Hour 3: Matthew Stafford’s Successor Debate, NBA Power Rankings, plus David Spade In-Studio

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1:00Rich Eisen:We are back, baby. We are back. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. We are back. We are back. This is the Rich Eisen Show. And Tomber, the Harden's win. Earlier on the show. 2026 NFL Draft prospect, Carnell Tate. The Ringer NFL Draft analyst, Todd McShay. Coming up. Actor and comedian, David Spade. And now, it's Rich Eisen. Hour number three of the Rich Eisen show is on the air. Disney Plus, the ESPN app, ESPN Radio, Sirius XM Channel 80. We've had a fun show so far. Carndall Tate in hour number one. Todd McShay with all sorts of different scenarios in his mock draft 4.0. What else do you want to know?

1:53Rich Eisen:Oh, yeah, David Spade is in our green room. It's a great use of our new drop, isn't it? What else you want to know? I've got my power rankings. Oh, oh. Yeah, of best NBA teams remaining in the playoffs. Love it. We know who one is. What else you want to know? 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. What else you want to know? Oh. I mean. You're out. What else? Oh, Busboys is the name of the David Spade movie. Oh, nice. Okay, great. Excellent. I love our new drop. Pleasure, man. Oh, look out. Mike's just laughing. He's not playing the wrong music. I left. Sorry. Give me a phone call here. Give me a phone call here.

2:39Rich Eisen:Give me a phone call here. Let's go to Terrell in Austin, Texas. What's up, Terrell? Did I say it? Is that your name, sir? Yes, you pronounced it correctly. Awesome. What's on your mind? What up, man? I've been hearing a lot of same topics running around, so I just wanted to speak on three topics from the NFL draft. Yes, sir. Ty Lawson. I mean, Ty... Simpson. The quarterback from Alabama. Simpson, yes. It would be great if the Rams would go ahead and jump up in the draft and grab him. It would be the perfect situation for him. Get a chance to sit behind a Hall of Fame quarterback with a Hall of Fame coach with a system that's already in place so he can learn how to be an NFL quarterback.

3:18Rich Eisen:Yes. And they didn't have that many starts. I think the Jets should not focus on a quarterback this year. They're not ready. That's correct. They have too many holes to fill. They need to try to fill as many holes with quality starters as they can before they draft a quarterback. And I think Dallas. Dallas needs to go up and get them a game changer on defense. They have two spots that they definitely need to fill, which I think is either linebacker, defensive end, and a quarterback. They need to get a game changer on defense. They're moving up in the draft. They do not need to miss on this draft.

3:50Rich Eisen:Terrell and Austin, I'm with you on the Dallas one. And I'm absolutely with you on your middle point as well about the Jets focusing on next year for the quarterback. Your first one about the Rams, and yes, it would be great for Ty Simpson to go there. And thank you for the call, Terrell and Austin. Call back. It would be great for Ty Simpson to go sit in Los Angeles, watch Matthew Stafford up close, get in Sean McVay's offense and marinate. And then when he's ready, takes over for Matthew Stafford and has a career. I mean, that is a dream scenario. If I'm Simpson's family, if I'm Simpson's agent, if I'm Ty Simpson, that's exactly what I would want.

4:49Rich Eisen:100%. Because being a quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in Sean McVay's world with less need creating all the necessary parts and a roster for you. That is it. That's it. why do i have this feeling if it's a what's more likely scenario here we go okay hold on what's more likely i write this down the rams draft and groom matthew stafford successor nope for matthew stafford successor is someone else's current blue chip a plus plus pro bowl all pro quarterback who's going to raise his hand like an NBA player and say, I'm out of wherever I am. Send me to Los Angeles. Or maybe an MVP or a guy that's played in the Super Bowl.

5:45Rich Eisen:I don't know. I'm just throwing that out. I'm just saying this is such a catbird seat position. This is 100 % industry acknowledged catbird seat position, quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in the less need Sean McVay era cooking with gas and effing picks I'm just wondering everybody's thinking let's go get the next one let them draft and groom the next one or the next one is sitting and stewing in a spot where he's sick and tired of being after it all said and done maybe they play in the AFC I'm just throwing darts I've been saying this for months Just throwing darts. I'm just. We're not saying.

6:34Rich Eisen:We're just saying. No names? No, no, no names. No names? I mean, you could play the next drop, and I wouldn't even answer. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what I mean? You could play our new drop, Mike. It's not a problem. I'm ready for the. It's okay. It's okay. Don't worry about it. What else do you want to know? I won't tell you. They might play for animals. Okay, stop it. Okay, stop it. Just darts. Stop it. Stop it. How dare you? They might like to dig into things, Brockman. You know, like dig or burrow. See, now, this guy cannot ever be subtle. It's a groundhog. I'm in this, man. They're going to call it groundhog?

7:08Rich Eisen:You think everybody knows everything you're talking about? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter because you're just, it's called a breadcrumb. Not like, here's a loaf. Here's a loaf. People still don't know what I'm talking about, so it's fine. Yes, they do. No, they don't. You literally said the guy's last name. That's fine. As a verb. People are like, no one's name is Dave. You said the proper name as a verb. They think I'm talking about Stephon Diggs. Okay, very good. We're not talking about him. I'll shut up for the rest of the hour. Don't have to do that, please. Just mute me, Mike. Hey, everybody.

7:44Rich Eisen:Would you want to be part of a club, a statistical club, for an event that doesn't count in your career total? It doesn't mean anything. It means nothing. It means something. Well, I mean, yeah. The Portland Trailblazers are the seventh seed. Yeah, they won. They're in the playoffs. I get it. It's done. Nice to see Drew Holiday balling. Well, that's not the guy who I'm referring to. Oh, I know, but I'm just pointing it out. Danny Avdia, ladies and gentlemen. It's seen true. 41 points last night. Woo! And a three-point play that essentially wrapped things up. An 11-point comeback on the Suns in Phoenix, in front of the home folks, in the Valley of the Sun.

8:24Rich Eisen:Here goes Danny Avdia. and he became the fifth player to score 40 or more points in a play-in game joining the following see there's a list okay zion zion anthony davis kobe white for the bulls nice and uh jason tatum for your celtics first one ever do it remember when he scored 50 back in 2021 yep good because that's the only thing that you can actually look and point in the record book. Let's hear this kid balling out for the Portland Trailblazers, putting them in as a seven seed. Hit it. I did feel that I did have growth this season, but I feel like as a team, we had growth this season and I think that's the most important.

9:09Rich Eisen:I couldn't do what I do without my teammates being there and just making the right play. I feel like every single one of us is making the right play and wants to win and make winning plays. And as I said, I think back in the beginning of the season, if we had that type of situation like today, I wouldn't think we would come back to the game. But tonight, we really show the character, and I'm really, really happy about our growth and my individual growth. I mean, I just kind of keep being aggressive, keep making the right play, be a good teammate, and yeah, move forward. Holy Tiago Splitter, Batman.

9:42Rich Eisen:Look who's moving into the playoff position. Have seventh seed. back in the playoffs for the first time for the Blazers. It's 2021. Congratulations. You're taking on Victor Wemba-Nyama. San Antonio Spurs. Would you rather be the 7th or the 8th seed? Spurs or Thunder? Gosh. Spurs or Thunder? I'd rather take on the Spurs. I think so, too. Oh, man. Can you say such a thing out loud? Yeah, you can. I don't feel great about it. You have the defending world champions there who have just been rolling all season. Rolling everybody. But you've got the alien. you don't want to play him either honestly it's like the lesser of two evil but guess what you're in you probably do want the Lakers right with their injuries that's probably the team that you'd rather have the Suns will host the winner of tonight's Clippers Warriors contest in the it's not downtown Hoops Dojo it's the city of champions the dome Inglewood California into a dome where TJ Jefferson will be tonight are you going no no he's not me and somebody hooks me up okay just go tj you should be one of those people at the wall you should be on the wall yeah i mean i i don't know where they find that energy it's unbelievable one i don't have that energy oh yes you do i went for a tour a few red bulls and you're off i went i went for a tour of that place remember before it opened on the wall and i told you specifically that wall is steep and someone's going to take a tumble.

11:19Rich Eisen:I don't want it to be me. What else do you want to know?

11:26Rich Eisen:I love our new drop, man. I like that. It's great. You know what you do? Bomber, there should be some sort of essence of Bomber that you can just take a potion and just start bouncing off walls, man. You're going to go on the wall and you're going to chant for the Clippers for three straight hours. Even if they're down by 20, you're going to act like you're up by 20. It's like a fifth of Bomber and two thirds of Clipper Darryl. And an eighth of TJ plus. You know what I mean? No, that'll be the wrong direction. One would think. Five hour energy. You know where else I can do all this? No. The crib.

12:03Rich Eisen:Come on. TJ Jefferson, I told you, he's not going anywhere. I'm not going nowhere. TJ, let's go. Come on. And that's how we're covering the Western Conference playoffs. Your last chance to see Kawhi. Can we get a press pass? I'll definitely go if we can. I mean, we're the Rich Eisen Show. Make a call. We should be at these things, Rich. Okay. Let me call Suzy. She knows people. That's correct. She knows people. Suze. You're not lying. I mean, she's busy. You can play in the game. She's busy. She's getting ready for women's sports now. She's busy. Debuting on Thursday. I just got a text message.

12:32Rich Eisen:From her? From your wife. Saying? Why doesn't TJ just get a credential? Oh, there you go. Jack, see? Thank you, Suzy. I knew you. You know what I'm saying? That's my girl. Because he doesn't want to leave the house, Suze. I will, Suze, if I get a credential. No, you won't. What are you talking about? I sure will. I responded. It's fine. What else do you need to know? What else do you want to know? I can't get you. What do you mean I'm too lazy? First of all, that's disrespectful. Here's what I want. You don't want to leave your house. But how's that laziness? That's just more comfortability than anything else.

13:03Rich Eisen:It's not about being lazy. All right. I've got power rankings, guys. All right. Sorry. I'll refund. Mike, it was a lot simpler yesterday and Monday when they were here. Guys. I like to have him. Guys. Guys. Guys. I'm going to settle out of this stuff. I'm going to power rank the NBA playoff teams presented by SoFi Hit it please Power rankings Power rankings Alright here we go everybody I'm power ranking the NBA playoff teams presented by SoFi Give me some of the little bit of music right here Mike DelTufo number 10 on my power rankings of the NBA playoff teams putting the Cavs here Cavs Your current four seeds in the Eastern Conference and putting the Cleveland Cavaliers here.

13:48Rich Eisen:Spider Mitchell. Spider. Yeah, he is. Number 45 in your program. Big time. Number one time. Listen, they were the one seed last year. Didn't work out for them. Maybe the four seed this year a little bit better. You know what I mean? I don't know, but I'm putting him at 10. Number nine. Cooper. This is for him. Lakers. Yeah. They're your favorite team. They're not my favorite team. Are you sure about that? They're my ninth. If they were my favorite team, I'd say I'd be like O'Shea Jackson Jr. I don't care about Luka being out. I don't care about Austin Reeves being out. We're just going to, all we have to do is put on the purple and gold and say we're the Lakers.

14:22Rich Eisen:He doesn't think that anymore because he's out because he feels basketball is rigged. Is this with or without 77? Who, what, what? They're the ninth. I think he still has LeBron and he still has Mack, Mack, Esmat, Rui Hachimura. God bless you. Okay. Number nine on my list. Number eight on the list. I'm putting the Timberwolves right here. I'm putting the team. See, I'm taking a six-seeded team in the West. But they're better than the Lakers right now. And putting them over. That's why it's called a power ranking. Get it? But your point is that I'm such a. I got your back. You sound like Cooper.

14:56Rich Eisen:Like, you're a passionate Laker fan. That's the way Cooper refers to it. Dad, you're a passionate Rams fan. By the way, while we're on the subject matter. Have you guys gone in and joined Cooper's? fantasy basketball tournament. I don't even know what you're talking about. We'll do it in the break. On ESPN Fantasy, he's done that. I'll do it. Well, you'll see the password for the league is Rich is bald. My son. That's your son. My child. Rich is bald. Get your house in order. Yeah, right? You raised him. I'm power ranking. Just running willy-nilly. Give me the new drop. Nilly-willy-o. Number seven on the list are the Houston Rockets.

15:45Rich Eisen:Putting the Rockets number seven on this list. I can't wait to see what they do. This is going to be fun. Kevin Durant. They don't win. Going for it with the Houston Rockets this time around. Let's see if he can get there. He should play for every team at this point. He has. Number six. Number six. I'm putting the Denver Nuggets here. They've won 12 in a row. I'm aware of that. Going into the playoffs. I'm aware of that. This might be too low. I'm aware of that. New hats. But I'm already just getting you set for the top five of my power rankings. One, two, three, four, five? TJ. Yes. Hold on to your seat.

16:20Rich Eisen:Uh-oh. Hold on to your hand. Hold on to your seat. I'm putting the Boston Celtics here. Five? Yeah, baby. Wow. Oh, my God. Because four? That is so disrespectful. That is so disrespectful. Put up four. I mean, that is disrespectful. The team that knocked them out in last year's playoffs. Because a top five player in the league got hurt? No. that thing was already already going the wrong way for you sir it was already going the wrong way for you going in the wrong direction the last time the Knicks have won anything of significance was you weren't even born yet I think at the end of the day they have a more talented roster they have a better team I don't know oh yeah I do it's my power rankings it is yours what else do you want to know What else do you want to know?

17:09Rich Eisen:Nothing, because I know this list is bunk. How is it bunk? That's my man's. How is it bunk? Because it didn't go his way. The regular season's over. No one thinks the Knicks are better than the Celtics. All right. Number three on the list are the Pistons. Or them. What do you mean? Why aren't the Pistons number one? The Celtics are going to the finals. Okay, good to know. You guys need to wrap your mind. Good to know. Good to know. Number two are the Spurs, and number one are the Thunder. That's the way I've got my power rankings right here. The centerpiece being the Knicks over the Celtics, which is, boy, what if I'm right?

17:44Rich Eisen:What if I'm right? What if I'm right at the end of the day? You could be. Outstanding. Power rankings are brought to you by SoFi. Get your money right. All right, let's take a break. Get your mind right. Get your mind right. David Spade is here. That's next. This, or he's next. This is the Rich Eisen Show.

18:13Rich Eisen:The Rich Eisen Show Podcast Near you I mean, there's not It's not in every theater But it's limited release But we just added Canada today Welcome Oh, David Spade You added Canada to the list of busboy theaters We can't slow them down They're adding it everywhere It's in theaters this Friday You and Theo Vaughn Yeah Jay Farrell as well Jay Farrell SNL alum just like yourself. SNL alum, yeah. We know the secret handshake. Tim Dillon. Sometimes I don't know what I'm saying. I didn't know what the secret hand is. It's more like a fist bump. It's called a fist bump now. The pod you do at Dana Carvey.

18:55Oh yeah, Dana's the best. Dana's old school funny. He carries that thing. He's very funny. When was the first time you met Dana Carvey, David Spade? Oh, interesting. curveball question. How about that? Well, I was in a hallway. I'd seen him go on a lot. Didn't really know him. And I got kicked out of an apartment and I was sitting in the hallway and Kevin Nealon sees me and he says, oh, I heard you just, I got kicked out. He goes, do you need a place to stay? I just got SNL. This is Kevin Nealon, comedian. Yes. Who I really liked and I said, yeah. He goes, do you want to move into my room? I live in a house with another comedian and Dan Carvey lives above the garage with his wife and he's on SNL already.

19:36I said, oh yeah, for sure. So I got his room and then when they'd come back on the weeks off, Kevin would stay on the couch. I'd stay in the room. And then I got to meet and know Dana a little bit. But he was like, you know, he's like the guy on us now. And then I was brought in sort of as a replacement. This sounds crazy. I heard this later. Like to light a fire under Dana, like work harder. Because we got one room just like you. No kidding. Wow. Super talented, but just looks like you. You were the next guy. Yeah, I was the next guy. But the church lady didn't have enough. I don't know. You know how it is at SNL.

20:08They're like, they don't let you relax. And he was the king of all the sketches. Right. So I just basically did nothing. I was on the bench for a long time waiting for him to get the F out of it. So you met him before you even joined SNL? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, I met him because he was at the house a lot because he lived there. Right. And he was always nice. And then after us, we had our run, and he's always known as one of the best there. And then we were talking a lot. and it's sort of mandatory to start a podcast. So we were like, what should ours be? And then we had like a little whiff of SNL would be in there.

20:42So, you know, because everyone's had some association, a host, a writer, someone who's seen SNL. You can bring in really anyone. Right. And then that got us going and it's been working well. It's really fun to do.

20:54Rich Eisen:Yeah, and the Netflix is a joke fest fly on the wall live. Oh, that's right. Look at you, dude. Yeah. Come on, I've got all the information. And it's you and Dana Carvey with Chris Rock. Oh, yeah. Chris is going to come on and we're going to do a little razzle dazzle. May 6th at the Orpheum Theater. There is a moment with you and Chris Rock that I've always been meaning to ask. No, I know. Which one is that? God, my hair is she lacked today. You are. I like it. You got a party in the back, too, man. I have a little mully coming on. I know. What's up? I don't know what side is what when I talk on screen.

21:31That's wrong. uh chris rock and i went to the laker is that what you're talking yes you with kobe how'd you

21:37Rich Eisen:guess kobe's a friend uh so it's you and chris rock yeah courtside at the laker game and and and chris look at me i'm doing the same thing right now and chris is talking kobe or doing saying kobe and kobe was you want to pace it out is what he said to him he was just saying stupid stuff what was he saying to he was saying something to the effect a little pep talk and um made me laugh because kobe was there's something called the zone and uh this is like talking to a comedian during his stand-up action right you know what i mean and so he's talking just being funny and just talking and the kobe is uh not listening at all um no he's kind of blocked him out mamba mentality was he really saying to him you got to pace it out he was kind of being just funny and stupid and then and it made me laugh and i think he was doing it for fun but right kobe the the sad part about the players is the way more seats if they give you the agents give them to you they're on the floor yes because one time one of the players smashed us and my friend a director went to the hospital in the lakers are you serious yeah they have a little medical center i didn't even david russell a huge director we were there and he got hit so hard it that i don't know who it was and then he they took him and a little lakers ambulance they went underneath so he's okay but but this story was you sit here yeah i mean the seats are better but you sit here yeah and then kobe's here right you're right and you're on their bench and those those bump into their chairs exactly the same so we would switch at halftime but someone's sitting next to someone and then sometimes it's kobe and it's like such a gift for us horrible for him and then we're like i think it's gonna be zone after this you know like just throwing out tips and then he's staring and kobe shockingly is more into the game yeah and uh but i love this clip because it comes up all the time it does and i've always been meaning to ask you what what he was saying no one really knows but did you say something were you saying stuff too or no you would kobe for sure was not listening to me but But I thought Chris had a chance.

23:47But Chris is just being funny. It's fun to be there because people are waving and players come by and fist bump. You're right there. It's too close, to be honest. I wouldn't want someone that close to me if I was playing.

23:59Rich Eisen:But it is crazy how you are on the Laker bench. You're on the wood. It's splinters. So did Kobe say nothing to you the rest of the night? I think he was nice when it was calm. Okay. You know, but I think in that point it was probably 10 seconds left and they were mapping out how to give it to Kobe and he was, he was busy. God. But yeah, it was all right. I liked that clip because it just travels around every now and then. Okay. And were you and Chris in the same SNL class? Did you come in together? We were. I came in, did four weeks of writing. Then there was a summer. I came in sort of to watch.

24:35Yeah. And then I get paid$900 and then we came back. I know it wasn't a lot. And then I came back from summer, and it was Farley joined, Rock joined, and I was there with Schneider. And then that year, then Adam came on a few months later, and then we all just kind of did our run together. But I still see Chris. I'm going to see him this summer. I see him all the time. So did you write skits with him as well? Did you do that too? Yeah. Okay. I mean, we would, you know, he's a good punch-up guy, and we would try to help each other with the sketches we wrote, or we can update bits that are just in one.

25:11Those are sort of easier to get on, better chance of getting on, and then you can score. Sometimes the sketches get cut. There's so many of them. So when you're just doing update, that's a great way in, and that gets people to know who you are.

25:24Rich Eisen:Okay. What was your update one? Again, what's your favorite update one? I guess, let's look at a clip. No, we definitely can't do that. Not a clip of update. No, it was just, I sort of fell into that niche of, I did a few bits, And then when I was making fun of Hollywood and all the actors, when it was the world of People magazine and celebrity butt kissing, I was sort of going the other way with it. And then people like that because no one was doing that. You do it privately. Right. But I was sort of doing it out there. And then Lauren said, keep doing that. And then I just kept doing that for about a year or two.