Bradley Beal (featuring Jon Favreau)

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10/28/20 • 87 min

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It's a very special Old Man & The Three this week as JJ and Tommy welcome in Washington Wizards All-Star sharpshooter Bradley Beal. In a wide ranging interview the boys breakdown the flawed all-star voting process, the never ending trade rumors surrounding Beal, his workout routines, how to invest in the step-back three, and much more. But before all that starts, Pod Save America's Jon Favreau joins the show for an in-depth breakdown of what's going on with the election, the voting pitfalls to be aware of, and what Joe Biden's sell to America is. Plus a sweet Top 5/Draft that'll be sure to jar a few fillings loose. "Great draft Beal" Jon Favreau An overview of where we are a week out from the election Jon explains "Vote Save America" Explains the naked ballot and how important Pennsylvania is to the electoral vote Explains the polls right now and how it relates to 2016 What is your biggest sell for Joe Biden for President Bradley Beal What's the feeling concerning the proposed Dec 22nd NBA start date Takeaways from the bubble - outside looking in What was it like not being in the bubble Discusses the year he had The All-Star game being a popularity game How winning (or lack thereof) has affected his standing with the fans Who's the second best player he has played with Breaking down his long term deal with the Wizards How much of a distraction are the trade rumors JJ reminisces about a January game in 2014 that changes his game What was his transition to the NBA like Discusses the physical challenges he faced in the beginning of his career Breaks down his workout procedure Investing in the "step-back" and dissecting the footwork involved How he never got to work with Kobe On Coach K comparing Bradley to JJ in the recruiting pitch Why he ended up at Florida instead of Duke On his relationship with Jayson Tatum TOP 5/Draft To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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John Brennan (featuring PFT Commenter)

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