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<v Speaker 1>Then we continue on Fred Rogan Rodney Peete on a

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<v Speaker 1>five to seventy LA Sports. Uh, just a two hour

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<v Speaker 1>show today. Because the Dodgers up in Colorado taking on

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<v Speaker 1>the Rockies. Yamamoto will take the hill tonight for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>I like their chances, you do. I like the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>chances with Yamamoto pitching too. I do too, Yamamoto or

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<v Speaker 1>as any pitcher doesn't like pitching in Colorado. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think they'll be okay. Yeah, I do too, I do too.

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<v Speaker 1>And my god, I mean, you have you know, babe

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<v Speaker 1>Ruth Michael Conforto on the team now, so everything's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be fine. Ready, Hey, he's out of that, babe, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't care. He's out. He's back, He's back. We'll find

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<v Speaker 1>out how far back he is tonight. All right, NBA

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<v Speaker 1>Draft Tonight, Lakers have a second round pick, Clippers late

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<v Speaker 1>first and second as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait, wait, Lakers got a second round pick. Well, let's

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<v Speaker 2>get let's get excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen, they already took Brownie in the second round last year,

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<v Speaker 1>so there's no reason to get excited about a second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Second round has got to be the most important pick.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so important that second round pick. Let's not let's

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<v Speaker 2>not downplay the second round pick. Now, No, that's that

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<v Speaker 2>everybody said last year, you can't waste that second round pick.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Well, let's make it a break. You know that?

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<v Speaker 3>M h. You know you know how they roll?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, by the way, Uh, they announced today in somewhat

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<v Speaker 1>of official capacity, but just to get it on the record. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Laker deal mark Walter buying it from the Bus family,

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<v Speaker 1>expected to close third or fourth quarter of this year,

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<v Speaker 1>which means soon soon. Genie Buss will remain governor of

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<v Speaker 1>the team and continue to oversee all team operations on

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<v Speaker 1>a day to day basis for the first sate future.

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<v Speaker 1>How long you think that lasts? Well, that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>have to fine the foreseeable future. Mark Cuban thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to oversee basketball operations for the Mavericks. He

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<v Speaker 1>was more surprised than anybody when all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>looking was traded. So I didn't even know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he was going to stay on right and run

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<v Speaker 2>to and run it for a period of time. And

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<v Speaker 2>that period of time lasted very short. But you got

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<v Speaker 2>to believe that that you know, and we know how

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Walter and and the Guggenheim guys coming in, and

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<v Speaker 2>we know how they operate. They come in and you

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<v Speaker 2>know there's going to be a period of time where

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<v Speaker 2>they want to keep some continuity, but at some point

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to put their own stamp on on whatever

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<v Speaker 2>situation they have. They did it with the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>you look, Ned Colletti was there, our good friend Ned

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<v Speaker 2>Colletti with the Dodgers for a minute, and then they

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<v Speaker 2>they came in and embraced the overhauled the whole front office.

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<v Speaker 3>Remember Andrew Friedman and everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when Donald Sterling sold the Clippers, was forced to

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<v Speaker 1>sell the Clippers. You know, we have the distinct honor

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<v Speaker 1>of living in a city where two of the major

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<v Speaker 1>league franchises, two of the professional franchises were forced to

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<v Speaker 1>be sold, the Dodgers and the Clippers. That's pretty impressive record.

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<v Speaker 3>We got two.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about ownership, we got two. They just forced Donald Sterling.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, Frank McCourt and Donald Sterling both

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<v Speaker 1>said the same thing. You can't tell me what to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't tell me no when they don't want to,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't want it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's pretty simple, but what they did find out is

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<v Speaker 2>that you can maybe force me out, but you can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell me who I'm going to sell to.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true. Yeah, that was true. They did learn that.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank McCourt taught them that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, so when the Clippers were sold to Steve Balmer,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember and I just thought to myself, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>the absurdity of the whole story. You know, Donald Sterling's wife, Shalley,

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<v Speaker 1>she didn't do it anything wrong, She really didn't, by

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<v Speaker 1>all accounts. She was very nice. I'd met her, she

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<v Speaker 1>was very nice. But they were so embarrassed, so embarrassed,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Clippers at that point was the identity of

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Sterling. So in the agreement, I remember, yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers had to designate Shelley Sterling as their number one fan.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what she would be called, their number one fan,

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<v Speaker 1>number one fan, they had to call her that, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think she still got a couple of seats

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<v Speaker 1>on the court, I think, but she had to be

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<v Speaker 1>designated the number one fan for her. It was great

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment, it meant something, and fifteen minutes later

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<v Speaker 1>it meant nothing. It meant absolutely nothing. All right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>two billion, but this you got to call me number

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<v Speaker 1>one fan. Okay, we'll write that right in.

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<v Speaker 3>Think about that. They sold.

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<v Speaker 2>For two billion Steve Bomber Paig and at that time

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<v Speaker 2>people were going nuts, what in the world are you

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<v Speaker 2>doing paying two billion dollars? Same thing with the with

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<v Speaker 2>the googenheym and Mark Walter when he bought the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>two billion dollars, two billion dollars for the Clippers. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's drastically overpaid. And here we are less than a decade. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been less than a decade, right, And when did

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<v Speaker 2>the Clipper sell?

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<v Speaker 3>Was it ten years?

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<v Speaker 2>Ten years that were at ten billion dollars for a franchise?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, see, that was short sighted. That was short sided

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<v Speaker 1>when people thought he overpaid. But Dodgers, my god, Googleheid

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<v Speaker 1>that that was the one that blew everybody away out

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<v Speaker 1>two billion base dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>Baseball was not drawing in those numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>People weren't paying that for baseball, not even close at

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<v Speaker 2>that time, and people were going, oh, my god, that's

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<v Speaker 2>highway robbery.

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<v Speaker 3>See, but there's a difference.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a difference if you and I get five guys

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<v Speaker 1>together and scrape up enough money to buy a team

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<v Speaker 1>compared yeah, I have I control like sixty billion dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna get it. I'm gonna get it. A change out

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<v Speaker 2>of the couch and yeah, I'm fine here. Those guys

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<v Speaker 2>are in it for the long haul. Oh yeah, not

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<v Speaker 2>the mom and pop shops. They saw this happening when

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<v Speaker 2>they bought the team. They were not looking at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh this is cool. We bought Uh, we bought the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers majorlygue franchise.

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<v Speaker 3>Blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they had the stadium renovation, they had everything in

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<v Speaker 2>place before they bought that team, and when they bought it,

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<v Speaker 2>they had all of these ideas and what they wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to do. They were looking at Japan eight ten years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Fred they were they were trying to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>They saw the future, and which is why they're in

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<v Speaker 2>that position where they are. It's because they can see

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<v Speaker 2>the value and where trends are going. And they made

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<v Speaker 2>the right decision obviously, as did Steve Balmer. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>was funny with people the Dodgers sold today. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you think somebody would have to pay for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>today if Mark Walters said, look, I'm ready to sell

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<v Speaker 2>this team.

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<v Speaker 1>At least ten, at least ten, right, at least ten. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>at least ten. And somebody that has the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>spend a lot of money at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>whole deal to Payotani. Yeah, because they got to Payotoni

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred and eighty million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you think I got Otani for another eight nine years,

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<v Speaker 2>So that means I've got that amount of time. And

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<v Speaker 2>then afterwards, because he's gonna be forever a Dodger, that

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna market in Asia. You're gonna market in Japan

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<v Speaker 2>and all over Asia. So now what does that worth

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<v Speaker 2>do you?

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Balmer? Everybody thought, you know, go to Seattle, get

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<v Speaker 1>the Clippers out of here. Go back to Seattle. They

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<v Speaker 1>want a team. You're from there. It'll be great. No way,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna give up the La market. No, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>pay two billion to be here, not a problem. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be right here. I might live in Seattle, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna be right here for every game. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be with you, guys. I love it. I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>It reminds you of that it's the movie Heaven can Wait.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that movie Heaven can Wait? The original Heaven can Wait?

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<v Speaker 2>With Warren Baby and he was a rich guy that

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<v Speaker 2>they died tragically, but they took him too soon, and

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<v Speaker 2>he came back to life and they were trying to

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<v Speaker 2>find a body for him, and he turned out that

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<v Speaker 2>he was a billionaire that owned the Rams or bought

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<v Speaker 2>the Rams, and the one scene in there were the

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<v Speaker 2>current owner of the Rams before he bought him because

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<v Speaker 2>he was a football player.

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<v Speaker 3>The guy that died.

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<v Speaker 2>Said that, son of a bitch, I asked for nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>million and he said, okay, like I asked this, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>astronomical amount and he said, no problem. And that's what

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Baumber did you know? Sterling said, I'm gonna ask

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<v Speaker 2>for two billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>There's no way.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, okay, you want me to wire that money to

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<v Speaker 1>your account right now?

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<v Speaker 3>How do you want it? Yeah? How do you want it?

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<v Speaker 3>You want to and cash? You catch your check? What

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<v Speaker 3>do you want it? Just tell me we'll take care

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<v Speaker 3>of it immediately. Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>So Shelley Sterling in the in the Donald Sterling Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>was designated number one fan. Okay, so now we have

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<v Speaker 1>Genie buss Uh And of course they said the right things.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Genie wanted someone that would continue the tradition

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<v Speaker 1>and be in the community. Well, of course, that was

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<v Speaker 1>a very nice thing for her to say, and apparently

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<v Speaker 1>she and Mark Walter are friends, so that was the

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<v Speaker 1>right thing to say. But then we're gonna do that anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we're gonna do it. If they had sold this

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<v Speaker 1>team to somebody from out of town, I think what

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<v Speaker 1>Genie Buss says would have meant more. Well, we really

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<v Speaker 1>wanted somebody involved in the community that would continue on

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<v Speaker 1>the legacy and you know, take care of the franchise.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the Dodger.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys, so everybody knows they're gonna do it. Those words,

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<v Speaker 1>I get it, but you don't really need to say

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<v Speaker 1>it because where you know, there's proof of performance. We

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<v Speaker 1>already see what they're going to do. So she stays

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<v Speaker 1>on and she's gonna run day to day operations. So

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<v Speaker 1>then you have to wonder to yourself, what does that mean?

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<v Speaker 1>What does it mean if she's running day to day operations?

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<v Speaker 1>Is she running basketball operations? Is she running business operations?

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<v Speaker 1>What is she running? Is she running the Lakers? Because

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta tell you, I think if decisions are made

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<v Speaker 1>and things have to be decided, they're going to consult

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<v Speaker 1>with Mark Walter. I don't think Genie's going to operate

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<v Speaker 1>in a vacuum. She's got it. It's hers go get

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<v Speaker 1>them team. I don't think that's gonna happen. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think what you will see in a period of time,

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<v Speaker 1>as you did with the Dodgers, they'll start moving people in,

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<v Speaker 1>They'll start assuming some of the roles there, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, maybe they keep everybody. And I've said this before,

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<v Speaker 1>so I don't know. I mean, stand cast and ran

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawks and the Braves for Ted Turner, So could

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<v Speaker 1>he be running this.

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<v Speaker 3>He's running the.

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<v Speaker 1>Hockey team that Mark Walter started, the hockey league. But

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he will be overseeing both from a business perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to tell you, and as things fans don't

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob and Ronnie. Jacob and Ronnie is a partner of

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<v Speaker 1>I got even better news for you. Couldn't this is

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<v Speaker 3>Why?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, tell me you're all still going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to pay for the Dodgers. Now you can be both

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<v Speaker 3>Doesn't that make your day? Doesn't that make you happy? Now?

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<v Speaker 3>We just took care of.

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<v Speaker 2>It, done that anyway you could have.

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<v Speaker 1>But now it's different when these guys are selling everything,

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<v Speaker 2>Rodneys, You know that, No, if he wanted to be

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers for that. It could be either one. But

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to do business differently, and it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>But when you're yeah, when you're talking about you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like a stand cast, and that appoints different people. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Stan can run them both and run the whole sports entities.

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<v Speaker 2>But there will be day to day guys that he hires,

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<v Speaker 2>much like you know, brought in Andrew Friedman and the

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<v Speaker 2>do the same thing for the Lakers at some point

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<v Speaker 2>and it's just a matter of time before they you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we see something happening with the with the Lakers. The

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<v Speaker 2>question is, you know, where's Rob Palinka's head right now, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Where where does he stand right now? What is his

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<v Speaker 1>do know. But if you just look at the model

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't be surprised to see him revamp that. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me ask you this, And maybe it's only because and

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<v Speaker 2>Ye, that's no disrespect to Rob a Lincoln. But when

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<v Speaker 2>as a team, they're gonna want to put their own people,

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<v Speaker 2>and we just talked about it. You know, Nick coleedti

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<v Speaker 2>as good as it gets, good as it gets, and

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<v Speaker 2>and ran several you know, clubs have four been in

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<v Speaker 2>anything wrong. But when somebody buys a team, they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to want to put their own people in and they

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<v Speaker 1>And maybe with a renewed investment in the business, Rob

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he won't be in every camera shot anymore. That

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<v Speaker 1>you see at every game you turn around, Rob polink

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<v Speaker 1>I've never seen a guy on camera Moore as a

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<v Speaker 1>general manager at games. At Rob Polinka, He's everywhere. He's

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<v Speaker 1>invisible that he appears. He just shows up. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how he got there. And then the attorney's standing

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<v Speaker 1>over there everywhere. Maybe if they have increased resources, build

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<v Speaker 1>up the front office a little bit, Rob Polinka turns

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<v Speaker 1>out to be a pretty good GM. Maybe he does.

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<v Speaker 1>But given the way the Dodgers have operated and Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>Friedman coming in with a model that works, you would

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<v Speaker 1>Who in basketball creates that model for them?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Okay, see Sam Prizy, somebody like that, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, right who That's kind of how they operate, right,

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<v Speaker 1>there's that. And now let me ask you this, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's only because of the Dodger guys. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers being sold in the Bus Family's meant so

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<v Speaker 1>much to everyone in this community, and they've done so

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<v Speaker 1>much for the people of Los Angeles and for many

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<v Speaker 1>they provided back in the days of the Forum, the

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<v Speaker 1>most memorable sports nights of anyone's life, because not only

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<v Speaker 1>the Forum and it was a place to be. So really,

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<v Speaker 1>there should be a morning period here and when it

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<v Speaker 1>first happened, we discussed that on the air, but there

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<v Speaker 1>should be you know, wow, wow, oh my god, part

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<v Speaker 3>It's just gone.

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<v Speaker 1>But the thing is because it's Mark Walter and the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger guys. Yeah, I don't think there's any morning at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's like, this.

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<v Speaker 2>Is great, this is fantastic, this is the best. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And let's get to it's not it's not an outsider

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<v Speaker 2>coming in somebody from the East Coast coming in to

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<v Speaker 2>run the Lakers or buy the Lakers and put their

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<v Speaker 2>own state. No, it's somebody that has had that has

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<v Speaker 2>a track record of doing it right in LA that

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<v Speaker 2>everybody loves in La and because the success and what

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<v Speaker 2>they've done with the Dodgers. When they when it came

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<v Speaker 2>out that they bought the Lakers, you were like, oh, yes, oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I get that. No, that's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>It's because it feels like it's one of our own

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<v Speaker 2>because of what they did with the Dodgers and the

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<v Speaker 3>It's one of our own, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not an outsider really coming in and taking over

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<v Speaker 2>and and and buying a there are.

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<v Speaker 3>Franchise the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 2>It is one of our own, local guys, even though

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<v Speaker 2>they're not local. It's not local guys taking over the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 2>So it feels good. It's a feel good moment.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's really odd because everybody should have taken a

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<v Speaker 1>step back and gone, wow, wow, the bus Family is

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<v Speaker 1>not only the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody should have done that. It was immediate.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, when can these guys from the Dodgers get

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<v Speaker 3>And it's so.

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<v Speaker 1>Different because the Bus family did so much for sports

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<v Speaker 1>in this city, all of them, especially Genie obviously, who

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<v Speaker 3>But it was like, is this real? Yeah, Okay, boom,

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<v Speaker 3>can they start tomorrow? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>There was no all wow, let's look back, none of that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, let's go, let's go. So, in a very

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<v Speaker 1>roundabout way, what does the foreseeable future mean for Jeannie

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<v Speaker 1>with the day to day operation of the club? I

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<v Speaker 1>guess no clue an understanding. She and Mark Walter are

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<v Speaker 1>friends at the very least Rodney this year, at the

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<v Speaker 1>very least this year. They go through the season, then

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<v Speaker 1>I think, do you think I'm wrong?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean no, you're not wrong, because first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not going to be ratified until the fall anyway.

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<v Speaker 3>So the season is start.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the season will already be started. So they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna sit back and let it happen.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. It's it's like anything Stan.

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<v Speaker 2>Kronkey coming back to La is gonna They're gonna sit

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<v Speaker 2>back and just let it happen, assess the situation and go, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>now we've got.

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<v Speaker 3>To make some changes. Right now, We've got to make

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<v Speaker 3>some changes right all right?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, you know what, we still have to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>getting rid of the NBA draft. They try to give

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<v Speaker 1>it the hoop law of the NFL draft, but that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't really happen, that doesn't really happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes we are back, Roger Pete Fred Rogan on a

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<v Speaker 2>home day. Yeah, a beautiful Wednesday, Southern California. Yeah, Freddie,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a beautiful day. I'm watching these Uh, you know

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<v Speaker 2>around the around Major League Baseball? Is it me or

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<v Speaker 2>is it? MLB has made a resurgence. It's a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a renaissance for MLB. Their popularity has gotten

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<v Speaker 2>a lot greater over the last couple of years because

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<v Speaker 2>at a point it was dying a little bit. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that they they've done something, Fred to create

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<v Speaker 2>the popularity where it is now, where more and more

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<v Speaker 2>people are not only going to games, but they're watching

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<v Speaker 2>games on TV.

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<v Speaker 1>MLB network is great. It is, it is it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you have cable anymore, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you have cable, make sure you check out MLB Network.

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<v Speaker 1>They do a terrific job. And Baseball adjusted made some

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<v Speaker 1>made some corrections. Uh, bases a little bigger. Let's get

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<v Speaker 1>rid of the shift, put a pitch clock in, all

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<v Speaker 1>those things that everybody complained about. And you say, what

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<v Speaker 1>is that gonna do? What does that mean? Why would

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<v Speaker 1>you do that? Even having somebody start on second base

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<v Speaker 1>and extra innings that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>What does it do?

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<v Speaker 1>Game is faster, game is more urgent, not as much time.

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<v Speaker 1>A laver comes in, he's got to phase three guys. Yeah, right,

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<v Speaker 1>just think of what they did.

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<v Speaker 3>Little things.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was it seemed like, why are you doing that?

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<v Speaker 1>But if you looked at the totality of all of

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<v Speaker 1>their decisions, it was to make it faster, urgent. Anything

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<v Speaker 1>can happen. You got two and a half, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>two and a half minutes, boom, inning's over.

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<v Speaker 3>And go to the dugout.

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<v Speaker 2>They started to embrace the person. Remember before it was like,

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<v Speaker 2>you play the game the right way. You got to

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, we don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's about the name on the front, not

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<v Speaker 2>the name on the back and all those things. But

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<v Speaker 2>there seems like there's more promotion of the Aaron Judges, Otani's,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bryce Harper's and you know, Manny Machado's and individual tattis.

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<v Speaker 2>They're allowing for the individuality of these players to come

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<v Speaker 2>out like the other sports, like in basketball and the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA and like in football. They've been able to do

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<v Speaker 2>that where they were so rigid in the past of

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<v Speaker 2>just play the game, it doesn't matter, We're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to promote our stars, and they're starting to do that more.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Also, these stars are from a different generation.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep that in mind. Yeah, right, they grew up differently.

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<v Speaker 1>those types of things. So it's also a symptom of society.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's talk about the NBA draft tonight. We know

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<v Speaker 1>Cooper Flagger going number one to Dallas all right done,

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<v Speaker 1>and we know that seemed a bit questionable that they

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<v Speaker 3>That's how it worked out. No funny business.

423
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<v Speaker 1>David Aldridge wrote a great piece and we talked about this.

424
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<v Speaker 1>You know, the draft really is obsolete. The draft is obsolete.

425
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<v Speaker 1>You finished last, you get the first pick. That should

426
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<v Speaker 1>be that's wrong. You don't get rewarded for being bad

427
00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:40.839
<v Speaker 1>right off the bat. You should not be rewarded. You're terrible.

428
00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:44.720
<v Speaker 1>We're gonna make it fair. No, you're terrible. Figure it out.

429
00:23:44.759 --> 00:23:47.799
<v Speaker 1>We're not making it fair. But David Aldridge wrote this

430
00:23:47.880 --> 00:23:51.839
<v Speaker 1>piece and I really liked it, you know, and we've

431
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<v Speaker 1>talked about this in the past. Here's what he thinks.

432
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<v Speaker 1>There's no draft, no draft at all tonight. What would

433
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<v Speaker 1>happen is the players in the top tier. And what

434
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<v Speaker 1>would happen is players coming out that were eligible would

435
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<v Speaker 1>go into three different tiers one, two, three. All right,

436
00:24:15.920 --> 00:24:18.960
<v Speaker 1>So for example, this year, Cooper Flag, that group is

437
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<v Speaker 1>in group one, and there are so many players in

438
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<v Speaker 1>Group one, then there are players in group two, players

439
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<v Speaker 1>in Group three. After group three, it's a free for all.

440
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<v Speaker 1>It's a free for all.

441
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<v Speaker 3>What do you mean? The players can go wherever they want?

442
00:24:34.279 --> 00:24:35.440
<v Speaker 3>What do you mean? Free for all?

443
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<v Speaker 1>And in this model, the players can go wherever they

444
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<v Speaker 1>want as well.

445
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<v Speaker 3>So here's the way it works outside of group three. Yes,

446
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<v Speaker 3>this is how it works. Okay, break it down.

447
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<v Speaker 1>The players outside of group for three aren't an anty group.

448
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<v Speaker 1>They're just do whatever you want. You can sign with anybody,

449
00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:55.720
<v Speaker 1>just like it is now, right, if you don't get your.

450
00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:57.599
<v Speaker 2>Free agent, yeah, you don't get drafted, you go anywhere

451
00:24:57.599 --> 00:24:59.839
<v Speaker 2>you want to go, right, all right, But for the top.

452
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<v Speaker 1>Player, here's the way it works. There's somebody in the

453
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<v Speaker 1>top group, Cooper Flagg. He's obviously the number one pick

454
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<v Speaker 1>in this draft. According to his model, he's going to

455
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<v Speaker 1>pick where he goes. He could go to Boston, he

456
00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:17.160
<v Speaker 1>could go to the Lakers, he could go to Dallas.

457
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<v Speaker 1>He can go wherever he wants. So then why would

458
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<v Speaker 1>he pick a place I don't know. Maybe he's from there,

459
00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:28.039
<v Speaker 1>Maybe he likes the city, Maybe he's impressed with the facilities,

460
00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:30.759
<v Speaker 1>maybe he's impressed with the way they take care of

461
00:25:30.799 --> 00:25:33.519
<v Speaker 1>their players. Maybe he wants to go to a place

462
00:25:33.559 --> 00:25:38.720
<v Speaker 1>that has a winning history. He can go wherever he wants. So,

463
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<v Speaker 1>once you've signed one player from Group one, you cannot

464
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<v Speaker 1>sign another Group one player for two years. So when

465
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<v Speaker 1>you go out and get the big fish, you can't

466
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<v Speaker 1>catch the big one again for two years. There is

467
00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:57.799
<v Speaker 1>a limit to how many times you can do it. So, okay,

468
00:25:57.880 --> 00:26:01.839
<v Speaker 1>so now we're going to start to regulate that. So

469
00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:07.359
<v Speaker 1>nobody just takes the top guy every year. And then

470
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<v Speaker 1>you say, well, Wow, Let's say he picks the Lakers

471
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<v Speaker 1>or the Clippers. Let's say pick them the Clippers. Cooper

472
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<v Speaker 1>flag we're talking about. Yeah, let's say pick the Clippers.

473
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<v Speaker 1>All right, that's where he would go. He got to pick.

474
00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:24.519
<v Speaker 1>But they might have to adjust their salary cap right now.

475
00:26:26.160 --> 00:26:28.839
<v Speaker 1>They may have to. And these guys are get paid

476
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<v Speaker 1>in tiers just like they normally are, but they might

477
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<v Speaker 1>have to adjust it to get them. And by the way,

478
00:26:34.279 --> 00:26:37.759
<v Speaker 1>if you take him now we know this, other players

479
00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:41.079
<v Speaker 1>coming out next year, you can't go get them. So

480
00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:44.000
<v Speaker 1>once you got your Tier one guy, now you can

481
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<v Speaker 1>get as many Tier two guys or three guys as

482
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<v Speaker 1>you want.

483
00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:48.880
<v Speaker 3>If they come to you.

484
00:26:50.319 --> 00:26:53.160
<v Speaker 1>But what will happen is guys might get into a

485
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<v Speaker 1>situation where I'd like to be a star. Now I'm

486
00:26:57.079 --> 00:26:58.920
<v Speaker 1>not going to be a star there. Maybe that's more

487
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<v Speaker 1>important to me. Maybe the city is more important to me.

488
00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:05.599
<v Speaker 1>So how would you recruit these guys? You could do

489
00:27:05.640 --> 00:27:07.960
<v Speaker 1>a hell of a job to recruit them. You got

490
00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:11.359
<v Speaker 1>to convince them to come play for you. You've got to

491
00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:13.839
<v Speaker 1>have great facilities you You basically have.

492
00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:15.839
<v Speaker 3>To do what the Dodgers have done.

493
00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:21.279
<v Speaker 1>You have to build something like that. Or yeah, college recruiting.

494
00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:25.400
<v Speaker 1>Kevin just said my ear, yeah, good college recruiting. That's

495
00:27:25.400 --> 00:27:27.279
<v Speaker 1>how you would do it. So when you came out

496
00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:32.039
<v Speaker 1>of USC if this plan was in place, where would

497
00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:32.599
<v Speaker 1>you have played?

498
00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:45.640
<v Speaker 2>Hmmm, that's a that's a good question. Certainly wouldn't been Detroit. Yeah,

499
00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:52.039
<v Speaker 2>I I you know at that time, this was.

500
00:27:55.079 --> 00:27:59.359
<v Speaker 3>You know, given given the climate where it was, uh,

501
00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.680
<v Speaker 3>it might have been the Rams.

502
00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:05.240
<v Speaker 2>Actually at that time, Rams were in a situation where

503
00:28:05.279 --> 00:28:08.160
<v Speaker 2>they were in transition quarterback wise, it might have been

504
00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:11.519
<v Speaker 2>San Francisco. Montana was getting older, they is prior to

505
00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:15.880
<v Speaker 2>Steve Young signing there, could have gone there.

506
00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:19.000
<v Speaker 3>And you know, at that time, most quarterbacks came out.

507
00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:22.519
<v Speaker 2>You didn't necessarily not everybody started right away unless you

508
00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:25.759
<v Speaker 2>were like the number one pick, right, you went and

509
00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:28.160
<v Speaker 2>you sat for a year or two and then uh

510
00:28:28.319 --> 00:28:29.319
<v Speaker 2>then you you broke in.

511
00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:31.720
<v Speaker 3>But I don't know.

512
00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:35.119
<v Speaker 2>If that that that that works. So if you're Cooper

513
00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:39.119
<v Speaker 2>Flag and he wants to play for the Lakers, then

514
00:28:39.119 --> 00:28:41.440
<v Speaker 2>you got to work it into your salary cap situation.

515
00:28:41.920 --> 00:28:45.240
<v Speaker 5>Right, No, it's it's it's all slotted like it's slotted.

516
00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:47.960
<v Speaker 1>But you're right, it's slotted. But you know, you can't

517
00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:50.000
<v Speaker 1>go onto the second apron and stuff like that. You'd

518
00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:52.480
<v Speaker 1>have to move guys to get out of luxury tax problems.

519
00:28:52.640 --> 00:28:54.279
<v Speaker 3>It slotted, though, I don't mess.

520
00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:56.480
<v Speaker 5>I mean sure, I guess i'man you worry about that

521
00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:58.440
<v Speaker 5>usually after the draft, at that point in time, you

522
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<v Speaker 5>know exactly how much a Tier one or a first

523
00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:03.240
<v Speaker 5>overall pick would make. So yeah, you have to account

524
00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:04.839
<v Speaker 5>for that to a certain degree, but it's not going

525
00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:06.279
<v Speaker 5>to count against you going into.

526
00:29:06.079 --> 00:29:08.519
<v Speaker 2>The get so you only get one of these guys.

527
00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:12.680
<v Speaker 2>If so, you get one of the one of the

528
00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:15.160
<v Speaker 2>guys that are coming out. So if Cooper Flag picks

529
00:29:15.759 --> 00:29:20.640
<v Speaker 2>the Lakers to play for the the next guy, the

530
00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:24.799
<v Speaker 2>next top prospect player, whoever it may be, can't pick

531
00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:29.279
<v Speaker 2>the Lakers, correct, that's right.

532
00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:31.880
<v Speaker 5>And the Lakers lose the ability to draft or whatever

533
00:29:31.920 --> 00:29:34.880
<v Speaker 5>you want to call this, take sign a Tier one

534
00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:36.559
<v Speaker 5>player for the next two years after.

535
00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:41.920
<v Speaker 2>That, and Tier one players are are determined by who

536
00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:42.920
<v Speaker 2>the general.

537
00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:46.359
<v Speaker 5>General manager's front office types basically how draft rankings are.

538
00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:47.759
<v Speaker 5>Now it will be the exact same.

539
00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:52.599
<v Speaker 3>Draft rank they would rank the kids. Yep, mm hmm.

540
00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:55.720
<v Speaker 5>Now you're throwing in two inside of the tier. So

541
00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:57.599
<v Speaker 5>it's not like I wrote, I rank you know, Cooper

542
00:29:57.599 --> 00:29:59.440
<v Speaker 5>flag as number one, this is number two, this is

543
00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:02.160
<v Speaker 5>number three. But they would have a group of players,

544
00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:04.240
<v Speaker 5>and David Aldrig has a I forget the exact number

545
00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:05.400
<v Speaker 5>of players, but Fred maybe.

546
00:30:05.200 --> 00:30:07.440
<v Speaker 3>You remember fifteen players.

547
00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:10.480
<v Speaker 5>Fifteen players something like that will be Tier one, then

548
00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:12.519
<v Speaker 5>the next fifteen will be Tier two, then the next

549
00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:14.559
<v Speaker 5>would be you know in the et cetera, just like that.

550
00:30:16.359 --> 00:30:20.400
<v Speaker 1>Seventy five players total, right, Kevin, Yeah, yeah, seventy five.

551
00:30:20.440 --> 00:30:25.160
<v Speaker 1>So it'd be fifteen would be Tier one, thirty would

552
00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:30.200
<v Speaker 1>be Tier two, thirty then would be Tier three, and

553
00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:34.000
<v Speaker 1>then all bets are off. And in this scenario, I

554
00:30:34.039 --> 00:30:36.960
<v Speaker 1>think it's really fascinating you can get a Tier one,

555
00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:41.599
<v Speaker 1>Tier two, and Tier three in the same year. You

556
00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:45.680
<v Speaker 1>can do that, identify three of the guys we want

557
00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:49.039
<v Speaker 1>those three, convince them to come play for you.

558
00:30:50.720 --> 00:30:51.319
<v Speaker 3>I like that.

559
00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:54.920
<v Speaker 1>You got to do a really good job as an organization,

560
00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:56.640
<v Speaker 1>which would scare some organizations.

561
00:30:56.880 --> 00:30:59.160
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, it would square scare a lot of organization.

562
00:30:59.240 --> 00:31:04.680
<v Speaker 2>Nobody's going to nobody's going down to playing Charlotte. You know,

563
00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:07.599
<v Speaker 2>none of those guys are going down there, and so

564
00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:09.480
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have you're gonna still have You're gonna be

565
00:31:09.599 --> 00:31:13.319
<v Speaker 2>top heavy with the top like ten teams, twelve teams,

566
00:31:13.319 --> 00:31:14.079
<v Speaker 2>whatever that is.

567
00:31:14.359 --> 00:31:19.240
<v Speaker 1>But remember, once they're in, they're out for two years,

568
00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:23.000
<v Speaker 1>so they can't go back. You can't cherry pick. That

569
00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.400
<v Speaker 1>would open it for somebody else.

570
00:31:27.240 --> 00:31:29.839
<v Speaker 2>I think that guy to Cooper Flag and if I'm

571
00:31:29.880 --> 00:31:33.480
<v Speaker 2>the number one prospect from for next year, I can't

572
00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:34.400
<v Speaker 2>go to the Lakers.

573
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:37.839
<v Speaker 1>No, I can't go to the Golden State. No, you

574
00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:40.039
<v Speaker 1>can't be a Tier one guy like they can't take

575
00:31:40.039 --> 00:31:40.799
<v Speaker 1>another Tier one.

576
00:31:41.079 --> 00:31:43.400
<v Speaker 3>No. I think it's a great idea. I think it's

577
00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:47.839
<v Speaker 3>the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Well I thought you would,

578
00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:50.359
<v Speaker 3>but I'm not sure why this time. Yeah, yeah, Yeah,

579
00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:53.119
<v Speaker 3>it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That's that's terrible.

580
00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:55.160
<v Speaker 5>The aspect of it the die like is that that

581
00:31:55.240 --> 00:31:58.720
<v Speaker 5>it disincentivizes tanking because now there's no need to. It

582
00:31:58.720 --> 00:32:02.519
<v Speaker 5>doesn't make any sense for everyone that wants to argue

583
00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:04.759
<v Speaker 5>against tanking and teams not trying to win towards the

584
00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:07.519
<v Speaker 5>end of the season. It does you no good at

585
00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:07.960
<v Speaker 5>that point.

586
00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:12.119
<v Speaker 2>There's other ways that deterred tanking. Maybe you pay a

587
00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:15.279
<v Speaker 2>fine if you're a certain level. If you don't have

588
00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:18.160
<v Speaker 2>so many wins, you gotta get over a certain threshold

589
00:32:18.160 --> 00:32:24.400
<v Speaker 2>that you you lose something certain capabilities. But no, no,

590
00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:24.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't.

591
00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:29.599
<v Speaker 3>I don't. I don't like the model. Why why don't

592
00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:34.599
<v Speaker 3>you like it? Because I don't think it works.

593
00:32:34.680 --> 00:32:37.200
<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day, I think it you know, Okay,

594
00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:40.640
<v Speaker 2>so you're gonna get you know, uh, certain guys get

595
00:32:40.640 --> 00:32:42.279
<v Speaker 2>the picked. I want to go play for the Lakers,

596
00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:44.359
<v Speaker 2>and then you're gonna have fifteen teams in the league

597
00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:48.839
<v Speaker 2>that's just gonna just gonna rotate. Or a guy's gonna

598
00:32:48.839 --> 00:32:52.079
<v Speaker 2>say I'm not playing, I'm not playing for Charlotte. I'm

599
00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:53.920
<v Speaker 2>gonna go and play in Spain for a year.

600
00:32:53.960 --> 00:32:55.200
<v Speaker 3>What is that? What happens then?

601
00:32:56.160 --> 00:33:00.200
<v Speaker 2>Or I'm not coming out in this year's draft, or

602
00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:04.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm doing something different until the Lakers can pick

603
00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:09.240
<v Speaker 2>me again. I well, I'm going to I'm going to Spain,

604
00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:12.160
<v Speaker 2>or I'm going to exercise my right to not come

605
00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:12.920
<v Speaker 2>out of high school.

606
00:33:12.920 --> 00:33:15.680
<v Speaker 3>I'm going to go play college for a year. And

607
00:33:15.759 --> 00:33:21.359
<v Speaker 3>I think it just it's just handcuffs certain teams.

608
00:33:21.400 --> 00:33:25.359
<v Speaker 2>I think there's other ways to to punish teams for

609
00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:28.799
<v Speaker 2>tanking other than taking away the whole entire draft.

610
00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:31.039
<v Speaker 3>It forces teams to do a better job of it.

611
00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:32.160
<v Speaker 3>We don't have the draft.

612
00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:34.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if we don't have the draft, we don't see

613
00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:37.480
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City in Indiana in the finals this year.

614
00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:44.079
<v Speaker 3>Why couldn't they have just signed those guys all along.

615
00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:51.319
<v Speaker 2>Don't see seven different NBA championships or champions in seven years,

616
00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:56.880
<v Speaker 2>because that that is what parody is all about, is

617
00:33:56.880 --> 00:34:00.559
<v Speaker 2>that one team doesn't create a dynasty and they don't

618
00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:03.480
<v Speaker 2>win it three, four or five straight years in a row.

619
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<v Speaker 2>Even though I believe dynasties are good, I believe you

620
00:34:06.880 --> 00:34:08.679
<v Speaker 2>got to have teams that are at the top that

621
00:34:08.760 --> 00:34:10.119
<v Speaker 2>everybody wants to knock off.

622
00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:13.360
<v Speaker 3>I believe that that creates excitement. I like that.

623
00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:19.360
<v Speaker 2>But it also allows for a team like Oklahoma City,

624
00:34:19.519 --> 00:34:24.199
<v Speaker 2>like Indiana to being up in comer and find a

625
00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:27.840
<v Speaker 2>way to build and then be in the championship like

626
00:34:27.840 --> 00:34:28.679
<v Speaker 2>they were this year.

627
00:34:39.920 --> 00:34:42.400
<v Speaker 1>Short show today, two hours, so we're back to wrap

628
00:34:42.440 --> 00:34:42.719
<v Speaker 1>it up.

629
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<v Speaker 2>Oh yes, finish it up, Fred, come on now, Rody Pete,

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<v Speaker 2>Fred Rogan, hump Day, Dodgers, Rockies.

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<v Speaker 3>Come on. Got Yamamoto on the hill tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm liking that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a win. Oh yeah, he's got to get the win.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's not like they haven't been getting to him

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit recently.

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<v Speaker 2>Well he's still under three yeah, e ra, but he's uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I think his record is what six and six. They

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<v Speaker 2>haven't scored down with a lot of runs for him.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of like back in the day a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit with uh with Kershaw. They got to get some

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<v Speaker 2>run support for him when he's on the hill. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is this would be a good one for him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Up there, Dolander is pitching for Colorado. Show a hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody know him. No, I didn't think so.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And also it'll be interesting to see if Michael Confordo

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<v Speaker 1>gets another hit. I mean, it'll be fascinating to watch

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<v Speaker 1>this now and just see because he's on the clock,

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<v Speaker 1>and see if he can consistently deliver. He's a big

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<v Speaker 1>league player. He's done it in the past, he got

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<v Speaker 1>off to an awful start. That doesn't mean he can't

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<v Speaker 1>do it. But now we'll see because he is on

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<v Speaker 1>the clock, and I think people are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>laser focused on what he does now with the trade

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<v Speaker 1>deadline coming up.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and what is good enough? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>What is going to be good enough for him going

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<v Speaker 2>forward for them not to say we got to go

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<v Speaker 2>out and get a left handed bat.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the question. What is the definition of he's okay?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's not gonna he's not gonna get three

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<v Speaker 1>hits a game every game in the month of July.

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<v Speaker 1>That will not happen. So what does it need to be? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see all right, Uh, Ronnie, thank you, Kevin, great

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<v Speaker 1>work as always. Dodgers play early tomorrow, so we're off

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll talk to you on Friday.