The Big Suey: "The Diet of a Lion" by Greg Cote (feat. Ichabod Crane)
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Welcome to the Big Sui, presented by DraftKings. Why are you listening to this show? The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan Lebitard podcast. I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.
I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys?
I've done it. And now, here's the marching man to nowhere, fat face, and the habitual liar.
This episode of the Dan Levitard Show is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours.
There's a Paul Mezcal and a Pedro Pascal. It's all too much.
James Harden is making another mess. I want to get to that. Roger Goodell spoke yesterday. The Rooney Rule needs a lot of help. He does this annually. He gets in front of reporters and tries to give answers to things. But it's a bad position for him to be in because they've got a lot of stuff that's hard to handle. And obviously the Rooney Rule, among other things, is a disaster. Yeah. It clearly doesn't work. He knows it doesn't work. They've been trying to make it work for 20 years. And it's always the white people that get hired by the white people. And it's better than it's been. But it's not because of the Rooney rule. And if I were a black coach in that league, I'd be insulted by the fact that they almost always have to be reminded, hey, you know, you got to do this, right?
You can go through this pretend interview because it's good for the black candidates to have their names associated with your pretend interviews. But it's not a real thing. We know you're always going to hire the guy that you're more comfortable with. So I want to get to some Roger Goodell sound. But I was surprised by this with James Harden last night. I shouldn't have been because it's James Harden.
Yeah, because he does it every two years.
I shouldn't have been, but I still was surprised by it. You want to take people through the details of what a mess this is? Because you guys just got done saying the Clippers started the season awful. They looked old. We were talking about, is OKC going to get another number one pick? Because they're going to be the worst team in the league. And then the last, I don't know, three weeks, they've been playing the best basketball in the sport. Better than Detroit.
How does hypocrisy affect sports commentary?
Last night, they get smoked. And it's because of this. They get smoked at home by Philadelphia, and it's because James Harden is being James Harden again.
They're totally back in at the Clippers after such a miserable start to the season. I think they'd won before last night where they got killed by Philadelphia, predictably so. I think they'd won like 17 out of 20. So there's still a couple games under .500, but they're back in the playoff picture out west. Out of nowhere, or maybe not out of nowhere, James Harden was listed out last night for personal reasons, and the personal reason is he personally doesn't want to play for the Clippers anymore. So he has essentially demanded a trade, and it's very similar to the Jimmy Butler situation last year, where James Harden... It's not where he wants to trade because the team isn't good. No, the team's been playing great and they're going to be, or they were going to be a playoff team.
It's because even though he's under contract right now making a lot of money, and he's also under contract next year making a lot of money. No, no, no. But what about in four years from now? Why won't you give me money for four years from now? Oh, you're not going to do that? I'm not playing here anymore. Which was exactly what happened with Jimmy Butler last year. And look, it's a part about the NBA player that has really turned me off over the last few years. He's under contract to play right now and next year. And, like, play basketball. Play basketball. I'm kind of with you. Harden's at the age where we stop doing that. There is a tipping point. 37! You mentioned Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler was right to look for that extra security because he was probably more self-aware than we gave him credit for when it came to his body breaking down the minutes, the coaches that he's played for.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–2:24
2
How does hypocrisy affect sports commentary?
2:24–4:40
3
How does the Rooney Rule impact NFL hiring practices?
4:40–6:04
4
What is the significance of the James Harden trade talks?
6:04–12:20
5
What are the implications of player trades in the NBA?
12:20–17:13
6
How do fans perceive player loyalty and trades?
17:13–22:00
7
What humorous anecdotes arise during the show?
22:00–41:44
Speakers
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