Jason McIntyre (32:31)
It's a happy locker room again. So are the Nuggets going to turn it around or does this go south? They lose in the first round and Jokic maybe asks out. Now, it seems unlikely that he would ask out. Jay, no European, no international superstar has ever asked out, okay? Why can't he be the first? What if he's unhappy? Now, this is interesting. I'm sure you guys saw this. So Michael Malone, like, after the Pacers lost, I think it was Sunday was like, we hope to get back Jamal Murray for the playoffs. We don't know. Jamal Murray just announced he may play tonight. So was it like, whoa, wait a minute. Jamal Murray, did he hate Malone that much? And why didn't Jokic step up and be like, yo, hey, this is my guy. Don't fire him. Like, you would think if they like Malone, Jokic would have stepped up. Jamal Murray's now back. They're playing the Bench. Guys, it seems everything is copacetic in Denver. The only problem is Jokic has no help. And I love Jamal Murray. He's super clutch. He's killed the Lakers in the playoffs. In the bubble, he was Mr. 50 piece. I think he averaged like 48 points in a series. Some of them ridiculous. They're a good team. But I just wonder if they're teetering because you remember when LeBron kept asking the front office for help and they were like, oh yeah, we'll get you a 34 year old Shaq. And here's Antoine Jameson who was good for like eight minutes in Washington. You want that'll help you, right? And LeBron looked around and was like, do you see Dwight Howard getting legit help in Orlando? Do you see the Celtics leveling up with friggin hall of Famers? And you're doing nothing for me. And LeBron just peaced out. Could Jokic do that? I know you're saying no way. He would rather ride horses in Serbia than form a team or force his way somewhere. We'll see. It's still early in his career. He's only 30. And Jokic is probably going to age gracefully given his skill set. Is insane. He's like an Arvida Sabonis passing. We know he can hit threes. He's hitting 41% on threes this year. That's insane. So I think it's worth keeping an eye on the. On the Jokic situation where he is possibly somehow underrated. All right, we'll wrap up this hour because I'm going to go back to my Chiefs take. I had one of the producers in my ear. J Mac, you're getting crushed online for this. Kansas City Chiefs are going to miss the playoffs as Alex laughs maniacally. So we had Ben Volen on covers the league for the Boston Globe. And I asked him about the Chiefs and I and I made my strong case. Like, remember I wanted to be a lawyer when I was a kid and my teacher and I'll never forget this, one of my few teachers that I remember from elementary school was like to my parents at back to school night. Jason would make a great lawyer because he loves to argue. And at the time I was like, oh, I'll be a lawyer. Cool. And then I found out you got to go like a bunch of years of school after college, I was like, I'm good, no thanks. But I feel like I can argue anything. And I made the case the Chiefs are going to miss the playoffs. And I asked Ben about it. And he said, I would never count these guys out. And they're bringing Kelsey back for another year. There's still plenty of time before they kick the ball off in September. There are still moves to be made, whether it's fighting another receiver or, you know, bolstering the offensive line. The draft is coming up. I. I think the Chiefs, they're not just sitting on their. Their hands this offseason. They're trying to make their. Their roster better and trying to specifically address their offensive line. So, you know, maybe, you know, maybe you're right in that they're not going to win 15 games and go 15 and two. But that said, I'm never counting out Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reed and Travis Kelson. These guys are too good and too savvy and have won too many games for them not to have things figured out by the fall. And Ben obviously is not wrong there. I'm not counting out Reed and Mahomes. I mean, two. Two of the best to ever do it. That being said, I don't have the Chiefs in the playoffs right now, now. So, I don't know, sometimes something, an idea will kick in your head. You're like, oh, that's good. And then you're like, oh, I probably shouldn't say that on air. So we talked about, like, Shadour Sanders, and he's kind of botching interviews. Well, think about this. With the Chiefs, sometimes you don't reveal everything, right? Sometimes you hold some stuff back. I'm going to save it for next time you meet a girl at a bar kick game, get a number. But you're. You're withholding some of your good, good stuff for maybe a first date, a second day, whatever. I talked about the Chiefs earlier, right? I went on my little tangent. I saved some stuff, little ammo. Save it just in case I backed into a corner. Do you guys know the history of the super bowl loser? It's called the Super Bowl Hangover. You're familiar with it, obviously. 49ers fans sure as hell are. Last two times they went to the super bowl, the following year, it fell apart like a house of cards. Okay? Four of the last nine super bowl losers didn't even make the playoffs the next year. I know it's a tiny sample size. That being said, I will go back to the other point I made. This team has had a lot of playoff battles in January and February the last three years. Ten playoff games. That wear and tear adds up on your body. I mean, Isaiah Pacheco started to show the first cracks, he was hurt. Offense really sagged. They went out and got who Another oft injured running back in Elijah Mitchell. Guys, go look at the Chiefs depth chart. It doesn't scare a soul. You cover up Patrick Mahomes, right? You cover up the quarterback. And I'm just telling you as I call it up here, none of these guys are like, oh, gee, how do. How the hell do we game plan for Xavier Worthy, Rasheed Rice. We. We assume Rashid Rice is gonna be back. We don't know. Hollywood Brown. Remember they got him last year and it was like Hollywood Brown. Oh, what a value get there is. He could be awesome as a number three. Come on, Hollywood. What the hell did he do last year? Sky Moore. Guy can't catch a cold. Kelsey's getting old. I'm just saying, there is a lot of weakness on this Chiefs team. McDuffie, their great slot corner, they moved him outside last year. Not as great. Not as great. Struggled. So they went out and got Christian Fton, who just can't stay healthy at all. So you can move McDuffie back to slot. Like, they're tinkering around the edges. It's difficult. It's tough to stay on top forever. I'm gonna stand by it. It's not happening for the Chiefs this year. Now I can see Alex smirking, see a couple other people in the studio here, like, oh, dear. J. Mac, what are we doing? Alex, listen, go. Go big or go home. You gotta be bold. You're bold. You got the. You got the teal. No, not teal.
