ITALKSPORTS Episode 33: UFC 314: Volkanovski def. Lopes, Pimblett def. Chandler, and NBA Play-In
Alexander Volkanovski has firmly established himself as the featherweight greatest of all time (GOAT) following his triumphant return to the championship throne, wherein he decisively defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision. This bout exemplified not only his unparalleled skill within the division but also showcased his indomitable championship spirit, reinforcing his status atop the featherweight hierarchy. In the co-main event, Paddy Pimblett delivered a striking performance, overcoming Michael Chandler with a third-round TKO; however, I express profound frustration regarding Chandler's lackluster tenure in the UFC, where he has managed a meager two victories out of seven contests. Shifting focus to the NBA, I reflect upon the conclusion of the regular season and the impending play-in tournament, articulating my apprehensions particularly regarding the Golden State Warriors, who have yet to secure a victory in three attempts since the inception of this tournament format. Join us as we delve into these pivotal moments and their implications within the realms of mixed martial arts and basketball.
Takeaways:
- In the latest episode, I assert that Alexander Volkanovski has firmly established himself as the featherweight GOAT by decisively reclaiming his title against Diego Lopes.
- I express my frustration over Michael Chandler's disappointing UFC career, highlighting his subpar record of only two victories in seven fights.
- The discussion shifts to the NBA as I delve into the implications of the upcoming play-in tournament, particularly concerning the Golden State Warriors' alarming 0-3 record in previous tournaments.
- I emphasize the importance of respecting history in sports, particularly as the Golden State Warriors prepare for a challenging playoff scenario against the Memphis Grizzlies.
- I analyze the electrifying performances in UFC 314, illustrating Volkanovski's championship heart and superior skill, which sets him apart in the featherweight division.
- As the NBA playoffs approach, I outline my expectations for teams in the play-in tournament, identifying the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks as potential dark horses.
Transcript
Not even waste time.
Speaker A:Dog.
Speaker A:Dog.
Speaker A:Dog.
Speaker A:The Great.
Speaker A:Alex the Great.
Speaker A:My dog.
Speaker A:They don't call him the Great for nothing ufc.
Speaker A:Dammit, man.
Speaker A:Nj.
Speaker A:How you doing, bro?
Speaker A:I always say this right here, playoff basketball is the most wonderful time of the year because the drama is there, the great hoops are there, the intensity is there.
Speaker A:And this is now where we really get to see what the big boys are all about.
Speaker A:Seven fights in the UFC with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 losses.
Speaker A:What are we doing here?
Speaker A:Nah, I mean, what.
Speaker A:What are we doing here for real?
Speaker A:I am afraid, because you must respect history, it has a tendency of repeating itself.
Speaker A:And I have seen that happen in sports as well.
Speaker A:Mike check.
Speaker A:One, two, one, two.
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker A:What's good, huh?
Speaker A:Huh?
Speaker A:Episode 33 Episode 33 we have arrived.
Speaker A:We are here.
Speaker A:He talks sports and his name is Mukundi.
Speaker A:Let's not even waste time, Doug.
Speaker A:Dog.
Speaker A:Dog.
Speaker A:The Great Alex the Great.
Speaker A:My dog.
Speaker A:They don't call him the Great for nothing ufc.
Speaker A:Damn it, man.
Speaker A:Nj.
Speaker A:How you doing, bro?
Speaker B:I'm all right.
Speaker B:I'm fantastic.
Speaker B:I'm good.
Speaker A:Yeah?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:How's Chelsea?
Speaker B:Ah, listen, I knew my day.
Speaker B:I was talking all that smack last week.
Speaker B:I'm like, yeah, we're above Manchester City here.
Speaker B:We're number six, back to where we started the season.
Speaker B:Before I go.
Speaker A:You are so happy with being number four.
Speaker A:You were so.
Speaker A:I remember you were happy celebrating that you're number four.
Speaker B:Hey, we still have a, what, six more games if things can change.
Speaker B:But still.
Speaker A:Hey, ah, six games.
Speaker A:Okay, you know what?
Speaker A:The NBA was decided right down to the last game of the regular season.
Speaker B:Thank you.
Speaker A:So let me.
Speaker A:Let me not even say anything.
Speaker B:I could be man United who lost 4 1.
Speaker B:It could be Arsenal who lost again, or Drew, but they're not winning the title.
Speaker A:Yeah, I heard that was a big thing, cuz.
Speaker B:No, they.
Speaker B:Three Peted.
Speaker B:No, Austin's about to three Pete.
Speaker B:Do you want their three?
Speaker B:Peters being second?
Speaker B:Third for the third straight year.
Speaker B:Come on, man.
Speaker A:Second for the third straight year.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:At some point you.
Speaker A:You got to want it, bro.
Speaker A:At some point, you got to want to.
Speaker B:Hey, what can I say?
Speaker A:Hi.
Speaker A:What can I say Anyway, my dude, what's good with you?
Speaker A:Are you fine?
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:Can tell me down there?
Speaker A:Mukundi, I'm well, Mukundi, I'm fine.
Speaker A:Alexander Volkanovski, the Goat.
Speaker A:He's.
Speaker A:He's the featherweight goat.
Speaker A:I know he wants to be humble and say Jose Aldo is the featherweight goat.
Speaker A:And you know What?
Speaker A:Shout out to him for that.
Speaker A:It's exactly what you're supposed to do as a human being.
Speaker A:You're supposed to be humble.
Speaker A:But when me, as Meek Mill said, not on dreams and nightmares, by the way, but as Meek Mill said, when you really got it f being humble, bro, this dude just did the impossible for the first time in MMA history and an athlete, a fighter 35 years or older, has won a title in a division lower than welterweight, dude, I mean, great fighters have tried that.
Speaker A:You know how many all timers have tried that?
Speaker A:And Volkanovski is the only one.
Speaker A:Shout out to him.
Speaker A:Oh my God, bro.
Speaker A:UFC.
Speaker A:UFC 314 was so cool.
Speaker A:UFC 314 was so cool.
Speaker A:And that whole main event was just such blissful, blissful violence, bro.
Speaker A:But it also showed us that Volkanovski is the man.
Speaker A:And it also gave me this one question, just, just one question.
Speaker A:Just how good are Islam and Ilya?
Speaker A:Because they're the only ones who have beaten Volkanovsky thus far.
Speaker A:Islam, sure, he was bigger than him.
Speaker A:And the second fight he knocked him out.
Speaker A:And that was on two weeks notice.
Speaker A:Maybe we'll give him leeway on that one.
Speaker A:But Topuria put him to sleep clean, clean, like ah, clean.
Speaker A:There's no debate.
Speaker A:There was no debate.
Speaker A:And from there Topuria has vacated the.
Speaker A:Vacated the title and now Vol is the champion.
Speaker A:I would have really, really, really loved to see a rematch.
Speaker A:Cuz Volkanovski doesn't show any signs of.
Speaker A:Sure, you can tell that he's a bit older in his chin.
Speaker A:Oh my God, bro.
Speaker A:Every time he got hit, we were so scared.
Speaker A:We're like, yo, it's happening, yo.
Speaker A:His chin held up, his chin held up.
Speaker A:He got, he got rocked in the second round, he got rocked in the second round, but his chin held up, his chin held up.
Speaker A:And it just showed you that this fight showed you the difference, bro, the difference in skill.
Speaker A:And that's something that would have loved to see in the rematch with Toporia, whether or not Volkanovski actually got what it takes.
Speaker A:Because I don't know, man, Ilya is just different.
Speaker A:He slept.
Speaker A:Volkanovski, he slept.
Speaker A:Max Holloway.
Speaker A:You know, I ain't even mad at what Ilya did.
Speaker A:I came in, slept with the goats of the division gone.
Speaker A:Yeah, boogeyman, boogeyman.
Speaker A:He now, he now forever has that aura about him.
Speaker A:He's the dude that came in, knocked out the goats and left.
Speaker A:And now he's going to lightweight, which is a division that I'll get to A bit later, because the co.
Speaker A:Main event was a lightweight bout, but the featherweight division, now, I don't know where to go from here, because Ilya left.
Speaker A:And that was the one fight that I think Volkanovsky needed to show.
Speaker A:But now here comes Volkanovski and showing.
Speaker A:Showing us that, okay, cool.
Speaker A:I'm still head and shoulders above everyone else.
Speaker A:Diego Lopez held his own.
Speaker A:He did.
Speaker A:He really did.
Speaker A:He got a great chin.
Speaker A:Yo, what a.
Speaker A:Yo, yo, yo, yo.
Speaker A:What a chin.
Speaker A:He was eating those jabs, bro.
Speaker A:He was eating those hooks.
Speaker A:And he still stood.
Speaker A:And he still stood.
Speaker A:But at no point in time did I think, ooh, Alex may be in trouble.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:And you know what?
Speaker A:Going into it, I sat here last week and I said, yo, I am concerned.
Speaker A:Why?
Speaker A:Because at 37 years, at 36 years of age, coming off of two very bad knockout losses, I don't.
Speaker A:And a year off, I don't know if Volkanovski was gonna be able to follow this one through.
Speaker A:However, what I also knew was that if this fight were to go 25 minutes and it were to go all five rounds, then the win of the fight would be Volkanovski.
Speaker A:The only way I saw him losing this fight was via ko, which got very, very close.
Speaker A:Oh, my God, my heart.
Speaker A:Yo, yo.
Speaker A:In the second round, in that second round, when they rocked him and just.
Speaker A:And then he went down, and then we're all wondering, what's Volkanovski gonna do now?
Speaker A:Well, he got back up, and he did what he was supposed to do.
Speaker A:Diego Lopez still got a long way to go, but I.
Speaker A:At the same time, I'm kind of disappointed in how he handled this fight.
Speaker A:You can't.
Speaker A:You can't fight while chasing Volkanovsky.
Speaker A:You will.
Speaker A:You will not win, because now you're fighting on his terms.
Speaker A:He does.
Speaker A:He's a very good.
Speaker A:He's very good at manipulating you and level changing to keep you scared and on your toes.
Speaker A:That's exactly what was happening the whole time.
Speaker A:Every time they got to fighting, he would scare him with the takedown.
Speaker A:With the takedown attempt, and it doesn't even have to work.
Speaker A:He doesn't even have to take him down.
Speaker A:But just to give him that threat and just to remind him that I can still take you down, he did exactly that.
Speaker A:He was using his leg kicks very well.
Speaker A:He was using his jab.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker A:That jab was lethal, bro.
Speaker A:That jab was lethal.
Speaker A:And what did we get from that?
Speaker A:A unanimous decision.
Speaker A:So I don't know if Diego Lopez can actually come back and fight Vul again.
Speaker A:We shall see.
Speaker A:Jean Silva might be the next best thing right now because he was also on this card and he fought a great fight.
Speaker A:Great fight.
Speaker A:Because there's no one else now.
Speaker A:There's no one else now.
Speaker A:Volk has done something that we never thought we'd see in this division at least he is now a two time champ.
Speaker A:And this is, this just goes back to what NJ and I were talking about a couple weeks ago on his podcast about that winner's mentality.
Speaker A:This is the same feeling I'm getting.
Speaker A:This is the same feeling I got when Amanda Nunes won her championship from Juliana Pena in the rematch.
Speaker A:I said, sometimes things happen that are out of your control.
Speaker A:And when it's not your day, it's not your day.
Speaker A:But when it is your day, show, day, show.
Speaker A:Damn.
Speaker A:Why you are who you are.
Speaker A:That's exactly what Volkanovski did.
Speaker A:Ah.
Speaker A:Shout out to all the baddies out there.
Speaker A:Yeah, I know.
Speaker A:Patty the baddie has won his fight against Michael Chandler.
Speaker A:Oh, my God, bro.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker A:I've never seen Michael Chandler get his ass whooped like that.
Speaker A:Like, never.
Speaker A:I've seen him have good fights with Charles Oliveira, Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier.
Speaker A:He's a great fighter.
Speaker A:He's a great fighter, but not in the ufc.
Speaker A:Michael Chandler, I fear, joined the UFC too late into his career.
Speaker A:Too late.
Speaker A:Far too late.
Speaker A:He's a legend in Bellator, an absolute legend.
Speaker A:But that's in Bellator.
Speaker A:What you gonna do in the UFC and in the ufc?
Speaker A:I am not impressed with his record, bro, at all.
Speaker A:He's won some fights in the ufc, but he's never won any big fights.
Speaker A:Let me tell you, his last five fights, he has four losses in his last five fights, bro.
Speaker A:Michael Chandler's been in the UFC and how many fights has he had?
Speaker A:One, two, three, four, five, six.
Speaker A:Seven fights in the UFC with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 losses.
Speaker A:What are we doing here?
Speaker A:No, I mean, what.
Speaker A:What are we doing here?
Speaker A:For real?
Speaker A:Five losses and seven fights and he is still considered one of the best lightweights in the world.
Speaker A:He is still ranked.
Speaker A:He's still a ranked fighter.
Speaker A:He was ranked number seven coming into this.
Speaker A:How?
Speaker A:How?
Speaker A:I've never looked at Michael Chandler and thought, that's one of the best fighters in the world.
Speaker A:Never have I ever done that.
Speaker A:I've always thought he's a good fighter and he's entertaining, don't get me wrong.
Speaker A:But if you're just gonna keep entertaining me and still lose fights.
Speaker A:What's the point?
Speaker A:You gotta win at some point.
Speaker A:And having two, two wins in the ufc.
Speaker A:One in his debut against Dan Hooker, which I'll give him that.
Speaker A:Dan Hooker is a great fighter.
Speaker A:Well, good fighter, you know, Dan Hooker is a good fighter.
Speaker A:And he then lost to Oliveira, he then lost to Gaethje, and then he won against Tony Ferguson at you at UFC 274.
Speaker A:But Tony Ferguson hasn't won a fight in five, seven years.
Speaker A:So I'm really gonna take a win against old ass Tony Ferguson into account.
Speaker A:Tony Ferguson, who currently has the record for the longest losing streak in UFC history, active, by the way.
Speaker A:It's active.
Speaker A:So by, so there's a chance that it could be longer.
Speaker A:Longer.
Speaker A:Do you understand?
Speaker A:There are people who've come into the ufc, fought their way up, won championships and lost championships all before Tony Ferguson has won another fight.
Speaker A:And in his prime he was a bad man.
Speaker A:Don't get me wrong, Tony Ferguson is a great fighter.
Speaker A:But what I'm saying is, are we really gonna rate Michael Chandler's UFC legitimacy over a win over old ass Tony Ferguson?
Speaker A:Fine, he won against Tony Ferguson, but then he then lost to Dustin, and then he lost to Charles Oliveira again and now he just lost to Patty.
Speaker A:He got his ass whooped by Patty, bro.
Speaker A:Those that ground and pound, he just once again, at no point in time did I look at Patty and think, oh, he's in danger of losing this fight.
Speaker A:No, no.
Speaker A:However, I did look at Michael Chandler and I was like, hey, my dog, my dog, you are, you're getting your ass handed to you.
Speaker A:And this is great.
Speaker A:I love this.
Speaker A:I underestimated Patty.
Speaker A:I did.
Speaker A:I've always thought Patty Pimblett, yeah, good fighter, you know, he's entertaining.
Speaker A:But he's here.
Speaker A:What now?
Speaker A:What now?
Speaker A:That the, the, the, the English boy, the boy from Liverpool.
Speaker A:What now?
Speaker A:Who's gonna carry the boat, son?
Speaker A:Nah, he's, he's, he's legit.
Speaker A:He's legit.
Speaker A:He's doing his thing.
Speaker A:And I like this for this division because I, we've talked about how the lightweight division is the most stacked division and especially with the old guard just they getting older and they.
Speaker A:Dude, Michael Chandler is almost 40.
Speaker A:Think about that.
Speaker A:Patty's 30.
Speaker A:He's in the, he's in his prime, physically.
Speaker A:He's in the peak, is at the peak of his powers.
Speaker A:So this is great for the division because for the longest time it seems like whenever there's a young, there's a young bull trying to come up.
Speaker A:These dudes are just like, hey, hey, hey.
Speaker A:We still got it.
Speaker A:We still got it.
Speaker A:BSD tried to come up.
Speaker A:BSD tried his thing and was like, hey, I'm bsd.
Speaker A:I've arrived.
Speaker A:Dustin Poria knocked him out.
Speaker A:Fazeev is.
Speaker A:Fazeev said, yeah, I'm coming up.
Speaker A:It's my time.
Speaker A:Justin GaiI just beat him.
Speaker A:Sarukian is the closest.
Speaker A:The closest.
Speaker A:The closest thing to it.
Speaker A:He's the next best thing, but he's injured, and even then, I think he's still gonna have to fight someone else before he fights for.
Speaker A:For the title with Islam, which makes no sense.
Speaker A:He's the number one contender.
Speaker A:He was supposed to fight, and he just got injured.
Speaker A:He got injured just before the fight, and now he has to work his way up again, which.
Speaker A:Dana, that's.
Speaker A:That's not a cool thing to do, bro.
Speaker A:But it's not my company.
Speaker A:I'll keep quiet.
Speaker A:Anyway, that's what's up in the ufc, dog.
Speaker A:Alex the Great is Alex the Great because he did.
Speaker A:He did great things, and he does great things.
Speaker A:He says he's not the goat.
Speaker A:I say he's the goat.
Speaker A:Fight with me on it.
Speaker A:Fight with me.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:I'll drop my address right there.
Speaker A:Come fight with me.
Speaker A:And the lightweight division, we shall see if the future is really as bright as it looks to be.
Speaker A:Patty the Baddie Pimblet has opened the gates, and he has started a revolution.
Speaker A:Hopefully the young guns will keep it up.
Speaker A:Otherwise, Oliveira Gaethje Pori, if they still got something to say about it, their division until then.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Anyway, let's talk hoops.
Speaker A:Let's talk hoops.
Speaker A:Bro, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro.
Speaker A:The play in.
Speaker A:It's play in time.
Speaker A:The Larry OB is up for grabs.
Speaker A:This right here, we are playing basketball, and it is gonna.
Speaker A:It is gonna be a great, great, great postseason.
Speaker A:I always say this right here, playoff basketball is the most wonderful time of the year because the drama is there, the great hoops are there, the intensity is there.
Speaker A:And this is now where we really get to see what the big boys are all about, because there's no bad team.
Speaker A:Think about that for a minute.
Speaker A:There's no bad team left, meaning you are guaranteed good basketball if the players really come to work.
Speaker A:Because I.
Speaker A:The playoffs is also when some of them clock out here.
Speaker A:Let's.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Hey.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:But anyway, it is playing time.
Speaker A:And the West.
Speaker A:The west.
Speaker A:The West.
Speaker A:Oh, my God, bro.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Actually, I'm gonna do this.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:I'm gonna.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:The Whole time the way the wild wild west, bro.
Speaker A:It is crazy.
Speaker A:And the play in has officially arrived.
Speaker A:Regular season finished, playoffs haven't started.
Speaker A:We are about to go through the play ins and for the seventh, for the seventh seed we got the warriors and the Grizzlies going at it.
Speaker A:Now I'm scared, eh.
Speaker A:I'm scared.
Speaker A:I'm con.
Speaker A:I'm concerned.
Speaker A:Did not concern.
Speaker A:Why?
Speaker A:Because the Golden State warriors are 0 and 3 in the play in all these years.
Speaker A:Oh and 3.
Speaker A:And while they have had Memphis number for the regular season, I am afraid because you must respect history.
Speaker A:It has a tendency of repeating itself.
Speaker A:And I have seen that happen in sports as well.
Speaker A:You think?
Speaker A:Nah.
Speaker A:What are the odds that are happening?
Speaker A:You'll be disappointed.
Speaker A:These are main west we're talking about.
Speaker A:They will disappoint you.
Speaker A:And that's exactly what I fear.
Speaker A:The warriors have been playing well with Jimmy Butler as well.
Speaker A:And go.
Speaker A:And Steph is.
Speaker A:Is.
Speaker A:I heard he was injured, but we'll see.
Speaker A:And if Steph is out, then it's chai for them.
Speaker A:If Steph is in, they have a fighting chance.
Speaker A:But I still think the Golden State warriors are a second.
Speaker A:Our second round team at best.
Speaker A:I don't think they have what it takes to win the championship.
Speaker A:And this hurts me.
Speaker A:It hurts me to.
Speaker A:Because any season where the Golden State warriors win a championship is a good season for me.
Speaker A:But it hurts me to say they don't have it.
Speaker A:They don't.
Speaker A:They have.
Speaker A:They added Jimmy Butler.
Speaker A:Yeah, but that's.
Speaker A:How's.
Speaker A:How's that gonna help that much?
Speaker A:It's made them competitive.
Speaker A:But they still not contenders.
Speaker A:I don't know if you get what I'm saying.
Speaker A:Follow me now here.
Speaker A:And then the Grizzlies.
Speaker A:If even if the Grizzlies do get that eight seed, I still don't know.
Speaker A:I still don't think they have enough or at least enough to make it far in the playoffs.
Speaker A:So that eight seed, that seventh seed is really just there for vibes.
Speaker A:Because none of those teams are going to go anywhere.
Speaker A:Excuse me.
Speaker A:Sacramento and Dallas are going to go added for the.
Speaker A:For the eighth seed.
Speaker A:Sacramento and Dallas, same thing.
Speaker A:Sacramento.
Speaker A:We know that the future is not bright there.
Speaker A:They gave away Dear and Fox and they got a bunch of old players, Demar DeRose and Zach Levine and him reunited there as well.
Speaker A:Demonto Sabonis is still there.
Speaker A:But what I'm saying is do we really have any expectations for the Sacramento Kings?
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:Exactly.
Speaker A:And Mavericks.
Speaker A:Man, should I even say anything?
Speaker A:About the Mavericks, half the team is injured.
Speaker A:Anthony Davis is back, and I don't know if that was a good idea.
Speaker A:My.
Speaker A:I.
Speaker A:I'd have said just shut him down, wait for next season for Kyrie to come back, and then they'll have a proper, proper run.
Speaker A:Because be honest, be honest.
Speaker A:Without Kyrie.
Speaker A:How far the Mavs going?
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Speaker A:Nowhere but in the east for the.
Speaker A:For the seventh seed, we got the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks.
Speaker A:Now this one, now this one, now this one.
Speaker A:Good hoops there.
Speaker A:You got two young teams, two good young teams with two bright young stars in.
Speaker A:Paolo Blancaro for the Orlando Magic and Trey Young for the Atlanta Hawks.
Speaker A:That's gonna be a great, great game.
Speaker A:And I can tell you, whoever wins that, whoever wins that, whoever wins that game and actually gets that seventh seed, they are gonna be a problem.
Speaker A:A dark horse for sure.
Speaker A:Remember when Atlanta made it all the way to the conference finals a couple years ago?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Either one of these teams has the potential to do that because they well coached, they hungry and they got and they believe in they star, man.
Speaker A:They rally behind the star.
Speaker A:And when you do that, it's chai because we believe that we are the best.
Speaker A:Anyway, the Bulls and the Heat are gonna go at it.
Speaker A:And the winner, obviously, for the eighth seed, we'll see who loses between Orlando and Atlanta.
Speaker A:But the playoffs are here and it's gonna be fun.
Speaker A:But before we get there, we have to go through the play in.
Speaker A:And that's exactly what I just broke down for you.
Speaker A:What you got for me and Jay?
Speaker B:What are you going to do.
Speaker A:When.
Speaker B:Nikola Jokic lifts up the Larry O'Brien Trophy?
Speaker B:What are you going to do?
Speaker A:I'm a wake up.
Speaker B:What does that mean?
Speaker A:There's no way Denver is winning the Larry OB there's no way Denver's making it to the finals.
Speaker A:There's no way.
Speaker A:Not this year.
Speaker A:They just fired their coach last week.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker A:Y'all fired your coach, Denver, a week before the playoffs.
Speaker A:And you mean to tell me they're gonna do it?
Speaker A:They're gonna do something.
Speaker B:Where are they in the standings?
Speaker A:Fourth seed.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker B:What are you gonna do when they lift the Larry O'Brien trough?
Speaker A:What do you.
Speaker A:I'm wake up.
Speaker A:I'm telling you, I'm gonna wake up.
Speaker A:It's impossible.
Speaker A:There's no way.
Speaker A:There's no way this.
Speaker A:They don't have anything.
Speaker A:They don't have it together right now.
Speaker A:That team is a mess right now.
Speaker B:But any realistically, what are you gonna do?
Speaker B:In the Cleveland Cavaliers when the Larry O'Brien.
Speaker A:I wouldn't be surprised.
Speaker A:I wouldn't be surprised.
Speaker B:I don't know.
Speaker B:What are you gonna do?
Speaker A:What am I gonna do?
Speaker A:I'm gonna throw a fit.
Speaker A:Because if the championship is gonna go to the East, I'd rather it goes to Milwaukee.
Speaker A:But I know it's not because Damon's injured as well.
Speaker A:Damon's injured as well.
Speaker A:Damon's injured as well.
Speaker A:Ah, man.
Speaker A:Allow me to be.
Speaker A:Allow me to be delusional, please.
Speaker B:Positive delusion.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Allow me to be delusional.
Speaker B:What are you gonna do when Luca wins the championship now?
Speaker A:Now?
Speaker A:What would you do?
Speaker A:What would you.
Speaker A:What would I do now?
Speaker A:I would say, take that, Nico Harris.
Speaker A:I'd say, take that, Nico.
Speaker A:No, because I'm not okay, bro.
Speaker A:Did you see Luca when he was.
Speaker A:When he went back to Dallas last week, and they played that video, that montage for him and the farewell, and they did a tribute to him and everything, and he was crying.
Speaker A:I was like, nico, you will pay for your sins, bro.
Speaker A:You will pay for your sins.
Speaker A:This young man did not deserve that.
Speaker B:And if that happens, do we need to all sell our Michael Jordan jerseys and shoes because LeBron wins another championship as a passenger on the bus?
Speaker A:If he wins the finals mvp, then we'll.
Speaker B:He's not going to win the Finals.
Speaker A:If he doesn't, then let's not.
Speaker A:I think.
Speaker A:I think having two more.
Speaker A:I think if you have five rings and four Finals MVPs, and I have six rings and six Finals MVPs, what are we doing?
Speaker A:Nothing.
Speaker A:Nothing.
Speaker A:At least have.
Speaker A:At least have, like, seven rings.
Speaker A:Five with, like, six finals MVPs, like five finals MVPs, then we'll be like.
Speaker B:And zero losses.
Speaker A:That's the chat, too.
Speaker A:That's the chat, too.
Speaker A:Those losses in the finals don't help his case at all.
Speaker A:At all.
Speaker A:All right, I'm done.
Speaker B:But when Nicola Jokic, Mark my words, Nicola Jokic is winning the championship and the finals MVPs, and Chelsea is going to be number four.
Speaker A:Denver's not winning.
Speaker A:Denver.
Speaker A:Denver's not winning.
Speaker A:Chelsea is going to finish the season at number six.
Speaker A:And you go out there, watch sports, be nice to your mother, and as always, enjoy the violence.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah, baby.
Speaker B:We go back to the champions.
