Hour 3 – U.S. Needs Soccer Academies, Mike Macdonald
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I'm going to probably disagree with that, but both impressive.
Yeah. Yeah, Doc Ellis, that was 1970, I believe, with the Pirates. I think it was against the Cincinnati Reds, maybe. By the way, we don't know where LeBron is going. What is really interesting for me is the number of insiders who don't know what's going on. And they're even careful of trying to project couch this a little bit like, hey, not quite sure. You know, the indications could be I'm hearing nobody's got it nailed down. It still feels like Cleveland. It's felt like Cleveland even since LeBron made the announcement before he made the announcement. I thought if he left, it would be Cleveland NBA title odds. The Spurs and Thunder, according to DraftKings, the two best odds, and then it drops down drastically to the Knicks.
So Spurs and Thunder plus 270. By the way, gambling podcast, Dan Patrick Takes a Gamble. We'll have that for you after the show. Then it goes to the Knicks at plus 850. The Celtics plus 1,300. The 76ers, who just got Jalen Brown at plus 2,000. Cavaliers plus 2,500. The Raptors have the same odds as the Cavaliers do, plus 2,500. The Heat, 2,500. Pistons, 2,500. Nuggets, plus 2,500. Timberwolves, plus 2,500. I don't know what LeBron going to the Cavaliers will do to that number. But you would think it would probably bring the Cavaliers up to where the 76ers are at plus 2,000. Yes, Dylan? It is crazy that the Spurs and Thunder are both plus 270 to win the title. If you think about that from a value standpoint, that's awful.
And given that there's been, what, eight non-repeating champions the last eight years, it's like... That seems – I don't know. The juice doesn't work the squeeze there. Well, the Celtics, that's what confuses me because the Celtics aren't better today than they were a couple of weeks ago. The 76ers are, and the 76ers knocked out the Celtics in the playoffs here. I would think that they would be – they'd have better odds. If you give me that backcourt and you give me Jalen Brown, okay. I like my chances there, and I can get a – Joe LNB that might be on a minutes restriction there. But if the Cavaliers get LeBron, it's probably going to be bumped up to plus 2,000. But the Knicks, they're still the favorites in the East with the Celtics, 76ers, Cavaliers, and the Raptors after that.
All right, we'll get some phone calls here. I just noticed this, the top 15 payrolls in baseball. Out of the top 15, how many have a winning record? if you said five you would be correct uh... right now you've got uh... tigers under five hundred you got astros under five hundred you got uh... blue jays under five hundred yet the mets he had a the meds their first in something there's thirty nine fifty four but uh... five teams with a winning record so far uh... justin verlander announced he's going to retire at the end of the season and uh... You know, you look back, he won an MVP in 2011. Kershaw won one in 2014. I don't think you'll have a starting pitcher be an MVP ever, or at least in our lifetime, unless baseball changes.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:14
2
What are the 2027 NBA title odds and how does LeBron’s decision affect them?
6:14–13:52
3
What do recent payrolls reveal about winning in Major League Baseball?
13:52–19:06
4
How fast can pitchers realistically throw and what limits human athletic performance?
19:06–29:56
5
Why is youth specialization (AAU/academies) linked to Tommy John and burnout?
29:56–36:27
6
How does the U.S. soccer academy system compare to Europe and why might it be holding us back?
36:27–46:42