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Man, I Botcher, you you watching the the game in the st well, you watching the kickoff of the Amazon game? I haven't gotten to kickoff yet. I have NBA on one T V and I have whatever New York sports are on in the other one.
So I'm gonna switch over. Let me tell you. I love.
Well, Tony Gonzalez, he's always been a smooth dude. I like it. He has a salmon jacket on today. He's so bright out there on the field. uh sitting at the desk.
He had a nice salmon jacket, man. Salmon's nice color. I don't know why people. Oh, I see it now. Yeah, it's not.
That's a good color. It matches with his uh under the shirt too. What was he wearing? A black shirt underneath? I'm colorblind.
It looks black. Might be dark gray. Whatever color it is. He he he's looking nice out there. And shout out Carson Wentz.
It looks like he's uh He's either praying or meditating before he hits the field. Whatever. And see, Botch, is that a little too much? They got the camera all in his face while he does it. Is that doing too much?
Yes. But he also it's he's probably had that on the sidelines too.
So I think he's used to it. It's just I've never seen it in the tunnel. Carson Wentz is praying in a tunnel, and the camera guy is all up in his grill, just like in his face. Give him a break. He's praying not to throw interceptions.
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Minnesota has a very good defense. You got the Chargers who've been rather inconsistent offensively, especially with the trouble and injuries to the offensive line. And Justin Herbert's had to go out there and do a lot. And so we'll keep you up to date with the game when it gets started: big plays, big moments, etc. 888-710-4ISN.
You know what? But I do want to hit the fast forward button. It's a Sunday. Because that'll be the next time that we get a prime time game in the NFL. Of course, we got the World Series tomorrow in primetime.
Sunday Night Football. We have the Pittsburgh Steelers. taking on Well, the Green Bay Packers.
Now, why is this important?
Well, you might recall that Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback. For the Pittsburgh Steelers. At the same damn time. Aaron Rodgers was formerly the g the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers until they drafted Jordan Love. He won two MVPs.
But even throughout all of that, you know that he was on Borrow Time. And so it doesn't matter how many MVPs he won, it doesn't matter about the Super Bowl victory, all good things have to come to an end. and it appeared like a little bit of deja vu, For Aaron Rodgers, who had to sit three years Bahine Yeah, yeah. and so knowing that Aaron Rogers path he's now forty one years old had to leave Green Bay. spent two agonizing years with the New York Jets, is now here, With the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers have a record of four and two. Rodgers is not cooked. He's thrown fourteen touchdowns to five interceptions. The last time we saw Aaron Rodgers was last week in that uh Old man icy hot bowl with Joe Flacco and the Bengals came out on top. And so he gets a little bit of a couple days' rest.
knowing that they'll play on Sunday night. and so knowing that Aaron Rogers is going to take on his team, The game is in Pittsburgh it is not in Green Bay. Aaron Rogers was asked, if this is going to be a revenge game. Is he trying to get back at the Packers? I don't have any animosity toward the organization.
Uh obviously I wish to You know, things have been better in our last year there, but... Yeah. I have a great relationship with a lot of people still in that organization. Uh I don't. This is not a revenge game for me.
I'm just excited to. see some of those guys and be on Sunday Night Football again. Oh wow. Yeah, he's happy to be on Sunday Night Football. I'm sure people are thrilled that he's uh He's gonna be out there.
I don't know. Is this a kinder, warmer, gentler Aaron Rogers? He's not doing these interviews with Pat McAfee. We don't have weekly updates on what he thinks about the world and its issues and football. It's just it's all football.
And maybe it's because he's with the Steelers. Maybe it's because he continues to get closer and closer to the end of his career. I mean, Aaron Rogers even pretty much said that He wants to end his career. Retiring as a Packer, and yet a lot of that is performative and it's honorary. and and that's that's probably how things should go for Aaron Rogers.
And he talked about his time with Jordan Love. I remember when Jordan Love was drafted. Aaron Rogers basically threw a fit. He said it he was sitting around, and when they selected him, He was a little bothered that he had no insight. The team didn't give him a heads up.
He said he added to take a shot at Tequila. A big shot of tequila. But he says with Jordan Luffy appreciated working with him. I texted with him last week. Because they had played a couple common opponents.
So we had a couple texts back and forth. Um He's a great kid, man. He really is. I enjoyed my time with him. I'm not surprised by how he's playing.
He's playing great. Uh his progression was Like mine, kind of where you just kind of first year you're getting your feet wet, second year you feel a little bit more confident by the time the third year comes around. You ready to play? Why couldn't we get this over the past couple of seasons? Bacha, where where was this version?
Of Aaron Rod. Like, where was this version of the guy? There's a. Probably Three words to describe this. New York Jets.
Oh, wow. That's all you got to say. It's a mess there.
Well, he was kinda being a jerk on his way out of Green Bay, too, now. Yeah, but there was a contract issue there, and he felt unwanted because maybe they wanted to move on.
So I don't fully blame him for the Packers. Departure is seemed like a mutual Understanding that this was it. New York he just walked all over them. And he took advantage every step. Yeah, he was the boss.
Could you imagine if Woody Johnson said what he said about uh Justin Fields about Aaron Rodgers? He definitely has behind closed doors. That's no, no, no. But it doesn't matter what he says publicly. and not privately.
Could you imagine if he would have said what he said about Justin Fields out loud to Aaron Rodgers? Could you imagine what Rodgers would have said in response? Yeah. He would have been a McAfee or somewhere and just completely shredded everything that Woody has done. In the past year.
He would have killed him. I I I wish you know what I actually wish that that was the case. I wish that that was the case because Matter of fact, Justin Fields, he actually responded this week. uh to Woody Johnson. If you don't remember what Woody Johnson said, He basically trashed his s I guess former starting quarterback.
Aaron Glenn says that we will not reveal who will start the next game for the the New York Jets because of a competitive advantage. Sure, fine, whatever. But Woody Johnson just took Justin Fields to the woodshed. Have you seen our quarterbacks rating? If we had a quarterback who could actually go out there and complete a pass, this is what he said at the owners' meetings a few weeks ago, or actually, a couple days ago, too.
Well, he's turning it looks like he's turning around parts of it. You know, it's hard when you have a quarterback with, you know, with a rating. that we've got, you know, I mean he has the ability, but something just is not jivin'. But if you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that, you're going to see similar results if you go across the league. You have to play consistently with, you know.
at that position of the And that's what we're going to try to do. For the remainder of the season. This is what gives you hope, then? I just think defense special teams are doing better. Defense is pretty good.
If we could just complete a pass, it would look good. You know, you gotta complete some path. You gotta convince them that you can do something. Oh my God The owner's not supposed to be crapping on his players like that. Oh, if we could just complete a pass.
Or if our star could just knock down a free throw. I mean, well, damn. You thought Doc Rivers You know, answering a question about Ben Simmons and whether or not he could win a championship with him, Doc Rivers was just like, man, I don't know. If you thought that was bad. Man, just imagine if the owner took a dump on you like that.
And so the media, of course, it's the Jets and Woody Johnson can't help himself. He just creates an additional story for his quarterback to worry about. The reporters run up to Justin Fields. And of course they ask him, and Hey, Your owner just killed you publicly. Are you okay with that?
Does that bother you? Are you feelings hurt? Did you talk to him? Listen to this. It doesn't bother me.
It doesn't. Of course, everybody knows, you know, I need to play better, we need to play better as a team. And of course, no matter how the offense does as a unit, I'm going to get the blame. And I understand that. what comes with the job, but um honestly, um It's what comes with it.
So you can't let anything kind of affect You're mine, my mind. And um that's that's is what it is, no Aww. Come on. That wrong answer, man. You're not supposed to stand here and go, Oh yeah, it hurt my feelings, oh yeah, this makes me cry, but to say that it doesn't bother you You say, Yeah, I'm I'm bothered.
You know, I play for the New York Jets. I'm bothered by my own play. Nobody is more bothered than I am. And so, yes, I understand the owner's frustration. Everybody's bothered, including me.
That the fact that he's so passive against it. is is is not good. And I think it's indicative of who he might be as a player, who he is as a person, how aggressive he might be, or the lack thereof. That that's not that's not a leader. It's not.
I mean, you have to choose your words carefully. I mean we had two a tongue of a lower. who actually told the media earlier this week, Yeah, it's not easy for me to lead. And I'm trying to balance being a leader. And it's like, bro, the first thing you need to do.
Is not throw your teammates under the bus. Stop saying stupid things when they put a microphone in front of your face. And then maybe. Maybe people will follow you. But if you're leadin' em straight to the depths of hell, Why would I want to?
And so for Justin Fields to be asked whether or not he was bothered by that, man, there's there's a way that you answer the question. and it doesn't appear that he's he's prepared for any of it. It's kinda sad. He says, you know what? I can understand criticism.
from anybody. It doesn't bother me. No matter If it's him, no matter if it's family members, even teammates, sometimes there's gonna be times where you have to be the only one who believes in yourself.
So, like I said, that's his opinion. And um like I told you guys after the game on on Sunday, I'm at peace and of Our focus is right now is uh working each and every day and and uh getting better. Man, that ain't his opinion. You suck. You suck.
You know you suck. You you gotta do better. Just say you're not happy, everybody's not happy, and keep it moving. You hear Ryan Botcher say it's the New York Jets. This is what you get when you have an owner.
who can't even get out of his own way. When you have an owner who's causing problems and issues, for his own players, man. The New York Jets are a joke. I'm pretty miserable. Oh, oh, yeah, by the way, good luck to Aaron Rodgers.
I'm not rootin' for the guy. No, I'm not. I can't say that. I'm not ruined for either one of them. I'm just happy that, at least for right now, Aaron Rogers sounds like he's at peace.
And maybe also that's partially due to no longer being, A member Of the New York Jets. Yeah, we got Sunday night football. We got the Packers and the Steelers. The Packers are going to be in the building in Pittsburgh as we have Aaron Rodgers taking on Jordan Love. That's Sunday night football.
We're seconds away from kickoff here in Los Angeles. Thursday night football between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Chargers. We'll keep you up to date on this game once it gets started as we have Carson Wentz starting in place of an injured, still injured, unavailable to play, JJ McCarthy. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. We're going to take a break.
How about this? Of course we have footage.
Well well, not over the airways, but we have footage that exists of Chauncey Billips leaving his arraignment. Hmm. No handcuffs, getting ready to walk to his car. Not a fun scene for him in Portland, Oregon. To talk All Things NBA, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, coast to coast, on the Infinity Sports Network. Man, today's been a busy day. The NBA season just got started two nights ago. The NBA has dominated the headlines. Unfortunately, for some of the wrong reasons, we have some great performances that we've seen from guys like Anthony Edwards, Victor Ebenyama, Vijay Edgecombe.
And then, of course, we all learned earlier today the arrests of not just Terry Rogier, but the coach of the Portland Trailblazers and Chauncey Billips. To talk about the past few days and what we've experienced, what we could expect over the next few days, weeks, and months, joining us right now is someone who covers all things NBA for CBS Sports as a writer. Welcome to the show, James Herbert. James, welcome back. Thanks so much for having me.
No doubt about it. What was your level of shock? uh given all the news that came down earlier this morning. Um I mean I I wasn't sure Shocked that this came up again. I wasn't expecting it this morning.
I wasn't expecting it this early in the season. That timing is interesting. Uh, to me, and I had no idea that Chauncey Phillips was going to be um a part of this story. I didn't know that. um it was going to take a twist and a turn.
I think If you've been paying attention to this story, Um this investigation into this this um gambling ring has been going on for a couple of years now. UNUO is an ongoing thing. You knew the Jante Porter story was not the end of that story, but I didn't know there was going to be this separate but related investigation into rigged poker games. Um so that part of it completely blindsided me and I spent a lot more time today Reading the ins and outs of that and reading these indictments and getting up to speed on all of that, then. Honestly, I've spent like as much time doing that as I've spent like catching up on games from last night.
So it's been an interesting first couple of days of the NBA season. It certainly has been.
Well, James, we we just saw the well, there's footage now online of Chauncey Billops walking out of his arraignment. We know he just got a contract extension to help lead this young Portland Trailblazers team. He's now placed on leave. Tiago Splitter is now going to take over as the interim head coach. Who knows how long that lasts or whether or not Chauncey even gets the job back or is welcome back in the NBA?
What effect is this going to have on a Trailblazers team that they're trying to put the pieces together for? I mean, I think it's immediately very d destabilizing. It's an opportunity for Tiago Splitter. I mean, the rest of the coaching staff is there. Um it's not like it it doesn't sound to me like they are immediately going to just outright dismiss John C.
Phillips and try to replace him with With somebody else. But yeah, of course, it's a shock to the system. I mean, even if it were under like totally different and less fraught circumstances, just if you have your head coach taken away. From the team in the middle of the season, let alone basically right at the beginning of the season after training camp, that's going to be disorienting. It's going to change the way that that staff.
Works just in terms of even practical stuff, like who was doing the various scouts? Who was like, how were you, you know? assign the duties at practice in terms of who is leading Um like what drills and and all of that like Everybody is going to have to kind of band together there and make up for um the absence of Chauncey Phillips, who was the guy that was supposed to be setting Um, the culture for that team. He just signed an extension. Everybody seemed happy with the defense that the Blazers had played in the second half of the season last year, and they wanted to kind of bring that momentum into this year.
Obviously, it is extremely disruptive. Like, this becomes the biggest story around the team right now, not just how Shaden Sharp is. Developing like what Jang Hansen looks like in his first season, how Denny Avdia can build on what he did last year. Like, no, like, this is. There's no real way to sugarcoat it.
I think for the Blazers, as these games get played, they're going to have to still show up and play, and they're still going to have to go to practice. It will. get more normal for them. If Billips is out for an extended period of time, you do adjust. I mean, the Spurs went through this under obviously completely different circumstances last year with when Pop stepped away and they didn't know exactly how long that was going to be with Mitch Johnson taking over.
You you get used to it, but I mean this is obviously not the plan and it has to be extremely just strange for everybody in that organization right now. And James Herbert is joining us. He covers all things NBA as a writer for CBS Sports.
Well, we know the Portland Trailblazers they they most definitely are a young team that has now been thrown into quite a bit of turmoil with the arrest of Chauncey Billips. Last night, and unfortunately this was overshadowed, Uh with the news today, Victor Webanyama forty points last night. You got the San Antonio Spurs who go over the Dallas Mavericks. And Victor Wembanyama, if he can do this, and I don't think anybody's expecting 40 a game. you know, every single night.
Uh but wh what are your thoughts on on what this guy can do? I mean, he's an unprecedented player. He has absolutely no ceiling. I think. Um, I he was the play like the player I was mo more excited to watch than anyone else in the league coming into this season.
But even I couldn't have forecasted a debut like that on opening night to just do absolutely everything on both ends Um to make like I don't know like Half a dozen unbelievable highlight plays. And that might be conservative. Um he was dominant on the defensive end. And then offensively, I mean, he looked like a completely different player than he was last year. I mean, you saw some flashes of it.
Uh in the preseason, you if you've been paying attention, you've you've seen the sort of the the stories about him going and spending time with uh everyone from monks to KG to Hakeem Alajuan. Um in the offseason, he clearly took his summer extremely seriously in terms of working on his body, working on his game, and honestly, I think even working on his mindset. Uh that that's one thing like If you just look at the way That he was attacking the basket in this game. And not. Forcing it exactly, but getting all the way there when he needed to.
And then, if he was cut off, he'd make this smart, simple pass and get. Teammates open looks. Like, I thought his decision-making was really good, but his mentality was to go in there and try to rip your head off. And he's the most sudden dunker, I think, I've ever seen in my life. Like, you think.
Um, he's too far, he's not going to get there. You think he might be about to give it up or take a floater or something, and all of a sudden, he's just at the rim. Um, part of that is just. He is the longest player that you could possibly imagine.
So he just has these crazy dimensions. But I mean, it it's the ball handling has improved. The passing has improved. He's just so in control. of his game right now and I mean If he plays like this, and I don't, like you said, I don't mean 40 points a night, but if he plays with that kind of mentality and if he's.
As efficient as I think he can be. I mean, he's gonna like force his way into the MVP conversation this year, which doesn't shock me. Like, I sort of thought that was going to happen. coming into the year, but it it just makes you wonder like how good can the Spurs team be i if if Wemby is already like you know a top five or six player in the NBA.
Well, James, outside of Wembanyamo, we saw Vijay Edgecombe come through and drop thirty four points.
Well, Wembanyamo also went out there. He opposed Cooper Flag, who made his professional debut. Is there another player, a young player, that you expect to take a big step This season. Um, I mean, I I think There's a lot of younger players. I mean, if you want to stay with the Spurs, I thought Stefan Castle was really impressive.
um in their first game. It was it was both ends too. Like he was Um, getting a lot of deflections out there offensively. I mean, you just cannot keep that guy out of the paint, and I think that's really impressive because. You would think teams would just be able to kind of lay off of him.
He's not the most threatening pull-up shooter. In the world, but he just has such control of the ball, he's able to kind of operate with a lot of poise out there, and he just sort of like Wemby, like, he was just. A killer in that game. He was so aggressive. He is obviously one of the more athletic guards.
In the NBA, but he actually uses that athleticism all the time. It's not just like you see this when he's out there on a one-on-zero fast break. Like he Has a really aggressive attacking mentality, and I thought he just looked like he had gotten better over the summer. This was already. The rookie of the year last year.
He's the guy. He's a little bit divisive within the NBA in terms of.
some people kind of having different reactions to To his rookie year, but I think in San Antonio, they were always really, really excited about that guy. And I think even more so coming off of night one.
Well, James, let's talk about some of the old guys. We got some teams that are very old, like the Clippers. We have LeBron James, who is old. He's currently not playing with that sciatic nerve issue. I mean, we got a game going on right now between the Champs and the Pacers, a little bit of a rematch with no Halliburton.
And then tonight, we got another old squad as the Nuggets take on the Warriors. When it comes to these older teams, is there one of these squads that you think legitimately has a chance to compete, or is Tom kind of passed a squad like the Warriors and Clippers and maybe Lakers by? Um, I think for the Lakers, I wouldn't put them in quite the same category because, I mean, yeah, LeBron is older. But that's not really how the whole team is built. I think they're kind of in a transition phase where they're they're kind of trying To build a contender, I don't think time has passed them by as much as they're not there yet.
Now, when they are there, will LeBron be on the team anymore? Honestly, probably not. But I think they're in a little bit of a different category. As far as the Clippers and the Warriors, Going into the air is pretty high on both teams. I don't know what in the world happened to the Clippers last night in that game against Utah.
I don't expect that they are going. To look like that for the rest of the season. I think they do have a chance to be a really good team. They're an extremely, extremely deep team. I thought they looked.
really good in the preseason. Um I don't know that I see them as like a an inner circle contender, but they're kind of Right right there in that second tier. I think the Warriors though Um maybe not like on the same level as the thunder. and the nuggets, but I think if anybody else is going you challenge one of those teams if anybody else is going to be In the Western Conference finals, potentially make the finals. That would be my pick.
I love the construction of that team. I love the way that they looked. In their first game, I was honestly, it's not just the old guys. I was quite impressed with Jonathan Kaminga, just his approach. In that game, not just the shooting, but the decision making I thought was improved.
Um versus what we've seen in the past from him. And then, yeah, I mean, I think those old guys can all still really play. I mean, they were awesome at the end of last year. And I think Al Horford brings a lot to the table. For that team, what he does on both ends.
He takes nothing off of the table, he spaces the floor for everybody, and he does that while also being able to fit in defensively. And that is absolutely huge for a team like that.
Well, James, there's so many storylines between the teams and who's winning, who's losing, who's injured, who's not. And then, of course, we got the news that we received earlier today. There's Wembinyama, there's LeBron, there's MB, there's the Knicks, there's the Celtics. We can go on and on. With all the basketball, and the NBA is also built on storylines throughout the year.
Is this case, is this gambling probe? And we know these things can take months and sometimes years. Is this ultimately just going to be another storyline hanging over the NBA all season long? I think it'll it'll hang over. But it won't be in A thing that is kind of drowning out the attention from everything else the way that it did today.
I don't think, I mean, it's sort of like you know, the the Kawhi Leonard story, the aspiration story with with the Clippers That was the biggest NBA story for a while there while nothing else was going on. The the difference now is this dropped while there were a ton of things going on actually on the basketball court. But I think Um much like the the Kawai one, it's like There has to be some sort of Newsy element for people to keep talking about it. And I think that will dry up pretty quickly until there's an update on these cases.
So yeah, I mean I I think the the like the aspiration thing will hang over the clippers. All year long. It also won't be something that we're discussing every day as you and I do our jobs. And I think that's sort of the same thing. with this case.
Like it it is an enormous story right now. um consequences for for the people involved in in one way Or another, and I think this there will be updates to this story. It's an ongoing investigation, obviously. Um but you know I I do think we will be able to get back to just mainly talking basketball uh fair fairly soon. Yeah, I think hopefully very, very soon.
We know this NBA season is going to roll all away. That's a June, so it's going to be quite Oh wow. Hey, James, I appreciate you coming through to have a chat with us, at least at the onset of this season. Tell everybody where they can follow you, find your work with CBS. Fill us in.
Yeah, all my stuff is up on cbsports.com in the NBA section. Thank you so much for having me. Absolutely, James. Always a pleasure having you on. Make sure you go ahead and check out James Herbert, covers all things NBA for CBS.
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Oh my god. You know what type of jerk? I guess I'm not a jerk. Um When I hear what he just said, You don't throw around nastiness and saying mean things. Like Sean Payton automatically comes to mind.
Like, sure, I mean, we heard Woody Johnson kill his own quarterback in Justin Fields. Justin Fields responds and is like, eh, I don't care, whatever. He has his own opinion. Like, it sounds soft to me. And then I'm I've I'm hearing saying nasty things.
I'm like, this Sean Payton. Being shady to his former quarterback and Russell Wilson. It's just wild out here. And then Sean Payton, by the way, he responded to that. You know what?
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That's 888-710-4ISN. Eric is calling us up. from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I'm sure it's cold up there. You on the JR Sport Ree show, Eric, what's up?
Well, I'd like to talk about the the LA Dodgers. And I like the Dodgers for what they did in 1946. They gave a black fella the start where nobody else in the m in baseball wanted him. F first of all, they got a start in Montreal, so that was that was good for Canada. But the whole baseball world, as we know it, didn't want this guy, and the Dodgers came forward and Just for anyone who might be living underneath a rock, we'll use his name.
It's Jackie Robinson, but go ahead. Jackie Robinson, okay, yeah. And secondly, I've been following them since the days of Drysdale, Colfax, Fernando Velasuela, and I loved the way their their announcer called the game when he first came out in And said what he said during the games. I don't have the words in front of me, but I think you know what I'm talking about. Yeah, I think it's a very good idea.
Yeah, Vince Scully. And also, no surprise in the NCAA, the Ohio State Buckeyes, they're sitting top. How are my Notre Dame Fighting Irish doing? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, I don't think they're going to go out there and repeat for a championship, but the Fighting Irish, they're not doing bad right now. They have, what is their record right now?
Yeah, they're 5-2. Yeah, yeah. Yep.
So I mean, they're going to m you know, but the Ohio the Buckeyes are are just well, just so dominant, right? It isn't funny. Yeah, the defense is absolutely nuts. You have a quarterback in Julian Sand who's moved his way into to Heisman You know, competition.
So, yeah, they're rolling. They may actually go out there and win a championship this year. I'll take them over to R Dane. And in the baseball, going back to the baseball, last year I took them the Dodgers in six over the Yankees.
Well, they did it in five. I shouldn't say this because I'm a true Canadian, but I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I'm taking the Dodgers in six this time around, and I'm hoping I'm wrong. You could still be a true Canadian and tell the truth. It doesn't mean you're a liar by just evaluating the facts.
Well, yeah, I know, but I mean, you know, I grew up a Canadian, and the Blue Jays are the cardiac kids. They never give up. But, I mean, the Dodgers are just so they got so much power, so much, you know, everybody on that team, well, the top five or six guys getting destroyed in just in the spare of a minute.
Now, well, we'll see.
Well, you enjoy it out of the way. Uh what do you are you gonna what are you gonna lose friends by by by saying you think the Dodgers are gonna win? You're gonna lose friends or something? Yeah. They'll probably say, What kind of Canadian are you?
I mean I've just Boing with the facts. I mean, the Dodgers have been there next to the Yankees. They're The most dominant team in baseball as we know it.
So But the Blue Jays are the Blue Jays and they just don't give up. All right.
Well, Eric, you enjoy the series, and don't tell any friends how you really feel about the series, okay? They already know. Oh, well, damn.
Well, they're still your friends, and I guess. Hey, we'll catch you soon, Eric, okay? Here, probably next week sometime. I'll be right here, Eric. Appreciate you for calling from Nova Scotia, okay?
Okay, have a good one. All right, thank you, Eric. I think I'm allergic to Eric Botch to say something. Yeah, I think it's a good idea. That was interesting.
I'm surprised that he's being realistic about the Blue Jays. You don't think Canadians are realistic? I would be fully delusional if the team that represents my country was in the World Series. Like, I wouldn't even. Deep down.
hidden. Like it would be in a in a box in chains. that it'd be like, okay, I think the Dodgers are gonna win. But if it was right near me, I would say 100% the Blue Jays are going to win and just try to ride the momentum. I appreciate Eric because he's being logical.
Like I can tell you. And it's not so much, I feel, Blue Jay fans, but like they're they're more there're so many Toronto Raptor fans from over the years that I've had to interact with, whether it be on NBA TV or just just wherever. Like Raptor fans just they they they overshoot their shot on what they think their team is. And sometimes I don't think it's living in reality.
So, is that the type of delusion that you're referring to? That is the the exact type where it's where it's kind of like you overrate your team. the point where you think they will not lose to an obvious Giant.
Okay. All right.
I can't relate. I cannot relate. That team is good, it's good, if it's bad, it's bad. I just I Can't relate. Maybe I need to live in Toronto for a while.
Even that I think is too far gone. I'm I'm too out of the system there. Eight eight eight seven ten four ISN. That's eight eight eight seven ten four I S N. Hey, we got a we got a score up here on the board.
For Thursday night football, we got the Chargers. By the way, apparently, Justin Herbert. For a pick six that was then overturned. They were like, hey, the ball was not intercepted. It hit the ground.
And so the Chargers have answered back here. Gadson, eight-yard touchdown reception. From Justin Herbert, and the Chargers now lead Minnesota seven to nothing at home. That was a hell of a drive. Almost eight minutes, eighty-three yards, fourteen plays, and then these.
A charger is going out here and get the job done. Early, we just heard as well from Rich Ackerman. We got two NBA games on the slate tonight. This is like a miserable version. Of a NBA Finals that we just got.
The Thunder are beating the Pacers 54 out to 47, and in about an hour from now, We have the Denver Nuggets who are going to be on the road to take on the Golden State Warriors. That should be a good one. The Nuggets are going to make their debut tonight. We know that they've added in some additional pieces, bringing back Bruce Brown, also adding Cam Johnson from the Brooklyn Nets. And Bacha, your favorite guy is now podcasting, Porter Jr.
Is he podcasting? Did he get in trouble in New York yet? What's his deal? He is there too. to just throw up three pointers.
and do whatever he wants until the trade deadline or even next year. He can basically do whatever because nobody cares about the Nets. They'll just know his name.
So they won't even try to talk about anything else going on with the team. You think? You think that he's not going to want to stay in New York just to experience it? I mean, he's gotten a big contract. He got a championship.
I think he has no desire to do anything but just hang out in New York and be a funny guy. Michael Porter Jr. That was by far after the first five minutes of the game The least amount of effort I've seen from a NBA player In fifteen years. It was an abomination to To where him and Cam Thomas just refused to play defense once the team turned the ball over once or twice in a row, they gave up the entire game and they got benched for it. Yeah.
Get used to it, no? No, right? Yes?
Well, maybe you already are, right? I'm used to it. But this was to a new level where you're getting paid like a starter. A high-end starter. And you're giving up.
You're supposed to be a leader on this team where a coach preaches effort and toughness. And you provided none of that? Hopefully it'll turn around to the next game, but I I it was a bad introduction. Yeah. Well, welcome to Brooklyn.
He's been uh He's been very busy to to say the least. What a world It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, coast to coast, on the Infiniti Sports Network. 888-710-4ISN. That's 888-710-4ISN. We'll keep you up to date.
on his Thursday night football match up Between the Chargers and the Vikings, let's see if uh Well, let's see if Carson Wentz can throw a touchdown. before he throws an interception. I wonder what the bet would be on that one, but betting is bad today. Go ahead and ask Chauncey Billops. As a matter of fact, next hour in about 30 minutes, we're going to have a conversation with Amy Dash.
She is a legal analyst here for Odyssey and Odyssey Sports. We'll get her thoughts on. of what took place today, how long things could Come to take the shake out A lot of questions that, well, I, not a lawyer, Cannot answer.
So we'll have that conversation with Amy next hour. If you want to call, you can certainly do that: 888-710-4ISN. That's 888-710-47. four I S N Oh, I didn't forget people saying nasty things. We're going to talk about Sean Payton on the other side of the break.
I mean, we got so much more to do. It's the JR Sport Reef Show here with you coast to coast, the Infinity Sports Network. Hey there, I'm Kendra Adachi, and my show, The Lazy Genius Podcast, helps you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. And you get to decide what matters. I'm not here to tell you what to do.
I'm here to give you a new way to see. Episodes of the Lazy Genius Podcast are full of compassionate time management tips and permission slips to do what makes sense for you. New episodes drop every Monday. Follow and listen to the Lazy Genius Podcast on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. Botox Cosmetic, Autobotulinum Toxin A, FDA approved for over 20 years.
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Hey everyone, I'm Josh Radner, and I am so excited to tell you about How We Made Your Mother: a rewatch podcast looking back at how I met your mother. And I'm here with Craig Thomas, who co-created the show along with Carter Bays. Hi, Craig. Hey, Josh.
Somehow, it has been 20 years since the show premiered. That's, you know, I'm going to check the math on that. 10 years since it went off the air, and we thought that made this a perfect time to look back, see what the hell we did, and why the show still seems to resonate with fans around the world today. Follow and listen to How We Made Your Mother, wherever you get your podcasts.
