In short
Nightcap Hour 1 covers the Cavs’ Game 7 win over the Pistons, Cleveland’s matchup outlook vs the Knicks, and OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning back-to-back MVPs (plus a brief MVP-news controversy).
Guests
Iso Joe Johnson (7-time NBA All-Star, Atlanta Hawks; University of Arkansas alum; Little Rock, Arkansas native). Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson (former 6-time Pro Bowl player; Hall of Fame; co-host/prognosticator).
Key claims
- Cleveland controlled the Pistons from start to finish; Detroit “couldn’t stop, couldn’t make shots.”
- Harden had a poor shooting night (2-of-10) but Cleveland still won because other players stepped up.
- Jared Allen and Evan Mobley’s aggression and plus-minus dominance were decisive.
- Detroit’s offense depended too heavily on Cade Cunningham being great; Cade’s turnovers are a major risk.
- The Knicks-Cavs series is predicted to go 7, with OG Anunoby’s return timing discussed.
- SGA’s back-to-back MVP is framed as historically unprecedented for guards.
Notable examples
- Mitchell: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 0 turnovers in Game 7.
- Allen: 23 points; Mobley: 21 points, 12 rebounds; Sam Merrill: 5-for-8 from three, 23 points.
- Free throws: Cleveland missed 16; Knicks free-throw advantage highlighted.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOCavs vs Pistons Game Analysis
8:03 to 11:28
Discussion analyzing the Cavs' victory over the Pistons in the playoffs.
“Please make sure you hit the like button and do us all a favor.”
Player Performances and Implications
11:28 to 14:03
Deep dive into individual player performances and future implications.
“In the next series, neither one of y 'all want to listen because it's me.”
Cavs' Emotional Win and Pistons' Struggles
14:03 to 16:26
Analyzing the Cavs' performance and the Pistons' lack of energy in their playoff matchup.
“It was such an emotional win for them that tonight they didn't even – they looked so lethargic and flat, bro.”
Cade Cunningham's Inconsistency and Its Impact
16:27 to 18:12
Discussing Cade's performance and the Pistons' reliance on his play for success.
“It's hard to win when you don't have a lot of offensive power and you're depending on one guy to really carry you, bro.”
Mobley vs. Tobias Harris: A Matchup Analysis
21:31 to 22:26
Examining Evan Mobley's performance against Tobias Harris and its significance.
“And I told you before I let you go, Joe, I told you, I said, Evan Mobley got a decided advantage on Tobias Harris.”
The Importance of Supporting Cast in Detroit
22:27 to 24:02
Discussing the need for a reliable supporting cast for Cade Cunningham.
“you know how it is when fatigue sets in, that's when you start to make mistakes.”
Predictions for Upcoming Series
24:03 to 25:28
Making predictions about the upcoming series between the Knicks and Cavs.
“He gets 13 points, and with five turnovers, you're going to lose by damn near 30.”
Potential Trades for the Pistons' Future
25:29 to 27:08
Discussing possible trades and player acquisitions to strengthen the Pistons.
“and that goes for everybody in the chat too.”
Conclusions on Team Dynamics and Basketball Knowledge
27:09 to 28:00
Wrapping up thoughts on basketball strategies and team dynamics.
“It's too many soft tissue injuries that can possibly happen when you're trying to get in shape like that.”
Basketball Knowledge Banter
28:00 to 29:52
A playful exchange about basketball knowledge and betting strategies.
“I mean, nobody else going to say it out loud, but I said out loud, y 'all need to get y 'all ball knowledge up like me.”
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Cavs vs Knicks Predictions
29:52 to 30:58
Discussion on the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavs and Knicks.
“I'm taking the Knicks, but if OG was healthy, I'd take him in five.”
Free Throws and Game Strategy
30:58 to 32:29
Analyzing the impact of free throw performance on the Cavs' chances against the Knicks.
“At one point, James had made like 32 straight.”
Comparative Team Performance
32:29 to 34:40
Comparison of performances between teams and players in recent games.
“You played the game at the highest level.”
Player Expectations and Reality
34:40 to 35:36
Discussion on player performances and expectations from key players.
“If you're at home and your guys, you got, I mean, look, I don't think they're really counting on, Anything that Gobert gives you offensively, you graciously accept.”
Soccer League Experience
35:36 to 37:08
Host shares personal experiences from his Sunday soccer league matches.
“You know, I always wrap my left hamstring up just to make sure, you know, I don't pull.”
Smoke Detector and Home Life
37:08 to 38:48
Light-hearted conversation about household issues and personal habits.
“Matter of fact, I ain't wear no shorts when I play.”
Cavs Game Strategy Analysis
38:48 to 39:56
Analyzing the Cavs' game strategy and performance against the Pistons.
“Hold on, let me see if I can get up there.”
Analyzing SGA's Back-to-Back MVPs
44:13 to 48:38
Dive into the details and implications of SGA winning back-to-back MVPs.
“You can't play Mitchell and Robinson and Cat.”
The Legacy of Back-to-Back MVP Winners
48:38 to 51:48
Explore the history and significance of players who have won consecutive MVPs.
“But damn it, I tell you what, he going to have to pull a rabbit out the hat against the Spurs.”
Cleveland Cavaliers and Knicks Matchup Discussion
51:48 to 56:00
Discuss the upcoming playoff matchup between the Cavaliers and Knicks.
“And then Kareem come back, and Kareem dominated the rest of the series.”
NBA Playoff Predictions: Knicks vs. Cavs
56:00 to 57:28
The hosts discuss the upcoming NBA playoffs and the Knicks' chances against the Cavs.
“I bet he ain't mention no more about no damn Knicks ticket, Joe.”
Luxury Handbags and Gifting
57:28 to 59:58
The conversation shifts to luxury handbags and the etiquette of gifting.
“I'm saying they're going to beat the Cavs first game because I just feel like due to the travel and the one game of rest, hell, they've been – it's Sunday, bro.”
Material Possessions and Letting Go
59:58 to 1:03:06
The hosts discuss the value of material possessions and the willingness to let go of items.
“I got a couple of what you call them too, YSL.”
Preparing for Christmas and Gift Giving
1:03:06 to 1:05:00
The hosts talk about early Christmas preparations and the challenges of gift giving.
“If you can live with it, I can live without it.”
Car Ownership and Upgrading
1:05:00 to 1:10:01
The discussion revolves around car ownership, upgrades, and the practicality of vehicles.
“I've only put 50 ,000 miles on one car in 40 years of owning vehicles.”
Car Talk: Luxury Rides and Personal Experiences
1:10:01 to 1:12:20
The hosts discuss their experience and preferences regarding luxury cars.
“Man, I don't know what the hell I was thinking.”
Transcript
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7:02Shannon Sharpe:Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us as we got the second of our very uneventful Game 7s. This was not very good, just like the other one the other night wasn't very good. But hey, somebody got to win and somebody got to lose, whether you win by a little or you win by a lot, a win is a win. Again, thank you for joining us for another episode of Nightcap. Y 'all know who I am. I'm your favorite. and my partner and co-host the prognosticator himself. He's predicted two series. He's got a couple wrong, but you know what? Let's just go with the good. We leave out the bad right now.
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9:37Shannon Sharpe:They didn't really get challenged after that first quarter, guys. They stepped on the gas, and now they're into the Eastern Conference Final. Donovan Mitchell reaches his first ever trip to the Conference Final. James Harden reaches his first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since 2018. It's Cleveland's first... Wow. This is Cleveland's first conference finals without LeBron James since 1992. James Harden was 2 of 10, 0 of 6 from the 3, but he was still a plus 31. Everybody else really had it going. Donovan Mitchell is the first guard since Kobe Bryant to score the 25-5-5 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 turnovers in a game 7, but it was a balanced score.
10:26Shannon Sharpe:Jared Allen was sensational tonight. He put the ball. He was very, very aggressive. 23 points. Evan Mobley, aggressive. 21 and a double-double, 21 and 12. Donovan Mitchell, he had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists. They got Sal Murrow. They put Max Struess into the starting lineup, brought Sal Murrow off the bench, and he was on fire from the 3-point line. It just, Detroit just didn't happen tonight. They couldn't stop. They couldn't get stops and they couldn't make shots. That is a bad combination, Ocho and Joe, in a game seven. Wait a minute. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What do you mean it's a bad combination?
11:01Huh? Because both of y 'all picked Detroit to win the game. We did. No, yes, you did. Because I don't know if it was because they were playing at home, but I told you ahead of time. Listen, I can't compare when it comes to your ball knowledge. Okay? But I use something called common sense and logic. Yeah. Understanding that at some point, Donovan Mitchell has to beat their narratives about the playoffs. James Harden has to beat their narratives about the playoffs. They did that tonight. And I told you they were going to do that long ago. But here we go. In the next series, neither one of y 'all want to listen because it's me.
11:37Okay? You saw what happened tonight. Yes. Yes, Unc. It was a bad combination.
11:41Shannon Sharpe:I could have told you the combination was going to happen before it happened. Well, a lot of people are going to say the combination happened because ABC tweet had it playing. The Knicks versus the Cavaliers. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That ain't got nothing to do with nothing. Them boys played bad tonight. Matter of fact, when you look at tonight, the energy was different. It felt like the Cavs had a home game, Joe. Yeah. You hear me? Yeah. Everybody, the way they played the game, the aggression, how aggressive they were. James Harden having a bad game. For James Harden having a bad game. This is why they call it a team sport.
12:16Everybody else stepped up. That goddamn Sam Merrill, boy, he showed out tonight. He showed out tonight. Along with Allen and Mobley, Donovan Mitchell did what he needed. He didn't get much from stress, but the lack of production from James Harden tonight, it was made up with Sam Merrill playing the way he played tonight. He played one hell of a goddamn game.
12:36Shannon Sharpe:Well, I think the bigs also, Joe, I'm going to let you slide in, but when you You get 44 points, 19 rebounds from your big with seven assists. You're probably going to win that game. Both guys shot over 50 % from the floor. Both guys, Evan Mobley was plus 31. James Harden, plus 31. Donovan Mitchell, plus 17. Max Struess, plus 11. Jared Allen, plus 9. Dean Wade, plus 17. I mean, so when one of your stars is off, okay, where are we going to get the production that we normally get from our star. Hey, everyone would say, I got some slack. Hey, Jay, what you got on that? Man, I got a 20-piece. All right, I'll take that.
13:16Shannon Sharpe:Hey, Sam Merrill, what you got? He's like, I got something on your phone too, homeboy. I got a 20-piece too. And that was the difference was Cleveland played really well. Detroit played bad. I mean, they couldn't stop anybody. Look how they were going to the basket. Sam Merrill was putting the ball on the floor, getting to the basket, getting A-1s. Jared Allen taking the ball from the top of the key. Spinning, Joey going down the lane, dunking the basketball. That ain't how Detroit normally plays defense. Go ahead, Joe. Man, if Evan Mobley and Jared Allen going to play like this, Uncle Ojo, hey, man, they're going to be tough to beat.
13:55Shannon Sharpe:Kudos to Cleveland for coming in on the road. I felt Detroit exerted so much energy in their game six. You know what I mean? It was such an emotional win for them that tonight they didn't even – they looked so lethargic and flat, bro. Like, I'm talking about from the start. From the start of the game, it seems like Cleveland were more desperate. You know, they wanted the game more. Maybe because they squandered away, you know, obviously being able to advance on their home court in game six. But I just thought they played more desperate. They had guys out there who were doing any and everything they could to put their stamp on the game.
14:30Shannon Sharpe:Hey, look, what we talk about the others, you look at Sam Merrill, The guy came in, bro, 23.7 to 10 shooting, five for eight from three. Hey, you need them type of games from guys so you can get over the hump, bro. So James can be pedestrian in a game like this. You know what I mean? But, man, if Mobley and Allen playing like this, I think, honestly, Ocho, I know I picked Detroit to win this series. Yes, sir. This game. But I'd much rather see Cleveland playing against the Knicks with these two bigs. Hopefully they took something from this, bro. You know, the aggression that Mobley and Allen played with tonight, I just felt this was their best game of the series, bro.
15:13Shannon Sharpe:I've never seen them. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've never seen them play with this type of thrust. They was going at their man. Like, they were just playing harder than the Pistons, bro. And the Pistons, okay, Ojo, that damn Thompson kid. I love his energy, his effort, and everything that he brings. But, damn it, if you can't make a damn shot wide open in this league, bro, it's going to be hard to win with guys like that. I'm just keeping it real, bro. Hey, and listen, K didn't have no help tonight. Where was Tobias Harris? Well, he went back to be in Tobias Harris. Where was Tobias Harris again? He went back to be in Tobias Harris.
15:47Shannon Sharpe:I don't know. He was impersonating Kobe. So, I don't know. He must have thought it was Halloween and he dressed up as Tobias Harris because he was dressed up as some other player. Hey, hey, hey, listen, hold on. You talking about where were these dudes at? Man, to me, from my eye, it just seemed like they were just dead in the water time, bro. Outside of Jenkins, Duncan Robinson and Levert, even K, he looked like he was bogged down in time. Like, they just didn't have it, bro. Like, I'm telling you, I don't know if it was because it was such an emotional win in game six that when they came home, they kind of had a letdown, but they just looked out of it tonight, fellas.
16:26Shannon Sharpe:Enduring, I mean, hell. It's hard to win when you don't have a lot of offensive power and you're depending on one guy to really carry you, bro. You know, hey, the Pistons, they got to look themselves in the mirror. They got some decisions. They got to make some important ones, too. They're not good enough, Joe. I mean, we can look. They didn't play good tonight. But if they get past – I don't think they're ready to win a championship. They got too many holes. Cade has to be great. And I'm not talking about good. He has to be great with Martin. I didn't write out every single game for them to have a chance.
17:04Shannon Sharpe:If he plays bad, they're not winning. It's really that simple. We see James Harden play bad. They won. If Cade plays bad, they're not winning. And there are a lot of other teams that have to have guys that if they play bad, Shea can play bad and they can still win Oh Jokic can play bad and you have Murray and you have other guys If Cade Cunningham plays bad they're not winning They're just not And again Joe I don't know what he needs to do Joe but he gotta take care of the ball If he doesn't start taking care of the ball better you know what he's gonna do Joe He's gonna find himself in a position like James Harden Yeah.
17:49Shannon Sharpe:Because the turnover, look at what, how many turnovers did James Harden have tonight? One. Plus 31, even though he only had nine points. The other night he had seven, eight. The games they lost, look at the number of turnovers they have. Look at the game. High turnovers. Look at Harden's turnovers. The games they lost, look at Harden's turnovers. He, KD got a job of just taking care of the back. I understand they put a lot on your plate. To whom much is given, much is required. Much is required. You got to take care. You got to take care of the ball. You got, and Thompson, you a phenomenal defensive player.
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21:32Shannon Sharpe:offensive again. Ain't no way around it. And I told you before I let you go, Joe, I told you, I said, Evan Mobley got a decided advantage on Tobias Harris. Yes. Punished him down low. Yeah. Punished him. Had his mind made up. Yeah. He said, enough. He like Reggie and Klumps. We were like, enough. He said, I used to like black. Now I got to attack black. I used to like Tobias. Now I got to attack him. Yeah. The funny thing about it too is I look at Cade and you talk about the turnovers and him understanding, you know, I got to put this team on my back because I don't have much help. Tobias Harris is he's so inconsistent.
22:18You don't know what he's going to give you from game to game. I think that's part of the reason where some of the turnovers are coming from because Cade has to exert so much energy. So much energy and obviously, you know how it is when fatigue sets in, that's when you start to make mistakes. I think I'm seeing that from Cade a lot in this series, just in general, when he's having to take ball games over. Because I think Tobias Harris in the offseason, you say they have some decisions to make. But who's out there? Think about it. If Cade's having a bad game, who's out there that can assure you you can get points and they can take over a game when Cade is not having a good game?
22:58Goat James. I think Tobias is... Huh? Goat, James.
23:04Shannon Sharpe:In Detroit? It's some guys out there, Ocho, who can help Detroit. I mean, listen. I mean, obviously there are guys that can help, but I'm saying not to the extent, not the same as you see a Shea go out and, oh, you ain't got to worry about nothing. No, collectively as a team, they're so great all the way across the board. I mean, Detroit is not built like that. I think Detroit is built on defense. You know, that's what they hung their hat on pretty much this whole season. This is how they won 60 games. They're just not an offensive juggernaut to where, you know, you expect them to have four or five guys with 20-plus points.
23:43Shannon Sharpe:That's not going to happen. Hell, I don't think it's pretty much happened the whole season. And, Unk, you're right. K has to be extra special, bro, night in and night out, just for them to even be in the damn game. You know what I mean? I mean, for him having a pedestrian game like this, a bad game, you have no chance of winning this ball game, bro. It's going to look like it looks, yo. You have zero chance. Yeah, it is. It is. He gets 13 points, and with five turnovers, you're going to lose by damn near 30. Every time. Every time. And then you look at Donovan and James Harden tonight. Kudos. I know James had had the best game offensively.
24:19Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. But, bro, one turnover, Donovan zero turnovers. hell, every game they done lost, they've been over five, six, seven turnovers, bro, apiece. You know, and so hopefully, you know, they can take this game plan into New York because it's virtually pretty much the same team. They got guys who are high energy defensively, and, you know, their defense create offensive opportunities. So they got to take care of the basketball. But damn, Detroit squandered away a great chance, bro. Get Cleveland credit, man. Coming into that hostile environment, game seven, They just, they controlled the entire game.
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24:53Shannon Sharpe:The entire game. Hey, from the start to finish, Joe, start to finish. And let me tell y 'all something. I know y 'all know the game a lot better than I do. Y 'all been watching it for a very long time. Unc, when it comes to you, you know basketball from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, you know to the 2000s, but now. But I'm telling you right now ahead of time, y 'all need to start listening to me when it comes to my basketball knowledge and IQ, you hear me? Yeah, yeah. It's the series between the Knicks and the Cavs, okay? It's going to seven, you hear me? It's going seven? I'm telling you right now, it's going seven, but it's going seven in the next favor.
25:26Now, you do with that what you will, and that goes for everybody in the chat too. Listen to me when I tell you, I haven't been wrong all series long since the playoffs started, and that's for a reason.
25:37Shannon Sharpe:Hey, listen. Let me ask you this. What if they made a move? What if they got AD? A big that can score, can defend, and pair him with Cade. Yeah, they need something like that. Yeah, they need. Hey, my question would be here, what type of shape AD going to be in? Hell, is he going to be healthy enough to give us at least, let's say, 60 games? I ain't asking for 82. 65. Can you give us 65? 65, Joe. Hold on, hold on. How about we do this, Joe and Uncle? Let's say you want AD, right? You want him down there in Detroit, right? When's the last time he gave you 60 games? Let's start there. I don't know.
26:19Shannon Sharpe:I don't know. He might not give us 20. Okay. Okay, not this year. Last year. How many games did he give us last year? He got hurt as soon as he got down. What you call him? And then he got hurt again and they shut him down. So it's been a minute. It's been a minute, Ocho. Yeah. I don't think that's the answer, Joe. But, Ocho, listen, my thing is if you're a player who's been hurt a lot like this, bro, you gotta really take control of your nutrition and your workouts, bro. I think that's everything. You know, for me, when I seen AD come into camp last year with the Mavericks, he just looked out of shape.
27:01Shannon Sharpe:He looked a little heavy in the face and in his body. I just think you cannot come into camp trying to get into shape. This basketball, bro, it's too much running. It's too many soft tissue injuries that can possibly happen when you're trying to get in shape like that. Hopefully he's learned his lesson. But for me, I wouldn't mind AD, but I think they need another guard who can really get money. I'm going to be honest with you. I don't know if it's possible, but Devin Booker, maybe you package up a couple of these guys and try and go get Devin Booker, bro. You need a bona fide score next to K, man.
27:35Shannon Sharpe:You got to go get a bona fide score. I don't think Kawhi doesn't want to leave the Clippers. Well, hey, hey, hey, damn, he don't want to leave. If the Clippers get rid of his ass, he got to go. Hey, look, I know the Clippers probably trying to prepare for the future, you know, get a lot of young cats, young assets to where they can, you know, some way, somehow find a way to compete over the next couple years, bro, in that beautiful arena that they got. Hey, you know what? I mean, nobody else going to say it out loud, but I said out loud, y 'all need to get y 'all ball knowledge up like me. Oh, man, here we go.
28:13You hear me? And as much as y 'all, you know, I respect y 'all. You hear me? I love y 'all too like brothers, right? But y 'all need to get your basketball knowledge up like me. Because the fact that y 'all know the game better than I do, and I'm sort of a late bloomer. Like I lost my virginity at 27, and I know the game a little bit better than y 'all when it comes to figuring out the outcomes of these series. I mean, that's beyond me.
28:37Shannon Sharpe:Hey, it's like a dude shooting dice for the first time who never really shot dice. his ass, lucky as hell, he hitting all the points. You know what I'm saying? That's what it is, Ocho. You really just guessing on the cool, but you know what I'm saying? You making some good guesses. You making some good guesses. Time out, time out, time out, time out, time out, time out. So let me get this right. So I beat y 'all last in March Madness. No, no, no. Let me finish. Now come the basketball season, the NBA, I'm beating you in that too, and you still think it's luck. You pick Logan. Man, you pick mascots.
29:11Okay, okay. So what I'm picking now? What about football? With your knowledge? What about football? Your football knowledge? Hold on, hold on. When it comes to football knowledge, I bet with my heart. Huh? When it comes to basketball knowledge, I bet with my mind.
29:27Shannon Sharpe:Hey, hey. You see how that work? And that's been my problem with basketball. I've been betting with my heart this whole postseason. Now I got to step it up. I got to get it together. It's nut cutting time now. Okay, let me see how much you've learned from me so far. Joe, the Cavs are playing the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, right? Yeah. Who you got in that series? I got the Knicks, old Joe. Okay, you know what, where you going places, boy? Huh? Where you going? Hey, who you got, huh? I'm taking the Knicks, but if OG was healthy, I'd take him in five. Okay, okay. But OG gonna be back this series though.
30:04I talked to OG. No, no, listen to me. I talked to OG. He said he'll be back by game two.
30:10Shannon Sharpe:Man, listen. Sometimes less is more, man. They played great without OG if we just, you know, keeping it 100. I ain't saying that they ain't going to need him to win, you know, to win a title. But I don't really think they should rush him back. I think Harden and Bridges have been playing great. Hell, they're going to cause a lot of havoc for James and Donovan in this series here coming up. They're going to go crazy. Hey, man, Ocho, when I look at this game, look at the free throw disparity. Yeah, he shot 44 free throws. Cleveland can't make free throws. They missed 16, Joe, Ocho. Oh, my, 63 % from the free throw line, bro.
30:47Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. They missed 16 free throws. And they're good. I mean, think about it. Allen missed six. Mobley missed five. Donovan missed two. James missed three. At one point, James had made like 32 straight. And as soon as they put that graph up there, he fell apart. He missed like 10 of his next 15. Because remember, he missed the free throw. He ended up getting his rebound. Remember, Joe? Yeah. He missed. He made the first one. Yeah. He missed the second one. Got the rebound, went to the free throw line, and made it and missed another one. Yeah. Hey, look. and if they even looking to compete with New York, bro, them free throws don't come in handy.
31:33Shannon Sharpe:They gotta make them - Yeah, because what you call, because you know Brunson getting to the free throw line. If he don't do nothing else, he don't get the free throw line on you. Hey, and that's the thing. It's like, damn, they ain't got nobody to guard Brunson, fellas. No, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Don't do that, don't do that. Because even the team that has somebody to guard Brunson couldn't do nothing with him. Remember? Remember what you said? Remember what you said about Eskimo? Remember what you said about Edgecum? Yeah, yeah, yeah. You said he was the answer, huh?
32:01Shannon Sharpe:He was a little wet. You said he was the big body Brunson stopper, didn't you? He a little wet behind the ears, Ocho. Okay, now he wet behind the ears. Okay. Man, ain't nobody say no Brunson stopper. Now see how you say how you make yourself up, Joe? He get a couple games, right? Now he on the app. A couple? Somebody called me for pics. Hey, listen. Hey, Joe, listen. Listen, with all due respect, get your ball game knowledge up, man. Yeah, hey, oh, he feeling good. He feeling good. Let him go. Hey, hey, go get your rent out, man. Do your thing, bro. Hey, I'm doing it. I'm proving y 'all wrong, that's all.
32:38Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, yeah, do your thing. Joe, hold on, Joe, hold on, Joe. You played the game at the highest level. Yeah. You know the game better than me. You can teach me the game, you hear me? Yeah. And the fact that I'm beating you at your own game, what does that tell you, boy? Huh? You making some good - Hold on, let me tell you something. Not only am I going to outdo you in your own game when it comes to this show, right? Wait until I see you one-on-one. You say you going to outplay me too? Outplay you too, boy. Because listen, I'm outthinking you right now. So when we get on the court, I'm outthinking you there too.
33:10Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, you ain't got a chance, bro. I mean, I understand you feeling good and all that. But this here, me getting these picks wrong don't do nothing but piss me off. when I do see you, to give you hell, give you pure hell. Joe, this is the funny thing. You can't play well pissed off. That's why I'ma talk shit to you. Once you pissed off and frustrated, you gonna be like Thompson. You gonna foul out. Hey, hey, I'm like Wimby. I be with the monks, baby. Hmm. You ain't gonna better do no. You ain't gonna better do no. You ain't gonna better do no. Oh, Joe, you got it right. Hold tight, boy. Hold tight.
33:49Shannon Sharpe:Hold tight. Hold tight. It's kind of like the other game seven, Western Conference final game seven. I mean, game six. We thought it was going to – I apologize. I said game seven. But game six with the T-Wolves and the Spurs. Yes, sir. The opposing team, the team that went – the road team came in and beat the brakes off them, and the game wasn't really close. And this was the same situation. And it was a perfect example. It was a perfect combination. when nobody played, what'd you get from Rudy? Nothing. What'd you get from Drew Randall? Nothing. And then you got Wimby, you got Stephon Castle, you got Dylan Harper, you got all those guys played well.
34:34Shannon Sharpe:And guess what you got? You got a 30-point victory. Well, you got a 31-point victory tonight. Yeah. There you go. If you're at home and your guys, you got, I mean, look, I don't think they're really counting on, Anything that Gobert gives you offensively, you graciously accept. You're looking at him to get you about three or four block shots, alter some other shots, get your double-digit rebounds, give you some second-chance opportunities. But if he gives you eight, ten points, you're like, oh, my goodness. Yeah. But Drew Rounder, you're expecting 15 to 20 from Drew on a nightly basis. And he was horrible.
35:10Shannon Sharpe:I agree. And he ain't no way of writing. He was horrible. He was, man. He was. It was bad. It was bad. It was bad for the Timberwolves. No, you still on?
35:27Shannon Sharpe:Ojo. Yo. What you got going, bro? You know, I had Sunday league tonight. Oh, you had the ice up a little bit? No, no, no, no, no. You know, I always wrap my left hamstring up just to make sure, you know, I don't pull. I don't pull, Joe. You know I play Sunday league at Kendall Soccer Park every Sunday. Oh yeah? Yeah, hey Joe, you know 11 v 11, you know the big field Joe. Yeah. I'm the striker. Joe, we got ass whooped tonight boy. More of that to come. More of that to come. Nah, nah, we good Joe. Hey Joe, it was bad Joe. Yeah. Oh my God Joe. I'm talking we lost like five. Damn. Damn. Damn.
36:12But shout out to my boys, man. Young Kings FC. Huh?
36:17Shannon Sharpe:Damn. Yeah. And you come straight, hey, you come on here, you come straight on here. He ain't mention nothing about no shower with Diddy Joe. Come on here like a bucket full of chin straps and jocks. I bet he's got a number like jocks and chin straps. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Listen, I'm gonna take a shower when I go to bed. I had to come home and get right in front of the TV so I could make sure I could tell y 'all about how y 'all don't know the game of basketball. Didn't I tell y 'all what I told you? Coming out here smelling like nothing, but a basket full of jocks.
36:50Hold on. Hey, Joe, what did I tell you about when I shower? I shower every what? What? Every Friday. Hold on, but you just played a game, bro. Yeah, so tonight is an exception. I'm going to shower after we finish.
37:03Shannon Sharpe:And he play sports in jockey shorts. He don't wear no jock like everybody else, Joe. He wore a jockey suit. Matter of fact, I ain't wear no shorts when I play. When you wear compression? No, I ain't wear nothing. You free? Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I just put my pants on. Oh, man. Hey, Joe, I don't want no restrictions. I need to be free, Joe. Man, ain't nobody here no restriction, man. Put some bad, nobody. Oh, Lord, this man here. I'm gonna tell you, I'm telling you, hey, listen, that's why I... I had a teammate played in, he wasn't wearing no jockey, he played in jockey shorts, fruit and loons.
37:42Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Yeah. Real? That was, hey, I only know one teammate of mine who played, hold on, when you say a jockey, that's when you're backside out, right? Hey, hey, that joke of Bo Outlaw, and hey, look, he played in a jockey, he did not play about you patting him on his butt after a good play. He did not play that. You know what I'm saying?
38:11Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, Ocho, you should have showered Ocho. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You know what's more important than showering? Making sure I sit in front of the TV and I watch the entirety of the Cavs and Pistons game. And then once the game ends, I'm on here to talk about this. Huh? That's more important. Ocho, you don't hear that battery? That smoke detector. Take the battery out. Oh, you can hear it? Yeah, we can hear it. How you think I'm able to tell you, oh, take the battery out. Hey, listen, you know I'm black now. You know how black household always got the smoke detector battery going.
38:46Shannon Sharpe:All you gotta do is just take the thing up and take the battery out. Hold on, let me see if I can get up there. That thing kinda high now. You know, I got 20 foot ceilings. Oh, Lord, have mercy. Here he go, here he go. And your funky ass, that funk, go all the way to the top of the ceiling too. Oh, man. Hold on, let me see if I can - if I can reach you. Hold on. That's a, what you call him? That's a ew meter. Ew, he funky. Is that what going on, Joe? Hold on. Let me see if I can reach you. Hey. Hold on. Hey, matter of fact, baby, baby, I know you watching. Bring me the ladder, please. The little step ladder.
39:22Shannon Sharpe:Oh, here you go. Hey, listen. Huh? I think Cleveland coming into this game seven, they had a real talk with Mobley and Allen because I noticed that the pick and roll was set a lot higher tonight than what it's normally been, meaning they came up way beyond the three-point line to set the pick and roll so Donovan and James can have more room to operate off the pick and roll. And they were more playmakers tonight than anything. You know what I mean? Yeah, Donovan had 26, but he had some hell of a passes. I thought James had some hell of a passes because Detroit was trapping the pick and roll. And out of the pick and roll, when we throw it out the pick and roll to Allen and Mobley, we need y 'all to go make a play.
40:07Shannon Sharpe:Man, they make a play all night. You see what they was doing? Allen getting down there banging. Mobley getting all the way through. And I was like, hold on. When we was talking about this, I said, Joe, Mobley, I said, if you look at the matchup, okay, if you take Durant and he plays Allen, that means Tobias Harris got to play Mobley. Mobley is seven foot. Tobias is six, seven, six, eight. he has a decided advantage. He should have been playing like this the entire series. Put his ass down on your back and say, son, I'm finna work you. You finna get this work. And tonight, that's what he did. He wasn't selling for no threes, even though he shot four, which was four more than I would like to see.
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44:13Shannon Sharpe:Ooh, that's interesting. It's probably going to be hard. You can't play Mitchell and Robinson and Cat. Nope. Nope. They may try one game if things don't go as planned, but I feel like Mobley is going to have a mismatch every night, even if he got Josh Hart guarding him. Oh, yeah. If he take advantage and be aggressive like he was tonight, man, listen. I mean, they got a chance to make this a series, but I just think due to the rest that the Knicks have had and due to Cleveland coming off a seven-game series, obviously an emotional win game seven, one day of rest going into New York, shh, good luck.
44:55Shannon Sharpe:They might get the dole blew off their ass game one. They better find a way to shut down Bronson because he looking at his chops. He say, this is the closest I ever been. Ooh. They got a chance, bro. They got a real chance to get you the finals. Yeah. SGA won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the 14th player to win back-to-back MVPs in league history. That honor was overshadowed by Shams, announcing 12 hours before the award that the NBA posted promoting the announcement. Some are giving Shams the benefit of the doubt, saying he accidentally scheduled it for an AM instead of a PM.
45:36Shannon Sharpe:One thing for sure, Shams is going to spoil an MVP announcement for Prime and NBA, and I'm sure they aren't happy about that. I think it's because Shams had a pre-scheduled tweet but confused with AM and PM. It was supposed to be announced at 7.30 PM, blah, blah, blah, but instead it was tweeted at 7.30 AM. SGA back-to-back MVP notes, ESPN Research, number one seed, NBA high, 64 wins, despite the third most teams' game missed due to injuries. The first player to win consecutive MVPs since Nikola Jokic did it in 2021-2022. 21-22. The first guard to win consecutive MVPs since Stephen Curry did it in 2014-2016.
46:18Shannon Sharpe:The first guard to average 30 points on 55 % shooting in NBA history. He joined Michael Jordan as the only players to average 30 points, 5 assists on 50 % shooting in 4 consecutive seasons in league history. He did not, did not score below 20 points in all games this season. He's the third player to score 20-plus points in every game of the season. Wilt did it in 61-62, 63-64. Elgin did it in 61-62. The plus minus, the plus 78 in one season is 100 points better. Ooh, what did I say, 688? Okay, the 788 on the season, as far as plus minus, He's a plus 788. Is 100 points better than the next closest player, which is Victor Wimbenyama at 682.
47:10Shannon Sharpe:I don't think it was a surprise. I know Yoke averaged a triple-double. He was sensational. There were a lot of guys that was deserving. But I think, Shea, given what this team was able to do, 64 wins again, the 30 points again, 35 and basically shooting 55 % and average 30 which is no guard has ever shot that from the floor in the 80 year NBA history so he's done something nobody has ever done a lot of stuff you see that's done, Wilt did it twice Elgin did it, that great 61-62 season where everybody had crazy numbers but what do we say back-to-back MVPs. Now, when it's all set, now, Joe, the next five, seven years, how high can he go on the list?
48:06Shannon Sharpe:I think, first off, it was well-deserving. You know, congrats to Shea. Back-to-back MVPs. How high can he go up on the list? I think it's going to determine in this next series if you want me to keep it 100 with you. This is probably going to be his biggest task. You know, even playing against Indiana last year in the finals, I think we all figured that they would beat Indiana. Indiana made it a series. But I think a lot of us has mixed feelings about this Spurs and Thunder series that's coming up. And Shea didn't have to be great against the Lakers. But damn it, I tell you what, he going to have to pull a rabbit out the hat against the Spurs.
48:45Shannon Sharpe:He going to have to be special against these boys. They got too many weapons, bro. There were too many guys who – they're built just like OKC. A bunch of guys who can go after dribble, guys who can catch and shoot. I mean, they got the defensive player of the year. This is going to be a tough matchup for OKC. I still have OKC winning this, though. Yeah, I mean, when you – never in my wildest imagination that I think he could be this. I thought he'd be a good player. I thought he averaged 20 points. I did, too. I thought he averaged 20, 22 points a game. know watched him a little bit and uh uh when he's at the clippers watched him when he was uh early on in his career when he was with uh okc but if you're gonna tell me this man's gonna average four consecutive years and averaging 30 points shooting at the level that he's shooting it at oh they can get the hell out of here that man they shoot they may have a damn you see what i mean you know what i mean that's why y 'all need to listen to me ain't nobody out here hold on listen when when he was with the clippers i'm i'm the first one that stood on the table 10 toes and said listen that young bull gonna be special i said it on average 25 30.
49:57i said it joe i was the first one to say i'm the first one on record to say i don't understand why they let them go for kawaii i understand because it's kawaii he coming off a championship and all that but this young bull is going to be special he could change the trajectory of the clipping franchise if they keep him and just be patient. But no, they didn't want to listen. They didn't want to listen to me.
50:17Shannon Sharpe:Well, listen. I saw this. I saw this long ago. Listen, we are prisoners of the moment right now, but at that current time, when they traded him, Ocho, they wanted, Kawhi wanted Paul George. Paul George was playing out of his damn mind at that point. If I'm not mistaken, I think he finished real high up on the MVP voting, Joe. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he did. He was special, bro. I ain't gonna lie. So I can kind of see where Kawhi was going when he was like, damn, if I'm going back home and play for the Clippers, I want y 'all to bring Paul George. I can see that. I understand that. I'm not, you know, living in this moment right now to where we say, damn, well, Paul George has been pedestrian.
50:54Shannon Sharpe:That was a bad trade. At the time, I don't really – I don't look at it like that, bro. I think as time went on, the guy has – I mean, hell, look what he's done over the past three, four years, man, at OKC. Average of 30. Shooting 50 or 70. He's been unreal. Back-to-back MVPs, a finals MVP with a championship, has an opportunity to go back-to-back. I mean, what, Jordan did that? Hold on. LeBron did it in 2012 and 2013. He won back-to-back MVPs and finals MVPs. I think Jordan did it. I don't think Bird didn't do it. Bird won three consecutive, 84-85. But Bird never won back-to-back MVPs. They went 81, 84, 86.
51:38Shannon Sharpe:If you remember, Magic and them beat them in 85 after the Memorial Day massacre. They lost by like 35 points, and everybody thought it was over. And then Kareem come back, and Kareem dominated the rest of the series. So I'm trying to think. Ooh. I mean, look, check this out. I don't even know if Magic did it. He might, hold on, 87-88. Magic won 87-88. They won back to back. He won. He won. because Magic won no Jordan when did Jordan win the MVP
52:16Shannon Sharpe:okay 89-90 but they didn't win the championship they didn't win the championship either year because Detroit beat them in 89 because Detroit won back to back yeah and then 87 Magic won the MVP in 87 and then Jordan won the MVP in 88 because Jordan had if I'm not mistaken, Jordan had that historic year where he averaged like 37, Joe. But I'm trying to go back to somebody that won back-to-back MVPs and back-to-back championships. It might have been Jordan. You might have got to go back to Jordan in 91, 92. Yeah. Or maybe 97, no, yeah, 97, 92, because Barkley won it in 93. And then Karl Malone snuck in there and won it in one of them years.
53:02Shannon Sharpe:Karl Malone won it in 97? or was it 98? And that, yeah, that, hey, that pissed Jordan off. That's why he bust both of their ass up in the finals. Hey, listen, check this out. Hey, we gotta get a Canadian some love, bro. Drake done dropped three damn albums. He killing the charts. Hell, Shea done won back-to-back damn MVPs. I'm thinking to myself, damn, Shea bought them boys Rolexes last year. Hell, he bought them APs this damn year. Damn! Yeah, hey, we do something. I'm gonna get y 'all AP. AP autograph Adrian Peterson autograph that's the AP that y 'all gonna get hey listen hey listen listen to me Uncle Joe I'm about to come into some big money real quick right you hear me I'm about to come into some good stuff I got some good gifts for y 'all boy do you you think you think Shea did something nice AP you gonna be on top of AP Man, nigga, boy, I'm giving you something with four wheels and a steering wheel, boy, you hear me?
54:05Shannon Sharpe:What? Yeah, man, I don't play. I don't play. Hey, just to show my appreciation. He give my hoes up high, Unk. Hey, Unk, one thing about it, you know when I give gifts, boy, I don't play about that, boy, you hear me? I mean. Hey, if I'm lying, I'm playing. Well, you know, I need to make a call. I need to call and see what type of gifts you normally give. Oh, I get giving that. Hey. How about this? Hey, Joe, think about this, Joe. Hey, I'm thinking about this real quick. Think about the way I tip the service industry and people I don't even know. Right. What you think I'm going to do for y 'all to show my appreciation?
54:43Shannon Sharpe:Huh? What we talking about? Joe, make this make sense. He'll tip a stranger. 500, 1 ,500. He been knowing me. I can't even get my little paper. Oh, man. Make it make sense now. Hey, Unc. Hey, Unc. This is the difference, though. Hey, Joe, you got to understand. Joe, this is the service industry. You hear me, Joe? Joe, listen to me. I'm not in a position of power to change minimum wage, you hear me? Right, right. I make due just so when I go eat at a restaurant, I don't care how your service is, because I already know the bullshit you had to deal with before I got there. I'm timber you$1 ,000 or better, every time.
55:20Even if your meal come out to$60. Joe, I don't care, because they need that. They got to live off that. I need my meal. Hey, Joe, listen. Unk rich, man. Unk rich, you know. He ain't hurting. Hey, Joe, if Unk really need that for the$5 ,900, man, here, man. Take that little change. You feel me?
55:42Shannon Sharpe:I think he really need it, though. I think he want to get it. I mean, they have it in his pocket. Time, you know, time, time, you know what I'm saying? Yeah. I mean, it's easy. They used to be Joe and Ocho. Hey, Joe, I just went to a legging game. It cost 150 ,000 court size. No, you ain't. You saw the Knicks ticket. I bet he ain't mention no more about no damn Knicks ticket, Joe. Yeah, I bet he ain't. I said, Ojo, that thing. I said, Ojo, they want court size ticket going for a Knicks game. How much are they? About 60. I sent you the thing, 150. Oh. They had some for like 60. they had a couple for like 150
56:30oh that's why Josh Harden hit me back okay I get it
56:34Shannon Sharpe:they gonna get it too hey think about it think about how long hold on they were in the they were in the Eastern Conference finals last year right Indiana beat them yeah yeah yeah so they like you know how the Knicks think anytime they get this far they thinking they going all the way yeah Hey, listen, though. But they got a damn good chance because, see, by Cleveland winning, New York has home court advantage on their Ocho. So the first two games going to be in New York versus if they had played Detroit. They had to travel to Detroit. So I think there's a great chance that the Knicks could advance to the finals and play either OKC or the Spurs.
57:18Shannon Sharpe:But I don't think it's going to be that easy playing against the Cavs. I think the first game might be a little lopsided due to – I'm saying the first game, Ocho probably going to be a little lopsided. Nick's going to win. I'm saying they're going to beat the Cavs first game because I just feel like due to the travel and the one game of rest, hell, they've been – it's Sunday, bro. They play Tuesday. Okay. Hey, I just want to make sure you're on point with your decision-making, Joe, because you've been real bad the past few weeks. Hey, Joe, Ocho, if you want to buy Cambodia or something, I got a couple of purses I'm looking to get up off of.
57:50Shannon Sharpe:What you got? What you got? You got some burgers. Hold on. You an Indian giver, Unc? I got a limited edition LV. I got that big Chanel XX. Oh, yeah. We got two of them already, Unc. Listen. I got that speedy, that 30 speedy. They came out with a blue. They came out with a yellow. They came out with a green. And they came out with a green. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I'm saying. I'm saying. What you got these for, Unc? I told you, Joe, what'll happen. Now, if I give you something, I'm like, the price is right. Not the price is right. I'm like, the wheel of fortune. Once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep.
58:34Shannon Sharpe:Hey, huh? You talking about this one? Yeah, but see, the one I got is a speedy. I had to sit that back, because I was like... Hey, that's a men bag or for a woman? Either one. This is for my baby. what because you know what if you look you see uh pharrell williams carry lebron carry it yeah you see a lot of nba players carry that bag hey yeah yeah only you see i'm i'm see um this this this this this like you know i ain't i ain't give it to her yet see that's why it's down here with me so i you know i messed up i had this hit my man oh man you just called to my baby hey break that step ladder down here.
59:18Shannon Sharpe:She, she about to know it, but she know it now.
59:27Shannon Sharpe:No, no Joe. I'm thinking about getting somebody, they cut up. I say, you know what? Let me go and put this up here. Who? Oh, you saying they cut up before you - Yeah, before I was able to get to them. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, hey, so you ain't, you ain't, you ain't anything to give it to them after? Hell no. So you just hold on to him? I hold on to him. Can the next person come along? Somebody go get it. Okay. I already know what he is too. Who, who, who, who, who? What's her name? You ain't telling. Put a name on it. Don't be ashamed. I got a couple of what you call them too, YSL. They not that, you know, ain't nothing.
1:00:12Shannon Sharpe:Damn. Ain't nothing special? Ain't nothing special about the YSL. But that double X, that double X Chanel that they made in 2019. The quilted Chanel. Yeah, that big on that light right there, Joe. Yeah. Hey, I get mine most of the time, Joe. That's what I use as my diaper bag, Joe. Huh? Yeah, I use the double XL Chanel as my diaper bag. But you ain't got no babies on. Joe, hey, Joe. Oh, the little one. Little one, a little French fry. Yeah, yeah, but she ain't love no more. you know she met about hey all the kids like man all of them yeah hey my sister man my sister necklaces and bracelets yeah oh oh you that you gave back i told you if i give it to you once it's like i get to your your birthday if it's x y and z right right it's yours right but if i go because I like to buy stuff ahead of time.
1:01:07Shannon Sharpe:I don't like to say to the last minute. So I'm like, okay, her birthday is such and such. Like, okay, let me go ahead and get this. I got a little bit because I don't want to be, you know, one out of money. I got it while I got some money. I go ahead and get it. Right. Right. All of a sudden, they start hacking up. Hey, let me hear. You want this? Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. So is this before you give it to them or you take it back? Yeah, they don't never get it. So I ain't no Indian giver because they never received it. Oh, if they receive it. Wait a minute, wait, wait, wait. I don't care. I don't care about that.
1:01:40Yeah. So depending on the purchase of a gift, you know, let's say something above 50 ,000, you don't take it back and get, no? You let them keep it?
1:01:50Shannon Sharpe:I'm only like a gift gift. I'm only like a couple of those, Ojo. That ain't no, I gotta, I gotta, man, I'm gonna save, boy. Get that. Hey. What'd you do, Ojo? well he let him have it yeah i i do i i will often i will often ask my maybach back but i i thought about it because the baby need to be able to get around and stuff so i just i just let that go honda too though hey joe honda volkswagen uh uh oh yeah yeah a passada passada it all get you hey it all get you from point a to b you hear me damn you gave up a maybach Yeah, yeah, it's cool, Joe. I done made that money back, man, ten times over, Joe.
1:02:33I ain't tripping. And you know, that's my dog. You hear me? That's my dog. You know, ain't no bad blood. Yeah.
1:02:41Shannon Sharpe:Well, it'll be a damn. I ain't getting no Maybach, though, Joe. Hey, hey, it's cool. It's cool. You know, God been good to me. I can't even lie to him. You're right. He been good. He been good to us. I'm gonna get it back I get it back I ain't paying the hassle I ain't paying the gold through all that try to get an attorney and get it back and you spend all this money and all that it ain't worth it it ain't worth it just go ahead just go ahead and keep it you know what one of the one of the best lines I heard is Change told me he said somebody some lady stole something from him Change said he told me say if you can live with it I can live without it.
1:03:30Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. That's how I am now. If you can live with it, I can live without it. Right. I like that. Cause I'ma go get it. I'ma get it, I'ma get it. I'ma get it back. It might take me a year. It might take me two years. It might take me three, four years. But I'ma get it back. Yes sir. I'ma get it back. Hey, speaking of, it just dawned on me, right? You know, we got Christmas coming up. so I like to do things ahead of time. Joe, you hit me? Damn, Christmas coming up when? What you mean we got Christmas coming up? Whoa, whoa, Christmas? Man, how long? We ain't even got damn Father's Day. What the hell?
1:04:04Shannon Sharpe:Hold on, Joe. Hold on. Hey, I start Christmas early. I prepare mentally on what I want to do. You hear me? I ask my people, Joe and I say, man, listen, I just threw the hint out there. Like, man, you know, so when you come in town, it'd be nice to have you to ride in. you know, what you like? Is anything out there you like? You know, I'm just throwing a hint out there. And like, you know, oh, it don't matter. I'm like, what are we doing? So I'm trying to be a little bit more direct to get a gift, you know, ahead of time. And I don't understand why this individual is not really understanding what I'm trying to say.
1:04:49Oh, she don't live in Miami? No, no, no. Out there in Boston, you know, she a Celtics fan. oh man so what you think about getting us i i i was trying to like to get to get it out of her but she like playing all oh it don't matter i'm i was thinking about maybe a little range or something
1:05:05Shannon Sharpe:yeah yeah she'll be appreciative you get it right i ain't bought myself in the minute she was like you're gonna get something i'm like nah she's like this the long You just bought a 700. You just bought a 700 BMW. That don't count.
1:05:26Shannon Sharpe:This is the longest. I've only put 50 ,000 miles on one car in 40 years of owning vehicles. One time I put 50 ,000. I've only put 30 ,000 on the car. I've only gone over 30 ,000 on two cars in my life. That means you be at the damn house. I'll be chilling. My BMW, I got a BMW. It'll be seven years old. I got 12 ,273 miles on it. Damn, you don't be going no damn well. Seven years old with 12 ,000 miles? That's crazy. I don't, Joe. My Range Rover, I got a Range Rover that's 13 years old. It got 39 ,000 miles on it. Damn. I don't. Hey, why don't you upgrade, get the new one. Did you want to do it in the garage like that one?
1:06:19I mean, just update it. Just update it.
1:06:22Shannon Sharpe:Hell no. Hey, listen. Hey, matter of fact. Shelly put most of those miles on it, because when Shelly came to California, she needs something to get around so she don't have to rent no car. She driving. Shelly put more miles on it. So how about you put Shelly in the 2026, man? Oh, no. Shelly, that 2013 is just fine. just fine hey hey it's a few things we need we need to we need to upgrade we need to upgrade your car your car system i brought my brother car and joe hey joe what's that but she don't want nothing i done got all the kids out the way too i don't got all the kids i'm gonna steal it and drive it in the lake oh man joe i done got all the kids new cars too damn yeah i just got i mean i got them all out the way.
1:07:11And your kids, they spoil
1:07:12Shannon Sharpe:like the old Joe. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Joe. I just, I got my Benz, CJ got a Tesla, Gigi got a Tesla, Savvy's up next. He's only a sophomore, so he up next. And he's a sophomore in high school? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He'll be up next. But right now, I'm in the middle fold, so I'm like, you know what, let me get something nice for my baby. You know, when she come down here, you know, so she has something like to drive. You can't be... You're not driving my McLaren. You're not touching my goddamn Tesla, my Cybertruck. So just have you something nice. Something girly like.
1:07:55Shannon Sharpe:Get a GLE Mercedes truck. Y 'all seen Mercedes trucks? Them are nice. The G-Wagon? No, no, no. The GLE. The GLE. It's nice. I like it. You know what I think? I think that Land Rover, that Land Rover for the women, you know what they're talking about? The Defender, yeah, man, I like that. I like that, I like that too. Yeah, I like that Defender. But see, I need something you to drive, cause I don't like riding, I don't let nobody drive me. No, I can't ride with nobody, man. Hey, you look like the Maybach type of dude, you know, long, the little, the Ben style. Yeah, that look like you. I may, but I'm going to back out.
1:08:41Shannon Sharpe:So, no, it ain't happening. That's the only makeback I'm getting. Nah. I got what I got. I'm good. I'm good. I think I get another two years out of that range. He got me 39 ,000 miles on it. I feel you, but it just don't look right on the road. It's going to be 2028. Ochoa. Yes, sir? The GLE AMG, bro. Hold on. Let me see what this is, man. It got the same shape as a Maybach truck, right? No, it's shaped like a bubble. You talking about the GLS 550. A GLE 63 AMG, Joe? Yeah. Oh, nah, Joe. That's too high school, Joe. That is? Yeah, I'm looking at it right now. It look like a little bubble. Oh yeah, you look like a DLE coupe, Ocho.
1:09:41Yeah, I don't like that. That's more for my daughter. Damn. I mean. My daughter drive something like that right now. I just got her something like that. Yeah, I'm going right here.
1:09:51Shannon Sharpe:I'm going to stick it over here over this. I'm going to drive this here a little while longer. I would. Hey, Joe, I like that. I like the Range Rover, Joe. Nah, nah, I understand. I understand. Man, my lady got a range. She got a white one. Yeah. See, I like it right now. I don't want to baffling. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I don't like them defenders no more. Man, the thing's 107 ,000. What happened? That's more than cool. Oh, no. I don't like that. I hate them. They ugly. Oh, no. Hey. Man, I don't know what the hell I was thinking. Hey, what kind of car? That Land Rover Defender. A Defender. Hey, so when I take the car, when I take the Range Rover to get his service you know typically they i get a defender i draw one a new oh them all so nice hey they nice joe they nice they nice bro oh no i can't hey joe you sure junk you you sure that's the right price huh what how could how can the lambo defender cost more than the goddamn rainbow it's it's it's maxed out though it's uh oh okay okay oh okay oh okay oh okay i was like oh no but they ain't cheap Ocho.
1:11:01Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, yeah, yeah. I see him there, about 180 grand, yeah. I said, nah, I'm good. Shit. I'ma go on, this here paid for, I'm good. I ain't going nowhere in a hurry anyway.
1:11:15Shannon Sharpe:Hey, you know when you, Ocho, you know when you in the league, man, hey, every two, three years, I got me something new. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I bought that car phase. I had it, you know, 600 Benz, had a Bentley, had a Bentley one of 10, had a Rolls Royce, had a Range Rover, had a Denali. Hey, did y 'all have them, you remember them 760s when they came out? That's what I got, yes. The BMW, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's what I got right now. Matt, yeah. You said that's what you got now, huh? Yeah, with them ketchup guts. Yeah. Okay. That red and tin set it off every time. Okay, okay, okay, Damu.
1:12:07Okay, Damu, yeah.
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