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Myron Metcalf
This is Matt and Myron, the podcast.
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Matt Jones
Still here in Myron's month. It is Matt Myron on ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance. I'm Matt Jones. It is the first Sunday after NFL season, which means we kind of hit into overdrive of our nonsense here on Matt Myron. It has been NBA All Star Weekend. But more importantly, it's a day after Valentine's Day. I have to ask you, you know, I always trust you to kind of tell me what should happen in. On the ladies front, how was your Valentine's Day?
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Myron Metcalf
It was great. No, great time. Really amazing time. Some great gifts. I enjoyed it, man. Had some fun. How about you?
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Matt Jones
I enjoyed it. I mean, I've got. Hang on just a second. There we go. I had to make sure I muted my thing. It was good. I didn't do a whole lot, you know, Myron, not. Not all of us have to go out with. With wives and girlfriends. Some of us can sit. And I was going to sit, though, and watch last night and watch All Star Weekend. And then. When did they move all that? When did. When did all that go away?
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Myron Metcalf
You gotta have to be Peacock. ESPN and some other streaming service to watch it all now. I don't know, but I mean, but.
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Matt Jones
I'm not even talking about that. When did it ha. When did it move to the day like it used to be at night, didn't it. Wasn't it called All Star Saturday Night? It was like in the middle of the afternoon yesterday. How was anyone even to know?
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Myron Metcalf
I don't know. I don't know what happened with that. That was unique because I remember turning on the radio.
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Matt Jones
That was gonna happen. Did you know that was gonna happen? I literally ever I sat down, I'm like, I'm gonna watch this dunk contest. I'm sure it'll be bad. And it was. It had long been over. I feel like that was not a good job. And I didn't know it was on Peacock. You know Peacock, you talk about an app that, that, like, I forget I have until the Olympics in the Tour de France every year. I'm like, oh, Peacock. That's nice. And. And then when I logged on, it was over. The NBA, that has to be the worst job of getting someone excited about an event. Why did they have it so early in the day? I mean serious, it was over at 9 o' clock or 8:30.
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Myron Metcalf
It was. That part was odd, right? I mean, how early it started. I don't think people were ready for that. There was a lot of talk about where to find it. I think what added to the drama was how people just seem to be disconnected and disinterested from everything that's happening. I mean, this has been to me, the most low key All Star Weekend maybe in my entire life.
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Matt Jones
Like I said, the buzz and it's in la, so you would think it would have the most buzz. First of all, I think they've done many things wrong with All Star Weekend. Like the game tonight. What is the format this year? Is it tiddly winks? Is it flip? I mean, what are they doing? Because every year the format changes. Now, I heard it was USA versus World, but how did the USA gets two teams? That doesn't seem fair. They get the whole world and we still have two teams. How does that work?
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Myron Metcalf
It's two teams and then it's like Carl Anthony Towns and Giannis on Team World and like a mini tournament kind of situation. I mean, they're trying to do what the NHL did in some ways. But the bottom line is what the NHL had is that those guys are really passionate on their All Star weekend. And the NBA is not really in that same position to get people to actually care about this game.
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Matt Jones
No, it is clear without question that people, that the players don't care. Now, you know, Anthony Day or Anthony Edwards was asked about the players not caring and I thought he had sort of an interesting answer. Here's what he had to say. Everybody's talking about how the All Star.
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Myron Metcalf
Game is not as competitive as it used to be. Is that something that's on your mind? Are y' all gonna give more effort this year or is it kind of.
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Matt Jones
Like it is what it is at this point?
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah, it is what it is at this point.
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Matt Jones
Thank you. Yeah. Well, I mean, at least he's honest. He's like, yeah, you know what? We're not gonna care. And that's just the way it's gonna be. That feels a little. I mean, that doesn't feel like what you want to hear. I give him credit for honesty. Is there just nothing they can do?
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Myron Metcalf
I think there's a lot they can do you know?
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Matt Jones
So what would you do? What would you do if commissioner Myron were to. Were to, you know, to fix it? What would you do?
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Myron Metcalf
Well, first off, I'd be the first black commissioner, so congrats to me. I would. I probably would get rid of the celebrity. I don't know what a celebrity is anymore, Matt. I turned on the celebrity game and they were like influencer people. And everyone's like, hey, he is super.
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Matt Jones
You know, Jesser, you don't know who these people were? Super.
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Myron Metcalf
I don't know any of these people. I don't know any of these people. But I mean, and people are like, oh, this person has a million follow. I don't know who that is. And I think the thing with the.
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Matt Jones
NBA, but it's not aimed at you. And I are watching parts not aimed at you because you're too old. Like, you're not, you're not, you're not the kind. They're not going to bring on like stars of the dynasty in Dallas for you. Like, they're going to bring on people that are younger.
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Myron Metcalf
I was thinking more the people were on Knight Rider in Miami Vice. But like, to me, I don't know that the influencer community, though, did they show up and suddenly watch the game because their favorite. I don't know. And then I think the rising stars challenge was actually a lot of great talent on the other they played. Yeah, but there wasn't just a lot of buzz. And then last night, maybe the worst dunk contest. Jace Richardson almost died trying to dunk that, like, was never going to work. And he falls and hits his head. The dunk. That one was terrible. So, you know, I would start with location. Matt. I think you have to put the all star festivities in places that don't have access to a lot of stars. And I would put it in places with strong college football backgrounds. Let me explain.
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Matt Jones
Well, wait a minute. Why not college basketball arenas like Adam Silver had talked about playing the having a game or having the NBA cup in college arenas? If you took the all star game to fog out and field house or Cameron Indoor or Rupp arena, don't you think you would get a lot of people because they're like, they would never see these people, right?
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Myron Metcalf
Yes. Those are the kinds of places to put it. I mean, when you had it in Charlotte, there was a ton of buzz. You put it in those kinds of places where, you know the fans are going to show up because fans are such a big part of atmosphere is such a big part of it. I don't know if you saw the Rising Stars challenge, man. There was no one in the stands.
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Matt Jones
Yeah. You know, the one contest, even the dunk contest, it wasn't full. I think that's part of that's having it in L. A. There's so many things you can do in la. Most people would rather just party than go. But I still think the bigger issue than even the fans in the atmosphere is that the people playing don't care. And as long as the. Also. Let me just say this. Drew Ski. May I ask you a Drew Ski question for just a second, Myron? Because. Because Drew Ski, I knew. I, like, kind of had heard of Drew Ski. Like, I knew who he was. He would show up on my TikTok and people be like, drew Ski so crazy. And then I'd watch. And I didn't feel like he was that crazy, but it feels like in the last six months, I have been infected by Drew Ski in all walks of life. Like, he's at the Super Bowl. He's at the NBA All Star Game. He's like, at the Republican National Convention. He's like, at the Southern Baptist Convention. He's at everything. Drew Ski is everywhere.
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I don't.
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Matt Jones
I'm fine with have Drew Ski wherever, but he was part of the competition last night. He was like, throwing passes, and he looked like you out there throwing passes. He hit people in the front row, in the second row. Like, when did we all become a Drew Ski society that we. He has to be involved in everything.
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Myron Metcalf
He's. He's almost like. It's like if the late Chris Farley had social media, I think that's kind of his act.
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Matt Jones
Right.
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Myron Metcalf
It's just like being a guy who's everywhere. But.
- [08:33]
Matt Jones
Can I ask you a dumb question? At least Chris Farley was on Saturday Night Live. Where did. What's he on? If I wanted to watch Drew Ski, what does that mean? The Internet. Everyone but you just told me that.
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Myron Metcalf
The game, the celebrity game, wasn't aimed at me. You asking what? The Internet? What do you mean, the Internet? I think younger people.
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Matt Jones
That is. I know, but when he's. He's has nothing. Here's my point. Drew Ski has no bass thing. That's the thing I'm used to. I'm old. I'm used to. Everybody got famous because they were on something, and now people are just famous. And they're just famous. And not only are they at the All Star Game, they're playing in it. He was literally playing in the. In the right in the. Whatever. I don't even know what they call it where people pass and dribble and all that. That event.
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Myron Metcalf
He's. He's Internet famous. Like Drew Ski is a big. He's. I don't know if you saw the report. So the NBA invited 200 influencers to all Star Weekend. Like they want the influencers to kind of take over this game and to get people interested. The problem is you can't ignore the actual product if that's the goal. And I think that's what's missing. That was the worst dunk contest I've ever seen last night. And I'll tell you what. In the dunk contest, like, that's where you start.
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Matt Jones
So you change, you make is get rid of.
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Myron Metcalf
What do we do it. It's. It's worthless to everybody involved. It's not fun to watch. It's not the dunk contest I grew up watching. Get rid of it and let's try something new. So what? It's embarrassing at this point.
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Matt Jones
Do you think though part of that is these guys have gotten so good at dunking. Like if we went back and watched that famous Jordan Dominique Spud Web dunk contest, it would probably Myron look lame now, don't you think?
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Myron Metcalf
I mean, Jordan going from the free throw line is still going to be cool. But it wouldn't look.
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Matt Jones
But it wouldn't look like we're. What they did that seemed, you know, beyond human. Now every now there are guys on the street that can do that. Right. So I do think may part of it is that, you know, as with everything, like if you watch a professional wrestling match from 1988, you will fall asleep. Right. Because what they did now everyone can do. I kind of wonder if that's true with the dunk contest.
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Myron Metcalf
To put some respect on Coco Beware.
- [10:44]
Matt Jones
His name but was the worst matches. I mean, he'd come out with that stupid bird and he would just flap around and then he would rest and it would be awful. You didn't. You and your Coco Beware fascination.
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Myron Metcalf
I think you should save those takes for March. But I do think when you talk about the dunk contest and what it used to be, there was also a sense then too. Matt. We didn't see these guys all the time. There was no social media. There wasn't a lot of access. So no leagues everywhere.
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Matt Jones
Yeah.
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Myron Metcalf
It's not a shock anymore to see these guys all together.
- [11:16]
Matt Jones
That's true. It just doesn't work. But maybe most importantly, at least let people know when it's on. I could not believe All Star Saturday night was All Star mid afternoon. When did that happen?
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Myron Metcalf
I don't know.
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Matt Jones
I was. I literally didn't get a date for Valentine's Day so I could. That's my what I'm telling myself for the duck contest.
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Myron Metcalf
Is that the true story?
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Matt Jones
Is that what that's what I told myself last night. And then the dog contest wasn't even on and I was like, you're telling me I skipped Valentine's Day for Gonzaga Santa Clara? No. We will talk more.
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Myron Metcalf
The real story comes out.
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Matt Jones
I had to make out with Gonzaga Santa Clara next year on Matt Myron.
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Myron Metcalf
Matt and Myron the Podcast.
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Matt Jones
It's Matt Myron here on ESPN Radio. He's Myron Metcalf. You may have seen him this week on Unforgiveness.
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Myron Metcalf
What is it? Unsportsmanlike. Unsportsmanlike staple show on ESPN radio which are on right now.
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Matt Jones
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah. I mean I grew up next to the Pettit center in Milwaukee which like was the speed skating center for the national team. So like all those guys would come to Milwaukee.
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Matt Jones
So I'm a big brilliant.
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Myron Metcalf
Well and my neighbors in the. My neighbor runs the curling competition.
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Matt Jones
You, you act like everything in Milwaukee. If I were to listen to you. Every sporting event that's ever taken place happened in Milwaukee.
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Myron Metcalf
I went to school with an Olympian who his family moved him to Milwaukee, got him an apartment at 16 and then they left him there. So we had like. They just left him in the apartment so he. Because we could train, man. And we go out there hanging out on the weekend and you know, I would just encourage him.
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Matt Jones
Can you skate?
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Myron Metcalf
16 year old.
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Matt Jones
Can you skate?
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Myron Metcalf
Skate.
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Matt Jones
You can fast. I don't know.
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Myron Metcalf
I mean ice skating is hard. Roller skating. I'm a pro like roller skating.
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Matt Jones
Roller skating is not part of the Winter Olympics. I'm talking about the kind of skating that's on television right now.
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Myron Metcalf
I can ice skate.
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Matt Jones
I'm going to throw the challenge flag. College basketball for a lot of people now tuning in. Had some good games yesterday I was stating but but they ended up with bigger margins. Iowa State beat Kansas. Florida beat Kentucky. Arkansas beat Auburn. But a lot of people coming in this year as we get ready for the tournament. I think the big storyline in college basketball is how many great freshmen there are. We've talked about him now. One of them, Caleb Wilson, North Carolina got hurt. But I think maybe the biggest story in college basketball this year is is Darren Peterson who will likely be the number one pick from Kansas who has kind of been on again, off again in playing. I like to occasionally listen to NBA podcast to see what they will say about college basketball. And the thing that they seem to have. The biggest takeaway is, would you want to pick a guy's the number one pick. Some people think Darren Peterson might be the most talented guard. I've heard people say the most talented guard to come out of college since, like, Kobe, even though Kobe came out of high school. But, like, as a guard, maybe the most talented. But he also misses games for a variety of different reasons, ranging from ankle to flu to. I mean, people speculate a lot of reasons. Do you. Are you at all worried about a kid who, it doesn't seem like loves playing basketball and misses all of these games?
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Myron Metcalf
I mean, I think the worry question is more for, like, Kansas fans and Bill Sullivan. I was just. I was just with Darren Peterson a couple days ago. I was in Lawrence.
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Matt Jones
Of course you were. I was.
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Myron Metcalf
I was.
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Matt Jones
It's everybody.
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Myron Metcalf
I literally was.
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Matt Jones
All right, go ahead.
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Myron Metcalf
I was. I was at Big Monday when Kansas beat Arizona. Hung out in Kansas for a while. I hung out. I was with Darren Peterson. They were talking to him. I think part of his problem in terms of perception is his body language isn't great.
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Matt Jones
I think that's an understatement. It's the worst body language of a star that you'll ever see.
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Myron Metcalf
He doesn't have the energy, the fist pumping that people want to see. Even if someone's on the sideline, even if you're on the bench, people want to see you engaged, cheering on your teammates. They want to see that. And that's not Darren Peterson. So I think that's actually a big part of the backlash is when he is out, people assume that he's just not invested, and that's a big challenge. So.
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Matt Jones
So let's just talk talent. My statement earlier that he might be the most talented guard to come into the draft. Guard, I mean, we've had a ton of forwards and big guys that have been more talented.
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah.
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Matt Jones
But guard, would you agree? Potentially the most talented guard to come in the draft since Vince Carter, Kobe pick. Your person.
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Myron Metcalf
Maybe more skilled than some of the. I mean, just in terms of, like, you're talking about a guy who may not have the raw explosiveness that those guys you just mentioned, but the skill selection, the skill man. I mean, Bill Self told me he's the best player he's ever coached.
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Matt Jones
And he's had Joel Embiid and he said all these great players, Andrew Wiggins, you can. You can name the player. So do you worry having, you know, spent some time with him, Myron went down there, bought him, you know, a soda they went to. They. They went and walked the streets together. Do you have that worry about his. Because if you're going to. I mean, every team in the NBA is tanking to try to get him or one of these other top freshmen. Would you have a worry picking this guy and basing your franchise on him?
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Myron Metcalf
I presented that exact question to some NBA execs I was sitting next to this week, and they both. The name dropping. I'm telling you, real stuff.
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Matt Jones
I know, but the name dropping is amazing. Real stuff. Okay, go ahead.
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Myron Metcalf
I presented the exact question to a couple NBA guys. I was sitting next to one of them. I said, hey, are you worried about. What if he's hurt? What if he. His body doesn't respond? And he laughed and he said, darren Peterson was number one on our board in October. Number one in December. Number one. Now, he told me, Darren could come on his roster right now, tonight and score 17 points, five rebounds, three assists. And then I said, okay, what if his body. What if it's an embiid situation where he gets to the league? And then this is a lingering thing. He said he would take Darren Peterson, even if it meant that he missed two seasons, just to get him for what he's going to be in the future. So I don't think. I think the college basketball conversation is way different than the NBA conversation.
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Matt Jones
So you don't think the NBA guys are worried about it at all? Not.
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Myron Metcalf
I think they don't care one bit about Darren Peterson and what. What. What's going on? We don't even know what exactly what's going on, but they're not worried.
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Matt Jones
You've been covering college basketball since, what, 2007. 2007. So you've been covering it for 20 years. Best freshman class ever since you've been doing it.
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Myron Metcalf
You know, I got to go back and look at, you know, the KD class, and there have been some other freshman classes, but it's up there. I don't know that we've had this much depth ever.
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Matt Jones
I would say it's. I think it is. Because. Let me just. Let's go through the names. Peterson, A.J. deBonts at BYU. Cameron Boozer at Duke. Caleb Wilson at North Carolina. Mikhail Brown at Louisville. Nada. Men at Tennessee. Kingston. What's his name? Fleming or whatever. Fleming's at Flemings at Houston. Who am I missing? There's at least eight or nine from Arizona.
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah, yeah.
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Matt Jones
Darius Acuff at Arkansas. You're talking nine guys, Myron, who might have been in the top three picks in nearly every draft and there's nine of them this year.
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Myron Metcalf
Yes, that's why you should take the team should be tanking.
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Matt Jones
Well, we're going to talk about tanking. You think though? Tanking is completely rational with this group.
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Myron Metcalf
I am pro tanking.
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Matt Jones
Oh well, there we go. We know our next subject, pro tanking. Myron is pro tanking and he probably knows the person that created the tank. That's next here on Matt Myron, Matt.
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Myron Metcalf
And Myron the podcast.
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Matt Jones
Here we go. Keeping it hyped for you on Matt Myron on ESPN Radio. It is espn. It's NBA All Star Weekend, but it's also ESPN college basketball analyst Tom Crn time. We're watching the bobsled, but I have to stop the bobsled when Tom Cream comes on. One of my favorite people in media. Tom, former Indiana Marquette coach. Thanks for taking the time to be with us.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Oh, it's great to be with you. I got in the car from being at Florida Atlantic's walkthrough because I have Florida, Florida Atlantic today. And I'm like shamed. And I don't have people's names that I can drop like Myron did in the last 10 minutes.
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Matt Jones
I just don't know everybody, doesn't he? He probably right now would be talking about how he hangs out with the Florida Atlantic basketball team. He knows everybody.
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Myron Metcalf
I don't know everybody, just a few people.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Coach Myron knows. Myron knows. And if he doesn't know, he will know. That's the best thing about both of you.
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Matt Jones
That's exactly right. So, Tom, I. I'm in this a lot. This is controversial to some, but I actually don't think it's controversial to me. I started watching like the whole country in college basketball in about 2003. I was kind of Kentuck Focus before that and starting in 2003 till now. I think you could make an argument that this has been the best regular season of college basketball that I can remember since then. In terms of quality of games, how many teams are good, how much talent is spread out across the country. Do you agree with that statement?
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
I do. I think again, I mean, it's got everything covered. It's got an incredible amount of freshmen. It's got very good upperclassmen. Maybe not that the best year of upperclassmen, but because the COVID stuff has changed some of that. But when it comes to games, teams parody high quality matchups. The Europeans that have come over there is absolutely question. And Europeans were always coming over and some were able to cover up what they were making money wise and some weren't right. Like it was a lot harder obviously to get somebody that had any pro experience at all in them unless you really knew how to maneuver it. And some people were great at that bit. Like now it's like nothing. I mean, you got people that are spending a million dollars on a buyout for somebody from Europe, let alone what they're getting paid when they get over here. So, yes, absolutely, there's incredible amounts of talent. There's many, many reasons to keep players in school, for the agents to keep a player in school. And I don't think it's going to change. But this year is really special because of the amount of freshmen that are going to be very, very impactful for a long time in the NBA. They may not all be superstars, but there's going to be a lot of high impactful guys that will impact winning for a long time.
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Myron Metcalf
Tom, we don't know what coaches are saying to players behind the scenes. I want to make you, Bill Self, for a second here. As you're trying to get Darren Peterson ready for the next month of the season, what would your message be to him and maybe even everybody around him?
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Well, I don't know. I don't know how much messaging he can get across to everybody that's around him because I think that's a complicated situation. And I do think that they've managed it really well because you've got the agent side, you've got the family side, you've got the medical side on the family side, you've got the Kansas medical side. You got a lot of things going on there. And I think Bill's managed it really well. But what I think Bill's done, I'll answer it two ways. I think what he's done with his team is tremendous. You know, obviously when they have Darren Peterson, they could get to Indianapolis and be a legitimate threat to win it. But they can win any game they're in even without him because of the improvement that those guys have made inside of that team and the confidence that that team is playing with. And what they've done with Florida, Dunga and Bryson Tiller does not get as much attention as it should. But Dunga can play. Now, he could always play, but he could play around the rim, you know, now he can defend away from the basket. He can, he can do things. And I think it's, it's, it's not when you look, Florian, you look at Ruben Chenulu at Florida, who are getting billed as top defensive players in the country. It's not just because of what they do at the rim, in the rim, it's how they go out of guard on the perimeter. But I think if I'm Bill Self with Darren Peterson every day, I'm Trying to make sure that I'm having good, solid conversations with him, that his energy is high, that we know that we believe in him, that I'm. That I'm out there when he's working on his game, you know, not only in practice, but he's out. I'm out there when he's shooting. And every day you've got to keep Darren Peterson believing that. At Kansas, we have your best interest in mind and part of your best interest is for the next level to see that you can truly impact winning, even if it's not going great for you. But I think, I think the other thing that I would say, God, the kids got to get better. I mean, like he got exposed a little bit yesterday with pressure. Like you can get up into him and bother him now as far as skill, talent, natural ability, he's the best. But I think he's like any young player. There's certain things they got to get a lot better at. And I think that's what I would be focused on in the next month with him, convincing him, we can get you better, not only for the next level, but we can get you better as we go into March and hopefully April. Just trust us to do that.
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Matt Jones
Talking to Tom Crane, ESPN College Basketball Analyst I'm going to go ahead and say this. Last year, it was about this time of year that I thought to myself after having watched them play a lot, Florida can win the national championship. They ended up going and doing it. Now Kentucky played Florida yesterday, so I got to see him up close. Kentucky played actually decently well and still lost by nine. Is Florida, even though it's a different team, different roster, different guards. I think they can go back to back. Do you?
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
I had the game actually yesterday. I don't know if you know that the game for west would one with Ryan Recky. So I was there at the walkthrough and there for the game, which was great. And then I drove last night to do a game here, South Florida, Florida Atlantic. But yes, I think they can and I think yesterday was a unique game. Kentucky going in game and the SEC was giving up percent at the rim and they gave up 70, almost 74% at the rim yesterday and that and Florida was getting 70% of their scoring, 70% at the rim and 40% which is unbelievable. 40% of their scoring going into yesterday was coming at the rim. Like I don't know if anybody's touching that now. And, and one thing we talked about on the air, this is why they can win. They made 10 3. Yesterday, Xavion Lee, Urban Clavshar was phenomenal. I thought he changed the whole game. Boogie Flan was not playing in the first half. He took a three at the end of the half, which was just absolutely horrendous.
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Matt Jones
That was one of the worst shots I've ever seen. It was so awful. I would say.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Yeah, it was.
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Matt Jones
He missed by like four feet.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Well, he was pressing. It wasn't the shot as much as he felt he needed to take it. And there was time. It wasn't much time on the clock, but all you had to do was take one dribble and feed it to Condon in the post and he's going to get the shot up it. Long story short, Todd golden did what you have to be able to do in this era, you know, because he lost Denzel Aberdeen for a ton of money when he signed Boogie Flan for a ton of money. Right. He didn't let the money dictate his decisions. He took him out of the game at the 18:20 mark and put Urban Clav Jar in and the game changed. I mean, he locked up Denzel Aberdeen and Denzel played a pretty good game and he made threes. He got to the rim. And I think they can win because even if they're not making threes, the offensive rebound at a 40% rate, which is really high. So you're going to miss threes, but at the same time you're going to be able to rebound your misses. And I think that's key. You know, the three point shooting is not a strength for them. I said a couple times yesterday they got to get better passing the ball. I thought Kentucky, you know, they gave up points at the rim, but really, Thomas Hauk is just so good. The lottery he'll go. Some of the freshmen people are smart. I'm picking somebody that could help win right away next year. I mean, the kid is amazing. How the bottom line is Florida can make up for their shooting mistakes. The way that they rebound, with the way that they get out and run and with the way that they were skies and get to the rim on drives. So I think Kentucky was impressive, man. They did some good things.
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Matt Jones
All right, I like it. Little Kentucky love, right? Before you go, Tom Craney sp and college basketball analyst will be on Florida Atlantic. Who do they play today?
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
South Florida. And South Florida is rolling and it'll be a good game.
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Matt Jones
The Battle of the Battle of Florida. You enjoy it, Tom, thank you very much and we will talk to you soon.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
All right, thanks. Have a Good week.
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Matt Jones
There you go. Florida Atlantic, South Florida. Do you know the staffs of those teams, Myron, since you seem to know everybody?
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Myron Metcalf
Not that I know everybody, but I know South Florida.
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Matt Jones
South Florida is in. All right, let's play. I always like to play with Florida schools. Where are they located? South Florida is in Tampa, right? Florida Atlantic is in Boca Raton.
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Myron Metcalf
Raton, yeah. Been to both, yeah.
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Matt Jones
Of course.
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Myron Metcalf
You fit to vote?
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Matt Jones
Is there anything. Seriously, is there anything you haven't done? I mean, like, Florida Atlantic, you're kind of a. You're like an international man about town.
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Myron Metcalf
If you look at the landscape of Florida Atlantic, there's a giant airfield. It's a former World War II training ground. That's what it's built on. So it's just, you know, fun fact.
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Matt Jones
You'Ve flown into that airfield and like.
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Myron Metcalf
No, I just. No, I was in, you know, met some Boca Raton people when I was out there and. Yeah, beautiful.
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Matt Jones
So you out where in Boca Raton. Okay, so you're known in Boca Raton is what you're saying.
- [35:18]
Myron Metcalf
I'm not known in Boca.
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Matt Jones
I've just Metcalf. My Metcalf has a shirt known in Boca Raton.
- [35:27]
Myron Metcalf
That actually would be a great shirt, though.
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Matt Jones
It would be a great shirt. I'll tell you what else has been great. The Olympics. I've really enjoyed them. Everything about it, from the bobsled to the curling to the hockey to the quad. God, the Olympics have been fun. Have they been more fun than you thought? And how much are you enjoying them? We'll talk a little Olympics here on Matt Myron, Matt and Myron the podcast.
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- [37:48]
Myron Metcalf
This is Sunday Morning with Matt and Myron on ESPN Radio and on the ESPN app.
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Matt Jones
I went to look at Myron's Instagram.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
His Instagram bio caught my eye.
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Matt Jones
Sports writer by day.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Adventurous homeboy by night.
- [38:02]
Matt Jones
Yep, this is the third line. Father first. But it's the third line. It's the third line. I never picked up on that. Oh my God.
- [38:14]
Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Hold on.
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Matt Jones
The last line is everything.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Please continue reading.
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Matt Jones
Minneapolis area, Milwaukee born, UFC slash boxing.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Fan, lover of foreign film.
- [38:23]
Matt Jones
Fine silk.
- [38:28]
Myron Metcalf
Myron I could, I could have ever.
- [38:32]
Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Heard Adventurous homeboy by night. Adventurous homeboy by night.
- [38:36]
Myron Metcalf
But he's a father first.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Father first, but third on the list.
- [38:45]
Matt Jones
I, I'm very, I saw this was Friday on ESPN Radio.
- [38:52]
Myron Metcalf
Crushing me, man.
- [38:53]
Matt Jones
And I, I was very disappointed in myself for having never noticed that before. Shout out to, shout out to Pat for having caught it. They took my material. Making fun of your Instagram should have been my material. Now, you know, we were going to talk about the Olympics, but I'm actually going to put that off. We have to talk about your Instagram. Let, let, let's pull it up because I do think it needs to be analyzed. So for everyone out there listening, go to Myron Metcalf's Instagram. All right. Just, just, I'm going to give you a second to go. It's Myron. He spells Metcalf with a D, which a lot of people don't, don't realize. So M E, D, C, A, L. I'm gonna, I'm gonna read it. So he starts with sports writer by day. So he's telling you right off the bat, by day. I'm serious. I'm out there doing sports. Adventurous homeboy by night. Now what does that mean? Adventurous homeboy by night. First of all, you are in your mid-40s and you're still calling yourself a homeboy? I think at some point, one ages out of homeboy status.
- [39:59]
Myron Metcalf
I think I wrote that 15 years ago. I don't even remember. I don't even. When they brought it up. I honestly had not looked at my bio A. I don't even really use Instagram, you know, So I don't know.
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Matt Jones
What did you mean by adventurous homeboy by night?
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Myron Metcalf
All right, so here's the reality. I know when I wrote it maybe, like, 12 years ago, I was in my dating app era, and I was just trying to be mysterious and intriguing. Like, I wanted people to click on my Instagram bio and be like, so you. You know what? This is different. You know?
- [40:26]
Matt Jones
So you thought a woman would see that and go, yeah, well, I'm kind of looking for an adventurous homeboy.
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Myron Metcalf
I mean, people are talking about it, aren't they?
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Matt Jones
Rachel, you're a woman. You're a woman. Do you. Are you looking for an adventurous homeboy? I think I'm gonna question somebody that calls themselves a homeboy. I agree with you. The adventurous part, like, whatever, it's the homeboy. I'm with you, Rachel. You can't call yourself a homeboy. First of all, at best, you're a home man. Okay? You're not a homeboy. You are not a homeboy. And when I think homeboy, I think a person with his hat to his side, beatboxing. I don't think you're doing that either.
- [41:09]
Myron Metcalf
You think I'm Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Is that the one image you have of a homeboy is what you saw on Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
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Matt Jones
To be honest with you, yes, A homeboy it was.
- [41:20]
Myron Metcalf
I was trying to be intriguing. I was.
- [41:23]
Matt Jones
Okay.
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Myron Metcalf
I wanted. I wanted a present like I wanted you.
- [41:26]
Matt Jones
Okay, so let me do it. I should change the voice, though, if he's trying to be intriguing. Myron Metcalf, sports rider by day, Adventurous, decorous homeboy by night. Okay, so those are the first two. Sports writer by day, sports rider, adventurous homeboy, night, father first. But you have it listed third. Father first, but it's listed third. Was there ever a moment that you thought maybe put father first? First?
- [41:57]
Myron Metcalf
Listen, not my best work. I honestly didn't even realize that until they pointed it out Friday. I have not touched that Bio in, like, 13 years. I didn't even remember I had written that because I don't understand.
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Matt Jones
Why did you think father first should go third?
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Myron Metcalf
I didn't think of it. I didn't think of it like that.
- [42:18]
Matt Jones
He wants everyone.
- [42:19]
Myron Metcalf
I wrote this, like, 12 years ago.
- [42:20]
Matt Jones
Okay, stop with the excuse. Don't say you wrote it 12 years ago. Again, that's not an excuse. You wanted people to know you were an adventurous homeboy before a father.
- [42:34]
Myron Metcalf
That's not it. That's not it.
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Matt Jones
Then you say Minneapolis area, Milwaukee born. That's good. Now, remember, this is for a dating app. You then put UFC boxing fan. Think there's a lot of ladies out there that are interested in your UFC fandom. This is the pre.
- [42:56]
Myron Metcalf
This is. This is years ago. I don't know. I mean, it's what I am, but.
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Matt Jones
Okay, and then you finished. And the last lines. He's telling the ladies. First of all, understand, I'm UFC boxing, All right? I'm a man of brawn, but also, ladies, I'm a lover of foreign film and fine silk. I love this. Tell me. Tell me your favorite foreign films.
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Myron Metcalf
Anatomy of the.
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Matt Jones
Wait a minute. I heard you said the English Patient. Is it correct that you said your favorite foreign film was the English?
- [43:39]
Myron Metcalf
I forgot. I forgot about that one.
- [43:41]
Matt Jones
We forgot about the word English.
- [43:44]
Myron Metcalf
I thought it was in subtitles.
- [43:45]
Matt Jones
I didn't remember. It's all the word English.
- [43:48]
Myron Metcalf
That's a parasite. Anatomy of a Fall and growing up, I did. Growing up, I knew somebody who used to dabble in silk.
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Matt Jones
Of course. Don't worry. Stop with the silk. I'm going to get to the sink. Foreign films. Your favorite foreign films are Parasite, which is essentially American in terms of how much attention it got 12 years ago. Those are all new, so did you add that to your bio? That's a good point. Parasite is. So give me the foreign films that you liked 12 years ago or prior, because I'm under. I'm gonna make the argument you made that up.
- [44:23]
Myron Metcalf
It's hard to pick sometimes.
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Matt Jones
I think you made that up. I think you said that because you thought some woman would think that sounded impressive. You don't like foreign films. I've known you for a decade. You've never mentioned a foreign film. You've never told me about a foreign film. I'm not even sure you've seen a foreign film. When I saw that, I was like, of all the stuff in here. Yes, I believe he's a sports writer by day. I'll take his word for it that he's an adventurous homeboy. By night, he is a father. He likes ufc. He does not love foreign films. He's never mentioned one.
- [45:07]
Myron Metcalf
I'm a storyteller. Right? So, I mean, did I tell. Did I maybe, you know, exaggerate.
- [45:13]
Matt Jones
The narrative, but tweak it a little.
- [45:14]
Myron Metcalf
Bit for the sake of the art. I did, maybe.
- [45:18]
Matt Jones
All right, finally, silk. You're a lover of silk? Fine silk, first of all. Not just silk. Not this little Walmart silk. My man likes fine silk. What does that mean?
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Myron Metcalf
I told you, growing up, I knew a guy who dabbled in silk. He was involved.
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Matt Jones
What does it mean to dabble in silk?
- [45:39]
Myron Metcalf
He was involved in silk, you know.
- [45:41]
Matt Jones
So do you own a lot of silk?
- [45:45]
Myron Metcalf
Some, but it was more of like growing up. I knew about. I knew more about silk.
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Matt Jones
Okay. All right, I'll tell you what it is now. Time for a new segment on Matt Myron, Myron Teaches America about silk. Go.
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Myron Metcalf
It's really soft. I don't know if you've ever tried it. It's something I would. Again, I knew a guy who, he was into silk and I just knew, you know, he would talk to me a little bit about silk and he would. Into silk. What did he teach you?
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Matt Jones
But what did he teach you?
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Myron Metcalf
That. That fine silk is second to none. He would. He imported silk and, you know, so I. I did know a little bit.
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Matt Jones
About silk, but you haven't told me anything yet.
- [46:28]
Myron Metcalf
You haven't told me details about silk. But.
- [46:31]
Matt Jones
And what do you own that is silk? And don't say boxer shorts.
- [46:37]
Myron Metcalf
Different things. I got some silk.
- [46:39]
Matt Jones
What?
- [46:40]
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, pillowcase stuff in the bedroom. I got some silk.
- [46:43]
Matt Jones
You have a silk stuff. I don't believe you have a silk pillowcase.
- [46:48]
Myron Metcalf
But. But I knew a guy.
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Matt Jones
So you're telling me you sit in your room as a father first with your silk pillowcases and you watch foreign films? This is not the Byron Metcalf. First of all, that doesn't sound like an adventurous homeboy to me. It is matt, my myron. I'm matt jones. Adventurous homeboy. Silk lover myron metcald next on espn.
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Myron Metcalf
Thanks for listening to matt and myron the podcast. You can listen to the show live every Sunday morning at 10am eastern on espn radio, the espn app, and on sirius xm channel 80. Matt and Myron, the podcast from 30 for 30 podcasts, Brian Pata, senior defensive.
- [47:53]
Matt Jones
Lineman from Miami, gunned down. The key to this case. It's Brian.
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Myron Metcalf
An hour before he died, he was on phone arguing with somebody.
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Matt Jones
This might be a hit. You want the truth?
- [48:05]
Myron Metcalf
They just want a conviction.
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Tom Crn (Tom Crn Time)
Being placed under arrest.
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Matt Jones
We had a killer amongst us.
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Myron Metcalf
Murder at the U. Listen now.