get a bunch of recommendations from the AWs, I assume Where'd you end up what Mexican joint did you guys end up eating at? So we did we're deciding between Mexican and barbecue We decided to go to Mexican. We took two steps outside of our hotel And we went to Margaritaill. Hell yeah. Hell yeah, respect. The mech Yeah, Margaritaville is listen, people laugh at it. Margaritivville is delicious. Jimmy Buffett never told a le in his life, never did anything bad. As far as I'm concerned the man was a saint. And the Margarit Ville restaurants are no exception to that. What you guys getantas right? What'd you guys get for entantres Stephven Chay said they have the best not Jes. They are pretty good. we got those. the cheheeseburger paradise. You smmart? Yep And then I ran out like an Aetizer trio. Nice. We're nice. What'd you get on the cheheeseburger Paradise? J bacon. Okay. lettuce Lettuce tomato. Okay. All right. so then you go you're going to the game. you I assume you get in the game early. likeike vibes or what was it what was the percentage of Nick fans? It did look like fifty fifty. Well we ate so much we had to nap first. Oh Okay listen, that's NBA players do that. They nap before the game. We had to. then then we did show up like Six o'clock u sitting right next to the inside NBA That was pretty cool. Stephen Jay kept trying to get selfieies with shhag. It was very funny Larry O'Brien That was a lot of fun. But it was just a of a lot of sitting around. S six o cllock somewhere, that's what they say So a lot of sitting around and then what were you say Zy? As soon as we got into the arena, there was a nix chance going on. Yeah the ratio was very ten percent away from a home game ten percent away. ten percent away from home was it was unreal. Did you see any any of the celebs there? You see Chalamet? I saw Billy Baldwin after the game. He that's nice. Yeah, that's a lister Don everybody Ebody knows Billy Baler. Yeah. You say hi Yeah I would just stand next to He wasn't he wasn't cour side He was, but that was that's when I snuck down. Oh. All right. so the game starts. I just told you that when they were down fifteen, I thought the Kicks like this is the perfect spot for him. Were you guys nervous when they went down When they were down sixteen, I was I was nervous. I was like, right, this is just going gonna be I genuinely thought that just because the bench had zero points. everyverybody was playing so bad. The offense look so broken. It just it just didn't look didn't look right and then they cut it to five and then That's when every're just like, all right, we've been in this spottom million t And at five, you were like, we got this. We got this. The guy next to us also just He was hammered and just kept saying, we got this. We've been in this position. We're down by. We heard it We heard it one thousand times. So so you win. what what what's going on after I mean, you guys stayed in the arena, I assume for a while for the trophy presentation. It's got to be one of the coolest things. you'll see your team at a game lifting the trophy You're a winner and you got to be there for it I stayed up top and they went down. I just want to take it in. U I was a little surprised there was no confetti I thought there was gonna to be confafetti, No confaeti Uh It was just really cool. Everyone stormed down and it was just It was just really cool And so were there tears I cried S did you cry? I'd not quite know Yeah. were they were just smiling. I'm a cryer. That's probably like the overload of estrogen from the nipples, but Yeah Yeah, I cried. What what do you do? Oh fuc it d abbsolutely no shame. I saw the pictures of Zach and Chay like the smiles were as wide as you could possibly get. It was an unreal feeling. absolutely unreal. You know, once' a lifetime opportunity. in the building like that, it was crazy. And go they do the Troy presentation They go to go off the NP james on the stage They're bringing over the families and everything. So like you just see like the full scope of like what this moment really means to them. and like I don't just seeing a real time is super special, man. Yeah I also just want to call out that You guys are dealing with all this. mayaybe what you know, might be the most magical sports night of your entire life and Mim still had the presence of mind being the good friend that he is text happappy birthday Hank. Yeah That was night right in the middle of the celebration, which I thought was awesome. Yeah, you became a winner on Hank's birthday Well, I forgot to text them the morning of right Right I just had to make sure before the day ended. And that was the best time because it was like mees has so many other things they could be doing right now. He just won a championship And for you to think in that moment to Tch Sank and be thinking of somebody else Hey shout out Hank. I thought that was really nice. Yeah, Hank nice enough. he says happppy birthday to me on my birthday. so I have to reciprocate that feeling. Yeah. All right, so you guys leave the arena and you almost got mugged by Get with baseball bats? No, So it took us like an hour the Savanah Bananas playing because Stehven said that there was guys walking around with baseball. the wararriors? There was a few guys who got beat up with bats and then the cops were crying like, Hey, if you guys go back up top becauseuse's like riverwalk and there's an elev like the street the street level You could hear that like the street level wasn't the safest spot. There's a lot going on. And a certain point these two guys walk past us and like yeah, the police are just saying If we go up there, there's nothing can do to help you, like So don't go up there pretty much. Zach is right. Spurse fans were just trying to get their get back from all the videos that were going viral. Yeah. but like They there was really like if you're wearing N Jersey, don't go street level. Stephven told me that there was a moment where there was like a bunch of guys with baseball bats standing on a bridge and you guys they were looking one way and you guys were able to run behind them the other way Yeah, it was essentially like a video game. We walked, there was like hundreds, if not thousands of Surs fans facing the one direction. Yeah. So we all looked at each other. and said if Anybody makes eye contact with us, we're just gonna run. So we like snuck past like Like in Goldeneye when the guards are like donon't wake Daddy Yeah. Yeah. there's one drunk guy under the bridge and just goes, are you guys Nicks fans? And we' just like noope, no And we kept walking. All it would have taken was one person being like, Hey, there's Nicks fans and we would have just been sprinting down the river. I love that. love I love the video game L likeike the analogy there, that they're all locked in on something as long as you don't make a noise And then if they all come at you, there's a barrel. So just shoot that barrel Yeah explode. It sounds silly, but it almost feel like we had to tiptoe. It's like way they can't look this way. likeike this can't really be what's going on right now, but we got to just get past not swiftly quickly and I guess stealthly What's this I heard about memes they threw a bottle and you got cut? Yeah, we walked we walked by a bar and it's a two two story bar They saw we werear in blue. said that said we' next fans. see something splash in the water. And we're like, what the fuck was that Then second bottle comes in, smashes on the ground. goes into my leg I'm fine. It was a scratch, but Scarp W Yeah They threw like three or four bottles. Damn man And honestly, was a good throw. he was from distance. like It was a pretty good shot. Yeah our feet. That's great. No eggs They They were egging people. There was eggs Like Spurs fans just had flags outside their car just honking and like throwing eggs at people. Yeah. But nobody tried to fl throw exs and you' be like Henry Lockwood send his regards. No. no. couple of guys did say o to, but then they weren't weaponized. They said it like o You know, watch over for the eggs and then no eggs though. They mention Hank by name ne guy in the arena did. but he did it like he didn't do it as like foot soldier or likeike he wasn't on a there was no world he had it in pocket. He was kind of saying it like lightheartedly like hey, you know. Yeah. It would be a shame if you guys got egg Thats Yes That was. All right, so I mean, sounds like an incredible night. The only other story I got from Chay that I wanted to bring up was Well, Zach, you you met a lady wantanted to go on a date with you this morning and you you didn you ghosted her U I talked to her kind of like in passing like we talked about probably three or four minutes. Wn't too long. We're maybe gonna to do brunch. I just stayed up way too late watching watching highlights so then we to go to brrunch. Okay. And then the other one was Zach There was an attractive lady in the lobby and Mmes and Chay were going up And apparently Zach went up to talk to the attractive lady And then from across the lobby A guy yelled out, Hey, that's my girl and Zack just sprinted away I didn't sprint, but like sorry scurried scurriry to one. I probably did scurry. did look there's a lot of the tensions were high yesterday. Okay Hey that's fun. If a basketball game were. I wasn't sure what was going on. Yeah I was standing hell to this woman be like Hey is there another bar around. We're trying to see we go get some drinks because everything closed at two which we weren't super aware of. And she's like, yeah, we could do this Uh we're she's like we're trying to figure out the same thing. I was like, okay And then this guy that was already sitting with two women like across like What essentially, I guess is like a breakfast Anywways, whootsel always how lou see, like a breakfast little spot He like shouts out like, Hey, that's my girl. And he was always sitting with women I didn't think' being serious. I thought maybe they were friends. and then he said it again and I just pivoted walk to the elevators and he's like I know you could hear me and then I instantly just started scanning the keys And I went went to I went to the hotel room. Oh man. I didn't confront him whatsoever. Yeah. I swiftly elevated And yeah, I mean the whole whole night it was the Nicks Listen, I know there's some people who don't like New York City. I don't know how you could hate this actual team. If you want to say something about the fans that's fine the team Like even even Mike Brown doing the corny Who let the dogs out was funny. Like that made me laugh. It was it was ridiculous Weerere going say me? I got I got to tell the Stephen Chay Scott Foster story. Oh. So we're leaving for the game. We see Scott Foster staying in our hotel Stephven Chay walks up to him to try to get a picture Instead just slaps him on the back and just says, go make New York proud Oh Stephven is the freak who would like recognize Scott Foster just walking in street clothes For sure What a night what a great night. Yeah Congat I'm so glad that you guys got that. It really is, it's special that you guys were there Yeah, absolutely unbelievable. I can't say thank you to every involved enough onreal day. Shout out T takeick pick shot big shots to take pick. Huge shots to takeick pick. I'm I'm indebted to takeick pick and you guys for the rest of my life shout out to sexitual. Yeah Yeah, especially if for it to happen on Six thirteen. I know' six thirteen. U Hanks birthday. That's right. No the day of the Nicks won. Oh yeah yeah, the day Memes became a winner Mems the only one who's who's officially checked off his his New Year's resolution First one. Yeah. I think I kind of have A little bit on. I've attempted. I've attempted. You you started poor poorly. Yeahah yeah. Hank, you haven't really said much. Yeah. I know you talk a lot in these episodes and No know you're a big basketball guy. And I know you've got a lot of thoughts about the New York Kicks, New York sports in general, and your friends Zach and Memes So What's going on that head I'd like to start by saying They're trying to like hold it over my head that they want to my birthday As a thirty, now thirty three year old male I don't care about my birthday. Like my birthday does not mean anything. What about fortieth birthday. they won on my birthday, that hurts because it was like, don't I don't care. It's just another day. It's not even your birthday anymore. It's not. Its who cares Congrats the next. They were the better team or they won they won the most games. Oh Are you going Kenny Atkson on Let me like it was like it was, you know, and like you said second language, like it it was the quote, reading the quote is like that's such a loser thing to say. but It was so true It was a five game series ofpurs could have won all five games easily And they lost for to one. So it's it's it's a championship. It's frustrating It was frustrating to watch, but at least in game five, I knew I didn't even like get excited because it was even though they were up In that fourth quarter, there was zero doubt in my mind that the Nicks were going to win that game When we missed free throws, they, you know, Darren Fox was still just you thought he was the guy again taking terrible like not even terrible shots. They were just missing. They missed open shots missing layups, zero clutch gene And yeah Congrats to Memes and Zach in New York. Wow. And I can tell that you don't care that was on your birthday because the first thing that you brought up was how you don't care that. Well, I just know that's the thing that you guys are trying to do. We're not tryinging bring up Beams Dday, also your birthday. Sure. Well, it was your birthday You didn't even know when my birthday was, and it doesn't matter. You don't have a birthday anymore. Right. So I'm never gonna to forget your birthday because it's actually just Mmem's Day. That's fine Are you nervous that Mmes is now a winner and you're a loser If we're doing a what have you done for me lately scenario just this year We're just talking twenty twenty six You're a loser memess a winner. Is that a statement of fact that you guys are losers too? I agree. No, no, listen. fact You and means have a special rivalry hatred each other Yeah now Jason Tatum tos Achilles. you came back. They still they still made the playoffs. They, you know, it's it's going to be a fun end of the end of the decade Oh, okay Yeah yeah. it c sure will. It's one one. It's one. Yeah. I mean, I did think that memames brought up a good point when he said that the Celtics kind of taught the Kicks how to become champions Yeah, I don't really understand like the like what this has to do with me what this has to do with the Celiics. the Nicks beat the Sixers And yet somehow it's like Mr. Bing Bong, Jerry talks about me. Mmes talks about me. It's like no me music. There's other no there's other rival said happppy birthday that was it in this series. Tamsams have to, you know, it takes experience in the NBA more so than other leagues, I think. and what they did against the Celtics last year, I do think had a direct impact on what they were able to do in the playoffs this year. Good for them. they won they won the Ny Championship But you also said they kind of did it I didn't Well, you're like, ye, ye and didn't They could easily lost all five of those games. was was factor fiction. They weren't the best team Maybe it's also because you just kept on saying how much you hated like all this going down. And we're very You like this is going to suck. I'm out on Wemby. I hate the spurs. I can't believe they did this to me I I did not say I can't belie they did this to me. Okay. All right sorry, you didn't say exactly that That may have been worse than the Rayon corner three. I'm sick You're sick. Yeah, was it was it was a brutal series, but it's over. So Let's golf. You have to at least love Josh Hart. I did love that That was an b a I did love that quote. Like that was just you. That was a hat tip. Yeah. Yeah I had nothing, nothing but respect for for that quote. Josh Hart just said he after or this morning he tweeted, he was like Now like the only thing left to do is golf on. I'm going to get the exact one because it's just so. It's so perfect. Now we play golf. Just got to figure out where to get a golf membership in New York. Eyeballs emoji. Tough city to get a golf membership to I wonder if he's going to get copped in any courses. I think he's going to be like here in Chicago, Obama has a locker at every single course. Yeah just so they can say like, yeah, if Obama shows up, he's He's a member here, technically. That's but in New York, he's going to have a membership at every single course. Yeah. And yeah, all the Nicks. You have a free membership for life U I think that they're about to have like one of the best celebrations of all time. being like college boys You went to school together You probably partied a lot played a lot of beer punong back in the day to the celebration after winning an NBA championship together with your college buddies. has got to be the drunkest week ever. Yeah. They're going to have an absolute blast getting after it. Yeah. and Like I know people will talk about there were some bad videos in the past two weeks with the Nick fans. It's actually really funny to look back and be like The Kicks lost one game of consequence and they all lost Yeah like like like they could not handle the losing game three, but Uh, in terms of Overall, like I saw so many videos that were heartwarming, awesome, streets just alive in New York, people singing, chanting like That's what happens fifty three years. I saw a crazy stat the u the time between This championship, june thirteenth H and the last championship the next winning in nineteen seventy three was a longer amount of time than The Kicks winning their first championship in nineteen seventy and Bay Buce first game as a Yankee That's wild about.s a long time. fifty three years. That's a full two generations. I don't even know how generations work, but yeah, It's a long last time. And much like Hart had one requests Jayen Brunson's request was he wants to be on an episode of SVU. Yeah, which is that's an awesome request to have. Shout out you. Also kind of weird energy by his dad to say that Patrick Gwing still the best That was kind of weird. I think was just trying to get Joen Brunson focus on next season. Yeah just bust his balls a little bit. Yeah, just get him get him locked back in. Yeah, it's not true. It's just objectively not true right now because Jayen Brunson won a title. Yeah And he and he did it and like Yeah is That free agency free agent signing changed the course of the Nicks franchise. It really did. Like he and I know they had to do other pieces and again, Leon Rose deserves so much credit because every piece did every every move they made along the way, they got chastised like the Carl Anthony Towns, they got chastised for that. the Mcale Bridges Everyone's like that's too many picks give up, but they built a perfect team around Jayen Brunson and his strengths with elite guards, a stretch center and cat and you know, an absolute dog and Josh heart. and that's what you get an unbelievable championship. So much like we're having a debate on whether or not Joelan Brunson greatest nick of all time, which I look forward to hearing that for the next sixix months. Oh yeah. Does this also mean Nico Harrison worst general manager of all time? Oh yeah. Cem it cementum? Oh yeah I think I think for his legacy, it's got you got toa be one one now. Was he was he the GM when Brunson walked? I don't know if he was, but there's Nico Harrison fights back about this and says it was Mark Cuban. Got it. That's right. I would say too if that was Nico Harrison. I knew there was a little something. but yeah, they had both those guys pretty insane to think about And Jayalen Bruns is just a winner. That's all he's. I mean, is the Max is the villain overva team twenty sixteen to twenty eighteen is that three year stretch? the best college team of all time. Now they have an NBA title too. I mean, it's it's the only college basketball team to have two national championships and an NBA's finals. Right. there was only and there was only one college basketball team to beat them in the tournament. That's pretty crazy That's tr. That's probably the best team of all time. What team was that? That was the twenty seventeen Wisconsin Batch. We don't count.' great Yeah A actually I think it's I'll take my wins wherever I can get them max. W Jay right? likeike we' the ones who stopped them. How come they didn'tin threeure? They just dominate the NBA. Yeah. They're the biggest margin of victory believe in the history of the NBA playoffs How come J Wright couldnt win three championships Badgers got the way. Yeah, Badger Badgers got the way. And we sign Luigi this weekend Yeah. Mangic. Everything's coming up. everythingverything's coming up Cats. E's up baby Everything's coming up Uh Hank, so are you I know this wasn't your favorite sporting event to watch. Are you are you going how long is it going to take you to get over this? Are you already over You already moved on Beuse memes will be reminding you that he's a winner. Yeah. I mean, it is what it is. It's it's Probably till you know, the season starts next year Be then they can be like that's the past is the past. Is there a part nothing you can say all summer. Deep down in places you don't want to talk about is is there a party you that's like, what if everything's just flipped? Okay How concerned would you be if like week one Listen, you guys don't win shit so you'll never ass why I'm asking championshipew York I got to ride on a m I know we hard you Hank, you' live in the past okay. I for a championship if it's flippp Hank it's take it away. likeike can't take it away. Yeah, maybe like What if the win the FCs this year? Like what if it just flipped? I will be able to remember the the six Super Bowls and the three Super Bowl after parties I got to go to likeike I will no matter what, even if you had a good. We never win anything. I will have memories that you can't take away from. So yeah there what a chance flip But you can't be scared. Like that's that's I'm not scared. If if it happens it happens, but like I'm not worried. I'm not going to be like, Oh, I'm scared that everythingverything flipped. I was saying, well, no, There's only one way to find out. deeep down in places you don't want to talk about No, like deep, deep down. late night You wake up at two in the morning to take a piss B backack your head and you're like fuck what if it flpp ames Have you thought about this for the jaz? What if I have thought about that. Yeah What if it flipped? Dud living Hx's life would be sick. What if he flipped What if the whole thingink flipped Well I am away And you are officially a winner. veryery much bonafide winner. Hank. what would you think if week one of the NFL season you woke up and the jets win by fifty And then you lose to the Sahawks. by fifty. that point talking dual fifty burgers? Dual fifty burgers. Yeah, if the dual fifty burgers, yeah. then I would be like maybe there's a clitch in the matri. Okay One more small point of That would require the jets to do a fifty burgers One more small point of order You did say that you do Soggy Sorrowos Did I It's the next one. When did I say that? You said that you do saggy Sorrow. Do tell me when A few weeks ago did he say he would I recall him saying Anyone else I want to say yes, but I can't. why would I say that? Be you that was because you didn't think the Kicks were going to win. dh I just don't remember saying that like if you anyone in the booths remember him saying it I don it doesn't make any sense for me. think I can see you saying you'll do Song guarss I mean, like that doesn't make any sense What Mees, you just said somebody's got to say something. I don't I don't recall. I don't recall that being said. What were you? What was somebody's got to say something Somebody's got back up fifT because I don't I don't remember. I want to, but I really want you. I don't remember if you did or not I don't remember how eith I'm going to say he did. Okay you know what, I'm going to say he did. I'm going to back up you You know? Hank doesn't have to do it Yeah No, you knowt what? It happened on his irthday. was a break? Was it like, hey, if the Kicks win at all, I'll do soggy sor Something like that. Oh yeah. I do remember that. That actually sounds. like the quote. Now that you say it I said the quote. Yeah. Yeah. I think we were doing the podcast. Yeah. Yeah, it's like, Ohall. You did a face. Yeah.. I'll do soggy sauce. Yes. Good call. You did a face. Do want to go do Sgg Sars? I wanted to know if you said it if it is. I't think's I don't think I don't think he said it either. I was trying to just I was trying to gaslight you into thinking maybe you did say it And I'll do it Max, I didn't say that. you're making that part up All right, do let do an ad real quick. Wait, wait,it I do have a question for Hank though, in all seriousness And all serious to say. Is New York the team thats that's the one that them winning a championship affects you on a level that no other city if they had oneon would affect you on. Oh I think Cleand was Cleveland was tough. Sixers would have been bad. Sixers would have been worse. Yeah I don't think that this is as slow as it can get act I mean's le indy. I don't I feel like I mean, you guys were here, like The city of Cleveland wanted to kill me in twenty sixteen. Yeah. I did I did I don't want to see any like any any team from the East, but yeah, those specifically the the Kicks Sixers now the wizards. Yeah. that's right. Why did the city of Cleveland want to kill you? I just talks a lot shit tal entire run Ted a lot and just said it was a trashity and their fans are losers. So when they won it was they was I got a like death. a lot of a lot of mean things were said to me M That was the beginning of this podcast and I realized kind of the reach that we had because of the death threats and things that were being said to me. O what I thought were like offhanded comments about just like the city of Cleveland being a joke Shit. Do you still believe this Yeah, I mean, it was more LeBron. like that's again, like that's where I was like I was talking about LeBron and then And also the city. Yeah. and then they But the city' still you still think But way not realiz is Hank would never have realized that he hates the city of Cleveland if it wasn't for LeBron. I mean really Cleveland is a city. like it's it's it's it's fine I' I wouldn't live there. So I think it probably be Philly number one Like Philly Yeah, ye. if they won a if the Sers specifically w NBA Championship, you'd be down way worse than the Kicks, right Pro probably equivalent. like I would be rooting hard for them against them every single game and it would suck to watch them win. Yeah. I forgot about how much you shit on cleot back in the day. Okay I have Stephven Chase list. We got to talk about the spurs and then we're going to talk some Stanley Cup final. Before we do that, Draft Kings. this summer the cup is taking over. the US and only Draft Kings has you covered every step of the way. The Draft Kings spports app is now available in all fifty states. 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I was just going to say the entire likeike the the fundamentally sound New York Nicks hustling Dads across America are probably like Hey youngster. Yeah. this is how you play basketball. Yeah Uh short chubby guys. you can do it Mark Cubin said Brunson was Chubby Draft wararom. Okaykay Cat Nobody will remember is two point one for seven game. That's true. I forgot it until just now. Yep. Mikhael Bridges fucked M picks. W Winhorse has a quote, winning a championship means you never have to apologize. Thats that's true. And then Scottty Barnes Max Future professist Lake, Scottty Barnes Wbe not for sure the future fist is le. So could be Scoty Barnes. Yeah Losers U monks Yeah, about time Tough tough behavior from a monk. about time we knock those losers down a peg U I think this one I actually he I put in his head, but Rutgers Be because the fact that they didn't make the tournament with Dylan Harbor and Ace Biley is still insane. It is crazy Hospitality, people getting jumpsed, no handshake line, which we'll talk about in a second. And then this one I completely agree with. The New York Nets They They honestly should just move. That should be the Sonics. How do you? There is not a single kid in in in the New York greatreater New York area, the tri state area that is going to want to root for the nets. No absolutely not. How are they going How are they going to sell season tickets? No who is buying those tickets? No built a super team and got stopped by COVID. twice They tried to be they did it twice Remember Brokerov They got they got KG and Paul Beers. Yeah. but they were so old. I know, but they've done it like they've done the all in H are guys twice times If it wasn't for that for Kevin Durant's foot. Yeah, for just his little toe Who knows what happens with that team? I feel yeah, I feel awful for immagine being a Nets fan like living in Brooklyn last night I saw it Yeah, there I guarantee, if you're Netss f living in you probably just got swept up. Yeah. You probably were just like, you know what? I'm never going to win one. Yeah, there was a video there was going to be from Fort Green, which is like like a half mile from from where the Netsays Yeah. Yeah. that's just going nuts Yeah, you just have I mean, Frank Congratulations, Fank Fleming Oh man. I don't champion. I don't know what you do. You just you have to I think I honestly think the the The Lague should look at making the nets either the Vegas team or the Sonics Yeah, they tried. They tried to come into New York and they tried to take over Or go back to New Jersey. It just lastast night was it should be the last draw for that franchise. I called them the New York Nets a second ago, the Brooklyn Nets becausecause we forgot noobbody here. Yeah, it's like insane. Yeah. They can't even they they They even know their own role. They're like we're just asking for one bur. Also what a terrible name for a team to. Yeah. the nets. They got to go back to they just got to go back. They got to go back to Jersey. Like at Jersey they at least they have that was a thing It's like the deil Devils fans. rightight. Like there's right, you know, they can at least get fans away from the Rangers and islanders because like, hey, live in Jersey, Jersey Pr You gott to do it G to get back. The sppurs, Let's talk about ' them U W be Tough Tough finals. or do you mean Do you mean victim Wimbunyama? Oh, yeah, that was gonna be by who's back. Skip A list fucking St got it. Great job, Skip. We knew you still got it. Victim Wimbinyama. Just when you think the guy might, you know, the game might have passed him by He comes out there and just drops a bomb like that. It's perfect on on Wimby. The way that he He carried himself in the press conferences after the games. The exact quote was Victim Webinyama, The alien has a lot of earthling tendencies. Yeah, not a great can I say not a great series for Weemby in terms of clutch moments in terms of Um Maybe pushing, shoving, flopping, whatever you want to say There's one thing that I will push back on. I don't give a fuck about the handshake line when the other team is celebrating their title. I understand there's a difference Like he didn't actively like it wasn't a pistedon situation where he walked off while there was still time on the on the clock. If I just won the MB title, I'm not going to look to shake the hands of the loser Like that one I had no problem They're celebrating Yeah like yes, he should, you know what he should have done. He should have given credit to the Nicks in the post game. I don't think he did that But in terms of like stopping to try to find the guys as they're dogpiling on each other and having this moment That's a little awkward. I don't really think that that's that's that one doesn't bother me though. Yeah, like interrupting the dog pet like you're referee football. R Pulling guys off the pile. Right me I want to shake your hand Um Yeah I mean, obviously in hockey it's the greatest tradition of sports that's fact. Post Stanley Cup handandhake line, doesn't get any sweeter than that. I think that Wimby is just a bad loser. which is fine. And I don't mean it like necessarily as a knock against it because There's a lot of guys who are great competitors that are bad losers. And I think Wimby just might be one of those guys. He did say, I mean We talked about one of the quotes where he was making it seem like maybe they were the better team. But he did say, I was not ready to win a ring. That's obvious in terms of desire to do well, intensity and effort, we were at a good level. I was at a good level, but experience its mistakes We don't lack talent. We don't lack ability. We just make too many mistakes and I make too many mistakes. He's right. Yeah. He's one hundred percent right. I think that like it's going to get overblown because he did kind of sound like a jerk after a few of these games And he didn't have like any humility after losses in which he played a pretty big part of know, he was bad why they lost He's definitely the reason why they were there. R. But he's also the reason why they lost And he did not really seem to take a whole lot of accountability after some losses. And so people are listening to him and They're turning on, which I get I just think he's a bad loser. I think he hates losing And I think he's still going to be great and he's going to come back stronger and He's just going to be, you know, a force in the league for a long time. But this This series it didn't it did him no favors It would have been better for him to lose to the to the Thunder. Yeah. Yeah than it would have been a clear because because we also found out for all the complaints about the Thunder Spurs play a very aggressive handsy style of basketball as well. G friend. I think people were were were kind of sick of Darren Fox was So so abysmal. I don't even like He might have to just come out and say that he needs like some crazy surgery after this because and the fact that he was just still in the games and shooting. and I know they tried to they started playing Harper more Steph Castle kind of faded at the end. I still feel highly on him, but like Adrine This is why You don't see teams in the NBA winning when they're just so young. like you have to lose before you win. That's just the history of the NBA. I know I've talked about it a million times, but the reason why I have is because it's the truth. You can't there there are few and far between. There's maybe a couple spots in MBA history where you can point to and be like, Yeah, that team was just all you like even magic peopleople like oh, magic won his first year. He had cream. Like Having a team that has not been through the wars tryrying to figure out how to win these like when be said it after after the Western C conference final He celebrated a little too much, closing out games, having gas in the tank, learning how to like keep that energy at a good level. You saw Jayen Brunson A Jalen Bronson did not change his Facial expression. two months. He was the same guy for two months straight And that's what it takes to win a title and the Kicks went through it and lost the last few years to get to this point where they knew what it took to get over on top of the mountain. So yeah I don't I think the spurs, I think we all freak out. Like someone pointed out and it was good I can't remember, I'm sorry. someomeone tweed it, but like The whole mitch Johnson thing as well Do you remember in twenty eleven it was, I believe? twenty eleven, yeah Ericspolster was said to be like the worst coach ever when when when when the heat losts to the Maps in the finals And then what he do? he got better and and he ended up being one of the best coaches in the NBA. I think M Johnson We had a bad series. I don't think M. John's going to have another bad series. You know what I mean? Like he's going to learn and get better just like Weemby, just like Harper just like Castle, all these guys just maybe maybe get someone who can be a backup center and give you meaningful minutes because Luke Cornet that was rough to watch I don't think he's ever held onto a ball before Um But yeah, the sppurs are going to be fine overall This was were too young. It is interesting that after the game, you've got guys talking about Dylan Harper being upset with playing time And you've got guys are that are talking about Like it certainly seems like There were some efforts to possibly play Dylan Harper more. But then there was the understanding that That's really going to piss off Fox. Yeah. And then you pretty much having to give up on Fox Yeah if you start to pinch him. which Ohh no, which you should you might you might want to do that. Yeah. it might not be a bad thing to do at. You're trying to win NBA title. I think I think I think like Harper and Castle together are awesome. Yeah. they're a really, really strong duo And Add and Wimby getting stronger, hopefully a little bit fatter. U for another off season And the spurge will be great. They'll be back Tank, you are officially out on WemBy oker can't win the big one I mean, I think they're going to have to get they're going to have to get a whole a new look team. likeike they got to get rid of Fox, which is tough because of his contract. Yeah, there's three guys in the NBA making more money than him next year. Jason Tatum SGA and Devin Booker. That's it Yes And I just don't like I like he played so bad sorry that twenty nine twenty thirty so They had demons like the players on that team, young. Yeah, they made to the finals. Yeah That game. they're going to be seeing ghosts like that's going to haunt them. I that's going to haunt them in the playoffs for years to come I don't think everyone just assumes, you know, we talked on the show last year. Oh, it's not how many titles the Thunder are going to win. It's, you know Are they going to be the greatest team of all time? They're not back Everyone just assumes Wmy's going to be back I think that performance in the finals is going to hunt him and them for more then people give it credit for. Well, the thunder is interest I mean, the thunder, I think the injuries, I think the thunder if they were fully healthy probably would have beaten the sppurs and that might have stopped us from having this conversation about the sppurs like embarrassing themselves in the NBA finals because they would have probably been taken down by a more veteran team, which that's what happened when they hit when they played the Kicks Uh I think they'll be fine though I don't think that I mean it it's a true test of what if Weemby's going to be one of the all time greats. like Will this haunt him or will he just get better? I think he's going to get better And I think that the team is going to be Yeah, they're obviously going to make some changes. No team stays the same. I mean LeBron rememember LeBron got swept by the spurs in his first finals and he was like I have to be I I I Reize the levels of le How much better He got a new team, new coach True True Mitch Johnson stinks. You do your mth Alestra? Did he blow three of the biggest I mean need's an NBA final three of five. I am not defending him on series. He was horrific in this series. I'm just saying It would be smart for the Spurs to be like, hey, let's see if he can grow from this and not just be like, hey The young team with the young coach, we got to change everything I would run it back if I were dispse Maybe not with Daron Fox with again, you don't know how how do you do that I guess a lot there's a lot that we don't know about what goes on behind the scenes, but I would I think that they choked away Uutterly choked away at least three games Yeah like completely blew it in terms of in game management and also in terms of just brain farts in big moments. just like really, really stupid shit that you don't see out of smart teams that win. But again, I go back to just the Nicks the Nicks being in that position where they're They capitalize on it. I give just as much credit to Nx as I like I'm not going to say that this first choke this series And they part of winning is being good at the end of the games. Yeah I think that yeah, there's three games that only the Spurs could have lost that also only the Kicks could have taken advantage of R Right. It like those bigg shots. It was perfect storm. Yeah. Yeah U Okay, any other last thoughts on the NBA Fals Great season Mmes Zach You guys are Winners Champions winner Win winners Now You're going to go back to back sureure. I feel like youd say anything once you get on. Y There's only one team that can go back to back now. Zach, what does this mean for Melo's legacy I'm still processing everything Okay Well, I'd like answer on it what it means for Mell's life say the Jen Br' superhero, just confirm superhero. Did you see Mello said like I think there was a quote that he was like yelling out orders during the comeback game When like he was on the baseline I to see that. Oh, I like that coaching them up. Is is like almost like verbal facilitating his recommendations. Yeah. Yeah. Does Does winning a championship like this and actually experiencing top of the line joy with an awesome fun entertaining team that was just fucking dominant. Does that make you look back at all like Lyn Sanon to be like, what the fuck Why we go so crazy back then Oh yeah This I think this is like one one Like how to win a championship. Like like were we all basasically the dumbest people in the world when Kevin Knox had one good summer League game He was good in that summer. He was actually was more than one game. But yeah, it is funny to think back and I'm not, I'm not saying you that's every fan. Yeah, ye everywhere. but it is funny to look back and like, oh shit, that's This is what good basketball looks like. Yep All that other stuff that we thought J really bad. Yeah. But that's what you do as a sports fan. You delude yourself into thinking that no matter, you know, like one one small stretch of something out of the ordinary is like, that's what the rest of your life is going to be like. And maybe we figured something out. And then when you actually do have that success later, You realize, oh yeah, this this looks absolutely nothing like that two week stretch that I thought that Sam Howe was going to be a Sperowl winning quarterback Oh, this is good. Stu Finder said about Wembies We absolutely dominated for most of the series. He said, he's absolutely right now get down on your knees with your shine box and make sure our trophy is spotless for our parade Thursday. Douche bag Mbeyond his knees is taller than St. Way, way taller. Way taller. Still could not polish Stew's shoes. He'd have to be laying down on his belly. It is so funny how fast like Weby became such a villain It was instant. And I like it. Yeah It's listen, this is a great series for the NBA. Yeah We got great storyline. When the trophy was on the court. We love that. It did feel special It felt really special. Is Windby confirmed plan next year Oh, because he said, see you never. you never never feels like me forever for a long time. Yeah C you've been the temple permanently? Yeah. like East Ventura. Yeah, maybe maybe comes back with like a monks some prodigy I didn't even think about that but might be right. Yeah Okay, that would actually kick ass if the spurs got rid of Fox and then they just had a dude in like a robe. bench next to Wimby at all times Or if they got rid of Fox because they're like, we need someone better and then Weby's like, I retire. Yeah. ' spiritual advisor Okay The otherrophy, Carolina Hurranes win the Stanley Cup. and Brandon Bussy The nights got bussied Big time bussied. They got big time officially bussied the entire series basically flipped When Anderson got his bell rung on that was a game three And they like, oh, yeah, this goal that we're about to put in is better than everyone else. And it just, It was incredible Stanley Cup final. We had like four or five games that were just Pak hockey just craziness intensity comebacks, skals over time. I I don't remember seeing like a final where I like I was so convinced that the nights were So Vastly superior team. Well for the first three games. No, then what happened was The third period of game three happened. Yeah. And we said like if the if the hurricanes If they win this, it's over. It turns out it was over because the Kights just gave up that massive lead. Yeah. And at that moment, I feel like the hurricanes were like, okay, we can do this and the Kights, the butt hole tightened a little bit. Yeah. And then it was just all canes from that point on. But dominant Domas similar to the to the next dominant dominant run from the Hurricanes, they lost three games as well, right Did they? I think they went sweep, sweep, five games, six games Good Yeah goodood for Jeoran Stall too. Yeah. and I mean, they were and also good for Hurricanes fans. they they were kind of the joke of the league, not not in a like terrible team way, but like a joke of the league in that every year and get you the conference final and get absolutely smashed and no one took them seriously. And then they just got on this dominant dominant run And Bussy, you have to wonder like what does the series look like if Bussy never comes into it? Also what does the series look like if the if Carter Hart maybe gets bench at some point. Also yeah, what is our what do our lives look like with no Bsy? I can't even remember what it was like before Bussy. No. I'm sad that all the playoffs are over though that it is a little. Hank, it's a little sad. It is sad I was hoping for a game seven. I was too It would have been nice to have a game seven, but The nights are just not Like it felt like the Hurricanes dominated that series. Like I said from from that third period on, even though they lost that third game They were just a better team overall Um So yeah, congrats to the hurricanes. And Jordan Stall is, I believe the oldest Cmyth trophy winner in the history of the HL. He deserves it. So good for him and then Rob Brendemore to do it as a player coach. Pretty cool. Yeah, prettyre cool moment for Hurricanes fans. I know that they are Duke basketball fans for the most part No, there's some UNC. I'm willing to overlook that and say congratulations againainst fan. UNC, NC state. I betch you there's a lot of NC state. Yeah probably yeah, because Rolet yeah. I can deal with that It's actually probably not a lot of doupe because Duke's a lot of out of state Okay, well for the Duke fans, I talk you guys. Yeah, I'm willing I'm willing to be the bigger man, but if you are a Duke fan, just know I'm a little bit less happy for you. Also, I feel like Duke like true True duke douchebag fans they their only sport is due basketball. There is no otherers the Brotherhood. You know what I mean It' sport. it's life. Yeah. For it's Yankees, Lakers R right. I think Duke basketball fans also tend to enjoy the fact that All the players on the team like have to go to class and they have to take test and shit It's like I like to only cheer for good students. Yeah Not much for a proports man myself tty sick cup is always so fucking sick. Yeah, Rod Brenmore the two thousand six That was twenty years ago. Yeah. Captaining the hurricanes two thousand six then Coaching the hurricanes twenty twenty six, pretty damn awesome And I love that he's always got the little little pepppe L pew in his hair. Yeah, it's good. Yeah, a little scone. Salt and pepper. Okay, what do you guys what should we talk about next? S we talk about World Cup We talk some cup We can talk some cup We're the best team ever. I believe, I believe that I believe that We might be good. I believe we might be good. Listen, I don't care if Paraguay stinks. they don't. Yeah I don't but I'm saying I don't care if you if someone say, Hey, you know, Paraguay actually stinks. I don't give a fuck beaten every single team in the world. onn Friday night. That was the best I've ever seen US soccer play in any game ever. It was awesome. It was it was incredible. It was a fun brand of soccer Um, they're calling it the Pchatino Pentagon That has that midfield. Listen, I was I've been skeptical coach, you know, because I've been led astray many times by by whoever's the coach of the US. The Pentagon was sick. The Pentagon was grace. It was really sick. The Pentagon is pulicid Baligan. McKinney Tillman and Tyler Adams Dude Bal is dominating the middle of the field And then with Desk making the runs down the outside. we were fucking awesome.s there's no two ways about it. like I rewatched the entire game on Saturday morning and I came away even more impressed when I rew watchatched it. I'm not saying we're going to win World Cup because there's a lot of good teams There's lot of teams out there that are better than Well we could But the way that we played Yeah on Friday We could beat any team in the world if we play like that. Yeah. That's not saying we can do it eightight games in a row We can beat any team in the world if we played That style That much pressure. I likeked I loved at the very beginning on the kickoff, we just sent it down the field out of bounds because we said fuck you, we're going to press on you guys in your own end And that was the most impressive thing. I thought like if we lost the ball in the attacking third We would just swarm and counterpress back And more times than not when the ball back th the pressure was just It was suffocated. It was an awesome brand of football. Valigan is a striker that we've never had before a guy that can absolutely finish and He is just he is dynamic up front. I'm so glad that he chose to come back home to the United States because he was like, oh, maybe I'll go to Nigeria, Maybe I'll be to England, whatever. So glad we got that guy back. I mean, the fact that the reason why we have him in the first place is that his mom was too pregnant to fly. Yeah. She was too fat to fly. Yep I think she showed up to the airport and they' like no You can't w you' pready to fly. She didn't live in America than she stay give birth. That's awesome. Yeah I remember when you do that more often. I remember when we had him When we like the U.S. National team made the announcement that we got Baligan because I think it was on the same day there was a little oopsy from one NBA player in Memphis. and we said that's Ba gun Th those are two of Joh Moran's favorite things. And that was an amazing day for US soccer to get him And Pulisic is just I think he's healthy. We put him in halftime Um I think it was just like a precautionary thing that the way that we have him creating in space connecting with Balligan is going to be tough for any team to defend They're that good. likeike where what you saw it's not a fluke because Paraguay, I believe they gave up the fewest goals in South American qualifying last year. So even though they didn't finish at the top of South America It was like Argentina and then everybody else grouped up together They had the best defense in South America. And listen Will this some of this look bad Yes. Yeah. but This is what I just want to root for an exciting team And I saw the stat In six of the the US has been in eleven World Cups. in six of the eleven that we've been in, we've scored less than four goals in the entire tournament that we've been in. Y We scored four goals on Friday night And I str goals and we could have had more. Yeah. and we could have had a lot more. We're being nice to them. I made a list of the top five US soccer performances that I've ever seen in my entire life. How many air ties? None of them are ties. Whoa. Not even the one against Portugal. None of them are ties. How was sick Tom. Top five How many are lost Top We'll get to one of them' lost. We'll get to that. I know which oneess a. Top five top five US soccer performances of all time in my lifetime. Men's team. Number five Dse of serero in the two thousand two World Cup when we beat Mexico as do Serro Uno, that was the first one Um and that was in the knockout stage. That was awesome. Number four The one nothing lost Brazil in nineteen ninety four in the knockout stage on the fourth of July number three And Brazil it would go on to become World Cup Champions that year. N number three, the one nothing lost to Germany in two thousand two whichich we actually should have tied, but there was a handball that they didn't call in the box. a bunch of bullshit Um, Number two, the two notothing win over Spain in two thousand nine in the Confederations' Cup semifinal. They were the number one team in the world. We beat them. we go to the final. We were up to nothing against Brazil at halftime Th then Billy Mays died And then everything fell apart and was happened. Brazil scored three goals on us in the second half. That makes sense. And then number one was the game against Perryway in the World Cup I've never seen the US. look that good at soccer. And was it was awesome to see. I loved every second of it. The defense looked amazing. Chris Richards. was probably the best offender on the field. And then also Tim Reem had a great game even though he's old and he's slow h hes still played really, really good. So now we get Australia. and the Sakaroous and no problem T' so good. We're so fucking good at soccer. They're fast Australia's fast. O defense is not fast. Also Geona had had a sick ass goal at the very end. That was cool to see. I'm just going to enjoy being cocky for a week. I believe I believe in this team. We don't have a we have a week now that we have a four one in our back pocket Yeah, I'm going to I'm going I'm going to be cocky about it. It was an awesome game. It was We don't like to play the ratings game, but I think it did draw more eyeballs in the United States than any game in the NBA fininals.o, which is pretty crazy. Wh Hank, did you watch the game? No, I was in a concert. How's the concert? It's great Are you getting a little soccer fever hearing us talk about it I'll tune into some soccer this week. Okay. Did you watch any the highlights of the game? No You should watch Pilights her phone. Can I pitch you on something? We were really good. Can I pitch you on something Soccer when we play a real team, I'll tune in. Okay. Soccer has decided that they're going to do quarters now Except They're just pretending that it's not quarters. They call them hydration breaks, even though I think it was like seventy five degrees in LA and indoor stadium. Yeah. Yeah, they're doing quarters now. So kind of nice you can go take a pist break They just found a way to get more ads in our face. It sucks. Yeah. they just so so fucking st to this is going to be hydration And they keep running the clock, which I Yeah Whatever. They do hydration and then it cuts to three commercials every time. Yeah. That's crazy Also who's back in the week Lynonvan's hair looks incredible It does Yeah. It's all natural They run the clocks three minutes. It's the stupidest part of Dumbest shit ever back. The referee keeps track on his own little personal watch down in the field So there's no official clause Max So they just so dum. They just add an extra like it's Always an extra three to extra time. Yeah How stupid is that Just fucking call time out. ive giveive the kids some orange slices and Ooros and let him get back out there Pank, will you do me a fair, willill you commit to watching ten minutes of highlights from this game J just tell me minutes. Why't you come to the let's go to the soccerar Friday M He's got' got to see here. Let me show you a video. He's got to see I actually one kids this weekend, but I will not be in Chicago. Heank I'm telling you, I agree with you for the most part that soccer can be very boring sport and very frustrating to watch. This team is not boring. This team is fucking awesome. The Japan Netherlands game was awesome Yeahell us. There's some really cool games this week There were there were some fun games. The World Cup is the best. I listen, I'm not the biggest soccer fan. If you can't get in on the World Cup, you got you're just not a sports fan. I love the rivalry. We got Scotland fans versus the Sun. They they were not ready for the United States suun. Aexi Lwz vers Latin and Terion. The funny thing about Lexi L versus the world. Yeah, Alexi Laos, his ego is what people thinks Latin's ego is And then Zlatin's like, why are you saying this? you're notZlatin. You're not allowed to think like this. onlyn me And then oh, I love Japan. the Japanese fans. They were in Dallas. They were in Jerry's World today. They were playing against Netherlands They they bring their own trash bags into the game so that they can clean up the stadium after the game's over Mhm. I also saw the one Japanese fan that So so we talked about the Germany fans who Listen Whatever whatever you think about the viral tweets of them being like, hey, here's a gas station. This is incredible. instant five thousand retweets. by the way, I have no ill will towards those those kids. They basically realized within the first two days of being in the U. S that through Elon Musk paying people on Twitter, they can basically pay for their entire suon. Oh by just going to Waffle House and hitting Snd Teet. Yeah. I did like though The Japanese guy. didid you guys see the Japanese guy who filled up on chips? Yeah chip chipped himself to death? That's funny. I mean, listen, I chiip myself to death all the time. So this is what he said He said, there was a tweet from this Japanese guy said USA a Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything and the food was already arriving Chips salsa unrequested free I stopped the waiter. We have not earned these. They just come with the table, man. They come with the table. In my land, hospitality is a debt. everyvery gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully returned in the proper season. withith interest of feeling here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for your dinner It is not an appetizer. There is a declaration. We trust you eat. I ate with the gravity, the moment deserved. and then I must report this calmly, the basket emptied and a new one appeared Did we refill the waiter said, It's bottomless. bottomless They have wells of salsa suppupply lines in this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined. I think this is obviously a little fake, but I don't give a fuck because this is we all chip ourselves this to death and then my friend warned me donon't fill up on chips, dude Too late, I had accepted three baskets, honoreor demanded each one be finished. An unfinished gift as an insult by the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man Yeah. Listen We understand Chip, bottomless chips of salsa and I still chip myself to death All the time I do love all these people coming and seeing how awesome. I like the Swedish chick that was like what is ranch? This is amazing st stuff. I want to put this on everything Yeah. But yeah, now you're going to see Youre see some copy cats out there now. Oh yeah, big time. And then finally, before we do, who's back the weekend to get to Mr. Big Bong Jerry O'Connell UFC two hundred fifty, which is still ongoing. Those pictures of I don't know who it was who stood up on top of the oxagon in front of the White House, that was one of the coolest pictures I didn't see that. Oh my God. I I gott to find it for you. It was can you find can you pull it up? Max just left Who was it Zach Heank, do you have anything to report USC two fifty Great spectacle. Derek Lewis got his ass kicked hard. Real bad. knnocked out real bad Incredible flyover Let me see the picture There was the there was also big flyover. Travis Pastrano was doing Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. He was doing dirt bike, right on Saturday. Yep. And someone said like this is this is like watching a movie where the plot is a twelve year old becomes president. Listen, that was it was awesome to watch Travis Pastran is the man. We know that for a fact It was a picture, whatever It was cool as fuck It was basically he was just standing on top of the of the octagon and the White House is right. in front of him and it was it was Diego Lopez. Diego Lopez. lookook photos. look for me Yeah there it is. Look at that PFT. That's cool. Yeah it's cool. to win a fight And then stand like that That's bad ass. phys cool So yeah, USC two hundred fifty. 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I watch probably. seven paper views a year But just anyt timee I tweet anything about it, I feel like such naty. I was like, Jerek Lewis. how did he how did he how did he survive that arm bar And a bunch people were like, dude, that wasn't He didn't the guy didn't know how to do an arm bar at all. He was just literally just just holding his arm. He was basically tickling his arm. That's funny becausecause we were watching We werere in the gambling cave. we werere all watching it and we covered our eyes. We're like, Ohh shit, oh shit. Yeah, they s it at all. Manwhile, I'm sure if we had sound on Joeoga would be like, that's not Joe Rogan's tie, by the way. Has he ever had one That was a Meryl Hodge tie prereposterous. was it was the Meryl Hodge Tie, which is You you have to tie it up so high to get the big knot that you want. Yeah that you have no choice but to have the shortest tie. It didn't even clear his belly butt. And Joe Rogan is not How do I put that? He's he's about my height? Yeah So that tie was very short, very short Ver short time. Hank, your're who's back of the week Who's back look is Jackass? Yes They have a new movie coming out in theaters. I feel like I've always I feel like they've come out with their last movie like four times. Maybe I'm wrong on that, but I don't care Down for more Jackass. I'm gonna keep watching.'m so excited. Billy Strings soundtrack, Jackass The Venn diagram, like that's I'm all in Billy Strings doing this soundtrack? Yeah. Oh, fuck the entire soundtrack? Oh no, he did like a trailer, like they put on like he made an original song that's like, you know, a take on Reular jacket. When is it out twenty sixth that' twenty sixth go. Should the boys try to go seeat on the twenty fifth? Because usually they come out, we should try to buy tickets Maybe do a little review on the pod. Jackass which the review will just be t remember that time when we did the nuts. That was awesome. I think we did this in LA. Yeah, we did Right runun it back Okay. they could they can make twenty more jackasses. It's And I would watch every sing My favorite thing ever. It's's I love it so so much. It's actually I'm sad that this is it All right good, who's back My who's back the week is James Harden Remember when rememember when he put on the funnel and he had the space mask and they shit into it and pressed and started puking in the space mask. Yeah, that was awesome. That was fucking best. Remember when they they put their dicks inside like little puppets, so it looked like mice. And then they put the mice into a snake pit nt until the snake bit their penis That was the best. Remember the giant hand that we? The giant hand was so good. Yeah, it was good. Okay, sorry. Wh who's back in week? James Harden James Harden is back gotot arrested on Saturday on a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle according to the Harris County District C clerk's offffice the G State of Texas, I did a little bit of research into this because I was like, what does this mean? unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle? I looked into it He had a gun that he's allowed to have. Basically there's really no gun that you can't have in Texas U he just didn't have it in a holster in the car And so they arrested him for that. And apparently, the cops do that if they're just like If you're being a dick or if there's a reason why they want to take you in, maybe they they suspect you of something else. Okay and they see that yout you don't have it in a holster. They'll arrest you for that veryer hard to make that that charge stick. Yeah. So I think James Harden, I'm going to say free James Harden. Okay. I don't think I don't think that of all things that you could be mad at James Harden for This is like Probably fiftieth on the list. I would every every playoff game that he's had is worse than him carrying a gun without a holster in his car. Listen, I'm going to go basasically fully off of what you just told me and none of my own research I agree. Free James Harden and Hank agreed to do soggy sarars. Free James Harden Both those things happen.? What do you think about Jamesarnck Free James Sardon, I guess. He goes to jail will you do psyy sars? Okay. Yeah. wait, he was held on a on a hundred dollars bond So they were just trying to they were trying to humiliate him. Yeah. They're trying to embarrass the man. Yeah It was just sitting out. It just had a gun out. It was a naked gun. He had a naked gun in his car Basically The stipper of guns was in his car and had no clothes and they arrest him for it because they're haters That's what I'm going to say the Harris County Police. Our haters U Okay, my who's back the week. I have two first is Kentucky Sports Radio. We are hosting Kentucky Sports Radio on Tuesday tomorrow Please listen We do this. I think we've done it eightight out of the last nine years. our good friend Matt Jones ucky S sports Radio. He goes on vacation in the summer. He lets us host for a day. It's very fun We also please, we want to talk to real Kentucky sports radio callers So let those people call in We will run the best Kentucky sports radio calls on Wednesday show. So if you can't tune in live, we'll have some of the highlights. but yeah One of our favorite days to host a radio show. And we're going to be doing it again. So we will be we'll be screening out phone calls that don't have Kentucky area codes. Yeah. And then who's back the week? It's not really a who's back, but it just needs to be mentioned Jamobzsky is a problem That was insane what he did on Friday night He struck Kyles Wber out with one hundred and five mile an hour pitch on the black. like You How are you supposed to hit that? He threw a fifteen strikeout Maddox and a Maddx is under one hundred pitches complete game He never got to a three ball count He gave up one hit to Cal Scharber. One hit all game He had fififteen Ks He had twenty six swing and misses. He is in the last eight starts. He's seven in o. Point one seven ERA Of the top ten fastest pitches this year, How many do you think he's thrown? All of them He drove one hundred four one hundred five miles an hour I think of like the f the fast fifty fastest recorded pitches ever by a starting pitcher. I think he has like forty five of them. Listen and I I hate the Bwers But One thing that I can't stand is and and Pe peopleople doing this is like, wow, he's going get hur Fuck off dude. like this is insane what we're watching. Just enjoy it. You don't have to wish injury on a guy No he's insane. He know remember when he made he made the All Star game and everybody was like, whyy are putting this guy in the? It's little too early. Yeah Yeah You remember who complained? It was the Philadelphia Phillies. Yeah. Well that's just got fuck That sho that you got shoved. He he had pitched in four games. Yeah, but he this good. Yeah Yeah. Listen, very good. yes, but there that is not that is not what an all star is. When is an all star someomeone who's like displayed something throughout the entire season, notot someone who just got called up that happens to be very good. But it's like that good. But it's about like what you have done in the first half of the season, not what you have done in the last month. butts in seats I have Yeah, see that's what Yeah. buttts and seats, I get it. It He did not deserve to be an all star last year. Yeah I stand by that pitch is insane. I have an uncomfortable conversation starter, I'd like to ask real quick Yeah, I mean, it's It look at that. It's nuts Point point seven one. point one seven ERA That's just P your hands up and be like, we're witnessing something that's just insane. Insane, eighty strikeouts in his last eight starts Um Is this And he's he's a guest and a friend of the show, but Paul Sees, like, what do you do if you're Paul Sees right now? I mean That was the quickest Jacam Mizrowski is the most electric arm in baseball. Its not it's not close right now. I just Yeah Pses is an absolute stud I was making the questanchezs argument. Yeah two weeks ago and it's like Right It's Mizerowsk. I think it's Mizarowski. This is unheard of what he's doing right now. Who do you think should have won National League Pler of the month in May, Max Christopher Sanchez did win Yeah They didn't give him a run. But would you Would you trade that for the Osar game last year Would you trade that in L player of the month for the All Star game last year? Okay. giveive this one a miz Yeah, would you you cared a lot? cururrently do not care. sure go. I don't care. Wait Max, that game on Friday night When JacobzZ Rowski through a complete game. Did you guys get a hit? Yep. All right, greatreat. not a no hitter Sh Shuber. There you go See how easy that is you asked me a question. I answered the quest Right. I know. and I'm telling you that's for the record, Max doesn't care. You guys did not get no hit on Friday night How you feel a problem, dudey It's a problem. How you feeling about the fighting? We got we gott to pick up a right handed bat O only right handed bat just went down. Straight turner's got to pick it What what I think about the fills right now? Have thought about clapping for There's going need to be some clapping soon because he has like the worst OPS in baseball right now. No no. I' gotuk. He has He has the tenth worst oes, but We might have we might have a few few on that list. Guys want G wants Suzuki Siah Yeah. the all Philly Twitters is asking for him. He tweaked his knee today I think. so which was bound to happen and having to play right field every day. U Zach. go ahead. But yeah, Jacob Miz Rowski like if you are If you're a casual baseball fan, if you're not someone who's tuned in, like it's It's insane what he's doing right now. And again, I fucking hate the brewers, but even I have to be like tip my hat. Like I don't even know what to say. It's so it's so ridiculous watching some of these pitches and the speed and and his numbers in the last eight starts are just out of this world. He's given up one run and eight st. He's given up one run since may first Stupid. a stupid Okay, Zach, finish off. My who's back of the week this week is people with Puerto Ricancent in their heritage because I did what what La Fans did last night. I was following a lot of the guys after they won I saw Jose Overado end up at the Puerto Ricanay parade and just looked like an absolute blast. Oh yeah. I think we got to have more parades More reason to celebrate because it just look so much fun. Yeah, food, festivities, floats. I mean, look like a great day. Any other parodes you'd want to attend this month Oh I mean they're going to have the The nextround parade as well that would be that you say guys are have Any other parade see you guys? What other paradadees do you think of in June? Pride parade? Oh got the Yeah got Pry parade, Pry sick, never been to one. Shout out to shout to those parades. All parades. Yeah. Those are like super inclusive parade. shhout to those. The Mexican Independence parade in Chicago, that you would like that Zack.' C crazy Lit. Are you allowed to go as a uh yeah You can just to help celebrate, right? There's no like hm I'veck it out, hankols. They don't have like, yeah there's no color wheel they look at and they're like, He Zack also is back the wee and I do have goo ahead, you go and then I have everyone. I My I would check how you out there. my Oh so the other one is just the Japanese fans because I thought it was sick they're help them clean up the arena. Yeah. And James. James as well. James got in there with the bag and they use to celebrate and they use toan up. I think it's a beautif thing. I love that bringing the bag. Yeah. Philly fans do that just just for their own puke Gf Yeah, I guess if you had the puke, it would be nice. doing a bag. Zach Who's back the week Great Lakes You guys were all the way right about the Great Lakes We're talking about it. So all the way right For you who don't know, Zach has lived in Chicago for thirteen months now And I didn't realize this because we went and did a fishing competition U a week and a half ago, but I didn't realize two days before that We went to the Madden preremiere events at Navy Pier That was the first time you had seen Lake Michigan Lake Mish I thirteen months. That was the first time you'd seen L I think I saw a piece of the lake when we went to that golf course. No, that was after it We did when we were acres you saw, we walked out and saw it. No, no, no We did a golf video likeike a year like a year ago. I think it was like a head to head matchup. We in the courorses by part of the lake. It was the infamous Jackson partark But that was from a distance. Yeah L he saw it. You could like hear the lake, but you couldn't really see. By the way, and I know people there willll be people Mmes remember when Mmes tried to basically take down Zach's entire life. That was crazy Yeah two weeks ago. I was for saying I was wrong sometometimes you guys you guys won the t Can you at least admit you overreacted Okay. But anyway, greatreat win memes. For the for the for the memes when he's angry people in the world to be like Zach's putting on a bit right now It is not because Meames, you could attest this. when we went to I took you and Zach to Cubs Mets in I believe it was like late April. and Zack had never been a rigly. Zach doesn't I'm txt an inside guys. I'm pretty open about being in the house a lot. Yeah. Yeahahah. I think there's a lot of other guys who are also kind of inside mostly But never seen the lake. you live like four miles from Way less than that. us Zach. what direction does your window face Like compass wise I'm not sure I actuallyually you know because the The sn I get early sunlight. so I have to be facing Does your your Ro face the lake You live three miles from the lake. Yeah, everything's super relative really close. I am on foot guy a lot, so I wouldn't have I'm not usually bususting out a quick three. Yeah. I did see the river the river too, the river sick. I've been there a couple of times now But yeah, the skill of the lake And even here, Once you see the green all the way around, you don't really acknowledge how big it is.ing up the map there You could have just said this is an ocean You could take some of their blindfold in there, walk them there. It's an ocean. You guys were always right about the scale of the lake and how sick it is. Calm great for a reason.'s me I was being a hater. I was early hater when I found out about the lake. Why would you hate on the lake? Because people were saying there was beaches too and then I googled the beaches and they're parking lots Not not all some have sand. I know now for sure He did the volleyball a couple of years ago Or maybe that was last year, right in wee and that was awesome Yeah shut to like I'm going to recommend you try looking East at some point from your apartment mayaybe see some of that water. It does this time of year it looks like almost tropical depend on time of day. I got no water from viewpoint. I would have seen, I think I would have seen I looked out the window. My desest face is the window. I look out the window a lot. I got no water from viewpoint. Soaybe they' just like some obstruction.Zack, you're like you're like my three year old. He calls the lake the big pool He just goes, that's the big pool. Good nickname for the light Yeah. It's a great nickname for the byool Okay U Good who's back boys. Now we have u Jerry O'Connell, which we should give a little background Jerry was in town for a live show and we told Hank that Brian Winhorse was going to be the guest today and then surprise Hank with Mr. Bing. and Hank was a delight Hey I can't believe I guy. You're usually sharper than that Yeah, I just wasn't. I mean, again, like I didn't think This series had anything to do with me. so I don't I was not expecting it. Okay, let's get to Jerry O'Connell. Before we get to Jerry O'Cnell, he'srought you by our great friends over at Rees'. I've got the Reeses right here my favorite Reeseces. I really like the new marshmallow. It's delicious. Also just get the king size. four peanut butter cups best snack in the world. There's something for everyone when it comes to Reese's Rheseces is the superior candy. It is my candy of choice peeanut butter cups are the best candy that I've ever had. The best on Halloween too. 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We saw some some interternational Cuervo moments this weekend the South Korean fans that were going in the Mexican fans helpeling them drink their tequila, passing around the Jose Cuervo is a beautiful thing. and that is the Cuervo effect a signal that everybody understands a moment that anyone can join a good time that just grows. All you have to do is keep it quervo ose aquo. Now here's Jerry O'Cnell All right, we now welcome on, a very special guest comeome on in Thanks mister Bin Bong. told N it was gonna be Brian Winow. He, look who it is. You watching the suong you watching the! Whatook you got here? What is this CIV? I don't even know what country that is in How'd you fall? W you to show? I actually should have. I actually should have. Yeah. When I said sit on the couch, I thought I was like he's gonna know that something's up when I told him to sit on the couch for a Zoom interview with Wendy But here he is Jerry O'Connell San R now F I'm sorry, mr. Bing Bong, fresh off H Nicks winning a title? Congratulations, Mr. Bing Bong. Look at Hank's face. Is there something you want to say right off the bat? Yeah, you know, there is something I want to say. Mr. Bing Bong has really been waiting for this moment. No, sit down, Hank. You got to enjoy this. Mr. Bing Bong has really been waiting for this moment. actually Can I move this mic over? I wan to sit right next to it. I'm gonna pullord here. Okay yeah. really the entire couch there. Yeah, That's what the count is for G close Do make a friend. I don't if I can do this. It's not gonna happen Is this as close as it's going to be? Actually Hanky, why don't you come over here? Come on. Yeah. Come on Mike Mike. Yeahah, can't do that Come on, just kind like come over, no Oh man. All right, all right. Don't are't don't you have a job tonight? can't Are Aren't you working? Hank. How did you not how did you not know some was up? Honestly, like I'm an idiot. The couch thing was such a giveaway I wasn't even thinking at that point someomeone I was I was P playinglf really and they're like, who do you on? I was like when, like, didn didt you just have them on? I was like, Yeahah having them on again. likeike that that D did iturty Jer was in town? Yes. Dante was ask me,'s like, Are you going tonight? I was like No, we're doing the podcast. Yeah. thought I thought your thing was tonight. like what it is tonight? I'm going over right after this. There' got big stars. Corey Feelman, Will Wheaton, all the people from standb me are waiting just for mister Bingbong to come and say hi Hank you, mister Bingbong, so excited. Don't be weird. Don't get weird with me now. St go contact you too you're getting weird. Just take it Hanky, take it, Hanky Relax. Okay, just a tip Hold on a second, you ready? Hey mister Bingbong here to talk to you about the team of the decade. Oh Bingbong the team of the decade. Nobody remembers twenty eight and three now. It's over, Bingbong. Happy birthday. Hey, Jayalen Brown remember Jalen Brown, he was fined seventy thousand dollars for saying the officials had an agenda against him. That's crazy. That's crazy. An agenda against it be like, say Mr. Mingbong has an agenda against you because your head coach was fucking a reporter I help meJ B. G to a team M Bingbong. That'd be wild Hey, hey, Hanky. Mr. Bing Bong was interested in the fact that your coach Coach Mazulo said he felt an emptiness after he lost to the sixes, the same emptiness he felt after he won the championship. Oh, lot of emptiness, you know? A lot of emptiness, like the emptiness in your bedroom after you blew it with Ty Gas M M. He gotta jerk off the pictures of Mark Wahberg in his underwear. Ning M Your life is empty likeike Coach Mazula after a championship, happappy birthday. Hey, Hanky. Mbe maybe Brad Stewards needs to take some notes on how to build the championship team. You think so, you know? Hey No, it just didn't No, what were you gonna say Hanky, huh He built one. Oh, he built one. Oh, okay. well maybe maybe the Kicks could offer him an intern position because because you got to make Brad Stehven say no. Hey Bingmong offer the job so he could say no. Happy birthday. Hey Hanky., mister Bingmong came all the way to Chicago to see you for your birthday. This is so exciting. Hey a couple years ago. rememember the Celtics one? rememember that And you got to ride on the duckbat. We allall saw that with your shaved head? You were on the duckboat. Hey, maybe the Nicks will invite you to the parade. you can ride on the cook booat.! 'use you like to watch T Nickoos get fucked Bing bang! Happy birthday. Maybe we'll still be living off that championship like you was stand by me fifty years later. That's why you're here That's why you're here. Thankinklet for a movie from nineteen sixty four.ank let me do the comy, okay? just sit back and just take this. Hey Hanky. Hanky, maybe speaking of the parade,be maybe they'll invite you to the parade, you know? Maybe you can ride on the float with Maya Mandani. You can ride on the float with him because both of you are lefties M man Yeah, Hank Gi. You love windmills. Bing Mong. Happy birthday. Hey windmills. Hey Hanky. How about? you gotta admit that game four that was something special, right? That game four OG Annaobi. Yeah OG Annaobi just like you. You know, you and Tiffany Gomazz and OG Anonobi, just the tip dipping it in. let me get the tipp in. Tiffany, please. I just wan to see how it feels Ming bong, you bl it. Happy birthday H are You know, the Kicks won the championshipk you you thought the Kicks were just gonna roll into Texas and blow it just like you did with Tiffany Gomas. Yeah. Ming Mong speaking of Tiffany Gomas, she wished President Trump a happy birthday today, but not you. You got the same birthday birthday twwinies, you and Trump Geminiz Ming Mong. Not really a jo Yeah We'll have to check our birthday bir. Maybe within twenty four twenty five hours span. What time of day were you born at? Birthday guy? june fourteenth is Pident Trump. And what time of day were you born? you know Uh, no. Okay. o. he might be into that E b. Hey, you thought the Spurs had this all locked up, didn't you? I was reading all your tweets and everything. Just like your coaches Fingies in Rosinis on that Arizona rooftop after they fuck for seven years wing Mong locked up lockking fingies happappy bird H. Mr. Bing Bong he, you must have woken up this morning and been like a Gosh, the Nicks are champions. This is not real. This is not real. Like the fx were a lighthouse and that mother fuck in the back of the plane. You b it! Bing Mong happappy birthday Hey, Hanky, Jose Alvarado. You know that player on the Nicks? You know that player on the Nicks? Yeah. Okay, making fun of somebodys speech impediment. That's nice. Making fun of an impediment. Hey, that's kind of ableist, but Hanky having Jose Alvperarado win a championship, it must really piss you off since you hate bad Bunny halftime shows and you hate Puerto Ricans Ming Bong. He hates Puerto Ricans Except G K Hernendez, he was a reed sock. Bing bang happappy birthday. Hey, Robert Kraft, you owner, Robert Kraft? Yeah, he was sitting there right at courtside at MSG. That must have been weird to see that. That must have been weird. But that was good that he went to MSG ' it's right next to Koreaown where they got the Chless Bing Bang Your ownas are perfect! Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Hey, you know J' doing a good guy though, right? Hey Hanky. Oh good counterpoint. Oh yeah, Okaykay. No footage of James Dan, whatever. Oh they they destroyed it. They destroyed it. Hey Hey Hanky, Hanky, Hanky. You should have to do soggy sorrows and getting that shower after this Nick championship, just like you could have been showering with Tiffany Gomaz watching the water drip down a nicked body into a beautiful conies when you blew it. And now you gott a shower with Max and watch the water drip down to his infected toe. You blew it. Happy birthday. Max has infected toes That was a while ago. He you know what? fininally, finally Mr. Bing Bong wants to say Tank Thank you listening You there Heank Okay, finally, mister Bing Bong just wants to say let's start with the AF Oh sorry. let's start with the AFC piece. because we're not drafting any patriots because you actually have a do schedule this year. That appars is gonna be a distraction and HJ Brown is gonna single handandedly ruin your team. Bing Bongy Birthday. That was mister Bring Bong, Heank. Oh man. I feel like you're not happy to see Jerry No. Well, maybe not happy to see Mr. Ping Pong, but Jerry's here. Jerry. Cgratulations. what a night, what a series H incredible. I feel, you know, I gott to tell you, first of all To hear like Hank and Mr. Portin Nooise appreciate everything that he does, their hatred for this. Like watching all of Mis. Portinoise posts on X about like the city burning down and like Celebro and you're older than him Um Oh Well, no, but he owns like I appreciate all he does. Well, you're really salty today. It's unreal. You' genuinely curious. I've never seen you so angry like the inside I like it. I like angry Hank. He's back. fininally. We finally got something out of him. Oh, this is proof of life. This is so exciting. Finally Um too see all their like hatred of All of this It's really I'm not going to say it's the best part because that would be too hatery and act like they live rent free in my head. It is so fun to watch them just melt down to just feel the negative energy just just vibrating off of Hank right now. It is so exciting to be here. I could not not miss up this chance. It is so exciting. And it never happens. Yeah. It never happens. It now does june thirteenth. We'll live forever is a lot of teams have won championships June thirteenth a lot a lot of bulls champ There is there is there it is a very common end of the NBA regular season like very, very the crrownded champion. Yeah. Ecept for T twentyy. You know, just to let you know I'm not that much of a hater. I I wasn't even I know I did a video for Hank's birthday. Thanks for quote, Yeah, quote tweeting it Oh let me move closer. You had There was like away from him Why Twitter like that video if you watched that video, it just scroll to like the craziest porn bots I've ever seen. Like somethingomet about that video got H seen the algorithm. Yeah. In the algorithm three. It is so exciting. What a run It's a historical run. Yeah. it really is. And It's got a run. It's a historical run but you've got to admit that post season was insane If you bet the Nicks, money line and they were underdogs for, I Every sppurs game they were an underdog. were they not? They were favorites a couple of falls. But yes, they were were during the games. ye I' down double digits every game. I gotta tell you, I know this is a gambling podcast and if anyone has a problem, they should call one eight hundred gambler. Can you imagine if you just hammered That money line every time they were down by over twenty points fifteen Someone did the math I saw. It was if you bet one hundred dollars the first time they were down and you did that every single time they were down at their lowest point, you would have won twenty four million This is what's so insane This is what's so insane Watching that game four The G to bar in Los Angeles, it's called thirty three Taps. There's a group of people called Le Coast Kicks. It's so much fun. It's thousands of Nicks fans There was not a doubt in anyone's minds that they could come back in this game. I know that's insane to say But we all thought it when we were watching it And I have to say like a personal story about something that happened with it I'm so pleased to say this next post season run has made my daughters My vapid Southern California daughters who are surrounded by Lakers fans, surrounded by Lakers fans This run has made them They're seventeen Nick fans for life They would go to parties and they'd be the only people rooting for the Kicks because their dad is from New York and they know their dad is in San Antonio watching the game and all that stuff. And my daughter called me up this morning and was like, Hey, we went out, we watched the game. that was so crazy. They were down by fifteen and And my daughter plays volleyball pretty. Pret competitively. And she said Dad. How do they keep winning fromr behind so much And I said I'm not kidding guys because it all comes back to part of my take. I said, Charlie, that's her name. I said, they have grit Grit. It's like in that game four when And when when Brunson went into the huddle, he said, hey guys, smart basketball, this is we can do this and there's just it's when they when they're down by more than double digits is when they start to really play. We haven't seen and I'm actually going to praise Hank a little bit. I mean, Red Sox being down three o to the Yankees and whatever year that was ero three two, whatever Oh four Um twenty eight three. I mean, this is they have grit. Yeah. It's and it's and and my daughter because my daughterers on volleball teams that just they lose, they lose, they lose, they lose. And I was like, Hey, honey, when you're down by six points and all your girlfriends like look at each other and you're like,ow we're just like we're not going to win this and that's it. Let's just, let's play this out They don't do that. That's when they say, all right, we can win this thing And she said, how do they do it? And I went, if I had the answer to that, I would be Phil Jackson or I would be B Pil Beleck. You're welcome Hank. I'm trying to make you feel better It u It just is it's this team has that magic We live lifetimes for in sports.. This team has that magic. It's Jalen Bronson. Jayen Bronson is just It's not Jalenon. No no, know I'm saying but Jaylen Brunson is what starts it. Its Eone believes because Jayalen Brunson believes. and I think everyone like follows something like. Let me just say something else about this team Everyone stepped up. Yeah. Hammett had moments. Yeah. No, I'm not saying I'm noting obviously had moments. Josey Albarado had moments. I'm not saying that Jim Brros is play. I'm saying J Ritchel Robins's rebound yesterred. J and Brotson has like a singular belief that I think is infectious to everyone else where it becomes a culture of Oh yeah, we can do this because that's just what we expect Unreal Just what an unreal run. I'm really enjoying it U I got a question for you, Jerry. If when we look back on this thirty years from now And you know, we look back on some of the old championships and we remember certain teams because of how they won the things that they did to win I feel like this New York Kicks team will be one of the teams that we look back on and we think of first when we think of this era of basketball. just because of the crazy comebacks that they had Because the storyline surrounding it in New York with a fan base that hasn't won forever. Killing people and. I feel like this would be the one like one of theanistan. am I right? A mon Like we look back on twenty twenty basketball. and we might think about the New York Kicks first. Oh yeah. Let me tell you what's really different about this team because I don't knowally not a prison at the moment. like not, that's not just because just out was talking Jerry. I said, Jerry, I got a quest. He was' talking to you. I' you. Light up, Pank. comeome on. I mean, let let's have a day, you know Let me tell you the most interesting thing because I don't know much about the business side of like basketball, but I know that the The GM or the president is a former agent. Rose. Yeah. And I know that that goolden state run was runun by a former agent too, right? So I think this is going to be the beginning of we're going to start to see sports agents start to run teames a little bit. I think they know things that about money and about all that stuff Also, a lot of people were shockedly on Rose was white Hank a lot of people say that. Hank Hank. I got to give you I can see Yeah. Hank. I gott to give you some props U Tom Brady took a pay cut to make sure he was surrounded by talent. Yeah. Obviously, Jalen Brunson did the same thing. I don't personally know of anyone else in the NBA who's doing what Jalen Brunson is doing. I hope this becomes I hope for everyone's fan base's sake. This becomes a ha because man it feels good. Well he bet on himself too because I think I would imagine The amount of money he's going to make the rest of his career after being the guy who delivered a championship to the Kicks after fifty three years will probably surpass what he left on the table in terms of The NBA pay the pay aggreed and incredible. I know he's listed as six two and I don't mean this is a hater. The guy six foot. It doesn't matter. He is a he is a I'm just so happy I can say he's on he's he's with me. That's my guy. He's on my team Um That's a great polo, by the way. Oh yeah, you look awesome. Yeah. No, I' wore this to game one in San Antonio I wanted to wear something that said Nicks, but I didn't want to die U I do have to admit like I do want to apologize to all San Antonio fans. what happened in New York was terrible. You were correct. Hank Um And the people of San Antonio treated me with such kindness What a what a town. It's so funny. I read that one posts that I don't know if it was Zach or someone said that They wouldn't let Zach and Steh and u me into a bar with their Nicks gear on and someone threw a bottle at them, but the bottles didn't hit them O onlyly a piece of glass cut one of them, but everybody's okay. I mean It I wore this. I got this for San Antonio and u The nips just kept winning with me wearing it so I haven't I did wash it once. I just haven't And the nips don't poke through it at all of this Yeah.el We've had some bad visuals recently on this program In terms of just not you., but just other people on the show. I just' know if you nipples Re really? L do workout? you do push upps? Me? Yeah U It's natural bro. It's just natural. Yeah. ye. Yeah. This is made on the gear You're not on the gear? No, no, no, no, I'm not on any of that stuff.. like you guys on the job No, no,. I'm all good. That's just me. What a time, What an exciting time. It just what a run It's just but by the way, now Finally, I know what it feels like, you know, I got to tell you, when the giants beat the Patriots, it feels like a fluke. It just does. It feels like I can't believe that they won this game Um Hey, why are shaking your head? This is like This is like different. You're a fucking Jets fan. I know, but I mean, what does that have to do with anything Well, as a jetman, you root against any boxon teams you just do. I just don't root for the giants If they're playing the Patriots, Yeahah. And by the way, I want to say as your' like you're rouining for the giants.y the way it's fair. Thankk you so much for ruining my. let's start with the AFC East joke. That was really that was that was really helpful in comedy there, Hank. I'll let it go this time. Iize What a stressful birthday for you. Is this the worst birthday you've ever had in your life? A Great question. No really? Great question dude and you ord fucking Papadas Papadas We got you a shit little Papadillas. I'm looking back some other games you might remember in NBA history that took place on june thirteenth. Cbs Foston Celtics Golden State Warriors. Warriors one hundred four Celtics ninety four game five That was a bad one. An there's been like, there's been ye here right's start giving out the. Let me let me say something else about the Kicks winning this because please the game I did go to was game one at the Frost Center Arena. againgain, gorgeous town, San Antonio. highighly suggest mooving there. it looks seem beautiful By the way, I'm married. You're gonna move there? Well listen I'm married to supermodel. everyveryone knows that lookook it up a beautiful women down there. when I went out, like gorgeous, very friendly, smiley, I'm into that whole like short shorts Cowboy boots look, it's like a look. It's a vi U That said, you walk into the Frost center arena center Um They have all those spurs trophies in there and you forget How many Championships that franchise has won Yeah. and there is something to be said about the Spurs way And it's I got to tell you, it's intimidating. It is it is intimidating when you walk into that house and you see all those championships U I do want to say in terms of Weemby, I'm not mad at how he acted. I get it. He's a young guy. He plays with passion passion. Any of us, any of us would give a testicle to have that guy play with our franchise. He is He's incredible. I do feel like we're getting Jordan like For those two years that the pistons just beat up on him Once he unlocks it Man, that whole team was good. I am shocked. they did not win more games I again If I could explain to you how The Nick one, those games I would I would work in professional sports. I don't know how they won. It's something it's the magic. It's the magic that keeps the lights on in this place. Yeah the magic. I want to hear you say there is magic re surrounding this N team. I mean they won they won the championship. You guys were the best team this year. Hank, I want you to say you guys play the young you play a super young team that could not close a game. Like you think like that's not magic. You played a team that was like average age twenty one years old. But you had me no experience and completely choked every game in the finals. Okay. That's not magic. comoming back you guys won comoming back, game one gave two Game three fine. that game four come back. And then it happens again last night in game five just to get back on on you making that joke about the Jets and the giants thing, Hank Um, being that you're just vibrating hate right now. Um The reason why the Kicks are so special is I'm sorry to say I don't even care if I'm appending Nobody's really a Nets fan you know, like that franchise just hasn't caught on yet You're eer a jets or giantan you'reither a Mets or a Yankee san Everybody's in Nickan, everybody. and that's why it is There's there's one team. I drove in here in New York is a basketball city Yeah, that that's the sport of the se And Jose Alvberadoos from Brooklyn and just like I don't know, guys. There's just a magic there. There's just a magic there. It's just I'd agree listen, I'll be the first Everyone to go around the room. I'll start. I think there's a magic surrounding this next team I mean, you can't you can't argue against that. Yeah. The leads that they came back. It was it was absolutely. It's like they didn't wake up until they were down fifteen. Yeah. And when they were down fifteen, you're like they actually have them right where they want. That's a magic max. I'll say Destiny vibes Yeah Team of Destiny. so yeah.y Yeah, I said I said no. No magic. No magic. No magic. What a fucking gritch. You're the grinch you stole the championship man. You really this has nothing like you like, I don't know this has nothing to do with me Ill just admit it was magic. You just came on here and just talked about me. This is this is this is no wait, Jerry didn't, Mr. Bing Bong. Mis. Bingmong started because of the fucking Sers No, mister Bingbunk started like two seasons ago with the Celtics. Oh no, it was the six. Yeah, yeah, ye Yeah came on that's right B came on. Yeah Yeah But then but then mister Bing Bong really came And you guys beat the six? No, then mis Bing Bong went to college became doctor Un didnt play the Celtics this year. Door This is where mister Bing Bong was born. mister Bing Bong also is very obsessed with Tiffany Gomas. So mister Bing Bong was born at the Bet Gala when the Kicks beat the Celtics Oh one Yeah. and no one thought the Kicks were going to win. And I actually took the Kicks with the points because I was like,, they're going to win And then the Kicks came from behind to beat the Celtics and that game w. That's how they learned how to win these ty have series that say Bing Bong Hanky Hank's not listening My favorite part is how mister Bing Bong is obsessed with Tiffany Gomosas, but Jerry's not. It's not it's just the character R. No, Jerry's obsessed with Tiffany Gomas. She issorous girl. I mean, Tiffany, if you're listening, Hanky, you blew it. You blew it. I met her in person. I introduced her to two of my friends in Dallas. We went out and my friends were like H shit, who is this? And I didn't tell them like who what Tiffany was famous for and all that stuff, but it was pretty funny. when we went out We all had a couple drinks and Tiffany alluded to something with how Tiffany found her fame And then one of my buddies, he's from Dallas iss a really funny guy SM grad was like, hold on a second Are you the crazy plane lady? It was just so funny that we were there. And she was like, ye And u Yeah I mean, it didn't deter them. She was what was Beautiful girl. I thought it was interesting that I like that story Yeah. That my friends didn't know I didn't like tell them that this was the lady who was made famous for making a scene on a plane and They didn't know it and Tiffany sort of wanted to talk about it. I thought that was an interesting story. God, you are so angry on your birthday. Come on birthday, boy, che your up. Birthday. Wh cares about your birthday after you're fucking eighteen years old I mean, birthdays are like important. Like Don't you go to like Baskin Robins, you get free scoop of ice cream or something? Like you can do whatever you want. You could show your li to get free scoop of ice cream and thirty one flavors. It's your birthday. You're the birthday boy. Bing Mang. You blow it Jerry What did you think about Hank's shot at mr. Ping Bong there about your standby Me tour which you that is why you're here. You have a show in like forty five minutes andy show. We're touring. We're selling out. We're selling like thousands of tickets each city. It's so awesome. goo to standby Me liive. comot By the way, I have never come on your show and plugged anything. I tell people to like follow me on Yelp. Um, Go to standbyme liive dot com. We go from city to city, Dante is coming tonight. I think I think Tate is coming tonight Um, It It's so funny. Ohank. We show Standby M, which for a lot of your young listeners was a really classic movie thatard of when I was a kid and it's really quite touching. Let's hear Hank make a negative Snide Marks good bllack and white film. It's classic. It's a classic. A lot Our co stars passed away and our director has passed away from a grizzly murder. Any jokes you wantan to make about that? Hank So we're going on to that's what I thought. shut the fuck up, Hank God Hank, you know, I came in here. I thought this was going to be fun and you just fucking riled me up immediately Anyway, we're going on tour. we show the movie. We have a talk back with the cast. It's really emotional and sweet and fun and we have a really fun time. And go to standbymelive d. com We got five more dates coming up in the fall. L And it's great. And we're in Chicago for the night. And if you guys are done, well, no, you already miss the show. I actually got a runover All right, Rb backack question RHO BC Hey roobback.ot com promo code take how much off? twenty percent off. twenty percent off Tuesays, polos hoodies, shorts, jogogogers. Yeah. Roback dot com promo code take ro rooback dot com promo code take. Hank, why don't you get the last question? Beuse you thought I said to Hank before when when we stepped into the studio, I said, hey You're going to sit on the couch and Zach's not here yet. They're coming back from San Antonio. I said, hank You'll do the roback question with Windy And he's like, okay, I got it Win horse was definitely gonna to come on tonight. Oh, let me just say what spepeaking of horse, I want to say one last thing. Yeah. this is before our time before any of us was We're bor I love horse racing. There was a race hse named Scretariat. We're all familiar with it. Steroids Okay, we don't know that because there was no testing back then But Secretariat was known such a fun horse because it came it just came from behind another horse, farar lap. they came from behind. They like to let the pack go out and then in the final stretch boom, they would win that thing That's what the Kicks are. They're like te they're like a horse that loves to watch the pack and go, Okaykay, and now I'm going to win and I feed off of the crowd and I feed off all of it. I want to say something else about MSG and this is going to really upset Hank Um A friend of mine who was there, a good buddy of mine, Justin Christian, I give him a shout out, childhood friend of mine. It's also fun too because when your hometown team wins, these are my friends from third grade that are calling me up. We're talking for an hour and a half last night about this. I haven't seen this guy in forty years. We're talking on the phone, twirling the phone cord around our fingers talking about how special this was He was a phone cord? He was at game for. Yeah, I got a hard line. Shut the fuck up, Hank. That's craz. I got a landline. Shut the fuck up, pank Justin, my buddy Justin was in MSG for for game four. A am I connected to fuck up an actual like wall Syangjer h should fuck up pink U And Justin said to me, I was in that I was in MSG for game four. He said, MSG won that game for them. They when Weby went to the line and he shot those two shots, he said, I'm telling you MSG got in his young mind. Yeah. MSG got in his head. He missed those shots. This everyone contributed. everyveryone Even the OG tip, just like no what Tiffany, just a tip me. I wanna see what it feels like, Tiffany D't look at me, Tiffany, don't look at me. Oh I' to make a hole in your wall. This looks crazy. This's gone far. Sorry, robat question roobot dot com t two tips fos. All right, Hank, your robot question I'll just ask the question. Shut the fuck up hand B man. Go ahead Sorry There's been there's been eight different NBA champions last eight years. Who do you think' got the best chance to win the next one I gott to tell you Great question. Great question Great question, Hank I would have said the spurs at the beginning of this' not that relevant to the question. I would have said the spurs at the beginning of this not. At theginning of thisory No at the beginning of this championship series No, but he's saying this he he thought the Spurs could win this one and they w another But after watching after watching the Kicks. Yeah, after watching the Kicks, they have that thing that I can't explain to my daughter what it is Think of a team where you can't explain think of the Patriots when they came back twenty eight to three. Can you explain how that happened? Can you explain how the Patriots beat the Seahawks Can you explain it, Hank Yeah by cheating by no guys taping their defense ahead of time. Come on, seriously, how How did How did the Patriots win those games? Can you explain it? Belief. They believed Don't you think there's a magic to that team hank a special something that is just indescribable. It's like looking at Jane teams they won multiple. It's like if they can do it again, like if this happens again in a couple years, like then maybe there's something with this team. rightight now You know what you got to do, Hank eight teams of one cham last eight years. They're no different. You know what you got to do? Hank You got to believe. He's right. Gota believe. You got to believe Do you believe? Do you believe in God? Sure, yeah, fuck yeah. Absolutely Beautiful message. Give me a hug, Hanky, comeome on. it's great to see you. Jry. I'm so happy that this worked out. By the way, Hank's wearing blue. He's wearing Nick' B blue.s a big one. You look so tan, Jerry. Yeah, I was I was walking around You guys very tanans. No I don't this sort of Never? No, I don't. I swear to you I don't Um I've been swimming a lot swimming in LA. like outside. nice. I swear my face is red just because I'm like mister Bingbong, it's so excited and just man, it's I'm just I'm just living in this moment because I know for the next fifty years, I'm not going to come in here. I'm certainly not going to come in with a jets victory Um It's just We also don't know how to read it's so funny, watchatching Jaalen and that in that interview that he had with was it Lisa Salters? when he came off the court, like right there and he was like, I have no words, I have no words Um words likeike you can't put it into words. Could you imagine doing it and your father's like a coach there as well? Like could you imagine this? You got to admit that was pretty emo when he hugged his dad and stuff Did you feel anything in your cold dark? Yeah's cool. Terry's got no was really cool This' a cool moment. All right guys, I got toa go do a live show.ry Jerry we'll see you next, we'll see you Camp Barstool, right? Oh, Camp Barstool. Yeah. Yeah. And also we should say right now, thank you very much. Jerry is working on parts of our audio book. Oh ye. get excited. Can Iy go buy part of my book. It's out. you can preorder it right now. I can talk about this because you can cut out whatever I want, okay Let me just say this about part of my book Okay It is incredible. The interviews that you got for this book are incredible and make me laugh So fucking hard You can cut this out at your podcast That Mike Floro interview is crazy. That Adam Scheter interview is crazy. That Chris Berman interview is crazy. That TJ Wat interview is crazy. They're crazy. And I want to say, Hank, be nice. And I want to say I'm really honored and privileged that you guys are letting me in be a part of this book You I don't even think you guys know what I'm doing in the boot. No. I don't. We don't know. All I know is that occasionally, we'll get a text from Jerry and it'll be a picture of him And I think You're wearing like a different uniform.' wearing jersey. depending on on j are you doing? It can't It's audiobook. Wearing wearing a jaden I know, I'm wearing it like Are you your method? doing it to be honestly, I'm thinking about what you guys built here. I'm thinking about the AW Wells. I want to be in spirit. It's not just a job You know, um I gott to say this this podcast and heank I'm gonna to put my arm around you when when I say this. This um, this podcast When I go to San Antonio And I'm in, you know, a lightweight collred Nick Nick shirt Um, people in spurs gear say, you know, Bing Bong, Hanky, Hanky Bluitt, Tiffany's hard off Hankank Hanky Bluitt, but I was leaving the Frost Center arena couldn't get a Nber M. No offense to San Antonio. It's a great city, but leaving that arena is not great. Yeah. Not easy Couldn't get an Uber, couldn't get out of there, Just started walking with the crowds, okay? Wow. A large pickup truck pulled up alongside of me Window rolled down guy in full spurs gear. said Bing Bong Hanky Hop in the car. Let's talk AFC East. and I hopped in and he drove me to my fucking hotel And It's just AOLs, it's just it's just different guys. I mean, AWLs AOL AWLs, it's just It's just different. So when I'm doing this audioobook, I'm really I'm in spirit and I'm doing something really special and I can't wait for the AWLs to hear it. I can't wait for you all to hear it. I'm doing something I'm doing a little something, something. It's really special. Hell All right Jer, you gotta get going. Yeah. We love you. Thank you, mister Bing Bong. Bugs Hank, come on. C on. Happy birthday, Hank K I'm going be on Long Island this summer. if you want to come out and play Montauowns, it's a course. I'll come. It's aublic course. So'll give me a couple of days so I can go wait in line and signself. But no, but I'm serious. I'll getess a good tea time and everything But I'd love to play with you. I really enjoy playing golf with Hank. He was fun and you're a good sport for for taking the sank Youve had a lot more championships than the Kicks. like let us have our day. We get one day Yeah. but also happy birthday. But happppy birthday. Happyirirthday. Jero O Connell was brought to you by Simply Sfe In the US, there's a break in every twenty six seconds. That means somewhere right now an intruder is getting closer The problem is most security systems only alert you after a break in is already started And that's too late. That's why you should choose simply safe to secure your home. Using the outdoor camera series two and advanced AI alerts Simply Safe's U.S. based live agents identify threats on your property and help deter them stopping crime before it starts. 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I now do care a little bit about I say this That's like ten percent crank by the way. I'm ten percent crank. The Union jerseyys. arere pretty fucking really cool. They're like the Cstitution. They sent me they also sent me a ninety nine Matballs jersey. so I'm just I'm just collecting of collecting meatball jerseys All right numbers twenty seven What's that Next year. twenty seven rings. Thirteen Um Actually nineteen. fififty Six plus thirteen. Oh go on. I got twenty nineteen ninety eight Let go ninety five. fifty three Mount Rushmore season guys. Oh yeah, Mount Rushmore second officially five Senty eight, seventy eight, se seventy eight. Let's do one more seventy eight sexually. season. we' going to it's going to officially kick off on Monday, so week from today in the next two episodes We're going to pick teams and pick punishments So put the official official start about Rush W season is going to be one week from today because we got we have I mean, we have US openen this week that World Cup. So we're going we're going we're going to give it a little bit. We always do that. We always give it a few days, few shows before M you know, after the NBA finals and NHL Staley Cup finals. So Monday official Mount Rushbor season would Well pick teams maybe Wednesday. I I'm very excited for thisount Rushmore season. I feel like I'm I've been training all off season. I know Hank and I have had some battles the last couple of years to see who brings up the rear. The milkshake boys had a bad show. We're going disagree. We're going straight to the top Who's we? Like whoever teamed up with me? We, the we What do you mean? disagree? You had the least amount of votes I don't worry about what the people say. Okay, well that's Mount Rushmore season But you do worry about what people say because you get mad every year when people don't Aree with you Nah, that's not why I get mad Dum B us I was a good pick It doesn't max his pick That wasn' my take. I don't Let's how you You guys are old. You guys should run it back. You guys made a great team We're going It's going to be by chance You did have a great team. Iree te me by chance. You don't sound like you agree. No. I't know, but we'll see. I'll see see how what what you pull off this time. What are you doing? I'm just excited to see what which The bottom l is means he's going to win because he's a winner. Yeah. I look forward to working with you,ank. Oh You're not going to it's I'm interested to see how you how you how you pull this one off I did throw out the idea of beams and Hank where it's not going to be chance. You're going to pick the teams. No, we're going to do it by the lottery ball machine Although would have been funny if we did Both Yeahverse That idea would have been you did not like that idea. I said I was down for it. Yeah. we gott to go by chance. We gota go by ch. Hang for the world would have been awesome. I literally said I was down Yeah. body language said differently. can't exist. this is a is I can speak words, but it doesn't matter. You guys decide how I feel, what I say, what I don't say. So I agree. That's true. You can't that was that's on me H up can't exist. I hung up the headphones. I tell you look serious. I don't this show Yeah that the show. No, youtP, that's body language stop. Yeah Stop it You guys birth Happy birthday to Cooper Cup Happy birthday to Wade Boggs. Happy birthday Northwest. Happy birthday to Dusty Baker and Xi Jinping Also on Tuesday, it's the on' on Don's birthday. So happyirthday Donny On Tuesday, also, happy birthday to Phil Nicholson hope everything's okay, buddy Oh, how about the fill tracker Yeah Fld trackld track. I'm say for the trackers. I'll defend him no matter what. You know what? Listen to a certain if you're going to be a tracker, that's the mentality I want you to have. But I'm saying tracker. I don't I don't want my trackers You know, Diving into that slippery slope argument where you look at morality. You your tracker Just the facts. I'm just saying the job description for like a Sam Burns tracker versus a Phil Michkelson tracker, they're not the same. No. those are not the same. Those guys are not doing the same. When they clock in, they're doing completely different jobs. Yeah. alsoso CO Kimp tracker. You're never gonna to have that problem if you yourre SO Kim tracker. You're allowed to complain about homework too. Yeah Yes. Yes,es. So happppy birthday to on Tuesday Also happy belated birthday to Hank Lockwood His birthday was on Saturday. What about Donal Trump the day that the New York Kicks w the national Championship and basketball NBA title Also happppy Mmes D happppy S. six thirteen. Finally winner, guys Did it meames did it He hear No longer angry Beautif You can't be angry with us for a long time. Ever? Yeah, I'm chilling. I don't believe that. C't There's nothing that could hurt me I'm just better than all of you You say love you guys.ike you should watch the highlights this. I say love you guys? It's fun to see you guys Did you say loveve you guys? Love you guys