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Matt Martin
That's right. That voice you hear, I'm going to hear tonight at Rail Bird. Tyler Childers bringing us into hour three. Matt Myron on ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance. I've taught you about Tyler over the years, Myron. You want me to say anything to him? If I get to see. To say hi to him this evening, Send a message from you.
Myron Metcalf
I wasn't really prepared to give Tyler Childress a message. Hope he supports the show. You asked him about that.
Matt Martin
He probably supports the show.
Myron Metcalf
That's probably the best he can do for me.
Matt Martin
He's a. He's a. I wouldn't say he's acquaintance of mine. Like we say hello. I bet. I bet he knows Myron Metcalf. I bet he knows it. He said you should. You should know it.
Myron Metcalf
People know me.
Matt Martin
People do know you. If you are somebody like me who grew up on SportsCenter, then I'm gonna suggest to you. This was SportsCenter, a new interview podcast from Rich Eisen featuring SportsCenter legends. It's available now on Disney plus, the Rich Eisen Show, YouTube channel and all podcast platforms. This was SportsCenter is presented by Gusto. I got to watch one of the tapings of this was SportsCenter at the Super Bowl. They. They taped with Chris Berman, and I got to go. And it was a great event. The first one, I think is up now with Dan Patrick, so it's definitely worth everyone a chance to get to look at.
Myron Metcalf
But what an incredible era. It's why I'm here, you know, Meeting Stuart Scott changed my life. So it's just amazing.
Matt Martin
How did it. How did it change your life?
Myron Metcalf
I was an intern at ESPN the Magazine, living in New York City, went up to Bristol, and they were like, hey, we got a surprise. They brought out all the Sports center anchors, all. Everybody. Stuart Scott walks out, and I just was talking to him, and I was like, hey, man, I want to do this. You know, one day. He's like, hey, man, you can do it. Go do it. That's all I needed to hear. Like, Stuart Scott a little.
Matt Martin
You just need a little affirmation Stuart.
Myron Metcalf
If Stuart Scott said you can do it, I 100% believed him after that moment. Man. So what a legend for me.
Matt Martin
Well, good for you. That's awesome. Well, that is on this. It was SportsCenter that podcast and and the videos are available Disney plus and on podcast platforms now. The Knicks are up 20 in the finals. They will play again tomorrow night and they are a two and a half point favorite. They lead the series two. Oh, is this going to be a sweep, Myron? Is this going to be New York on Wednesday dancing all across the city?
Myron Metcalf
I have a hard time believing it would be a sweep because the games have been so close. I think maybe New York loses one because I think when B has the potential to have one of those 40 point 28 rebound games, but I think it'll be four one and a sweep wouldn't surprise me. I just think New York coming into this series and I said this, they had every advantage outside of wimby where no one is a matcher for wimby. The Knicks were better everywhere else. They had the better bench, the better supporting cast. They'd won the series in the regular season the last time they played. Coming into this series, the Knicks had destroyed the spurs and for the most part, young teams don't win championships in the NBA. So I thought the Knicks had all the advantages and that experience has been the difference. Late in games you're seeing a bunch of 22 year olds versus a bunch of seasoned guys who've been in this moment before.
Matt Martin
By the way, just side note, one of the members of Tyler Childer's band just texted me and said, please tell Myron hello from Tyler Childer's band.
Myron Metcalf
I told you I'm known. I'm known in circles that I don't even know. I don't understand.
Matt Martin
I don't know if I would take from that and known they were being polite and saying, saying hey Myra, nice to. I don't think they were saying, look how known you are.
Myron Metcalf
Well, I'm just, I'm connected to circles that you wouldn't even understand, you know.
Matt Martin
Okay, I'm glad to hear that. To your point, I. Part of me wonders, listen, I think the spurs are going to for the next eight to ten years be a contender. Part of me wonders though if they just for whatever reason and you know, somebody with a high basketball IQ could probably say the reason. They just match up extremely well with OKC. You know, OKC, I think had. Has had what, 22 losses this year and eight of them are San Antonio, like, part of me just wonders, are they a team that's maybe not quite ready, but for whatever reason, they could beat okc, and that's how they got here. And thus the Knicks are, to your point, just better. I mean, basically, the only position on paper that you would say San Antonio is better is Wimby. And Carl's outplayed Wimby in the last two games. I'm not gonna say he's better, but he's outplayed him. So in that scenario, it's not shocking. Now, they won both games on the road, now they're at home. Does that change the dynamic in any way? Negative for the Knicks? You wouldn't think so, no.
Myron Metcalf
But it feels like the pressure has shifted. You know, the San Antonio spurs come in as a favorite. They're at home, and now it's like the Knicks have to do it. I think people aren't anticipating the Game four has to be a Knicks victory. They have to finish the sweep, win the first championship since 1973, and just really send the whole city and fan base into a frenzy.
Matt Martin
So you think. You actually think the pressure is amped up, even though they're up to.
Myron Metcalf
It's all the pressure on New York. Who cares what San Antonio does at this point? Your star is 22. Your other biggest stars are 21 and 20. To your point. I think you said it well. The spurs are going to be a contender for a very long time. And I'll tell you what, this might be your last chance to catch Wimby. This might be your last shot to get a win over him as he continues to improve.
Matt Martin
Well, you got to be careful saying stuff like that, because the history of the league shows, you know, guys get hurt.
Myron Metcalf
They do.
Matt Martin
Like, things change. I mean, you know, when Denver won with Jokic, you could have made an argument, okay, this is going to be the first of four or five. I mean, people thought that with Giannis, when. When his team won, when Luca lost in the Finals, they were like, here we go. Dallas has got. I mean, you. Things change. We have had eight different champs over the last eight years. We do.
Myron Metcalf
We haven't had a team with this much youth. Like, you're always talking about rookie contracts and the value that the spurs have, all this contractual. These contractual advantages right now to keep this group together.
Matt Martin
But that won't stay forever. So. So. So that's not. I mean, that's part of the change. You know, look, dear and Fox didn't have the greatest game in Game 2, but I don't think they're here. If De' Aaron Fox is not a part of the team, and he might not be part of the team in a year or two, just from a contract standpoint. So you do have to say, I. I'm not saying that they're not there. Wimby's going to be a dominant force. But I do think it's easy for teams to go, well, we have all this time in the future that doesn't always turn out to be correct.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I think this conversation has been a little different because of the force he is on both sides of the ball. I mean, they could have won both games. You can make the case they should have. And we'd be having a different conversation around Wembley. He made a bunch of mistakes in those games, especially game two at the end. We saw that. But he looks like a guy who. You could see him dominating this league for a long time just because of his youth. And the Knicks, though, are showing the value of having a mature team. And I think maybe this is. Matt. The only other way you can build a team, you can go pay a bunch, a couple of max guys and try to find a supporting cast, which is what a number of teams have done to this point. Or you can take a Jalen Brunson who says, all right, I'm gonna take a little pay cut here so I can be the king of the whole city. And it's worked out in his favor. So, so far.
Matt Martin
Well, things have changed a lot in the league in the sense that you have to draft your stars and that it's very rare that a star gets traded. Jalen Brunson is an exception in terms of. He got signed as a free agent. But generally speaking, you're going to have to draft your stars, and San Antonio has. Has done that. I want to go to the atmosphere in game three. Okay, you know what? The ticket prices are. Now, granted, you're not a Knicks fan, but what's the amount of money, Myron, that you would pay to sit fifth row for that game Monday night?
Myron Metcalf
I mean, if you're a real fan, and you.
Matt Martin
If you're. You. You're Myron Metcalf, Money bag. Myron. How much would you pay?
Myron Metcalf
Over a thousand.
Matt Martin
You're not gonna pay over a thousand?
Myron Metcalf
Maybe two. I'm not. No. It. I don't. I think the real. I think if you're in the building, and this is nothing against the people who are rich enough to be in there, that's gonna be a. A different kind of Crowd. Whereas I'd rather be in some spot in Brooklyn, some spot in Harlem.
Matt Martin
You would not rather be in Harlem at the game?
Myron Metcalf
I would.
Matt Martin
No, you wouldn't. You're lying. You'd rather be at a bodega in Harlem than to go to the game.
Myron Metcalf
Those guys are. That's going to be like the Hamptons that I have no tie to those people in the building who are paying 11,000 to be in the nose to
Matt Martin
the people in Harlem either.
Myron Metcalf
I would feel much more like I'm dealing with real regular Knicks fans. And those guys I don't think will be in the building.
Matt Martin
If I offered you the ability to go to game three with me.
Myron Metcalf
Okay.
Matt Martin
Or we can go sit in Harlem. You're going to choose to go to Harlem?
Myron Metcalf
I'd rather go to a spot. Harlem. I'd rather go to a real estate. So I'd have to establish bar.
Matt Martin
You would turn down my ticket?
Myron Metcalf
I would.
Matt Martin
To go to a sports bar in Harlem?
Myron Metcalf
I would. I'd rather have the experience with regular fans.
Matt Martin
You are. You are crazy.
Myron Metcalf
I would rather have an experience with regular fans. Real Knicks fans. I want to be next to the guy who's been watching this team for 40 years and has never experienced this moment. I want to be next to that person.
Matt Martin
I know you. You are a celebrity. Like you are. You love. Oh, I knew Stuart Scott.
Myron Metcalf
I knew.
Matt Martin
I knew Bret Michaels. Like, you're always all these people.
Myron Metcalf
No, I want to be in a. I think. I think the real experience is going to be okay around real Knicks fans.
Matt Martin
One more question.
Myron Metcalf
I said in that Knicks fan.
Matt Martin
Let's say you're the mayor of New York. Mom Dahmen.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah.
Matt Martin
He gets heat because he chooses to sit in like section 220. He doesn't sit down on the floor. You're the mayor of New York. Mayor Myron. Are you sitting on the floor or are you sitting with the masses?
Myron Metcalf
I'm probably sitting on the floor. If I'm.
Matt Martin
No way. But that goes against what you just said.
Myron Metcalf
I'm the mayor. That's different. On the mayor. I gotta. I gotta show some prominence. I would say I'd probably. I'd sit on the floor.
Matt Martin
So you're going. So wait a minute. This makes no sense. Yeah. You're going to choose to go to Harlem instead of the game. But if you're going to the game, you want to be down on the
Myron Metcalf
floor as the mayor. Yeah, I might be on the Knicks bench as the mayor. I mean, I might. Yeah, I would use all the advantages of Being the mayor, you know, what are the things I can do? I do them all.
Matt Martin
Okay, I didn't realize that. Well, you, if you listened earlier, we previewed half of the World cup, but there's another half. Myron's already told you who's going to win and we've seen what countries he would visit. We will do the second half of the World cup and get you ready for a big day in sports. That's next here on Matt,
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It is out in the country, past the city limit sign is Matt. Myron. Do you know who this, Myron?
Myron Metcalf
This Georgia Straight.
Matt Martin
No, one more. Guess it's a duo. See if that helps.
Myron Metcalf
Crosby, Stills and Nash Crosby.
Matt Martin
Well, that's a trio. And no, this is Brooks and Done.
Myron Metcalf
Brooks and Done.
Matt Martin
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I knew it was one of them.
Matt Martin
Yeah, you're close. You got three people. Just Matt, Myron here on ESPN Radio.
Myron Metcalf
We need to buy the checks.
Matt Martin
We have been doing a little World cup preview. We pre previewed the first six groups. Now we're going to do the bottom six groups. We want to make sure everybody gets their time, Myron. So let's start with group G. I'm gonna read you the teams. You tell me who will win it.
Myron Metcalf
Okay.
Matt Martin
Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand.
Myron Metcalf
Does Egypt have. Is Muhammad Salah? Is that his name?
Matt Martin
I don't know if he still plays, but possibly.
Myron Metcalf
I think he still plays. That's one of the stars. I know. So I will go with Egypt. Plus the pyramids and all that. I think Egypt.
Matt Martin
How do you think the pyramids are going to play into it?
Myron Metcalf
Mystique.
Matt Martin
They're going to have Mystique when they get out there.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I'm going to go with Belgium.
Matt Martin
They have an aging generation that was supposed to bring them a World Cup. They've never really done what everyone had hoped. They're kind of aging out now. This will be their last ride. So I think they win the group. Now, which of those countries would you want to visit? Belgium, Egypt, Iran or New Zealand?
Myron Metcalf
I want to see the Sphinx in the pyramid, so Egypt for sure.
Matt Martin
Oh, you want to go to Egypt. You know, they say when you go there, there's a lot of people, like, a lot of people trying to sell you stuff.
Myron Metcalf
Like in America.
Matt Martin
Well, that's true. I guess there are parts of America like that, too. I would want to go to New Zealand. It's very beautiful, New Zealand. Have you seen the mountains and all of that? That's.
Myron Metcalf
It looks. Isn't Aqua dude from there? What's his name?
Matt Martin
Aqua dude?
Myron Metcalf
The guy who's in the movie. He's. He's the big tall Aqua guy.
Matt Martin
He plays Jason Momoa.
Myron Metcalf
Jason Momoa.
Matt Martin
He's from Hawaii, I thought.
Myron Metcalf
Oh, I thought it was New Zealand. Okay, same thing.
Matt Martin
All right, let's go to group H. Spain, Cape Verde, which I probably. Well, I've not been to Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. Who you got?
Myron Metcalf
Oh, man. I'll go. Uruguay.
Matt Martin
Going to go with Uruguay. Monte video.
Myron Metcalf
What is that?
Matt Martin
That's the capital of Uruguay. Montevideo.
Myron Metcalf
I didn't know that.
Matt Martin
Okay, well, you just learned. I'm going to take Spain. Spain's got that young guy. They're training in Chattanooga. They're training in Chattanooga. Which I think is funny to think of the Spanish national team at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in Tennessee. That's where their home base is with. Where would you want to visit of those countries? Spain.
Myron Metcalf
My sister was in Spain for a While and told me a lot about Madrid and how beautiful it was.
Matt Martin
I love Spain. I've been. I would pick it again, although Cape Verde, just for the mystery. I don't even know where it is. I think it would be fun to go there, right?
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I think it's like a series
Matt Martin
of islands or something. France, Group I. France, Senegal, Iraq and Norway. Where are you? Would you like to go?
Myron Metcalf
I feel like France should be the overwhelming favorite.
Matt Martin
I think they are, right? I think they are.
Myron Metcalf
Mbappe. Is that his name?
Matt Martin
Is he playing well? He's. Yes, he's. I assume so.
Myron Metcalf
Okay. Yeah, I think you got.
Matt Martin
Oh, I'm going to take France. But where would you want to visit of those countries?
Myron Metcalf
Give me the list again.
Matt Martin
France, Senegal, Iraq and Norway.
Myron Metcalf
I'll go with Senegal.
Matt Martin
Senegal, really?
Myron Metcalf
Yeah.
Matt Martin
Why would you want to visit Senegal?
Myron Metcalf
Some different. I mean, the French are a lot, so probably just Senegal.
Matt Martin
Do you know anything about Senegal?
Myron Metcalf
Not a ton, but I would learn if I went.
Matt Martin
You would learn? I would go to Norway. The fjords.
Myron Metcalf
Okay. Yeah, that sounds about on brand.
Matt Martin
Come on now, see why you got to do that to me? I'm just saying they got fjords. I don't know. Like, if you want me, I'll go to Senegal with you. If you want.
Myron Metcalf
Are you building, like, are you building high speed Internet lines or something out there? Like, what are you doing?
Matt Martin
I just like fjords. Group J Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
Myron Metcalf
Are you going to do that every time? Are you going to say Argentina that way? Because that. That just is not helping. But I mean, you haven't done that for any other country we've mentioned so far.
Matt Martin
I like saying Argentina, but, like, I don't.
Myron Metcalf
I don't know, man.
Matt Martin
Okay, so Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
Myron Metcalf
Jordan, Austria, Right.
Matt Martin
With Mac and all that. Which one of those would you want to visit?
Myron Metcalf
Argentina.
Matt Martin
Probably Argent. Me too. I think I would want to visit Argentina as well. I think that would be the most fun place. The group. Group K is Portugal. The Democratic Republic of Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia.
Myron Metcalf
Listen, man, I was. I was in a. I was at a place again buying jerseys, and I was looking at this Columbia jersey and this woman's like, hey, I'm from Columbia. Like, yes, I bought the jersey because I was like, oh, cool. And I have a Columbia jersey. So I have to go with Colombia.
Matt Martin
I'm going to go with Colombia too. I think Colombia is my. Is my dark horse for the entire World Cup. I like Colombia. And if I were to visit one of those places, I've been To Portugal. I don't think with all that's going on, Congo or Uzbekistan is the place. So I'm going to say Colombia, both to win and to visit. Yeah.
Myron Metcalf
Columbia. You know what they have down there? Hippos. Do you know hippos? They've got a hippo problem.
Matt Martin
I was worried you were going to say something else, so I'm glad you. I'm glad you said. I'm actually glad you said hippos. I was very worried that there was going to be something else come out of your mouth.
Myron Metcalf
They have a hippo problem from Pablo Escobar.
Matt Martin
Oh, yeah. Cuz he got all of them. And then they like went and bred and all that.
Myron Metcalf
Brought in these two hippos illegally.
Matt Martin
Yeah.
Myron Metcalf
And now they have. It's the only place with feral hippos, I believe outside I've seen that.
Matt Martin
And hippos like, you don't want to mess with a hippo.
Myron Metcalf
They destroy everything.
Matt Martin
Like people think of Hungry. Hungry hippo is like a cute thing because of the game. Don't mess with the hippo. They will mess you up. Watch out for the hippos. Final group. Group L. England. Croatia. Ghana and Panama.
Myron Metcalf
England for sure. Right. England's got to be the favorite.
Matt Martin
England's probably the favorite there. Although there, you know, Ghana has had a lot of successes. Beaten America a lot in the World Cup.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I'll pick England to win.
Matt Martin
I'm going to take England. And then as far as visit, I'm going to say Croatia because of the beaches. But I will note Panama has the only spot in the world where you can stand in one place and see the sunset on the right, on the east and set in the west from the same spot.
Myron Metcalf
How does that. Oh, really?
Matt Martin
Because it's so narrow and it sits right there. You can get on top of a mountain and you can see them both.
Myron Metcalf
Okay. Yeah, I was going to pick Ghana, but I'm going with that. I like those kinds of things.
Matt Martin
You'd like to go to Panama and see that spot where you could just sit. If you sit there all day, you could watch it, do both things.
Myron Metcalf
I want to go to that spot.
Matt Martin
Sure. All right. There you go. There's your World cup preview, including Myron's Go around the World. That would be a good show. Send you to Senegal and you show us around and help us learn. The country.
Myron Metcalf
I'd be in. I'd be in. Yeah. For sure.
Matt Martin
Yeah.
Myron Metcalf
All right.
Matt Martin
Well, by the way, World cup coverage, it begins on Thursday. The first game is at 3 o' clock in Mexico as Mexico will play South Korea. Now the NBA Finals comes back Monday. Of course, the NHL finals comes back on Tuesday. We're going to get you ready for all those. And big day in college baseball as more teams book their ticket to Omaha. That's all next here on Matt Myon on ESPN Radio presented by Progressive Insurance,
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Matt Martin
smack Myron here on ESPN Radio. Tomorrow night back to the NBA Finals. What are the chances they win the spurs tomorrow night? Myron, like keep the series going. I mean, I think if the Knicks win tomorrow, it's over. So what are the chances the spurs get it and make it competitive?
Myron Metcalf
I think they're good. I mean, they should have won this last game. They should have won game two. They were never positioned to do that. So I don't think there's like a significant advantage that the Knicks have beyond Karl Anthony Towns playing like an mvp, the maturity and experience. But nothing would surprise me in game three.
Matt Martin
But what about the crowd? I mean, if you couldn't win with your home crowd all wearing the fluorescent colors of the spurs rainbow, why would you be able to win as it is in New York?
Myron Metcalf
Because it's going to be a Hamptons crowd.
Matt Martin
It's like you're so down on this crowd.
Myron Metcalf
It's not, it's not. It's. I've been to Lakers. It feels like a Lakers game. I've been to Lakers games with Khloe, Kim Kardashian and Bad Bunny and all these other. It's a different atmosphere and I don't think it's going to feel like a regular season.
Matt Martin
But it hasn't felt like that in the rest of the playoffs. You just think this is going to be Fundamentally different in this next round, Matt.
Myron Metcalf
11,000 to get in the door.
Matt Martin
Yeah, but people who had ticket. I mean, you're right about that if you're trying to buy it on the secondary market. But for people who were seasoned ticket holders who already had tickets, they're the ones that have those tickets.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. I mean, I just think it's going to be different than what we've seen to this point. The way people are talking about it. I think it's going to be a very exclusive crowd. That's not. Those are real Knicks fans. Don't. Don't get me wrong. The Ben Stillers and those guys, I just.
Matt Martin
If you're a season ticket holder, would you sell for this game?
Myron Metcalf
Let's say you have.
Matt Martin
Let's say you're like, you know, I mean, it would be hard to have season tickets and be like working. But let's say you have, you know, Myron money. Okay, good. Myron money. And you have a chance to go to this game, which you. Who knows if you'll ever see an NBA Finals game again in New York, or you can sell for 8 to $10,000 and watch somewhere else. What are you doing?
Myron Metcalf
A real fan, especially if you're going with someone like, that's important to you. I wouldn't sell in those circumstances. You can make more money, but you can't have that experience. As a season ticket holder.
Matt Martin
No.
Myron Metcalf
As someone who just happened to get a couple of tickets somehow and now they're worth 11,000 a piece.
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Myron Metcalf
I'm selling if I don't have a tie to the team like that and it's not like this magical moment.
Matt Martin
So how much is the. Let's say you're a true die hard Knicks fan. What is the amount of money you part it with? Not 8 or 10. What about 15?
Myron Metcalf
Nah, it has to be 25.
Matt Martin
30s.
Myron Metcalf
It has to be 25 to 30.
Matt Martin
25,000. You're gonna walk away from this moment that you've looked for the rest of your life?
Myron Metcalf
Maybe. It'd have to be into the six. It'd have to be enough to where you figures. It had to be enough to where you're like, okay, I missed this, but now I'm good for a good stretch. It had to be a lot more than that. I would think.
Matt Martin
Yeah.
Myron Metcalf
Pretty significant.
Matt Martin
I agree with you. Now, let's say. I don't know if I'd say that much. I'd probably sell it for less than that. But let's say that they win. Where does Jalen Brunson then rank amongst sort of New York. Like, okay, so who is the New York, like, top five players in terms of beloved athletes in New York? Help me out with this. Would this be what, Jeter.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, Jeter's in his own.
Matt Martin
So Jeter category. Who's the list right now? Like, if you were to say New York fans, these are our five most beloved athletes that are living, who would it be?
Myron Metcalf
I mean, I think Jeters number one.
Matt Martin
Rivera.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. I think Clyde Frazier, you know, does the games.
Matt Martin
Is Clifford Frazier. Rivera.
Myron Metcalf
Ewing. Rivera.
Matt Martin
Giant. Is there a giant?
Myron Metcalf
I think Eli is still loved by people.
Matt Martin
Consider. I don't think they consider Eli a New Yorker. Like, I think they consider these other people in New Yorker. I think Eli, they love him, but he's not a New Yorker.
Myron Metcalf
I mean, winning two championships over the pace. I. I think Eli is New York. I think they see him as, I don't know, you know the joke.
Matt Martin
Is there a hockey. Like, is there a Messier?
Myron Metcalf
Messier? Probably. I probably think Messier is probably the
Matt Martin
guy who was the. Who was the goalie during all of that. Is he. He was, yeah. I don't know.
James
What about. What about Lundquist? Lundquist.
Matt Martin
Lundquist. That's what I was saying. So I actually think Lundquist over Messier because Luncus played there for big.
James
Never won there, though.
Matt Martin
But let's just say if Jalen Brunson gets on, like, if Jalen Brunson wins, is he now on that list?
Myron Metcalf
I think he's right behind Jeter for this generation. You think he's number two for this generation? I don't think anybody overtakes Jeter. Jeet is just there. Jeter, but I think right behind him. And I think in terms of the current faces, we didn't even mention Aaron Judge, by the way.
Matt Martin
Current. Oh, that's true.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. How did we not mention Jalen Brunson Would be something completely different? I just think not even just the king of New York, one of the faces of the league. Maybe the face of the league if he can take New York to a championship. But he'd be the biggest thing in New York City and he would be.
Matt Martin
Is there no. Met. No. Matt, you put on there.
Myron Metcalf
I mean, the Daryl Strawberries that. I don't know if those guys.
Matt Martin
I don't know if they have.
Myron Metcalf
I don't know how they're viewed.
Matt Martin
Keith Hernandez, maybe Keith Hernandez.
Myron Metcalf
Maybe Keith Hernandez is in that. But I think Jalen Brunson for a social media generation, unfortunately, you know, a lot of people say, well, no, One goes over Patrick Ewing. As great as Patrick going was, he didn't win.
Matt Martin
Oh, I think if Jalen wins, he's over Patrick Ewing.
Myron Metcalf
I mean, I think I like that, though.
Matt Martin
Why not?
Myron Metcalf
Well, because Ewing was.
Matt Martin
Those are the same people who would have said, like, you can't put Jeter over Don Mattingly. Yeah, but then you did. Once Jeter won. He's over Don Mattingly at that point. People love Don Mattingly, but Don Mattingly never won. Jeter did. I think if Jalen Brunson wins, he overtakes Ewing in beloved. Now, that doesn't mean he's the greatest, Nick. Right. I think that's a different conversation. But if you're just talking about the most beloved, I think he would jumping.
Myron Metcalf
This generation will call him the greatest. There's a bunch of people under the age of 45.
Matt Martin
Do you think. I mean, do you think he would be, even if they win this, the greatest? Nick?
Myron Metcalf
There's an argument. There's definitely an argument. Again, Clyde Frazier won two, and he was really good. Willis Reed, playing on a broken leg, had really big numbers.
Matt Martin
And all those guys on the 70 teams, like Bill Bradley, Dave Bing.
Myron Metcalf
But this generation doesn't know those guys, and that's nothing against them.
Matt Martin
That's true.
Myron Metcalf
I think Brunson being the number one guy in New York City right now, in a social media generation would just elevate him to a whole different plateau. Now, if he had more personality, it'd be even more obvious. That's the only thing that I think may hold him back a little bit. He doesn't really have a ton of personality, but he's. He's gonna be.
Matt Martin
Where would. Where would Carl be?
Myron Metcalf
Right behind him. I mean, for this generation. For this generation, if they went and you said, hey, Patrick Ewing or Carl Towns, that may sound crazy.
Matt Martin
Sounds crazy to me, and I love Carl Towns. I mean, that's a Kentucky guy. But. But Ewing is. I mean, when I think Knicks, to me, my lifetime, it's Patrick Ewing. Right?
Myron Metcalf
I'm with you. Patrick Ewing is one of the greatest centers of all time. It wouldn't be on my list, but I think especially the immediate aftermath of this, if they pull it off and Carl Townes continues to play like this. Patrick Ewing never did this. Like, no one has ever witnessed a big man carry a team since Willis Reed to a championship. We replaced those guys. It's unfortunate, but eventually we go, okay, that was a different era. And I think that would happen in this situation.
Matt Martin
What do you think New York City would be like for the parade.
Myron Metcalf
The greatest parade we have ever seen. I was living in New York for the Puerto Rican Day parade one year.
Matt Martin
What does that have to do with anything?
Myron Metcalf
Because there's no city that does parades.
Matt Martin
Like, that's true. They love New York. Does parades on parade for no reason. Yes.
Myron Metcalf
So it would be incredible to do.
Matt Martin
I'm just trying to picture. I remember the last major. I remember the Rangers parade right in the 90s when they won for the first time. It was on that famous day with the O.J. chase and the. And all of that. And that was one of the great spectacles because they hadn't won it in forever. I think if they have a Knicks parade like, that could be the best day in the city. Since when? I don't know. Since World War II ended. I mean, literally, like, what would be. No, but it'd be better now because you've had to wait 50 years.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, it would be. It'd be intense. And now this is a team that, again, they. What, 15 years ago, was that last Super Bowl? I believe 2011.
Matt Martin
Yeah, but the jet. The thing about it is, the thing about New York is in the New York, the Yankees and the Mets split the city. The jets and the Giants split the city. Even the Rangers and the Devils split the city. But the no.
Myron Metcalf
1 roots for Brooklyn, it's all the Knicks.
Matt Martin
It's all Knicks. The only thing that unifies the city 100% is the Knicks. The other sports, they love them, but then there are people that don't. But when it comes to the Knicks, everyone loves them. And I think that's why it'll be so great.
Myron Metcalf
But that's. But that's why I just want to. You can keep the tickets. Take me to the Bronx. Take me to a street party in the Bronx somewhere. People watching this. That's where I would want to see it. I would want to watch it in such an authentic place and celebrating with fans who have been waiting on this moment, who can't afford to get into these doors because who can. That, to me, is going to be an epic experience and without the hassle, by the way, potentially, of a Game four situation.
Matt Martin
Yeah, well, we will see. I think. I think if it ends up. If they win in four or in Game six, if they win, when it's in New York, you know, forget about it. I mean, it's going to be. It will be one of the great scenes in the history of American sports. It really will. In a city like New York now, there's other games to go on including the College World. See. Do you like watching college baseball? It's an absolute cluster. Do you enjoy it?
Myron Metcalf
I watched the women's softball too. Yeah, it's fun.
Matt Martin
Already in the College World Series as West Virginia and Troy. How about Troy has made the College World Series the only their stadium Myron only holds 500 people and they've made the College World Series. We will pick all those games and more. That's next here on Matt Myron Matt
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It's Matt Martin here on ESPN Radio. Life is a highway. Myron Metcalf is going to ride it all night Long as will we. And we got baseball tonight. What's the game, James? The ESPN game tonight. Is it Cubs?
James
It is. Cubs host the Giants at 7:30 Eastern on ESPN Radio.
Matt Martin
Cubs had a rough run of it here lately, but maybe they can get it back on track. But before we do that, we have to tell you about who's going to win lots of games around the country. It's time for take your pick.
Myron Metcalf
Take your pick.
Matt Martin
You take your pick.
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It's time to take your pick with Matt and Myron.
Matt Martin
What a huge week of sports coming. NBA Finals, NHL Finals, college baseball, World Series will start up. The World cup starts up, all kinds of stuff. And you can't go into that week without knowing who's going to win. So, James, let's get started. Let's take our pick.
James
Yeah, let's start with the NBA. Game 3 will be Monday between the spurs and the Knicks. The Knicks are up 20 in the series, heading back to Madison Square Garden. As we talked about all day, you'll be able to hear that right here on ESPN Radio on Monday. Conference begins at 7:30 Eastern. Knicks are two and a half point favorites. Who you got here?
Matt Martin
I kind of think the spurs win this one. I mean, it'd be a very rare series. Very rarely see the road team win three straight games. But I just have a hard time seeing Wimby's group going down three. Oh, every game has been winnable for the Spurs. They just haven't done it. I wonder if pressure kind of gets the Knicks in this one. I think the win game four, but I'm going to say the spurs win game three to send it to San Antonio for game five.
Myron Metcalf
Myron, it feels like there's only one or two scenarios. A Knicks blowout by like 20 or the spurs kind of win a close one.
Matt Martin
I could see that.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I'll go with the spurs when the close one just because we saw them face adversity against OKC and they bounce back to make it competitive and then eventually the win. So I'll take the spurs, but it won't shock me if the Knicks find a way to sweep them because the maturity and just all the other factors in that.
Matt Martin
What's next?
James
Heartbreaking loss for your Hurricanes last night in double overtime. Matt. Game that series is. The Gold Knights are up to one in that series now. Game four is in Vegas on Tuesday. You can see it on ABC television. The Golden Knights are slightly favored in this one.
Matt Martin
Yeah, I mean, I've watched this whole series. I'm obviously a Hurricanes Fan. I think the Gold Knights are better, but anything can happen in these games. I think these teams are close. I'm going to say the Golden Knights win and go up 3 1. Then I think the Hurricanes will win game five and we'll see what happens at the six. But I'm going to take the Golden Knights to win. I really had the opinion last night that whoever won that game was going to end up winning the series. The Knights won, and so unfortunately, I'll pick Las Vegas.
Myron Metcalf
I mean, this feels like a series where if you tell me that Carolina is going to start the game the way that they've managed to finish it, I'm going to pick Carolina. Like, to me, it's a matter of we know what they're capable of, but can you come out the gate and play that way? I think they will in this game. Advantage Carolina. If they dictate the pace of this game, give me Carolina to win.
Matt Martin
I hope you're right. I would love to see it. Like I said, I have tickets to game seven if we can get there. But I'm worried we may not. May not get there. What's next?
James
Series has been nuts, like comebacks and everything to watch.
Matt Martin
Yeah. I don't know how anyone couldn't say this has been one of the best hockey, one of the best sporting series three games through I've ever seen, but go ahead.
James
All right. You said the World cup begins this week. The United States plays Paraguay on Friday at 9pm who do you got in this one?
Matt Martin
I'm excited about this one. Just because It's Friday at 9pm they made it to where you could get as many people watching as possible. It doesn't feel like the country has completely locked in to the World cup yet. I think they will. For this one, I'm going to call it. I'm going to make a weird thing. I'm going to say a draw, Myron. Let's say a draw for. For game one for the United States.
Myron Metcalf
This is one of those weeks where I'm like, what do you do if you're not a sports fan? You know, like, I feel like you're just missing so much to have this kind of be another thing that we get to pay attention to and enjoy. I'll pick the United States. I mean, I think, you know, to be able to kick off the World cup at home, I think they'll live up to the. Maybe the pressure that comes.
Matt Martin
Do you know the capital of Paraguay, who we play? I'll ask the three of you. Can either because it's a hard one. Can. This is a South American country. Can any of you name the capital of Paraguay?
James
No, I can.
Matt Martin
I cannot. But Myron is the self proclaimed geography expert. Okay, There you go, Myron. The capital of Paraguay.
Myron Metcalf
Can you give me the first letter, A? Can you give me the second letter, S?
James
Could you just spell it for him, please?
Myron Metcalf
Asalinka.
Matt Martin
Is it a Salenka? No.
Myron Metcalf
Okay.
James
That's not even a tennis player.
Matt Martin
Yeah, that's not even. That's Asuncion.
Myron Metcalf
I was close.
Matt Martin
No, you. There was. You weren't in the ballpark.
James
You had the first two letters.
Matt Martin
Yes. By the way, just so you know, Asuncion is the capital. Paraguay was founded by the Spanish in 1537. And Asuncion means mother of cities.
Myron Metcalf
Okay, National Geographic fact from Matt Jones.
Matt Martin
I'm trying to help people learn. In addition, I mean, unlike you, it's not just opinions. I want to give people knowledge.
Myron Metcalf
Do you really want to be a tour guide or something? Like it's your dream?
Matt Martin
Here's the thing. I enjoy the World cup because it gives us a chance to. To learn about the world beyond our borders. Sometimes we have a very close. Now you learn about Asuncion. And it's the. And what's the. What's it mean again, Myron?
Myron Metcalf
The mother.
Matt Martin
The mother of all cities. That's right.
James
What's next appropriate for capital.
Matt Martin
That's exactly right.
James
Plus 245 on DraftKings for a draw in US Parallel. I like that one, by the way. Let's head to Major League Baseball. Your Reds with Rhett louder on the mound against the Cardinals Today with Michael McGreevey. The Cardinals are favorite on the money line. They're minus 156. Who you got here?
Matt Martin
Michael McGreevey. Sounds like a villain in an 80s sitcom.
James
The High School Bully.
Matt Martin
There's old Michael McGreevey again. What a jerk. I'm going to take the Reds. Even though we've been awful, I feel like we're do one in this series. Plus who. You can't let old nasty Michael McGreevey win a game. Give me the Reds.
Myron Metcalf
Like when they bring the fingerprints back and they're like, who to come up as Michael Grievy. I will. I'm actually going to take the Reds.
Matt Martin
All right, good. We needed it. What's next?
James
All right, Myron's brewers with Shane Drone on the mound against the Rockies with Kyle Freeland on the mound. The brewers are favorite on the money line. Minus 1. 86. Who you got here?
Matt Martin
I'll take The Brewers. I. You know, I don't know one Rockies player. I can't even remember the last time I watched a Rockies game. Honestly, I think Todd Hilton was playing the last time I watched. Maybe Larry Walker was the last time I watched a Rockies game. I'm going to go ahead and take the Brewers.
Myron Metcalf
James, did you call them the brewers or the best team in baseball?
James
No, just the Brewers.
Myron Metcalf
Also known as the best team in baseball.
James
I think it's just the Brewers.
Myron Metcalf
Okay.
Matt Martin
Well, I like the guy. Your guy, Jason Jacob, the Miz, he wouldn't hold the manager. Get out. I'm going to finish this game. I'm going to keep pitching. Then he had two strikeouts. He very. He emasculated. That man just complete. The manager.
Myron Metcalf
He throws a thousand miles an hour. What are you talking to him for?
Matt Martin
What's next?
James
Yeah, I have one more at Sunday Night Baseball. You can see it, hear it right here on ESPN radio. Comes weekends at 7 o'. Clock. Giants with Trevor McDonald on the mound against the Cubs with Jameson Tyon.
Matt Martin
I'll take Jameson in the Cubs. Who you got? Myron.
Myron Metcalf
Reluctantly, I'll pick the Cubs.
Matt Martin
All right. By the way, if you decide Myron, to go to Asuncion, $1 of American money will buy you 6,000, 104 Paraguayan guarani.
Myron Metcalf
I can't do this exchange rate thing. What?
Matt Martin
I'm just trying to.
Myron Metcalf
You have investments in all these cities, don't you?
Matt Martin
I do. I'm very strong on the Paraguay offshore accounts. Offshore? What do you think I do? Game day is next with Zaslow and Asasution here. This is Ben ESPN Radio.
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Thanks for listening to Matt and Myron the podcast. You can listen to the show live every Sunday morning at 10:00am Eastern on ESPN Radio, the ESPN app, and on SiriusXM Channel 80. Matt and Myron the pod.
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Episode: Hour 3: Hungry Hungry Hippos
Date: June 7, 2026
Hosts: Matt Jones & Myron Medcalf (ESPN Radio)
In this lively third hour, Matt and Myron dive into the pulse of the NBA Finals, reflect on the cultural phenomenon of the Knicks' run, preview the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and revel in quirky sports and world trivia. The duo combines sports analysis with personal stories and banter, debating the value of “real” fan experiences, greatest New York athletes, and even the perils of Colombian hippos. It’s an episode filled with genuine sports passion, geographic detours, and laughs.
“...Knicks had all the advantages and that experience has been the difference. Late in games you're seeing a bunch of 22 year olds versus a bunch of seasoned guys who've been in this moment before.” — Myron (03:18)
“All the pressure [is] on New York. Who cares what San Antonio does at this point? ...This might be your last shot to get a win over [Wimby] as he continues to improve.” — Myron (05:44)
“I want to be next to the guy who's been watching this team for 40 years and has never experienced this moment.” — Myron (09:58)
“You can make more money, but you can't have that experience...It’d have to be 25 [thousand] to 30 [thousand].” — Myron (25:38)
“I think he's right behind Jeter for this generation... one of the faces of the league if he can take New York to a championship.” — Myron (27:47)
“How do you think the pyramids are going to play into it?” — Matt (14:45) “Mystique.” — Myron (14:47)
“My sister was in Spain...told me a lot about Madrid and how beautiful it was.” — Myron (16:31)
“The French are a lot, so probably just Senegal.” — Myron (17:22)
“It’s the only place with feral hippos, I believe, outside [Africa]. And hippos like, you don't want to mess with a hippo.” — Myron & Matt (19:39–19:54)
On Knicks Fans Authenticity:
“I don't think the real...Knicks fans will be in the building.” — Myron (09:17)
On Jalen Brunson’s Potential Place in New York Lore:
“If Jalen Brunson wins, he overtakes Ewing in beloved. Now, that doesn't mean he's the greatest, Nick.” — Matt (28:48)
On Tickets' Value for True Fans:
“You can make more money, but you can't have that experience. As a season ticket holder...it’d have to be 25 to 30 [thousand].” — Myron (25:14–25:41)
Geography Comedy:
“Can you give me the first letter?” — Myron (41:17)
“Just spell it.” — James (41:24)
“Is it a Salenka?” — Myron (41:30)
On the Colombia Hippo Problem:
“Because of Pablo Escobar, they have a hippo problem. Hippos like, you don't want to mess with a hippo. They destroy everything.” — Myron & Matt (19:22–19:54)
Hour 3 of “Sunday Mornings with Matt and Myron” is a passionate, wide-ranging sports tapestry. The hosts’ blend of basketball insight, city culture, travel humor, and quirky facts (hippos, anyone?) delivers a sports radio hour that’s engaging whether you’re a diehard or casual fan. The episode’s highlights are the Knicks’ Finals run, the profound meaning of fandom, and the global flavor brought by their World Cup discussions. It’s a love letter to the joy of sports — and the variety of ways we all experience it.