Callie Curry

I haven't been that sad over an injury in a long time.

I was like, oh my God, I can't believe it until like I took a second and I was like, well, the way she plays, like she's incredibly explosive. And her usage rate is like, I don't even want to know what it is. It's like Luca. Luca on the maps, I should say.

Um, so I guess it's, I guess it's not like unbelievable that it happened, but God, like, especially like women's basketball has been on a fucking tear. It's just, and like thinking of, I was so excited for next weekend's games. Me too. And I'm still super excited. There's still really good teams left. Notre Dame is so good. Texas is great.

UConn is like, there's so many that it's like, obviously South Carolina, it's super deep, but she was one of the stars you want to see.

No. The good news is, what's crazy is I was going to bed last night. And I told Seth, I was like, I think Mississippi State is better than people think. We should watch Juju at 10. And I walked away. First of all, I was wrong. They were down by 20 points in five minutes. Mississippi State was. But then when she got hurt, I was just like, ugh.

And some ACL tears happen and people just are like, yep, tore my ACL. No emotion at all. The way that she reacted, you knew immediately like what happened. Yeah.

Yeah, she was an excruciating pain. I was just like, I don't even want to watch this. Like, it's so, it's so tough to watch. I thought she was.

She's a sophomore, which is crazy that she's a sophomore because she's been one of the best players in college basketball for the past two years. But if you're gonna do it, like she has time to come back and we'll have two years of eligibility left after she comes back. So it's not like worst case scenario. And they have a freshman coming in, Jazzy, who's going to be great.

I was really excited to watch Jazzy and Juju together. But Jazzy will be a sophomore when she comes back. So it's not like worst case scenario for her and USC for that matter.

No, yeah. The way she scored was fun to watch.

So I never had SC winning the tournament.

Yeah. It'll be interesting though because they have other players that are good. So it'll be interesting to see how they... They're good enough, I think, that they might still win at least one more game. Kiki's great. Yeah. The other point guard that came from Oregon State, I'm blanking on her name right now. She's pretty good. So I think that they'll be okay. UCLA has so much size.

I just think it's impossible to bet against South Carolina. How many times do you have to do it?

I don't know. They're feisty. I think that they had one of the tougher schedules and won again and again and again, except for against USC. And now USC is not going to be in the picture. Sleeper team, I guess, would be, which is not that big of a sleeper because they were number two seed. But Notre Dame is really good.

Yeah.

Well, Bachelor in Paradise to me is the direction that they should like put all of their money. It's so similar to Love Island. And Love Island obviously is super popular, not even just in the US, but UK, Australia, France. I love watching Bachelor in Paradise. They announced last night that they're putting like golden Bachelor and Bachelorettes on the island.

No, I also don't know how it's going to work. What if a 50-year-old falls in love with a 25-year-old? Is that cool? Is that what's going to happen?

Yeah, I don't know what the rules are, if goldens are only going to be with goldens or what it's going to look like. But I feel like that's a weird mix on the island. I guess we'll see how that works. But I think that's where they should focus. I also think if they're going to continue with some version of this... Making it a requirement that you're engaged at the end of it seems so dated to me.

That's like a huge stakes thing at the end of this after dating 25 people for over a month. And the people that come off the show are like, I really did like him. I went on one date with him and spent a total of an hour. And I was like, and you were going to get engaged?

By the way, Bachelor in Paradise has a much higher success rate.

Way more time. Also, it's not like they're forced to only have their eyes on one person. They get to be introduced to 10 people and pick who they want out of those 10 people. And you're both choosing each other instead of here's the one guy, fall in love with him.

I agree with you. The problem is The Bachelor still gets like over a million views, which is more than what these other shows get. I just think that the other shows have so much more like cultural relevancy.

So how do you stop? It's the lowest production, how much money they put into the production versus how much money they make off of it. It still makes sense for them to make the show. It's just not... I agree with you. It's not a great show. I think Bachelor in Paradise could be great. But Bachelor and Bachelorette, I think they're pretty rough. And...

No. By the way, Temptation Island, I read in an interview that there is no alcohol limit. So they are allowed to drink as much as they want.

Bill, I just want to tell everyone, including the listeners, that before the season started, you texted me and said, am I crazy for thinking that Charlotte is a playoff team? I had a lot of injuries. And I said, no, you're not crazy. I think they're going to be better than people think this year. Yeah. They have a chance to get the number one pick if people are not aware.

I mean, there's a lot of shows that you look back at and you're like, couldn't do that anymore. But that's part of the... Unfortunately, that is part of the problem. Would I blow it up? I don't think you can go... I mean, you have a two-hour slot primetime TV. You have over a million viewers a week.

I think you got to tweak something. I don't know if you can fully blow it up because you don't want to lose that audience base that you have.

Yeah. You know, the archetype characters that they're going to have every single season. There's going to be a villain. There's going to be someone that's a front runner. Did you watch the finale last night?

So the woman that everyone thought was going to win lost. I didn't.

You did?

The only reason why we thought the other one was going to win is because Grant had no knowledge of Mormonism, which is crazy to me because it's like everywhere in pop culture. But he didn't know anything about Mormonism. So all he had was whatever the producers were telling him, which like God knows what the producers were telling him about Mormonism.

And I feel like that might have been like a, I don't really know.

Yeah.

Super pretty, fun. Her family seemed great and easy. Yeah.

Easy transition. Yeah, which apparently he's moving to Boston.

Well, I mean, at the end of the day in marriage, like you spend an enormous amount of time with that person. You want someone that you want to hang out with.

I was shocked by that.

Yeah. She was like the soft-spoken, super kind, sweet. And immediately, she was somebody else. Now, I'm not mad at the way that she reacted based on everything that she was saying. But I was like, we did not see any version of this side of you throughout the entire time we've been watching the show.

So it didn't go the way that we thought, but I have never seen a team have more injuries. It's like player after player after player after player.

Well, Grant made out with like almost every person on that show. So it'd be a lot of that.

if your daughter was on this show, you know how they do the hometown visits, would you be supportive and go like, would you be on the show?

I don't think my dad would do it.

No, I think he'd be like, I'll meet him after he's chosen. I don't know.

I don't think he would go on knowing that this guy is dating other girls. Like it just wouldn't be good for me.

Or,

I can't even imagine Austin in this role. Like, hey, meet my boyfriend who has three other girlfriends and is choosing which one of us he wants to marry.

that's an insane ask for families, I think.

And when families don't do it, I'm like, yeah, I don't know if my family would do it because my dad would be an asshole to this guy.

to be on TV yeah Aunt Jenny's gonna come over like yeah it's kind of like you'd be excited about it right yeah it's like fun I guess that's a really good point of view I've never thought about that that makes a lot of sense I guess I feel like for the opposite reason of that my dad would be like yeah no thanks

Yeah. Also, you know, they're super young. I just we'll see what it looks like next year. But I do think that they have good pieces.

My dad's going to take you outside for a chat. Then my brother is, I'm going to talk to my mom and start crying. It's like the craziest thing in the world. And then Latia brought like 40 people. Thank you Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah. A hundred percent.

Thank you.

Yeah. And, you know, just like this is, you know, how things work on most other teams. He's the oldest by a lot. He does not know the music played in the locker room for sure.

Thank you.

Yeah. Like a hundred... I mean, the average age on this team has to be like maybe 23, 24. Jesus. They're so young. Yeah. Well, that... He loves it. And he loves Charles Lee. Absolutely loves. I don't know anyone that doesn't like Charles Lee, to be honest with you. Loves Charles Lee. Loves the new management. Loves like he's enjoying it. He likes being back home. So he's super happy.

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Yeah. Which is, I mean, obviously it sucks to lose. And going from Boston to Charlotte is probably huge. And even before that, he was in Milwaukee. So he's done like a lot of winning. Yeah. He's been on a lot of winning teams. And so this is probably a huge adjustment for him. But he's like super positive. So nice. Him and his wife. They're awesome. Yeah.

I have never, or maybe not never, but in a very long time, have seen him happy when things aren't going well. And it's not that he's okay with it, but he feels like there's things that can be done to change things. Actually, the other day I asked him, we were talking about people getting on people's nerves.

And I was like, I mean, listen, every coach is going to have players that get on his nerves. And he was like, I honestly like every guy on this team. He really, really likes his team. And I think that makes a huge difference. And you probably... Obviously, he's been doing it for so long.

But the longer he's done it and had to be around a ton of different personalities and different organizations, I think he's just really happy to coach players that he really gets along with, even though it's not perfect. Yeah.

Yes. And everyone's respectful. The stars on that team kind of act like every other player. They have no desire to be treated significantly different. Which I remember Austin saying that he played with a superstar and was saying how he's never late. He does what every other person is doing, doesn't ask for any special treatment.

And I was like, yeah, but like, you know, guys are like used to the stars doing that. But I think when a star doesn't do that, it's like huge for the rest of your team.

Yeah, I think that that's less normal with especially the level that Stefan's at. Like you hit the jackpot if you have someone like that on your team.

I'm just staying. Why would you?

No, I wouldn't say that I was worried about Stefan because Stefan's whole life is in basketball.

It's shocking when you're around him. But he really does prioritize his family. And he's very happy off the court. It's just happened to be that he's one of the best shooters of all time. And I'm not saying he doesn't work. He works insanely hard. But... basketball is not his entire life. So I was not worried about him at all. Do I think that he just turned 37 yesterday or a week ago?

Do I think that he's probably like, what's the plan? I'm sure. But I can tell you, I just saw him yesterday. Couldn't be happier. Very happy with the way things are going right now.

And it's working out better than I thought it would, to be honest.

Yeah.

Yeah. So far, they seem to be doing just fine. I, what's crazy to me is like, what seed will they end up being, right?

Like, I would not want them in a first round. If I've won, like, if they end up like, let's say they end up like a five seed, six seed. Like, that sucks for whoever the third seed is. No question. Like, you won the whole year and you get them the first round.

Out of his mind.

Yeah. And two coaches won a champion championship. Um, Kawhi's won championships. Like I wouldn't want to draw them either. And it sucks that the young teams are at the top. Cause they're going to end up with one of these veteran teams that have been there and done it before.

People might think I'm crazy, but I think the same thing about the Suns. I'm like, if the Suns happen to draw OKC, is it impossible for them to be able to pull it off? I don't think so.

There's signs of life.

Yeah, and am I surprised that Katie all of a sudden is scoring 40 points a night? No, I'm not that surprised. You know what I mean? It's just like, can I see that happening again during the playoffs and it be a tough matchup for an OKC or a Houston? Yeah, that sucks as your eighth seed.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Although the Magic are looking better now too.

one I would say the fans are better than you'd think for where they are yeah I've been to some other arenas when their team is about the same place as Charlotte is and it's like awful to go to those games but If the game is tight, the fans are up and cheering. And they're essentially playing for nothing right now, right? So you wouldn't think that fans would care that much.

They did just redo the arena, so it's nicer. Oh, that's good.

But it is weird. The Knicks played everyone. Obviously, Jalen Brunson's out. And they won by 20 because of what you're saying. I'm sure the Knicks rolled in their automatic dub. But Charlotte's whole team is a bunch of 19-year-olds that have all the energy in the world. So if they get up and you're not taking them seriously, they will steal a win.

They've beat teams that you're like, how are they beating these teams? And then they'll lose to the Wizards.

right they're feisty offensively yeah you don't know what you're gonna get and if LaMelo is playing and hitting the most outrageous shots in the world like it is fun and Miles Bridges post playoffs has been amazing yeah post all-star break yeah oh yeah post all-star yeah so is LaMelo is he as talented as you thought he was or is he even more talented I think he's way more talented than I thought he was before we got here

His offense is the things that he does, the shots that he makes that look like... These are circus shots. But he makes a decent percentage of them. So it's kind of like, you got to let him have it, I guess. And he can see things. He is so talented. I'm hoping... that everyone gets healthy and next season they have a chance because I'd love to see him like on a good team.

I don't like to judge like that talented of a player. Like people will be like, oh, but the team's always bad. I'm like, but yeah, that's not his fault.

Like what is he supposed to do? So I'm interested to see what he would look like on a good team because he is everything and more than you think. He's capable of it. I think Brandon Miller is better than people think too.

I think that was a great trade for the Lakers. I think Mark is really good.

I think Mark is super talented. I think in the West, to have more depth for the Lakers and size would have been great. I think that they were just worried about the longevity of it. He's been hurt a lot. Yeah. It's really strange to me to fail a physical when he's capable of playing that day. Like he could have played in the game.

I think Mark is so good. I think he would have helped the Lakers an enormous amount. He's young and huge. He's huge in person. And I'm just like, wouldn't you want that in the West?

Shocked. I mean, I guess it makes sense for, you know, the Hornets to get as much as they can, they can get. But I, if I, if you would have told me who would be off the table, I thought Mark was one of those people. And then for the Lakers to send them, I mean, that is the weirdest. I've never seen that before.

It's so awkward. So weird. I also think Connect's great too. So I mean like, it just depends on what you want for your team. But I feel like the size for the Lakers would have been, they're already like enormous. Adding a 7'2 guy.

Yeah. And Mark like actually has like footwork and offense. He's like, he could have provided a boost for them, especially in the playoffs. But I guess like, you know, obviously they don't know him. They haven't had him. They know Connect. They know what he can give them. Yeah.