Ben Solak contextualizes Caleb Williams' 2025 & sees good things in 2026 (Hour 3)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to ESPN writer Ben Solak explain why he's so optimistic about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' outlook in 2026. After that, they discussed how the Oklahoma City Thunder are becoming the villain in the NBA.

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0:00.0	Broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, presented to you in part by your local Hyundai dealers.
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0:23.3	The score!
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0:30.5	Spiegel and Holmes Show flashback.
0:33.9	Dude, go trade for Trump Williams.
0:35.4	I mean, I don't give a hoop, you know what I'm saying?
0:36.9	Like, you got Caleb Williams, you have an unbelievable offense. You're in the division't give a hoop. You know what I'm saying? You got Caleb Williams.
0:38.1	You have an unbelievable offense.
0:39.4	You're in the division.
0:40.0	Out of the playoffs.
0:40.6	Let's make some moves, baby.
0:42.9	We really like Ben Solac on this show.
0:46.3	He is a fascinating ball knower.
0:51.0	A guy that looks at the game in a couple different ways and is able to
0:56.1	synthesize it down to make it palatable to those who don't necessarily speak the
1:03.5	language at the level that him and people like Mina Kimes speak the language at.
1:10.6	And it's, I love listening to him because he's so passionate about stuff.
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