00:02We'll give our bold-ass predictions for the Pistons and the NBA
00:05coming up today at 12.02.
00:07If you want to get yours in, 248-539-9797,
00:10along with your season predictions.
00:12Number of wins you think this team will have.
00:14You can give us a reason why, too.
00:16That's always good.
00:18Additionally, if you want to make bold-ass predictions, go for it.
00:21How far will they go in the playoffs as well?
00:23Something else we're asking.
00:24248-539-9797.
00:27By the way, file this away in the not-our-problem category.
00:32I like that.
00:34The issues with the FC Washington NFL team.
00:41A week after skillfully playing for the tie,
00:45which is why we call them FC Washington,
00:46because it seems as though soccer teams do enjoy a good old-fashioned tie.
00:51That they do.
00:53Because they lost track of the clock
00:55and had just some of the worst clock management you've ever seen.
01:00The calamity of errors continued as Jaden Daniels, a quarterback,
01:06on a fourth and two, threw the ball away.
01:11A flag flew during the play.
01:15Which, if he thinks he's got a free play,
01:19there's still no motivation to throw the ball away, correct?
01:23No.
01:23No.
01:24No.
01:24I mean, you've got to...
01:26If you think the flag's on the other team,
01:28you take any chance you can.
01:30But it's fourth down,
01:33you should probably take any chance you can anyway.
01:35Throw it in the end zone.
01:36See if somebody can tip it and catch it or whatever.
01:38But throwing it away makes no sense.
01:40But, oi, we're not done with the issues.
01:43No, it's okay.
01:44They'll just send out the field goal unit now.
01:46The flag, if it were on the defense,
01:49would have been a first down,
01:51because it was fourth and two,
01:52and there's no one-yard penalty.
01:54Was that on the defense?
01:55It was not.
01:56It was on the offense.
01:57So then they cut to a shot of Dan Quinn on the sideline,
02:00who told the field goal team to go on.
02:04The penalty was on his team.
02:07It was not a pre-snap penalty.
02:09The play was allowed to play out.
02:10There is no world that he gets a fifth down
02:13to kick the field goal on fifth and seven.
02:17No.
02:18You don't get a fifth down.
02:21And, I mean, I suppose you could have just
02:23kicked the field goal on fourth down.
02:26Could have done that,
02:27rather than go for it on fourth and two
02:28in the first half of a football game.
02:30Is it possible that Dan Quinn thought it was third down?
02:34Yep.
02:35Yeah, it is.
02:36And, you know, last week,
02:37Kang asked the question in the football question,
02:40should Dan Quinn be fired because of what happened last week?
02:44And I said, no, let it play out a little bit.
02:46But, you know, this is something that is definitely a mark on the record.
02:49Don't forget about it.
02:49We like to say it goes on his permanent record.
02:51Yeah.
02:51So, I'll keep this in mind,
02:53but I'm likely to, if I'm going to fire him,
02:55it'll be the end of the season.
02:56Well, then last night happens,
02:58and you have that first half mishap.
03:00But then in the second half,
03:02they've got the ball,
03:03I think it's between two and three minutes left in the game.
03:05They're in field goal range,
03:07and they could have gone for a field goal.
03:10They decided not to.
03:12And, you know, they end up losing the game.
03:17Well, they ended up turning the ball over to San Francisco.
03:20Right.
03:21And then they got the ball back
03:22and had a chance to score at the end and win it,
03:26and they didn't,
03:27or at least get into field goal range and tie it
03:29if they had kicked the field goal on the previous drive.
03:31So, here it is a week later.
03:34Now I will say, if asked the question,
03:36should Dan Quinn be fired,
03:37I would say, yes, Dan Quinn should be fired.
03:40So, Kang, were you the only one last week
03:42that said he should be fired?
03:44Yes.
03:44In the football question.
03:45Well, you were ahead of your time, my friend,
03:49because...
03:49I think they got...
03:50Is this their bye week, too?
03:53Dan Quinn doesn't know.
04:00I don't know,
04:01but I'm just some talk radio guy in Detroit.
04:03Yeah, it's their bye week.
04:05I would say that
04:08either A,
04:09he shouldn't answer the phone today,
04:10or B,
04:15turn down all meetings.
04:16Dan?
04:17Yeah.
04:18I'm not available.
04:19Not available.
04:20Hi, Dan, it's Magic Johnson.
04:22Anyway.
04:23So, there you go.
04:24All right, feedback coming in.
04:26I'm siding with Dan Campbell on this.
04:27I'm excited about natural progression with age and experience.
04:30We're getting better and trending towards
04:32dominating in the trenches on both sides.
04:35That's from Antoine.
04:39Are they trending towards dominating in the trenches?
04:42Well,
04:43they lead the league in sacks.
04:46You've got individuals
04:47that are,
04:48you know,
04:49amongst the best in QB pressures
04:51in Hutch and Aleem McNeil.
04:53DJ Wanham has emerged
04:54as a legitimate pass rush threat
04:56opposite of Hutch.
04:58Is the offense
05:00trending towards dominating
05:01in the trenches?
05:03I,
05:04I don't,
05:05I mean,
05:05they're not there yet,
05:06right?
05:06But,
05:07I think that they,
05:09they are trending in the right direction.
05:11Yeah,
05:12I would think they're in the right direction as well.
05:15And I'm excited
05:16because I think it,
05:16it can absolutely get better.
05:19You know,
05:19Penny Sewell is firmly entrenched now
05:21as your left tackle.
05:22Any excuses of,
05:24oh,
05:24he needs to just settle in.
05:26No,
05:26he's,
05:26he's fine.
05:27He's settled in there.
05:28He's the guy.
05:30The,
05:30the center position is going to work itself out
05:32and that could
05:32and should
05:33be a better situation
05:35than what they've had.
05:36And you're getting,
05:37you got two really young players
05:39in the right side.
05:40Actually,
05:40all throughout,
05:41you know,
05:41the left guard,
05:42right guard,
05:43right tackle.
05:44These are all players
05:45that are basically in their,
05:46their first or second year
05:47of playing football.
05:49Because Mahogany's injuries
05:51in the past,
05:52last year was really his rookie season
05:53and here it is,
05:54second year.
05:55They're playing well.
05:57And I,
05:58I think they can certainly offer more.
06:02Jared Goff does a great job
06:03of waiting to the last second
06:05before delivering the football.
06:07He doesn't take a ton of quarterback sacks,
06:09but he takes a lot of hits.
06:11Yeah.
06:11And he does get pressured a bit,
06:13but.
06:13I don't like any of those hits.
06:14No,
06:16but he,
06:16not a fan.
06:17He gets rid of the football.
06:18So can they do a better job
06:19in pass protection?
06:20I think they can.
06:21I don't think they're bad at it.
06:22I just think that's an area
06:23that you can certainly see improvement.
06:25We know that they love to,
06:27to,
06:28to run downhill as a team.
06:30And we'll,
06:31we'll see and watch that
06:32as the season progresses
06:33at Jameer Gibbs.
06:35And it's just a new offense too,
06:37as they get used to it
06:38and know it,
06:39you know,
06:40by heart.
06:41Let's,
06:41let's see if it does get better.
06:43Brad writes in 3 p.m.
06:44on a work day
06:45is a terrible time for a game,
06:46let alone the season opener.
06:48What are they thinking?
06:48Most people,
06:49no matter what shift
06:50are working
06:51or sleeping.
06:52If you work nights,
06:54most people,
06:55no matter what shift
06:56are working
06:57or sleeping.
06:58If you work nights.
06:58Okay,
06:59so,
07:00Brad,
07:01it is inconvenient
07:02for people
07:03that,
07:04that aren't going to
07:05ever take the day off
07:06for the Pistons.
07:07Our question is more
07:08is can we turn this
07:09into opening day 2.0?
07:11Okay,
07:11if they,
07:12if they,
07:12you know,
07:13today if it's a total flop,
07:15it's,
07:15you know,
07:15the Pistons won't ever
07:18lobby to have this again.
07:19They might not get the,
07:21but they,
07:21they might not ever get
07:22the NBA's like,
07:23this is supposed to be
07:24a marquee day
07:24where they go,
07:26you know,
07:26big game,
07:27big game,
07:27big game.
07:28You got Detroit,
07:29Boston,
07:30you got Philadelphia,
07:31New York,
07:32and you got San Antonio,
07:33Oklahoma City,
07:34all lined up consecutively.
07:36But,
07:36you know,
07:37if you,
07:38if it flops,
07:39and they'll probably,
07:40Pistons will say,
07:40forget that.
07:42If this turns into
07:43a big opening day party
07:44that's reminiscent
07:45of what it could be,
07:47of what,
07:48or what,
07:48excuse me,
07:49opening day for the Tigers are,
07:51then could this be
07:51an opening day 2.0
07:53where we lean into it?
07:54Obviously Brad hates it.
07:56Yeah,
07:57but I mean.
07:57And I would ask,
07:57does Brad ever take
07:58the day out?
07:58I was going to say,
07:59do you hate opening day
08:00for the Tigers?
08:01Yeah.
08:02It's not even,
08:04sometimes something new
08:05like this could be cool.
08:08And the other thing is
08:09it doesn't have to be
08:10on the same scale
08:11as the Tigers,
08:12right?
08:12Opening day for the Tigers
08:13took a while,
08:13and now it's a thing.
08:15Right.
08:15It encompasses
08:17a big part
08:18of downtown Detroit.
08:19We're just looking
08:20at Phillip Plaza
08:21right now.
08:22Yeah.
08:23You know,
08:23and we'll see
08:23how it goes today.
08:25And then I'm hoping,
08:26I'm hopeful
08:27that it goes really well
08:28so that this can be a thing.
08:30Because I think
08:30we all look,
08:31we all look for the
08:32opportunity to have
08:33the big party,
08:34to have the reason
08:35to play hooky
08:36from work
08:37and take the afternoon off.
08:38And this could be
08:39one of those reasons.
08:41Bold-ass prediction.
08:42The Pistons are transformed.
08:44They lead the league
08:45in scoring,
08:46but struggled
08:47defending the rim.
08:4850-32.
08:49Sixers win the title,
08:50sadly.
08:52So,
08:53you know,
08:55people are critical
08:56of Jalen Duren's defense.
08:57Isaiah Stewart
08:58was a great rim protector
09:00and enforcer
09:01in the middle.
09:02And I think
09:03he will be missed
09:03in many ways.
09:06They're not going to
09:06miss him for what
09:07he was doing
09:07on the offensive end,
09:08but he will be missed
09:09in many ways
09:09as far as the team's
09:10persona is concerned.
09:14But,
09:15you know,
09:15will they struggle
09:16defensively?
09:18It'll be intriguing
09:19to see.
09:20And Paul,
09:20Paul Reed needs
09:21to step up.
09:22That means,
09:23and that means
09:23that Duren has
09:24to step up his game.
09:25We already know
09:25if Sartre Thompson's
09:26a stud,
09:27does Collins
09:27step up defensively?
09:29I mean,
09:30this is a different
09:31identity the Pistons
09:32have this year
09:33than what they were
09:34last year,
09:34for sure.
09:35Yep.
09:37Throwing hissy fits
09:38about weekday
09:39afternoon basketball.
09:40Don't the Pistons
09:40usually play
09:41an afternoon game
09:42on MLK Day?
09:43The Red Sox play
09:43on Patriots Day
09:44at 11 a.m.
09:45Special traditions
09:46like this are cool.
09:47Skipping work
09:47is also cool.
09:49That's from Scott.
09:51Yeah,
09:52when you skip work,
09:53you're just in a good mood,
09:54right?
09:55You should be.
09:57And I know
09:58you never skipped class
09:59in college,
09:59but another thing
10:01that would put one
10:02in a good mood,
10:02right?
10:03That didn't happen.
10:04All right,
10:04we'll have our
10:04bold-ass predictions
10:05for the season.
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