The West Is a Problem and So Is Your Phone

The Bristol Boys — June 10, 2026

Live from the Don Father's House Cast: Mac, Don Father, Angry Jay, Crocker, Studio Engineer Kevin Ross (back from cross-country road trip) Sponsors: Skygazer Brewing Shandies | Capital Securities — Joe Moriello

NBA Finals — Knicks vs. Spurs

• Series tied 2–1 heading into Game 4; crew mostly backing Knicks but expects 6–7 games
• Becky Hammond's old "Brunson too short" quote resurfaces — called a social media dumpster dive
• NYC street violence after games — strong takes on fan safety

NBA West Landscape

• OKC — youngest roster, 15 first-rounders in 5 years; concern: will Chet/Jalen Williams want out like mid-2000s OKC?
• Spurs — young, physical, team-first ("like a fraternity"); Wemby at 25 min/game
• Warriors — cooked; one more Steph run seems unlikely
• Others: Rockets, Wolves, Blazers, Lakers, Suns, Clippers, Mavs (Mark Cuban frustration)

Giannis Sweepstakes

• Wants an "iconic franchise" (Celtics, Knicks, Lakers, Bulls rumored); Bucks want picks back
• Blazers mentioned as top trade partner; Celtics could swap Brown (near-identical contracts)

Old-School Bigs in Today's NBA

David Robinson ✅ | Ewing (probably) ✅ | Laimbeer ✅ | Oakley ✅ | Duckworth ❌ | Parish ❌ KG on Rodman: "He'd be MORE valuable today — guard 1–5, get 20 rebounds, he studied where the ball came off the rim."

Baseball

• Red Sox: Chaim Bloom called an analytics disaster; young talent, no leader, let go a pitcher now sporting a ~2.00 ERA elsewhere
• Yankees: Tied for division lead but Volpe struggling, catching a black hole, Judge out 6 weeks; Ben Rice a bright spot
• Dodgers: 35–32, not running away with the NL West

Technology Has Ruined Sports (Mac's Rant)

• Huddle/film apps: Coaches scout from the couch instead of in person — miss speed, attitude, family interactions
• Game Changer app: Baseball moms checking pitch counts live — "What's he at? 79, he's not done" — crew misses the scorebook era
• Wearables/patches: D1 athletes tracked in real-time; debate: performance vs. prevention?
• Phones at events: Fans videotaping instead of watching; kids raised on highlights, not nuance
• Streaming fragmentation: Games on Amazon, Apple, ABC, MLB app — nobody knows where to find anything
• Mac's challenge: Put the phone away 3 hours on a weekend. He tried it — got antsy after 90 minutes.

Trivia with the Don Father

1. Longest playoff win streak by a non-champion? 2004 Lakers — 11 games (lost to Pistons in Finals)
2. Most DPOY votes without winning (active)? Von Miller — two runner-up finishes, Super Bowl MVP with Denver
3. Last QB to win MVP the year after losing the Super Bowl? Brett Favre (lost to Giants, won MVP next year)
4. Most career sacks in Super Bowl-winning seasons? Charles Haley — 42 sacks across 5 titles. Chris Jones 2nd, Reggie White 3rd.

Who Would You Rather — Highlights

Judge over Trout ✅ | Pedro over Randy Johnson ✅ | Scherzer over deGrom ✅ | Sicario over Fargo ✅ McHale over Anthony Davis | Robinson over Ewing | Platoon over Saving Private Ryan (3–1) Musial over Griffey (Don Father only) | Wade over Harden (clean sweep) | Meatballs over sausage Munson over Fisk | White Chocolate over Bibby | Elway over Steve Young