The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Hour 2: The Vibes are Bad

Episode Date: June 24, 2024

The vibes are bad. We are trying to turn around the vibes but the vibes are bad. Who has more pressure on them tonight: Connor McDavid or Greg Cote? We also have first- and second-hand reports about h...ow bad the vibes are. Stephen A. has announced he is coming to Game 7, should he bang the drum before the game? We check back in with Roy at Ed Williamson Cadillac to give us a vibe check, and despite claims on the contrary, we confirm once again that the vibes are terrible. Then, we bring in the big guns, Renee Montgomery and Juju Gotti, to try and turn the vibes around, but not even the most positive people in our universe can bring good vibes to this dejected crowd. After Renee tries to get the crew fired up, she discusses yesterday's epic battle between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, and whether or not she can believe how quickly the popularity of the WNBA has grown. Have we mentioned the vibes are bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:50 Somebody writes in here, I'm sorry, but I'm dying laughing at Greg Cody being mad with that mustache. But treat that man with more respect. Greg Cody fled the premises shouting about invasion of privacy. He was legitimately mad. I know a lot of people here think that everything's an act around here and it can be hard to tell what's real and what's not real. I know my friend's anger. I know what it looks like. Chris Cody knows what his father's anger looks like. That's as hot as he's ever been around here. The pressure is getting to him. It's understandable, is it not? Why Billy are you putting your head in your hands on this?
Starting point is 00:01:28 Where did that picture come from? Not the tiger one. Where did the hospital one come from? I don't know where Juju gets stuff. He's got pictures of all of us. I don't know where he gets all of it. But in the hospital, if Greg doesn't want that, how did that even get out?
Starting point is 00:01:39 I don't know, but he was screaming about invasion of privacy, and it's what pissed him off this weekend as well. I did not know, I don't know where Juju finds, I mean, hasn't Juju found 100 photos of us that none of us know where they come from? He's very good at social media, that's why he does social media
Starting point is 00:01:55 and he's not trying to piss Greg Cody off. I didn't think it would piss Greg Cody off. In fact, I thought Juju, like every weekend, is great on social media. Don't put that up. Don't put that up I see it in the preview do not put it back up. He is asked that that no longer go out he doesn't find it funny, but I Have found generally frustrating that I want to have some fun with certain things like pictures of Greg Cody at Mardi Gras
Starting point is 00:02:21 shirtless wearing pasties on his nipples and Cody at Mardi Gras shirtless wearing pasties on his nipples and there's some sort of line that can't be crossed with silliness because now we're taking ourselves seriously as a show all of a sudden. We've decided that this is the day that we're going to take ourselves seriously and he's going to yell invasion of privacy and then flee the premises but he's legitimately scared somebody's going to be violently angry with him after this game tonight if they lose. Chris, what's your father been like all weekend? He's trying to act like he doesn't feel the pressure of how this all kind of falls on him.
Starting point is 00:02:52 He's trying to play like, ah, no one actually, it's a few wackos on the extremes, everyone, no one really is, he's trying to avoid blame for this. And I think deep down, and I think we saw it in the outbursts, it is getting to him and he is gonna feel the pressure for this. And I think deep down, and I think we saw it in the outbursts, it is getting to him. And he is gonna feel the pressure of this.
Starting point is 00:03:07 Yeah, I think Dan and Greg are gonna be for... Leave me out of this. I think you're gonna be the avatar for a lot of people's frustration. You're the only one putting me in here. Okay, all right, well, I think your social media experience, if this team loses, I think you're gonna see a lot of people venting,
Starting point is 00:03:26 not knowing where to place their anger with it. And they'll place some of it on the team. But you're just going to be one of those people that catches what you think is a stray. Bigger pressure for tonight's game, Greg Cody, Connor McDavid. Wow, that's a great question. Or the Panthers?
Starting point is 00:03:41 No, no, Panthers, no. Greg Cody. No, not the Panthers. No Greg Coley. No, not that they don't They don't they look so loose it is so dark right now around this franchise everyone's short everyone just Want so desperately to get out of this feeling that they've had really since game five If you're just doing this thing on vibes, I would make the Oilers minus 350.
Starting point is 00:04:07 Well what's Roy doing? Weren't you supposed to check in with him to check out the vibes? What are the vibes down there? That's not making me feel any better. And I got a secondhand report when Chris Cody's wife was at the team store and she saw the guys in practice.
Starting point is 00:04:19 She said they look tired. It was yesterday. My wife's at the team store. She sends me a photo of just like, she got in trouble by the way. You weren't supposed to like, cause it's like a view of the ice from the team store. She sends me a photo of just like, she got in trouble by the way. You weren't supposed to like, because it's like a view of the ice from the team store. Well that's reporting.
Starting point is 00:04:29 And so she takes a picture, she sends it to me, and then I put it in the group chat. The group chat's like, what's the vibe like? I ask my wife, hoping she'll just lie to me and tell me something good. She writes, they look tired. I mean, I would say that every shoot around I've ever been to in hockey, they look tired.
Starting point is 00:04:44 Yeah, it is a tiring sport. It's not just tiring. These flights are brutal, man. I mean, I would say that every shoot around I've ever been to in hockey they look tired It's not just tiring these flights are brutal man What am I to do with Warren Fogel winning and wearing a Kobe shirt again? Yeah Because he's worn a Kobe shirt the last three games and they've won and now he's you know He's got to show up in that Kobe shirt and he's got to be paired them on a top line He's scoring goals right now. See, these are the types of cosmic things that really scare me. You are in a state that I don't know
Starting point is 00:05:11 that I have seen you in before. I think everyone in South Florida was a bit crazy because it felt like with the LeBron Miami Heat, we spent four years right in here, right? Yeah. Right, four years where it felt like all of it was spent. Regular season games at the beginning where all of it felt like it was spent right here until you got to the very end and then the very end San Antonio sweeps them on the floor and everyone's just sort of relieved like thank God that's over. I don't want to
Starting point is 00:05:41 live on that roller coaster anymore. This blew out Kevin Durant and Golden State. Next thing you know, Draymond Green's punching everybody. You can't live in this space for years and years. Well, that's why that LeBron era feels so much longer than it actually was. If you look back, in terms of percentage of his career, thank God it was his prime, but we didn't get a huge chunk of his career. I think he's been in Los but we didn't get a huge chunk of his career. I think he's been in Los Angeles longer. And that's just wild math to me. The reason why you've never seen me like this before
Starting point is 00:06:11 is the only time I've ever been kinda like this, you've been right there next to me. Whether it be like one season where there was a fragile Miami hurricane team that took a number one, they would have been number one if they lost that last game, but no one ever thought that they were actually a championship good. The Heat, I was crazed.
Starting point is 00:06:29 I was Matthew McConaughey. I was Russ Cole. I was out there. I was lost. I was trying to convince myself through some very dark lyrics that everything was going to be alright. Shout out to Bob Marley. And you were there beside me where this one, I kinda am walking my own path right now with Bob with shoes in and a group chat. Billy, what do you- He needs to chug. He needs to chug. What do you make of everything that's happening
Starting point is 00:06:56 around here, Billy, because you delight- Panthers related? They got your attention, yes. They got your attention. The Panthers, you have been wandering over, all of a sudden you want press credentials all of a sudden You're by see expense accounts for casuelas pots and pans You are all of a sudden buying pots and pans which seems like a jinx a bit of a jinx
Starting point is 00:07:14 I know we're not putting the jinx on me. I've done nothing to jinx this team I've been trying to support this team from the get-go and as I told you I've been boxed out and that's perfectly fine I'm gonna box me out. That's fine But you seem to have enraged the hockey gods, and I don't know what penance needs to be paid. That boxing me out has apparently cursed this team, but there's one day to resolve this issue with the hockey gods.
Starting point is 00:07:36 I will accept blame for nothing. I wanted to put the billboards up today. You should have done that three days ago. Now it's late, McAfee's done it already. I was gonna do it and I was going to claim that I didn't know how it was done. I was gonna blame it on a clerical error because that happens around here all the time. It's how we invaded Greg Cody's privacy. It's how Tony got a job. Yeah, so it happens all the time around here but I felt that Mike and Chris and Roy would never actually
Starting point is 00:08:05 forgive me that if I did that they wouldn't that would not come with any we're just talking about it did to us counterpoint so yeah I know I know but I unfortunately I care too much about people's feelings around here it's why I'm a bad leader I would say that if you're doing the emotional mental aspects of sports Like however much you want to say that feeling superstitious or all that stuff doesn't matter I mean, it's sitting right here in this studio vibes are bad. Your vibes are bad though mine or not Until you guys put that hospital picture. That team's vibes are bad.
Starting point is 00:08:48 It just feels bad. But why are we hearing that from Christy Cody? Why is she delivering this news? And Roy is like, well, Cardiff is just bright and sunny today. It's very obvious. Did he go to a hospital by accident? It said Baptist Health. Was he at the right place?
Starting point is 00:09:01 Mike, I'm going to guess, having done no research whatsoever, that in the history of hockey, there has never been a Stanley Cup final winner that has been outscored 18 to five in games four through six. It's a cross. Here's another solid indicator of why it's feeling different around this one franchise.
Starting point is 00:09:19 Courtesy of Andy Slater. Stanley Cup social media posts in the past 18 hours Edmonton Oilers 15 Florida Panthers 0 game face focused I don't like it I want to see you playing loose see the Oilers fans did what we talked about the Charters and Plains brought a bunch of fans here on charter plays we could have done that we could have been in Edmonton we all wanted to go you know there's big news Dan on somebody that will be in the, we're trying to speculate who's beating the drum. I don't know who's beating the drum,
Starting point is 00:09:48 but there's been a major announcement on a big name in sports that will be there. Let's play this clip. Guess who's about to do that hockey? Guess who's about to do that hockey, bro? It's us! It's us, baby! And guess what, Shay-Shay?
Starting point is 00:10:01 Your boy is in Florida! I'm going to game seven Oh damn thing. I don't know a damn thing about hockey But the dead other than the fact that the puck is black, but damn it Everybody in the world is talking about hockey today. So that's what we go do Shays back in the house. Yo boy is back in the house Ha ha ha Stephen a doing the drum back in the house. Oh Stephen A doing the drum.
Starting point is 00:10:24 Literally on the drum would be he would get booed. They gotta ask it. They did that for two minutes and it's all they mentioned about the sailing cup. It's all they've done. Really? It's a it's a major sport that has a game seven on their network and the dude asking for 25 mil is like I know nothing about this. But he's going.
Starting point is 00:10:45 But I'm gonna be there. He's gonna be there. South Florida does those well. Events, South Florida does well. I suspect there will be all sorts of famous people there because this is the best stuff that you find in sports. You do understand, I think everyone listening to this understands that there is less of a connection that this country has to hockey at least in
Starting point is 00:11:08 part because we like to know that the human beings that we're watching on television though they're superhuman we have some connections points to and whether it's you'll get or don't change or hockey players from another country when all of the players are foreigners they're going to be some Difficulties getting an American audience to connect where human beings connect on stories and simple things, but tonight. It's just about sports It's just about aren't sports great. You've got possible history You've got a player on the other side that is being talked about as the best player ever and Tony
Starting point is 00:11:45 I know that you I know that you have some thoughts on how shitty it feels to be on the wrong side of history So I've always I've always wanted to see somebody come back from 3o right like we were talking about it I think in the Mavs versus Minnesota series where was like hey We need to see some history here. And now that I'm getting it, I feel bad because of my comrades that, you know, are obviously very excited and very happy about this team. But I would like to see something happen that nobody's ever seen before since 1942
Starting point is 00:12:17 is basically nobody's ever seen it. But that's what a lot of people are gonna be gathered around the television set tonight with a bit of what's this all about? What's this that everyone's talking about everything else is gotten away from the stage with stakes basketball has gotten out of the way this is outside of the w n b a and baseball and soccer a pretty quiet time for championship deciding hockey has the stage to itself tonight. After a run of months, games every night that matter,
Starting point is 00:12:46 your mainlining, games with stakes, after a month, there's just one. The entire sport lends itself on bent knee to watching these two teams do the greatest thing that exists in sports, which is all or nothing. Tonight, one night, we're gonna decide it. I think that it is random.
Starting point is 00:13:09 It is lotto time. It is, we are watching tonight and anything. Well, one team's got a lot more tickets, Dan. They're not underdogs on the road for game seven. They are loosey goosey and they are playing well. And while you think, and I think you're right, most would side with you, and you came up through sports in a time where there were very few teams in this market, you manufactured allegiances to other teams
Starting point is 00:13:34 that were available on TV, and by the time you were a grown man, you were working in the thing, and the storylines were what attracted you to the sport in general. For me, this is the worst of sports. I feel terrible. I'm envious of how the Tampa Bay Lightning fans are just sitting back and ready to drink tears. This is horrible. The part that's weird to me, Mike,
Starting point is 00:13:55 is you're envious of Edmonton. You're envious of the vibes Edmonton's coming in here with. So loose. So loose. So confident. But imagine if the roles were reversed, right? Edmonton's coming in here. So loose, so loose, so confident. But imagine if the roles were reversed, right? Edmonton goes up 3-0 and the Panthers are roaring back. I think it does matter how we found ourselves here in this game seven. I would rather, this is the reason that I don't think it matters, you give me my choice, which would I prefer? Which do I want? The series hasn't started yet what would you rather have Dan you've won games four five and six to create a game
Starting point is 00:14:28 seven or you got game seven at your place which do you want I'd say give me game seven at my place but both things are true yeah they're not playing well do they don't look good I don't know where the answers are I think my god figured out you you say okay and you're welcome to think that because Two of the games in Edmonton were 8-1 and 5-1 But I don't understand why you're forgetting what game 5 looked like they were bad in the first period and they spent the next two periods Dominating Edmonton that wasn't that long ago you lost 5-3.
Starting point is 00:15:06 If you want to take silver linings from a game that they had to clinch on their home ice and they came out and went down almost immediately to the tune of 3-0 fine silver lining away they got their shots up and were a Sam Bennett tip away from nodding that game up if you want to find positives with that effort, go right ahead. I entered the first intermission with a forward not having a shot on goal last game. Hello listeners, it's Mike Ryan. It's the summer. Some of you guys are traveling. You want to see the sights and experience, all these wonderful experiences while you're traveling. What I like to do when I'm traveling is I open up the game time map and I set my geotag to where I'm at or where I'm headed and I check
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Starting point is 00:16:51 and then boom, five unanswered, you win the division. This is the Dan LeBattar Show with the Stugats. ["The Stugats Show Theme"] I'm scanning here. Caliposo, be my veteran leader. Be on the fourth line. There is very little encouragement here. What's the positive trend?
Starting point is 00:17:16 What have they done well in the last three games? Barkey played well last game. Barkey needs to score two like that. I'm with Mike though, outside of Barkey pulling two goals out of his ass It's it looks bleak right now. And Barky's not gonna give you gave me more rah rah feel good Motivational stuff than Barky would because Barky is a lead by example guy. Let me explain a little bit about Some feeling that I had a long time ago that you have conjured for me in some of what it is that you feel right now. I was as a 15 and 16 year old somebody who was given
Starting point is 00:17:52 at a very young age the ability to coach an optimist football team okay and over the course of the season as a 15 or 16 year old because my quarterback was very good we went undefeated all season long, double reverses, we were one of the few teams that threw passes, these were little kids and we had- Revolutionizing the game. Well, wait, wait. You were Mike Martz.
Starting point is 00:18:15 Hold on. Brad Stevens, that sounds like a very young coach. Hold on. 15. The story is at my expense here, because in the final game after being undefeated okay and while playing a team we had already beaten twice in the middle of that game as a 15 or 16 year old I'm like oh I'm getting out coach I don't know what I'm
Starting point is 00:18:35 doing I'm now I'm watching that they've got my tight end covered they know what's coming I'm out of moves and we got steamrolled and it was only because I didn't know how to make a team improve That's the feeling you have right now that Edmonton has figured out in the last three games that they have something that you don't have any answers for them Nobody in your organization has any why the pressure on Paul Maurice tonight Well, like remember after game two I came out here and I was like, are they not scouting us? Why are you going glove side on Bob? after game two, I came out here and I was like, are they not scouting us?
Starting point is 00:19:05 Why are you going glove side on Bob? Like, are you not seeing any of the stuff that we do? And they, damn it, they figured it out. They started doing all those different things. And I do think that there has been one major adjustment. And it's hard to explain because it's just bodies along that blue line and maybe a lot of it's the mental aspects of the game that's on Florida.
Starting point is 00:19:26 But what I told you, the analytics, how you used to just dump and chase, now when you have a man advantage, and we're in this position because of power play and doing against a historically great penalty kill. But where that penalty kill is great is stopping the thing that Barkov brought to the table. Those entry rushes, we're not doing it well.
Starting point is 00:19:46 And when we do have a lane, we're stick handling into our own guys, we're turning it over and it's a fast break the other way. And right now they're clicking in a way that if they get a quality chance, they are putting it away 100% of the time. I don't think we have an answer for those zone entries. I haven't seen a good zone entry out of this team on a consistent basis in three
Starting point is 00:20:10 games. That's the key to everything. They need a greasy one to go up 1-0 so they can play their game and feel comfortable. That's what we need. That first goal Dan, everything changes. Just give me a total mirror of a misplay by Stuart Skinner. Give me, bouncing off a bad chunk of ice. You're begging, have some dignity. Have some dignity. You don't need Reinhardt something off his skate. Have a goal that looks beautiful.
Starting point is 00:20:36 Have Barkov to Verhege. Have something that looks beautiful. Oh, I would love a beautiful zone entry from, that was Andrew Luck, Hocking. Beautiful zone entry from those Andrew luck I knew full beautiful zone entry happy June from from Alexander Sasha bar called And he just taped to tape to Sam Reinhardt. I think you guys sound pathetic I do right. I think I think the fan base should be ashamed of the way that you guys are talking I feel pathetic. Yeah, I don't have anything for you in terms of confidence and bravado. That was all game six I felt like we would see it game 60 entire betting world was on Edmonton Yeah, I don't have anything for you in terms of confidence and bravado. That was all game six.
Starting point is 00:21:05 I felt like we would see it game six. The entire betting world was on Edmonton. Oh, all the scenarios were great. You're so obnoxiously arrogant when you know you have the best team. You have been all your life since I've known you. When you have the best team, you swagger around with your chest out. You have had, save for the last three games, the best team, which is why you have this game in your city and you're running scared. Yeah, so if I'm scared and I haven't been scared
Starting point is 00:21:41 this entire postseason, if I'm scared, listen to me. Mike, I've been scared all postseason. I've been scared of hockey happening. You don't believe hockey can happen at home. You don't believe hockey can happen against McDavid. You don't believe hockey can happen against the last three games you've seen. I'm begging for hockey to happen because I think that's what you're asking for
Starting point is 00:22:01 is like a greasy one. What I'm asking for is this team to play the way it's played all season and the way that it played three games ago. That's not hockey happening, that's Florida Panthers happening and Florida Panthers hasn't happened in a while. And the last time you think you saw it,
Starting point is 00:22:17 they were in a 3-0 hole. I don't know what to tell you, man. I don't see a path to victory here. I don't see if I'm going off of vibes and what I've seen from around practice and how guys are answering questions, and I understand, you're taking this hard, you're losing, you're not gonna be super chipper,
Starting point is 00:22:33 but I don't have signs of encouragement, signs to make me believe they're gonna come out on that ice and give me the Florida Panthers effort that I thought I was gonna see their game six. And I hope they're listening to me, and I hope they get deeply offended, like, how how dare you you've seen this team all year long I don't recognize that Florida Panther team and tonight I'd like to. The question is how do we get the vibes up? Yeah. How do we get the vibes up? Tony not this way. Tony the
Starting point is 00:22:54 thing that I'm concerned about is that the whole building is going to be like Mike as soon as they go down 1-0 like that the whole building is going to be this that this is what this is what speaks for the emotion of the fan base. You've made me feel, I'm scared, so I can't summon belief. If Edmonton scores first, I was there game five, that short-handed goal just totally nuked that building. And you're gonna have some cheering in there because a lot of Oilers fans
Starting point is 00:23:22 have spent their savings on this game, but I think this one's over. I really do. Already? I think this one, I don't think we're winning this game. I hope. And all I have is a hope. I'm not going to pound my chest and say I told you, I'm going to be just in awe if they can overcome this because I don't think I've ever seen a team outside of those key teams on that game six, on that parquet floor that Missoula made beads out of. I don't think I've ever seen a team play
Starting point is 00:23:49 with the type of pressure we're seeing right now. Cause even that Heat team had blueprint stuff, but they didn't have the embarrassment of 3-0. You are going to be the example that everyone cites. This is across sports. If the Dodgers go up three, zero in a series, they're gonna talk about the 2024 Florida Panthers if they blow this.
Starting point is 00:24:08 Everybody close your eyes right now. Oh, I like this. Okay, close your eyes. In your mind's eye, think of it. Look at the scoreboard. It's three, nothing, cats. Okay, third period. I just got goosebumps.
Starting point is 00:24:20 Oilers are just trying everything they can. Bob's having an amazing game. He looks like he has eight gloves in his hands brick wall all over the place brick wall open them That's what we need tonight. All right, look around everybody three nothing. Let's go Let's go 3o leads with this team are something that you can trust Let's go out to Roy outside of Ed Williamson Cadillac Roy joins us now What are the vibes Roy? What are the vibes, Roy? What are the vibes outside of the car dealership?
Starting point is 00:24:50 Well, again, kind of sparse, kind of light. Not a lot of people have shown up for public skate yet, but right now, from what I gather from the players, it seems like it's just another game, which is pretty interesting considering it's game seven. Well yeah it's kind of light right now. Mike says that the players are giving press conferences and giving soundbites that are filled with doomsday and despair that he doesn't like the vibes around. No one will look anyone in the eyes. No not from what I got it in fact Ryan
Starting point is 00:25:23 Lomborg kind of repeated a point that Vladimir Teresinko said a couple of games ago that pressure is a privilege. So company line. Yeah, I guess they're up to the moment according to Ryan Lomborg. Well, Roy, Christie Cody was there yesterday doing some reporting and taking some pictures and she said that the team looked defeated bad energy. You're not feeling that today? No, it was a light morning skate. The only starters that were out there was Aaron Echblad and Sergey Bobrowski. And it seems like everybody's in for maintenance right now. Everybody's getting in their headspace, making sure that they are ready to go tonight. What about,
Starting point is 00:25:56 so I think they're going to be ready. What was the look in Bob's eye? Regular look, you know, calm, you know, no one talking to him. A Russian look. A Russian look. A Russian look. Did Lomborg look you in the eye? No, Lomborg was looking in the eye of the person who asked the question. What about Coach? How's Coach feeling?
Starting point is 00:26:16 Does he feel the pressure? Does he look at people in the eye? Does he feel like he's throwing this one up yet or no? Does he feel like this is a big game for him, maybe his career is on the line? No, he's not feeling that pressure. He's gone through game summons before. He's made a lineup change. Kalec Pozo is going to be on the fourth line replacing the Cousins.
Starting point is 00:26:31 And that's pretty much it. In fact, there was a question that was asked today about his draft day. That was by Tim Reynolds. Interesting question. Has nothing to do with the Stanley Cup final today. But yeah. What was the answer? Not really. Not interesting information for you to bring to the show here as the correspondent
Starting point is 00:26:49 when we're asking you about people looking you in the eye and stuff. Well, the interesting part was he was the very last draft pick of that draft class. It's not getting any more interesting. There's no way I feel any joy. What was the question though? I'm so confused here. Yeah. Roy, thank you for all of the energy and all of the information borrowed from ex-commanding necotto Tim Reynolds. Do you want to say how Chris Cody, uh, born game six?
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Starting point is 00:28:34 and he gives them one of those. This is the Don LeVatar Show with the Stugats. Desperate times call for desperate measures. We need some positivity around here. We need something that feels like good energy. Behind me you see a photo of Greg Cody. Somebody writes in, the mustachioed Greg Cody looks like the banker who denies the black family their home loan in one of those made for TV movies about some historical figures childhood uh... greg cody has harmed the vibes around here in renee montgomery and you do you are here to fix the marina please don't laugh at us i've got a despondent crew you're a two-time nbd wmv a champion your metal art contributor you've got new clothing line cc twenty one it drops this fall and you're the co-owner and vice president of the Atlanta dream
Starting point is 00:29:26 But you know how to win and you know how to make things feel good. Please help us Renee I've got a group of people here who are scared of pressure. You have never been someone who is Pressure, would you please tell them that the Miami that the Florida Panthers are in a position to win a game seven? And they need to be more hopeful. They think they're going to lose. Renee, man, listen, let me tell you what's crazy. First of all, what's up, fam? So let me tell you what's crazy. I was on a flight and there was only like seven channels available.
Starting point is 00:29:55 And one of those channels had on the hockey game. So normally I wouldn't watch it, but I was on the plane. Didn't have nothing else to do. So I watched game. I think it was either four or five. They were up three, one. The Panthers were. I'm checking Roy's tweets. I'm like, oh, we tapped do. So I watched game. I think it was either four or five. They were up three one. The Panthers were. I'm checking Roy's tweets.
Starting point is 00:30:06 I'm like, oh, we tapped in. Let me check out. Let me see what's going on with the Panthers. Not going to lie, hockey is more entertaining than I actually thought. When you sit and watch it, that's just a side note. But yeah, man, listen, a three to one lead blowing that it happens. You did your job. You did your 30.
Starting point is 00:30:30 Oh, snap. Oh, snap. But it doesn't happen. that it happens. You did your job. You did your 30 job by getting up. This is what we talk about in sports like you got up to three oh so the same way you got there just go get one dove Florida couple panthers like just one. Just break it down by quarters. What y'all got quarters? What y'all got? down by quarters. What y'all got? Quarters? Five-minute segments? What y'all got? Period. Period. Period? Rene, you are not helping matters here. I'm sold. You see? Come on, man. Listen, if you can win three games, you mean to tell me you can't win one?
Starting point is 00:30:59 Right? That is the perfect logic. If you can win three games, you can't win one, Mike. You can't win one. I mean, that is what a losing streak is. You can't win one. And we are presently at a three game losing streak. Okay, but isn't it a game of runs? Like, come on now, is there an athlete in the building tonight? It's usually a game of runs.
Starting point is 00:31:20 So I would think coming into this game, all right, they've had three games in a row where they've killing it. Surely they're not gonna play this well next game and surely we're gonna play better Cuz not gonna lie the Atlanta dream. We're in a little losing streak right now, too So I expect us to win next game. That's just how I think Renee. Guess what? You know who else lost three straight games the Oilers and now they've won three straight games. So why not these Panthers, right? That is correct. I'm happy that he mentions that just her little added context every time that they've
Starting point is 00:31:47 gone on three game losing streaks they follow that up with a win streak of 18 8 and 5 so typically these runs don't end at 3 for the an 18 game winning streak they had after one of these streaks all right we're not talking about this anymore her Atlanta dream usually play in a 3500 seat arena, but on Friday night you sold out State Farm Arena. 15,575 fans to watch the dream host Caitlin Clark. Just stepping back from the moment, Renee, what level are surprised are you over just everything that's happened over the last 12 months?
Starting point is 00:32:28 Clearly you've invested in all of this, but to see this explosion, does it even exceed what you thought when you initially invested in all of this? I mean, yeah, and no. So it was 17,575 by the way, we just gonna get the numbers right, just because it was also one of the Hawks biggest games ever.
Starting point is 00:32:47 So just so you know, to put it in perspective. Am I surprised? No. Am I surprised about how quickly? Yes. So I've always we've always kind of known with women's basketball. If you get into the storylines, which you can see the Internet has gotten a hold of the storylines more like. And now they're like, what this happens. Basically, people like me are women's basketball historians.
Starting point is 00:33:09 Like we know when it used to be the fights that used to happen. So a lot of people are experiencing our game for the first time. So they're like, oh, it's spicy and oh, look at this. And all they're dating each other. It's like, yeah, welcome. Welcome to the show. So I do think that I'm not surprised that it blew up because I'm like, yeah, welcome, welcome to the show. So I do think that I'm not surprised that it blew up because I'm like, when people get a hold
Starting point is 00:33:28 of what's happening in the WNBA, it's gonna, look at my guy, when people get a hold of what's happening in the WNBA, I knew they would love it. And so I just didn't know it would set fire this fast and I'm here for it. Renee, your guy that you shouted out there is Roy. He's in front of the hockey arena right now. He out there is Roy he's in front of the hockey arena right now he doesn't look like he's in good shape. Roy do you want
Starting point is 00:33:50 to say hello I mean do you want to say hello do you want to show something other than despondence to Renee to Renee Montgomery? Hi Renee apparently Dan has me on the hot-ass son over here wearing a hoodie. Yeah, I am. You dress yourself. I didn't dress you. I dress myself preparing to go into a hockey arena to practice for you. Put yourself wherever it is that you're doing your stand up. I didn't put you there. You're an adult. Why does everybody feel like the Panthers have already lost the game Roy?
Starting point is 00:34:25 I want to know like why are y'all bringing this energy to the team? Like y'all haven't lost yet. What's this energy coming about? Because they've been outscored 18 to five in the last three games. So y'all just think it's over. So wrap it up. Just come on back home. It's unbelievable.
Starting point is 00:34:43 It's unbelievable what they're doing. Renee, do you know I got two texts from two grown ass men this weekend while I was out living my life. I was around some gangsters. I was in the most gangster situation ever. And I got two texts from two- Were you an equal one with K-Dot?
Starting point is 00:34:56 Where was you at? They not like us. Nah, I was right here in Atlanta. You feel me? There's a lot going on. Salute. But anyway, I was out with some gangsters and I'm receiving texts about my posts because they're hitting the hearts of the people who
Starting point is 00:35:10 I'm posting about. Heard my feelings. And they are really serious. But, and my dog, he ain't even text me in a respectful way. He ain't even be like, hey, Jew, do you mind? He's like, take it down. I'm like, whoa, let me put this on safety. What'd you say? Who texted you right now? Who came at you right there like that? You feel me?
Starting point is 00:35:28 I don't know, I'm not naming no names, but also too, another person on the show today said that I evaded their privacy. Sir, where the hell do you think I got that picture from? The internet. So please, if we gonna say certain to each other, like let's keep it respectful and remember, know the line of gratitude is way shorter than a line of complaints.
Starting point is 00:35:48 I put them through the roof every weekend. Nobody say to me. But whenever y'all get your feelings hurt, now y'all want to say something. Salute. I love everybody, but keep respect on my situation. Renee, everyone. Renee, everyone at Renee, you see what, you laughing at us because you live in this cauldron. You have conquered this cauldron.
Starting point is 00:36:09 You know that you can't be up in your feelings and everyone here is up in their feelings. Like everyone here. Wow! Exactly, we're the wrong person at that. Like, remember to check the room. So y'all are really big mad about this and there's still a chance to win.
Starting point is 00:36:21 The thing that's blowing my mind is like, it's not over yet. Where did, what part did I miss on the game seven? It's game seven coming up. Not just that Renee, the game starts zero, zero. Doesn't matter what the last game happened. Roy over here talking about 18 to five got outscored, but they not bringing that 18 to five into this game.
Starting point is 00:36:40 So what's going on? To me, it sounds like they've used up all they luck. Ain't no way y'all about to be scoring like that again. Like what's going on? To me, it sounds like they've used up all they luck. Ain't no way y'all about to be scoring like that again. Like, what is going on? All right, come on, man. Don't cause this to disrespect your friends. That's a line too far, and I'm y'all friend. Please don't disrespect me over y'all sports teams.
Starting point is 00:36:56 I love y'all in real life. If somebody jump on y'all in real life, I'm gonna jump on them. But don't comment me about no sports teams, y'all. I love everybody. And Juju got 50- no sports teams. Y'all. I love everybody 50-11 sports team so it's not like he got a Doing and everybody quiet now his crickets now is Roy still here Where are you?
Starting point is 00:37:21 There's a despondent Sweating. All right, Roy any any more updates before you get out of there? You're you're working so give us an update from Panthers The last time we're gonna see the Panthers today before they play tonight No new updates Dan I gave you all the updates you needed we got an excellent work Let's go ahead and cut his microphone turn off his camera get out of here. His vibes are terrible turn off his camera, get him out of here. His vibes are terrible. Y'all need better fans. I'm starting to worry about the Panthers
Starting point is 00:37:47 because of their fans, not because of the athletes. I'm concerned about the Panthers fans and the energy they're bringing to their team. It feels bad, it feels negative. It doesn't feel uplifting. Like, what's going on? It's not what you and Juju are about. Let's put up this picture of Renee here with Allen Iverson.
Starting point is 00:38:05 What can you tell me about this conversation, this courtside conversation at a recent game? Okay, so this is the legend. And so small guards, first of all, I consider myself a small guard in the WNBA. And look how close to his height I am. Think about the damage that he did in the National Basketball Association.
Starting point is 00:38:25 Look at our height difference. Like I'm a small guard in the WBA. So, I mean, I had to dab up the legend. First of all, he pulled up to the game and he just was Bob. You know how sometimes you meet somebody that's uber famous and you just don't know what you're going to get. Are we going to get Hollywood person? Are we going to get like I'm just chilling?
Starting point is 00:38:43 My man's was just chilling, chopping it up talk to everybody courtside He's the legend and I was rocking my c-suite 21 by the way you shouted out the clothing line that drops in the fall That's what I'm wearing right there, but that was just a side note to the legend AI pulling up on us Angel Reese now has done something a rookie has never done before eight consecutive double-doubled She gets a ton of offensive rebounds. How rare is it for a rookie in that league to be apparently physically strong enough to compete with everybody? Yeah, she cooking right now. Angel Reese, I mean, I think she's second in total rebounds only behind Asia Wilson, which who is another dog. But it's crazy to see right now this rookie class,
Starting point is 00:39:25 like I'm so hyped because not only are they bringing in the fashion world, Angel Reese, I don't know any of the rookie that's went to the Met Gala. Not only are they bringing in the numbers, social media, Wingstop need to pull up on her. She's on eating chicken wings every live almost every day, but they're hooping too. We talk a lot about their following their name,
Starting point is 00:39:46 they didn't like this and their brands, but they're actually hooping on the court. I hate that Cameron Brink got hurt. She should be at Fashion Week. Fashion Week's going on right now in Paris. Cameron Brink one day should be in Fashion Week as long as Rekia Jackson, but man, they're cooking. I mean, that was a game that we talk about roveries.
Starting point is 00:40:03 Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark played last night. The rivalry is now two to one. Indiana is still leading, but it was fun, man. If you watch the game, they be talking noise. I know people are new to this, but this is very normal. If you've never seen Diana Saurosi say, I'ma meet you in the lobby, you don't know what kind of energy the WNBA is on.
Starting point is 00:40:22 So yeah, it's big lit out here. C-Suite 21 drops this fall. She is a bit of a fashion icon and more than a little bit of a leader. Renee, good seeing you. Nice to see you, always nice to see you. Thank you for making the time. All right fam, cheer up Buttercup to the Panther fans.
Starting point is 00:40:38 What y'all got going on? Cheer up Buttercup, yes. Cheer up. Yes, cheer up. Look at them, Renee, look at them renee look at them here he looked like losers there's a look and renee renee I had to go to anger management for yelling on the microphone one time one time for defending myself see you later renee hello listeners it's Mike Ryan it's the summer some of you guys
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