Pardon the Interruption| Michael Wilbon provides grim outlook for Lakers season following Kings loss

Pardon the Interruption| Michael Wilbon provides grim outlook for Lakers season following Kings loss

Frank the Penguins announced that a shipment of yamir yogger bobbleheads has been stolen ahead of tonight’s game I’m Frank Isola you want one I got about 18,000 of them and a truck parked right around the street you know I don’t know that I need a yamir yogger

Bobblehead I I don’t know that that true you know true story my friend has his bed he was moving out his apartment in New Jersey and he gave my friend his bed big beautiful bed how about that forget the bobblehead I’ll take the bed that’s pretty good pretty good

Story welcome to PTI only couldn’t be Bobby to be here so to handle his workload today is our great friend Mr Frank Isola no cheering wow okay so it’s going to be like that huh let’s start with March Madness traditional power Kansas lost to Cincinnati by 20 last night in

The Big 12 tournament and while The Jayhawks were without their two leading scores we’re used to seeing them own their conference Jay Wright tells USA Today that he thinks the era of Blue Bloods is ending because really good players can transfer anywhere to programs where they can play right away

Frank are you with him by the way Kansas their last two games they lost by 50 not the right way to go into selection Sunday yeah chist so if you all right so who we talking about Kansas Kentucky Duke North Carolina will throw Yukon in since they won the National Championship they the

Defending they’ won enough so of those schools they’re all in the top 25 and they’ve won 13 of the last 23 national championships and then if you want to throw in Jay right and Villanova that’s two more champ so I’m not I’m not buying it because guess what the best players

Are still going to those schools I get it you might have a disgruntled player that transfers out but these programs also get players that transfer in people still want to be part of that Legacy part of the program I’m not buying it at all and Yukon right now is the favorite

To win the national championship so I disagree with Jay wght on this one Frank but but I think there’s context to this and I talked to Jay about this before I agree with him because while you have those schools each can still pop up and threaten to win a National Championship

Or win you know we’ve seen that you know with Yukon and Villanova we we’ve seen that in terms of all of them dominating the conversation and landscape and recruiting no no they’re not they’re not going to do that and they have very down years now which wasn’t the case before

So I’m not saying all those programs are going to go away I’m not saying the Blue Bloods are going to be extinct and I don’t think Jay wri S suggesting that either I know he’s not but Frank players now kids now they want to transfer out

Of their home room if it didn’t go well two days in a row in math class they want to go to the portal and they want to get the so the the culture now just says bail bail on whatever it is cuz you can get a better deal across the street

The Grass Is Always Greener that’s where we are in these times and recruits and so I think that Jay’s on to something here and by the way this particular tournament is going to tell us that Frank is why the product is so not enticing women’s basketball is so much

More exciting and so much more attractive and appealing cuz people stay for four years I know they got transfer portal too but they don’t bail every single day like the do because they all think they’re going to the league even though they’re not and everybody can

Play a little bit they all can play that wasn’t the case 30 years ago but I get it you know we get Butler going to the back-to-back National Championship games they lost both of them you know we’ve seen VCU George Mason in the final four over the last 20 years you know just

Last season you had San Diego State make it Florida Atlantic Miami but it was still Yukon winning here’s my only thing Mike the top recruits still want to be associated with the big program so Cooper flag who’s the number one recruit in the country he had it down to Yukon

And Duke and what happens all the bigname you know alums from duke that are all in the NBA are calling the kid up he goes there so those skills are still going to get the players I know it’s hard to win with a lot of one and

DS but all these coaches would still rather take the talent get the team together in August and make a run for it in March and then into April I’ll give you that I’ll grant you that all right let’s move to baseball where the white socks sent Ace Dylan CE to the Padres

For a couple of prospects CE joins the San Diego staff that it already includes you Darvish and Joe Musgrove after last season’s flame out Padre’s GM AJ PR said see you to a bunch of stars that includes Blake Snell and Juan stto but PR says the Padre’s have a chance to win

Is he right that his Squad can contend Mike I mean they may be able to contend we’ll see but it’s not because they got Dylan CE Dy is a nice pitcher he’s a guy he’s a nice pitcher two years ago I think he was was what runner up for S

Young but then last year he was like seven and N with a 458 and that come on now let’s not confuse him with Sandy kofax so let’s not get crazy which of course every deal now requires people to get nuts and make stupid proclamations Dylan CE can even have a bounceback GE I

Mean let’s say he’s a 12 and seven guy as a starter for that staff that doesn’t Vault them past necessarily the Dodgers or even Arizona in their own division or who might pop up so let’s not get crazy the sock had plenty of underachieving

And CE was part of that too all right to your point the numbers 14 and8 2.20 erra the year that he finished second in the Sai Young last year he has a down year but remember you go to San Diego they got a better lineup they feel they catch

They throw the ball better than the white socks do and here’s the thing about the Padres to keep in mind last season 9 and 23 in one-run games they were 2 and 12 in Extra Inning games that that’s just being a bit unlucky and I think they made the right move here you

Get rid of Blake Snell you need pitching and when you’re contending with the Diamondbacks think about what they did last season and then the Dodgers are always the Dodgers it’s not just about having a big lineup you know they shed over hundred million off that payroll I

Mean think about the money that they spent Mike and you have an expanded postseason and they didn’t even make the playoffs last year so you know they they do it up in the Bronx all the time they think we’re going to out hit everybody all year long it’s not about that all

The time you pitching and I think it’s worth taking a chance on Dylan C I’m not saying I’m not saying it’s not worth taking a chance Frank I’m just saying let’s not get carried away and make them the you know the the a favorite to make the playoffs because they got Dylan CE

Expanded playoff they couldn’t make it last year with the $800 million payroll yeah I I but I do think he’ll help all right let’s stick with baseball and the state of starting pitching just isn’t what it used to be while Justin verland needs 43 wins to reach the magic number

Of 300 Clayton Kershaw Maybe be the last pitcher to reach even 200 as the warmonger points out on Twitter the active leader in wins for players under 30 is Jose buros with just 83 G Cole does have 145 but he’s 33 years old and right now he’s injured Mike is it

Reasonable to wonder if the days of 200 gamewinners are gone yes yes starting pitching is extinct I mean that you know it’s gone it’s done the way I knew it the way some of us of a certain age grew up with it and one of the things I like

Theo Epstein we had as a guest last year more than once and we he talked about starting pitching in addition to all the things that Theo helped install to get pace of game one of the things he all want also wanted to see and he gave voice to this was starting pitching like

Let it matter Bullpen days in the postseason that’s garbage and so yeah I grew up with my hero being Ferguson Jenkins you now forget 300 forget 200 you can’t even get five complete games out of a guy in the season when starting pitchers used to give you maybe 30 plus

The top pitchers so I hate it Frank I hate that baseball’s done this think about this Mike the last 300 game winner was Randy Johnson and he did that back in 2009 essentially a whole generation of pitchers have come and gone and nobody’s gotten to 300 now we’re just wor about

200 and think about this Madison Bumgarner who was an all-time legendary postseason pitcher only has 134 Aaron is less than 100 Jacob deg Gro who was a dominant pitcher for a few years is in the 80s in terms of wins but you’re 100% right you know the pitchers don’t even

Pitch enough Innings anymore but I also think you know a lot of This falls on you know these the front office the pitch coaches they talk so much now it’s not even about the pitch count it’s about spin rate they have these guys throwing the ball so hard that that’s

Why they’re keeping them out and only pitching them three four five innings it’s going to be hard to do two will be that number but you talk about being of a certain age I’m a lot closer to you than you think it was 500 home runs

3,000 hits and then 300 wins we we’re probably not going to see it’ll probably happen but it’s not going to be very often we see a guy even get to 200 it’s a little hard to believe get the two unbelievable the people that you named

They not even close it’s it to me I I I don’t know it’s it’s part of baseball’s problem most people will tell you they don’t have one I’m not agreeing with that and now to the NFL’s ongoing search for a solution to the onside kickoff safety measures in recent years have all

But eliminated successful onside kicks this has led to proposals to replace the on-site kick attempt with a fourth and 15 play from one’s own 20 but those proposals have all stalled and now in an effort to win more votes the Eagles are proposing a fourth and 20 play that a

Team can use up to twice per game only when trailing Frank could you see this wrinkle getting votes getting support we we know they they basically got rid of the onside kick as you mentioned because of a it’s essentially a safety issue so it’s it’s it’s basically gone at this

Point in fact only 3% of them were successful last season but you know what was successful 14% of plays fourth of 15 and longer worked so guess what and I’ll give you an example and I know you’re not going to like this because it’s the NFL and what it’s a gimmick and the

Whole thing but come on Mike is go to the NFC Championship Game just a couple of months ago when Detroit got the ball back I mean they had to kick off an onside kick there was no chance it was going to be recovered wouldn’t have been

A little bit more exciting if they had a chance on a fourth and 20 to give themselves a chance to win the game that’s more exciting than an onside kick that mic is never going to work I actually like what the Eagles are proposing here Frank I I I I I

Understand the need to try to come to something to inject more excitement late in the games if you’re down you want people still watching you want teams and figure they have a chance but Frank aren’t you are you a shootout guy do you like PKS is what they’re call

Internationally in America they’ve been called Shoot you hate that right yep yeah this is what that is Frank it’s the NFL’s gimmick it’s the NFL’s form of that let’s inject some excitement we don’t have because we got rid of something else I’m not going to sit here

And say you shouldn’t try to have a safer game and eliminate concussions and that’s why the onside kick is go I get it but don’t give me solution what would you do I don’t know I don’t know but this is artificial random garbage and come let’s call it what it is come on

Now go back to the drawing would made the N championship game even better than me we’re taking a break coming up Daniel Gafford is creeping up on one of wilts record it’s time to school philli and Frankin fill in the blank what’s first Daniel Gafford streak of 33 St great

Field goals without a Miss is blank well Frank first of all it’s impressive I mean to go that long with a streak with not missing even if you’re just taking three-foot shots and that’s what he’s doing he’s taking three foot shots he’s dunking about he’s getting L

Passes he’s getting set up and Gafford the Bulls never should have let Gafford go Gafford has some there there there’s an upside there now the word however is wilsh and any form of that you can have you can have Wilt like wil tonomous you anything with wilt because Wilt has the

Record gafford’s within three of it now Wilt did go 11411 and 18 for 18 in successive games and 11 for1 came against zelmo batty among others so look there’s Wilt there’s gresy there’s Ruth that that’s the list in terms of Records in the various Sports everybody else

Could take a step back and if you want to add Jim Brown but it wasn’t numbers to Jim Brown in pro football but wilsh is the word you sound like Hill talking about Will Chamberlain I’m going to go with Assisted Living last night he was five for five Kyrie and Luca donic

Assisted on all those baskets by the way 17 of the 33 Mike are dunks not everyone has to shoot a three-pointer so do give Daniel gapper credit for understanding his role and his strength he went seven for seven 5 for five 7even for seven 9

For9 and now he just went five for five one other thing about Will Chamberlain the year that he that he made the 35 straight in January he had 32 straights so I mean listen it’s ridiculous what this did gresy Ruth everybody else bow your head that’s the deal I don’t want

To hear about your your analytics and your me I don’t want hear any of that those three guys they’re the guys they are record book in America North America what’s next it’s blank that damont sabonis is now 10-0 against Anthony Davis man Frank did you watch any of

That last night yeah I mean look I mean the Lakers are in a position you know and so is Sacramento they’re not going to play each other in a first round they can face somebody Advance they could play each other but sabonis just hasn’t it’s Kryptonite I mean Anthony Davis who

Can be look Anon has been great all year he really has been he’s been durable he’s been out there he’s been playing he and LeBron have been tag teaming and keeping them afloat even though they’re not in they’re in the play in right now but it’s still Kryptonite sabonis who

Leads the league in triple doubles I think he also leads in double doubles he’s just got it going when he gets Anthony Davis he goes right at him and he has a way of attacking Anthony Davis which seems to confound Anthony Davis in a way that nobody else can replicate so

Give sabonis some credit but he’s got the cryptonite for ad yeah maybe sabonis should have been an Allstar I’m going to go with on bran think about this Mike 0 and 10 against sabonis 1- seven against embiid and he’s lost his last seven games against Nicole yoken now to be

Fair to Anthony Davis LeBron is on on his team he does have some other teammates I have to take some of that responsibility but an how is that possible that he’s gone that many you know he’s two of those guys MVPs keep in mind in 24 games against these guys and

Here’s the thing about Anthony Davis he’s played 63 games this year Mike that’s the most he’s played since his last two years in New Orleans when he played 75 he had the game on Sunday where he went for 27 and 25 against Minnesota so he’s put up really big

Numbers but it’s a little hard to believe that he’s getting dominated like that by sabonis emid and of course joic yeah I don’t think the Lakers really really would want to see Sacramento in a playoff series even though they tell you something else that’s the final word

Let’s take one last break but still to come an insane buzzer beater for Steven rated gymnast in history including four gos at the Olympics six all-around World Championships and eight United States allaround crowns biles famously battled the twisties at the Tokyo games then took a 2-year break to work on her

Mental health she’s now competing again and is in Championship form apparently ahead of this Summer’s Paris games small note for those of us from Chicago her husband Nfl safety Jonathan Owens just left the chees heads for the Bears with B’s tweeting quote I’m so excited about

Not having a connecting flight to go and see my husband close quote I knew you were going to get the Bears in there this is going to be a big summer for Simone biles you know you know Mike the last time she competed at the Olympics

2016 in Rio four gold medals and a bronze medal as well we’ll see how she does how she doesn’t pass next summer coming indeed maybe a big fall and winner too Frank happy anniversary to St Joseph’s on this day 43 years ago John Smith’s layup at the buzzer beat top

Ranked dep Paul in dep paal’s first game of the NCAA tournament this was a huge upset depal was led by Future NBA stars Mark aguire and Terry Cummings and have been the favorite to win the whole thing last night depal almost pulled off a huge upset of its own in the Big E

Tournament the Blue Demons who went 0 and 20 in the Big East this season LED Villanova by two with 10 seconds left before it all fell apart reports today have dep Paul hiring former Ohio State head coach Chris Holman right so think about this on that same day St Joe’s

Beats the Paul Bando Blackman in Kansas State they knock off number two or stay on the last second shot and then remember the famous us read 40t he arkansans to beat Louisville us3 didn’t get the Sports Illustrated cover Orlando Blackman ended up on the cover it’s a day that really helped make March

Madness it put the madness in March it’s one of the Historic Landmark days in depal losing that depressed us more than the Bulls losing back then because they were bigger than the Bulls in Chicago happy trails to abalene Christian with their wack Tournament game against Steven F Austin tied at 57 late the

Wildcats had a chance to win but Arion Simmons got his shot block by Jalil bobbrun cran Christmas I love that name then received the outlet pass and shot it up to AJ kajus to basically redirected the thing into the hoop for game winning three at the buzzer it’s

The third time this season abalene Christian fell victim to a buzz beat kajus kajus is on fire so last week we did the story about Anthony Edwards finishing a game with a block this is a block that leads to incredible shot at the buzzer but remember stepen F Austin

It was 5 years ago they went down to Cameron Indoor Stadium and won a game against Duke on a last second shot so they have a habit of doing stuff like this well these are the kind of games again put the madness in the March we need more of them one Omission the

Commanders are sending Sam how a fourth round pick and a sixth round pick to the Seahawks for third and a fifth you know what that means Frank is that a Justin Fields maybe well they got to pick a quarterback they got the second Pi they

Pick a running a show let’s go to the big finish Lionel Messi is likely to miss Saturday’s game against DC United in DC with the right leg injury your thoughts it stinks for the people in DC because Messi last night had a goal and an assist as Miami beat National in the

Conquer C Champions Cup I went through the same thing in New York over the summer he did play the last 30 minutes didn’t start the game however the Lions extended head coach Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes through 2027 does that make sense uh Detroit to a Super Bowl its first one

Ever uh yeah lots of sense mandatory Joe Flaco will reportedly join the Colts on a one-year deal is that a good fit no I think it is he’s going to back up Anthony Richardson so Flaco had a terrible playoff game against Houston but he really had a good season that’s

Right the Lions the Lions still went to the NFC title game not the Super Bowl all right the Cavs sna the Pelicans four game winning streak are you surprised kind of kind of they were s of mini Roll But Donovan n back maybe I shouldn’t be too surprised last one Sun Celtics

Tonight who you got yes Celtics beat him last week first game after a long road trip porzingis is out you don’t know about Jaylen Brown Boston will still win I know Phoenix needs the game all right we’re out of time thanks for watching I’m Frank isol I’m Mike will we are

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Pardon the Interruption | Michael Wilbon provides grim outlook for Lakers season following Kings loss