00:00All right, then let's go over to LeBron here and let's ask you here.
00:03I mean, obviously, this is ring chasing.
00:05And, Rick, you were ring chasing at the end of your career.
00:08You were thinking of going in and helping, you know,
00:11a basketball team try to win an NBA championship.
00:14How did you change your mentality from being the guy to being a facilitator
00:19and helping someone?
00:21Because LeBron's in that stage right now.
00:23Look, Maxie, Edgecombe, and Bede,
00:25they're going to probably be the number one options.
00:28Talk about that transition for you and how you had to go through that now
00:33and a little bit on your takeaway on LeBron picking the Sixers.
00:37Well, I had a long conversation on the show that I do with Cyrus Satchett,
00:42who do things called, you know, Golden Days.
00:45And we had another guy that was a producer of mine on before,
00:49and we had an incredible conversation about what LeBron should do.
00:53And we both came to the conclusion that Philly would be the place.
00:56If you're going to chase for a championship, that probably is the best team.
00:59That team's loaded.
01:00I mean, if everybody stays healthy,
01:02everybody commits to being a defensive first team,
01:06and they play unselfishly, that team is going to be tough to beat.
01:09I really do believe that.
01:10So that was a smart move on his part to do that.
01:13And the whole idea for me was, is that not like chasing me?
01:16I just want to win.
01:17I mean, what the hell do you play for?
01:19I mean, you know, I don't have nothing to prove individually.
01:21And so I chose the team that I thought was going to give me an opportunity to be on a
01:26championship team.
01:27And unfortunately, it didn't work out.
01:29And I think LeBron made the right decision to go to a team that gives him the best opportunity to
01:34win another championship.
01:35And he just has to be willing to do whatever it is the coach decides is best for the team.
01:41And he needs to do the things that are being required of him, which would be obviously not to be
01:47the main guy.
01:48I mean, it may turn out that he does more than we expect.
01:51Who knows?
01:51I mean, it's just a matter of time.
01:53You have a lot of unanswered questions as to how well they're going to mesh together,
01:57because it's all about team chemistry.
01:59And then, you know, how good they're going to have, you know, their bench is going to be.
02:03Because you don't win with only five guys.
02:05I mean, your bench has got to be good.
02:06You've got to have a bench that does stuff.
02:08Worst case scenario, just like we say, hold the little cliche, hold the fort, right?
02:12If you get in the game, don't, you know, don't fall 10 more points behind.
02:16And sometimes, occasionally, maybe they'll, you know, add a few points to the equation.
02:20So it's going to be fun to see what happens.
02:22But I think he made a great choice.
