The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Postgame Show: Jessica's Top 5 Things She'll Miss In Miami (feat. JuJu Gotti)
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
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Chapter 1: What are JuJu Gotti's NBA Thursday Thunder picks?
We got a lot of stuff cooking up in the NBA tonight, man. A lot of great series. And one of the best series out there right now is Clippers versus Nugs. So tonight, I'm taking my brother James Harden for 2.5 threes. I'm going over that. He's going back home to L.A. And I think my brother will knock down and make it rain a lot of jump shots tonight. You feel me?
Second leg, I'm going to stick with them Clippers. I begged and pleaded DraftKings to give me, let me get the 1.5 three-pointers from Kawhi. But they say, hey, we got to stick to the script. And I said, you know what? I still believe in my brother Kawhi. 2.5 threes from my brother Kawhi as well. You know, he going to need them. There may be some knockdown, drag-out fights against them Nuggets.
And I think he going to let it rain tonight as well. You feel me? And for the third leg, I'm going with the Oklahoma City Thunder. They're visiting the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. Pretty much the most boring series thus far up to date. And I think it's going to remain boring tonight. I think I'm going to take it.
I'm going to take my brother Shea Gildas, Alexander, and the boys for over nine points tonight. They're going to cover and win. I think they're going to win by more than 10, maybe more than 15. I got them beating the Memphis Grizzlies tonight and keeping it uninteresting.
Thank you, Juju. Jeremy was offended by the fact that Chris Cody said Cleveland, Miami would like a word on boring series.
Single-digit game last night. Comeback got it within two with four minutes left. But no, the team that got blown out by 50 points is somehow the same thing. Ridiculous.
This is why Jessica is going to New York. She loves me. Don't let her tell you otherwise. Yeah, why would we let her speak for herself on that?
Why would we let a woman speak for herself?
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Chapter 2: Why is Jessica leaving Miami for New York?
Zaslow has been bummed since that song played earlier from Taylor. I was shook. He was emotionally, I'm not going to say broken, but didn't feel like we paused long enough to allow to marinate the emotion of Jessica after four years going from Miami to New York.
I didn't like that news. I was taken aback by it. I did not expect it. I think it's a major bummer.
I was aware of the news because I'm a journalist.
Oh, Greg, I'll miss you the most. Thank you.
Likewise. Before we get to Juju and the polls, real quick, I didn't do this with Mike and Cody today, and I am kind of amazed that things are moving so fast in sports that a Messi situation has escaped our attention today when Greg Cody is desperate to talk at all moments in his life, Lionel Messi.
Yeah, this is what Mike and I have a passion for soccer, I think. Mine goes way, way back. His may be stronger than mine today. But Lionel Messi and Inter-Miami play tonight at Vancouver in the first leg of two legs in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, which I think, Mike, would be their biggest trophy so far, right, if they win it.
Yeah.
Semi-finals tonight. Yeah.
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Chapter 3: What is the significance of Lionel Messi playing for Inter-Miami?
Yeah, it's a huge trophy for MLS. It's very difficult for MLS to win this trophy. It's historic. They're often facing off against a team from Liga Amekis, and they have very little luck. This is a crazy fixture list that Inter-Miami has here. Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale and back and forth is a pretty crazy thing.
And I'm happy you mentioned Inter-Miami because they made a couple of moves, potentially moves before moves, They got a lot of general allocation money back in return for a really popular player. It's hard to say club legend for a club that's been around so little, but Robert Taylor got moved yesterday. Bobby Balzac's a big-time... A big-time fan favorite.
You have my attention.
Bobby Ballsacks had a flair for the dramatic, had timely goals, was a really good player. Parlayed his play over at Inter-Miami to a national team appearance for Finland, I believe, actually. So that's another thing that you can associate with Finland. Bobby Ballsacks.
Yeah, it's a brutal schedule they have because they're going back and forth across the country. Leg two is when? Saturday, I think? Or no, it might be Monday. Anyway. Doesn't matter. But in between, they have an MLS match. So they're playing three matches in a week, and they need Messi for all three, although I think he could skip the middle match. But they really...
The whole team is together now. They're healthy, I think, and Messi's playing as if there were any doubt. And this is a trophy they really want to win, so it's exciting. Obviously, if it weren't for the draft and the NBA and NHL playoffs, this would be number one in the world.
Obviously, if it wasn't for the 700 things that are more important than that, we'd be talking about Lionel Messi.
I mean, seriously, though, put that in perspective. Lionel Messi is the most famous athlete in the world playing in a very big tournament for Inter-Miami, and it's barely on the radar down here. That speaks very well of our sports market.
Well, but what's the reason for that, though?
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Chapter 4: How is Inter-Miami managing their challenging match schedule?
I mean, do you think the club...
promotes it properly? I do. I also think it's fair to say soccer is still a niche sport in this country. And as Mike alluded to, Inter-Miami doesn't have a tradition down here. They were a very bad losing club before Messi arrived. And so they have to earn that.
And my news was more important, so we had to get to that first.
We've got to get to the polls as well here.
Chapter 5: Why is the Lionel Messi tournament not getting more attention in Miami?
Yes, as well. Sorry, Juju. Nah, it's all good. I love to talk. Just a couple of things, man. Like, Jessica, like, oh, my goodness. You had such a run down here. Thank you so much for befriending me. Thank you so much for befriending my baby. You and Lehman, invite us out. Like, bro, just thank you for your friendship over the years. You feel me? Salute to a great run.
I know it's going to keep going up and up and up. But, yeah, I was just like Zaslow when I heard the news. Like, oh, man, sis going back. But at least I know you're going back to a place you love. So all the love sending your way, and I wish you nothing but the best, sis.
Thank you, Juju. I feel now that there has been multiple sentimental comments made, I should have prepared something. I didn't prepare anything. I just made some snarky, sarcastic, like, ha-ha, well, all the sum of you jokes, and now I feel bad. So thanks, Juju. That's the metal art way. You made me feel bad. Leave here feeling bad.
We only prepared a Taylor song, which I'm going to say is the greatest of indictments. It's the least effort any of us can provide in terms of anything to have a Taylor song.
If we could perhaps end the show when Juju's done with my top five things I'll miss about Miami.
Oh, excellent. We will do that and we will play another song that we have. But first, we do have to get to all of these polls because people like the updating of the polls.
For sure. We're going to get to the polls. But I have an apology as well to the fans of the show and the listeners of the show. I be coming on here trying to be the version of myself that I think y'all want to see. I'd be trying to be not as ghetto or not as me as whatever I'm going to be, but I think I've been over correcting for the last couple of days.
And I turned into the fun police out of a sudden, like, holy moly, get this guy out of here. So I want to report a crime to myself, to the fun police and get me out of here because what have I been doing lately? Sheesh.
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Chapter 6: What are Jessica’s top 5 things she’ll miss about Miami?
Chapter 7: How are the current sports polls shaping up according to JuJu?
And I turned into the fun police out of a sudden, like, holy moly, get this guy out of here. So I want to report a crime to myself, to the fun police and get me out of here because what have I been doing lately? Sheesh.
overcorrection in the worst way also uh salute to the chat jason ambrose billy squibbux money jordan cool runnings night 1674 i love you and also the lastly greg cody's pinky ring oh we're not doing enough reporting on greg's cody pinky ring that thing is amazing you sir are a true player and i see you brother Thank you.
He's had that pinky ring for a long time, but Monty Jones is a big fan of your pinky ring. The pinky ring has been something in the Cody arsenal for how long?
Probably 10 years. Really, ever since I stopped wearing a wedding ring.
Why did you do that?
I'm still happily married. My wedding ring... This is how long I've been married. My wedding ring actually broke, split in the back, and I didn't have it repaired, and it was pinching my skin and everything. So I'm like...
you know i'm married i love you i don't need a wedding ring and so i want a little bit of i'm not a although i do have this on i'm not a big jewelry guy but i i just adopted the pinky ring you're having a bad arm day i'm having a bad arm life bad arm year yeah but thank you for pointing that out
You have no wedding ring. How does Earlene feel about this? And are you sure it's not because your fingers have gotten fatter? She doesn't care.
No, my fingers have always been this fat. She doesn't care. No. I mean, when you've been married as long as we have, come on. Who cares?
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