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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stugatz Podcast. Against the spirit, against the spirit, against the spirit. Tony? Do you have a read? I was going to do it at the end. Oh, you're going to do it at the end. Okay, perfect. Well, we're going to get to spread. And, Jeremy, you may not like this one. I'm going to take the Charlotte Horn. It's minus seven and a half tonight.
It's an absolute buzzsaw waiting to happen for the Miami Heat. Did you say that because of Buzz City? Thank you. who have played two games against the Nets, who are absolutely terrible and tanking and not good whatsoever. They've gotten their confidence up. They've gotten their mojo up.
They think they're going to go and play against this Hornets team in a way that they haven't been played against in a while, and they're going to get beat by 10 or more. So I'm going to take the Charlotte Hornets minus 7.5. Against us? Where are they at? 41 and 22 against the spread. One of the best in the NBA, Charlotte Lawrence. Thank you, Trista. That is a great piece of advice.
And I wish we talked this out a little bit more because that was going to be my against the spread too. Why did Tony thank Trista for what the Hornets are doing? Because we're Hornets guys. Don't turn around. I'm pointing. You're going to see my heart breaking. I'm going to go with my backup pick, which is the Chicago Blackhawks.
minus uh one and a half uh tricky team name don't say it too slow uh chicago i'm gonna take a minus one and a half it looks like vancouver selling at this deadline they're already losing some players by the way i kind of like what the blue jackets are doing love the bjs oh me too against the spread against the spread is brought to you by draft kings draft kings the crown is yours
Yo, why are you laughing? I did that on purpose. Yeah, got to turn the mic on. Did you see today at 4 p.m. there is a very big roundtable that is taking place today. Is that the one at MIT Sloan? I thought that was at 530. There is a roundtable taking place at the White House.
Okay, Ken, all right, explain this to me, and then Dave, I got a bone to pick with you, because you seem to have a team of scoop that I don't know about. So for the audience, what are you talking about, Zazz? There is a college sports roundtable. Not a symposium? No. Roundtable. And the people sitting at the roundtable today at the White House at 4 p.m.
Eastern today, you may be aware President Trump is going to be at the roundtable. Also at the roundtable. Ron DeSantis. That's right. He's going to be there. So far, my kind of party. Yep. How about the president of the New York Yankees, Randy Levine? Wow, dream blunt rotation. And you got some all-time great college football coaches, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer.
All right, that's where I draw the line. I got a problem with that guy. Mack Brown. He's cool. And invited as well. They haven't named the names. Power Four commissioners, athletic directors, presidents. There are some others who expect to be there. Guys like Tiger Woods are invited. Adam Silver. Tim Tebow's invited. He was invited. Dave, is he going to be there?
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the upcoming college sports roundtable?
And these girls are huge stars like Nyjah Kennedy, who plays for Texas Tech, a college softball pitcher. And there's nobody representing women's sports on this panel either. But I think they're very pro-labor. And so that kind of goes in line with what you're saying, Mike. We all know what's happening here.
It's the same cast of characters always that he turns to and he gets what he wants and nothing really gets accomplished here. But if we're just listening to those voices, those voices have been on the record for what they want. And ultimately it always means less power for the labor.
And when you don't have the labor represented, when you don't have women represented, you're already telling everybody what your end game is. True patriots. Not left versus right, grotesquely wealthy versus the rest of us, as I've been saying for a number of years. Zaslow, I'm curious, how happy were you when Tebow won the national championship with Florida?
Since you're a U fan, you're a Florida graduate, but you root for the U. Santa Fe. I mean, don't say that again. I have a degree from a university. All right. Nope. If my life depended on stepping foot right now on the campus of Santa Fe Community College, I'd be dead because I have no idea where it is. I have no idea where it is. I'd be dead. All right. It'd be really sad. How did Zaslow die?
He doesn't know how to get to Santa Fe. I mean, that'd be what happened. He died. Like, come on. What are we talking about here? I was very happy when Tebow won. You were? Yeah, it's my school. Like, I'm very proud that I went to the University of Florida. And I'm not looking forward to the day that you have Miami versus Florida in a college football playoff game. That would not be fun for me.
Do you know what? Do you know? I suspect what I always say, people always say, what if Pitt... and Indiana ever played in the final four, the college football play. Do you know, I always say, it's not a decision I can make intellectually. It will be made by my heart and my gut. Is that where you come down? Yeah, I would have to just feel it, I guess, in the moment.
You know, look, Miami's success is best for business when it comes to what I do for a living. So ultimately, I want Miami. Miami doing well is the most important thing. But yeah, I'm super proud that I went to school at the University of Florida. And Tebow, I mean, man, look, obviously knew about him from afar as a fan or as a graduate of the University of Florida.
I met Tim Tebow, had a conversation with him for the very first time only a few months ago. He gave me and Amber Wilson a lot of time on our show, College Football Campus Tour. And I could tell you, like, the real deal. You know, like, everything you hear about him, everything people say about him, he's all of it. Like, he's just a pleasure to talk to.
Quick break to tell you about a special Miller time I had with my good buddy Mochetta. Mochetta texted me the other day. He said, hey, what are you doing for the game? I said, I'm just on my couch right now doing nothing, enjoying it. He's like, hey, do you want some company? I said, from you, Mochetta? Absolutely. Mochetta comes over to the house and I pull out the Miller Lite.
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Chapter 3: What makes Tim Tebow an amazing guy?
Yeah, it's huge. It's a huge game for Jeremy, and that's on the line. It really is. I didn't expect to be in this position, but here we are. Heat at Hornets. Biggest game of my life. New York versus Denver. Denver's in that class of three and a half teams. I know you're kind of still bullish on the T-Wolves, and you think they belong in that tier.
But I think New York has played exceptional basketball lately. It seems as though Mike Brown navigated what was a difficult stretch where everyone was asking, hey, is Mike Brown going to be fired here? Mike Brown is usually good for the one year. He's good for the one year, and then he wears out his welcome. So this is that one year, and I'm into it. Like I said, I like this wide-open NBA.
It's a whole new world. We also have Jason Tatum coming back. There's a lot riding on that one for me, too, given how that's been positioned. So that's the big story tonight, or as Jason Tatum, 10 months after tearing his Achilles... is making his return in front of the home crowd at the Garden as their host of the Dallas Mavericks tonight.
And the most important question, very clearly, for a Boston Celtics team that is second in the Eastern Conference, they are 41-21. Very clearly, the question that needs to be asked. Jalen Brown, Jason Tatum, whose team is it? Is there going to be a schism where Jalen Brown is having an MVP caliber season? And now Jason Tatum returns. And Tatum has been the number one guy these past years.
What if the game is close tonight?
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Chapter 4: Why did Tim Tebow get invited to the White House?
Who takes the shot at the end of the fourth quarter? This could be a problem in Boston. Tatum is going to play like 10 minutes tonight. So I don't think we'll even get to the point. Well, that's just tonight. It's a long time. I do think at this point, though, we can say that this team is just as good with Jalen Brown as the first option. And Tatum, defensively a monster, long, athletic guy.
Definitely one of those players who wants to play on the perimeter, though, and I think that's the biggest flaw for Tatum, is that he settles for jump shots, he settles for threes, instead of putting his head down and getting to the rim, which we know Jalen Brown has no problem bowling people over. I think it's Derek White's team. That's also true. I'm fascinated by this.
I think they're right to only play him 10 minutes, not just for his body, but also it's going to be an acclimation process, I think, for the rest of the team. Again, not a hot take when you consider the usage rate for Jason Tatum. But I know Dan's super bullish on the Boston Celtics. I...
We obviously take them seriously, but we anticipate Jason Tatum being a big part of their playoff push, so let's see what they got. Now, if you need advice from a former NBA player about sacrifice, maybe taking a step back, because that could be what Jason Tatum is going to have to do, at least for this time being now. He's jumping on board. We're 60 games in.
Jalen Brown's having an incredible season. Maybe Jason Tatum's role has got to be a little bit different. Well, if you're looking for advice from a former NBA player on sacrifice, wouldn't you think that Carmelo Anthony is a guy who could probably give you really good advice on sacrificing for the betterment of the team? Would Carmelo be a guy who maybe would come to mind?
I'm not coming off the bench. So how about Carmelo Anthony? All right. This is from his podcast, 7 p.m. in Brooklyn. Yes, he's got a podcast because if you don't have a podcast, you're a huge loser. And here's Carmelo Anthony. He knows all about sacrifice. Because for so long, JT was the sacrificed everything, right? Now, JT, what are you going to sacrifice? You mean JB sacrificed everything?
Yeah, JB sacrificed everything. He was the sacrifice guy. Yep. I don't know if there's a player in the history of the NBA that I would take sacrifice advice from less than Carmelo Anthony. I don't get the name of the podcast. Was it named that because that's what the Zoom meeting was? Was he talking about me? JT? No. Decidedly no. I'm just saying, Dave, we need to keep an eye.
If we're going to be fair, if we're going to be impartial as media, we need to keep an eye on any potential schism There could be between Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum returning and trying to take back the reins of his team from Jalen Brown. Risk of schism low. I thought that actually no jive policy being applied here.
I was more bullish on the Celtics until last week when our mutual pal Amin pointed out rightly that the Celts were on the cusp of getting eliminated when Jason Tatum was still healthy in the playoffs. I still think at the end of it all, they're the best team in the East right now, so they would be my pick.
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Chapter 5: How did Zaslow die?
Different category. V-I-I? I mean, you guys, I don't know if you heard, but you haven't won a Super Bowl since that era. Shouldn't you know it? Shouldn't you hold it dear? Shouldn't it be precious to you since it's the last time you saw Lombardi? The Spirit of 77 is the only title I acknowledge in Portland Trailblazers lore, so yes.
Well, I did prepare yesterday, and it was way too gargantuan a list for me, as it turns out. My wife, I should mention, was embarrassed. She didn't hear the show last week in which I announced I didn't know any Mariah Carey songs besides her Christmas classic. And I told my wife about that, and I said, they were giving me the business. Isn't that weird? And she said, what are you talking about?
You don't know any Mariah Carey songs. Yeah, you do. And I said, I didn't know they were playing me some. She said, that's absolutely impossible. And then she started playing me more. And I said, I really don't know any of these. I did know, though, Old Dirty Bastard. She did one with ODB, right? I did recognize that tune. I had a long list of Mariah Carey songs. We could do that one. Wow.
I think Jeremy's got me there. Good for you, Tony. Are we doing it? I'm glad. I'm glad you can't get that one. Tony, can you get this one? There's a reason you called him what you called him, and you called me the, what, beta semantic warrior? Tony, let's play NHL player or prescription drug. Here we go. That's my wheelhouse. Gostabeer. Gostabeer.
Kane's winger, Shane Gostabeer, or ethiosis vulgaris treatment, Gostabeer. Obviously, you know I'm a big Canes guy. And I don't know if you're pronouncing his name correctly. I think it's Gostavir. He made it Semitic. He's from Florida. It's Shane Gostavir. Come on, man. You're the only person in the room I would ask that question to. He's definitely not a winger. I'm a Canes guy. Mike Ryan.
This is a listener-submitted one. All right. Zerzeve. Zerzeve. The Seattle Kraken 6'4 sturdy defenseman, Ryan Zerzeve, or postpartum depression treatment, Zerzeve. Wow. I'm not really that dialed into the Kraken, but I think he's a Kraken. No. It's a postpartum depression drug. Wow. You know about that postpartum? Wow. Truthfully. Here's one from Amin Elhassan. He submitted this one via text.
Tepeza. Tepeza. Clint Tepeza, fourth line defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks or bulging eye treatment. Tepeza. Tepeza. bulging eye treatment that's right all right i will i i think it's a hockey player the pezza is in fact the rx if your eyes are bulging out of your head is that a thing is that a it happened to you we could have named the mvps yeah Well, touche. Yeah, I know.
If I attend a symposium about bulging eyes, maybe I'll learn about that infirmament. I didn't know it existed. Here we go, Tashay. Perfetti. Perfetti. The first round draft pick who's having a down year. Jet center Cole Perfetti. Or atrial fibrillation treatment. Perfetti. Perfetti. Hmm. I will say the first-round draft pick who's having a down year. Cole Perfetti. We like his ceiling.
Number 91 himself. I like his uniform. You like their uniform? Not too bad. I like two-tone blue. I think that looks pretty nice. Trista, last one for you. Lakembi. Lekembe. Canucks vet Belgian goaltender Victor Lekembe or Alzheimer's treatment. Lekembe. Lekembe. Alzheimer's treatment. Lekembe is in fact an Alzheimer's. There you go. There you go. Yes. Excellent job.
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