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REShow: Brian Mahoney - Hour 3 (7-7-2022)

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July 7, 2022 4:07 pm

Dan Schwartzman fills in for Rich Eisen. James Caan passes away. Brittney Griner pleads guilty of drug charges in Russia. Political pawn. Brian Mahoney, NBA Writer of the AP. NBA Talk. Summer league. Kevin Durant watch. Nadal out of Wimbledon with an injury. Wimbledon talk. Not enough Americans are represented.

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The mule Gran Torino and other he's directing for letters from Iwo Jima American sniper 114 Academy Awards analogies 90 what is he now 92 years old. He had just turned 92 of the in the May and he's going strong and he continues to. By the way, you will make movies and act in movies and find roles.

That's great, but that's what I'm dreading it. At some point. I hate to say because I'm younger than Clint Eastwood on 43 E. 92. It's gonna happen to earth with fire six shots only five 2044 mag blow your head clean off as you talk. I love that you punk I got to know whenever that is. I got to know… Regulating you by the way he was with his costar sounds a lot like 15 years they were together. They were an item. She was in a bunch of those movies to that's right everything in America never got married and he had a lot of kids and a lot of mistresses wife you want to call any Clint Eastwood as he took advantage of being a good-looking guy in a movie star.

Let's put it that way but yet James Khan mother legend from that generation passing away at the age 82.

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You know what though they left such legacies on the screen right and it's can always go back and watch and see them so Sonny Corleone bow unbelievable I Britney Greiner is still in Russia and today she pleaded guilty in a Russian courtroom.

She has pleaded guilty now. A lot of that has to do with the belief that you will kinda speed things up to where any sort of a prisoner exchange can happen and bring her home quicker. Although just because she is pleaded guilty does not end the trial in Russia, things are different in criminal court with a guilty plea, the judge continues to go over the full case file and it entered into the record and that you want to buy the weeks or months is next scheduled to show up in court on July 14. That's next scheduled hearing and she wants time to prepare for her own testimony at that point, so she's facing 10 years in prison for bringing in vape cartridges.

That's were that contain hashish oil now here's where I'm a little I don't understand something so yes she's being paraded around in a Russian courtroom because of the fact that obviously Russia and the US right now are as low as probably the Cold War in terms of relations right America's apprentice is supplying Ukraine publicly supporting them and rush of the courses fighting their invasion in the Ukraine. So we are at opposite ends again and it's bad right so she's obviously being used as a part now. That said, has there been any debate as to whether she did bring in vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which by the way would be illegal in Russia now bring that up because of this issue wrongfully detained because there is no criminal activity that occurred or is she being detained. Actually, according to Russian law based on the fact that she did in fact bring in these vape cartridges. I don't know now what you told the court is that she had packed these vape cartridges accidentally and did not intend to bring them with her and bring them into Russia now. Maybe I don't know what you heard stories of people pack a gun gets in there they go to the airport.

Next, you know, they arrested for right and sometimes it's innocent enough okay whatever, but I think the Britney Greiner actually did bring in fate cartridges filled with hashish oil made. I don't know. Again, I don't think there's a consensus on this right unless I read something. Do we know for sure that she is being set up without or in fact she did bring it she may have actually broken the law in Russia. Now here's the problem we have. Just because as a country we are more lenient toward certain laws. Maybe we restrict lasts for instance you know we is legal in many states now we is not legal in many countries. By the way, the federal government in America is not characterized weed as being legal. That's why all these cannabis shops and stuff are cash businesses because banks are afraid to take their money because federally we distill legal so when you look at a place like Russia and I don't know the laws and rules of Russia.

I've never been married to one. But I've never been.

You have married to Russian knotty Russia, but I don't know what their take on weed is but I do believe it's illegal. There is like, you can go to Singapore, spit on the streets not expect to get arrested okay.

I don't know what the penalty is there, but you can't go to like you hear the stories about female tourists going to UAE year Dubai and then being on the beach in bikinis and getting in trouble for that right or things like that because the Muslim country is a Muslim country right or drinking alcohol in public.

You can barely ever been to buy, but you couldn't imbibe with alcohol in a lot of places, but you know, because it's a Muslim country you have to be weary of it and do it in place. Or obviously it's moral, outright, or it's kind of, no one cares rather nonpublic walking on the street so my whole point is I don't know if we need for instant survey cartridges loaded with hashish oil is a serious offense in Russia or they're making it more of a serious offense because they want to hold onto Britney Greiner so that they can trade her for high-profile Russian prisoners that America has, especially this one guy Victor Boone who is nicknamed the merchant of death you as the world's biggest arms dealer one time.

In fact, there's a movie with Nicholas Cage and Jared Leto called out was I called was a dog that was. I called Le Lord of war.

It was, I believe it's based on Victor boot so he was arrested in Thailand and he was extradited to America and he's been sitting in American jail and he's got the rank of colonel.

I think of the Russian military, and obviously knows a lot of the bodies are buried because it wears you getting all this Russian gear to sell to African countries and other conflicts around the world, South America, center Mark, wherever it may be so obvious he's a connected guy.

Russia wants him back.

Maybe this is how they can get him but the reality is luck. I do think that she's being used as a pawn, but if she in fact did break the law. There are consequences.

Okay, you don't go to foreign countries, expecting the same treatment in the same laws as what you get here in the United States. That's very good, as we Americans. We would totally forget that a lot of times when we travel we do, but you have to be cognizant of it, but you have to be cognizant that mean we may think some places are a little too strict in the rules may be ridiculous, but that's not for us to judge right or us to a know fight the government's not going to go get to where they can do so much I looked, I as a young half Japanese. As a kid I went to Japan often underpins her fairly lenient country with a lot of things, but by the way you get caught. We in Japan you're going to jail for a very long time.

A place like Japan does not tolerate drugs seriously. You get caught with drugs. My cousin Japan came to town a couple years ago I asked about that you don't know yet because we didn't spend your your trouble, you're going to jail a serious offense lately here.

It's like a match. As we read office earlier I'd slam you the summons. No big deal if 100 off-line right they just go back to smoking it on this replacing your city spell all the time because is now legal in Tokyo.

You start smoking weed walking around you're going to jail for quite a while and they take that seriously. I guess Russia is similar to that.

So all I'm saying is this, it's unfair that Britney Greiner has been used as a pawn most likely to get prisoners from America that Russia wants, but on the other hand, did she break the law or has she been set up that I do not know.

Now she was simply a guilty plea deal that but again I don't know. She pleaded guilty because Jackie did her. She pleaded guilty because that's the next course of action to get her out of there, you know, some believe that she is pleading guilty. So what that will do will it will expedite a rule you know prison really you know a prisoner exchange wherever it may be a swap that would get her home and from all indications, she's probably never going to be acquitted because apparently Russia. You're never quite elated their conviction rate is ridiculously high that goes on where right, you know, the Gulag in the inside.

No thank you. So the whole point is maybe she pleaded guilty so that it sped up the process of okay I'm guilty fine charge me now let's talk about how I get home and what Russian prisoner in America is going to be coming back on the flight in on San. Maybe that's what it is. So you know that it has been called kind of a theater. The trial it's been like a show trial to appoint Russia wants to claim that no it's not in register will usually do. I don't buy that either.

But all I'm saying.

I guess art is if you go to a foreign country.

Be cognizant of their laws on what you can and you can't do because in many instances forget this.

Britney Greiner of tourists from not just America but a middle England is well that go holiday somewhere and get in trouble for something that you may not consider to be a big offense.

Dan, I spent six years as a Marine and they really wherever we where were in the world they really emphasized what the laws were before we went on on duty for off-duty sailing when yeah when you had the meal break when you're on holiday you were they drilled it into your heads that this might happen if you get too drunk or you start using drugs because you went to the Persian Gulf right yeah Saudi Arabia and particularly that is only inchoate and just what I drink a beer right would not normally say probably told you that right like knowingly for female soldiers you have to act in court. You know I don't agree with the playhouse soldiers that it is right there.

Then yeah they if we were in convoy. The female soldiers who were were or Marines were driving the trucks or the Humvees they had to be in the middle so that the Saudi's when CM all present, and thus was driving Dennis must be driving right so that I was to change the country now but yet you can't just be sitting there on the corner Saudi Arabia and re-drinking a beer right now. Absolutely not. Now which were demonic of anything just to to mess with the Saudi's and offend them but you were told right you can't go absolutely, absolutely. All I'm saying is in Outlook. I think you know if Brittany if Britney Greiner did in fact bring the scar tissue thoughts. No big deal to blame her for thinking that because here it's not a big deal. Maybe you having played a Russia before this wasn't a big deal and no one cared and maybe that was the case, but when you're talking about a conflict and she was what arrested I think a week before Russia invaded her days before Russia invaded Ukraine so I think maybe they looked at it differently. At that point set. We got ourselves a high-profile pawn here knowing that there were going to invade and things would obviously get nasty with the Westin of course America and this was a way to kinda give themselves some leverage. I do believe that Russia has obviously done wrong with her because they want to send a message or user as a pawn on the other hand not go to another country. If you do not know the rules do not break those rules because while he spaces you want to go to. I don't. I can imagine what Russian gels like okay I can imagine you look at the orphanages there. Off like what eating a Russian gels like GoToMeeting terrible price.

I really question why she was there in the first place. I mean do money yeah but I mean make a lot of money to play and rush a lot of these legal WME players don't make a lot of getting the highest selling WB entity Russia Russia. They pay a lot they think they like women's basketball.

They pay a lot of money like I was reading I would get Diana to Razzi. I think you drank a lot while she is in Russia because H was in the city is really cold only do southern drink vodka right in his real problem for her, but like $1 million to like play season. Russia compared to what you're making here a lot more money. So if Britney Greiner where she's playing for Phoenix Mercury and probably making $250,000. She goes and supplements that playing in Russia for Turner off-season snakebite of the million dollars or so. So I understand that is never's been an issue right is going on for years. For decades the women players have been going to Jamestown that whole look of NHL players did not realize the NHL players are worried about getting out of Russia.

The ones where there and on top of that, there's a big worry about this draft coming up, and Russian players that if you draft and can he get out big props right and be a writer for the Associated Press Brian Mahoney Rick talk to him about what's going on. The latest with Kevin Durand's any movements any talk any team kind of emerging as a favorite of the nets. At this point to call his bluff. Finally, to join us next Dan Schwartzman Ranch here on Thursday. If the guys and show Garrett is our 3D enforcement enriches the rich eyes and show on a Thursday and be a off-season continues to roll in the crazy contract being signed, Chet Holmgren, we saw the first action for him late Tuesday night and believe it was as he opened his summer league for the Okemos the under the second overall pick was absolutely lights out. He was great with EMI 23.7 rebounds, six blocks for assisted 3.4 three-pointers. Friday was unbelievably these are first summary player ever with five or more assists and four three-pointers five or more blocks and four three-pointers in a game did it in 24 minutes and I will do my own horn, which is one day but I will to my own horn. I do recollect Martinez can verify this. I direct like the last time I was in for rich is leading up the NBA draft and I said is right after action is the day after the NBA draft and I said that I thought shareholder was best. Draft. I do believe I said that he went number two I thought he should've got number one over Paolo Ben Caro from Duke who went number one overall, I thought Holmgren was the better player. The higher ups I don't Ben Caro's a tremendous talent as well.

In both, and I do believe are better than Smith, the kid coming at Auburn who did go number three pricing in terms of pure upside.

Holmgren is the best talent is remember you saying that. Did you watch the highlights from the summer league game knowledge and are 97 feet tall. He looks like a stiff wind will blow over. Right, but he plays incredible defense is relentless on the defensive Sisley agile you jump up and down, blocking shots, but also his ballhandling. I mean a 7 foot guide will behind the back crossovers set himself up with three-pointers in a beautiful feather touch I mean unbelievable when people talk you know people compared to Durand's and that's crazy talk is Kevin rents were the greatest. Five Templars the history of basketball. But you can see it right when he's out there on the court. You can see Hazel like Kevin Pini has these pale virtually Kevin to read you see on the court's impressive stuff out there you like that's a beautiful shot out while Kelly just stopped on a dime turned around and just swish right below guys got incredible ability.

I'm just saying it's just one game and he's going to have his struggles and he will get beat up because he's a very very slender guy I get but he is a man is good lot of fun to watch the mayor of Okemos if he apparently went ballistic watch and play and that's a team that had success with. You know, we saw the them then having success the years that they had Westbrook and Durand's and even James Hart was there for a couple years don't get for they had to deal them out and give them a max contract which he couldn't wouldn't do at the time he goes to Houston becomes a megastar. Of course, but as bad as Okemos.

If he was to have that number two pick in the draft. There is quietly some very good talents on that team.

Look at that roster right now. Okay, forget just Chet Holmgren forget just him as number two pick in his upside but you look and there is Josh Kitty who is a very young player. He's 19 years old.

The Australian kid that was the sixth pick in last year's draft. He is going to be a triple double machine and only get better. Last season the average of 12 1/2 points almost 8 rebounds and 6 1/2 assists per game as a shooting guard.

I doesn't shoot very well. That's probably doesn't hit a lot of three-pointers, but you expect him to get better and better is only 19 exactly 20 until October, but you saw ton of talent at a him so you have a young guy at his age 20 years old and the season starts. You have Chet Holmgren who is also incredibly young as well. He is a guy that is 20 years old. There is some talent downtown a man like that I can be great.

Immediately Shaya Lucas Alexander is a star right he's got average I was 25 points a game last year averaged 24 points a game. The year before that 19 points before that. So you got some good players and in a couple years. I think that's going to be a heck of a big three and a homegrown big three because they drafted Shay Douglas Alexander with eight euros a draft delay. They got him from the Clippers after his first year, they might as well call homegrown.

He's developed into this star while being with Okemos city giddy to me is going to be a star and they drafted him and he's young Gilchrist Alexander's 23 guineas can be 20 and of course Chet Holmgren's 20 as well. And in this draft they went out and got themselves some talent as well. So clearly I mean I think this is the future's looking very very bright for them. Very, very bright in terms of what this team could be as they move forward just as fun to see. It's fun to say I – you have a chance to be a very good team and you sought the Kevin Durant situation is fluid. At this point there's nothing new, nothing is changed in an expectation isn't that easy to be dealt tomorrow, but at some point you have to believe that he will be moved rightly at some point you have to believe that he's going to be traded. I cannot believe that's the nets bring them back. Even though I don't think there's a reason why they shouldn't call his bluff is not said anything publicly right he's actually answered some people on twitter kind of asked him what his problem is and he won't say anything like he doesn't answer like you will do LOL and stuff like that or come on man, things like that but Kevin Durant loves basketball Kevin Durant lives and dies basketball like we know that that's weird sees is an absolute basketball fanatic. This guy wants to be in the gym and shoot the basketball thousand times a day. That's what he wants to do hence is one of the greatest players in the history of the gaming. Kevin drains had a phenomenal career is one rings. He's got nothing left to prove, except that he still on the top players in this league and he's got a huge contribution was $200 million that he can make so is not going anywhere. The fact is if they called his bluff and said I Kevin like it you can sit out a guy like that cannot sit out, Kevin ran is not cable just sitting out and not playing basketball. He lives and dies basketball something myself. Okay what what happens here like I don't understand what the endgame will be and for problem.

You have an opportunity you have some time to try to convince him to change his mind. He may never change his mind. He may be stuck on the fact that he's got some for of a grievance with Brooklyn and some people believe it has to do with their treatment of Kari Irving that he's mad that they did not re-sign Kari Irving to a long-term contract and have the opportunity and most likely after this year carries God unless he can get rid of them before this season, and carries the guy that recruited or heavily recruited was the main reason why Kevin Durant.

Surprisingly chose the Brooklyn Nets before the 2020 season. Let's not forget that her 2019 season, so I'm saying is. Maybe this is just his ploy to try to get his body. Kari Irving, a long-term deal and he's gonna play this as long as he can realize he doesn't have the leverage or in the end it just can be a case where he actually wants out of Brooklyn after playing a grand total of 90 games. There in two years and he's got a bounce happens. Look Kevin Ryan is look there's no denying it. Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. I decide guy that for his career this season, barring injury. He will clear a thousand games played in his career he for his careers average over 27,000 points a game. He is scored over 25,000 career points and by the waist 33 zone player least of the four more years. That contract wherever it may be an end.

His career is over 30,000 points is no denying his rightness right mean is Amy out they cannot deny that Cameron is potentially a top temperance league. He's got rings okay you guys, he's got the ring is finals MVP okay this is a guy that has everything on the resume.

They might not be the most pleasant guy you might be kind of a quirky teammates, but overall I think, look no doubt Kevin Durant is a great player. Let's find out more.

If there's anything on that front, our buddy Brian Mahoney and be a writer for the AP joining us in trying let's start right there. Kevin Durrant obviously no moving that we know of in terms of what's gonna happen. Do you think he's gonna move this off-season. Anything Brooklyn who has a lot of leverage meaning we got your four years and 200 million more dollars. So if you want to play, or you can just sit out for years. Good luck with that. You see them calling his bluff. Ultimately write how you think this ends up in your book. Well, I think that will patiently because one is hard to find the right deal anyway because I do think there's hope that created change his mind and says okay well I don't want to go somewhere else with 1/2 but got the team and things are maybe so bad here so you got good moral you know what where the other. I never thought would happen right away. There's no reason to rush into it and it's hard to get it done though and I'm not surprised that sort of note molding development process know why he's mad. We nowise demanded.

This has anything come out remotely close to us knowing or reason as to why Durrant seemed to want to be in Brooklyn a couple years ago extended his stay there for years. George million dollars has now suddenly has to be treated. Is it the carrier situation to have an idea. I may not want to speculation because they like it. You know if you're going to have a long-term future. Signed their multiyear expense lack your the idea that one year later he bought out you know it would be something you know far beyond basketball reasons and certainly it seems like it would Kari Irving and in between him and the nets would be maybe the one thing that you could speculate what would really frustrate Kevin Durant want to get out by the complainant nets you know in the sky rearing situation is so ridiculously crazy. Is there a market for Chi rearing out there for Brooklyn, Ephrata what you think contract will you credible and expiring contract. You know you're okay you got the old one year salt out the wire and then you get your mind about that either God or you extend after that but as far as the off the court issues certainly scare a lot of people away.

There's no wonder what's right to appeal to God. You're not sure what to look at: and what would seem like I rearing the last two years is more not sure how much he still wants to play, adaptable, and that of course get ready to go out no matter how talented you are. That said, the bright good teammate not because we hear the speculation of he's obviously kind of a quirky guy. The flat earth situation. I took time off for social justice stuff. I get all that but the bottom line is he is the lead recruiter for Brooklyn when they brought in Kevin Durant and James hard and they seemingly want template with him, so is he a good teammate from what you understand that the players currently communicate out and you know that one thing that is hard to say. The last three years and we haven't been in the locker we haven't really seen the interactions off the court at all really good scope. It happened so we can or go by what you guys and they seem to think I read it. I do like having around that you guard teammate and will always much is that hard for us to imagine like God not playing you know you're not going to have his way to be in our mind. What would be a great teammate in the case of coat guidance years that I am so happy go on that chat with Brian Mahoney on the right of the AP joining us here on the rich eyes and show now.

I had brought a vocalist of the earlier and Chet Hogan had quite the summer league debut.

I was a big fan of his authority was the best player in this draft you look at their roster as bad as they are Durrant's Westbrook and heart and I'm not saying that's what they have now, but when you look at what they kind of built there with youth with this Alexander with getting the kid they drafted last year is obviously a talented youngster and now with Holmgren. Are you looking at the team and saying the couple years that could be a really dangerous squad. It is very possible you know that the exit result.

One would you know when you draft hi every year to you or you make a trait like they you know it will all go order, you can certainly get loaded up quickly and if those got developed properly. Yet the right coach replace everything you can deftly happen you know Chuck you are a great first year to give Alexandra get I think it's electric and you dork. So there's been director they bought in one way or the other who have developed nicely. You get it checked these two so far looks fantastic so over couple years yet I think it can't happen again in Utah. The trade route to go.

Bear. He's now with Minnesota. I want to look at both teams here for one yeah call Anthony Townsend now has that big body next to him, which I do believe, frees him up. They have Anthony Edwards. They have youth there is Minnesota team that you think you really sneak up on people next season.

Dr. good is currently very good.

You know we saw last year.

That was the right half of the year which you know what a great job. Edward made me are good already. So when you bring it out of the peaceful scene. You know, one of the problems they did have there that it's your deeper yeah I'm in the West is certainly your couple think they got the failure to elect ahead of them, but I do think they make our lights move up the ladder this year.

Now with Utah, though young Todd Mitchell still there and I think a lot of what happens seem to term is determined by what happens with Kevin Durand. If Durrant goes to Miami that closes off that Avenue Frank is nowhere maybe buy me dust pivot and try to make a run at Jonathan Mitchell is Utah in your mind of what you hear.

Looking to just kinda retool here. Colbert and Mitchell of course seem to have issues. He got rid of the guy that was older and not the number one option, which Donna Mitchell obviously is or do you see a scenario where Mitchell is dealt this off-season and they're completely blowing it up and restarting all the above are met on 1/3 everyone would agree. There was that okay you got a break them up there for two years and got her you know, one of the other and now you say okay maybe they did was now they just built around Donna Mitchell in late April 2000.

The other part of the equation is maybe a couple what up girl and there's no way they traded what the doctor treat you also I don't think anyone really knows for sure you know I think about what you see a little bit they bring in a new coach you don't want to know totally not have any players form and maybe keep our Mitchell and see what happens after that but I would say no one is sure thing that's going to finally it I last question the New York Knicks that had a very interesting off-season. They paid a lot for Jill and Brunson. Some may say they overpaid in terms of dollars for years over $100 million for a guy that had one nice season. One nice post season for Dallas. They also keep talking about Leon Rose. The present to the team who doesn't speak to the media. But we keep trumpeting the fact that they have 11 first-round picks or so the next seven years and a bunch of secular pics as well. Yet they don't seem to want to use those days they didn't get the John C.

Murray lot an expense lot that they should made a run.

They seem to have the draft capital to do so. What is the strategy of anything that your seeing from the next year as they go forward. Great the worker New Yorker now. You know, I think. Great great to have the then when you did see a guy like that out there murder was available and see what you know. A terrific upgrade and gettable with experiment. They don't get about the calico table that can't be it right you know John Brown's magistrate got it right here but it's one nice year and you know what where I can win with that. So I think everyone says okay. Where do you know good that you have a plan, but we disputed up and I think that sort of what probably arose expected. People don't want to wait forever in New York and you know certainly they have the ability to get involved and stuff but I think the old vans that were going to do that whether be Donna Mitchell or something else. They got a jump in and go for what media, why, what's his deal with that we would just talk to what is I read something reason talk to the media has a press conference taking questions in close to two years something right.

Yes, right. I got a note will smell. That is what you want to talk to the media. Now you got your elderly aunt was always you know you as an agent didn't like that so talk you behind-the-scenes or to do things and that's what kind want to keep it here but but it can't be 132 years. I understand that he doesn't want to talk every 15 minutes. Like some executive probably do but you do have to talk more than anywhere you know.

I think the fan base letter that I think we deserve that and you know hopefully he will least you know twice year.

I think it's fair bit, or entity or whatever it is, but it certainly more than he has. I think is necessary and beneficial. You would think I have a state of the team type thing every year note. Nothing from Leon Rose you don't hear from him. If you remember the media or the fans bright, only have the right of the associate rest pride appreciate tapenade is always my friend glad to be here guys. Great stuff from Brian honey. I it's amazing. Leon Rose went to great agents right at CA and he built that company and becomes the GM of the Knicks are present avast operations and literally never talks the media.

It's been two years since he is actually taking questions. The media wow big news coming from England and Wimbledon as the men get prepared for their semifinal matches tomorrow not to be as exciting as we had hoped. I will tell you why.

Next Dan Schwartzman and on a Thursday for rich right here. The rich ice A fish of the rich eyes and show Dan Schwartzman aim for rickshaw. I will be back tomorrow as well. Big news coming out of the all England club in the lungs in bad news wrap of the doubt to see has pulled out of the semifinal match that he had scheduled the plane tomorrow against curios the bandwidth tennis as the doll has been diagnosed with a torn abdominal muscle Spanish newspaper Marcy says is a 7 mm care originally intended to play, but practice for about 45 minutes and could not practice the full speed. Obviously listen no playing tennis with torn abdominal muscles any difficult right. Stretching your arm stretching up to serve back and forget not can happen now. You kinda see why he struggled so mightily yesterday in his marathon court quarterfinal match up against 11 seated American Taylor Fritz, nothing is Taylor Fritz but you kinda see why in a doll almost lost that match.

It's amazing he won that match having to deal that now fully understand. He wore tape over part of his abdominal area and he had to take painkillers. That's how bad it was before going out there playing five cents including a tiebreaker in the fifth like you have to wonder like if he had one then straight sex right. Could he have been a little better for Friday.

Probably not. I mean talk about a game I I have a have to tell yard I have a newfound respect on the big the doll fan. I think he's a great representative of tennis know him better or special. More so than Jody's glass at her that we would love class is classy yet is classy and and by then look I got to say for a guy to play with an abdominal tear five sets wasn't five-hour match where Maggie was.

It was long do that is respect man Mike how do you not respect the guy for doing that he could about out at some point to listen.

I can continue.

I'm in this pain. Dues on painkillers and still make you get to the semifinals. That to me is a win and Fritz I think you just wore down the I think he was in making unforced errors at the end and and I think he was just too tired abdominal tear mass every time the dolls got a rear back for a foreigner backend or door up to serve pennies and I look on painkillers. He stayed in but unbelievable. Like that's hard oh so closer American tennis. I looked it up yesterday because I wanted to see for myself. This is a really pathetic statistic. No American man has won a grand slam tennis event since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open back in 2003 were looking at a 19 year trucks only guarantee you right now are no Americans winning the U.S. Open okay no American man is winning the U.S. Open. It will be 19 years exactly when the U.S. Open, the last American is eliminated that the U.S. Open from the time an American one. A grand slam that we used to win all the time right like McEnroe Connors Agassi Sampras right Michael Chang one once right one, once probably should had a better career, one hell Brooklyn Decker. He's feckless and I have the most beautiful woman with backing up pattern. I will happily dampen American tennis decision. The men side is been telling the women have represented very well. Obviously, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, yet I knew really great batch of young players nestled Stevens, one of a grandstand.

I have Coco golf Amanda nisi Bova you got to just go to Google got Sophia Cannon you got a lot of talented young ladies playing tennis. The men though.

It's like Taylor Fritz okays good is not world-class good is only 11 C because it was very couldn't play due to injury and Daniel Medvedev conflates these Russian and honey fan the Russians and the Belarusians from playing but you Francis Theophilus 23rd is there's never been good enough.

You know he's a hard server, big heavy syrup but not good.

Besides that he's not a real threat to win anything.

Guys like Jack socket in the American men's tennis right now is in shambles, and this was an opportunity Taylor Fritz was also close to go to semifinal against the caregivers who could shop and just self-destruct as he does that often.

You know he's nuts.

So man I'm not a huge tennis fan art. But like I love watching marquee matchups right like I like I don't get tired watching the doll joke that I know others may say we see all the time. I'm sick of it right, they face a little over 100 times and a grandson finals amended with those two guys on the court. Okay fine. I'm not tired of it. I don't want to see Cameron Nori versus Nick here gives no desire to see that I don't care if Cameron Nori Windsor of Nicasio's wins on the plover joke of itch to win because I want to seem just destroy curios because I really mean this is press conference with the reporter tennis has a lot of quirky things is like a dress code. Apparently at the all England club.

We have to wear like white dear about this really is. Exhalation has to wear white rights tradition.

Now we can say it's ridiculous. Whatever. But caregiver shows up wearing his red Jordan's and is read Jordan You see that and after the match, a British reporter asked me is like why do you feel that you, why did you wear that knowing the rules is like because I felt like it. I like my, Jordan's, the guys against anything like the rules don't apply to you and he is. I know I just like my Jordan for the real story behind some of wrestling's biggest moments something to wrestle with Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thompson to all opponents.

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