Kap & J. Hood

7/17 9 AM: Signed, Sealed & Delivered!

Hour 3: Chicago Bears fans can rejoice now that Caleb Williams & Rome Odunze both singed their rookie contracts. Do any concerns still exist? Did the Chicago Bulls get it right by drafting Matas Buzelis #11 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft? Plus, Kap & J. Hood Cut of the Day

Duration:: 44m
Broadcast on:: 17 Jul 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

(upbeat music) - Good morning, Chicago. And welcome in to the Cap and J. Good Morning show on ESPN 1000. And we are streaming on the ESPN Chicago app with Chris Blackin for Cap, I'm J. Hood. 3-1-2-3-3-2 ESPN, 3-3-2-3-7-7-6-star telephone number. Don't forget to watch the show on youtube, youtube.com, look for ESPN Chicago and hit that subscribe button that way, you missed nothing from ESPN Chicago as well as on Twitch. Twitch.tv/espn1000Chicago. If you're on hold, you will be on the air. We got a lot to talk about here in our final hour as we hand it over to Mike Greenberg coming up at 10 right here. On the home of the White Sox and the Bears, ESPN 1000. So can we end the panic in the streets now? Is it okay now for us to be able to duck our heads out and be able to enjoy the sunshine? Now that Caleb Williams and Roma Dunes they have been signed by the Chicago Bears, I just find it amazing that at this particular time of the Bears where things seem to be looking up or you could see competency from Lake Forest that there's so many people want to find something wrong with the Chicago Bears. Listen, they have not proven anything yet, yes. But in my lifetime, Chris, I've not seen a Bears team do so much to try to get the team better than I've seen this off season. I've seen a cursory move here there, draft secure there, but they've had a flurry of activity to make sure that this iteration of the Bears is solidified as a longtime playoff team. Hopefully a Super Bowl team at some point because when you add on like the Bears did, you give them all the props in the world. And I will just say that along with the things that they have done, that is also signing a Dunes A in Williams. Yeah, it was the 11th hour, but the idea that they were gonna hold in, I never thought that was gonna happen. Is this the highest approval rating that you can remember for a Bears team in an off season heading into a new year? I know after the 2018 team that made the playoffs, we were all expecting major things from this group. Most positive July that I've had for the Bears. Yeah, I think so. I mean, the approval rating for Ryan Paul's and this organization for where they're at right now has to be at almost an all-time high, at least for the last 20 years. You know, it's not higher than say the summer of '86 because you're coming off of one of the best Super Bowl runs in the history of the league. But outside of that, there's probably one or two other off seasons that have had the same vibe in town as this does heading into training camp. I mean, everything has worked out. Everything has been pretty good. Outside of drafting a punter in the fourth round, but everything else has been pretty good for the Bears. Now, you don't know if that's bad either until you see it. Yeah, right. I mean, there's detractors to it at this moment, but it could work out. I would also say the only kind of missing piece is an additional edge rusher on the defensive line. That's it. Everything else is set for this team. And so I think it's one of the highest approval rated off seasons that we've seen in Bears history. You never confuse activity with accomplishment, Chris. But what I'm saying is, is that because we've lived just so many different Bears off seasons, we've seen cursory moves here or there. When you and I and every Bears fan could see the hole on the roster, nah, we're good. We like the group that we had. And that's the new thing in 2024, if the coaches say, or, gentlemen, we like our group. We like our group. We feel good about our group. Well, they like their group. But in this situation, Ryan Paul C saw the holes that we've seen. And that the running back position is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. I was fine with what they had at running back. I didn't know that they were going after Saequan, Barkley, or DeAndre Swift. I didn't know that, but they were able to do that. I didn't know that the Bears needed an extra tied in. But they did. They get themselves an extra tied in. I knew that the secondary was solid. But they solidified it by having another veteran in there like Bayard just to be able to just put the eye, the dot on top of the eye, just across the T's. Just to be able to say, this is a little something extra for you. We need it because quality depth matters. And so, again, I'm not saying that the Bears are going to the Super Bowl. But what I'm saying is, is that you like the action, and you like the philosophy up there of them saying, we're not selling for less. We're actually going for it this year. We did our tanking. We had seven wins last year. Now it's time for the playoffs. Absolutely. And when you talk about quality depth, I think that's young players on the roster pushing the vets and then taking some spots. That's when you have the best teams. The best teams are some proven guys who young players start to outperform, and then they take the role. And then you have a team that's really moving in the right direction. I think that's where we were kind of missing. It was a tear down. You remove all the vets from the roster. You have a bunch of young players on the team. And the young players at times struggled in the last two seasons, and then at the end of last year, we really started to see the defense come alive. You have some nice pieces on offense now. And the depth on the team is way better than it was a year ago, if not two years ago, at this point for Ryan Polls. And I think that's why it leads to this whole conversation. And then obviously, if you draft a quarterback in the first round, there's hope. If you draft a quarterback in the top 10, there's hope. And if you take the number one quarterback on the board, you should have a lot of hope heading into a season. And I think that's where we kind of sit with Adunze and Williams, both signing yesterday. And I mentioned that I would have concerned if they did not sign yesterday. Heading into Friday when Eber Flus and Polls will meet the media. And then Saturday, the first practice, they have to be in uniform for the first practice. That's what I was saying yesterday. So I'm glad that they're in there. It's locked in. They'll be there for the first practice. Everything is tailor made and set because we talked about this offseason. It's all set for the Chicago Bears. Again, extra week with the Hall of Fame game. Let's take advantage of it. Do not show up against the Titans flat. Do not show up at the start of the year, week one, like you did against Green Bay last year. Let's get some momentum here and roll into the season. Now, whether or not that momentum can carry you through the second half of a challenging schedule, a lot of divisional games with a team that's unproven, only won seven games, let's see if it happens. But I would like to put everything in our pocket to get the momentum moving towards it ahead of time. You know what I mean? - So as we talk about the Bears on cap and J-hood here on ESPN 1000, we talked yesterday about Caleb Williams and the Bears. And I think one of the questions I asked you in our burning five questions is how can we relate what Caleb Williams could do to what we saw from the Houston Texans and CJ Stroud? Because sonically, they went from being a laughing stock to a team that was in the playoffs. And so Dan Orlowski on ESPN does not believe that Caleb Williams will have the same impact that CJ Stroud had with Houston. Listen. - I don't see it, Christine. Couple things, number one, we've had, what CJ did last year was historically in the conversation for the greatest rookie season a quarterback has ever had in the NFL. It's like comparing everybody to Patrick Holmes. It's not fair. Number two, there's only been five quarterbacks in the NFL as rookies to throw for over 4,000 yards. Excuse me, CJ was one of them. Kim Newton another, Andrew Luck another, Justin Herbert. So it's a very rare thing. And CJ only threw for 4,100. It wasn't like he, you know, eclipsed it by a ton. I think there's two main reasons why I sit there and say, well, Caleb can have a really strong rookie year. It's unrealistic to think, let's go do what CJ did. Number one, CJ came from a much more ready exes and no intellect football wise. And when he was at Ohio State, Ryan Day, they ran a ton of pro style stuff when it came to formations, personnel groupings, action after the snap, and pass game. So CJ stepped into a system with Bobby Sowick that he had a lot of recall from college of and really good understanding of how pass game concepts were gonna marry to it with each other. Caleb does not come from that. While Lincoln Riley's brilliant and his offense is brilliant, it's very different than what he's gonna run in Chicago with Shane Woldren, who's their offensive coordinator. It's from the Kyle Shanahan and Sean McBae Tree. Caleb comes from the offense with Lincoln Riley, USC where it's RPO centric, spread out, tempo, how many plays can we run, one read stuff, you know, and I think he's smart enough to get to where CJ did, but he doesn't have that baseline foundational starting point. So it's unrealistic to think that CJ's just gonna step in and all of a sudden he's going to hit the ground running or Caleb's gonna step in and hit the ground running the same way that CJ did 'cause he doesn't have the same foundation, intellect and football wise, the way that CJ did coming out of a house state. - I don't put necessarily a number on it, Chris, but I would say that why can't Caleb Williams in this offense, especially based on how many different weapons that was given to him in the off season and the ones who are already here, why can't he be able to get it and learn on the fly and be successful? - Yeah, I also didn't know that CJ Stroud went to Michigan where they were under center running the football using play action. - Yeah. - I don't know. Maybe I'm watching a different college football, but it does not strike me as Ohio State running much of a different offense than many of the other top schools that are running out of shotgun with quick sets and no huddle in that situation. I don't know. Maybe I'm watching a different sport than Dan Ralowski is, but I don't think I would discredit Caleb Williams that much because of being in the Lincoln-Riley system compared to CJ Stroud. I don't really know what he's talking about there. - Honestly, I really don't. You and I watch a lot of college football. I'm not really sure if I've heard through college football season that Ryan Day's offense is great because it's a pro style offense different than many other college football teams. I don't know. I'm watching something different, I think. - Now, here's what's weird because Dan Ralowski calls college football. He breaks down college tape. I just don't know. Look, if you want to have the take and they do takes there very well, if his take is that he feels like there's going to be a steeple learning curve for Caleb Williams to be able to get acclimated to this offense, if that's how you feel, you feel like he won't be able to get it like Geno Smith got it immediately, that's fine. But the idea that, well, based on what Caleb did in college that he won't be able to reach exactly what CJ Stroud did, I just, it's a little bit of a disconnect. - We can point to a lot of draft pre-draft experts who were going through the tapes showing that Caleb was not a one-read quarterback. So that was something that we discussed back in April. - Yeah. - Like that was out there, like, obviously. Now, if he wants to end his point, and I heard Jerko say this yesterday when they played this sound, if he wants to end his point with, there's only been five guys to accomplish that. What was it, 4,000 yards as a rookie quarterback? Then like, yeah, you can end it there. It's probably unlikely for a quarterback to do so, since only five have done it in the past. - Sure. - I know Carmen Jerko then started to kind of talk about 5,000 yard quarterbacks and where to set expectations for a rookie quarterback. But some of the critique and criticism on Caleb Williams's game compared to CJ Stroud, I don't really get that. Like I guess, Orlowski's opinion, that's what it is. - But I mean, the games are what they are, and it's kind of, I thought it was similar. The offensive setting. - Yeah, I mean, I, I don't know, I think Caleb has a tailor-made situation walking into the NFL right now. I don't think CJ Stroud had that same exact setup with Houston. They surprised people last year. - You did not. - They had a great season. - He did not have two difference-making wide receivers. He did not have a rookie that can catch everything in a doomsday. Did not have an up-and-coming tie-down and cold commit, along with Gerald Everett on top of that. And the offensive line is what it is. We're gonna find out how steady, how strong it could be. I keep hearing about potential of Darnell Wright or Kevin Jenkins when healthy and all that. All I'm telling you, Chris, is that when you compare the two situations, there's a lot more for Caleb Williams to work with than it was for CJ Stroud and Houston. - Yeah. - Not saying smoke and mirrors because they had to get it done. Look, it was execution. Caleb has to execute as well. - Absolutely. - And that's why you and I have kind of talked about this throughout the week is that heading into camp, what are our expectations for Caleb Williams and his first training camp in the NFL? And we both kind of pinpointed the same idea. Take care of the football. And you don't have to be a star. You have players around you who can get it done. Utilize two tight ends. Utilize your skilled running backs. Utilize three wide receivers who we expect big things from. You don't have to run around and do it all yourself. Take care of the football and make smart decisions and that's going to go a long way, especially as a rookie. If we just see flashes of brilliance and he's taking care of the football 90% of the time, he's going to have a hell of a great year. - Yeah. - He really will. And then if he grows into a quarterback that in a year from now is making superstar plays and highlights every game and he's one of the best players in football, that would be awesome. Just take care of the football first. That, I think that's the most important thing. - 3-1-2-3-3-2-E-S-P-N-3-3-2-3-7-7-6-0-4-number. Jump in on our Bears conversation. If you're on hold, you will be on the air. We see you on hold. We'll get to your phone calls next also still to come. So in thoughts about the Bulls and Boozealous. The Chicago Boozealous. Let me tell you something. This young man impressed and Chris and I both watched it. If you missed it, we'll tell you and let you know about the future of the Bulls later on in our broadcast. Glad you're with us on the Captain J. Hood Morning Show. (upbeat music) - Captain J. Hood, I'm back. - We are back, baby. We are back. We are back. - Classic. - On Chicago's home for sports. ESPN Chicago. - Here's the Captain J. Hood Morning Show on ESPN 1000 and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. 312-332-ESPN-332-3776 is our telephone number. We're talking to you about the Bears. Roma Dunes A and Caleb Williams are signed. So you have to worry about that. And just looking forward to training camp opening and looking forward to seeing what the Bears are going to do this upcoming season. Brooklyn, New York and Derek is with us here on the ESPN Chicago app. We talk Bears, D good morning. - Yo, good morning, J. Hood. Black, what's up, man? How y'all doing? What's up, Dave? - It's great. - I'm chilling, man. It's been a little minute. I'm always listening. But just a few thoughts real quick. I'm gonna try this, you know? Get it out real quick, huh? I wasn't worried about the Caleb Williams or Roma Dunes A, being a son. I kind of just thought maybe they were waiting for the hard knocks camera to get there and then kind of do it that way. So I really wasn't worried, but I'm glad it's finally done 'cause like Black said, they needed to be there for the first practice. But I was never actually worried about it. And with the Dan Oloski break down, let me just say this. When I watch him and I listen to him, he's a very intelligent guy. He breaks down. But sometimes in my opinion, I think he just overthink the situation. Now here's my thing. You got Keenan Island, you got DJ Moore, you got Roma Dunes A, you got Swift. Why is it not possible with that talent and as long as the line gives him the time to get rid of the ball? And we all know he's gonna get rid of the ball faster than Justin Fields. Why is it not possible for the man to throw for 3,800 to 4,000 yards? With that type of talent on the team, you know what I mean? So my thing is whatever he came from, whatever style of college he came from, as long as he's accepting the coaching, and he's getting rid of the ball the way he's supposed to and the receivers are catching the ball, there was no reason why this man cannot throw for at least 3,800 to 4,000 yards. And my little Humboldt non-coaching opinion. (laughing) You know what I'm saying? You know, I'm going to the Houston, Texas game. And week two or three, whatever that is, I'll be there to support my team. Love the best. And I'm just happy to weigh everything that's going. And I think the arrow is just pointing way up guys. Love you guys. Go Bears, Bear Down, baby. Let's do it. Talk to you later. - All right, Derek. We appreciate the telephone call. He says just his little Humboldt opinion. I like his opinion. That's a good opinion. - Yeah. - I'll take that opinion. - Yeah. - It's good. - And I know that we're on pins and needles, Chris, because it's the unknown. What does it look like? 'Cause you don't win games by a depth chart. Even though I open this depth chart every day, every morning, it's the first tab I open is the ourlads.com depth chart. It doesn't move. I just want to see it. 'Cause I can't wait to see what it looks like on the field. - It's football. - I'll say this. Something that Derek said that I totally agree with. And I think leads us to this conversation of having hope for this offense to work out. Kayla Williams will get rid of the football quicker than Justin Fields. I think that's a statement that is true. - Not even a take. - Not even a take. - I think that is a true statement. Whether or not it leads him to being a great football player, who knows, but he's got to be able to throw the football on time more consistently and get the football out of his hand better than Justin Fields. Fields was, that's where Fields really struggled. When he would drop back and you could see the processing taking place and then the CPU just freezes. And he just is stuck. And then you get the death screen on the computer, you know, when you hear phrases. - Yes. - And then 1,000 smack, quarterback is toast, taken out. It happened time and time again. Like he had all of the skills. Justin Fields, theoretically, has all of the skills to be a very good quarterback in the NFL. He can make the throws, he can run, he can be elusive. But there were games, Jonathan, if you go back, you saw him, he would get back in the pocket and he would see something and then freeze. And he would just stop. He wouldn't do anything and then sack. - Yeah. - Tackle for loss. The whole thing. I mean, I don't think that that's what Caleb Williams may have other problems. He might have a lot of turnovers in year one. He's probably going to throw at least 15 to 20 interceptions next season. Like I'm guessing if we, I'm guessing we will get to the first week of November. And one of the talking points will be Caleb Williams lack of care for the football. - So that will be at Arizona in which the Bears beat them 42 to 24. - But how many games into the season is that? - Well, that's eight. - Eight games. So we're talking around halfway. - And that's week nine at Arizona game on November. - Around, I would guess if we had to bet a storyline halfway through the season will be does Caleb Williams take enough care for the football? Is he a turnover machine? He can make the highlight play and he can, he can. Oh, maybe the Bears have had a couple come back, drives, something we didn't see from Fields. We'll be excited about it. But I'm guessing there will be a lot of turnovers. - I'm braced for the growing pains. - Yeah, which happens with a young quarterback. - Yes. - You gotta throw it though, you can't freeze in the pocket. - I'm bracing myself Chris because I know when you're watching young players they're going to make mistakes. Show me that mistake free quarterback and I'll show you something that does not exist. Tell me about young quarterbacks, it does not exist. So that's why I know that restarting the quarterback clock is means that some of the things that you would expect from a veteran quarterback like I'm not gonna throw it there. I'm gonna make sure I take care of the football there. I'm gonna make sure that I throw it out of bounds. Those things are going to go all the way back from the beginning where it's like, how come he's not doing that? I know that, again, he's the number one pick but doesn't make him Patrick Mahomes just because he's in year one at the Bears. It's gonna take time. - Absolutely. And Twitch reminded me of it. - Will we get a situation, Tom Thares on the show each and every week here in Captain Jay Hood? Will we get a throw it moment? - Yeah. - Because the frustration was boiling over with Tom Thares because fields had time. - Throw it! - Throw it. - Yeah. - I mean, like. - Stop the clock and hit. Throw it. - Hest. - I mean, but like, I was in the stands for that game. - Yeah. - He had receivers open. He had the time. He did not throw the ball. He froze up top. Something, there was a malfunction. - Yep. - A disconnect. - Thinking I have another extra second. I'm gonna get the ball there, but I just need another second. Another two seconds. I can run with the football, I can be able to get out of the pocket. And if he could just get a little bit of date, just throw it. - That gap closes in the NFL, man. - Of course. - You don't have the time. And guess what? Kids gonna learn that too. He's gonna be heavily criticized because people will look at Caleb Williams and like, you know what? Feels deserved more of an opportunity. Or how come he's not better if he's a number one pick? It's, dude, in this league, as you well know, it just takes time. We mentioned yesterday the quarterback that found success in year one, next to CJ Stroud last year. But before that, it was Andrew Luck. He just happened to be on a good situation. He was a ready-made quarterback, and he was able to get it. Get it quicker than the normal quarterback. He was able to get it. The clock in his head worked, but that's not the case across the board, almost in the NFL with young quarterbacks. I think Caleb will have a quicker kind of go point where he knows he has to throw it. I also think that if we're going to point out what a possible pain point could be with the struggle of a first-year quarterback, what he used to do in college and a lot at USC drops back, sees a hole open where he can run, decides that the pass play is not the play. I need to run the football. The first thing he would do at USC is drop the football, one handed down to his waist and then take off. In the NFL, if you hold the football down low, near your waist while you're trying to run, that thing is going to get popped out each and every time. So like I would imagine there's going to be some plays, a little too much scrambling, trying to make something out of it, and the football is going to go, drop back with the football in the passing position, and as he goes to run, lower it, 'cause it's what he did in college, and defenders are going to knock that out. Absolutely. So that's something he needs to fix and change heading into the NFL. That's where we get back to 15 minutes ago, the Danor-Lossie clip. He's not intellectually unable to comprehend an NFL offense, it's, he needs to take care of the football. That to me is the biggest thing. Side-bar me, I approach. Yes, I brought you by Aiken Law, side-by-ball. 3-1-2-6 million for the great Howard Anken. Almost, I almost said. Side-by-ball. You agree with what's over your shoulder right now? Could you read the lower third for the audience? Yeah, so on first take right now, they have Paul Finebaum on the show, and it says, "Fine-bomb." Lincoln Riley has been a, quote, disaster at USC. Agree, or disagree with that? I agree, fine-bomb said this on Monday, as well as the SEC Media Day started up. Yes. But yeah, he has pointed out, and his whole thesis to this, is that Lincoln Riley, it has been a disaster, he's lost recruits. It doesn't seem like he's doing a great job on the recruiting trail, moving forward. And if he thought it was tough last year in the Pac-12, USC is now joining the Big Ten. And that's a different beast. You can't not have any offensive or defensive lineman and play Big Ten football. And that's kind of what SC was last year. It's not great. Oh, wow. He's projecting that Lincoln Riley will not be at USC next season. He thinks Lincoln Riley will be a pro assistant, like a quarterbacks coach in the NFL. Wow, look how sonically that happened. Look how quick that was, Jack. Look at that. Now, the reason why I asked that question, Jack, is because it relates to Caleb Williams as former coach. It would be a nice quarterback's coach to have in Chicago. Yeah. Are we the first show that's going to plant that seed? Look, sounds like we are. Well, what if the offense looks, or what if the Bears don't win as many games as we thought they would? You want to plant that seed? Lincoln Riley, the Elixir to fix Caleb Williams. Could that be it? All I know is that Blaze Bell, the giant scout, said, you know, Caleb, obviously transfer from Oklahoma. We all know it, 22, you know, you had a big season. One of the Heisman, a lot of success. And the next started six of those past year, and it ended up losing five of the last six games. So, you know, just seeing how you dealt with that adversity refused to talk to the media after UCLA. Obviously, you know, coming to our market, you know, that's a no-no, but other than that, you know, everything checks. I mean, it got us competitive. Love's ball locked in. Love's ball. Well, Lincoln Riley, tell Caleb Williams don't speak to the media if he was a coach for the Bears. We just need to win what we got. Jay Moore, I ain't trying to bring nobody else in. Let's just win what we have, and let's just try to have a greasy season. No, I think a lot of the rumors suggest that there could be an opening in Dallas. There he is, here come the boom, Jay Moore. There he is. I'm thirsty for a win. (laughing) But there it is. Here comes the boom, Jay Moore. Just parachuting in, say, we don't need Lincoln Riley. Don't! I love it. I agree. I just think that's interesting. 'Cause Jack put it out there. A.I. Jack put it out there just in case it comes back. Jack brought it up first. How 'bout that? And this season's gonna be tough for Lincoln Riley. I'm telling you right now. Big 10 is different. It is? It's different. You blowed off the line of scrimmage. When you were a finesse team. Blowed off the line of scrimmage. Yup. Okay. If you don't have hog molly's, that's not gonna work in the Big 10. No. Just won't. If you don't hold you, we'll be on the air. Still to come, we talk about the Bulls. They have a shining star that might be able to be a difference maker this upcoming season. We'll tell you our Skyrim report coming up next with Chris Blackin for CAP. I'm Jay Hood. CAP in Jay Hood. Day morning, seven to 10. Here's to Dave's headline headline with CAP in Jay Hood. Here's Chris Black, Chris. Jonathan Headlines here on ESPN 1000. MLB All-Star Game was last night. The American League wins five to three. Jaren Duran with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. Radio Losers. Yes. Thank you. The five to three victory for the American League. It's the 10th out of 11 games. The American League has beaten the National League in the MLB All-Star Game. The Sky beat the aces last night, 93 to 85. They are eighth in the WNBA standings at 10 and 14, which is the last playoff spot. Candy Carter last night had a game. 34 points, four rebounds and three steals. And the Bulls lose to the Pistons last night in Summer League, 85, 77. But Matus Bosellis had another decent game, 18 points, three rebounds, two steals and four blocks. Those are your headlines here on ESPN 1000. Cap and J-hood are back. Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. All Chicago's home for sports, ESPN Chicago. Chris Black is in for cap on the Cap and J-hood Morning Show on ESPN 1000. And streaming on the ESPN Chicago app with you till 10 o'clock, then Mike Greenberg comes at a 10. Carter Jirko 12 to 3, Whelan Sylvie, 2.30 to 6.30 into Abdullah on the Black and Abdullah show 6.38 right here on ESPN 1000. So you and I were able to watch the Summer League game with the Bulls and the Pistons. And for me, Chris, it's not four quarters. Like I saw the Bulls, I saw a half. I just want to see Bosellis out there. It's something like isolating on one player to see him off the ball, being able to move. For Bulls fans are wondering what does this new rookie look like? What he looks like in Summer League is a guy that is unafraid and was attacking the basket and doing a lot of good things on the floor, scoring at will. You mentioned the numbers in the update. Yeah, 18 points, three rebounds, two steals, four blocks. And I think that goes to what you were saying. He's aggressive and he also, even if he's not scoring the basketball, he's kind of all over the place. Defensively, getting his hand. There was a fast break attempt by the Pistons. Bosellis was the only one back. And he was shoulder to shoulder with the offensive player. And usually, the offensive player in that spot can get the lead shoulder past the chest, the middle point of the chest of the defender. They can then reach and extend and get to the rim. As the offensive player went to reach with the basketball out, Bosellis knocked it away and picked his pocket. Like, that was a smooth defensive play from a young player, one-on-one backtracking on a fast break. Like, that's where, I think, and you're seeing a lot of people who are covering Summer League point out that even if he's not scoring, he's making a difference defensively because of his effort and his want to, which I think is great. You know, sometimes you get players who have all the skills to be great, but they don't really want to play basketball and they don't want to play both ends. And it seems like Bosellis wants to play. He wants to get better. And you can even tell, there's a little flair there. Even in the first quarter, first time he touches the ball, he's going through the legs twice, taking a little shimmy step and then passing it on before he attacks the rim. Like, stuff like that is like, oh, this kid like-- it's surprising that his tape from last year in the G-League didn't quite look what it looks like in three games in Summer League. - Yeah, G-League-- - Like, there's a different, like, it seems like he's playing with a different attitude now that he's a professional than what we saw last year in the G-League. - Yeah, that's, step up in class. It's not even G-League, Chris, it's G-League Ignite. - Sure. - Yeah. - Do you see what I'm saying? Like, if you watch the G-League Ignite games that he played in, he looked timid, he looked smaller than everyone else. - Not good shooting from the outside. - Unsure, right. But this, from the moment the game starts, he almost, in three games, has had majority of the time running in these games where he's the best player on the court. - Yes. - And he's making his impact known from the jump defensively and offensively. Like, that to me is what is setting him apart from recent draft picks and balls. - And history so far. - Now, listen. - Daelyn Terry and Julian Phillips kind of float through these summer league games at times. And you don't, you have to like, oh, wait, is that the pick from last year? Oh, Daelyn Terry can't actually shoot. What's going on here? - This kid's showing up and he's immediately taking over summer league games. - You gotta try to go back. - He ain't trying to go back now. - No, yeah. - It's like, I'm finna kill it. - Yeah, you know, Jaymore, the whole thing for him is like, I've already been in G-League Ignite. I don't want to play for the Winnie City Bulls. I don't want to be in the G-League. Like, I want to make the roster and make, whether I'm come off the bench or I actually at some point be a starter, I won't go as far as San Mitchell. - Well, I'm not a fan of. - Of San Mitchell saying, this guy's going to start, this guy's going to take out, well, again, I put in perspective, yes, it's the G-League, but I'd rather for him to be aggressive and show what he's doing than to be Bronti James, for instance, or someone that's really struggling to find their themselves. - But he has in-game skills that I think are what are so impressive. It's the offensive bag of tricks, the hesitations, the pump fakes, the floaters, the get to the rim and flush it, right? Like, he's getting to the rim and he's throwing down some dunks here in the early going. Follow-up dunk on the fast break yesterday. We saw a fast break dunk two days ago in the second summer league game. Like, he's got all of the little pieces that it's like just set your mind in this idea. In two years in NBA training and play and time on the floor, what does that look like? Like, that looks like, to me, the best player on the team. In two years. - Yes. - Right, like that, to me, in two years, looks like a, quote, budding superstar. And I know that there could be pushback, yeah, it's summer league, the games don't really count for anything. You can tell when guys get it at summer league. But ultimately, it's about development. - You can tell. - And one thing about summer league, all those guys are playing hard because they want a roster spot. - Yes, yes. - So there's a lot of guys. - I don't see any slacking. It's like they're playing very hard. - Exactly. - Yeah, so I mean, again, we're telling you, if you didn't watch it, that's exactly what I saw. Jay Moore, I saw a young man that has some skill here. And the hope is that it translates to the next level, which is playing on the NBA roster. And again, it's gonna be him. It's gonna be Giddy, Kobe White, Zach Levine, as we talked about earlier. We're not sure if he's gonna be with his ball club once the season starts. But if you're going to tank, or if you're gonna go young, have someone who actually wants to be there. He comes in with a chip on a shoulder. It started with a draft. He feels like that he was slighted. He felt like he was the number one pick in the draft. And by the way, in this draft, he could have been. And in redraft, the hope is that in two or three years, we look at it and say, boy, the Bulls looked out. They actually got a real talent in the Chicago and Bozzellas. - Leaving high school, he was a top three prospect. And there are conversations about, could this kid become the number one pick? He goes to G League Ignite, struggles at times, and falls to the Chicago Bulls. And I don't know, I think this is great. I could not be more positive about what I've seen through three games at Summer League. And I haven't felt this, like here, I'm going back to Patrick Williams at Summer League, showed some flashes. He didn't have the offensive command in IQ that Bozzellas seems to have. Setting up teammates, taking guys one-on-one, finding his spot, getting his shot like-- - Getting to the rim. - Like, yeah, Patrick Williams showcased some skill, but this is a different flow of a kid that's played. You know what I'm saying? He's played games type of thing. And that's where you look at the amount of time on the court and you question, like, was Patrick Williams ever the number one guy on a team? - I got a question. Do you think Bozzellas not going to college that affected his draft status of being like one of the top players? Or, you know, what do you think about that? - Yeah, I think it's possible. I think if he went to somewhere like Michigan State, or Illinois, if he stayed in state and went to Illinois and they make a deep tournament run, I think that stuff impacts decision making at the next level, absolutely. - I mean, it was clear that there was a run on international players because even though the most tenured college basketball players, whether sophomore or freshman, they passed on them. It's like, I'll take the ready-made guy that's been playing a wild overseas and put him in the top of the draft then someone had played a Glee Ignite, or someone as a freshman in college, or got some tread on the tire. - Yeah. - So, I don't know. - The other player that I would call out from Summer League is Reed Shepherd is clearly the dude. - The one pick. - He should have been the number one pick. - He's clearly like he is absolutely the best player at Summer League. And it's not even a question. And that's totally going to work in the NBA. - The cap and J-hood cut of the day is next. On Chicago's home for sports. (upbeat music) ♪ J-hood on faith ♪ ♪ Oh cap, J-hood's big fan man ♪ ♪ Capitol ♪ ♪ Bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ ♪ Watch out fellas ♪ ♪ On Chicago's home for sports ♪ ♪ ESPN Chicago ♪ (upbeat music) - Captain J-hood on ESPN 1000 and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app. Now time for the cap and J-hood cut of the day. Brought to you by Chicago Cut Steak House. Stay more. Hey. - Yo. - Yes, it's boring, but it's a sport. - Oh! - Whatever. - It's not boring. - Okay, then you're boring. - All right. Cut! (upbeat music) - You guys have such a trust in the system. Trusting that you place a physical piece of paper in a little box and another human walks up, picks up that piece of paper, and then takes it to a new destination and it gets to that destination, which is a company that is going to open it up and then cash that check for the bill. - You have damn right. - That is impressive as a younger guy. It's impressive that the logistics of how that works, the mail system is something I guarantee you, Jack McGrath also agrees with me. I'm just assuming he thinks mail is also interesting as well. - I would just say this. It's the American Eagle on there. - Amen, brother. - Let me tell you something. That's America. - Johnny, Johnny, you know. - Hold on a second, Tommy. That's America. And here's what you need to understand, Chris Black. - Yeah. - You whipper snapper. You understand that that is an American flag on there. There is an eagle, and that is an American as apple pie. So you over there, the communist, saying that you can't put your mail in the box. It's not just a box. - A little box. - It's that little box. - With a little flag. - Yeah, you pour black over there. Yeah, you're communist. - Yeah. - You put the little flag up. - When I, Chris, that's what I was going to say. When I put the flag up, I stride back to the house and cry. - That's right. - I accomplished something with my day. - What's the difference between UPS and US mail for you, Chris? - There's no difference. I'm never sending something through. - Chris. - What's the difference? - Hey, what's the difference? You're still dealing with the human aspect of giving something to the human. - But I'm not giving the UPS guy anything to take and hope that it appears in that new location. - Oh, looking brown dude for you. - All right. (laughing) - No, Johnny, you got a smart comment. - No, no, not at all. - All I'm going to do is get ready for the next segment of Model Wednesday. (laughing) - Well, give us that line. - Yeah. I think we all know what brown can do for you. - Yeah, brother. - Cutting on how spicy the tacos are. (groaning) - And that's all, folks. - And that is the cabbage I heard cut of the day proudly brought to you by. - Yes. - Don't cut steakhouse 300 normal salad Chicago. Make sure you go to Chicagocutstakehouse.com for more. Chris, we talked about awful announcing. Awfulannouncing.com and they were able to list their top 30 broadcasters, Major League Baseball. We discovered that the White Sox were 30th on this list with John Trippin and Steve Stone and that the Cubs were ninth on this list. However, it does give me some glee that Michael K, who is the voice of the New York Yankees and that Booth for the Yes Network, K works with David Cohn or Joe Girardi or Paul O'Neill, was 22nd. Now, the reason why that might be a little difficult for Michael K to take is because he feels like his broadcast is Rio Show on Yes. Yeah, you shouldn't promote the Mets announcer. - Now, what I'm gonna say right now might get me into some trouble. - Here we go. - I love when you start this one. - I love it with who. - So, who's gonna be in trouble too? - It could be my bosses. It could be an advertiser. It could be the listening audience. But, you know, we appreciate every single one of the people that spend their money to advertise on the show. - Yes. - And SNY is one of those people. So, you know, the game's on Yes tonight and the game is on SNY. So, the way it breaks down is that fans usually watch on SNY and Yankee fans will watch on Yes. But their ad, which ran during the last break, enjoy the Subway series of the best booth in baseball. I mean, do you expect me to just take that line down? I think our booth is the best booth in baseball. - What do you want in the same? - Well, I mean, but you know who the host of the show is, one of the hosts of the show is you're gonna put that, I'm supposed to sit there and take it laying down. I'll take O'Neil and Cone and me over Garon and Keith. I would. I mean, they're great. Those are both. So, I mean, the way you want people to watch is to say, join the best booth in baseball. I'm sorry, I think we're the best booth in baseball. - No. - The Mets were number one on this list. (laughing) It's the best booth in baseball. - Oh no. - Gary, Cone, Ron, Darling, and Keith Hernandez. - That better be an hour on their show today. Right? Isn't that an hour? Don't you bring that up as a producer? Don't you just slide that list right on the desk? - Hi, Michael. Just so you know an awful announcing you were 22nd. And the Mets were number one. - That's an hour. That's an hour of programming, right? - Holy cow. Oh man, I hate to be on that floor, on that room, or on that meeting when Michael K saw that. - We're the best. We're the best. I'll take our booth. - I mean, you do the, I mean, you end this business because you are the best, but you're sore at sales for selling SNY on your simulcast. - He's not gonna take it laying down. - Certainly the Mets aren't because they're number one. And guess what? Chris, they are the number one booth in baseball for me as well. - Absolutely. We thank you for listening and calling in and being part of the program here on Cafe and Jhood. Thank you, Jack. Thank you, Jay Moore. Thank you, Chris. - Thanks for having me. - Thanks for coming in. - We'll talk to you tomorrow on a deal breakers Thursday. So long, everybody. From Chicago. For all of the haters!