And now the Loeb has welcomed you the Loeb Post podcast where it's time 25 games into

the NBA season it's time for me to do a meocopia about my very slight very cautious not a big

deal just short term injury related but still slight anxiety trepidation about the Memphis

Grizzlies because boy oh boy the Grizzlies despite Jarrins action junior and Desmond Bain playing

zero seconds together this season are 16 and nine half a game out of first in the Western

Conference and do not look do not look like a team at risk of falling into the play in tournament

as I as I I I worried they might before the season and the person who yelled at me about that

the person who's going to yell at me about that today from the ringer from grind city media

my friend over many years now used to just be a voice on the phone a long time ago as a radio

a hosting Memphis and me as a blogger for Sports Illustrated Chris Vernon how are you oh I'm so glad

to be here Zach I can't wait to hear what you have to say now after only 25 games into the season

but that's not what's most important what's most important is as you said been friends for a long

time I'm a loyal listener to the podcast and I was rooting for Croatia just for you I wanted

Zach low to be happy I found myself watching that game and I was like you know what I do have a

minor connection to this game I know someone personally that would be absolutely thrilled if Croatia

won therefore I am rooting for Croatia and sure enough look at you you've got to be mr.

world cup now hey look man pound for pound pound for pounds little country of four million people

four million that's it how many cities in Brazil are bigger than Croatia all several

several third place in 98 second place in 18 minimum quarter finals this season the amount of

screaming and running around that was happening in my house during penalty kicks the other day

um was inappropriate like we we had a we had a babysitter coming because it was early dismissal at

school we had to have some childcare and the game was going so long that my wife was like we can't

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