JuJu Is a 6-Star Recruit | Postgame Show

Summary

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Podcast Summary: JuJu Is a 6-Star Recruit | Postgame Show

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Date: June 4, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

This episode, recorded from the Elser Hotel in downtown Miami, features Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, JuJu, and other members of the show as they bring their signature blend of sports talk, humor, and pop-culture references. The focus is on NBA playoffs analysis, especially on the Knicks’ unexpected run, game theory discussions, picks for upcoming games, and a segment highlighting audience poll results that veer into classic Le Batard banter. The cast also touches on viral internet moments, debates the possibility of a “six-star recruit,” and muses about academic and sports "hype."

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

JuJu’s Game Picks & NBA Playoff Takeaways

Timestamps: 00:39 – 03:49

• JuJu’s Confidence Picks:

  • Dylan Harper: Over 11.5 points for the next game.
  • Mikal Bridges: Over 11.5 points.
  • Luke Cornette (aka "the Green Cornet”): Under 2.5 points.
  • Memorable moment as others react:
    • D: “That’s one of my favorite picks you’ve ever made, G. Wow. I mean, he gets one basket, all of a sudden we’re in the pressure cooker.” [01:30]

• Knicks’ Grit:

  • JuJu lauds the Knicks’ mental toughness and energy, singling out role players and crowd energy:
    • B: “I don’t give a damn. I’m gonna go through your chest when it matters the most. No matter what the score is, you can never count this next team out... Every time Deuce trunk up anything, the whole crowd dues, bro. That is electric, bro. So I believe in the Knicks. I think if you’re not. If you’re not rooting for the Knicks, you’re un American right now.” [01:46]

• Game 3 Stakes:

  • D: “Game three at the Garden on Monday night is either going to be for the Knicks to go up two games to one or to go up three games to none and essentially win the series.” [02:24]
  • The hosts emphasize the importance of momentum and lineup changes—especially to contain stars like Wemby—stressing that rebounding and toughness are keys.

• Coaching Tactics & Player Critique:

  • Discussion about Wemby’s usage and the need for smarter offensive sets and pick and rolls.
    • C: “You can ultimately put Wemby in a better position offensively and as a rebounder if you would just run a few more pick and rolls with him.” [03:15]
  • Criticism of De’Aaron Fox for a late-game mistake by not passing for an open dunk, setting up key moments:
    • B: “…He had a shot from the key… but Stefan Castle was wide open under the goal, and he chose to shoot that elbow jumper. Clanked it. Knicks got two.” [03:49]

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Viral Internet Moment: Dan Le Batard and “82–0”

Timestamps: 04:32 – 05:36

• Introducing Dan to a Video Game Sim (“82–0”):
  • D: “How incredible was us introducing Dan to 82–0? … The best I did was 77 wins. And the very first… we do it live…82.” [04:32]
  • C: “He nailed the unbelievable luck of…getting Wilt Chamberlain the very first spin…It was electric moment.” [05:06]
• Audience Reactions:
  • B: “Electrifying moments on the Internet today. The chat went nuts… I was jumping up and down like I. I made. Made 82 and oh. So. Yes, sir, I electric.” [05:15]
  • D: “There’s no way anyone watching it live would have thought that. Like, there’s no way they could accuse us of rigging it.” [05:29]

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Rapid-Fire Poll Results and Absurd Banter

Timestamps: 05:36 – 08:07

• Jersey City vs. New York Identity:

  • B: “Do Jersey City people consider themselves New Yorkers? 80% of the audience says yes, they do.” [05:42]
  • D: “Have a little pride for your own state, but whatever.” [05:51]

• Talking Bird Hypothetical:

  • B: “If a little birdie told you something, would you be terrified? 82% of the audience says yes, they would.” [05:58]
  • D: “If a little birdie started talking to me, I feel like my first reaction, I would try and kill it. Be like, this is not okay.” [06:04]

• Six-Star Recruit Debate:

  • “Is there such a thing as a six-star recruit? 70% of the audience says no.” [06:25]
  • C: “You can only get an A plus. That’s how five stars works. You got the player out of a hundred. And then if you got like a 99, you’re like the best…You can’t be 107.” [07:00]

• Sports and Academic Rating Riffs:

  • Amusing sidetrack about how some students have GPAs higher than 4.0, poking fun at grade inflation.

• Carl Anthony Towns Practice Game, Tortorella in Vegas, Knicks vs. Spurs:

  • Questions like “Is the most famous game Karl-Anthony Towns ever played a practice?” and whether Tortorella will ever have to pay for a drink in Vegas.

• Knicks-Spurs America Pulse:

  • "Is America rooting for the Knicks or the Spurs? 56% of the audience says the Knicks." [07:58]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• JuJu, about Knicks fandom:

  • “If you’re not rooting for the Knicks, you’re un American right now.” [01:46]

• C, on lineup confusion:

  • “You can ultimately put Wemby in a better position offensively and as a rebounder if you would just run a few more pick and rolls with him…” [03:15]

• Dan, on the “talking bird”:

  • “If a little birdie started talking to me, I feel like my first reaction, I would try and kill it. Be like, this is not okay.” [06:04]

• C, on the six-star debate:

  • “You can only get an A plus. That’s how five stars works. You got the player out of a hundred...You can’t be 107.” [07:00]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• JuJu’s Game Picks: 00:39 – 01:42
• Knicks Playoff Analysis & Wemby Discussion: 01:46 – 03:49
• Dan’s 82–0 Experience: 04:32 – 05:36
• Audience Polls & Banter: 05:36 – 08:07

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Tone & Flow

The episode carried the show’s trademark mix of lively sports analysis, playful jabs between hosts, and random asides that keep listeners on their toes. JuJu’s boisterous fandom and comedic delivery stood out, along with classic Le Batard Show poll nonsense and group laughter.

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This summary highlights the episode’s blend of NBA insights, internet moments, inside jokes, and Le Batard Show classics, capturing the energy and irreverence fans expect.

Transcript

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[C]

That's right.

[B]

Thursday Thunder is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours. Go ahead, Juju. Yes, sir, man. Welcome to the big stage. Dylan Harper. My brother will get you 11.5 points tomorrow in the chip game two. Lock it in, man. Next leg, I'm going with Mickey, Mickey, Mickey F. Them picks Macau Bridges for also over 11.5 points. Tomorrow night, game two, a big one.

[D]

Hey, yo.

[B]

Last leg I'm going with my brother, the green cornet, aka Luke Cornette for under 2.5 points. Don't bet on my boy tomorrow.

[C]

That's one of my favorite picks you've

[D]

ever made, G. Wow. I mean, he gets one basket, all of a sudden we're in the pressure cooker.

[C]

You're panicking. I love that.

[B]

Yes, sir. Lock it in. The crown is yours.

[D]

There you go, Juju. Are we going to get a classic series? What you make of last night?

[B]

Man, them Knicks, bruh, this is exactly what I was seeing last. The last couple of series from the Knicks is. But they just have that extra gear. I don't give a damn. I'm gonna go through your chest when it matters the most. No matter what the score is, you can never count this next team out because they have everybody on that court. Landry, Shannon, up to Macau, up to Deuce. Every time Deuce trunk up anything, the whole crowd dues, bro. That is electric, bro. So I believe in the Knicks. I think if you're not. If you're not rooting for the Knicks, you're un American right now.

[D]

Game three at the Garden on Monday night is either going to be for the Knicks to go up two games to one or to go up three games to none and essentially win the series. Like if the Knicks win tomorrow, then the. Then Monday nights for the NBA championship, Essentially.

[C]

Yeah, it does feel like that.

[B]

Basically. That's.

[D]

That's wild.

[B]

Mission, Mr. Tinker with them lineups a little bit though, because at the end of the day, the toughness that they're being able to show against Wimy, he getting elbows, sternum elbow, great jersey Grab. You need at least enough big man out there sometime. Play with the double bid lineup and see if that can get you some boards. Because Josh Hart having 15 rebounds, the Cat having 12, we can't have that. We need some type of defensive stopper on that court with Wimby.

[C]

The really confusing part, Juju, is like, you can ultimately put Wemby in a better position offensively and as a rebounder if you would just run a few more pick and rolls with him. The amount of times where he was the primary ball handler was really. Especially down the stretch was really confusing.

[B]

And.

[C]

And when de' Aaron Fox is playing poorly, there's more of an understanding of like, all right, let the game roll. But if you have Dylan Harper in there at the end and just to kind of settle everything, let the man roll to the hoop because you're going to get some putbacks there, too. Or oops on the other. Like, it just didn't make any sense to me. And. And I imagine those will be some of the adjustments down the stretch.

[B]

Yeah, Brad. De' Aaron Fox, to me, made the game blunder with under two minutes left. He had a shot from the key, like from the elbow, but Stefan Castle was wide open under the goal, and he chose to shoot that elbow jumper. Clanked it. Knicks got two. So I think. Yeah. And to what you were saying, Zaza, about the. The ticket prices. Oh, my goodness. That's why I keep this thing so close to me. As a Celtics fan. My Celtics are out. We're ass. Yes. Fill in the blank. But I got to see my Celtics win a championship with my own two eyes. Nobody could ever take that away from me. I don't care we ever win another one. How about that? Let's go, Nicks.

[D]

Juju. We'll get to the polls in a quick second here. How incredible was us introducing Dan to 82. 0?

[C]

I couldn't believe it.

[D]

I spent an hour straight yesterday playing it. The best I did was 77 wins. And the very first. We do it live. The very first time that we do it. 82.

[B]

And.

[C]

Oh, he nailed the unbelievable luck of the ver. Not. Not just in his first game overall, getting Wilt Chamberlain the very first spin that he ever takes part of an 82 0.

[D]

It's warriors.

[B]

Okay.

[D]

60s.

[C]

You get warriors in the 60s. We were setting it up of. Hey, the cheat code is this. And he got the cheat code on the first roll. It was electric moment.

[D]

Yeah. That's a good game, though.

[B]

Electrifying moments on the Internet today. The chat went Nuts.

[D]

Really?

[B]

I went nuts. I'm. I'm sitting here watching y'.

[D]

All.

[B]

I was jumping up and down like I. I made. Made 82 and oh. So. Yes, sir, I electric.

[D]

Like, there's no way anyone watching it live would have thought that. Like, there's no way they could accuse us of rigging it. No, you can't.

[B]

No, you can't.

[C]

It's amazing.

[D]

It's good stuff, Juju. Let's get to the polls here. What do we got for today? What do we have?

[B]

Yes, sir. Man. Do Jersey City people consider themselves New Yorkers? 80% of the audience says yes, they do.

[D]

Okay, outside looking in.

[B]

If.

[D]

Have a little pride for your own state, but whatever.

[B]

If a little birdie told you something, would you be terrified? 82% of the audience says yes, they would.

[D]

Yeah. Like, if a little birdie started talking to me, I feel like my first reaction, I would try and kill it. Be like, this is not okay. I gotta kill this thing.

[B]

Suffering succotas.

[C]

Am I having a stroke? Are they spying on me? Type. That's Sylvester.

[D]

I'm scared of this bird, this talking bird.

[B]

I would.

[D]

I would try and kill it.

[C]

Yeah, they're not real.

[B]

I don't want to alarm you, Zaz, but there are thousands of cuck chairs behind you. Do not turn around, please. Is there such a thing as a six star recruit? 70% of the audience says no. Zaz, I'm sorry.

[D]

Let me ask you something. When you're in high school and you're calculating your gpa, I mean, an A is four points. That's. That's the highest it goes. So how do some kids have a 5 GPA? How. How's that happen?

[C]

They think they're smarter than.

[D]

How's it happen, smart guy? How's that happen?

[C]

They think they're smarter than everybody else. They take classes. Well, they say so.

[B]

You're looking at me the wrong way.

[C]

It's out of a hundred.

[B]

You can't.

[C]

You can't get an A plus plus. Yeah, you can only get an A plus. That's how five stars works. You're welcome. You got the player out of a hundred. And then if you got like a 99, you're like the best. 100. The best.

[B]

You can't.

[C]

You can't be 107.

[B]

No. Does Mario Cristobal see everything? 55 of the audience says yes, he does.

[D]

Tell you what Mario Criswell is never going to see, and that's Michael. Your mark is the athletic director, University of Miami. Never gonna see that.

[B]

Is the most famous game Carl Anthony Townes ever played a practice. 82% of the audience says, yes, it is. Will Tortorella ever have to pay for a drink again in Las Vegas? 84% of the audience says, no, he will not. This is the United States of Toronto.

[D]

That makes no sense.

[C]

What?

[D]

What if the Hurricanes win the next four games? Hey, torts, you don't ever have paper drink? Never makes sense.

[B]

And last poll. Is America rooting for the Knicks or the Spurs? 56% of the audience says the Knicks. And those are your polls.

[D]

Yeah, I could see that. Good job, Juju.