Hour 2: The Vibes are Bad
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This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stugatz Podcast. Somebody writes in here, I'm sorry, but I'm dying laughing at Greg Cody being mad at

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's getting to him. It's understandable, is it not? Why, Billy, are you putting your head in your hands on this? 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? Greg doesn't want that. How did that even get out? 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. 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 has 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 shirtless wearing pasties on his nipples. Allegedly, Greg. 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. He's trying to play like, ah, there's no one actually. It's a few wackos on the extremes. Everyone, no one really is playing. 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 going to feel the pressure of this. Yeah, I think Dan and Greg are going to be for... Leave me out of this. I think you're going to be the avatar for a lot of people's frustration. You're the only one putting me in here. Okay. Alright, well I think

Your social media experience, if this team loses, I think you're going to see a lot of people venting, 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? No, no, Panthers no. Greg Cody. No, not the Panthers.

They don't, they look so loose. It is so dark right now around this franchise. Everyone's short. Everyone just wants 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. Well, what's Roy doing? Weren't you supposed to check in with him to check out the vibes? 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. She said they looked tired. It was yesterday. Yeah.

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... Because it's like a view of the ice from the team store. Well, that's reporting. 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 asked 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. Yeah, it is a tiring sport. It's not just tiring. These flights are brutal, man. What am I to do with Warren Fogle wearing a Kobe shirt again? Because he's worn a Kobe shirt the last three games and they've won, and now you know he's going to show up in that Kobe shirt, and he's got to be paired 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 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 live on that i don't want to 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 it was that's why the 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 angeles longer and that's just wild math to me the reason why you've never seen me like this before is the only time i've ever been kind of like this you've been right there next to me

whether it be like one season where there was a fraudulent Miami hurricane team that took a number one that they would have been number one if they lost that last game, but no one ever thought that they were actually championship. Good. The heat. I was crazed. 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 all right. Shout out to Bob Marley.

And you were there beside me where this one, I kind of am walking my own path right now with Bob with shoes in a group chat. Billy, what do you need to chug? What do you need to chug? What do you make of everything that's happening around here, Billy? Because you delight. 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 buying expense accounts for cazuelas, pots and pans.

You are all of a sudden buying pots and pans, which seems like a jinx, a bit of a jinx to buy those too early. No, we're not putting the jinx on me. I have 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. You want to 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. I haven't done anything. Boxing me out has apparently cursed this team, but there's one day to resolve this issue with the hockey gods.

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 going to do it, and I was going to claim that I didn't know how it was done. I was going to blame it on a clerical error. I like that move. Because that happens around here all the time. It's how we invaded Greg Cody's privacy moments ago. It's how Tony got a job. Yeah.

Yeah, so it happens all the time around here. But I felt that Mike and Chris and Roy would never actually forgive me. That if I did that, they wouldn't... That would not come with any forgiveness. Look what just talking about it did to us. Counterpoint, so? Yeah, I know, I know. But 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 are not. I have great vibes today, honestly. Craig was here. Good vibes all around until you guys put that hospital picture. That team's vibes are bad. It just feels bad. But why are we hearing that from Christy Cody?

Why is she delivering this news? I don't know where Roy is. I don't know where Roy is. It's very obvious. Did he go to a hospital by accident? It said Baptist Health. Was he at the right place? 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 18-5 in games four through six. It's a cross. Here's another solid indicator of why it's feeling different around this one franchise. 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 be playing loose, man. See the Oilers fans did what we talked about. They chartered some planes. Brought a bunch of fans here on chartered planes. 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, 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!

and guess what shea say your boy is in florida when the game seven i don't know a damn thing i don't know a day about hockey but that other than the is black but damn it everybody in the world is talking about hockey today so that's what we gonna do shea's back in the house your boy is back in the house

Stephen A doing the drum. I think Stephen A on the drum would be huge. He would get booed. They got to ask him. They did that for two minutes, and it's all they mentioned about the Stanley Cup. What else is there to say, really? 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. But I'm going to be there. He's going to 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.

that there is less of a connection that this country has to hockey, at least in part, because we like to know that the human beings that we're watching on television, even though they're superhuman, we have some connections points to, and whether it's Jokic,

or Doncic or hockey players from another country, when all of the players are foreigners, there are 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, 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 wanted to see somebody come back from 3-0, right? Like, we were talking about it, I think, in the Mavs versus Minnesota series, where it 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. It's basically nobody's ever seen it. But that's what a lot of people are going to 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 has gotten...

away from the stage with stakes. Basketball has gotten out of the way. This is outside of the WNBA 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, you're 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 going to decide it. I think that it is random. It is lotto time. We are watching tonight and anything... Well, one team's got a lot more tickets, Dan, than

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 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, is you're envious of Edmonton. You

You're envious of the vibes Edmonton's coming in here with. So loose. So loose. So confident. But imagine if the rules 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 seven, or you've 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. They're not playing well, dude. They don't look good. I don't know where the answers are. I think they just kind of got figured out. 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.

Long ago, you lost 5-3. 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.

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Dan Levitard. Florida claws back from down 2-0 because they were getting their asses handed to them by Toronto to then get lit afire underneath them by their head coach, Paul Maurice, who did the thing. Remember how the run was sparked last year? Stugatz. He called them a bunch of peas and bees. He did the thing again. Called them a bunch of peas and bees, and then boom, five unanswered. You win the division. This is the Dan Levitard Show with the Stugatz. ♪

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? What have they done well in the last three games? Barkie played well last game. Barkie needs to score two like that. I'm with Mike, though. Outside of Barkie pulling two goals out of his ass...

It looks bleak right now. And Barky's not going to give me – you gave me more rah-rah feel-good motivational stuff than Barky would because Barky's 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 at a very young age the ability to coach an optimist football team. 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.

You were revolutionizing the game. Well, wait, wait. You were Mike Martz. Hold on. Brad Stevens. Sounds like a very young coach. Hold on. Fifteen. 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 of coach. I don't know what I'm doing. 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. Nobody understands.

your organization has any answers for. Why the pressure on Paul Maurice tonight? 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? 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's 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 is the mental aspects of the game that's on Florida. But what I told you, the analytics, how you used to just dump and chase things.

Now, when you have a man advantage, and we're in this position because of power play and doing it 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. And when we do have a lane, we're...

We're sick of 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 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 changed. Does it have to be a greasy one? 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. Dude. Have some dignity. You don't need Reinhardt something off his skate. Have a goal that looks beautiful. Have dignity.

Bark off to Verhage. Have something that looks beautiful. Oh, I would love a beautiful zone entry from Andrew Luck. Beautiful. Beautiful zone entry. Happy June. From Alexander Sasha Barkov.

And he just tape-to-tape to Sam Reinhardt. I think you guys sound pathetic. I do. I think the fan base should be ashamed of the way that you guys are talking about this. I feel pathetic. Yeah, I don't have anything for you in terms of confidence and bravado. That was all Game 6. I felt like we would see at Game 6 the entire betting world was on Edmonton. Oh, all the scenarios were great. Mike, you're so...

You're 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 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 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, 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 going to be super chipper. But I don't have signs of encouragement, signs to make me believe they're going to come out on that ice and give me the Florida Panthers effort that I thought I was going to see their game six. And I hope they're listening to me, and I hope they get deeply offended. Like, how dare you? You've seen this team all year long. I

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, the 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 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 shorthanded goal just totally nuked that building. And you're going to have some cheering in there because a lot of Oilers fans have spent their savings on this game. But I think this one's over. I really do. Already? 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. 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 heat 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 with the type of pressure we're seeing right now.

Because 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 3-0 in a series, they're going to talk about the 2024 Florida Panthers if they blow this. 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 3-0 Cats. Okay, third period. I just got goosebumps. Oilers are just trying everything they can. Bob's having an amazing game. 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. 3-0. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Historically, 3-0 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 outside of the car dealership? 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. Yeah, it's kind of light right now. Mike says that the players are giving press conferences and giving sound bites that are filled with doomsday and despair, that he doesn't like the vibes around the team. No one will look anyone in the eyes. Yeah.

No, not from what I got. In fact, Ryan Lomberg kind of repeated a point that Vladimir Tereschenko said a couple of games ago that pressure is a privilege. So, yeah, I guess they're up to the moment, according to Ryan Lomberg. Well, Roy, Christy 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 Ekblad and Sergey Bobrovsky. 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 I think they're going to be ready? What was the look in Bob's eye? Regular look, you know, regular look. No one talking to a Russian look. Lombard, did he look you in the eye? Did Lombard look you in the eye?

No, Lomberg was looking in the eye of the person who asked the question. What about Coach? How's Coach feeling? Does he feel the pressure? Does he feel like he's thrown 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 sevens before. He's made a lineup change. Kyle Ipposo is going to be on the fourth line replacing Nick Cousins. 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 interesting information for you to bring to the show here as the correspondent 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 from out there and all of the information borrowed from X-Command Nakato, Tim Reynolds. Do you want to see how Chris Cody mourned Game 6? No, we don't have to.

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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 figure's childhood.

Greg Cody has harmed the vibes around here, and Renee Montgomery and Juju are here to fix them. Renee, please don't laugh at us. I've got a despondent crew. You're a two-time WNBA champion. You're a metal art contributor. You've got a new clothing line, CC21. It drops this fall, and you're the co-owner and vice president of the Atlanta Dream. 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 scared of 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.

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. 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 in. Let me check out. Let me see what's going on with the Panthers. Knock on wood.

I'm 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, Oh, it was three zeros.

Oh, snap. Oh, snap. That doesn't happen to me. You did your job by getting up. This is what we talk about in sports. Like, you got up to 3-0. So the same way you got there, just go get one dove, Florida. Come on, Panthers. Like, just one. Just break it down by quarters. What y'all got? Quarters. Five-minute segments. What y'all got? Period. Period. Period? Renee, you are not helping matters here. I'm sold. Yes.

You see, Dan? Come on, man. Listen, if you can win three games, you mean to tell me you can't win one? 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. 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 going to play this well next game. And surely we're going to play better because not going to 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 for a little added context. Every time that they've gone on three-game losing streaks, they follow that up with a win streak of 18-8-5. So typically these runs don't end at three for the Edmonton Oilers. What?

An 18-game winning streak they had after one of these streaks. All right, we're not talking about this anymore. Her and Anna Dream usually play in a 3,500-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...

moment, Renee. What level of surprised are you over just everything that's happened over the last 12 months? 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 going to get the numbers right just because it was also one of the Hawks' biggest games ever. So just so, you know, to put it in perspective. Am I surprised? No.

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. Well, like and now they're like, what? This happens. Basically, people like me are women's basketball historians. 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 oh, they're dating each other. And 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, when people get a hold of what's happening in the WNBA, it's going to look at my guy.

my guy when people get a hold of what's happening in the wba 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 uh roy he's in front of uh the hockey arena right now he doesn't look like he's in good shape uh roy do you want 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 sun over here wearing a hoodie. Yeah, I am angry. You dressed yourself. I didn't dress you. I dressed myself preparing to go into a hockey arena to a practice facility. You put yourself wherever it is that you're doing your stand-up. I didn't put you there. You're an adult. Hoodies come off. Hoodies come off. We had to do this.

Why does everybody feel like the Panthers have already lost the game, Roy? 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 5 in the last three games, basically.

So y'all just think it's over. So wrap it up. Just come on back home there. Wrap it up. 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 in England with K-Dot? Where was you?

where was you at right here in Atlanta you feel me it's a lot going on salute but anyway uh I was out with some gangsters and I'm receiving texts about my posts because they're hitting the hearts of the people who I'm posting about or my fans they are really serious but and my dog he didn't even text me in a respectful way he ain't even be like hey Jew uh do you mind he's like take it down

I'm like, oh, let me put this on safety. Who came at you, man? You feel me? I'm not naming no names, but also to another person on the show today said that I invaded their privacy. Sir, where the hell do you think I got that picture from?

The internet. So please, if we're going to say certain to each other, like, let's keep it respectful. And remember, no, the line of gratitude is way shorter than a lot of complaints. I put them through the roof every weekend. Nobody say to me. But whenever y'all get y'all feelings hurt, now y'all want to say some salute. I love everybody, but keep respect on my situation. Renee. Hi.

Renee, you see what you're laughing at us because you live in this cauldron. You have conquered this cauldron. You know that you can't be up in your feelings and everyone here is up in their feelings. Wow. Exactly. We're the wrong person at that. Right.

So y'all are really big mad about this, and there's still a chance to win. The thing that's blowing my mind is, like, it's not over yet. What part did I miss on the game seven? Thank you. It's game seven coming up. Not just that, Renee. The game starts 0-0. It doesn't matter what the last game happened. Roy over here talking about 18-5 got outscored, but they're not bringing that 18-5 into this game. So what's going on? To me, it sounds like they've used up all their luck. Ain't no way.

Ain't no way y'all about to be scoring like that again. Like, what is going on? Hey, come on, man. Don't cause us 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. I love y'all in real life. If somebody jump on y'all in real life, I'm going to jump on them. But don't come at me about no sports teams, y'all. I love everybody. And Juju got 50-11 sports teams. So it's not like he got a dog. Exactly. Come on. What are we doing?

What are we doing? And everybody quiet now. It's crickets now. Is Roy still here or did he get too hot? Roy, where are you? I'm still here. There's a despondent Roy. I'm still here sweating. All right, Roy. Any more updates before you get out of there? You're working. So give us an update from Panthers. The last time we're going to see the Panthers today before they play tonight.

No new updates, Dan. I gave you all the updates you needed. We got a lineup change. Excellent work. Let's go ahead and cut his microphone. 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 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.

It is not. 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. 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 difference.

the damage that he did at the National Basketball Association. Look at our height difference. Like, I'm a small guard in the WNBA. So, I mean, I had to dab up the legend. First of all, he pulled up to the game and he just was vibes. 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. My man's was just chilling, like chopping it up. Talk to everybody court side. 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-doubles. 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.

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. Like, I'm so hyped because not only are they bringing in the,

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, you know, Wingstop need to pull up on her. She's on eating chicken wings every live almost every day. But they're hooping, too. You know, we talk a lot about their following their name and likeness 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 rivalries. Angel Reese and Kaitlyn 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 Sarasi say, I'm going to meet you in the lobby, you don't know what kind of energy the WNBA is on. 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. What y'all got going on? Cheer up, Buttercup. Yes. Cheer up. Yes. Cheer up. Look at them, Renee. Look at them. Cheer up. They look like losers.

Like losers. There's a game. 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.

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