Bob Ryan, Boston Globe

Every once in awhile we get into one of those modes where we wanna talk about how lot of different stuff with somebody Jackie McMullen is a great person for that. Talk about anything with -- go anywhere and if she's got -- a very. Good take on almost anything will this next guest falls into that category as well. Bob Ryan of Boston Globe brought to you by our belly insurance good morning mr. Ryan.

Hello dale the warnings are probably got a mobile products at all some hoops real -- all I had thought my god -- light the next stop mark. Do you like -- audio like the field improbable it's not a firm for New England fans -- warming up to it what you told at beginning but. There's some games I what -- what -- CI we mark Villanova Georgetown. And -- I'd love Georgetown I look back one well ought to look at -- the best passing big and I seen in thirty years. Church coming out -- that anybody that has like that. So yeah I like that -- Saint Mary's Richmond game. Was probably fine with Tennessee -- does not stop there could be it a -- I don't mean. Maybe not the greatest but -- bet.

Bob we always say all the time here here in Boston there were not a -- college sports town where pro sports town. And I'm wondering if that's that's a self fulfilling prophecy or if you found that as you write about college sports to people respond as passionately. As they do when you read about pro sports.

And number or no question we're not a major backup for college sports and and but I. This is what this is the most important that what the most important to me like to open and net Foley the atmosphere. I would stick by fuel that back in the fifties -- back before the big spots like it went and and so and what the school by the BC we're really really really at the basketball. What -- what could -- etc. and talk a college guy. But I there's no question we know the packet what do you guys now the but the picked by the open as a big big part. The biggest fight the -- not an expert by the patriots it's that now GAAP. Look tremendously collapsed a decade but it's still pick the Celtics -- And up on are gonna go to go head and body out of college and and I think is it is just what we all know it's not about it. People carry about basketball at all about abetting false but most people but it's not I could care less about that pop idol competition. And so but that's not -- thing here that it was an average person sub.

You know above I hear a lot of people say sometimes that you know if we talked about it more on on the radio or if you wrote about it -- and you write about -- Debt that we would somehow trams transform. This is region young adults which help you buy that at all.

not got that forty year L. But observing Ellen and distinct -- in Bali yet they need ups and downs of mostly -- of talk radio bought since it's really the first very prominent shell very prominent -- to Scott Manila packet -- and the economics change but the only major dynamic shift is the rise of the patriots. And other than that. Well college it's the same level of interest probably that I always was you've got transplants well. The York and and and Billy Napier New York mostly area people who Robert what about that like it'd make but. It's hard to fight too many people grow up here at all we are based you're an app -- the local college sports are those of us up and other areas it's just the way it.

Even knowing. Even knowing the college basketball is kind of you know a second class citizen in the minds of many sports fans. It's also a down year for New England College basketball is --

My what what nobody but robot carried the torch and Connecticut shot out of we are shot out. Yeah I don't would be -- at an Internet sweaty over the years. -- There's a digital which is there and edit it not not not got nothing else to always said that -- of general interest in UConn. But not this year and so this has probably this could be a bigger it could be let's just this year that that in every because there's nobody at all expect -- I don't think too many people are are you know what about where they're reading -- plot.

I keep looking for a challenger Bob but when it comes down to it the best player I've seen in college basketball this year is John Wall. How about you.

Yeah it. The most dynamic player but it could -- out you got a lot maturity and the best player in the country right now it's. Avatar it will reliable player -- Wallace took -- well. As I think we all know that but there -- street exit -- our our. Going to be to a Kentucky and whatnot and our state because the first week -- rapper wannabe wall DeMarcus Cousins and Evan Turner and some water.

Let's turn our attention of the pro basketball team in town because I I've joked that at times -- sounds delusional. I I know he has to say some things for public consumption in May be other things behind closed doors. He doesn't honestly think this team is this far away from turnaround does it.

I you know I don't know. Convinced himself and public -- Part for me believe that he truly believes that the scene at AG an upper. Take it out by what. It them -- Other pure is continuing to set the nagging injuries and at what Expos game six we. Have a in one. You can rely on ready -- load now or or that one -- What was best player. A summit is that it's. For. Now I don't believe that now the committee that -- at a realistic goal with the first round and -- elected. And and and and that's not a ludicrous proposition but at how anybody can make that assumption.

Bob there are two teams that I can think of and and I'm sure you'll think of some other ones that I am ignoring the two -- second think. One in my lifetime one not that have surprised me. And won the championship and when you didn't really think that was possible the one team with the rockets I think the second championship. They they had acquired Clyde Drexler and they just took off. In the playoffs and they won a title. And the other one it is we always hear this year of the 1969 Celtics are there any parallels between these current Celtics. And those two teams.

You're right about Iraq it's it's supposed. Suffice to chip in. Even first time at which you know Michael Jordan -- in the united way back there are all issues there was Russell posted its RC's. And and and we have not what you can at a sub pop I'd -- the energy his interest what else -- needed as the what -- Steve -- And in they say that. They were -- it was where you are in the -- that old. And it all the question. This team is old they can -- back there by. The biggest difference. It would it would -- out of state they had Russell Russell was was a fairly humid so. Or have. And has not been like that you're -- or around this formidable competition. -- at all. I don't see it a troop parallel to wishful thinking anybody.

You know Bob and induced hearing you talk about things that Russell it'll save himself and his interest that's an important work because. Right it just talking to some his former teammates. He was known for that he was no one of the guy -- sometimes -- read the paper in practice while his team was practicing -- before it was a player coach and.

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And so I've made the it that really makes a point that there is no parallel because let's take genome for high energy all -- KG and Paul Pierce had not known for pacing themselves so that argument. At their pace themselves now totally goes against everything they step for their careers.

Exactly their different human beings everybody's voters that everybody's. Situations that not a parallel to. Not at all that we by the very very like Apollo opposite -- that was what set but what about -- Russell was ready I'll let. But I need to go around that pretty steep bank and nobody knows that the act that way it was that nobody it. But but even if you could translate however they attacked and terms of and devastating intensity about what that way Russell was measured in what -- what would that. Before. We need it at -- that. Money all -- idol are nicely. The only let -- talk about 36 years -- it's all other law and and and and you would know what else do that this was it. That he was quick to tell anybody for the summer and I knew. It was and you know that sort that's -- Obviously -- like.

You know I sat at Fenway Park on New Year's Day and I watch the Bruins in the flyers and I thought there's no way in the world you -- didn't anticipate a regular season game more than this. And I was wrong because. Tomorrow night I think is gonna top that one in terms of anticipation.

Yeah yeah you know -- you're occupied you know that I haven't wrote that about allegations being. You know -- material that would that would make it because outrage the roads you'll and the people who love hockey rituals. People like Larry. In the art posters Albany about how the league stop all of this economic about the way that it has that yet and and and also. It's just it's really special that it that well of these kind of thing that's got that's but I don't like few others I think says I. I can't imagine if it gets -- and L -- could be in that -- to -- that as well a camp. That there have to be legitimate anger apart or the legacy. We out of reaction with oh but its two games. A bad play. A game misconduct maybe. But maybe not that got a -- you know not sure well maybe not but still it is what it idiotic I think having.

It's funny we were you know thinking about guest for the shell and Michael said the media the base and we've got to find somebody who will advocates for Matt Cooke. And we discovered there isn't anybody.

How can you but it got a track record. Excuse that people where I'm at it you can argue that data are there aren't all like I am sorry I forget the other without it it it's played up court. -- And ended up. Also. Went into what -- stopped when it that it honey what is that -- So much good can out of that game with Canada and get up changed you know you don't -- it just. Like that's in briefly is what are what Michael -- about how hot he. Is the police itself the site -- stop what Spain. It up the last 42 minutes of that game were probably very. -- you know -- it. Forty credit game everybody charges were probably right let's stop.

Now no Bob it's it's been a long time to Lebanon Morrissey boulevard I have no idea what the assignments are. I have I had a bit of I had a hundred dollars to throw away I would put a hundred dollars or more. On the fact that Bob Ryan. Will be at Augusta Georgia for the return of Tiger Woods next month tour --

I would say that win in twelve minutes of the about it. I I was on all that remained out. If it's black caught that your car when he Michael that there this. Because you know the that the galaxy -- is -- is ridiculous and but LP era it's going to be a real. -- poker -- and told that all that we all of Augusta is that the paper out and not gonna but but. It's going to be on the unimaginable -- in the field that that I like one plate. -- holy site.

As an athlete ever performed under greater pressure than what tiger will when he stepped to the first state.

because I mean -- and so this sickness so far out of the well this war and I think it's all about public. -- what keep in these so what. And so these -- actual figure while arguably one of the -- most famous you know that's for -- people the world. It's sold out is that going up and credit that the state -- always that it is -- was solved a medal for a while about block. And this guy is gonna absolutely have some. We -- well whatever. -- and bye -- it's father Earl. Wait wait and this -- that that was strong personality argument will be paid its its sanctuary the golf course. You know we're sites where it was the court and at that that were fully appropriate -- I think in. At all and out of that the big it would have its external artistic -- so we what -- that. The blood in the water factor. I don't know -- reliant than people think he's on willful and and everybody -- an adequate again I hope that anybody Everett. And so I think that that it is.

Well big boy you better hold on to that -- in that press credential because. People are gonna try to steal it. Okay gives me somebody's gonna try to get it's got the national crashed the party. And try to you know run up on Tiger Woods and ask him all these questions of topic I know what's gonna happen but after this. You think in terms of playing. -- against any chance of winning the masters of I don't not this time.

It's 1%. But a lot since hero a tiger because tiger is a player like that. They expect the about everything is this Michael and and and and that it. The court has been. A couple of while but they did yet what's -- soaked by a court has been part of the what it dominated quarterly -- it. So what it's quite it's it's art for -- everybody else. And now that that it's not like this were 2001. And of course as -- it was. After the fact from what I liked it better by the company's -- back as he I think quite frankly I think it's it's -- cheap.

I'm curious what it's gonna be like in it'll happen before the first round where he's gonna sit in that tent at that front table. And he's gonna be subjected to questions and I wonder how that's gonna go.

Now Libya just think he's always managed to control the environment controlled the game. Always knows how to answer questions auditors and occurred but they're they're they're there. Editor and there good. But that's about golf and and I don't know how it but it is -- to what extent it's so well he also -- and -- we will political at all and as our workers are the -- LA what it. Ari Fleischer you know local. Tell what it was piloted by supply. Fascinating I just noted that -- to pick it up all that lets a computer or an app as copper. An -- that close or it's somewhere out there everybody as a possibility at the -- with. It it will not that they. Oh.

I had one more question for you before you mentioned Ari Fleischer that now that means they have two more questions I hit. Ari Fleischer I am in my position is that it is the biggest waste of money for celebrity's. Ari Fleischer is not gonna tell you to do anything that common sense would tell you to do what do you think these guys. Go out and entailed this money to Ari Fleischer would it what do you think they're getting out of.

Because fake and especially I think it's a all the bases there. By guardian read this morning. Quick question -- the rhetorical where the seat to be a -- think that it's that the what you do you know all that is an unwritten pact although they.

Now this is off the beaten path question and I know at that time to contribute to ESP and so I don't know this puts an uncomfortable position or not. But I am really I know you are friendly Arab or a friend Jim flat a friend with Tony Kornheiser. I was mortified by the suspension of Kornheiser for commenting on on Hannah storm's wardrobe. As one or what your opinion is honored if you can talk about a without being lined -- nation.

They have. Eric process are of a fight to straight up out of wood right by. I have. Horrible track record sexual harassment charges. Who resentment some allegations. Went -- what they have a track record goes back. -- it years and and they are now. Department to. -- It's the third rail topic that what works at it it should be careful to what you got -- percent of the about it and that's that. It yet yet and that's because yet and I'd try to make a -- extra fresh and and 48 ports. And sort through it all better shortly -- that's part of that they are going to be your reverend Tony got it just that's what -- on the I I would. What without but other but let me get to static that's what he was reputable are it is -- bought and oh yeah. How we got it I -- though not quite a change totally. I don't know about that what that.

And and and now it is but you know what he can rest assured. But I still I I still think that 85% of his audience has no idea who Holden Caulfield that is impressive product.

was. Signing that. Might be -- to -- Bob -- a high schools all we can't read this this is below the saucy. -- They got in trouble for a plot that was written in 19520. That's so got to tease him about that maybe not on here about -- all right very good okay.

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