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Chapter 1: What breaking news about Aaron Rodgers is discussed?
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Chapter 2: Why is Joel Embiid considered an enigma in the NBA?
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Chapter 3: What factors indicate the end of the Warriors dynasty?
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It is sort of official, kind of official, semi-official. Here's the news from Pittsburgh. This is not a drill. This is real.
Chapter 4: How did the Knicks perform in Game 2 according to David Fizdale?
Oh, boy. Aaron Rodgers expected to be in town tonight with the expectation of him signing this weekend. This is a big one. This is the real thing, folks. Not speculation. This is what we have been told. Okay, so he wants more money, and Steelers are going to cave. He deserves more money. They were actually a grown-up functional offense. You can look at the numbers.
Pre-Aaron Rodgers in 2024, they were completely inept at virtually everything. And last year, they may not have been special, but it was a massive improvement. They were actually, you know, didn't give the ball up much, and honestly, pretty good in the red zone. So you can't ask a Hall of Fame quarterback in back-to-back years to give you two freebies.
Last year was sort of like that Costco free sample year. Aaron gave you some Costco free samples. And now Aaron's saying, okay, this year I need you to buy in bulk. No freebie. I mean, he had a better year than Baker Mayfield and made about 35% of what Baker Mayfield did. The bigger picture, though, with Cleveland...
is that I can remember having a discussion with a boss years and years ago at a television network, and the boss said, you know, we've got about a seven to a 10-year plan.
Chapter 5: What solutions are proposed for fixing flopping in the NBA?
I don't expect NFL teams to have seven- to ten-year plans, but most NFL GMs I talk to have between a three- and a five-year quarterback plan, and the Steelers don't. That's why the Rams drafted Ty Simpson.
They think they're going to get two great years, Stafford, maybe a third, but most NFL teams have a three- to a five-year plan at quarterback, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, they treat quarterback like it's a slot corner or an off-ball linebacker. You know, we may get to it at the trading deadline. Let's see what plays out in the preseason. That's how they do it. The Eagles, a great organization.
They had Carson Wentz. They drafted Jalen Hurts. The Rams, Ty Simpson. Belichick, during Brady's best years, every couple years he's drafted a quarterback. The Green Bay Packers, it's an industry. They draft Aaron, sit three years. They draft Jordan Love, sits multiple years. The Pittsburgh Steelers don't do it that way. And I mean, basically, Big Ben had his last great year was like in 2020.
He had 33 touchdowns. He was old, but he had a great year. The following year, Big Ben fell off a cliff. Every number went down. Everything regressed.
Chapter 6: What insights does David Fizdale share about LeBron James?
And their decision, their game plan was... Mitch Trubisky, who had been a backup in Buffalo, and Kenny Pickett, a massive overdraft. And I said it at the time, I didn't have a single GM that thought Pickett was a first-round quarterback. Most thought he was a middle third-round quarterback. So they treat quarterback with absolutely no urgency at all.
And it would be like running a television network And what are you going to do for the fall football season? Ah, we'll figure it out in July. I mean, at Fox, when it comes to the World Cup or a Super Bowl, literally the minute a World Cup ends, you're planning for the next one. It's a global event.
When a Super Bowl ends, you've got a few years, but it's a two-year event planning for a Super Bowl. Well, it's the same with NFL teams, except the Steelers. They've had five different quarterbacks for their opening game in five years. So the good news is, it appears they'll break that trend, and Aaron Rodgers, in his early 40s, for the second year in a row, no more free sample year at Costco.
Guys, you got to buy in bulk. Aaron's not giving you another freebie. And I am critical of Aaron Rodgers, and I have been for years, but I'm totally team Aaron. Last year, he was the most underpaid player in the league by a long shot. It was virtually no cap hit. Okay.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of Aaron Rodgers rejoining the Steelers?
So the Philadelphia 76ers did not have Joel Embiid last night and yet should have won. They should have won. They went four for 19 in the fourth quarter. They got great looks. They held the Knicks to 19 points. The Sixers, it was one of those games Philadelphia should have won and didn't. But I think what it really shows you is Embiid was out and they were much better than they were in game one.
And this happens a lot. If you go to their last 11 games, including the playoffs, with Embiid and without Embiid, they actually score more points without Embiid. And the record's just about the same. I mean, their net rating with him is minus seven. Without him, it's a plus category. But in the last week, you've really seen Joel Embiid's career.
He was dominating in game seven against the Celtics, bad in game one against the Knicks, and then not available for game two. Dominates game one. Bad game. Not available. It's the Joel Embiid story next on A&E. That's what he is. And what you're going to find over the course of time is when he doesn't play, and I said this earlier in the season, Maxie takes over. Edgecombe takes over.
Chapter 8: How can the Sixers succeed without Joel Embiid?
The pacing's better. I mean, last night, Maxie barely shot in game one. Last night, 47 minutes, 27 points. They're a different team. And Embiid's a ball stopper. He wasn't the Olympics. He's just kind of a guy that slows it down. He's the last guy up the court. He's a ball stopper. You have to kind of force him to go low where he's a dominant player.
I want my bigs to want to go low, not have to push him there. He's too often out in the perimeter, and he's always banged up, and the pace is slower, and their net rating's better when he doesn't play. Go to the last 11 games. And this has always been the story. And you're going to find in sports, Championship teams almost all have one thing in common. Continuity.
They're not going through coaches every year. They can depend on their stars. And you're never going to have that with Embiid. You're never going to have that. And when you look at how they've drafted between Maxey and Edgecombe, those guys are bullets. They fly off the television screen. They are so athletic. that's the pace you got to play with. So I thought it was a great example last night.
In the last week, you've gotten the real Joel Embiid experience. Great, bad, can't play. And I'm sure he feels bad he can't play. But, you know, the reality is Jalen Brunson's a little guy. He's not playing at 100%. I mean, OG's banged up, and I think he's a tremendous player. My guess is he'll be available. Nobody's 100% healthy at this point in an NBA season. Nobody. Everybody's banged up.
Austin Reeves, oblique. You got to get over it. I mean, he had a collapsed lung for Cade Cunningham. Everybody's hurt. Here was Nick Nurse on a game. I mean, they had a ton of open looks late. This couldn't hit him.
I thought we passed the ball good. Assist number's a little down, but it should be up if we were to... You know, I thought we had maybe four wide-open shots in a row that didn't go. We just needed to keep the scoreboard moving, and we played great offense. We just didn't shot make. We played good enough defense to win that game, especially in the fourth, but again, you know, I mean...
Hold them to 19 in the fourth. You got to hope you can score more than 20 in a quarter.
Yeah, they really had looks. Listen, everybody loves the fun uncle who occasionally shows up for a holiday and makes everybody laugh, does magic tricks. But he misses too many holidays. You can't really build around him or rely on him. And increasingly with Embiid, I mean, let's face it. He missed his first two years in the league with an injury. Then he comes back, year three is tremendous.
He wins the MVP. Then he goes back-to-back years, plays 33 games. Like, that's the fun uncle experience. Can't really rely on him, but he's great when he's around. And I think it's just time to move off that 30-large cap hit, 40-large cap hit. And, I mean, there'll be a market. But, I mean, I'm watching him last night. Played good enough to win in New York. Should have won the game.
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