Pardon the Interruption | Michael Wilbon on SGA COMES UP BIG as Thunder takes down Celtics 127-121!
Willbon I flew out to Los Angeles after yesterday’s show Tony what’ you do last night I’m Tony cornis I just stayed in I watched the Bulls the Blackhawks and Northwestern L bad night for the windy city I thought yeah tough night that should have put you in the mood for like
Watching DC Sports although the Caps yeah caps everybody here stin oh you’re right Washington football share that everybody in your city stinks everybody in my city stinks that’s the way that’s why this show Works welcome to PTI boys and girls in today’s episode the NFL finds David terer the Ravens will sit
Lamar Jackson and Conor stallions reportedly attends Michigan’s rosebowl win but we begin today with Oklahoma City beating the Celtics last night in Oklahoma City a game I believe you had wrong Mike because you like the veterans missed the Thunder were up 18 points with 825 left in the game and Boston
Closed within two with 41 seconds to play Oklahoma City has now won eight of its last nine and Boston had one six in a row so these are heavyweights wilbon was this win a big deal a little Deal or No Deal for Oklahoma City Tony I think
It was a fairly big deal um for a regular season game the loss was no deal to the Celtics the Celtics primary players you know have you know Tatum and brown they’ve been in the Conference Finals at least you know four years together they they know how to play Big
Boy basketball right through the spring even though they haven’t won a championship yet Oklahoma City doesn’t know that Tony their guys are like 20 and 21 years old and yes Shay guildas Alexander who I have right there even with Joel andb Anthony Edwards for MVP
Right now on the top line he’s a great player but Josh giddy’s a young guy uh uh uh hren is a a rookie okay a second a red shirt rookie if you will but people don’t even know the Oklahoma City players like Jaylen Williams and Lou dorts and people who might be slightly
Familiar with Tony they’re loaded they’re loaded with great players role players they’ve got depth they’ve got it all but but young teams have a they usually to get their hearts broken and so if you can beat as they have beaten Boston Denver twice the Clippers and Minnesota in that eight- win stretch
You’re talking about that’s a big deal as Oklahoma City tries to build towards something yeah so great to get you handicapping the MVP race already on jary 3rd thrill with that it’s only eight more months so till the end of that um okay so Oklahoma City was
Playing at home and they are expected to win so that diminishes it just a little bit but this is Boston they beat with the best record in the NBA this is Boston with 150 banners hanging in their gym and Oklahoma City doesn’t have any banners is the only time they only play
Each other twice cuz they’re in different conferences so if you’re okoklahoma City and you think you’ve got a squad which Oklahoma does think and if you’re Oklahoma City and you don’t think you’re getting the commen respect because maybe you haven’t won anything before which I’m sure they think is well then if you
Beat Boston Mike that’s a big deal because the only other time you can play Boston at home is in the NBA Finals right Mike everybody played nobody sat out no load management all those people you mentioned all in the game it was not second day of a backto back there were
No external factors and Oklahoma City beat them so in the regular season and I don’t usually say this in a regular season that is a big deal it is it is Tom by the way the season is going to be half over next week teams have played
Like 35 games a few teams have played at least 35 games already 41 gets you to the halfway point let’s move to the National Football League yesterday both you and I Tony argued the NFL should suspend Panthers owner David teer for throwing a beverage toward Jaguars fans
Last night the NFL announced it instead fin teer 300 Grand teer released a statement saying he regrets his behavior and accepts the discipline Tony is this punishment too much too little or just right well like I said yesterday I believe that he should be suspended I
Don’t know what a fine means to him I don’t know what $300,000 means to a guy who’s got2 billion he can just get his personal assistant to write a check and move on I I mean to me I understand it’s a greater fine than Bud Adams got about
15 years ago when he double birded the fans so I guess the NFL can say we slam this guy but Mike to me money is not slamming somebody taking away their your right to go to the game that to me is slamming somebody this guy threw a drink
At somebody it wasn’t even his own stadium he was a guest in somebody El’s Stadium this is really rude Behavior if this was your child you would give him a timeout Roger Goodell should have given teer a time out instead he just said you one of our good old boys you can do
Whatever you want that’s what this amounts to this is the arrogance of the NFL leagues throw fans out of stadiums forever put their faces up and say you’re banned for throwing a beverage on somebody particularly if it was a player or guy knows an owner but the league
Tony I would say the league ought to be embarrassed but the League’s never embarrassed you don’t have to be embarrassed when you are the 9,000 pound gorilla when it comes to sports and entertainment in the country that you operate which the NFL is the NFL just
Says we can do whatever we want and the arrogance of that even tepper’s statement in which he did say he regretted his behavior but he went on to say I regret that I didn’t leave this to NFL security what what we get on players all the times about specifically
Apologize he did not specifically apologize he should have specifically apologized he seems to be a very impulsive person and as we have gone through his team stinks since he’s owned it I think what I have the numbers somewhere 31 and 67 he’s fired three coaches in midseason within a fiveyear
Span he traded away mcaffrey he traded away DJ Moore they’re having great years he appears to actually know nothing about football so at least behave well at least behave well the league is scared the league is scared to do the right thing the leag ought to be
Embarrassed but won’t be scared yes I don’t know they’re scared I think they think it’s just I don’t the Baltimore Ravens have already clinched the top seed in the AFC they will get a Buy in the first week of the playoffs this Saturday they host the Steelers and the
Ravens have nothing to play for the last time the Ravens were the number one seed was 2019 and they rested their starters then they went out in the first playoff game they played and despite that history John Harbo announced today that Lamar Jackson will not play against
Pittsburgh willan is that the right call Tony I think it is I think it is I mean the question is which is riskier navigating a two- week buy or the possibility of injury and we’ve seen Lamar Jackson Miss games in December and then the team not even really get to
January for real because you don’t have Lamar Jackson he’s your MVP and God knows he’s the MVP times five of your own team and you have to have him so and you’re playing the Steelers Tony which compounds things I mean the Steelers and Ravens hate each other it’s one of the
Cool rivalries in the NFL and they’re going to go after you and by the way that’s what they should do that’s what football used to be and Jim Harbaugh I’m sorry his brother knows that and you got to say all right a two- week buy is not
Ideal but we prefer that to you getting busted up so I think it’s the right move I hope he went over it with them I hope he call Lamar innocent look I’m thinking here’s what I’m thinking let’s not play you yeah they have to have him they are
Four and nine overall without Lamar Jackson so they have to have him healthy it’s not just two weeks though Mike it’s almost the span between games will be almost three full weeks and at that point you wonder does rust in fact set in so it becomes a dicey call there are
Other reasons it becomes a dicey call to me and they they involve the Integrity of the game I mean Pittsburgh is still alive for the playoffs if you think Baltimore is diminished without Lamar Jackson and I know we both think that they are diminished without Lamar Jackson and that enables Pittsburgh to
Win by a convoluted formula Pittsburgh getting in or winning this game could knock out Buffalo now maybe Baltimore wants that but if Buffalo loses and Jacksonville loses and Pittsburgh wins then Buffalo is somehow out so there’s a lot of ramifications to this I think it’s a dicey call the NFL has always
Allowed you this is the one area where they allow load Management in the last game of the season if you have nothing to play for they’ve never really complained about this I think it’s a tough call I think you have to protect Lamar Jackson by the same token you know
What about the playoffs they are not quite set there’s a lot of stuff working here let’s take a break coming up after the controversy in the Lions Cowboys game the NFL sent teams a video about eligible receivers what’s the word for that how should Michigan feel about Conor stallions reportedly attending its
Playoff game Who recognizes Conor stallions seriously if you live outside of Big Blue Nation how the hell would you know who Conor stallions is in a football but everybody from Big Blue Nation was it the Rose Bowl Mike that’s his a few people they had a few people
There time to turn you on with lexicon and what’s the word what’s first it’s blank that the NFL sent a video to teams that reinforces the eligible receiver rule it’s responsible this rule cost the Lions a win over the Cowboys last week they made a two-point conversion to win the game
And then they they said no it’s no good because your eligible receiver did not report so the NFL they can’t have ambiguity on this rule Mike the n has to send out a video or something to make sure that in the future this kind of thing doesn’t happen look what had
Happened as a result now the Cowboys are in position to win their division that’s wrong they lost that game the Lions won that game you sat here the other day you said that was the most compelling game of the entire weekend and so I think
They have to do this Tony you know see it wasn’t the rule to me that was the problem it was it was the Lion’s attempt to confuse the Cowboys which also confused the officials I mean it look you’ve had people reporting usually tackles big guys refrigerator Parry reporting
Eligible on the goal line so they can be eligible to have a pass thrown to them in a situation otherwise it wouldn’t exist okay I get it but tone in a 100 years we’ve never seen this be an issue therefore it’s overreactive that the NFL sent out eligible receiver video it’s
Overreactive I me if you to pick up just call Detroit and say guess what you guys you beat the Cowboys you really did but you were trying to pull a fast one and you pulled a fast one ultimately on yourselves but to do they have to send video everybody’s got to send video
Everybody’s 11 years old now and they got to send you Clips like Matthew’s sending me video clips of everything at 7 o’clock in the morning when I’m on the road I don’t know I think you have to make sure as a league to be responsible
So that if this happens again you can at least say we told you we told you not to do this so call you know I think it’s WR all right what’s next Michigan should feel blank about Conor stallion’s reportedly attending its win over Alabama so they should feel embarrassed
As my word but I’m going to amend it a little bit to slightly embarrass because Michigan has no particular control over this unless Harbaugh bought the ticket and handed it to stallion you know which which I wouldn’t put past anybody look stallions is the guy that
Everyone assumes had the most to do with the sign stealing and as a result he resigned his position at Michigan during the controversy this is the thing that Michigan has spent the last x amount of weeks and months trying to outrun and now it is back in the news because he
You know he showed up at the game you know my guess about this is you should be slightly embarrassed if you had nothing to do with it but if you said to Conor stallions we’ll give you ride to the game on the team bus well that would
Be slightly worse it seems to me I expect him to be at the championship game Mike and I expect him to be the subject of at least 10,000 selfies I do probably so tonyia people recognize them that aren’t just part of Big Blue Nation I’m on the same wavelength as you on
This I I want to say shame but I’m G to just diminish it a little bit and say some shame a little shame some shame that’s all cuz Tony look the the face value for those rosebowl tickets I think it’s like $350 for a good seat I know
Cuz I bought a couple so let’s not go crazy how many people in Big Blue Nation do we think would be perfectly happy even thrilled to say to all of the people in their Big Blue Nation I bought a ticket for your boy Conor stallion nobody would even know who he was if
It’s not for this POS you know if he had a jersey on that said scallions we’d have no idea who he was so they really should feel nothing it’s fine if he’s there as a matter of fact again if I was part of that whole thing that Army I
Would make sure he was there because bubble up again but it makes the stuff Bubble Up more and you’re trying to run away from it but yeah but it’s it’s not look it’s not the worst thing that ever happened and it’s actually sort of funny that’s the final word let’s take one
Last break still to come Caitlyn Clark knocks down a buzzer beater Caitlyn Clark a killer Rory mroy says he regrets some of his criticism of Saudi TL guys who you know doesn’t it sound like Rory m is trying to find a path he can walk comfortably doesn’t path to the Saudi
Money how about a path to a couple of hundred million dollars how about that happy time people happy 60th birthday Cheryl Miller Miller played college bowl at USC where she was a four-time All America a three-time national Player of the Year and a two-time national champion and both
Times Miller was named the tournament’s most outstanding player Miller once scored 105 points in a high school game and then she led the US Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in 1984 the only reason Miller didn’t dominate the WNBA is because the WNBA did not
Exist back then adding to her Legend are the persistent stories of how she dominated her younger brother Reggie on their backyard hoop Mike for many years you have said Cheryl Miller was the greatest female basketball player ever and then I detected you were leaning towards Candace Parker well cace Parker
Is my my favorite player Chicago girl my favorite player but Tony my Mount Rushmore of women’s basketball includ Cheryl Miller Diana terasi Cheryl swoops and Nancy Lieberman I think that’s my Mountain Rush with apologies to Candace and Tama Catchings and Cynthia Cooper I mean but Cheryl Miller Tony people don’t
Remember cuz they’re was no League Cheryl Miller was so great we’d be watching her now if she was playing now like we watch a certain player from Iowa we’re going to get to in a second do you want to apologize as well to Long Island’s own sub bird who you just left
Her out of your long list yes sbert yes sbert is a great great great there’s so many great players to choose from but I’m going to go with those it’s hard to do Mount Rushmore I’ll probably get myself into trouble we can only hope happy anniversary Jeff m
On this day 40 years ago with the Washington Bullets trailing Detroit by two and just seconds left in the game the rookie guard Tracked Down Darren day’s frantic pass and launched an arcing three-pointer that caught nothing but net for an improbable win Malone was the 10th overall pick out of Mississippi
State played 14 years in the league made two all-star teams averaged 24.3 points per game in his last year in Washington Washington was a solid playoff team then making the playoffs that year and for five straight years they had to beef Brothers Jeff Rand and Rick Mahorn
Washington isn’t a playoff team now not at 6 and 26 kids you know I’ve seen that clip so many times I I don’t know anymore whether it’s just the clip I’m familiar with whether I was at that game seems I was at that game Jeff Malone now Tony
Who played I think with Moses Malone at least for a minute on those teams that would lose to Detroit and great playoff series Jeff Malone I’m told just taking people’s money on the golf course that’s what I hear is that right know I got to Rex Chapman would know I ask Rex Chapman
To confirm that story about Jeff Malone this is so fantastic the name dropping that goes on in this show I have people that text me they say look who will bond named in this show it’s wonderful stop keep up Happy Trails to Michigan State at the buzzer Caitlyn Clark saved her
Best For Last she hit a buzzer beating three from the edge of the Iowa logo to beat Michigan State last night 7673 Clark did not shoot particularly well well she made 14 out of a career-high 34 shots she missed her first six shots of the second half but
She nailed the Money Ball here’s a quote we practice these plays every single day Clark said she finished with 40 points that’s the 10th time in her career she’s going for 40 or more that’s the most of any D1 player in the last 25 years and it was the fourth straight game that
Clark has dropped 35 or more she leads the nation at 31.5 points a game Mike she’s a Tony maybe in 10 years she will make me reconsider my Mount rush it takes some time to get a win at the professional level if you can Tony Caitlyn Clark what she’s doing is
Amazing and if I was going to drive from my place in Chicago to see a Iowa basketball team play I drive to see the women who I think are drawing about as many fans per game as the men in Iowa but wouldn’t you go and see would you
Get in the car and ride with me to go see Caitlyn Clark wouldn’t that be worth it absolutely no Absol I want to so I don’t I am probably speaking stupidity here when I say this but it’s based on at least reasonable thought I think she should apply for a graduate year and
Play again because the pay cut she’s going to have to take to go to the WNBA compared with the nil Money Mike you’re right she fills that gym I mean yes her money is worth it and must be fabulous and it she and Angel Reese are musty in person
Or on television you want to see them play and they got to take pay cuts next year big ones if they go to the league no yeah I it’s not we’re running out of show when we go to the big finish lmb posted a triple double in three quarters
Against your Bulls how’d that taste Tony that’s what is expected I mean he’s making a bid to repeat as MVP it’s going to be tough with Shay gilis Alexander and Anthony Edwards and Luca and I it it’s going to be a hard Road and Joker Conor McDavid had a goal and four
Assists and the Oilers went over the Flyers did that impress you he’s got listen to this I got the numbers here he’s got 43 points in the 22 games since they fired the coach makes that move Look smart Naomi Osaka lost to Carolina pishkova in the second round at Brisbane
Your thoughts it took three sets pishkova wins this tournament all the time Osaka’s going to be ready I don’t care about now down under what happens in the spring when it moves to Europe and the bigger tournaments there we pay attention to Rory M your boy told the stick is
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