520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague on Pistons winning 8 of 10, Wemby beats LeBron, Jalen Green vs. Ja

Summary

Podcast Summary: Club Shay Shay – Episode 520 In The Morning

Release Date: January 14, 2025
Title: In The Morning - Jeff Teague on Pistons winning 8 of 10, Wemby beats LeBron, Jalen Green vs. Ja

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Overview

In Episode 520 of Club Shay Shay, hosts D.J. Wells, Bishop Hendricks, and Teague engage in an energetic morning discussion focused on the current NBA landscape. The conversation delves into recent performances of teams like the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, and the Memphis Grizzlies. Key players such as Jeff Teague, Wemby, LeBron James, and Jalen Green are analyzed in-depth, providing listeners with insights into team dynamics, player performances, and playoff prospects.

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Key Discussions

1. Detroit Pistons' Remarkable Win Streak

The Pistons have been on a hot streak, winning eight out of their last ten games. The hosts express optimism about the team's trajectory and Jeff Teague's influence.

• Teague (02:35): "They attended their last 12. They did not have that type of a run at all last year. They won 21 games, way more than one last."
• D.J. Wells (20:36): "If it wasn't Kenny Atkinson, if it wasn't Mosley, it would be JB Biggerstaff."

2. Los Angeles Lakers' Struggles and Playoff Hopes

Discussions revolve around the Lakers' inconsistent performances and their chances of making the playoffs amidst internal challenges and player performances.

• Teague (07:07): "Lakers, you still asleep?"
• D.J. Wells (07:14): "They a playoff team though. The Lakers definitely be in the playoffs."
• Bishop Hendricks (06:38): "I like the Spurs. I see what they're doing with the young guys."

3. San Antonio Spurs' Potential as a Playoff Team

The Spurs' young talent and coaching strategies are highlighted as potential catalysts for a successful playoff run.

• Teague (05:35): "The Spurs team, we talked about them like they was. Dang, they're sad. But listen, some of these young players are starting to get it together."
• D.J. Wells (05:53): "I think they could be a playoff team, man. I think it's looking like that."

4. Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant's Impact

Ja Morant's return from injuries has revitalized the Grizzlies, making them a formidable team in the league.

• Teague (17:29): "Man, the NBA is back when Ja Morant plays. Like, he's one of the Americans, a black American. That makes the game exciting."
• D.J. Wells (18:22): "Shout out to him, man. I know he went through a whole bunch of injuries and stuff. It's good to see him back on the floor."

5. Jalen Green vs. Ja Morant Showdown

A comparative analysis of Jalen Green's emerging prowess against seasoned players like Ja Morant, emphasizing Green's growth and potential superstar status.

• Teague (09:36): "Jalen Green is starting to pick it up a little bit. He was averaging 19 a couple weeks ago."
• D.J. Wells (09:55): "He was averaging 19 a couple weeks ago. We was talking about he got to get over that 20 plus mark."

6. New York Knicks' Playoff Hopes and Player Management

The Knicks' strategies regarding player minutes and load management are scrutinized, with concerns about overplaying leading to fatigue.

• D.J. Wells (22:51): "They need mandatory load management."
• Teague (22:35): "They can't give you their best effort for 43, man. You gotta give them a chance to."

7. Houston Rockets' Resurgence

The Rockets' recent victories and standout performances from players like Jalen Green and Donovan Mitchell are celebrated.

• Teague (08:55): "Jalen Green took him home yesterday. 42, tied his career high yesterday."
• D.J. Wells (09:22): "He was averaging 19 a couple weeks ago. We was talking about he got to get over that 20 plus mark."

8. NBA Playoffs Predictions

The hosts make bold predictions about various teams securing playoff spots, emphasizing the unpredictability of the season.

• Teague (06:01): "They're a game away."
• D.J. Wells (06:02): "Yeah, they definitely could be a play."

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Notable Quotes

• Teague (05:07): "Shout out to DraftKings. Hey, if you hit yesterday pause, make sure you send it to us."
• Bishop Hendricks (24:40): "They got to get to 18."
• D.J. Wells (28:15): "I love Trae Young. I think he's playing great."

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Insights and Conclusions

The episode underscores a transitional period in the NBA, where young talents are beginning to assert themselves, potentially shifting team dynamics and playoff prospects. The Detroit Pistons' impressive performance suggests a possible rise in their standings, while the Lakers' struggles highlight the volatility of maintaining a top-tier team. The Spurs' focus on youth development appears promising, and Ja Morant's return injects excitement into the Grizzlies' gameplay. Additionally, the conversation about player load management with the Knicks offers a glimpse into team strategies aimed at peak performance during crucial playoff moments.

Overall, the hosts emphasize the importance of health, strategic player management, and the emergence of young stars as key factors that will likely influence the outcome of the NBA season.

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Conclusion

Episode 520 of Club Shay Shay provides a comprehensive morning analysis of the NBA, blending statistical insights with passionate discussions about team performances and player potentials. Listeners are left with a nuanced understanding of the current state of various NBA teams and the factors that may determine their success in the upcoming playoffs.

Transcript

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[D.J. Wells]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Bishop Hendricks]

What did you see?

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[D.J. Wells]

Happened to her, I'll help. She's still alive. I want to see my wife.

[Teague]

He should have left Severance new season.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Teague]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. It's 5:20 in the morning, your favorite sports show. Here to keep you up to date everything in the sports world, especially basketball. I'm your host. My name is D.J. wells, joined this morning by my two brothers to my left, Bishop Hendricks. To my right, my brother, Teague. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing?

[Bishop Hendricks]

What's happening?

[D.J. Wells]

Bro, I just wanna roll with you. I seen Drake at the game. I'm playing Drake this morning.

[Teague]

Yeah, people feel how you want to feel about that battle, but Drake still got the slaps. Yeah, don't ever get it fucked up. You can pick a side, but it's still fire.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Teague]

That ain't Drake, but turn me up.

[D.J. Wells]

Who is that skiller?

[Bishop Hendricks]

To my dog.

[D.J. Wells]

To my dog.

[Teague]

I know that.

[D.J. Wells]

I know that music. I know him.

[Teague]

Hey, going forward, y'all gonna be required to have a song each episode in the morning, man. See how y'all feeling, man. That's how we starting the vibe check out. We gonna play a track every morning.

[D.J. Wells]

My turn.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I ain't playing with that, man.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, they remember that, Bob, for sure.

[Teague]

Classic album, too. Ox core battles on the way. But listen, man, some great basketball took place yesterday. Wimby and Dispers and took care of the Lakers yesterday. Belt to ass situation, 126 to 104. Wimby went crazy 23, 8 and 5. Evan Vassel was killing yesterday as well. He had 23 and 6. AD went crazy with 30 and 13. Bron only took 11 field goal attempts yesterday and still had 18, 5 and 8. What's his game say more about the Lakers or the spurs yesterday?

[Bishop Hendricks]

I'm glad W went in there and hoop got his team in the dub. But you know the Lakers, them y'all.

[D.J. Wells]

Boys, they going through a lot right now, man.

[Teague]

Yeah, so far as what the concept of what's going on, them playing a home game, both. Which is crazy, but. Yeah, listen, they've been having a good runners like recently, but, I mean, they took it hell yesterday. I'm gonna say more for the spurs, man. That was a big win for them. More than it was a big loss for the Lakers. Wimby was killing yesterday. CP was hooping yesterday. I know we didn't talk about his stat line yesterday, but he was dragging AR yesterday for sure.

[D.J. Wells]

Scratch all that. I heard the parlay hit.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, the parlay. You know what I mean? Wemby sold us. But Everybody that took 20 shout out to y'all, man. I got another one for y'all today. But we had like six, seven people that hit yesterday, so that's a first.

[D.J. Wells]

Let's get a round of applause for him first. His first. His first.

[Teague]

Shout out to DraftKings. Hey, if you hit yesterday pause, make sure you send it to us. So we can repost it. I know a lot of people shaved on the WIMBY points yesterday, you know what I'm saying? Remixed it, but shit. Shout out to them. They came up yesterday, man.

[D.J. Wells]

First part later.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Shout out to my dogs, man. It didn't take us a year, man. We here now.

[D.J. Wells]

Finally out the house. The first crash out, that was a game. We thought it was gonna be for Christmas, but Valentine's Day is around the.

[Teague]

Corner, so your buddy's still leaving anyway. Going to a Christmas gift. Going to a Valentine's Day gift.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That's crazy, y'all though, for sure.

[Teague]

I can't wait to see the one today. Since my boy came through. He's about to go crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

It's a 80,000 today.

[Bishop Hendricks]

No, we're keeping it light. We keep it smooth all week.

[D.J. Wells]

Okay, my bad.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Everything under 10, okay?

[Teague]

My fault for sure. Listen, man, Wimby's incredible, man. This spurs team, we talked about them like they was. Dang, they're sad. But listen, some of these young players are starting to get it together, man. I think they could be a playoff team, man. I think it's looking like that. I know we was questioned on it, maybe playing Spurs. It's looking like it, bro. Go to the standings, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, I think they could be a playing team. I think they need a playing team, bro.

[Teague]

They can get up there, look. What's it? A game and yeah, bro, they're a game away.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, they definitely could be a play.

[Teague]

Yeah. Two game win streak for being an ape seed. We just talked about it. Timberwolves was Dan, near borderline mediocre all year. Look where they at. Kings went on the seven game win streak and they ninth place.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I love Wimby, y'all, but I can't let y'all do that today, bro. Not today.

[Teague]

They can make the play in.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Not this morning, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

They can make.

[Teague]

They can make the play in for sure.

[D.J. Wells]

Play in 19. 19. They right there with the Suns.

[Teague]

Yeah, go on.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Good win. Good win, though. I mean, despite what, you know, LA going through, I get that. But that's a good win for 1B&M. Cause people really, we probably thought they would win less than 19 for the whole season. So for them to be, you know what I mean, cracking even right now halfway through the year is cool.

[D.J. Wells]

I like the Spurs. I see what they're doing with the young guys. I mean, CP is still being cp. Making these young guys believe in themselves. And they're having a great year. I think they could be a play in team. I don't know how long this lasts for the Kings, you know what I mean? They playing at a high level right now, playing well. I don't know if this continues. Hopefully it does. Cause I'm a fan of Doug Christie and what he got going on right now. And De'Aaron Fox, one of my favorite players. So hopefully they get in the playoffs, but they got potential to make the play in for sure.

[Teague]

Most definitely.

[D.J. Wells]

Man.

[Teague]

Lakers, you still asleep?

[Bishop Hendricks]

Oh, quiet.

[D.J. Wells]

They a playoff team though. The Lakers definitely be in the playoffs.

[Teague]

Yeah, definitely gonna make the playoffs for ratings.

[Bishop Hendricks]

We need them there for sure.

[Teague]

Dang. Let's go back to the Saints one more time, please. I mean, obviously it's a long way before the season ends, but today we're at the seventh, so they have a play in against the Suns. That'd be a hell of a playing situation, for sure.

[D.J. Wells]

Do y'all really want to see the Lakers though, like in the playoffs?

[Teague]

Like, I don't want to see LeBron at 49 in the playoffs. Fuck it, bro. Let my boy in the playoffs. This one gonna be one of the last times.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, I mean, I was just wondering, like, do y'all really watch the Lakers games? I know it's a lot of Laker fans in the world. Do y'all really watch em? Like, I don't really watch anymore.

[Teague]

Hit or miss.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Like it depend on who they playing for me. Yeah.

[Teague]

But I'm always staying tuned. Cause it's important, obviously for job purposes and leisure.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, I remember at one time I used to just catch all the Cavs games. Like I used to just watch Bron like, you know, like, damn, Brian about to play. Let me see who they about to play.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

But now it's kind of like, do I really watch the Lakers? Not really. I do. Cause we do this.

[Bishop Hendricks]

But like they not an exciting team.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah. Like I don't get hyped to watch the Lakers. Like when Anthony Edwards comes on, like I watched the Timberwolf. I'm like, he about to do something straight up. And last night he did something like. You know what I mean?

[Bishop Hendricks]

Like, it's gotta watch Steph.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cause of Steph.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, Steph might have.

[Teague]

Yeah. Any given night, Steph might go crazy.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I don't want this to turn into no LeBron slander. I'm just saying that.

[D.J. Wells]

No, he's just older. But when he played like the warriors game on Christmas.

[Teague]

Yeah. Brian's still gonna show up when it's time.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, it was like, so if I know if it's a big Matchup. I know Bron gonna come to play like he did against the warriors, but I don't know, I was just. We're just asking questions.

[Teague]

Nah, I dig that for sure, man. Big win for the spurs for sure. A great game yesterday. Great, great game. Grizzlies rockets went crazy yesterday. 121 18. Jalen Green.

[D.J. Wells]

So these are games I watch.

[Teague]

Yeah, Jalen Green took him home yesterday. 42, tied his career high yesterday. Listen, man, we talked about. You talked about Jabari being out and man, Thompson had been hooping 19 to 13. He's become one of the best rebounders in the NBA on the lowest of keys. Job went crazy as well. 29. Destin Bay had 25, man shout out to the Rockets, man. They overcame a double digit deficit in the fourth quarter and they went and took that game yesterday, man, Jalen Green.

[D.J. Wells]

We talked about somebody having to step up and be a superstar for that team to get over the hump. And it looked like he wants to take that role on. We know he's been a star since high school. Yeah, we know he had a bunch of potential. But now he's starting to pick it up a little bit. He was averaging 19 a couple weeks ago. We was talking about he got to get over that 20 plus mark.

[Teague]

Yes, sir.

[D.J. Wells]

Now he's at like around 21. 42 point career high tie in whatever game last night had a moment. He's special, man. If he keep continue to play like he's playing and he like the Thompson twin, he's fitting into that role. With Jabari being out, they got a high ceiling, man. I don't know if a lot of people want to see them in the playoffs.

[Teague]

Nah, for sure, man. And listen, even in the clutch yesterday, big shouts by Fred Van Fleet. Like, they got a solid team. They have everything well coached. They got young players, they got seasoned vets. They might be on to something. Be here. I know you was a little sleepy on them.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nah, I watched, you know, Fred Van Fleet a couple threes down the stretch. That was very, very key for the game. They got a good core, bro. I just. Y'all was gassing them so much, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

I had to bring it ain't really no gas.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Now.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Torch on y'all for that, bro. That's it. You know what I'm saying? They a good team though. Y'all just. They was the new up and coming, you know what I mean? Wakers or something and they are. They not though, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

You know why I like them? Cause they got like this excuse my French like this I don't give a fuck type attitude. Like, they don't really care.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cause they don't got shit to lose.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

But, like, all the young guys is out to prove something. I know a lot of them hurt right now, whatever, but they got this. I don't give a fuck that I like. And it's like, nah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I just think they need probably another star over there.

[D.J. Wells]

I don't think they do.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cause I, like, y'all know I'm high on the Thompson twin, but I. I.

[D.J. Wells]

Think he a star.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, for sure. I just think Jalen is just somebody else. He got a good core around him. But they need a. I don't know, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

I think they do it organically, like the Cavs did, like Donovan. They got Donovan Mitchell, but I think Jalen Green got the potential to be a Donovan Mitchell.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, but who is Darius Garland, though? That's big.

[D.J. Wells]

I mean, they got Fred Van Vliet. He's a solid guard. And then you still got Reed shepherd and these young guys. That not Reed.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, Reed is on the way.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. They ain't got a chance.

[Teague]

Cam Whitmore just now getting minutes back again.

[D.J. Wells]

Cam starting to play again. They still got Tyrese, and they still got a bunch of young players. And you can still trade and get a. A Darius Garland type guy if you really wanted it. Like, you could trade.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That's what I'm saying. I'm just saying, like, when Donovan Mitchell's been having issues scoring lately, but they still been holding the four down, and G been picking up the slack. Evan Mobley been picking up the slack. I don't know who replaces Jalen Green on that team to give me something consistently. Cause Donovan Mitchell been on the slump probably the last six, seven games.

[Teague]

Well, I think ideally in mind, Jabari would be their Evan Mobley. But like you said, when you have the best thing about them, they have a plethora of young talent. They can use that and maybe a pick and go get another piece. Like you said, if they need a Robin or if they need another star in the team.

[Bishop Hendricks]

And I'm big on playing with what you got. You know what I'm saying? But I'm just saying, for them to really be competing with the top teams out west, like, they can't fuck with okc, they ain't got enough.

[Teague]

You said they need more firepower.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Oh, they can't fuck with okc, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

I think they can. I ain't gonna lie.

[Teague]

That'd be a hell of a series. I don't know That I would. I'm taking okc, but that would. I don't think it'd be a walk in the park.

[Bishop Hendricks]

We gonna.

[Teague]

They match up pretty good.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm saying okc, they had another year to jail. This is really like the Rockets first year, you feel me? But okc kind of like a wheel oil machine right now. They had success last year. They added another piece to make them even better with Hardenstein. Like, they got the formula over there, but they did it organically. Everybody they got, they drafted or they been there. Then they just brought in one big piece of Hardenstein, but everybody else was drafted.

[Bishop Hendricks]

And the toy joker is over there. I love his name.

[D.J. Wells]

And Shay came in a trade, but, you know, he was young when he got there.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, I just think we blasted him, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Pause.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Y'all probably beat him this year. But they got.

[Teague]

They on their way.

[D.J. Wells]

They got something brewing, man.

[Teague]

If they say shout out to Houston, man.

[D.J. Wells]

And we keep talking like Fred Van Fleet old, though. He really not that yet.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I fuck with Fred.

[D.J. Wells]

Like 30.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I fuck with Freddie V. He ain't our age. So he is young.

[Teague]

He 30.

[D.J. Wells]

30. Yeah. Like, he ain't even.

[Bishop Hendricks]

All respect, bro. I'm just saying how you got Champ.

[D.J. Wells]

He got a good Freddie four years.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Like how you was like DJ talk about these weekends special so much you gotta like. All right, bruh. Now that's how I felt like with.

[D.J. Wells]

The so now Moroccan.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I don know.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm a Cavs and Rockets fan. Cavs, Rockets in the finals.

[Teague]

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[Teague]

One of the best. One of the best, bro. Some of the place he was making like that let he had in the fourth quarter.

[D.J. Wells]

Must see tv, man. The basketball is better when Ja Morant plays.

[Teague]

I'm rolling, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Like the NBA is back when Ja Morant plays. Like you forget that foreigners run the league when Ja Morant plays. You know what I mean? Like, he's one of the Americans, a black American. That makes the game exciting that you want to see him and Anthony Edwards, they make it entertaining. And a team like Memphis Grizzly who A small market team. Not too many people go to Memphis. But you want to see Memphis play. Most definitely. You know, they come here, they come to Indianapolis. We going to the Grizzlies game.

[Teague]

Oh, yeah. You get Ja Moran, you got to get that ticket.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. You know what I mean? So shout out to him, man. I know he went through a whole bunch of injuries and stuff. It's good to see him back on the floor.

[Teague]

Most definitely, man. Like you said. And the way that team plays when Ja is activated, it's different, bro. You got the rookies playing. Jalen Wells been hooping. Zach Eddy going crazy as well. Desmond Bang gonna do what he do best. But just the impact he has on you on the floor. Like you said, he changes the whole culture, every city, every time.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, for sure.

[Teague]

Yeah, man. But get well soon, man. Y'all smoked that game we talked about. Jalen Green, you know what I'm saying? His draftee, Class K Cunningham, went crazy yesterday. Took care of the Knicks 124 to 119. My boy had 36. 4. Malik Beasley also most definitely has to happen.

[D.J. Wells]

I tell y'all to pick them boys yesterday.

[Teague]

You did pick them yesterday. Malik Beasley went crazy. He had 22 Jaylebrunsa hoop yesterday. 31, 11. Excuse me. Kat had 26 and 12. Mikael Bridges had 27. Hey, man, the fix was in. It ain't even a question about is he all star now. Is K. Cunningham gonna be all NBA? Can he make 13 in my NBA with these type of numbers?

[Bishop Hendricks]

He ain't mad at it.

[Teague]

24, seven in Dangmar, 10.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, you ain't mad at it. If he make 13, he can make it.

[D.J. Wells]

You was big on a Cade Cunningham train early. Dj, I'm gonna give you a props. I always been a fan of him. I like this game. I didn't think he was better than Trae Young and stuff like that, but when I watch him play, he got that Luka kind of thing. Like, he uses his body well. He's not fast, he's strong. He's a big guard, but he know how to create space and use his body. And he make the game look pretty easy. Like, when I watch him play, it remind me of, like, Joe Johnson and those dudes. It's like, man, it's super easy. Like, he just bump you lay up, bump you step back.

[Bishop Hendricks]

How tall is he? Like six eight.

[D.J. Wells]

He's like six eight.

[Teague]

No, he a little bit taller.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, six six. Damn. He was at the factory. That boy looked like he was 6, 8 there. He's 6'six that's probably no shoes.

[Teague]

And what's so crazy? Yesterday, bro, he was walking down really good defenders, bro. Like, OG And Obi was in front of him yesterday, and he didn't give a fuck. Like, excuse me.

[D.J. Wells]

He big bodyguard, bro, with a lot of. He got a lot of counters, too. Like. Nah, he nice, bro.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah.

[Teague]

And listen, man, we talked about the Pistons last year and what they're doing so far. They attended their last 12. They did not have that type of a run at all last year. They won 21 games, way more than one last.

[D.J. Wells]

If it wasn't Kenny Atkinson, if it wasn't Mosley, it would be JB Biggerstaff.

[Teague]

Most definitely, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Teague]

You go 500 with this team, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Teague]

Respect, bro.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nah, hell, yeah. I ain't got no smut for the Pistons.

[D.J. Wells]

Plus Detroit up the street, y'all.

[Teague]

We love Detroit, man. But listen, they had a great win yesterday. About these Knicks, though, they've been dropping some games we don't expect them to lose. You think they need to just locked back in or just going through some shit.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You can't win them all, like, killed yesterday. Your top three.

[Teague]

They need a break.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Went crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

That's real shit.

[Teague]

They need a day off, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

They need a break, bro.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They damn near play every day.

[D.J. Wells]

They play every day, the whole game.

[Teague]

We just talked about Jaylon 43 misses.

[D.J. Wells]

Like, come on, they need a break.

[Teague]

Was it Jalen Brunson did 39. My Kilbridge is 37. OG 38.

[D.J. Wells]

They need a break. I ain't being funny, bro. Cash shouldn't be playing 43 right now, bro. No, straight cash should be around 34, 36 minutes per game.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, that matters.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. Like, I'm telling you, the only thing that scared me about the Knicks, I Don't think they gonna make it to the playoffs, bro. You.

[Teague]

You. You keep saying that like they gonna.

[D.J. Wells]

Miss a piece, some. Something just too much, man. If they get there healthy, he feel.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Like he can't play nobody else, though.

[D.J. Wells]

I feel him. I understand, I understand.

[Teague]

Yo, she locked in.

[D.J. Wells]

But Phil used to tell me, bruh, you got. They ain't gonna give you they best effort for 43, man, you gotta. They gonna play their best about 32. I ain't believe em.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Damn.

[D.J. Wells]

But people do just be out there stealing minutes. And I ain't saying cat's stealing minutes or nobody's stealing minutes, but just give them a chance to, man. That's a lot of men.

[Teague]

Yeah, but then they sub in Jericho Simms and be like, yeah, I'm nothing. Can't get Swast back in the game.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, honest be on that. Cause Tibbs want to win every game.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, it's hard, though.

[D.J. Wells]

I feel you, Tibbs. Too many games like you not going to win every game. They need a break, man.

[Teague]

Knicks need some PTO out there working hard.

[D.J. Wells]

They the first team. I say they need mandatory load management.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Side of pocket.

[D.J. Wells]

And I love Tibbs, but they need meditatory.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Low management is crazy.

[Teague]

Like host. The host starting five can't play today.

[D.J. Wells]

Mandatory load, man, these work for their contracts for sure.

[Teague]

They'd be mad about these athletes, but the Knicks work for theirs.

[D.J. Wells]

If you want a contract year, y'all might want to get to New York.

[Teague]

Because you're gonna play.

[D.J. Wells]

You get enough chance to get your minutes ahead. Points, boy.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Let me take his black ass.

[Teague]

Yeah, Jimmy, you want your new deal.

[D.J. Wells]

Boy, Try to find your way to New York.

[Teague]

That would be insane if that happened. If somehow Jimmy Butler became a New York Knick this season.

[Bishop Hendricks]

How they trying to make this core work if this team end up winning, this is gonna be like some historical shit, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, they got a fire squad, but I do. I'm just praying they all get there healthy to the playoffs.

[Teague]

They get to the playoffs, man, they got a chance to win it, man. They got a chance to win it.

[D.J. Wells]

Like, go to their bench. Let me see, how many minutes did Cameron Payne play? Yes, he did.

[Bishop Hendricks]

13.

[D.J. Wells]

13 minutes.

[Teague]

Landon Shramit, four minutes, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

16. So McBride, like, pressure to chill. He got to get to like, 16 or 18 minutes. Landry Shamon should be around 16.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Matt Ryan, I thought, man ain't really precious.

[D.J. Wells]

Yes, Cameron pray got to get up to about. About 18 to 19 minutes, man. You know what I mean?

[Teague]

Yeah, that's.

[D.J. Wells]

They got to get to 18.

[Teague]

Give him a break. Tips for sure.

[D.J. Wells]

Just a little bit. Just for the. To the All Star break.

[Teague]

Yeah, man, the league gonna love that. The day he said all five of his starters.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, not all gonna ever sit out. But I'm just saying, get the bench minutes up a little more, Tibbs. Give them a chance. I know you won't win every game. I know you. I feel you. Ain't nothing wrong with it. But I just want y'all guys to be healthy to get to that playoffs. Cause I think y'all can win it.

[Teague]

Most definitely. They all playing with Gatorade Cups.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They started off bad this year, too.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, he had to make up ground, but I think they can win it if they get their healthy.

[Teague]

Most definitely. Shout out to the Pistons, man. Solid win. Your boy AE went crazy yesterday. Had 41 with the win over the Wizards. Junior had 20 and 10. Coos had 22, and Jordan Poole had 20 and 7. Hey, he been. You know what I'm saying? Hella bucket since he said he tired that double team shit.

[Bishop Hendricks]

He been destroying everybody, bro. But we. We beat a team that already lost 40 games.

[Teague]

So not too much to talk about this.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You know what I'm saying? This 6, 6 and 32 is crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

The fact somebody lost more games than the Cavs won, It's crazy.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That's crazy. That is disgusting already, bro. They're tanking, for real.

[Teague]

I love that somebody put the question, are the Wizards that bad? Are they tanking? The answer is yes. The only answer is yes.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nah, for real, bro.

[Teague]

But they are tanking. Yes.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They one of the saddest teams ever.

[Teague]

Oh, no, they are, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, they are.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They are.

[Teague]

For real. They worse than that nest team.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, they ain't lost. The Cavs won 30.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cavs won 33.

[D.J. Wells]

33. 33. Oh, damn. That's crazy. Yeah, they got more wins.

[Teague]

It's some nasty teams.

[D.J. Wells]

Y'all running neck and neck with Cavs for wins and losses. That's crazy.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They might be one. They gotta be in top five, worst team.

[Teague]

You know what's crazy, too. The fucked up thing about it is they can go ahead and tank and you know what I'm saying, and be number one. And the lottery balls drop and they get two.

[D.J. Wells]

They already tank, probably get three.

[Bishop Hendricks]

The season is done.

[D.J. Wells]

Well, I think one year the nets won like 12 games, though, so they on pace to beat the Nets for sure.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Wow.

[Teague]

Six wins is crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

I remember at one point, I think the Nets started off like 0 and 18 or something like that.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I remember The Cavs team with Brian number, they won like 17, 18 games.

[D.J. Wells]

When Brian left.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nah, when he was rookie year, they was super, super trash.

[D.J. Wells]

When that year Bron left, they was.

[Teague]

They didn't get Kyrie. They were. No, that was. Was it Anthony, Ben they got with that or Kyrie?

[D.J. Wells]

I don't know who? Kyrie.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Damn. The Bobcats in 2012, seven games is crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

That's when Kimba first got there.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Damn. No, smug him.

[D.J. Wells]

2006.

[Teague]

Oh, the 93 Mavericks was ass. What, 11 to 7.

[D.J. Wells]

That New Jersey Nets team shout out to Courtney lee. They won 12.

[Teague]

Why are y'all silly, bro?

[D.J. Wells]

I just remember he came to the crib, bro. They was so ass like it is.

[Bishop Hendricks]

How about. I know them niggas was up there.

[Teague]

Yeah, they out there bullshitting, too. They on pace.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Damn, boy.

[D.J. Wells]

They on 12, but they on pace for a solid 16 game win season.

[Bishop Hendricks]

And Lamar Odom Clippers team won nine games.

[Teague]

That 05. Hawks won 13. Boy, they was in there bullshit.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, I think that's when Twan was there.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That's what. Yeah, that was twaddle stat.

[Teague]

Yeah, they was in there bullshitting for sure. Get well soon, man. DC fans really die hard, too. They don't. They shouldn't have to deal with that. Warriors let us down yesterday, but not be hen. They took an L to the rappers. 104 to 101.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Steph came through for your boy.

[Teague]

He def had 26. Wigs had 20, Scotty Barnes had 23, eight and six. Warriors are struggling. Lost four, the last five. They're not 500 no more. You get Draymond talking about some. You know what I'm saying? Good teams don't worry their future, basically. What's up, man? What they gonna do? What they gonna do, man, the warriors, you hating.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You hating. Hey, man, sometimes you gotta stay the course. That's like telling your hey, bro, like it's your relationship. Do your thing. My I'm telling you, try to tell you. I mean, but that's how look, too. They sit back in their chair.

[Teague]

You know, man, that's what they do. I don't even know what to say, man.

[D.J. Wells]

Y'all know I got. I love Steph Curry. One of the code. Probably the coldest PG ever. Yeah, it's over. The warriors are done.

[Bishop Hendricks]

It's early, y'all.

[D.J. Wells]

It's early. It is early. I think they could make a run. Like they still got enough people that's capable to make a run. They got Draymond, hall of Famer Steph. Hall of Famer Wiggs, an all star player.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah. Trey's playing good.

[D.J. Wells]

They got enough people to make a run, but I just don't.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They was whooping shit at the beginning of the year.

[Teague]

I don't think swear they was going crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

I don't know if they believe it, though. Draymond was out yesterday. He didn't play, but I don't know if they believe it. I don't know if they, like, think this is the group to do it.

[Teague]

Draymond. That's the homie. You know, we love Draymond, but if he is the factor between y'all beating the Raptors, then, yeah, it's time to. Everybody gotta go home. Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

I mean, it is. I mean, they're a team. They. They not a great team.

[Teague]

Did you see Buddy Hill shot for game yesterday?

[Bishop Hendricks]

Put it up.

[D.J. Wells]

I mean, that's what he got there to put it up.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, put it up.

[D.J. Wells]

It's a struggle, but when Draymond's not playing, it's a different team. But they have to trade. They have to make a trade if they want to make the play in playoffs or whatever.

[Teague]

I know Dennis is pissed. I was just fine where I was. Y'all came and got me for this bullshit.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, he came and got me. And now I'm not playing that Drake and he's not playing awful, but he's just not playing like he was playing before he got there.

[Teague]

Yeah, bro. Y'all could have left me where I was, bro. I was just fine.

[D.J. Wells]

Like last night. He had a solid game, but, man, it's just tough.

[Teague]

Yeah, man. I don't know what they gonna do, but get well soon.

[D.J. Wells]

They gotta trade somebody that energy crazy. They need a big man and no shot at Trey's, but they need a big. They need boost. They need boos me and using.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They could use it for sure.

[Teague]

Make that call.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, they need boots.

[Teague]

We'll definitely be monitoring that situation.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Hold on. Y'all got them out of the playoffs or we playing what we doing at the moment?

[Teague]

They're battling with the spurs for the play in situation. So respect.

[D.J. Wells]

I got them in the play in. I actually got them. I ain't gonna lie in my head. I still got them making the playoffs over like the Lakers for some reason. I just do. Can't put a name. Something's gonna happen.

[Teague]

We're gonna revisit this. But yeah, I think they'll make the playoffs for sure. Probably play in, but they'll make the playoffs for sure, man. Get well soon. Clippers got the dub yesterday. Over the heat, 109 to 98. Your favorite white boy went crazy yesterday.

[D.J. Wells]

He's actually really good.

[Teague]

Yeah, he had 32. And Peezy was killing, though. 29. James Harden 26 and 11. Went crazy in the fourth quarter to seal that. And Zoo went crazy yesterday. 21, 20.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Zub been doing his thing, bro.

[Teague]

Nah, him and James Harden is a.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Hell of a pick and roll, man. Y'all always showing love to mps. Because that's my guy. But shout out to Zubag. He holding down in the paint.

[Teague]

Nah. 20 rebounds. Boy, you was playing some basketball yesterday.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Oh, yeah. That's a sleeper team, too, for people.

[D.J. Wells]

Do Tyler Hero make the All Star team?

[Bishop Hendricks]

Got to, bro. And who's out weird the complexion for the connection.

[Teague]

You gonna help me? He'll milk a magnesium.

[D.J. Wells]

20, 24, 5 and 5. He having a hell of a year. It sucks that he might get a rob for the All Star team. I think as much as I'm rooting for Trae Young, I think he's out. I think he's out. He doesn't make the All Star team this year.

[Teague]

Trey Young, he doesn't make it over Tyler Herro.

[D.J. Wells]

Tyler Hero makes it over Trey Young.

[Teague]

Ooh, that's tough.

[D.J. Wells]

I love Trae Young. I think he play. I think he's playing great. Y'all know I'm probably the biggest fan. And his stats is gonna show great, but he's one of those guys that just get forgot about. Cause Atlanta, we not. We good, but we not great.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I see what you said.

[D.J. Wells]

You go to the standings, please.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

And you see. You know what I mean? They in seventh, we in ninth.

[Teague]

I mean, that's a game.

[D.J. Wells]

I know, but in a voter's world, you know, he get way more love than all.

[Teague]

Yeah, that's. Listen, if we go through the guards in the east, who's like All Star potential. Let's just name something right now. Cade, Jalen, Brunson, Lamelo. We know them three gonna make it for sure, right? And then you go through the other possibilities. You look at Damian Lillard, you look at at Trey Young. Look at at Tyler Herro when. Damn, man. Like, look at Adarius Garland. Like somebody gonna be eyed out in this situation rightfully.

[D.J. Wells]

I mean, I think Trae Young should make it, but I think he just might get left off. Like, think about it. All the stuff that's going on with the Heat. Jimmy Butler suspended seven games, not playing. Bam. Adebayo's been hurt a little bit. I think he just set out this game. Then you got Tyler Herro who's been the consistent player for the Heat and they still in a playoff race and he having a career year. And when you look on the tv, espn, when we talk about the Heat, that's who pop up.

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[Teague]

Respect.

[D.J. Wells]

The Hawks never pop up on espn. Rarely.

[Teague]

Oh yeah, rarely.

[D.J. Wells]

We rarely pop up.

[Teague]

And if it do, it's a negative connotation, which is kind of crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, we rarely. Like he made the half court shots. The only love we ever get. And it's messed up, but it's the way it goes and all the stuff that's going around the heat. And for him to still be playing like this and they still winning. Yeah, he gonna get denied. Probably. Yeah.

[Teague]

Definitely will be interesting to see the Easter carpet's guard selection for sure. We got some reports. I don't know how true they are, but allegedly jello. Oh, we'll talk about that shortly too. Jimmy Butler allegedly flying private to games, missing more shoot arounds. Like, is that worthy of a seven game suspension? I think that's kind of crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

Still spending your own money is crazy. The flies. Wow. But that's jumbo.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah. So what do you want me to do, bro?

[Teague]

I'm bored, Freebie. I don't even want to rob y'all.

[D.J. Wells]

They say. Yeah, that's.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Hey, just let him go, bro.

[Teague]

I think it's more ego. I mean, I think it's money behind it, but it's an ego struggle for sure.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cause Pat Riley ain't gonna come from nothing, bro. He don't give a about no money. Care nothing about no money, bro. Get me out of here.

[D.J. Wells]

Flying private on your own is crazy.

[Teague]

I'll see y'all there at the game.

[D.J. Wells]

Is crazy in NBA respect.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That's what I'm saying. He don't care, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

It's like I heard a lot. I ain't heard that one.

[Teague]

You hear people missing the bus.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm meet y'all there.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I don't even want to be.

[D.J. Wells]

If I did that, I'd be sitting in the airport. They had me on commercial flight. I'd be sitting at the gate. This.

[Bishop Hendricks]

This stupid ass be all over team.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. Yeah. Look at it. They supposed to be on their way to Charlotte. He had the gate. Charlotte with three bags.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Three layovers, too.

[D.J. Wells]

And if Mike booked it, I was at the back of the plane.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That was crazy on TikTok, too, by the way.

[Teague]

Hey, you know what's funny? They always readily resurface that picture of you when you missed the bus.

[Bishop Hendricks]

That is a wild ass picture.

[D.J. Wells]

Wow.

[Teague]

They resurfaced it with desire. They was like, hey, T did it first.

[D.J. Wells]

Hey. Out of pocket. Yeah.

[Teague]

Hey, you see the C got first take. Yes.

[Bishop Hendricks]

He tried to stop it.

[Teague]

Zion to drive through. Undefeated, baby.

[D.J. Wells]

I need to be damned, bro.

[Teague]

N go.

[D.J. Wells]

Y need to go. When Tik Tok go, bro.

[Teague]

No, they ain't going nowhere.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, I already seen it.

[D.J. Wells]

ESPN used it. First take did. First take. Y'all they running out of to do. Yeah.

[Teague]

Since they going crazy, bro. We need you, bro. They're like John Moran. Basketball's better with the Sentel, bro. Respect for sure, man. A couple games now, we'll see how y'all feel about them. Cavs at Pacers.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cavs.

[D.J. Wells]

Cavs. Rematch, right?

[Teague]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Teague]

Cass cast about 20 pacers cover night. Don't worry about it. Thunder at 76.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Thunder.

[D.J. Wells]

Thunder.

[Teague]

Yeah. I don't even know. I had to say. The second team. Yeah, like work, Sons ass Hawks.

[D.J. Wells]

My fault, bud. I was supposed to be in town for that. Got occupied doing something. I got a game.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, Sons.

[D.J. Wells]

I got both Hawks.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nigga, okay, but he don't give a fuck anyways, Sally.

[Teague]

I'mma go Hawks. Pelicans at Bulls.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Bulls.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm gonna take the pales, man. For some reason, I think they gonna get a little rhythm. Not gonna make the playoffs or nothing, but they got their guys back. Seem like they want to play a little bit.

[Teague]

Is Zion playing basketball today? That's going to be my decision.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, that's a great question. Is he playing? Yeah, probably not. Chicago got good food.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yep.

[Teague]

Oh, yeah. He's definitely going to Portillo's for sure. Kings at Bucs.

[D.J. Wells]

I got the Bucs. The Kings playing great, but I got the bucks.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I roll with the Bucs. Too.

[Teague]

I roll with the Bucks as well. Nuggets at Mavs.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nuggets.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Teague]

Nuggets about to win.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, I'm gonna take the Nuggets.

[Teague]

Nets at Blazers.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm gonna go with the Blazers at home.

[Teague]

Well, that's the 2B game of the day.

[D.J. Wells]

2Be game of the decade.

[Teague]

Yeah, that's the mid off for sure.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I go Nets.

[Teague]

I'm going Nets. Cause I don't even want to watch that game at all.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Oh Lord, here we go.

[D.J. Wells]

The Rams beat the shit out the Vikings.

[Teague]

The Rams beat the sleeves off the Vikings. Yesterday. Sam Darnold went from about to getting 50 imps to getting less than what jello ball to sign for it is up, up.

[D.J. Wells]

Boy, he better. The Vikings might be like, yeah, we just gonna roll with our first round pick, man. You can go ahead and leave.

[Teague]

Yeah, we had all them conversations. Yeah. J.J. mcCarthy got great job security. I know he was at the crib grinning yesterday.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm laughing. Damn. You know that's like a reverse hate.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Like Vegas is happy today, boy.

[Teague]

God, I hate when you played that bad yesterday.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Good win. Nobody had the Rams beating the Vikings.

[Teague]

You know what's crazy?

[Bishop Hendricks]

The crazy underdog after the bye week.

[Teague]

On the lowest of keys. The Rams been all right the rest of the season now. I wasn't expecting this game at all.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Nobod that was a big underdog after.

[D.J. Wells]

That Vikings after they got their ass beat the other day. I knew that the Rams was gonna beat him. I had the Rams.

[Teague]

I, I, I thought they was about to be a belt ass situation the other way, but.

[D.J. Wells]

And I felt like they always gonna be hyped to play. You know everything that happened to la, they had to move out of the stadium, go to Arizona and play the game. I knew the Rams was like be together.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Like they was gonna be hyped to play.

[Bishop Hendricks]

They was playing for that's an.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, I seen his commercials a lot too. So I knew something was up.

[Teague]

Yeah, man, it will soon, man.

[D.J. Wells]

But you got that bed, Mike. Pause. You know he got that bed with his wife. The cold side, the hot side, massage side. Oh yeah, he, he, you know you be buying weird shit like that. See, you know what I'm saying? I told you this nigga got sleeping on my bed.

[Teague]

I think he still got a water bed too. You gotta watch him, man.

[D.J. Wells]

He Mike different.

[Teague]

Deion Sanders is not going to be the head coach of the Cowboys.

[D.J. Wells]

Why not?

[Teague]

I doubt it. I don't see that happening. Look, that check, I would love for.

[D.J. Wells]

It to Happen that check different, boy.

[Teague]

Bro, listen, until Jerry is up a room, we ain't gonna be shit. Cause he's gonna micromanage everybody.

[D.J. Wells]

I got about a year, too. Yeah.

[Teague]

He got about two more Super Bowls in him, and then we'll be back to.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, we'll be in Colorado. He is a buff.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

These conversations I told y'all at the beginning of the year is, bro, we're.

[Teague]

Not in a position. If we get in a position, like, higher up to get his son. Oh, I'm 1,000% with it. I would love to have Deion Sanders.

[Bishop Hendricks]

As my head coach. The Raiders have a chance.

[D.J. Wells]

Something about that check hit different.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You know what I'm saying?

[D.J. Wells]

If you get offer 8 or 9 million a year and you only getting 5 from the buffs, I don't know how much you're getting. But I ain't checking his pockets. But I bet if they double it, I bet he'd be gone.

[Teague]

I just. I mean, I would. Listen, I would love for that to happen, but.

[Bishop Hendricks]

No, I wouldn't, man.

[Teague]

It's just gonna be my college now. You're gonna have to tap in. If Dion is head coach the Cowboys. You gotta be gang now.

[Bishop Hendricks]

No, I won't, bro.

[Teague]

See, that's that problem.

[D.J. Wells]

Why wouldn't y'all want Dion as the head coach? Why not?

[Teague]

I do.

[D.J. Wells]

I think y'all gonna suck regardless.

[Teague]

That's that shit. I didn't like Mike McCarthy. I never understood that. So I wasn't sad about him leaving.

[D.J. Wells]

But I don't.

[Teague]

Jerry's the head coach. It ain't gonna matter.

[D.J. Wells]

That gonna suck regardless, you know?

[Teague]

Respect. Shout out to the 49ers.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Tennessee Titans.

[D.J. Wells]

He had one bad year. Everybody was hurt.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Cam Ward going to the Browns. What's up?

[Teague]

I want better for that young man. I want so much better for that young man. To life.

[D.J. Wells]

Shador going to Tennessee. That's what they think.

[Teague]

Number one.

[D.J. Wells]

That's cool.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Tennessee actually got a really good foundation for him.

[Teague]

Ah, I don't think they have foundation for anything.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, they got a cool foundation for a young quarterback, man. It won't be the worst. Like, he could go to New York. Ain't got a bad. New York. Could be better for him, honestly. But it ain't like the worst situation he can go to. He could go the Browns actually a great spot for a quarterback when they got everybody healthy.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

I was gonna say, like, that old line when everybody. If everybody come back healthy, it ain't that bad.

[Teague]

That shit with Boston's crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Teague]

I know that's crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

In your running back game though, with Chubbs and them, you got some players around you.

[Teague]

Yeah, it's just. Yeah, the Titans. Boy, that's a headache going on.

[D.J. Wells]

Titans. I mean, it ain't that bad though. If you go really go check out they roster they trash. But they ain't trash trash.

[Teague]

They've let some good players slip through there too long.

[D.J. Wells]

They did. Yeah. When they let A.J. brown first leave, that's when I knew that. I knew that was true.

[Teague]

But anyway, yeah, for sure verified Buckets be here. Who was getting to it Yesterday?

[Bishop Hendricks]

My dog, Ant 4176. Light day on the field for us over a shitty team, but we'll take it for sure.

[Teague]

Yeah, so he went crazy, man. I got a shout out to your favorite white boy, Tyler Herro. He went crazy that straight and lost. 32, 11, 7. Gotta show some respect.

[D.J. Wells]

Nah, fuck that. Jalen Green was the one.

[Teague]

Yes, sir.

[D.J. Wells]

And a big win against the Grizzlies. He showed up 42, career high, clowning. It's that soul food he getting.

[Teague]

Yeah, that finger licking.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, well, that's something else too. But shit, shout out to the whole Platter.

[Teague]

The real Platter's crazy. But yo, shout out to K. Cunningham, man. 36 piece, you know what I'm saying? Getting a dub yesterday over the Knicks. Who needs some encouragement this Tuesday morning. Be here and get well soon.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You know, Joc put Thompson in the blender yesterday. Let's check that clip out.

[Teague]

Yeah, Twin played great yesterday, but you know what I'm saying, it get tricky.

[Bishop Hendricks]

You know, when you play defense at that high level, they'll come with it.

[Teague]

Yeah, especially against people. That's good.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, it'll come with it.

[D.J. Wells]

That's actually good defense though, spo.

[Teague]

Oh my God, that's so.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Don't work that hard.

[D.J. Wells]

Look, look, check this out though. This how you know that? You got ability to get to the rim. Look, go all the way to the beginning of the play. This is just some real basketball shit. Look where he start his drive at this. How much people respect you. Like go all the way back again. Don't nobody start he inside the three point. You see what I'm saying? Yeah, people respect his speed and his crappiness with the basketball. They gotta give him space like. And he just keep attacking. Look where he playing at. He playing in the middle of the paint.

[Teague]

Bow, bow.

[D.J. Wells]

He playing one on one at the elbow. That's crazy.

[Teague]

I don't give a damn if you help. I'm still gonna lay you that's tough. That's tough.

[D.J. Wells]

That's how explosive jai is that. You gotta give him so much space that he's literally playing in the mid post. And he's six foot. Yeah.

[Teague]

Give us one Thompson. Man, he played good deeds. Sometimes shit get tricky like that, might give us some goals. To Anthony Davis. Man, he got caught. Lacking yesterday. Devin Vassel had a crazy game yesterday and a hell of a highlight too.

[D.J. Wells]

Man, he on a max deal. People don't even know.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Wow.

[Teague]

Hey, ISO bam baby cross.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, he definitely punched it on him for sure.

[Teague]

Yeah, that was tough. For sure.

[D.J. Wells]

Get well soon. My get well soon go to the Wizards. Cause they suck.

[Teague]

They honorary.

[D.J. Wells]

They gonna be my get well soon for the rest of the year. Till they trade Kuzma and Poole or whoever they trying to get rid of.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Yeah, free my boy pool.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

We don't deserve that.

[Teague]

That's for sure, man. My give up soon goes to the Minnesota Vikings.

[D.J. Wells]

Give it up.

[Teague]

Nine sacks in the playoff game. Yeah. That's crazy. And it was funny. Cause you know Troy Aikman be popping his shit sometimes.

[D.J. Wells]

All the time.

[Teague]

He was going crazy yesterday as best he could on the broadcast. He's like, all them wins for nothing. I was like, damn.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Real shit, though. They played horrible yesterday.

[D.J. Wells]

Troy Aikman is. Never mind.

[Teague]

Troy Eggman is. Hey, Troy Ackman be talking crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Bishop Hendricks]

He ain't worse than Aaron Rodgers, though.

[D.J. Wells]

Nobody is.

[Teague]

Nah. But Troy Ackman just is more disrespectful. Cause it didn't be true. Aaron Rodgers be on his conspiracy shit. Troy Ackman tell you, like, 85 reasons why the Cowboys is trash. And, like, all of them be true, but he just put more hate in there.

[D.J. Wells]

Like, yeah, it's like he don't like the Cowboys, but he love the Cowboys. It's weird.

[Teague]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Like, I care about him, but I hate him. Like, I don't know, the way he.

[Teague]

Used to talk about Tony Romo, like when he would get the broadcast games, bro, I'd be like, bro, I didn't fuck with Romo either, bro. But it was crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

He was Tony Romo. But Tony Romo is the best at broadcasting football.

[Teague]

Yeah, that play by play is different, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

He tell you what's gonna happen? Like, no, no. Like the other day, I was watching the game, he was like, don't hand. Send him in motion. And dude sent him in motion. I was like, damn. He's like, yeah, he has to send him in motion. You gotta see what the defense is doing. Send him in motion. And he did it. I was like, see Tony Romo different?

[Teague]

Yeah, man. Once my time.

[D.J. Wells]

He better than Tom Brady.

[Teague]

Oh, yeah. It's not even close to it.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, Tom. He's not that good at it.

[Teague]

It'd be far. I mean, obviously it can't happen now, but if there could have been, like, a John Madden, Al Michaels and Tony Romo broadcast at one point, that would be crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, Tony Romo cold.

[Teague]

He'd be breaking shit down for sure. RB here, you know what I'm saying? Bless you. You started off the week strong, my boy. What you got for him today? Trying to win some more paper.

[D.J. Wells]

Tell me it's two in a row.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Oh, man. Shout out to DraftKings. Remember, King, the crown is always yours and never hers, man. Yeah, today we got tyrese Maxey for 20, Paul George for 15.

[D.J. Wells]

Okay.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Donovan McNabb. I mean, Donovan Mitchell for 20. McNabb, Trey Young, 20. Zion Williamson, 20. Demar. 20. Jokic 25. 300 wins you. $3,000 today.

[Teague]

Hey, turn up.

[Bishop Hendricks]

Keeping it light, man. 300. When you 3K flight day, man.

[Teague]

For sure, man. But last but not least, before we get out of here, we got a little question for you.

[D.J. Wells]

This name ain't. It's Penta. Penta. Shout out to Penta, man, he done came over to the wwe, one of the top luchadors ever.

[Bishop Hendricks]

I was like, what the fuck is that?

[D.J. Wells]

It's a wrestling thing. He beat Chad Gable last night in a match, which was dope. He came over there, said his speech afterwards. Shout out to my boy, what's the dude? Aaron Rodgers be going all the time.

[Teague]

Pat McAfee.

[D.J. Wells]

Pat McAfee. He was calling the match, and after the match, he was like, penta is nice, but I don't understand shit he's saying. And I was like, no disrespect, but shout out to him, man. It was a dope match. He's a dope. He's a dope wrestler. A great debut against Chad Gable. The fans was going crazy. It was pretty cool.

[Teague]

Shout out to Jake from the hood for the question. I forgot which day we picked. We'll give y'all a heads up. We're gonna take some more questions from y'all. We appreciate the chat, going crazy in the morning. Good energy from y'all. But we will be back tomorrow morning. Y'all be safe. 5:20 in the morning.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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