Mike Ryan

It is. I mean, it's like I've had players tell me, I mean, you couldn't work in the league anymore. I said, why not? It's like, because you can't talk to the kids the way you used to talk to people. What do you mean?

It is. I mean, it's like I've had players tell me, I mean, you couldn't work in the league anymore. I said, why not? It's like, because you can't talk to the kids the way you used to talk to people. What do you mean?

It's like, no, if you say something, the kid will go sulk for two weeks and be in his feelings about it rather than, like, take the challenge or even just tell you to go after yourself or whatever, right? And so Jimmy Butler is a throwback in that way. He is a throwback to a time when guys just – like we're just assholes to each other and everyone just dealt with it.

It's like, no, if you say something, the kid will go sulk for two weeks and be in his feelings about it rather than, like, take the challenge or even just tell you to go after yourself or whatever, right? And so Jimmy Butler is a throwback in that way. He is a throwback to a time when guys just – like we're just assholes to each other and everyone just dealt with it.

When I hear the Ramona Shelburne story about people like, oh no, he's coming back. It's like, that's what I'm talking about. Because... In another era, those guys would have picked up the phone and told him, yo, go after yourself. You're not in this locker room anymore.

When I hear the Ramona Shelburne story about people like, oh no, he's coming back. It's like, that's what I'm talking about. Because... In another era, those guys would have picked up the phone and told him, yo, go after yourself. You're not in this locker room anymore.

If you felt like that for real, like, hey, you turned your back on us and we're going to move on without you, the players would speak in that way.

If you felt like that for real, like, hey, you turned your back on us and we're going to move on without you, the players would speak in that way.

We're not having the fun conversation. The fun conversation here is who's the person who said we don't want him back? I have a theory.

We're not having the fun conversation. The fun conversation here is who's the person who said we don't want him back? I have a theory.

He benefits the most.

He benefits the most.

Oh, so he makes it a mess. And then when Jimmy walks in, he's like, guys, guys, I'm Kevin Love. I know how to, I heard it. I'm going to bring everybody together. I'm going to inform. And then we're looking boom, boom down. And everyone's like, oh yeah, yeah, we should look boom, boom down. Hey, yo, that's crazy, fam.

Oh, so he makes it a mess. And then when Jimmy walks in, he's like, guys, guys, I'm Kevin Love. I know how to, I heard it. I'm going to bring everybody together. I'm going to inform. And then we're looking boom, boom down. And everyone's like, oh yeah, yeah, we should look boom, boom down. Hey, yo, that's crazy, fam.

But that's Jimmy, right? That's also Jimmy. Like, oh, you think this is going to hurt me? Nope, I'm going to serve coffee and have fun. But what was in the video?

But that's Jimmy, right? That's also Jimmy. Like, oh, you think this is going to hurt me? Nope, I'm going to serve coffee and have fun. But what was in the video?

He's not the dude yet. There's a step between a guy and the guy.

He's not the dude yet. There's a step between a guy and the guy.

You need something. Okay, I got it.

You need something. Okay, I got it.