WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:07.200 Toronto ruled that it was a good goal, that the play didn't interfere with 2 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:11.880 the goal. That's the explanation. I got, what did you see on 3 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:15.839 it? When you saw the replay, made the decision to challenge What led 4 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:22.559 to that decision. We thought that Coyle was on top of our goaltender, 5 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:26.559 and if Coyle was able to stand his ground, he could have cleared the 6 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:32.679 puck that inhibited our goaltender from being able to react to play in the puck 7 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:59.159 by that. Jim Montgomery after his team's lost to Florida last night, in 8 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:06.040 which his team blew a two to nothing league and they end up losing three 9 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:10.079 to two and end up trailing in the series three to one. They are 10 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:15.359 zero in twenty five all time when trailing in the series three games to one, 11 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.879 and they go back to Florida. Welcome back. Second hour of ex'es 12 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:23.560 and Bros. We're with you Monday through Friday from six am till nine am. 13 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:27.840 Tigers lose nine to three to the Astros over the weekend. I wonder, 14 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.640 is this team dangerously close? Are you only watching and following them because 15 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.560 it's baseball season and the Pistons and Red Wings and Lions. Is just maybe 16 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:41.959 too early for the Lions, and it's too late for the Pistons and Red 17 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:49.359 Wings. Right now you're following them for what reason? Are they entertaining enough 18 00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:57.239 for you? It's a big question for some people. Are you just biding 19 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:05.680 your time to get to the NFL season? I think in Michigan, in 20 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:13.560 our wonderful state, where so much is offered, you can go voting, 21 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:19.000 people love their golf, they love to be outside. Since it is a 22 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:24.800 relatively short window, if the Tigers are to captivate you, there's got to 23 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:30.400 be at least a couple of players. You've got to be obviously competitive. 24 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:35.240 Not saying that people don't go down to watch the team. They do, 25 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:43.800 but I'm talking about emotionally deep investment here. So my experience in the state 26 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:50.800 is that you have to provide fans with some players who are just I mean, 27 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:53.879 you can't miss them. Verlander was a really good example back in the 28 00:02:53.960 --> 00:03:00.000 day. Okay, you had to watch him. Maybe Trek School was there 29 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:05.360 for you. That's a possibility. Outside of that, I don't think there 30 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:10.960 is anybody. I don't think people are saying I've got to watch Cole Keith 31 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:19.120 tonight yet I've got to make sure I'm seeing what Mark Hanna is about to 32 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:22.159 do in his at bat. Hold on a second, honey, I know 33 00:03:22.199 --> 00:03:25.120 you're waiting for me in the car, but carry carpenters up and I can't 34 00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:31.319 wait to watch. That's just my belief. So I think there is something 35 00:03:31.479 --> 00:03:37.159 there that is missing in that regard. And if you're not going to have 36 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:39.560 that, you've got to give me a team that you think has a chance 37 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:43.199 to win every single night. And I don't think people believe that yet either. 38 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:49.599 Not a twenty up and twenty down. Not yet doesn't mean it's too 39 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.159 late. I just don't think think that's the case just yet. Phone number 40 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:57.960 on the Myer hotline eighty six eight three eight forty eight forty three. Then 41 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:00.639 who do we go waiting for you? Yeah? Sorry, we got Marian 42 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:06.400 Green Rapids, Maury. Thanks for listening on ninety six point ONEFM The Game. 43 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:10.719 How are you? I'm great, Shep. How are you doing this 44 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:14.159 morning? Good? Good? Hope you had a good weekend. It was 45 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.720 a great weekend. Listen. You know, maybe you can help me understand 46 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:19.920 this. And I don't know if you touched on it, because I just 47 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:27.000 plugged in here I don't understand, shep, how two major sports leagues can 48 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:31.160 have such a flawed draft process, meaning the NHL and the NBA, And 49 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:36.279 maybe you could. I don't look that hard at Major League Baseball and how 50 00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:42.680 that works. But can you help me understand that all? Why they do 51 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:46.920 what they do? Like it seems to work so well when the Lions are 52 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:49.920 a perfect example right now, they finally got some good talent evaluators and the 53 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:55.000 right coaching staff and three years later we're talking Super Bowl and have a reason 54 00:04:55.040 --> 00:05:01.040 to be doing so, and the Pistons fall again draft the Wings are constantly 55 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:06.040 drafting lower than their talent level screens they should be. I just don't understand 56 00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:11.240 it is that collectively bargained. What's up with that? Well? Why do 57 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:14.000 you First of all, let me ask you this question. Why do you 58 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:19.879 think it is flawed? I think it's flawed because the weakest teams, in 59 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:25.839 my opinion, should have the chance at the best talent first, Like you 60 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:29.800 know, more or less, you know that's what happens typically in the NFL. 61 00:05:30.199 --> 00:05:32.040 I mean, unless somebody traits the pick, but they have their choice, 62 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:35.959 you know, No, I get that, and I respect that. 63 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:44.920 It's ludicrous it's it's all on chance. Do you believe Let me ask you 64 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:48.639 the second question now, because it's a fascinating topic and I completely understand where 65 00:05:48.639 --> 00:05:56.759 you're coming from. Do you believe teams quote end quote tank that they deliberately 66 00:05:56.920 --> 00:06:02.600 lose to better their chances? There accusations of that that certain teams were purposely 67 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:08.920 losing in order to gain a better chance at getting the first overall pick. 68 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:15.600 Do you believe that has happened in the past. You know, I'll say 69 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:17.560 I believe it, even though i'd like to. You know, I can't 70 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:23.079 no examples jumping straight to my mind because I wish I had one, and 71 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:28.480 I'm sure maybe you have a couple. But I think there's creative ways for 72 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.439 them to achieve that goal, whether it's playing younger guys or you know, 73 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:36.800 hey, this guy's hamstring is just you know, not getting any better of 74 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:43.160 that, you know what I mean? But yeah, I guess, yes, 75 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:46.439 I do believe it. Okay, I believe it too. I truly 76 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:54.639 believe that there are certain teams that have done that in the past, and 77 00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:00.759 I think you see it on a regular basis where teams are not playing their 78 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:04.199 best players. If you don't think the Pistons did it at the end of 79 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:09.360 the year, not that they were great anyway, but Cad Cunningham could have 80 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.000 played and he set out with the last five six games. There's no question 81 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:17.480 about that. It has happened. It's a numbers game and that's what they 82 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:23.439 try to do. So yeah, I think it's happened, and I think 83 00:07:23.439 --> 00:07:28.439 it's happened. It's a lot easier or more convenient to do it in basketball 84 00:07:28.519 --> 00:07:32.519 than it would be in football football with a roster of fifty four guys football 85 00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:38.279 with seventeen games once a week rather than Yeah, I think it's much and 86 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:44.360 that's why they went to the lottery system. The problem there I got with 87 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:48.279 that, Matt, is that you know they're taking the perspective of this and 88 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:53.680 I agree with you. Okay, so we're going to try to combat this 89 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:58.839 little bit that might be happening. That's not super relevant anyways, because our 90 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:03.360 best teams are feat teams are where we want them to be in the playoffs, 91 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:07.720 not national television hopefully relevant, you know what I mean? This little 92 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:11.959 you know, give and take with crappy teams. Hey, if you got 93 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.759 to live with it, because there's just no better answer than just okay, 94 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:18.839 I guess that's what it is. What it is. But when teams like 95 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:22.720 the Pistons are the Red Wings constantly are falling out of place just by the 96 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:26.240 luck of the draw, Yeah, I mean that's just not healthy for any 97 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:30.600 league. That's my opinion. And I've just never been able to figure out 98 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:35.120 why, you know, why you wouldn't gravitate towards something that just makes perfect 99 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:39.240 sense to me. You want the league healthy, Yeah, I think that's 100 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:43.720 somethin I think that's the perfect world. And I tend to agree with you 101 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:48.200 more than I would disagree with you. I just think there are teams. 102 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.679 I don't think anyone is tanking to get Alex Sar, but I think in 103 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:54.799 the past there has been, and thanks to the phone call, it's a 104 00:08:54.799 --> 00:08:58.360 great discussion. I think there has been. Two thousand and four, Cleveland, 105 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:05.000 I think they were tanking for Lebron James Dunezo Guskis was an All Star. 106 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:09.799 He was limited for Chris Mim. I think Houston did the same for 107 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:13.200 Akeem Elijah On. I think the Spurs did the same for Tim duncan Beck 108 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:16.799 and what was it, nineteen ninety seven. I think there was a strategy 109 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:24.559 there, and I think the league saw it as embarrassing and wrong, and 110 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:28.000 so they tried to make it more fair. The number of teams, the 111 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:31.600 amount of ping pong balls. You and I can disagree on that or come 112 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:37.200 to an agreement on that. But I happened to actually like the lottery because 113 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:41.919 I think it forces teams to be competitive down the stretch or not get rewarded 114 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:46.480 just because they want to throw in the towel. It's a good discussion. 115 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:52.759 I do appreciate the conversation because I know I can feel where you're coming from. 116 00:09:54.440 --> 00:09:56.799 I do. It's frustrating, especially when it happens to the pistons as 117 00:09:56.840 --> 00:10:01.120 often as it's had recently. Hotline eight sixty six eight three eight forty eight 118 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:05.279 forty three back with more on the other side on Exis and Bros. After 119 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:09.360 this, Bill Simonson Here from my good friend Josh Garvey. 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You have a lot of stuff to draw in from 142 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:09.799 the past and you know kind of what you need to do to fix it. 143 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:15.720 And you know, there was a few adjustments I made, and uh, 144 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:18.200 you know, you just never know until you step on the mount. 145 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:24.039 So being able to get a swinging missile the fastball, and you know from 146 00:12:24.679 --> 00:12:26.879 from Riley Green there the first better of the game and then see good results 147 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:31.200 within the rest of the game. And see I got a lot of outfront 148 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:35.120 swings on the breaking ball there. You know, that's that's pitching when everybody's 149 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:37.240 on time for everything, and you know you got to change some stuff. 150 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:48.840 It's justin Verlander after his victory yesterday over the Tigers, he and Houston went 151 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:54.440 at nine to three went the weekend series. Verlander in five starts, now 152 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:58.519 two and one for Houston with an era of slightly above three. He's twelveth 153 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:05.000 all time in career strikeouts. He's four and three all time with a two 154 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:13.120 point three ERA against Detroit and the Tigers at the forty game mark are twenty 155 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:20.399 and twenty. That's where we're at right now, almost twenty after the hour 156 00:13:20.559 --> 00:13:24.440 here on exes and bros. Across the great state of Michigan. We welcome 157 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:28.759 you on the Meyer Hotline at eight sixty six eight three, eight forty eight 158 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:31.360 forty three, or you can text the program Sports Radio twenty one thousand. 159 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:35.240 Really good call just before the break. The frustration. You can hear in 160 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:41.960 Maury's voice. You can you can definitely tell that he's pissed off. And 161 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:46.919 I get it. Pistons fans everywhere should be pissed off, maybe people in 162 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:50.360 basketball in general. I just think what you want to be pissed off of 163 00:13:50.399 --> 00:13:54.759 the league. What you should be really pissed off at, is that the 164 00:13:54.879 --> 00:14:01.360 league has allowed, or did allow at one point, teams to just sandbag 165 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:07.840 it down the stretch to better their chances for an impact player. That leagues 166 00:14:09.279 --> 00:14:15.759 are willing to look the other way. This load management crap. It's never 167 00:14:15.799 --> 00:14:20.919 a problem before. This is what I don't understand. So maybe, honestly, 168 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:26.200 maybe you can help me, because too many times I'm sure I'm viewed 169 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:33.840 as old guy. Okay, so maybe just maybe I'm way out to lunch 170 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:41.720 here. Why is load management so readily acceptable today? How are athletes today? 171 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:46.320 This is what I hear from everybody. They're bigger, they're stronger, 172 00:14:46.879 --> 00:14:56.000 they're faster. Not necessarily going to disagree with that. Let me bring up 173 00:14:56.919 --> 00:15:00.960 let's pull out a name from the past. Okay, let me pull up 174 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:03.559 Moses Malone. I do this in baseball all the time. I did it 175 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:07.679 last week with Steve Carlton. I gave you the innings pitched in. People. 176 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:09.799 I know you're driving, you're listening, you're shaking your head, like 177 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:13.279 man, I can't believe somebody threw that many innings. I can't believe somebody 178 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.879 made that many starts. Look at Mickey Lolich, look at Denny McClain, 179 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:24.039 look at Bob Feller, look at old guy. I'm old guy, Okay. 180 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:33.480 Moses Malone at age twenty three, eighty two games, eighty two games, 181 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.279 eighty games, eighty one, seventy eight, seventy one, seventy nine, 182 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:41.639 seventy four, seventy three, seventy nine, eighty one, eighty one, 183 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:46.840 eighty two, eighty two. Those are the games he's playing. Played 184 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:52.279 the eighty two games at age thirty five. Okay, he's averaging twenty four 185 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:56.360 minutes a game at at age thirty five. At age thirty four, he's 186 00:15:56.360 --> 00:16:03.559 averaging thirty four minutes a game. It worked for Moses Malone back in the 187 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:07.440 early nineties and late eighties, and I know it's a long time ago. 188 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:15.200 I get it, but players today can't do that. I don't understand what's 189 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:19.559 the load management? What has happened? If they're bigger, stronger, faster 190 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:26.480 and better in so many different cases, why can they no longer play as 191 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:33.480 many minutes? Has anyone ever asked that question? I may not like Lebron 192 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:37.360 James, but I respect the hell out of the fact that he led the 193 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:41.960 league in minutes played in two and seventeen. He led the league in minutes 194 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:48.399 played in twenty eighteen. He logs a ton of minutes, especially with his 195 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:53.879 Olympic duties and all the other stuff. Is he playing every game? No, 196 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:59.840 he's not. This has nothing to do with how much you're paying per 197 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:03.600 ticket to go watch the best in the world. I'm just talking about the 198 00:17:03.639 --> 00:17:11.839 fact of the game itself. How are you not seeing guys play more often? 199 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:17.279 They did it back in the day, but they can't do it today. 200 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:29.880 Why load management is what? What's it doing for you? And that's 201 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:34.440 how a lot of teams will hide it. They will hide This guy's getting 202 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:40.200 a day off? Why because of load management? And it's a way for 203 00:17:40.359 --> 00:17:45.359 the Oh, something has happened, miraculously, something has happened with this team's 204 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:52.480 best two players where they're out for an extended period of time and then you 205 00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:57.559 get a better chance at a draft pick. Call it integrity, call it 206 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:03.079 sportsmanship. I don't care whatever you want to use. I just don't know 207 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:08.160 why. It was okay back in the day for guys who weren't as big, 208 00:18:08.359 --> 00:18:11.599 weren't as strong, weren't as fast, weren't as tough, and weren't 209 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:18.200 as good according to younger generational players right now, According to younger people right 210 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:22.480 now, that's what it's all about. You know, Dad, your guy 211 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:26.319 couldn't have played against my guy. Why is that? Oh? My guys 212 00:18:26.319 --> 00:18:29.279 bigger, stronger, faster. Look at the technology. Look they've got a 213 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:32.559 nutritionist. Look they've got this, they've got that They've got their own assuits. 214 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:37.839 Okay, was your guy playing every day because my guy was how many 215 00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:41.599 minutes a game? Was your guy playing because my guy wasn't getting much of 216 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:45.079 a breather at all. Oh, and by the way, you have more 217 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:51.799 TV timeouts to the phone lines, we go the Meyer hotline at eight sixty 218 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:53.240 six eight three, eight forty eight forty three. Then who do we got? 219 00:18:53.319 --> 00:19:00.359 Yeah, we got David Hudsonville. Dave, how are you, chef? 220 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:03.319 How are you man? And I am buddy, I'm old school. 221 00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:06.400 I'm more old school. I agree with you with load and management, you 222 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:07.720 know. And one of the things I think so people would say now, 223 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:12.640 I think people with some people in management would couch it as we want to 224 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:17.240 protect our investment because they're paying so much more. I mean, you know, 225 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:21.119 the stars that we grew up with, we're getting paid pennies compared to 226 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:22.599 what they're paid. Now, that's one of the reasons I think they should 227 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:26.160 play more based on how how many millions of dollars they're making, you know, 228 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:29.920 and so forth. But at the end of the day, I just 229 00:19:30.200 --> 00:19:32.920 I agree with you. But one of the questions I would have for you, 230 00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:37.039 because I think it brings this up in the earlier conversation, how do 231 00:19:37.079 --> 00:19:41.759 you best build a team through the draft, through free agency or combination of 232 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:45.920 both? Copy and I feel it's the combination. Yeah, I do too, 233 00:19:45.960 --> 00:19:49.039 if you completely if you think about our greatest teams, the Tigers with 234 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:53.880 Trammel Whittaker, Lance Parrish, I'm Kirk Gibson being drafted, the Pistons with 235 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:57.519 Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars. But remember the Pistons couldn't get there until we 236 00:19:57.559 --> 00:20:00.799 picked up Buddha Edwards, you know, and some other guys. You know. 237 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:04.240 So I think it's a combination. But I do think you have to 238 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:10.359 have a GM who really understands how to be able to build a combination team. 239 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:12.799 So the draft is vital, but so is free agency, don't you 240 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:18.279 think absolutely? Trades are the other way. Obviously Detroit, you bring up 241 00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:22.480 Buddha Edwards, they traded for Bill Lambier. With Cleveland, they traded for 242 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:26.400 Rick Mahorn, they traded for Vinnie Johnson. And remember the infamous one, 243 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:30.200 Doyle Alexander, you know, when John Smoltz left the hometown boy to go 244 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:33.720 to Atlanta and so forth. But that was the time was perceived as a 245 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:37.319 really good trade based on the need and the window of opportunity to try to 246 00:20:37.359 --> 00:20:41.799 win a championship. Agreed one hundred percent. The difference there is they didn't 247 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:45.480 win a championship, So I think you get a pass. You get a 248 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:48.119 pass if you win the title. If you don't win the title, and 249 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:52.400 Dave, thanks very much, Joy Hudsonville all day and thanks to the phone 250 00:20:52.400 --> 00:20:56.000 call. The difference there is, you know, if you don't get to 251 00:20:56.079 --> 00:21:00.720 the championship, then you're going to you've left yourself phone to ridicule. I 252 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:03.079 thought, you know, Doyle Alexander, who knew John Smoltz, who at 253 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:06.599 the time was an a pitcher, who knew he was going to be that 254 00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:11.240 good. Not me. I don't think many people did. And if they 255 00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:15.599 say they did, and they I think they're just I think they're flat out 256 00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:21.039 lion, you know. But that's not our job. 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Really appreciate 282 00:23:55.480 --> 00:24:00.319 you listening and really appreciate the thoughts because it's really good stuff. It really 283 00:24:00.359 --> 00:24:06.519 is. I mean, I completely understand where people are coming from in terms 284 00:24:06.559 --> 00:24:11.119 of the NBA Draft lottery, how it's set up, how they determine things. 285 00:24:11.359 --> 00:24:18.799 I don't blame your frustration at all, because I'm frustrated too. How 286 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:22.720 do you build a team, That's what David Hudsonville said. I mean, 287 00:24:22.880 --> 00:24:26.720 there's different ways to build it. Absolutely. We use our championship teams all 288 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:34.000 the time as examples and rightfully. So he used the Pistons in the eighties. 289 00:24:37.079 --> 00:24:44.680 The Pistons last championship was built around guys they did not draft primarily. 290 00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:51.599 I'm a big draft and develop guys. I'm sure you are too. I'm 291 00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:56.359 sure you believe that's that's got to be at the core. That's that's the 292 00:24:56.400 --> 00:25:03.960 most important thing. I believe that's how you that sustainability. But if you 293 00:25:04.039 --> 00:25:08.880 look at the Pistons from when they won their championship in four, John C. 294 00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:15.680 Phillips wasn't drafted, Eldon Campbell wasn't drafted, Darvin ham wasn't drafted, 295 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:21.279 Richard Hamilton wasn't drafted. Lindsey Hunter was, but he went away and then 296 00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:29.759 came back. Mike James wasn't a Pistons draft pick, Ben Wallace wasn't. 297 00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:36.200 Rashid Wallace wasn't near neither was Carlos Williamson. The draft picks on that team 298 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:45.039 were mametocor Tayshawn Prince, Darko Milicic. That's what it was about. Those 299 00:25:45.079 --> 00:25:55.079 were the guys who won the championship. There's not much homegrown there. But 300 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:59.839 he's right, Dave's right. What put he used the eighty four Tigers as 301 00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:03.680 a example, what put them over the top. Because the core of Parish 302 00:26:03.680 --> 00:26:10.519 and Trammel and Whitaker, you know, and Gibson and Rosma and Morris and 303 00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:14.599 Petriet, those were all guys they drafted. But what put him over the 304 00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:18.759 top. When you bring in a guy like Darryl Evans, and you bring 305 00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:29.160 in chet Lemon and Larry Herndon and Guiermo Hernandez, it completes the team. 306 00:26:29.279 --> 00:26:36.960 The Pistons are a long long way from that. But if you believe you've 307 00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:41.480 got at least a couple of guys who are your core guys, you add 308 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:52.720 to it with players who add that intangible The problem is that the Pistons have 309 00:26:52.839 --> 00:27:00.759 so many things that are needed in that intangible category. I see personally, 310 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:04.319 I really shouldn't care that much because I don't think they should keep the draft 311 00:27:04.359 --> 00:27:11.160 pick anyway. I don't think they need another young player the second youngest team 312 00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:15.799 in the NBA. I don't think they need another player who is unproven, 313 00:27:15.640 --> 00:27:22.240 young and needs work. I would like to see them go out and get 314 00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:29.039 a younger NBA player who has established himself as a solid pro and could come 315 00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:33.920 in and help this team. That said, if the draft isn't all that 316 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:40.079 great, and that's the belief. Where's the incentive for another team to get 317 00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:44.880 rid of that type of player. I'm not talking about a Tobias Harris player, 318 00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:51.319 Okay, even though I liked him as a Piston stop mid thirties, 319 00:27:51.480 --> 00:27:55.559 doesn't perform well in high leverage situations, makes too much money. No no, 320 00:27:55.559 --> 00:27:59.799 no, no, no no no. I'm talking about a good foundation, 321 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:06.559 old player who can help improve your younger players and teach some of them. 322 00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:10.799 But on the other hand, is not such a veteran laden where you're 323 00:28:10.839 --> 00:28:12.599 worried about whether or not you're going to keep him, signing him at the 324 00:28:12.680 --> 00:28:18.920 end of his deal next year or the year after. He has to be 325 00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:25.359 part of the building block process. Because the Pistons don't have enough of that. 326 00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:27.000 You know why they don't have enough of that, because they weren't fortunate 327 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:34.359 enough of the lottery, and because they've got guys who are just guys. 328 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:44.519 You need some guys who are difference makers in certain areas. Folks look at 329 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:52.400 Indiana. They drafted Miles Turner, they drafted Tyres Halbert, but they added 330 00:28:52.319 --> 00:29:02.880 Pascal Siakam as a key player. That's been really important. Obi Toppin was 331 00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:08.319 a New York Nick draft pick. Good piece for them. I'm not saying 332 00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:14.599 they're gonna win the NBA title. I'm talking about that's an entertaining, solid 333 00:29:14.640 --> 00:29:22.880 basketball team. That's what you need if you feel like you've got a couple 334 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:27.400 of really key paces. Take any team. Okay, take Denver Jamal Murray 335 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:33.680 and Nikola Jokic. Take Minnesota. Anthony Edwards first overall, should be your 336 00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:37.000 caid cunning him, Karl Anthony Towns. Take those types of guys, and 337 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:42.799 then you add a Rudy Gobert in Minnesota for example. That's what this team 338 00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:49.200 needs. So I try not to get too caught up too upset at missing 339 00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:53.000 out on the NBA lottery because A it's not a great draft. B. 340 00:29:53.480 --> 00:30:03.960 I don't want them to keep the pick anyway. Meyer hotline eight eight three 341 00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:06.960 eight forty eight forty three. I know we got some techs, that's right. 342 00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:10.880 What do we got that says Tom Gores can bring back his name back 343 00:30:10.920 --> 00:30:15.799 here like a few other owners did by bringing back Royalty, bring back Joe 344 00:30:15.880 --> 00:30:19.400 Dumars and John Hammond, and stay out of their way to bring this franchise 345 00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:27.400 out of the lottery. Laughing stock. Well, here's here's my problem with 346 00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:34.839 that. And I thought, look, Joe Dumars was the guy in charge 347 00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:44.799 of a very, very successful run. I hope everybody understand. I'm not 348 00:30:44.839 --> 00:30:47.680 talking about it as a Hall of Fame player, because he was. He's 349 00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:51.960 a hell of a player. We all know that. I'm talking about as 350 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:56.359 the president of basketball operations. He was the executive of the Year in two 351 00:30:56.400 --> 00:31:00.799 thousand and three. He's the one who helped craft the two thousand and four 352 00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:06.440 championship. He's the one who helped Detroit reach Eastern Conference Finals appearances in six 353 00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:12.359 consecutive seasons before it ended in two thousand and nine, and they were swept 354 00:31:12.359 --> 00:31:22.000 by Cleveland. But and we all make mistakes, We've all had issues. 355 00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:29.119 He hired Maurice Cheeks, he hired John Lawyer. He wasn't great at that, 356 00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:38.799 certain trades, certain drafts not great. I think he did more good 357 00:31:38.880 --> 00:31:47.759 than bad. Do you really want Joe Dumars back? No, I don't. 358 00:31:48.640 --> 00:31:56.400 Sorry. As much as I appreciate what he did, as much as 359 00:31:56.440 --> 00:32:02.079 I appreciate him for the great times that he brought to this team and this 360 00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:13.240 city, I don't think he wants or should be back in the front office. 361 00:32:13.599 --> 00:32:22.160 John Hammond right now is probably enjoying a really good life because he was 362 00:32:22.440 --> 00:32:25.359 a former Executive of the Year. I think with Milwaukee at think in twenty 363 00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:32.000 ten, he's in Orlando's front office. Now, why tell me why this? 364 00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:40.960 Why would he want to come back? It's polyganna stuff for you, 365 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:47.519 perhaps, but not necessarily for them. And by the way, I want 366 00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:53.960 you to ask yourself the simple question in order for you to leave a job 367 00:32:54.920 --> 00:33:00.079 that is pretty good, right, I mean limited amount of pure not like 368 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:05.839 a general manager pressure. And John Hammond's got things going pretty well in Orlando. 369 00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:14.119 Don't you think with some of the your young core bonkiro Wagner, for 370 00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:23.440 example, what about the Pistons opportunity is so alluring to you that makes you 371 00:33:23.519 --> 00:33:30.079 think he would want to come See, we look at it from our perspective, 372 00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:35.000 and I understand why you do. We look at it from our perspective. 373 00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:38.799 I want this guy back. He should want to come back, and 374 00:33:38.839 --> 00:33:45.400 it's our team. He was here before. Let's make sure it's appealing enough 375 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:51.720 for him to return. Well, sure that would be the case, guys, 376 00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:57.960 move on. Team has moved on. He's found success comfortability elsewhere, 377 00:33:58.359 --> 00:34:05.359 and when you look at this team, do you view it as an unbelievable 378 00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:15.039 opportunity that will be turned around quickly? Because if you're witnessing that, I'd 379 00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:22.800 like to know what the evidence is. I don't see that what I like 380 00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:27.760 them from, you know, fifteen years ago, twenty years ago to come 381 00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:35.000 back. Yes, that's not who they are any longer. So I would 382 00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:40.360 say no to that, even though it's a noble idea. The problem you 383 00:34:40.480 --> 00:34:45.239 have there is I just don't see how this is so much more enticing. 384 00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:50.760 Take your emotions out of if you can take the fact that you're a huge 385 00:34:50.760 --> 00:34:54.880 Pistons fan as am I, and we want success. Do you think they're 386 00:34:54.920 --> 00:35:00.679 built for it? Right now? With the coach, the general manager, 387 00:35:01.079 --> 00:35:06.199 the structure, and the owner, do you think it is built for success? 388 00:35:07.159 --> 00:35:13.000 Okay, now that you've answer yourself, if you were him in his 389 00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:19.840 shoes, why would you come back? John Hammond's got a good thing going 390 00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:29.719 in Orlando? Why would you come back leaving Orlando for Detroit, leaving their 391 00:35:29.800 --> 00:35:37.760 situation on the floor? Why? Right, I don't get it. I 392 00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:44.960 don't think he would, and I don't think you would. Joe Dumars works 393 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:51.920 in the NBA front office right, he's the executive vice president, head of 394 00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:55.000 basketball operations. He's been doing that for the last couple of years. He 395 00:35:55.000 --> 00:35:59.159 doesn't have to worry about and he's got to be it's got to be a 396 00:35:59.159 --> 00:36:06.719 good living. You think he's dying to get back into being a general manager, 397 00:36:06.760 --> 00:36:12.039 And if so of a team that is in this type of situation, 398 00:36:13.599 --> 00:36:21.559 I doubt it. Would you leave that job where you're handing out certain fines 399 00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:31.719 and the amount of people who rip on you and are criticizing you and doing 400 00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:38.039 all those things that well social media does to people if they don't agree with 401 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:44.719 you, Would you do that? Leave that for this situation, specifically this 402 00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:50.800 situation. You're not going to Denver because somebody decided to retire at the last 403 00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:57.760 moment. You're not going to Boston because somebody decided they've had enough. They're 404 00:36:57.800 --> 00:37:00.360 coming to Detroit. Who's coming out fourteen wins, who has the fifth overall 405 00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:05.159 pick and a weak draft and doesn't have a whole lot on their current roster 406 00:37:05.239 --> 00:37:15.199 to show for it. So personally, I don't think they fit. Secondarily, 407 00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:20.320 I don't think either one would even want to be interested in it, 408 00:37:21.679 --> 00:37:25.360 And I understand why Another tech Ben I know we got one. What do 409 00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:30.400 we got? Yeah, it says quit blaming the Tigers players blame aj Hinch. 410 00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:36.000 Does the body language of schoobl and Manning say they want to be pulled? 411 00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:39.559 I think the opposite. They get mad. Good for them, Yeah 412 00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:44.599 they should get mad. I don't blame Amon damn bit. Yeah, this 413 00:37:44.760 --> 00:37:49.480 is what I think. This is what happens in sports, and I understand 414 00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:57.480 it. I really do. I understand the fact that when you look at 415 00:37:58.360 --> 00:38:06.840 baseball, you look at when a manager pitches a Tiger's pitcher, or when 416 00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:12.239 you're a starting pitcher or any pitcher. I suppose Trek Scooble went six and 417 00:38:12.280 --> 00:38:15.519 a third the other day, gave up seven hits and touring runs. Then 418 00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:16.960 they went to Shelby Miller. I know everybody was shaking their head. And 419 00:38:16.960 --> 00:38:21.760 then Tyler Holden Tiger's got to win eight too. Here's what I like about 420 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:27.760 the text. I like the fact that you're complaining even though Schooble got the 421 00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:31.599 win. That means you're consistent. You want to see him in there, 422 00:38:31.880 --> 00:38:37.639 even though the Tigers got a quote unquote got away with it. I think 423 00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:44.920 you're still pissed off that he pulled him when he did at ninety seven pitches. 424 00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:49.199 I don't care about pitch count, man, I really don't. I 425 00:38:49.239 --> 00:38:53.159 don't think he does that much either. I think what he cares about his 426 00:38:53.239 --> 00:38:58.800 matchups. And when you're through the lineup for a third time and guys have 427 00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:02.920 certain swings or have had certain swings against you, I think that's something that 428 00:39:02.960 --> 00:39:07.920 they're measuring. I think they pull them too early. Okay, I do 429 00:39:08.119 --> 00:39:14.119 you and I are in lockstep there. I want to see my starting pitch. 430 00:39:14.159 --> 00:39:16.159 Here's who I look at. Who's more likely to get the out? 431 00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:20.800 Errek scoobl or Shelby Miller. Right, So I'm with you on that. 432 00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:25.079 But your first comment in your text is stop blaming the players. Who the 433 00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:30.079 hell else am I not going to play or blame? I should say? 434 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:35.960 And a nine to three loss, when you're going up there, you're zero 435 00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:45.000 for three with two punch outs against Justin Verlander. Come on, you're mad 436 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:50.719 that aj Hinch pulled Erk Scouoble. I didn't like it either, and that's 437 00:39:50.719 --> 00:40:01.960 fine. Here's my question to you. Do you believe that aj Hinch was 438 00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:09.800 responsible for the win or responsible for the loss? Did he win the game 439 00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:16.239 for them against Houston Saturday and then lost the game for them against Houston Sunday. 440 00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:22.280 Or are you suggesting that they won despite him Saturday and he's the reason 441 00:40:22.320 --> 00:40:31.639 they lost Sunday, because I'm not buying the latter. Riley Green went over 442 00:40:31.719 --> 00:40:40.280 three, Mark Kenna over three, Matt Vierling, oh for three. The 443 00:40:40.320 --> 00:40:47.119 top three in your order are zero for nine and on base once. Tough 444 00:40:47.119 --> 00:40:53.400 way to win a ball game, right, You're limited to six hits. 445 00:40:54.280 --> 00:41:01.440 If you want to blame him for the roster configuration, ahead, just understand 446 00:41:01.480 --> 00:41:08.039 that blame is shared. It's not just aj Hinch, it's Scott Harris and 447 00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:15.360 other members of that front office who have helped construct this team. If you 448 00:41:15.480 --> 00:41:21.639 didn't want certain guys on this team, fair enough, who should have been 449 00:41:21.679 --> 00:41:28.000 there instead? That's all I'm asking. You didn't want Matt Vierling, you 450 00:41:28.000 --> 00:41:30.800 didn't want Kerry Carpenter, you didn't want Mark Canna, you didn't want Riley 451 00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:37.679 Green. Who did you want? You wanted to kill? 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