The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: TAYLOR, DEFEND YOURSELF!!! (feat. Anthony Williams a.k.a. Jason 'The Jet' Mason)
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Anthony Williams is the George Mason runner featured in yesterday's picture of Taylor's track meet. He joins us today to set the record straight. Donate to his charity: The Devin Brewer Foundation. Also, we learn the incredible details of Charlie and Domonique's night out in Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: How did Cuervo become associated with tequila?
Now's a good time to remember where tequila's story truly began. In 1795, Cuervo invented tequila. Cuervo. What are you doing here? Cuervo. Anytime someone says Cuervo, I show up. Well, I do know that to be true, but even during ad reads, like... Cuervo. I think you could lay out, especially for one of our great partners. Sweet, delicious Cuervo. Since then, Cuervo has stayed true to its roots.
Cuervo.
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It's time for Against the Spread! And it's brought to you by our friends at DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Jess, what do we got?
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Chapter 2: What are the betting odds for UConn vs. UCLA?
I'm taking the UConn Huskies in the Final Four against UCLA, minus 8.5. I think UConn's offense is too multifaceted for UCLA to handle. I think they win that game easily.
I'm gonna head to the ice Where the Panthers are taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. Now, Toronto's coming in winning two straight. The Panthers are coming in losing two straight. Teams have played against each other twice this year. Panthers have beat the Maple Leafs both times that they've faced each other. But again, one is coming in hot, one is coming in cold.
Is this the game where the Maple Leafs take down the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers? Maybe. I don't know, but I'm going to take the Panthers plus one and a half because one and a half goals is a lot in hockey. So I'm not saying the Panthers are going to win or lose, but I think they're going to cover against the Sprint.
Thank you for doing that, guys. We also have, I believe, that we're closing in on an interview with Jason Mason, the runner who was behind our beloved Taylor in that race. We also have my guy, Jason Goff, who's a podcast host at The Ringer. He joined me last night in going out with Charlie and Charlie's high school friends.
So I'm going to bring Jason in at some point to tell all the embarrassing stories from Charlie's high school experience. But I guess Jason could probably come in, too, for this topic. Jason's a big basketball guy. Works for the Bulls pre- and post-game show, I believe.
Yeah, him and Kendall Gill.
Yep. But this topic, Amin got beef with our coverage or our opinions on John Morant from yesterday, right?
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Chapter 3: Why was Taylor Jenkins fired late in the NBA season?
Yeah, man. You guys really dropped the ball. You're talking about why Taylor Jenkins was fired this late in the season. By the way, I don't think we have a definitive answer for that because it's kind of ridiculous. I don't know if you guys... I can't remember if you guys mentioned this. His entire staff had gotten fired prior to this season, which in the NBA is the ultimate... We said that.
Get your black ass up out of here, right? Even though his name is Jenkins, he's white. But number two, you guys talk about the offense. You can't piss off the best player. It wasn't his offense. It wasn't his offense. The offense was devised by, get this... The two new assistants, one of whom is now the head coach, and the other one is fired. And I'm just like, wait a second, hold on.
You're going to take my staff away from me. You're going to hire somebody else that I didn't have a say in. Then you're going to tell these somebody else's to devise the offense, even though our offense was okay last year, right? And then when the star player doesn't like it, you're going to use that as an excuse to get rid of me.
This is, ladies and gentlemen, not like Taylor Jenkins misstepping or whatever. This is classic textbook. We're getting you up out of here.
So who wanted him up out of there? You're saying.
The whiz kid Wall Street front office that thinks that, hey, man, let me give this head coaching job to this man from Finland who's never been in an NBA capacity in any form or fashion prior to this season when we brought him here from his illustrious record of winning the Euro Cup and the Basketball Champions League and every other...
league over there that's not really one of the heralded ones that come. Let me put it this way. This guy isn't David Blatt. And I'm not trying to knock him. He might be the best coach of all time one day. I don't know. I don't know because his resume is super thin. He's not David Blatt. David Blatt came here. This dude won Euroleagues. This dude coached like the biggest clubs in Europe.
Like national team coaching. He had a real resume. Unfortunately he didn't have an NBA resume and so the NBA guys didn't really respect him. And he didn't do himself any favors either. In this case, Thomas Isolo is his name. He comes from, as I said, from coaching in Germany, in France, some okay clubs at okay levels, but not the highest levels of European basketball.
Not domestic and not the continental championship of the EuroLeague. And this is the guy who's going to be the head coach of your NBA franchise now. That to me is the galaxy brain of front offices where like, I know the best coach. He's not even here. Like, oh, you guys are listening to that? Like, oh, I know this indie band that only plays for five people. That's what they're doing.
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Chapter 4: What is Anthony Williams' response to Taylor's track meet claims?
All right, so what banners were you putting up? I quit after my first year.
I will say this. Everyone's being very respectful to each other, but Anthony, I will tell you that Taylor had his numbers out there on the computer, and he was circling his comparisons to yours, and he was saying that he was faster than you in high school.
No. Like I said, I'm a hurdler. Hurdling is my specialty, man. You know what I can tell, though?
Are we judging Nelly by his country album? No, we're not doing that.
I can tell... a dog when I meet one. And Taylor, you're not a dog. I'm listening to my man Anthony. No, no, no. Wait, Taylor, start barking. Hold on. What are we doing here? Get that garbage off the screen. It is, I hear, I hear it in his voice. I see it in his posture. That is a calm, confident man. Taylor, you turning red back there. You got beads of sweat on your head.
You stuttering and stammering. Well, I quit. I quit. And the panoramic roof is providing that distraction. I can see all that. That man. The roof won the race, by the way. I'm just being honest with you. You can put your hands up against the TV screen and feel the heat.
I saw Taylor pull up today on a scooter, and my dog got a roof that you can see through. It wasn't even electric. It was manual. Taylor was...
Taylor, defend yourself. God damn it. Taylor was scooting like Punky Brewster in the work while my dog Anthony got a convertible 24-7. That man is in a spaceship. Oh, yeah. Anthony showed up on my show in a spaceship with Redwoods behind him. Where you at, Anthony? You in a national park. This is classic DB. I'm at work, man.
I'm on my lunch break.
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Chapter 5: Who is Anthony Williams and what is his background?
No, so I'm a veteran, fresh veteran. Last day officially was March 7th. Congratulations on a great career, brother.
Thank you for your service. Yeah, man.
Thank you. It's a pleasure to serve. Thank you. Thank you. What branch? Army.
Oh, yes. My dad did 20 in the Army, man. My dad did 20. This is the greatest black role model that has ever been on this show.
Ever. It's him or me. Ever. Like I said, ever.
Oh, man. Well, thank you so much for joining us. Any parting words you want to have for Taylor or anyone?
No, it's all love. If you got a shameless plug, there's a track meet for my best friend who passed away, Devin Brewer, Invitational. So I'll drop you guys a link or something if you want to submit. We have a scholarship foundation. So, like I said, all love. Taylor, hey, blessings to you, man. He's gone already. Man, I love this guy.
We fired Taylor. When they kill you with kindness. This whole time, this is the worst kind of enemy. They're like, hey, man, I wish you and your family nothing but the best. And hopefully your children can look in your eyes and see a winner when they think about me. You know what I mean? We'll put that in the show notes. It will definitely make a contribution.
We appreciate everything that you've done for us. Thank you so much for joining our show. The final question, though, is what's your Uber rating? You a 4'9 guy? This is the only way Taylor's going to get a win. Are you a .9 boy? Are you a .9 boy or nah?
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Chapter 6: How can listeners support the Devin Brewer Foundation?
Hold on, y'all want to hear the worst April Fools I've ever fallen for in my life, and it happened yesterday. And this is the scariest part. I think I got the oldest kid among anyone in here.
Was it Tiger Woods saying he's playing the Masters? No, this is way worse, bro.
This is way worse. My kid hands me this sheet, and it's a jumble. I said, Dad, can you help me with this? I can't get any of the words. And so I look at it, and I'm usually good at the jumble or whatever. And I look, oh, there you go. One of them was multiplying or whatever. Just look for an ING, and you got it. They're like, yeah, I can't see. I'm going to find it.
I'm like, yeah, just look for the ING. It's right there. Can you show me where it is? I said, well, it's somewhere in there. And I'm looking, and I'm trying to buy myself time. I pretended I knew where it was. And then my kid was like, it's not on the sheet because this is an April Fool's joke. And I was just like, oh, no. I've been had. And I was crushed. And I went downstairs.
I was like, I can't believe it. But guess what? And my kid messed up and said, what? And I said, chicken butt.
Got him back.
Now I have the upper hand again.
A little harder than that. I'm not your dad.
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