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Pardon the interruption but I’m Mike wilbon it’s National pie day Tony what’s your favorite pie Tony cornhe iser the one named after me cutipie yeah oh I see what you did at least you didn’t say pumpkin pie it’s boring pumpkin pie pumpkin pie I hate pumpkin I hate pumpkin pie sweet potato
Pie could have said Pizza Pie which is how it is referred to in some places pizza pie yeah not where I grew up not pizza that’s a New York thing is that a New York thing Pizza the pizza where you grew up the pizza where you grew up that
Deep dish stuff get it out of here we don’t eat that you don’t know anything about the Midwest stop it we don’t eat that I never eat welcome to PTI boys and girls CR in today’s episode Joel mde scores 70 the coach of the Timberwolves is upset and Jeff Saturday joins us for
Five good minutes but we begin today with the Milwaukee Bucks fire ing head coach Adrien Griffin a little more than halfway through his first season the Bucks are 30 and 13 they’re in second place in the East but they’ve struggled defensively multiple reports have Doc Rivers as the leading candidate for this
Opening wian what do you make of this did Griffin get enough of a chance man Tony it’s a tough situation because they changed the team over and they made this one particular move that you know in real time in the summer I remember calling you up saying this is insane to
Get rid of Drew holiday I love Dame Lillard love him but Drew holiday he anchored your defense as much as Giannis or as much as Brook Lopez and and they got rid of him and they want to maintain a great defense which by the way in the
Month of January was 27th I’m told in the league 27th so Adrien Griffin didn’t have a chance there Terry stots who was hired to be an assistant coach has been a head coach in the successful one for a long time he lasted until like Labor Day and
Then Terry was gone so now you don’t have that sey Savvy veteran on the bench with your rookie head coach which Adrien Griffin was this is it was there were problems at the start Tony and now it’s interesting because our dear friend Doc Rivers has mentioned I a year or so ago
I’m sitting in that arena in Milwaukee I look up and Doc Rivers’s jerseys in the rafters yes like Larry bir in Boston Garden cuz doc LED Marquette doc Doc’s been a trustee at Marquette Doc’s a big deal in Milwaukee I can see why they would want him and I was like Doc you
Got a coach here at one point you’re in the rafters already I was joking maybe it’s not a joke I don’t know whether it’s the right move it’s a risky move and a bold one let’s look at the numbers for a second let’s repeat the numbers they are
30 and 13 right now they in second place in the Eastern Conference they have the third best record overall and you go to this guy and they go you fired really there’s only one conclusion Mike only one that yis Sant Tumo and maybe Damen Lillard said get rid of this guy this
Has happened before magic John your good friend said get rid of Paul westad it was a year and change after a championship they were 54 and 28 and then seven and four and Magic Johnson said get him out of here LeBron James David black get them out of here and
They were 30 and 11 I don’t understand why they fired booten holder when they did cuz they were 58 and 24 you know what they need in Milwaukee they need an owner like Jerry Jones cuz he doesn’t actually fire people and in terms of Doc he just traded embiid for an TMO he
Traded no rings for one ring and he can always go back in the booth if he goes if he goes Tony let me let me mention this real quickly If he if go a big F but Tony they did this to appease jannis jannis is not a get somebody out of here
Guy but if you listen to his comments postgame comments in recent weeks you looked at this and said wow man and I know you did because we talked about it we talked about it he said everything but get rid of this guy to Sal this season Tony that it wasn’t working they
Can’t beat Boston they can’t they probably can’t beat uh Philadelphia at this point they can’t beat Indiana all right let’s stay with the NBA your boy Joel embiid scored 70 points last night as a 76ers beat the Spurs 133 123 the 70 points are the most ever for the
Sixers franchise embiid becomes the ninth NBA player ever to score 70 or more and the third Center alongside Will Chamberlain and David Robinson embiid got his 70 in just 37 minutes embiid called this quote a great night wi bun what would you call it it was a great
Great night it was a great night you can have great nights in the regular season that are special nights anytime you mention those you mentioned those two centers Tony but but when when your when your name is up there among the people who have scored 70 and it also has wilts
Name like six times it’s a great night and a special night it is it doesn’t mean anything for April May and June which is what ultimately Joel and beid is going to be judged by just like every great player in the NBA you’re judged by what you do
In the postseason and that’s fair but this was great I I said yesterday on this fine program I wasn’t even going to watch that game and then at some point Matthew says to me dad uh embiid’s got 52 at the end of three and I go give me
The clicker I got to watch that yeah and and and it was worth watching Tony it was fun it was a great night no more no less you put your name up there with wilt that’s a pretty good night you know that Wilt is one of your alltime
Faves yeah I’m gonna get the wilt right now I’m gonna get this off my chest right now I understand that technically technically this is the most points ever scored by the Philadelphia 76ers franchise but let’s not pretend that people haven’t seen one of the great Sports photographs of all time which is
Will Chamberlain holding up a white piece of paper with the number 100 on it wearing a Philadelphia Jersey p h i l a now I understand they were the Warriors and I understand they mve they went to San Francisco but Will Chamberlain went over 70 or more three times in
Philadelphia including 100 which is 30 more than MB all right I want to get to something else I want to get to your mistake in saying I don’t want to watch this game cuz mid and wanyama aren’t going to be out there together too much I’m going to watch the Bulls I’m watch
The Bulls who lost how does that taste I’m gonna tell you this one thing Mike I believe I believe that embiid was very aware that he was playing against wanana for the first time and he wanted to welcome him to the NBA I’m not saying he thought he would
Get 70 but when he got 70 he basically said hi kid let me know when you can do that okay and and it was a it was a great and I’m critical of them beat all the time not now yes not now yeah but in B was gracious Tony afterward he’s been
Gracious every night this season and people get upset with him for being that way no no that stop embiid is great for basketball and great for sport it is’s no other opinion that matters for a while it seemed like embiid might not be the only dude getting the 70 last night
Carl Anthony towns had 44 by halftime in Minnesota but struggled late finished with 62 the timber wolves blew an 18-point lead and lost at home to the Hornets leading to pointed postgame comments from t-wolves coach Chris fch it was an absolute disgusting performance of defense and immature basketball we totally disrespected the
Game ourselves um and we got exactly what we deserve Tony what do you hear fch saying here I hear him echoing Herm Edwards I hear him asking why do we play the game and hear him saying we play to win the game and I hear him saying to Carl
Anthony towns are you happy now you got 62 points you got more points than anybody who’s ever worn a Timberwolves Jersey you’re in the record books are you happy does this work cuz we just lost to a team that was 9 and 31 and playing on the road we just lost to a
Team that had lost seven out of eight and 16 of 18 we just lost to a team where we had an 18-point lead with with less than a minute to go in the third quarter you know so is everybody happy is Carly Anthony towns happy and Mike
This is risky that’s I agree 100% with the coach but I don’t know how Carl Anthony towns is going to hear this because I think it was mostly aimed at him I don’t know if this is going to cause a big divide I don’t know if it’s going to hurt that
Relationship so that’s a great and fair and necessary point to make but Finch also knows that team and you know I every year I would talk about the t-wolves majoring in Dumb and it stopped being dumb and it was knuckleheaded and it stopped being knuckleheaded mostly because Anthony Edwards became the best
Player on that team and Carl Anthony towns seem happy to follow him and they are better they’ve been the best team in the west the best conference all season this was a step back and fch doesn’t want to see that Tony he doesn’t doesn’t want to see this team they’re not going
To be a threat if they go back to majoring and dumb to Denver they’re not going to be a threat to even Oklahoma City if they go back to majoring and dumb and fin is saying no no no we’re not we can’t go back to this and then to
What you said this what you guys want to see it was largely aimed at Carl Anthony tals but not entirely buty Edwards is not going to let that happen he was he was two for 10 in the fourth quarter they squandered a lead and I he’s a
Smart guy I don’t know how sensitive he is but if he’s real sensitive this could cause a problem down the road let’s take a break coming up family members of Cowboys players are beefing on social media what we’re going to ask Jeff Saturday about that speaking of problems
Down the road we’ll also ask him what he thinks should happen when an offensive player fumbles through the endzone Tony Anthony Edwards is going to going to make the difference he’s the best player now and cat has to follow him I don’t think it’ll be a a big rip I don’t
Pardon the interruption is presented by Gray Goose you are watching pardon the interruption presented by Gray Goose part of happy hour let’s dig into the NFL with our great friend ESPN NFL analyst Jeff Saturday let’s start with this Jeff CD Lambs mother and I’m going slowly because this is remarkable to me CD
Lamb’s mother and Dak Prescott’s brother got into it on social media and michah Parson’s brother also weighed in as a player how do you deal with family members who are speaking out and maybe causing things to get gummed up oh the drama wait was it Dynasty
Dallas like all the shows that I grew up watching like that you couldn’t DVR that you had to wait the next week who shot Jr the whole deal like this is where we are in Dallas again like the drama the intensity it it listen this is this is a
Big deal a much bigger deal than most people want to make it you you it’s it’s tough enough to win and and you’re under a microscope an enormous microscope especially in Dallas when everything’s aligned it’s difficult to win now you bring in this nonsense it is difficult
To get they need to they need to come in everybody needs to have a hug it out session air the Grievances whatever it is and move on cuz this stuff festers in locker rooms it can be a tough thing to overcome when you hit a tough skid during the
Season man just imagine the Simplicity of overcoming an opponent compared to this craziness I want to ask you about something Josh Allen said he talked about the not being particularly worried at least not yet the Bill’s title window has closed he’s not worried and title window talk to me is Media conversation
Only I wasn’t in I’ve been a lot of locker rooms I didn’t hear players talking about that am I wrong about that is that maybe it is evolved to that do players actually consider the window of opportunity that may be closing absolutely not you play players never to
You are 100% right the media you know they they create this thing they see it but let me help you Josh Allen is the window so like until he leave that window ain’t closed cuz he’s a dude like you can you can critique him you could say he turns it over he does
These things but guess what they win a lot of games they won a lot of AFC East championships which means they’re going to be in the playoff and they’re going to be in the hunt so in any window closing until that dude packs it up and leaves
Buffalo we got one sort of strategic or no it’d be a rule question we want to run past you Meo hardman’s fumble of course through the end zone renewed the debate over whether there should be a Touchback in those situations and we hear now that owners plan to review it
You know I personally just want the ball to come back to the offense like it was knocked out of bounds any other play where do you stand on this Jeff oh I am 100% in agreement with you it’s the craziest to me and and Dominique Foxworth and I argue about this because
He’s defense and I get it but this whole idea that nobody controls it but because it goes out a foot further in the end zone that we’re going to give it to the other team and take it out 2 yards no I’m with you unless there is full
Control that ball should go back to the offense call it like it is it rolled out of bounds wherever he Lo last had control over it spot the ball there I am with I think it’s a crazy rule that has gone on way too long and it definitely needs to
Change I’ll just mention this that as a result of that rule that cancelled out the terrible call on the fake punt that Buffalo had done earlier so they started even let’s get out of here on this we have great game games this weekend we have the Lions at the 49ers we got the
Chiefs at the Ravens now it’s only Tuesday but where are you leaning now in these games oh that’s a great question so you know obviously as the week goes on you’re going to see injuries with Debo Samuel I would say NFC wise I’m probably leaning a little bit more
Towards the Lions uh at this point especially if if Samuel cannot play and I will I think the matchups like the the the 49ers their front has got to get some pressure and I know Decker and pan on the edges of the line going to be a
Key matchup against Bosa out there so so there’s a lot going on in that world right for me so I’m going to lean that way and the AFC I think it’s the Ravens and and listen this has been arguably the best team in the NFL all season I I
Don’t see that changing Patrick Mahomes is an absolute stud and you you never give you know you take the Chiefs out of it but if the Ravens play to their level I don’t think I don’t think that the Chiefs can match that if if if they play
To the level that the Ravens can they’re the best team that’s going to play so uh for for me that’s my lean right now all right I will point out again it’s Tuesday we’ll call you Sunday morning see if the lean same thank you Jeff thank appreciate
It let’s take one last break still to come the heat tradeway Kyle Lowry yeah yeah big deal big deal Coco golf survives One Challenge and now faces another in the semis of the Australian Open Tony Jeff and I can see the Brooklyn Bridge we are right underneath
The Brooklyn Bridge you you’re Mr New York you’re not close to us where you can see the Brooklyn Bridge I can’t right now pardon the interruption is presented by Gray Goose theka please SI responsibly part of happy hour happy time people happy 34th birthday birthday Levante David the
Tampa Bay linebacker is out of the playoffs now but he had a stellar game against the Lions he had 13 tackles including nine solo tackles and a sack of Jared Goff this season David had 134 tackles 17 tackles for a loss and four and a half sacks in 15 games he’s the
Only player in the NFL this season with at least 130 tackles four sacks and 15 tackles for a loss David is one of only nine players since 19 1999 to Total at least 130 total tackles and 15 tackles for loss in one season and he’s done
That four times David is second in the NFL in tackles since entering the league in 2012 out of Nebraska as a second round pick by Tampa Bay yeah despite all that linebackers used to be great linebackers used to be football celebrities football royalty that’s not the case anymore I
Don’t know this guy I wouldn’t know him if he had a just his face and no helmet on no Jersey I wouldn’t know Fred Warner is another one they’re great linebackers but they’re not celebrated as great linebackers we we just celebrate quarterbacks that’s all we care about anymore in this
Culture happy anniversary Buffalo Bills on this day 30 years ago the bills pounded the Chiefs 30-13 in Orchard Park to win their fourth straight AFC Championship it wasn’t Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes then was even better was Jim Kelly for Buffalo and Joe Montana starting for Kansas City where went
After the 49ers the Bills remain the only team to play in four consecutive Super Bowls they lost all four which is why they’re always referred to as longsuffering the Patriots played in three consecutive Super Bowls 2016 2017 2018 they went to eight straight AFC championship games from 2011 to 2018
Kansas City now in its six straight AFC title game well the Dolphins the Miami Dolphins are great Dolphins teams in the 70s they went to three consecutive Super Bowls not four but they did go to three and that that clip with Thurman Thomas always great to me I ran into Thurman Thomas in
Dublin at a football game Tony how about that you wouldn’t think I don’t mean Dublin Ohio either I mean Ireland I love the way you drop names on this show like that one that was smooth happy trails to the heat for Kyle Lowry Miami traded their veteran guard and a future first
Round at to the Charlotte Hornets for Terry Rosier Rosier is averaging 23 points a game Lowry was a ing eight rir has higher assist and rebound numbers and he’s 8 years younger than Lowry wi this seems like a steal from Miami what am I missing here well they must care
About the draft pick they got a first rounder but Tony you put Terry Rosier in that lineup uh oh here comes Miami I mean when you got bam playing like he’s been playing and Jimmy Butler going into playoff Jim playoff Jimmy mode I mean come on now Miami is a bigger threat
With him now than they were a minute ago omissions the Titans are reportedly hiring Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach dar’s hired Shane Waldren as their offensive coordinator I’d love to hear you talk but we got to move to the big finish very quickly do if we can Coco goof
Struggled but Advanced to the AI open semis your thoughts she’s now going to face Sabal Linka who coko beat to win the US Open good rematch there the Eagles are reportedly parting ways with offensive coordinator Brian Johnson what does that mean Tom I think it means serani is staying
Or they’ have announced that the NBA suspended Tristan Thompson of the Cavs for 25 games for failing a ban substance test your reaction maybe it’s just time to have the microphone Tristan you’re getting pretty darn good at that Baseball Hall of Fame and duck in minutes who’s getting in
Tony Adrien belr and Joe Mau I’d put in last one LeBron is out for Lakers Clippers tonight you’re disappointed aren’t you very Tony the Lakers are still playing around in the play in play out spot they got to be careful they got to win some games that’s a big
Loss we’re out of time we will try and do better the next time and I’m Tony Kiser I’m Mike wilbon same time tomorrow Knuckleheads Kyle loow Tony won a championship for Toronto has had quite a career Sports all right wi Bon did the Bucks make the right decision to fire Adrien
Griffin Tony this is entirely result-based entirely 100% if the Bucks just sort of fail they’ve got what the second best record in the East behind the Boston Celtics today if if if they fail and they get bounced out early in the playoffs in the first round or even
The second round they don’t get to the Conference Finals it’s going to look like a failure no matter who they bring in if the Bucks go on and they somehow get at least at least to the Conference Finals and give a tough six or seven game series to Boston who would be a
Favorite or they beat them and they get back to the fin finals with yanis s zmo then it’s not failed then it would have been the right decision because they would have done it early enough before the All-Star break to give the new coach whoever he is a chance to sort of write
The ship improve the defense improve morale get yanis back on board and excited again there’s a chance to do all that but it’s entirely result-based it’s an interesting question is it the right decision they are 30 and 13 and they’re firing this guy at 30 and 13
Which indicates to me it’s not a question of a right decision or a wrong decision it’s the only decision they could make and I will tell you that I believe it’s to appease jannis an Tumo and maybe Damen Lillard as well because this is the NBA where stars have much
More power than in any other Sport and if stars are unhappy mik they say I’m not playing here anymore we’ve seen this your great friend Magic Johnson said to the Lakers get rid of Paul Weston get him out of here even though they had won a championship a couple of years before
And they were 54 and 28 the year before and then seven and four LeBron James said get rid of David blat they were 30 and 11 when he said that and he said get him out of here so I’m not certain that you can even go right or wrong I think
It’s the only move they had they must have become aware that jannis could not play for this didn’t like it well right Tony I don’t know about could not but I agree with you about 90% there it became a necessary move one because a team which has its Championship identity was
Tied to defense the month of January they were they’ve been it’s not over yet 27th in defense in a 30 Team league so that wasn’t working I would say this on Adrien Griffin’s behalf though I’m sorry he didn’t trade Drew holiday the most important defensive player in the lineup
Including Giannis Adrian Griffin didn’t do that management did that so management gave him a flawed roster how you going to base your identity on defense and you get rid of your best defensive player and oh wait he winds up with your rival the Celtics so management failed him now has he done a
Great job I don’t know that I want to make that argument but Tony you right about Giannis jannis has been very critical lately publicly of the team of the defense those kinds of things it undercut the coach once you every time he spoke out mikee every time he spoke
Out it undercut the coach so you could see this yeah okay Tony you could see it coming I didn’t think Milwaukee had the stones to do it right now but wow they did that’s it we’re done back to you
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