Nightcap Hour 2: Steph Curry to Play on MINUTE RESTRICTIONS vs Clippers + LeBron SPEAKS on PLAY-IN Tournament + Pelicans make Zion Williamson OFF LIMITS + Nick Wright LEAVES OFF Steph Curry on Best Guards List
73 min
•Apr 15, 2026about 2 months agoSummary
Nightcap Hour 2 covers NBA playoff implications including Steph Curry's minute restrictions with the Warriors, LeBron James avoiding the play-in tournament, the Pelicans declaring Zion Williamson untouchable, and debate over Nick Wright's controversial top-10 guards list that excludes Curry.
Insights
- Star players in playoff situations face difficult balancing acts between load management and winning necessity, especially when supporting rosters lack depth
- LeBron James at 41 is being compared to his younger self rather than contemporary peers, reflecting how elite players are evaluated differently across their careers
- Front office public statements about player availability often mask ongoing trade discussions, creating credibility gaps between executives and media narratives
- All-time rankings in sports media remain highly subjective and controversial, with omissions of transcendent players generating significant audience engagement
- Player development and conditioning are foundational to performance, requiring commitment beyond typical training that separates elite from good athletes
Trends
Load management becoming standard practice for aging superstars in playoff scenariosIncreased scrutiny on NBA front offices' public statements versus private trade discussionsGenerational comparison frameworks for evaluating legacy players versus contemporary competitionEmphasis on player conditioning and dietary discipline as competitive differentiatorsMedia-driven debate around all-time rankings driving engagement and viewershipPlayoff intensity forcing teams to maximize star player minutes despite injury concernsLong-distance relationships and modern dating dynamics shifting due to technology and lifestyle changesWomen's sports development through WNBA expansion and developmental leaguesNFL draft preparation and scouting focus on athletic measurables and tape evaluation
Topics
NBA Playoff Minute Restrictions and Load ManagementLeBron James Play-In Tournament AvoidanceZion Williamson Trade Speculation and Pelicans Front OfficeSteph Curry All-Time Guards Rankings DebateWarriors vs Clippers Playoff Game AnalysisLakers vs Celtics Finals Matchup SpeculationPlayer Conditioning and Dietary DisciplineLong-Distance Relationships and Dating DynamicsWNBA Developmental Player ProgramsNFL Draft Scouting and Prospect EvaluationAntonio Brown Hall of Fame CandidacyUsher and Chris Brown Concert TourPodcast Production and Multi-Show ManagementAthletic Training Methodology and MindsetJob Satisfaction and Workplace Toxicity
Companies
Golden State Warriors
NBA team managing Steph Curry's minute restrictions in playoff game against Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
Playoff opponent facing Warriors with Steph Curry on minute restrictions
Los Angeles Lakers
Team with LeBron James avoiding play-in tournament, discussed as Finals contender
New Orleans Pelicans
Team declaring Zion Williamson off-limits in trade discussions despite injury history
Atlanta Hawks
Mentioned regarding draft pick ownership and playoff implications
Boston Celtics
Discussed as potential Finals opponent for Lakers in LeBron's preferred matchup
Charlotte Hornets
Play-in tournament team with LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges in overtime game
Miami Heat
Team in play-in tournament with multiple players exceeding 40 minutes
Detroit Pistons
Playoff team facing Charlotte Hornets winner in play-in tournament
Phoenix Suns
Playoff opponent of Portland Trail Blazers in play-in tournament game
Portland Trail Blazers
Play-in tournament team defeating Phoenix Suns 114-110
Orlando Magic
Play-in tournament team competing against Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
Play-in tournament team competing against Orlando Magic
People
Steph Curry
Warriors guard on minute restrictions for playoff game; subject of all-time guards ranking debate
LeBron James
Lakers star avoiding play-in tournament, discussed as potential Finals contender at age 41
Zion Williamson
Pelicans star declared off-limits in trades; discussed regarding conditioning and potential
Nick Wright
Created controversial top-10 all-time guards list excluding Steph Curry
Steve Kerr
Warriors coach implementing minute restrictions for Steph Curry in playoff game
Joe Dumars
Pelicans executive stating team has no intentions of trading Zion Williamson
Iso Joe Johnson
Co-host of Nightcap podcast discussing NBA playoffs and player analysis
Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson
Co-host of Nightcap podcast providing sports commentary and analysis
Shannon Sharpe
Host discussing NBA analysis, player conditioning, and podcast production management
Usher
Touring with Chris Brown; discussed regarding concert attendance and ticket availability
Chris Brown
Co-headlining tour with Usher; discussed regarding concert attendance
Antonio Brown
Discussed as potentially most disrespected player in NFL history; Hall of Fame candidacy
Lamar Jackson
Discussed as currently disrespected quarterback in NFL
John Green
Co-host of new World Soccer podcast 'The Away End' launching for 2026 World Cup coverage
Daniel Alarcón
Co-host of new World Soccer podcast 'The Away End' with John Green
Julian Edelman
Host of 'Games With Names' podcast featuring Blake Anderson from Workaholics
Blake Anderson
Guest on 'Games With Names' podcast discussing improv and competition
Quotes
"They don't compare you against other great players that compare you against your younger self. We compared him to a younger self. Yeah. And that's what the greats get compared to."
Shannon Sharpe•LeBron James discussion
"The mere fact that Steph Curry isn't on this list... A two-time league MVP, a finals MVP, a four-time champion, and he ain't even the top 10 guy?"
Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson•Nick Wright guards ranking debate
"They eat for pleasure. You eat for survival. That's why you can't beat me."
Shannon Sharpe•Athletic training and conditioning discussion
"If he makes his mind up that he wanted to be one of the best to ever play this game, bro, this would be a scary sight."
Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson•Zion Williamson potential discussion
"A man that's been to hell. He don't care about going back. That's when you know, when you start to question yourself, when you ask yourself, why am I doing this?"
Shannon Sharpe•Training and mental toughness discussion
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You don't believe, you don't believe in them boys over there in the bay, huh? I said I got the Clippers. Now man, you can continue the bet if you want to. Oh no, I ain't got no Clippers. I mean, if you think about it, the Charlotte Hornets in Miami, they went to overtime and Miles Bridges with overtime played 43 minutes. Lamello Ball played 40 minutes. They played the most and then you got Miami, Andrew Wiggins had 42, Khalil Ware had 42, Dave Young Mitchell had 48 and Harman Hawke has had 41. So I hope in a regulation game if he doesn't go overtime they play fewer than 40 minutes? Yeah. I mean Steph don't normally play that many minutes. Steph has really never played no like major minutes because they were so concerned about his ankles Joe. They obviously come post-season time, all bets are off. But I guess they say like look coming out the knee injury and dealing with what he's dealing with and he's getting on up there and they say, you know what, we're not going to even chance it. Hey, because Steve Kerr knows the intensity that those guys going to have to play with tomorrow to even win the game. He know how physical that game going to be. Right. You know what I mean? And with Steph just coming back, you don't want them to re-aggrade nothing but at the same time, hell if you want to continue to keep playing, you're going to need that man on the floor. For sure. Yeah. Even just his presence on the court opened things up for other players. There you go. There you go. I don't know if you got much choice, Steve. It ain't like you got, you know, Prime, Clay and KD out there so you can really dictate that Steph is only going to play 30 minutes. You ain't got them horses that can run like that anymore. Yeah. Nah, they going to have to get some great contribution for some of them other guys, you know, who been playing pretty, you know, pretty. Yeah, Pa's going to have to play really well. Yeah. Yeah. But the thing is, you know, they traded Kominga, Moses Moody is hurt. I mean, maybe they got to get some production from, they got another guy, a guy from Brazil that's been shooting the cover out the ball. I know. I don't be knowing none of them guys need that. Yeah. He's going to have to play really well for him. He's going to have to play well. LeBron's going to have to play really well for him. He's going to have to play, he's going to have to play really well for him. He's going to have to play well. LeBron spoke about finally avoiding the play in tournament this year. Let's take a listen to what Bron had to say. You have the plan. Yeah. I mean, it's going to be great. I am happy because being a participant of the fucking play for some years that I get to sit back on my couch with my wine, knowing I don't have to play until the weekend. Are you not entertained? Just sit there and just like enjoy. I'll have one iPad with golf on another one with the plan. Yeah, I would just be so excited. Perfect. You got a week to repair and watch them do get out to repair games. Yeah. Watch and just like enjoy basketball. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, look, I know, I know he appreciate this because y'all remember when they first came over with this plan thing, you know, Bron. Yeah, Bron hated it. He wasn't he wasn't with that. Yeah. And so for the pad, but he realized that had without the play in hell, I wouldn't even been in the tournament. So what what happened of a dislike turned into a blessing? Yeah. Yeah, because the past three, four years, they've been in the play in and yeah, I'm sure look, I'm sure he's happy. He get a chance to kind of sit back. But I think I think he does understand the challenges that's ahead of him, you know, and playing this rocket scene without Luca and AR. You know what I mean? I've heard him talk on numerous occasions. Obviously talking about it's going back to like 2018, and where he kind of basically got to carry this team. I think he knows and understand that. So I expect to see aggressive LeBron, especially game one. I know normally he typically kind of feels people out feels teams out, but he ain't got time to be doing that on because they at home. They can't squander no games away. Right. And if he had one of them subpar games where he scored 12 13 14 points, they're going to get beat by 30. Yeah, that's going to be in trouble. Plus the thing is, Joe, yeah. And we talked about that the other day about 2018, but he was three then. Yeah. Yeah. It's a big ass different in professional sports from 33 to 40. Yeah. I think it's a big difference. But if it's anybody who could do it, I think we would all agree that LeBron could do it. I think given the fact that I know he's 41, but his body is in great shape this week of risk. I definitely think it's going to help him. Yes. I mean, because he's going to have to play big minutes to he probably going to be at 40 minutes tonight. Easy. Yeah. He's definitely more than the 34 minutes that he probably average. I think he probably average the fewest minutes that he's played in his NBA career. Yeah. So yeah, you he's going to be somewhere north of he's definitely going to be. I think he has to be north of 37 38 minutes. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. No question. No question. So hopefully they can they can keep that thing afloat when he's not in the game. But that's the most part. Yes. He's going to have to be. I think the biggest difference between a young great player because when you're great, they don't compare you against other great players that compare you against your younger self. You see we did. Oh Joe Joe. Yeah. We didn't say anything. We say LeBron 2018. Yeah. We didn't say nothing about any other great player. Well, he needs to be like Jay LeBron. He needs to be like Yolkich. He needs to be like Shay. We compared him to a younger self. Yeah. And that's what the greats get compared to. They don't get compared to the greats playing now. You compare them to a younger version of themselves. Yeah. When you're a younger version of yourself, you know what you can do. When you're a younger version of yourself, watch out for your 20. You give them 12 back to back to back. Now, you hit them a lick and a promise. I hear you get your lick today. I promise I'm going to get your dick though. I'm going to get you tomorrow. That's what I got for you. I ain't got what I used to have. I ain't not even getting that boy. Hey, I got a spade hand, Joe. I got two of the possible and this might get cut off the real. If you do everything that you told me you would do, it's cut. I ain't got the two. Right, right, right. It's what it is. And so that's what LeBron, that's what LeBron, yeah. Can LeBron's go 30? Yes. Did you see what he did when he was in Detroit when he was young? He was in 28 straight. He gave me, he scored 28 and 29. Oh, you saw what he did. What was that? 20, what year was that? 2018. When he had that game against Golden State, he had 51. 51 in the first game. Yeah. And like he couldn't do anything. It just gets hard to sustain. That's the thing. Joe, as you know, when you were in your 25, 27, Joe. Bounce back like that. Yeah. That's snapback. Man, you get 35, 37. Dang. Hey, look, that's where you start talking about shit. I got to start eating right. I got to start, you know, all that coming to play. You can't be messing around. Hey, damn. Anybody else y'all helping y'all? Anybody else going to do anything? Dang. They don't know about here by my damn self. Please. But hey, like you said, Joe, if anybody can have that type of game, but the mere fact we're having this conversation, we're asking a 41 year old to turn back the hands of time. Hey, if we didn't think he could do it, we wouldn't be, you know, putting this on his shoulders. I know he's capable for sure. But the thing is, Joe, you're going to ask him to do it potentially seven times. Yeah. Yeah. I understand that part, but I think this role in the game, this role that he's in right now, this is the role he's most comfortable in. Okay. Okay. Ocho, where he's the facilitator, you know, can score whenever he wants to. But, you know, him finding guys, getting guys wide open shots, making sure guys in the right spot. This is the LeBron that I think that he enjoys being, that magic-esque kind of guy, but a guy who can really put up big numbers offensively. And I think he likes being the underdog too. Ain't nobody really having the more chance. Yeah. No question. You go back and look at the series, they play Toronto, and you look up and look at the series when they play the Hawks, or when they play the Celtics. Man, they ain't doing nothing. Y'all ain't been doing nothing. And here he goes. LeBron also said he wants the Lakers versus Celtics finals. Finals, that would be crazy. I had a lot of Celtics series when I was in the East. They don't quite like me either. Damn, for him to be talking about the finals, boy, yeah, he got some juggernauts over here in the West and Conference. Nah, I mean, for him to get to the finals, they're going to need a, they need a like a 28-year-old Kareem, or a 27-year-old Shaq, and bring along a rest his soul who passed on Kobe. They need, him by himself, they not coming at these. Hey man, you hear what he said? The man said what he said, he wouldn't mind seeing the Lakers and Celtics. Me either. It sound like he got some up his sleeve. Yeah. That's all I'm saying. Whatever up his sleeve. I wouldn't mind having the help that God gave me, but you know what, I ain't got them. And so I take what I got. He get that Lakers Celtics match if he play NBA 2K. He got, he can get it. Yeah. Hey, this what he need. He need doubt like this. He need people to doubt him. Yeah, to get him going. This what bro need right now. 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But you left out maybe the most important part, which is we said no. You also later said Zion and Derry Queen need time to gel together, like Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum do. Yo, you can't let... First off, I don't even know if they got any draft picks. I know the Hawks got... They picked this year. The Hawks got the Pelicans picked this year. So if it's a top four top pick, the Hawks got that. So maybe they don't have no picks. But you can't let Zion leave New Orleans. Okay, oh, Joe, hey, you know, ain't no free agents coming there. No top ones anyway. So you got to keep that star in place that hopefully, you know, y'all figure it out here sooner or later. You don't think they're moving? Yeah, I think they will. Anything coming from GMs or owners, you know, you take that with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to business. But they're not going... What they're going to get that's going to be comfortable to him? I have no idea, Joe, but holding on to somebody that, I mean, I have no idea. Joe, you would know better than me, but I'm just saying when it comes to things like this, especially with players where obviously star player, he has the injury bug, he hasn't been available, you know, for a lot of his career, issues off the court at times, you know, here and there. I don't know, is it worth it at this point? Still great when he's healthy. Oh, he's one of the best, but easily. But what we expected him to be coming out of college, he hasn't lived up to the hype. Well, I think when he does play, he gives you great production. Oh, yeah. But it's just, sometimes you don't know when he's going to play. But when he's on the floor, you get great production from him. He's strong, Joe. I think he can be way better than what he's showing, actually. I just think there's another level to his regimen that he has to add, which is obviously training harder, eating better. Because if he come in into some real shape, you got to think, can't nobody guard this man already as it is right now? No. If that man made his mind up that he wanted to be a top five player in his league, I think he can easily do that. It takes a work, but I think he can easily do that. I think the biggest thing I'm disappointed is that I thought he'd be a better, he should be a double, double guy. There ain't no way he shouldn't be a 2010 guy. I agree. No way, no way in hell he shouldn't be a 2010 guy. Right. Two athletic. Two. Too much talent. He, Joe, he is a more athletic Charles Barkley. If Charles Barkley could be a 2010 guy, if Charles Barkley could lead the league in rebounding, the shortest guy to ever lead the league in a three-bonded at six foot four, ain't no way it helps. I am Williamson can't get ten rebounds a game. Oh, no. That's at the minimum. Yeah. Oh, no, no. I think he can definitely do that. I think the most underrated part of his game to me, Uncle Ocho is his ball handling ability. Did he have a ball? Oh man, the way he handles the ball like, can't nobody hit size or taller? They can't stay in front of them. They can't guard them. That's why I say he's like a cheat code. And if he ever make his mind up that he wanted to be one of the best to ever play this game, bro, this would be a scary sight. I agree. But you, when you say, you, you said something, you heard what he said, don't you? Yeah. If he makes his mind up. Yeah. Not us wanting him to make his mind up. He has to do it. Yeah. He's gonna stay wanted for him. He got to wanted himself. Boy, I would have been had me or she off. Man. I'd have me or she off. I'm in Norway. This is what I need to eat. I wait this much. Hey, make it taste good. But I need you to, I need a cooking every meal. I spent, I mean, I spent, I mean, as a professional athlete making that kind of money, you should be willing to spend a million, two million dollars on your body. Yeah. Did y'all have a ship? Pay your back. Did y'all have a ship when y'all, when y'all was playing? Did y'all have a ship? Sure did. Right at Waffle House. Sure did. Oh, you had a ship? No, I had somebody, I had, when I was home, whenever Atlanta, I had a, this company that would prepare my food. Oh yeah. And then, you know, had my lady would cook. I'm simple. I don't, I don't, like I said, give me chicken breast, brown rice, some green beans, man, it's bland. Okay. Yeah. I mean, you see, this is why I know no one can train like I could, because I know they eat, they eat for pleasure. I eat for survival. There you go. That's why you can't beat me. You can't. Hey, that's a bar. They eat for pleasure. You eat for survival. Okay. I like that. So that's why I was, that's, that's, that's why I was that. That's what my mind said. So they're not, that's, that's why, I know they're not, they're not going to do that. They're not going to eat, they're not going to eat the same thing every, every day for 90 days. Right. That's all. They not. Yeah. They not. You're not going to go, you're not going to go two, three days without eating food. You're not going to go a day and a half without drinking water. I ain't telling you what I could do. I'm telling you what I did do. There you go. So that's what I said. They be talking, all that be talking to, you can't. Cause you, you don't, you, cause I already know you're not going to, you're not going to push yourself like that. You're not going to go to that. See, I'll go to a place that's uncomfortable, pull up a chair and get comfortable. Yeah. I know what it's like to get into that hurt locker. Yeah. They're not getting that hurt locker. They were talking. They go getting that hurt locker. I'm going to be here for a while. See a man that's been to hell. He don't care about going back. Hmm. That's when you know, that's when you know, when you start to question yourself, when you ask yourself, why am I doing this? What am I doing this for? How much longer do I have? Where the hell have I'm going? When is this over? Right. Ask yourself though, when you train, ask yourself those five questions. If you don't ask yourself those five questions, you ain't training. You working out. Yeah. There's a difference between the two. Hmm. I'm training because I want to be able to call on my body and know that it's been there in a go again. See, hey, if you haven't put your body through that, how do you know what to do? Right. But you go work out. You go do a little thing. You look good. But see, I'm training because when I call on my body, see you calling your body the first one, boy, I feel good. Yeah. When you call on in the fourth quarter, you still feel the same way? Got nothing in the time. When you running on fumes. Boy, that's the difference. That's a mindset. That's why I know the guys couldn't train. That's why they couldn't beat me when I played because I know they weren't doing what I was doing. It's the same thing now. I'm not going to ask you, man, that's all you do at work. Where you going to get some time off? But you want your man up, man. I tell people when they ask, they ask me all the time, Joe and Ocho, man, you know, you got your thing with nightcap and you got your thing with club, Shae, Shae, Blakes, YZ. So what, how do I, I said, okay, what, what, tell me what you're trying to do. Well, I kind of want to set up like what you and Ocho got, especially when I'm doing nightcap. When I want to set up like this, I want a three-camber system. I said, well, this is my camera. That's your camera. This is the slide that's going back and forth. XYZ. I said, bloom, bloom, bloom. I said, look, everybody, everything is different. I said, now for nightcap, I have people that only work on nightcap. Club, Shae, Shae, people, man, you got, yeah. Yes. But that's what it takes. I said, after I'm done with you, I'm going to go and get on nightcap with Ocho and Joe. And then I'm going to come back tomorrow and I'm going to take somebody else. And then I'm going to go get on nightcap with Joe. Just got to, hey, just tape the game today. Tape yesterday. Tape the day before. Guess what? I'm going to get my black ass on a plane. I'm going to get to Vegas. I'm going to land. I'm going to go in my garage, do cardio. And guess what? I'm going to get on nightcap with you guys. And then guess what I'm going to do on Thursday? Guess what I'm going to do Thursday, Ocho? We're going to get on the damn podcast and we're going to do WWE. Oh, yeah. And we're going to do it again on Friday. And guess what? Yeah. Basically it's work. That's it. Yeah. It ain't no secret. It ain't no secret. It's hard day of work to be good at something. It's even harder to be great at it. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but don't nobody want to die. I don't say how once before, I'm going to get on the nightcap with Ocho. I don't say how once possible without the other. I mean, but you know, we ain't going to do that. We ain't going to get to the Bible. We ain't going to get to the scriptures of that guy. Yeah. Support for the show comes from public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and now generated assets, which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt from renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. 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Ain't no Steph Curry? See, I... But you left Steph off. I'm done. I'm done with this list. I'm saying, who you taking out? You taking out one of my old stuff? You out there, everybody except the top three? Steph, a two-time league MVP, a finals MVP, a four-time champion, and he ain't even the top 10 guy? Even if you just put it, even if it's just for the sake of argument. And that's what we do sometimes. We argue, we call it debate, we call it sparring, or whatever you want to call it. The mere fact that Steph Curry isn't on this list... Yeah, yeah, that's the tough... You know what we do. Ain't no James Harden? I mean, they there. Ain't no J.K.H.Y. God, man. I don't know. Like I said, without Steph Curry, I don't need one. A, A, A. And everybody, A. Congratulations to everybody that made it. We know Jordyn Magic and Kobe. I don't really thank you. A, A, A. Hey, hell if I ain't a top four if I in a top three who the who the hell is But the mere fact this man didn't even make the list Hey Nick come on that come on that Come on that Come on that hey look I'm gonna tell you something no Shay gonna be stamped in here though Yeah, he gonna he gonna step himself in there for sure Long as he stay healthy he gonna be alright Bro who changed the game more than one Stefan Wardell Curry Hadn't been many had been many fellas. Yeah, shoot the three because everybody shoot the three kids used to be kids Well on the dunk had a tongue hanging out like Michael Jordan Not a little ass kid can barely throw today taking the ball with one hand trying to shoot a damn three Got it too big they did it too small to shoot it like a normal person. They just chunk in the ball. Yeah, yeah I wonder what Nick used to come up with his list Locker and he don't know nobody no moonshine. Okay. Well flock of Walker you talk about Walker blocker. No flock Google it Locker LA KK a flock of hey a the man in tighter to his own opinion. No, you can you can't even know opinion with that step on there Now if you want to if you look I would give you that I would can see that Joe if you said, you know what step number eight That's his opinion, but to leave the man off the entire. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I agree with yourness. I agree with your What do you say, yo Joe you say FL double C or double K on double K Locker The bad sauce, you know bad sauce off Yeah, I heard about them. I remember that some dude took bass all here in Miami and then ate the man face You remember that? Yeah, you remember that Joe. Yeah, it was a while ago on South Beach. Yeah, yeah Now what I block as you do it so that you Say what do you get this list Joe? That's it Highly addictive synthetic stimulant. Okay. Okay Damn They got so much crazy stuff. Hey, and I don't get people to benefit or die for the list That's because that's their opinion, but for you not to have Stev Curry and one of the top He didn't say one or two. He said 10. So in other words, he found 10 guards Better than Stev Curry. Let that sink in chat. Yeah guards better than Stev Curry That's that's that's that's tough 10 not three not three If you want to say, you know what for magic Colby and Jordan, I Just couldn't put him on there. Okay. I I don't agree but okay I will I'll get I'm just gonna say oh Joe Joe. I give you that But you found seven other guys Yeah That's like you like okay, oh Joe, I will name ten quarterbacks But Patrick my home's ain't in the top ten and the devil is alive I May have little girl, I'm sorry I'm sorry. How how do you keep how do you keep a four-time champion? A two-time league MVP and a finals MVP and he's our he ain't no arguing Ain't no debating. He's the greatest shooter we've ever seen he forget. He forgot still He must okay. Yeah What about the editor? Whoever like a bro, you need a free Are you sure you want to post this? Bad, please And a lot of our tanks me and Nick we kind of see things a lot the same but Nick You on this one Jack No sir Yeah, y'all agree with that y'all fake y'all fake stuff another top ten guard now He should have been on that he should have been on there for sure. I Know chat ain't going for that Yeah, I was whoo All right, it's time to play or fade presented by prize pigs The first one is Apollo banquetto 13 and a half rebounds and assists so you could buy these rebounds and assists He'll have more than 13 and a half Damn Apollo be tripping so time, bro. Yeah. Yeah, Paula was on one this year, but he got This do it die. Ah I'm gonna get follow the benefit of the down I'm gonna say I'm gonna say he gonna say he be over rebounds and assists. I think yes. Yeah, he'd be over What you got? Oh, you say you gonna be over? Yes, sir. I mean all right for the moment for the game The light they did the lights on the light have to be you ain't got no choice Tyrese Maxi more one point five three point Field goals more So you have at least two yeah, yeah, and B. They ain't playing neither that boy be out there like a I wouldn't be They ain't playing All right, we going more we going more retirees maxing in the Clippers Golden State game better Vic Mattburn at least he'll have more than 11 points. I Like I like Mattburn to I like him to He I say I say you have more I say more Yeah, cuz he coming gunning now Yeah, he come in and looking to get his shot All right before the guy that we just mentioned that we thought he should be a top 10 guard in NBA history but Stefan Wardell Curry will have at least 26 and a half points more or less than 26 and a half Joe Hey, is he still coming off the bench or he's starting now he backs start everybody start that man Uh So even if even if you welcome off the bench Joe he getting 26 you think so oh Joe Well, he got to get to a joke They don't have a chance to win the game without him getting at least 30. They're not winning Joe got to Because somebody got a match somebody got a match kawai they got no answer for kawai Yeah, okay, I guess we're gonna more was with what they're Yeah Yep, we're in unison $25 to win a hundred and $25 download the app today use coach Shannon to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup prize picks It's good to be right All right, our final segment of the evening is time for Q All right before we get to our super chance we've got six video voicemails from our discord listen to the first one Oh, what's up, uh, oh Joe I so and still Oh Joe, yeah, you see it, bro. Got them trash heat up out of here Hey All right, so what I need you to do is I need you to go ahead and make sure oh Joe don't score nothing Todd all this capping he'd be doing and then right sure you beat the brakes off of him You know, he's still got to do the show so not too bad and then after that make sure Put that crown back on baby. Let's go. Hello. Hello Hey, I got you. Hey, I got you partner. Don't you worry about I'm gonna hold it down Yeah, one thing one thing about it boy. He asked you to do a whole lot of things you ain't got a chance He asked me he asked me to do nothing that ain't possible The hell he ain't It don't even sit right on you bro you false claiming to My with my crown like T. I wear his hats. Don't worry about it. I think caught to the side huh talk to the side We can't let that man game be false claiming like that, but don't worry a couple me and you play I'm taking that crown You can't never wear it again. Hey, I already told you what's gonna happen to you Joe. Hey Joe He was a you a false prophet out here. Hey, I Don't I don't study the I don't study the film. You know study. I don't study them. I know I know every move I know what he gonna do when the ball in his left hand. I know what he gonna do when the ball is right here. I Might even tripping All right, let's take a listen to the second one Man, what's up, I can oh child and still King I so my bad Randy here again a K biggie from Oklahoma Man, my bad. I'm here again, man, but Yo, let anybody from Oklahoma tell it man. Katie could have went anywhere else He could have went anywhere else man. Just not the team get you lose too man There's like come on dog Like what that's just like how Paul Pierce was talking about Ray Allen When they lost to Miami and he go join them They go he go join Miami like not that team dog Not that team man. And if you let any party else tell it man from Oklahoma Katie a cupcake for leaving bro, and it's not even that he just left bro. It's just bro. Not them, bro. Not them Yeah, I think that's that's the biggest problem that a lot of people had I agree just the fact that Katie and the thunder had them had them boys down Had them down where they had them down three one three one and they came back in one and then you went and join them That's that's the most disheartening thing. I think that you get from the fans and guys like himself talking Here's our third one, let's take a listen to what he had to say You gotta talk the old partner Stephen a Smith by how he talking about my heart Like he sure he got a whole city hot He got a whole city hot. So get away. We won't put it like this. We need something. He's talking about we won't put it like this nicks Twix them boys sweeter than a pixie stick hot some fire Yo, that's your team you got the hot you got the house winning the series. Yeah, yeah, I got the house with the series I got the house winning the series. Oh, I Think I think it's gonna be a great test for him I'm glad that we start on the road in Madison Square that way we can kind of gauge the intensity of This matchup in this series of highs gonna be played Because when you get home when you get back here in Atlanta, we gonna be waiting and we can't squander no games away here Home we got to win all these games here in Atlanta. You know what I mean? Yes So if we gonna have a mishap let it be on the road Let it be game one a game two before the most part. I think I think the squad ready. We ready And I like that like that believe Joe. Yeah, yeah y'all already bet on this game He got he got the whole you got the next right? Oh, yeah, we're gonna game. Yeah, absolutely We gonna we bang game by game. Oh, yeah Here's our fourth one. Let's take a listen what he had to say So On oh Joe Joe, it's my second attempt. I'm there in home late jobs. I'm currently at work delivering for target below I watch all I watch every episode of nightcap and clubs. Hey, I love both shows y'all are my main source of athletic athlete news athletic news because Obviously, y'all have all had backgrounds of sports. I love football and basketball But um, I just wanted to ask how do y'all feel about how things are shaping up in the lane keeping area at LSU and Oh Joe who they nation baby. I'm with you. It gets on Yeah Oh, look They gave him a Kings ransom They paid in big time. They paid in big time money guys Um, they gave him what 20 plus million dollar budget to bring in guys Um, you know, you get the number one tackling the in the uh portal from from colorado Uh, the one thing we know about laying care for him. He can coach offense You can say whatever you want to say about him. He jumps around he blah blah blah, you know I get all that stuff and there's some alittiness to a lot of because think about it What is welcome to usc? Tennessee, you know, been a damn near every school in the sec Ha ha ha ha but candy coach 1000% I have 1000% He got old me. Let me look old men's got to the college football players. Ain't nobody saw that coming. Yeah, ain't nobody saw that coming Now they did win games without him but He was he was phenomenal. He's phenomenal and I think they're gonna be phenomenal with the with the first think about what he built old missing to Unless you get way better talent guys We we we finish it here and say oh old men's get the same level of talent. No, they don't And guess what we guys jump in the portal when he sees the way that he called off if you an offensive guy quarterback wire receiver running back Why would you not want to go play for lame kiffin if you you know, you unhappy with where you are Right, no, what how he called up, please man, please Hey, that's why I receiver you over there, ain't it? Yeah I mean you you look at what he look at a uh, uh, for coupe I mean, what the coupe have like a hundred seventeen hundred nineteen catches 1700 yards Yeah, they're gonna be nasty Here's our fifth one. Let's take a listen Hey family, it's daily. You're coming live from the bathroom. Now, uh, don't get mad. I ain't just use it I know how you feel about people using the bathroom in your house in the same room and all that stuff but Unk You and joe have birthdays coming up and it's right after june 10th So we know that june 10th is the celebration of freedom That was granted post part of post Post revolution post it was given after everybody else had freedom Well freedom never should have been taken away, but that's another story. So y'all having a birthday party Y'all planning but y'all ain't trying to invite ocho and the rest of the family. So i'm six That's what brother ocho called me. So I want to know how me and ocho can come to this party Because we like to party. Yeah, we like food. We a good time So we want to know why you excluding us Bring me in and I can be your live correspondent. Thank you You can go there. Yes, there. Hey, you behavior got to be right. You know, I mean you got to be behaving You got to be on your best behavior. Hey, in matter of fact, hey, uncle joe I think I should come to the party anyway because joe. I didn't pay my debt I paid you before the before the game was even played and boom I ain't you up a hundred. No, but I tell you that's janky. Oh, joe. That's janky I don't know why you would do. Why would you do such a thing like that? Just just to show you I pay my debts Now, you know, me and uncle more reasonable. You know what I mean? Like, yeah, you you you like a wild child You know, I mean like we have to keep an eye on you, man You know me What's wrong with being a wild child? We got to keep an eye on you. That's why you need me to at the party Huh? Well, what what what we gonna do ocho is that we gonna give y'all the information kind of like june team Because what happened the slaves were already free Right, right, right. But when they got the real dudes, it was three years later So when you when you and since found out about this party It's gonna be much later It hasn't messed up, man Hey, man, listen, you had first deals, bro. You kind of messed that up. So now you're like fourth deal So like by the time we tell you probably probably been the start it already, you know Yeah, I I You're probably be about two three part of the year. Hey, listen, I I tell you what I tell you what Now y'all y'all have a party and don't invite me. I'm telling you boy. Y'all y'all y'all I'm gonna have to put that shixty on now You ain't what you want, man Uh, here's our fifth. Here's uh, number five. Let's take a listen Unk ocho king iso What's up wanted to show you all much love from Toronto, Canada And our reason I wanted to send this video in is a few episodes back you all were talking about running Marathons that sort of thing. So I'm actually a marathon runner myself This is from the last marathon I did in Philadelphia And the reason I'm sending this video in is because this year Chicago marathon I'm gonna be running that marathon, but I'm doing it to support a charity called girls in the game to get young children Young girls that is involved in sports helps them teach life skills helps them build their confidence all that sort of thing So I wanted to issue a challenge to my man. Oh, chode because I know he got wheels on him I know he fast I know we got a daughter to run track and a little french fries you're gonna grow up to be an athlete So we've got to support these women support these children early So I want to issue a challenge iso to come out run chicago marathon with me But if you can't run it, hey, I'll take a donation 5900 that sounds good to you much luck to my boys Let's get this running come on now Yeah, he must be talking to y'all because there ain't no running for me my running day is over Man listen. Hey, hey, hold up. Do I got I got marathon runners who uh come to my yoga studio and uh And that's how we talk about it's running marathons. I said I was gonna run one this year Uh, but as soon as I get right when we didn't say the marathon was He's he running Chicago, but he's running Chicago. Yep. Yeah, he's in Chicago. I don't know where he run in Chicago They block off the streets You gonna have to catch me out here in the a somewhere. Yeah, you gotta catch a hey, hey, Joe How about you stick to what you call them you stick to the p-tree roadway you do that? Yeah. Yeah, some light Yeah, give me like a 5k in give me like that. Uh p-tree of a 10k 6.2 miles I can do that. I can do that. You know what I like too. I've been I've been seeing a lot of especially on instagrams A lot of people a lot of people part of run clubs Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah run clubs in their cities Yeah, I love that. Hold up though. You see the hills atl. You see them boys. Do you see what they be doing out here? The hills atl What you do? I uh like for the marathon for the For the uh the p-tree roadway now i'm talking about it's a group. It's a group out here in a lana called the hills Atl. I think they be doing they running uh mp money fame mistaken, but they they run the hills in uh in the park Do steps and all it are they be? Oh, it must be in p-bots. We used to do that. Yeah. Hey, it'd be hey Oh, you try to get out there. You try to do something Joe man. I got a couple people who'd be out there I said I won't go out there and mess with them boys man. You know, I gotta I gotta get this old leg right Yeah, go ahead and get it right. Let's focus. Let's focus on what's important As soon as soon as you healthy this is our sixth and final one guys. Let's take a listen That was the last one Okay All right, she other folk 5512 Oh, excuse me 5125 Usher and chris brown just released a tour date and size big three Are you going to the concert and can your significant other go on stage and get with them and get fair cherries? Yeah, she absolutely she absolutely can go. I don't know what You're not you're not listening. Yeah, that's her decision. She can go And when she go, you know, I'm be at Yeah, my my I'm on the way out of dojo on the way out of dobe If you say she woke up on that stage you gonna be here. Listen, you you you shouldn't have to say nothing You hear me? You you shouldn't even have to say nothing. Hey, but I do want to go though. I do want to go They got two shows that Mercedes been done Joe Uh, yeah, I got to go check that out. Hey Joe, you want to go we could double date We get uh, what we're gonna do rent a suite get a suite or something Now we're gonna be whoa. Whoa. Whoa. See there you go. There you go. Joe. I'm no no, we can't get no suite No, hell no, I'm on the floor You on the floor No, we're gonna keep we're gonna make this a personal thing Everybody gonna bring a date Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey We talk about it Joe Oh, yeah, so I can't go. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, you know, I'm saying I was thinking about I was like man This is gonna be a nice day tomorrow great day for traveling I don't I don't want to go no way Oh, Joe Hold on They coming to Miami what you think somebody go? Oh, hold on. Why am I going? They got two shows in Vegas. They got two shows in Atlanta. Why the hell would I come way to Miami to hang out with us? You don't want to hang out with us money, huh? The tickets already gonna be high draft who ha no Listen, I know I know us and chris. We'll get tickets for free. Don't worry about it They got they got I know breezy too, but I wouldn't even want the tickets for free So you just want to you just want to pay just to be paying because you got man that man running a business man That's that's the problem too many times man. Look here go to Get free tickets from Justin Timberlake or Sam Smith or somebody like that. Hey, these brothers That thing go a a y'all know that thing gonna be a zoo too. Oh, yeah It's gonna be nice Yeah, yeah Huh, I gotta go see that. Okay. Oh, Joe Yeah, I enjoy I go with you since I don't want to hang with us man. Should I come on down there? Man, I know Joe ain't going to die Hey, hey Joe You can introduce me to all your famous friends, man, you know, I could we could chill Yeah, I ain't got no ain't got no famous for you. Oh, Joe No, I ain't but man. No I'll pay. I mean look I pay for Beyonce tickets I they were high We were uh Three rows we were three four rows back so Yeah And but the way she they way they had it is that like she had the runway like she could just like walk down through But we three rows back. I mean right. I'm talking about right smack down and I guarantee you There was not a person in the rows in front of us that were over the age of 15 They were they were going crazy though. What wrong crazy I'm like And I know what I play for the tickets So I know your ticket comes more than my tickets They say no for them tickets boy. Hey, I already gave them them tickets. I already know I'm waiting on that text the tickets went on sale already I think they just released a tour date today. Uh, oh, I don't know Hey, hey, Joe, I know I know my oldest I'm waiting on them that text message to come through because I know what's coming Oh, he trying to get on some tickets any man. My kid. Oh, you know, man, my daughter's my older daughter Oh, yeah, I forgot my daughter go water man. I might have to take I might have to take Kayla to that How no damn Oh Yeah, and I know I know what's coming. I guess I gotta start saving like them old people say I gotta start saving my penis, Joe You know, whoa, people thought this yeah, yeah I gotta start saving my penis I gotta call I know she already know cuz she her very first concert she ever went to was uh With usher Yeah Yeah, and she say, uh You know who opened up for him Kanye West Back in the day, huh? Yep Christopher Evans good evening night camp. I just quit my job after four year on staff It was just too toxic name and time when the job couldn't keep you around Also, it's harder to keep good workers or a good job It's hard to be good good workers. Yeah. Yeah It's hard it's hard to find good help Hey, it's hard man. Hey, um, it's all depending who you're hiring now Man, but but I'm saying to keep them. It's hard to find good help. Yeah That's true I Am bro, I show you got Chris. I hope you got something lined up, bro What do you know, you know, just kind of my head. It's tough. I hear man. Oh Sam team boy, you get your night a little job boy. You won't hold on to it. Yeah. Yeah That's how we grew up boy. You can leave no job I'll tell you about you got something lined up. No, but you must stay there Yeah You better stay on that job They they call it a piece of job. It ain't much but it says be be hella out of nothing The shot Allen, what's up guys? My question is do you think long distance relationship lasts longer than your local relationship? They can they can yes It gets hard to look at relationship get hard where you used to be by yourself Yeah, if you get used to being by yourself a lot of things that your partner company do go get on your damn nerves Yeah, I think I think it kind of depends because you know absence make the heart grow fonder Yeah, yeah It's it's because it's different like if you got somebody with you every day versus if you're only seeing them Maybe once a week once every two weeks. Yeah. Yeah Every good day when when you're only seeing them every two weeks once every week Boy, go down. You hear me? Yeah. Yo. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It goes down. Yeah Hey, Joe, you from the country. Oh, you don't know nothing about this But you know for the country you get that old rock and you beat the dust out of it Yeah, yeah, you had to put that rug on the field. Hey that rug Dust fly everywhere. That's what you get when you see somebody once every two weeks Thanks, thanks But yeah, I think it all depends Uh, um, um, it all depends Man, I saw I was seeing this girl one time guys and I'm talking about she's like, okay, I see and she wouldn't call She literally Which you're like you say, okay, I see you Saturday She would not call until she's like well, I already say I'm gonna see you what we need to talk for She got you that one. Did you? Yeah, because I I had never I had never I had never been in a situation like that Well, I'm thinking like, you know, we talk doing it. You know, I ain't say we got to talk every day But I'm like, hey, how you doing? What's up? But you're like, nah, I don't I don't want to talk. I just see you I just thought that was I was like, nah, this ain't gonna work for me It ain't gonna work for me man. I'm like what the hell I had you I had asked is that normal? It's like, no, I mean, but you know, hey Make you wonder, huh? Yeah Yeah, but look dating is different now I mean, Joe, I think we all grew up at a time where we used to go pick the date up Yeah You go pick her up Go out to eat go to the movies and go where you going to a concert. Yeah bring her back home. Yeah Now it's Uber They get a little black car. Everybody get everybody get a black car this day Yeah, everybody get a what a black car the black truck black truck. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Got a got a little camera man Like what the hell is y'all going every everything is a moment It's a lot different boy. It is but yeah, I It can work if that's what you do you want it to work? There you go. You want the long distance relationship to work? It'll work if you don't It won't yeah, you uh, if you don't want the short distance relationship to work it won't work either Hey with that long distance boy, you gotta have some main communication skills though. Yes Yes Yeah Yes But anything takes work you got to work to stay together now. It's too easy to get separated It's too. It's too many things to occupy both of you guys's time and mind So this day All this notion. Oh, I'm gonna make her wait. I'm gonna make him wait. Okay. Yeah Okay, make somebody wait Somebody else gonna be blowing the doors. Guess what somebody else won't make him or her wait Just say uh Zaydee phenom Fenix got sir Did it tonight He was doing everything waiting tables busting the tables cooking the food seating gas everything. Yeah Danny was he was cooking the night man Hey, show me some show me. Yeah Daniel Wells Ocho said his bingos lost the night the o5 playoff game because carson got hurt But really that defense was just as bad-bend as it is now And he still don't understand that was still the best bangles team Outside of the 2021 bangles. So the defense had nothing to do with it Uh t.s carwise detail service. Oh my grandpa lived till he was 90 used to tell me I'm about as useless as a screen door on a submarine. Damn You don't believe fat big greasy. Don't worry about the mule going blind. Just load the wagon Hey, that's that's a good one. That's a good Don't worry about the mule going black. You just load the wagon You running the ditch. Don't worry about that the wagon loaded though. Right. You worried about that Hey, man them old people. That's how they talk though. Uh, I would say speaking of submarine. Hey, uh, hey, joe, uncle joe What do you call a dog in a submarine? What do you call a dog in a submarine? A dog in a submarine Well, he won't come if you call him but no joe what you got what is a dog in a submarine? A dog in a submarine is it a I don't know what joe a dog in a submarine is a subwoofer A subwoofer I Have any warfare, how do you feel about developmental players being added to the w NBA? I think it's great chance for players to develop without affecting salaries I like it Yeah, me too. I think it's uh I I guess it's similar to the g league but probably not As uh as advanced, you know, me, you know but Hey, look the women's game is in is in is in a great space in place. Yep. I love I love to see these women sign these multi-year deals. Yeah Yeah, get that money. Yeah, there are girls who I think could potentially play in the uh, WNBA that may not be quite as ready right now, but right now developmental. I agree Uh process. They'll be all right for sure. I like that. I like it I Which position do the cowboys need to feel most if you were the gym and who would you take with the 12th and 20th pick? Oh The question is can you get that d in? Uh, what is it a blaney? No from miami No, no he from texas tech What up? Oh stash that the style they won't be there, huh? No, no not at 12 or 20. I would package him I'll try to go get that d in from uh, uh, uh, texas tech. Oh, so you'll package them two picks and move up, huh? Yeah. Yeah Yeah, we need we we we got to get somebody on that defense side, bro I would I wouldn't I wouldn't move up, huh? You wouldn't no I 12 and 20, but I go defense on both picks though But they're gonna be some good players from quality play lately David Bailey He did yeah low The edge, oh, Joe. Yeah, he calls the hill over there Yep, he had 14 and a half sacks three fourths bumble for my recovery Hold on there with this passion. Yeah Oh Oh Yeah, we need some heat coming on that cone Uh, he ran a four five at at 251 pound Joe. He ran a four five forty with a 35 inch vertical 10 foot nine standing brawl jump Damn big boy one port one two one six two Uh, uh, 10 yards split man. How them boy be moving like that man be that big Hey Boy Hey, you see that uh the guy that went to the hbcu you see that that uh He from uh, Cameroon or Nigeria, Ocho six foot four 306 they ran four six Oh with the big with the big quads. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's that's that's that's um Our mb go mba goats in no order LeBron Kobe mj bam out of bail Oh What's your advice when you have a heartbreak from the past so hard that you don't want to give anyone else a chance no more It feels tough to find someone to start a family with even though i'm 22 Oh You know everybody be scared What Well, I thought you boy, I thought you about to say you 42 or something you been man You been man, you got the boys, you know, man. No, I've really been talking about 22 Hey, he's all I got that first love that puppy love be hard though. Oh, Joe. Come on. Do it do Do Hey to stay away from me leave alone Yeah, man Joe man, you mean he didn't even jump off the front porch. Yeah, he talked about family in marriage Come on, man Hey, man, you don't know what that man done. Yeah, man. I'm gonna start a little all I need is one more chance I'll take off my ass. I'll do what you ask Yeah, let me let me let me life a little bit enjoy enjoy yourself man. Enjoy yourself a little bit man See the thing is he I'm getting the impression that oh, you're gonna be hurt so much. He numb to it I have to know Hey, uncle Joe No, no, come on Oh I ain't never been hurt Joe. I always use common sense and logic Oh, Joe Oh, oh, you come on logic, bro You can use common sense and logic and it's Joe. It ain't never your Joe. It's just your turn, Joe I get I get all that. Oh, Joe. You don't get it, Joe. I'm saying when you a puppy and you just getting involved I ain't no no man. My granddad ain't let me do all that Joe. No Oh, Joe, you're not finna convinced me. You ain't never been hurt with no relationship Impossible by who it ain't possible. I don't know Because I I just know you like I'm waiting to y'all to tell me by who because I I walk out the door quick Yeah, no hesitation. Hey, and don't look back Hey It's even when you walk out the door the reason why you walked out of the door was why You don't put invested that time you invested some money you invested something. Yeah Yeah, y'all listen. No, it doesn't hurt my ass next Real diggers. Hey, uh, I'm six foot way 246. I got the Gucci main bellic and you guys give me dietary plan Uh, the workout plan thanks. Congrats on two million subs. Yeah, you got a back six foot 246, bro. You got to back up from the table Back up from the what? No, you got I mean look you got to get out there you got to work out. I mean, I don't know how old you are trail but man get out there and work out You got to back up, bro. I mean I Come on down here eat with me bodies are made in the kitchen. There you go. That's what bodies are made. It ain't made in the weight room Just gotta hey you gotta stay away from them zoos and wind whams now You saw that Joe. I said it a little pebble you got a little hurt. What uncle said, huh? Bodies are made in the weight room, Joe. Huh? No, I ain't say nobody made a weight room Underground cake Chad. Did you ever think about leaving Cincinnati in your friend? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, I tried that. You yeah, I tried that. Yeah, that that ain't work. They pissed you off No, they just the media started saying I was the reason we were losing. All right. What's you let me get a body hit in Yeah, that that ain't work Uh M mused mw music uncle. Oh, Joe. What days are y'all doing nightcap at wrestlemania? I'm trying to holler at y'all retired navy. I got my la portier special edition box. Uh, thursday friday Thursday friday Uh Who is the most disrespected player in the nfl Excuse me. Who's the most disrespected player in nfl history and why? Who you think oh, Joe? Damn the most disrespected. Yes. Oh, that's a great question Um Disrespectful disrespected not giving a love that they deserve I think look as right now recently Probably brother Hertz jailing Probably Lamar In history No, I'm talking about right now history wise. I mean shoot I mean, I'll let you I'll let you do history. I'm just trying to think those that that get a bad bad rap right now history And it's mostly the quarterbacks though too I mean because they're they're judged a little different than everybody else I Think when it's all said done, I think a b gonna be the most disrespected player in history Uh, Antonio brown. Yep, you know, you're up at the hall this year. Oh, yeah He gonna get in there though, ain't it? There's gonna be some years I'm saying because of of course and because I'll feel so I'll say I know his numbers. Oh his numbers are superb His numbers are superb He was so special. Mm-hmm beyond special He had a stretch he had a four or five year stretch six that was as good if not happy six That was as good if not better than any receiver in the history of the game I agree that boy must crazy work Sam the grad 89 I so tried to save nick from engaging in malpractice. There's no way he forgot still for what the guy probably did For a guy he probably didn't even see play No, he didn't see big old play. He damn sure didn't see bar koozie play because I'm over the nick and I didn't see bar koozie and they have Big old play Hell, I didn't even see big old play when he went to Cincinnati and that was that was after he played all those years in Cincinnati No Hell, I don't even know how much you saw of uh, I said play How how old is nick? He probably caught a little bit of idea. He probably I know he ain't seen no, uh, bar koozie No, and he ain't see no. He ain't see no oscar robber to me. No, no I see oscar play at university since netting Man, you ain't seen no oscar robber some place. I was there. What I said front row and watch oscar play man Stop playing man. He was at uc Nick's 41 So nick's 41 that mean he was born in what 1980 no, yeah, no, no He's 41. So he's born in he's born in 85. Yeah I Retired like 92 I said was I was there was like third or fourth pick in 81 He won the championship with Indiana in 81 he got drafted he got drafted that that june or whatever they have to draft He's born in 80 he's born in 85 Mm. I said when his first championship in 89 and 9 no eight. Yeah, uh 89. No 90 90 no 89 90 Because jordan won 91 92 93 96 97 98 Yeah, he ain't seen her He was born when I say I was first championship five when he was second championship I No, no, man. Yeah, I don't know what he was thinking I I you I he'll probably say, you know, look he he he thought about it and he just It happened, you know, completely you completely drew a blank Happens Uh Mg say out any chance y'all discussed the NFL draft soon y'all should do a mark Top 10 draft challenge whoever gets the most right gets the crown two million We're looking at that we're looking at that Uh Everard the goat I've been trying to show something on the fc. Oh, Joe. What's going on? You've been ducking me Fc probably have you probably been ducking you. What's fc? I don't know I guess I'm I guess he uh, uh, soccer something Oh, oh, oh, you oh, you you won't work. What you boy. I'm easy to find you. You know, you know But don't don't do that man. Don't don't play at me. Don't play. I'm kidding you Yeah, he now you he definitely ducking because everybody know how to reach me especially when it comes to that game That concludes this episode of night cap We want to thank each and every one of you for joining us y'all know who I am. I'm your favorite up There's my partner to form a bingo ring of fame on the rear. He's a current bingo ring of fame on the rear form a pro bowling on pro he's Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson and Sorry, remember the big three the seven time NBA all-star from the Atlanta Hawks. That is iso Joe Johnson, please make sure you hit that subscribe button Please make sure you hit the like button and go subscribe to the night cap podcast feed wherever You get your podcast from again. 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