Alright, thanks for staying with us now. Historically, Nigeria's political system has been dominated by men, even though women constitute a larger part of the voting population, with 6.2 million out of 12.2 million newly registered voters ahead of the 2022 and 3rd general election and almost 50 percent of the nation's overall population. Nevertheless, there is growing recognition of the untapped capacity and talents of women and women's leadership. Over the last two decades, the rate of women's representation in national parliament globally has incrementally increased from 11.8 percent in 1998 to 17.8 percent in 2008 to 23.5 percent in 2018. Now, some regions have seen particularly dramatic increases, such as the sub-Saharan Africa. Now, the real question is, can women change how politics is played in Nigeria, given that these numbers are doing well globally? Now, please, let's hear what you have to say. Remember, you can join the conversation, send us an SMS or WhatsApp to<PHONE_NUMBER>. You can also do that at Weisho Afko on the hashtag Weisho. So, ladies, I want to quickly just hear your thoughts in a minute, and I want to bring in our guest. What do you think? Is it possible for us to change the face of politics in Nigeria? Yes, I do think so. If more women, you know, educated, not educated, really, if we're able to cross the barriers, you know, limiting women into going into leadership positions, I mean, all the barriers, cultural, religious, whatever, you know, if we're able to scale through that, I think that women will play a pivotal role because we are able to think differently, you know, and when we bring that to bear in issues concerning women, children, I think that would play an important role. I think there's also a growing recognition of the untapped capacity of women in leadership positions. And I mean, I came across a UN article that said, you know, all of the SDGs have to gender equality, right? But then it said, if we continue to rate the rights, take another 130 years before we actually achieve that equality. But having said that, I think that women would actually play a very, very pivotal role in, you know, revising and reforming policies. We know, naturally, we know how women can be, right? So, yeah, I think women actually have the power to change the things that can exist. Because policies, right, if you look at policies, the way it works, there is no humaneness to some of the kind of policies that exist. Absolutely. And imagine if a woman was in charge of the policies, what then happens? It's going to be different. Let me quickly hear your thoughts on this. No more, you there? Yes, I'm here. Can you hear me? Yeah, we can hear you now. All right, yes, I totally agree with the conversation about women. It's unfortunate that still a lot of women are yet to realize the capacity that is being unveiled if they have an understanding of the power that we carry. As women, imagine that women come in and create policies that affect families, that affect society, that affect children, you know, in the education, in healthcare, in agriculture. Things will be seen from the human angle as well, and there will be sort of balance in perspectives and how issues are viewed, not just from one person's perspective, or from a holistic point of view. And that is the power that women bring to the table when they show up in situations. And we're hoping that the more awareness is created, the more women can see the great work that some women, a lot of women who have already taken on this, taken the plunge are making in the society where they are, then they can see that it's possible and support even those who are making, who are trying to push the boundaries already. I can, we would really experience tremendous change in the way things are run in our societies. Absolutely. Let me bring in our guest. Now, Abosa Day, George Organ is a tri-sector leader with almost 20 years experience working across non-profit, private and public sector as a development professional. She chairs the Gender Subcommittee of the Cross-Cutting Technical Working Group of the Nigerian National Development Plan for 2021 to 2050, I think. Now, the team. Now, she has a degree in political science and public administration from the University of Igminadion and an MSc in communication for innovation and development from Reading University and Masters in Public Administration and MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the founder of Women in Leadership Advancement Network that is willing and also the creator and the host of the leading women's show. Let me add that one. Hi, Abosa Day. And she's joined us live and you're looking amazing as always. Thank you so much, Abosa, for joining us. Thank you so much for having me. It's good to be here. I see you, you were just smiling and nodding.  Absolutely. It was important that we brought this conversation, especially because now we're in the political season, a lot of things is happening. Yes, we've missed the we've missed the opportunity, right? But we can actually plan for the next four years. And, you know, sometimes when we see women going into politics, the first thing is people are asking questions that normally they will not ask men, right? So, I mean, not completely forgetting and completely ignoring their capacity as women to be able to do things in a way that is much deeper, with serious thought process put into that thing compared to the men, right? And we don't even look at those strengths and see that, you know what, women can actually make a difference, right? So, I mean, when we brought up this topic, I said, there's no other guest that can discuss this. What do you believe that really women can change how politics is played? So, I mean, and I just would commend everything that everybody said. I think we've laid the foundation in terms of there is no question. But let me talk a little bit about evidence, right? I think that this is such a sensitive topic, especially in Nigeria where we are, which is very patriarchal, rooted in culture, tradition and religion. So, I think it's always important to address this conversation from the perspective of facts and evidence, right? So, one of the things that we saw recently is the Corruption Perception Index that's usually published by Transparency International was published. Nigeria was ranked 150 something out of a total of 180 countries, similar to our ranking in terms of the number of women in parliament, right? Where somewhere around 4.1%. And I always say we're competing, unfortunately, with like war-torn countries. It's really embarrassing. But, you know, the Corruption Perception Index shows you that there is a direct correlation between having women in positions of leadership and the level of corruption in a country. And I use that particular, you know, statistic, yes, because if you ask any typical Nigerian, what do you want to be solved? Corruption. And I'm like, okay, well, here you go. Here's the evidence, right? Having more women in positions of power actually could reduce the level of corruption in the country, like direct correlation. So, this is like evidence. In addition to that, what you were saying about human-centric policies is something that the evidence also shows us that is a benefit of having women in political leadership positions. So, a case study that was done in India where they had women political leaders, it showed that there was a direct increase in the levels of education and access to healthcare. Again, basic things that if you ask any typical Nigerian, they will say it's the reason why they are jackwine, right? So, but here's a solution for you. And I think the final thing that I would like to use is security. Women have been known to play a role of peace and diplomacy when it comes to issues of extreme violence and things like that. They don't, it's not typical for women to show force as a response to force. It's often that women use a peaceful route and use diplomacy. So, again, if you ask the typical Nigerian, what are some of the issues we have? Insecurity will be top on the agenda. So, these are all evidence levels. And like you said, it's not that men and women are better leaders than men. It's that women lead differently. I think it's really important. And so, what is happening in a country like Nigeria is that we're depriving ourselves of the potential to have women leadership. It's not something that whether you're male, female, child, we should all be pushing against it. And we should all be working against the barriers because there are genuine barriers. But I don't want us to dwell on the barriers. I think what you've said is really important. How do we set ourselves up for success over the next four years so that we don't come back and we're having the same conversation? I think it's really important. If you are listening to the conversation, you would know that, you know, Bossa is loaded. We're discussing the topic, can women change how politics is played? And Bossa is here with us. Now, remember, you can join the conversation. Send us an SMS or WhatsApp to read 1-803-4663. You can also tweet at us at WeishuAfqa1 with the hashtag Weishu. Let me leave the floor to the ladies to ask the question because you know me, I always have plenty of questions. Okay. Yeah. So I know first and foremost, right? And it's a matter of equity and then human rights, which we all know are cornerstones of a democratic society. But at the same time, do we... So we've had... So when I saw this topic today, fortunately, I was sitting with a man and I brought this up with him. And you know the next week he said to me, please don't tell me that. I'm like, you see, this we have... I don't know if I should call honey, but this we have that minister that was a woman that stole money. This we have... Really? Is that your business right now? Is that what you're driving at? Why aren't you looking at it from a place of where we are that we've actually had women, let me look to Nigeria now. Outside of Nigeria, we've had women in parliament who have actually made, you know, very visible, difference. For example, look at Selim Johnson. Who are the people stealing all the money now? Come on. Because every time this conversation comes up, they bring up Desyani. Yes.  It doesn't make any sense. They have a million and one Desyani in wedding and suits. So I think the point is, and I think that's a really good point, the point is, when people raise that argument, they forget that predominantly it is men that have been in positions of power. So it's really nice, you know, to raise that one, right? But as we just established, it's not so much that women are better leaders, but we are losing significantly from not having them. And unfortunately, for that argument as well, we've just not had enough women to establish that all women steal, right? So I empathize with people who want to throw in that argument, but it's just not founded enough. Okay, so do you think that if we had more government action, you know, towards the increase in the participation of women in politics, that would help? Absolutely. I think that's a very important point. So again, the evidence shows us that across the world where women's political representation has been increased, right? And this is not only, you know, other clients, it's Africa as well. It happened in Senegal recently, Sierra Leone, that it is as a result of a legislated gender quota. So to your point, the national gender policy exists, it makes provisions for affirmative action. But unfortunately, it hasn't translated because it is not legislated. So as you know, last year, we were pushing for five gender bills to be part of the Constitutional Amendment. But of course, the Ninth Assembly threw those out, right? Because that would have made provision for additional seats for women. And why is this important? Because it would surprise you to know that when people, you know, previously bills have been taken to the Assembly. And guess what the men ask, who seats do you want them to take? Okay. And that's why the proposal was now additional seats, where only women could run, could fill those seats. Yes. So it would be multiple political parties. It would be multiple political parties, but it would all be women running for those seats. But women would still be able to vie for all those other seats that men occupy. But that way, it was a way to at least get in. And he had a sunset clause of 16 years after which we would retire that legislation, because hopefully it is no longer needed. But to deny that there are barriers, and you know, there's no need to go over it. But violence is one of them. Funding is another. But the democratic process is getting better. The new electoral act does present promises. And so, you know, I really believe that if we start to do the things that we need to do against the next four years, we will see an increasing number. And if we're able to get that legislation, I think it would be accelerated. Absolutely. No, let me come to you. Sorry. Hi, Jose. Thank you so much. Patinello and Jola, I'm literally took the questions out of my mouth because those are the questions that were burning really at the top of my mind. But I would like to ask, how do women deal with certain setbacks, like say for example, in the media space or in gender-related electoral violence, you know, where they have to be confronted with real issues like this, having to stand in the face of opposition, having to receive death threats, and take speeches against them because of their gender. And the perception, the general perception that this is a traditional right for men. How do they deal with situations like that? That's that's my first question. And the second is, how can we begin to get more and more women to get on board with enlightenment and some kind of movement that empowers women to begin to bring their value to the table, like really deliberately and intentionally doing this? Perfect. I think those are two brilliant questions, by the way. And I think for the first one, now you reeled out the barriers. Honestly, those are the barriers. Okay. Now, you know, role modeling is very powerful. The more women see women in positions of leadership, the more they would believe that they can get there. So with all the barriers that you have just outlined, at least, thank God, a few women have made it past the finish line, right? Not enough, obviously, not the numbers that we're looking for. But the most important thing is, there is the notion that, look, if she could do it, then regardless of all those barriers, I also can overcome those barriers and actually do it. So I think that the first part is, and actually that is why we need to get more women in positions of power. Because those little girls coming up need to know that it's not reserved for men, because like you said, it almost seems like it's the right and the preserve of men, right? They call it a boys club to be in those positions. But imagine if really soon, in a few years, we have a female president, it automatically removes a barrier in a girl's life, in a girl's mind. And that's the power of role modeling. So when you say, how can we overcome? Role modeling is a huge piece. I personally think another big piece, and these are all areas that my organization, Welland is working on, is equipping young women. Because you see, some of us, I agree that, you know, we're not that old, they're still hoping for us. But you see, eh, we were socialized in that way. So by default, we are also corporates, you know, to this thing. Let's be honest, right? And I always ask the question that, look, this is a social construct that we constructed like a building. We all need to deconstruct it together, okay? And it starts with, I personally believe, really, how we're raising our young women, and how we're raising our young men. Because to your point earlier, male allyship is a very important part of this conversation. But imagine if we started to show the young boys that actually this is something that you can collaborate on versus having a whole generation who have grown up thinking, no, this is not, I cannot do this side by side, a female, right? So I think those two things are definitely things that we must, must start to work on, especially ahead of the next four years. I think the other question was about... No more? Yeah, the other question was about how we can get more women to bring them... Yes, yes. So, so, you know, one of the things people say a lot is women don't support women. That's why you people think has not increased. I agree with you. We need women to understand the value chain of politics. That's what I always say, you know, because not everybody will run. You are not, not everybody is the candidate, right? But there's a whole value chain. You can help to fundraise. You can give women a platform, right? You can give them visibility. You can consult for them. You can do strategy. You can volunteer for them.  You know, so women need to understand the value chain of politics. And then I cannot leave this conversation without talking about the political parties, because actually that is where a lot of this stuff really happens. And so women understanding that they can play an impactful and strategic role in the political parties is very important. And so let me highlight something that, because now I've remembered your question very well. You see, I always argue that the grassroots women are politically aware. It is actually the elite women that are not as politically aware. I would love to see a collaboration between the two where you bring your exposure, your expertise, your resources, and that woman who's at that local level who attends all the world meetings, who understands and knows and wants to be here and everybody, you know, you collaborate and actually build power. I always say that's the question that keeps me awake at night. Why? Because the evidence shows us now we're 49.2% of the population. Some argue that we are more as women. Last election, we were 47% of the voters. This election, we are about 49 or 48% of the voters. So that means that women have been voting men. Just imagine if we could convert numbers to power. So I also think to your point about how do we get women, they need to understand the value chain, but also there needs to be a collaboration between these grassroots women who understand politics in a very unique way and the elite women who can come with resources, intellect, expertise, and other forms of resources.  There's a particular woman that is going around right now as trying to run for the position of deputy governor in Lagos State in terms of clout. Give it to her because with everything she's done in terms of her movie, she's gotten the the the clout and everything.  And it just got me wondering two things, right? Why do we always as women feel the need to pull another woman down? You know, regardless of even politics, that's number one. Number two, this particular woman, right? If it were a man, there would not be any conversation around her husband or her spouse or whatever. You know, all of a sudden, because she's a woman running, now you're not linking that, oh, they will be having an affair in the in the in the government house. Like this very, very shallow kind of thinking, right? It's more women that feel it, right? How do we get women to come out of those and see their potential? And do we just elect women because they came out? Or yes, should we just say, because because give it to this person in terms of clout and everything, she has it capacity to govern. I will both I will vote and I will say the judge organ because I know her personally and I know her capacity for leadership. So should we just say, okay, because women are coming out because that's the argument a lot of women make that you cannot just vote anybody and I must vote but we've seen very incompetent men. So now we did vote them. Thank you very much. So you see, I mean, with no apology whatsoever, and I'm happy for anybody to come for me. If there's a woman on the ballot, just vote woman first. Yes, you know why? Because as we as I already stated, the evidence shows that women lead differently. So let's just spice it up a little bit, right? Because right now it's really, really badly skewed 90 something percent versus 96 versus four is just not good. So just vote women. So that's one. The second thing that I want to say based on what you're saying is this. Look, to be honest, there's a lot of ignorance. And I say that because they are transferable skills. Political leadership is a job. It's a job description. You have to do X, Y and Z. What are the competencies you need to be a political leader? Let's be honest. You need to be able to manage resources. You need to be able to manage stakeholders. You know what I mean? You need to be able to negotiate, communicate. These are skills, right? That actually can be, you know, like can be acquired and can be transferred. So if a woman has succeeded in a particular sphere of influence, now I would say that it's part of her, you know, due diligence, like early days preparation to understand what she has and then understand if there are any gaps. But you see the thing, the challenge is women always are judged on performance while men are judged on potential. This is the problem, right? Because at the end of the day, if a man has 40 percent of the job description is going, if a woman has 95, she'll say, ah, I don't have 50. Let me not apply. So I really think, and that's why I say it's a lot of ignorance. We need to, first of all, the women themselves need to understand, I bring something to the table, even if you've managed the home. That is experience. That is job experience. Yes, I admit that you might need to close some gaps. But the point I'm also making is that, see, in Nigeria to run for office, all you need is SSE. If it's based on constitutional requirements, a lot of women, I mean, look, I looked at the Anambra elections. A lot of the governors were men, we had obviously, Uche Ikwenifei as a woman, but a lot of the governors were men. Some had SSE, some had BSE, but all their deputies, PhD, which is always women. They were mostly women, which is always the case that women feel they need to overcompensate.  Look, until we have solidarity amongst our gender, we will not change this thing. If you think about the not too young to run movement, where young people came together and say, reduce this age, we want to run at 25, remove it from 30, remove it from 40, we need a movement like that, and we need to come together to be able, we need solidarity.  As a matter of fact, you don't even have to like the person. Just support the person because, like I said, on the other side of that is our entire well-being, improve livelihood, sustainable development, so be selfish and actually support women. Absolutely, absolutely. It's so interesting. And I love the fact that you said about the value chain right, because that value chain is very important. Like me, I was talking to Milola yesterday, I mean she wanted to run for office, I did my part and I handed over to someone that was, that could take on from where I could, I didn't have the capacity to, but I knew my role.  So as a woman, know your role, know your position, know where you fit in. So you don't have to be the one, if you're not the funder, you're not, there are people that are anywhere you go, I follow you. Support the person, whatever skill, whatever capacity that you can bring to the table, bring it.  We have at the moment, I think, four or three commercial bank MDs. I think we need to start leveraging those positions. You know what I mean? Men do it. You see, and that's why I said that conversation about building power. We need to understand it. Bring what you have. Let's put it on the table. You know that family meeting. Okay, you want to run. What do we need? What are you going to bring? Oh, you put it there. And before you know it, we will get in there. But until we do that strategy, we have to be very strategic. We have to do bridal showers and... My darling sister. In seconds. Actually, that's a really good model. Where everybody breathes everything and then we just rally around the bride, right? And actually get her to the point where she says, Oh my God, the candidate is competent. They have character. And like I said, we're just over. But I'm behind you. Don't worry. Anytime you're ready. Let's make comments. What do you mean my dear beautiful sisters of what I say in hashtag ways? Can women change how politics is played? The answer is yes. Nobody should get me wrong on misunderstanding. I'm not against men because I'm a man. But if you look at it critically, men that have been in power all these years have failed us and we haven't moved forward. That is the plain truth and nothing more. Nigeria has failed to try. Nigeria has failed to try what will eventually work and that is to try to put a woman in power. Trust me. If a woman is in power, a great country and nation, Nigeria will change and move forward. When he's Daniel, he'll always rebel. And thank you Daniel. Okay, so this one says, I believe women have more sense of shame than men. This will make them deliver better in politics. Thank you for this comment. Absolutely. Is this shame that will not let us hear words? Don't disgrace your family. No, I have a comment. All right. I have this one. There's no name to it, but it says the lady is saying something great. But I don't agree with the area where she said just vote for her. I believe we need to check if the candidate has what it takes to run. Let me check him in. She has what to run. As far as she has a B.A.M.A. She has S.S.C.E. Let me tell you, we need more men to support this movement. I can tell you for free. If some of us become leaders, you will just be boiling. You will not suffer again. But thank you so much. But can I just say one point? The business men know this. So that's why they put women in leadership positions because their bottom line is the numbers are speaking. Thank you. We had an amazing conversation. Thank you for saying. Always a pleasure. Please, we'll keep on bringing you back. No, because me, I have a four-year agenda. From now, let's start positioning women for the next four years. Thank you Noma. Thank you, Chinelo and thank you, Diora. Now, before we go, I'm sure you follow us across all our social media handles that way so Africa can interact with us further. Drop a comment and more importantly, follow all our engagements on social media, like sharing, invite your families and friends to watch and follow the conversation. Now, if you missed our quote today here, it is again, there's need to be a fundamental shift in the way societies view women in government. One that does not see them as mere seat-fielders or stats on a chat. They must be viewed as a vital contribution or contributing factor to the betterment of the work. When you begin to see the potential of every woman, trust me, Nigeria will be different. Africa will be different. The world will be different. Thank you so much for watching. We'll see you guys tomorrow at 8pm as we bring another great conversation to your screen. Enjoy.


In this video, I'm going to reveal step-by-step how you can go to WGU, which is Western Governor's University, and get a Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Physics in as little as one year. And I'm literally going to break this down, make it as simple as possible. It's probably going to save you like 20 hours of research. And I even made a cheat sheet that is going to show you step-by-step every single thing you need to do in order to accomplish this. And this is something that previously I only shared with consulting and paid clients, but recently I did get a bunch of requests to make videos about this. So I decided to make a series. So if you appreciate me giving you this insane amount of value that's likely going to save you years of time and tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, go ahead, gently tap that like button and let's jump into it. All right. So I do want to make a very quick disclaimer here. I made an entire video about WGU and why it's such a good school. It's top 10%. It's regionally accredited. It is respected in the technology industry as well as many other industries. However, WGU is not for everybody. And there are other alternative colleges that have this same model where you can get an accelerated degree. Some of their models and how they operate are a little bit different, but you can essentially do the same thing. And I highly recommend you check that video out. I'll put that right here. The WGU great school has a ton of pros, but there are a few cons to it. And I go over them in that video. But with that being said, going to those other accelerated or competency-based universities, that process is going to be relatively similar.  So the first step, the first thing you need to do once you've decided that you're going to get this degree is you want to go ahead, get your transcript together, get all your experience together and transfer all of that into WGU. Now this seems like a very obvious and easy step. Some people maybe have already even done this, but I do want to say really quickly, make sure you take your time on this step because WGU is extremely gracious about the classes that they accept. So for instance, in many cases, they may accept military experience. They might accept work experience. They also accept a lot of certifications and certificates. And of course, if you have any AP or IB classes that you've taken in high school or classes that you've already taken in college, they will very likely accept those as well. There's also other random things that they might accept like CLEP exams, modern states, sailor, etc. So once you've transferred in your existing credits, you're done with this step, they're likely going to send you a list of the classes that you still have to take. And at that point, you want to move on to step number two, which is probably the most important step. And that is you want to go ahead and test out of many of the remaining classes using third party companies. Now the three most popular third party companies to use at a school like WGU is going to be study.com, Sophia.org and straighterline.com. And I actually like using them in that order. So my favorite one is study.com. This one just seems to have the best UI. The classes seem to be relatively easy, relatively easy to pass the tests. And you actually feel like you learned something because the UI and the interface is so good. My second favorite one is Sophia.org. That one tends to be really good as well. So if the class isn't offered at study.com, you can check it out at Sophia.org. And then my third one is straighterline. So some people like to get really strategic with this. And they take like, you know, five classes from study.com and three classes from Sophia.org and one class from straighterline, because they heard that the classes are easier on the different ones. If you want to get really strategic with it, you can. I like to just keep it simple and do everything on one platform. And then if that platform doesn't have it, go to the next one. But with that being said, there are 41 total courses that you have to take to get this degree. And you can very comfortably test out of about one class per week, even if you're super busy, you've got a full time job and a family. If you're not in a situation like that where you actually do have quite a bit of free time, which many of the people who contact me are in situations like that, you can very easily test out of like one class per day, sometimes even multiple classes per day. But if you want to take things slowly, you can do one per week. So after you finish taking all these classes from the third party companies, what you want to go ahead and do is make sure you transfer those into WGU, which should be relatively easy, especially if you use the cheat sheet, which I'll put down in the link in the description below. And by the way, I'm going to go step by step here in a moment. And I'm going to show you an example of exactly how you can do this. Then you want to go ahead and move on to step three, which is don't enroll in WGU yet, right? We have not enrolled yet. You want to go ahead and pre-study the remaining classes. So this is a very important step that a lot of people skip. A lot of people will just go straight into WGU. But actually, you can go ahead and pre-study these classes. And the benefit to this is when you actually do enroll in WGU, you will be able to knock out the classes as fast as possible. In many cases, people are able to knock out all of the classes in one to two terms. So the time that you're actually enrolled in WGU is only one to two terms. And you pay somewhere around $3,500 per term. And so that's a total cost of $7,000. And in many cases, a lot of that is going to get covered by grants and scholarships, especially if you're proactive about that, which I've made videos about how you can do that as well. And so there's many cases where people don't have to take out any loans, and it actually doesn't even cost them anything. And on top of that, you're able to save yourself a bunch of time and opportunity costs. So what you want to do is pre-study these classes. There are a few really good resources for doing that. Definitely check out the WGU subreddit. They have a main subreddit, and then they typically will have a subreddit dedicated to the specific degree as well. On top of that, there are many different WGU related Facebook groups. So I would highly recommend joining those Facebook groups and checking them out too. And on these subreddits and Facebook groups, people will share tips and tricks on how to study for and pass the exams at WGU as quickly and efficiently as possible. So highly recommend checking those out. There's a bunch of other really good free resources like YouTube, Khan Academy. There's very cheap resources you can go for such as Udemy. And of course, if you're old fashioned, you're a textbook type of person, you can always order a cheap textbook that's a few years old from Amazon. And so here is a review from somebody who went to WGU, and I believe they got this exact degree, and they bought a couple of books on Amazon.  And then once you feel confident, once you feel like you've pre studied the remaining classes, what you want to go ahead and do is enroll in WGU finally, and then knock those classes out as fast as you possibly can. So this is where you would go to your counselor and you would finally agree, Hey, I want to enroll now, which by the way, in many cases, counselors will try to get you to enroll earlier. It's in WGU's best benefit to do that if you think about it, because they're likely going to make more money. But don't do that until you've completed that last step. Now there are tons of different reviews on YouTube, reviews on Reddit, et cetera, all across the internet of people who have gone to WGU and have used similar tactics to what I'm telling you about. And realistically speaking, even if you have a full time job, even if you have a family, even if you're super busy, you can take these classes at WGU and use these tactics and strategies that I've told you about and finish the entire degree in two years or less. And if you have more free time, you can do it in a shorter amount of time than that. Some people take this to the extreme, like my friend, Josh Matacor, who was able to finish a computer science degree at WGU in two months. And computer science is probably the most difficult degree that they offer at the school. Now make sure that you also use WGU's resources and you contact the professor, especially for some of the harder classes. Now, for instance, some of the harder classes might be physics, content knowledge or science methods, secondary science. Definitely contact your professors if you're having trouble with that. Yes, Professor Norman, my name is Lucy. So the overall strategy summary is first you transfer in the existing credits, then you knock out a bunch of the classes using third party companies, then you're going to go ahead and pre-study the remaining courses. And finally, you are going to enroll in WGU and knock out those classes as fast as possible. All right. So now we're going to go ahead, jump into my computer and go over a step-by-step example of what it would probably look like if you went through with this entire process. All right. So we are now in the cheat sheet. And I'll just go over some housekeeping stuff really quickly. So on the left here, you see in this column that says ID, this is going to be the ID of the course at WGU. And then in this column, it's going to be the name of the course at WGU. This is the amount of units each course has. And then of course, this column right here is going to be the study.com classes that you can transfer in. Now in this particular case, looks like straighter line actually offers this calculus class that study.com doesn't currently offer. If they do start offering it in the future, I'll go ahead and update this sheet. And I know I have gotten some requests to put in the Sophia classes as well. So I will likely do that in the future as well. So make sure you keep the sheet and keep checking it out. Also, if you want to save money using study.com, you can get 30% off your first three months using the code Shane hummus at checkout. So they were nice enough to give me a discount checkout code. And it also helps out the channel if you use that. So if you appreciate all my hard work, go ahead and use that code. And it also helps the channel out and I appreciate it. And also in the future, if there's any certificates or certifications that you can get to knock out these classes, I will go ahead and put them here. All right, so now we're going to go ahead and jump into the first step, which is for you to transfer in your existing credits. So in this step, I'm just going to kind of make this up. Let's say that you took AP biology and AP math during high school. So you're able to transfer in those credits. And then on top of that, you took one semester of community college. And because of that, you were able to transfer in communications, art and astronomy as well. So at this point, you would, you know, send all that into WGU. And it would look very similar to this. And of course, the ones that are crossed out are the ones that you were able to transfer in. And then you would move on to the next step, which is for you to knock out as many classes as you can using the third party companies. So that's the test out phase. And as you can see, you can knock all these classes out using third party companies. And like I said, I will try to keep this sheet up to date in the future. So you would go ahead and take those classes at study.com. And then this is what it would look like after you were done transferring those in. So as you can see, you were able to transfer in a significant amount of classes, then you would move on to phase three, which is you would pre-study these classes. So you'd pre-study the remaining classes using all of the references that I mentioned before. And you'd want to get it to the point where you feel very confident about being able to go through these classes really quickly. Now I'm going to be honest with you, a lot of the kind of like education related classes are relatively easy. And it's kind of just busy work. Some of the science classes are probably the ones that you want to focus your time on. Those are going to be the more difficult ones. But with that being said, once you feel confident about the classes, you're going to go ahead and move on to step four, which is you want to enroll and knock out those classes as fast as you can. And if you've done the first three steps properly, you can get it done in as little as one year. And then of course, you're going to move on to step five, which is go and brag to all your friends and family that you are able to knock out a degree ridiculously fast at a low price. And if you're really nice, you can move on to step six, which is you can show your friends and family how they can do it as well. So you can share this video with them. Now one thing I do want to say is make sure, I know I said this at the beginning, but make sure you check out that video on WGU. It's a phenomenal option for a ton of people, but it's not necessarily for everyone. So I go over the pros and cons of WGU in that video. So definitely check that out.


I'm Jane King for the Street from the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square. It could be a rough day ahead for stocks. North Korea's test of its largest-ever nuclear missile is rattling markets in South Korea's reporting that North Korea could be moving an ICBM to the country's west coast. Gold futures are near a one-year high as a result. Global markets are mixed. Well, hurricane airmaps still days away from approaching the United States. Cruise lines aren't taking any chances, though. They're changing travel plans to make sure passengers stay safe. The cruise lines have already adjusted trips from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral and Baltimore. Now, the companies say they will keep an eye on the storm and make further changes if they have to. And jet engine maker United Technologies has agreed to buy aircraft parts maker Rockwell Collins for $30 billion. He offers an 18 percent premium to Rockwell's closing price on Friday. Rockwell shareholders will receive $140 per share in stock and cash split between $93.33 in cash and $46.67 in United Tech stock. Together, the two will become an aerospace giant called Collins Aerospace Systems. It's the largest aerospace deal in history. And the New York Daily News has a new owner. Mort Zuckerman sold the iconic paper to Tronk, the newspaper publisher spun off from Tribune. No cash is changing hands. Zuckerman is essentially giving it away. However, Tronk does assume all of the Daily News's liabilities, which includes pensions said to be in the millions. While happening today, Fed Governor Lail Brannard will be speaking, factory orders for August are released and the head of the Minneapolis Fed, Neil Kashkari, will also be giving a speech. That's a wrap for us. But be sure to track breaking news and analysis all day at TheStreet.com, at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square. I'm Jane King for The Street. Have a great day.


Did you know the Chicago Bulls are 8 and 4 in the Pat Beverly era and you thought the KD trade was the big deadline move? Run it back starts now Happy Tuesday morning and welcome to run it back. What's that Chandler? Oh God Wake up yep, this is a Tuesday morning bright and early. I think it's raining everywhere But where maybe Chandler is? Stadium insider Shamsherani a Chandler Pee coming to us from Mexico and eddy G on the end we had some games last night We had a big game at the garden Big performance at the garden and a weird result at the garden Julius Randall had 57 points Yes, that is a career high But not enough to beat a depleted Timberwolves team Tori and Prince with 35 I don't believe we've mentioned Tori and Prince all season long Mike Connelly finished with 24 and 11 assists Tibbs on Randall with the obvious quote. It's a shame to waste a performance like that and it was Chandler Despite the outcome of that actual game should Nick's fans feel optimistic or pessimistic after last night's game Optimistic here and here's why because they're pretty much locked in the fifth seed, right? The Nets aren't catching them there two and a half three games above them And they're not catching the Cavs and even if they do no one's catching the third of the three seed so it's gonna be four five and it's gonna be Cleveland, New York and You're gonna need games like this from Julius Randall to be able to win this series coming up and round one So it is devastating It is you never want to have a career night like this and at home and not get the win against a very very depleted team But I must I'm optimistic here just because I do think this is a this is a good thing It's a good sign to see Julius Randall dominate and play like a number one option And like I said, he's gonna have to have 30 40 50 point games and the playoff to carry this team Along with Jalen Brunson and RJ Bear They're gonna have to have a little bit of everything from everybody on this team But this is a huge sign seeing this kid and last year don't forget he was getting into it with the fans He had a down year coming off an all-star year and he's bounced back and he's looking like a number one option and They're getting Cleveland and round one and they're gonna need him to be all of this What he was last night for them to give by them. So I'm still optimistic But yeah, you never want to have a game like this that you're gonna look back remember And you lost to the Timberwolves without towns without Anthony Edwards at home So it's a little bit of both, but he's looking great and the Knicks are they're pretty much they are where they are in the ceilings Hey, I'll do it. I'll be the pessimists. There we go They let a they let a lot of routine without their two best players shoot 61% from the floor yesterday That's pretty embarrassing. You got to know time to but I was sitting there wondering what the hell was going on And if you watch the game and if you watch these highlights, it's a lot of wide open shots It's a lot of dunks a lot of labs But what is most concerning all jokes aside is that yo Torian Prince at the game in his life on Jalen Brunson He shot a day from three, which he's not gonna do most nights But a lot of those are wide open a lot of those are over short Jalen Brunson Who's kind of flailing to contest you see a little bit of their awards yesterday? Yes, Julie's round of honey incredible three-quarters, but he did not have a great fourth quarter And he finished the game with a tech just to put the cherry on top of this awful loss So no, I'm gonna go the other way around.  This is cake so yeah, this this they can't be happy walking out of this and selflessly, I'm just kind of happy Julius Randall in score 60 points because That's like this marker of like special scoring even though like 70 might be the new 60 by the end of next season But yo I looked at this game in the third quarter and I really felt like a old head because it was like 103 to 103 And I'm like, oh, I'm about to turn in this game is tight. It's late It was the third quarter was like three minutes left in this game. What what happened to basketball? Why are there this many points on the court? But yeah, I don't know if you're the next you cannot enjoy that win and that sucks because just a couple days ago They beat the number one seed in the West and looked great, but that's how it goes That's basketball ladies and gentlemen. It's just one day. You're the best next day. What are you even doing? Cat we would love to know shams if there's any word on when he's returning Yeah, Michelle, there is optimism that call Anthony Townsend will be back in line up along with Anthony Edwards Potentially as soon as Wednesday at home against the Atlanta Hawks The timbles of nine games left in the year five on the road for at home And so they'll play at home Tomorrow on Wednesday, and then they go go back on the road on Sunday for three straight games So it makes sense for towns return to come Tomorrow this is a guy that has been doing a lot more five on five. He's really day-to-day at this point He's cleared to play. It's really up to Carl Anthony Towns at this point from what I'm told But when you think about it, he injured that calf great three calf strain on November 28th He's coming back about four months later and Anthony Edwards just had a gruesome ankle sprain on Friday He's on on the way back a lot sooner than a lot of people expected They've gone 26 and 26 without cat this season But they need these last nine games or so to find a rhythm with him Rudy go bear Anthony Edwards and all playing together with Mike Conley. That's the vision that this team had is how does this group look with? Mike Conley being the lead guard on this team So this is a guy, you know Anthony Edwards is ascending right now He's clearly become arguably the face of this franchise along with Carl Anthony Towns How will they play together now that they're potentially back in line-up together on Wednesday? And that's all fine and good and good news is always good news But really what I really need to know more about is the hat that you were sporting last night this thing this brown hat Not choosing sides. What's up with that jobs talk to me is it fashion? Honestly Chandler would know a lot more than me on on the fashion issue We need a full breakdown from Chandler's what are we doing? It's confusing is he a Yankee fan is he a Dodger fan? Why is it brown? But we did find out it's a hundred dollars So it's definitely an expensive piece Do we I don't like it these are two cities I've enjoyed living in but I'm not wearing both Yeah typical Jersey guy cat cat strikes me it strikes me as that like Yankee and Laker cowboy fan guy Like he probably likes Miami football or something too Like yo, I gotta see the fit. He probably got the fit off I think he probably wore those with some Travis Scott Jordans. He might have got it off. I gotta see the whole fit Oh, yeah, you know what? I'm sure we can find it somewhere in on the enter to web You know what cat coming back is big Anthony Edwards. I would argue is is even a bigger return I think people probably even more excited to see him Chandler when they get both those guys back Any expectations for this team? I mean, I think they just want to get it honestly They want to get fully healthy and this team had high expectations I was the dummy that pick call that they towns to be my preseason MVP which I'll never live down They listen they try to make a splash they try to go the two big route and everyone else was going small It didn't really work But they have something here and they have a lot of talent Anthony Edwards is an absolute star They've just kind of been plagued by injury right now and now they're kind of at the right time They're getting their their guys back and they can make a little push here and he look at the standings from six to 12 It is wildly close So it's crazy to think for everything that they've been in the Minnesota temple was can somehow end up getting this succeed And not even be a half to be in the play-in So it it really is crazy and the best thing for them is just to get healthy and they're not going to rush Crawl at the downs a grade three cap strain is the next thing is like tearing it So they're definitely going to be cautious with him They're going to be slow with him when he's been out four months and they need to start getting him back I think if any chance, you know, I think everybody in the West is for whatever reason It's just kind of disrespecting the Kings and hoping they can get the Kings in a play-off series and see what happens but Honestly just get healthy for the for the Timberwolves get into the series and then anything can happen in a series They can make up a lot of ground in this last 11 games. They have they played the Suns They played the Lakers they play the Kings they play the Pelicans play the Warriors They can add games against all those guys and they might just crawl out of the play-in and it's a dangerous team Especially if Anthony Edwards is healthy. They play great defense what remains to be seen and this is goes for the same for the Suns as well We didn't really get a great picture of them with car Anthony Towns and Rudy go bear and honestly It was kind of a bit of a fail and a odd fit So they have to cobble that together in three weeks. I don't know that that's my reservation But I trust Anthony Edwards. I actually trust Rudy go bear as a defensive center in the playoffs And I think this is a team that is coached well And can make some noise in the playoffs if they get the right matchup But they got to put all that together in three weeks. So I don't know.  They beat the Mavs last night one twelve one oh eight Triple J with twenty eight points Brooks finished with nine five and four Kyrie with twenty eight zero assists though afterwards Kyrie gave Brooks his jersey But declined to accept his in return and afterwards said I saw that after the game I'll probably get it next time probably next time not this time. I was really on to the next thing thought process wise I mean multitasking is hard, but I get it There's no next time right Chandler like this was Come on What is the next thing that is thought like a shower? He didn't want to do his jersey and it's funny because this has become such a huge This is kind of become such a thing embarrassing and Dylan Brooks if this is an eye opening I don't know what is because this is someone who you know you want to be respected by your peers you She wants someone to want your jersey and literally this dude just tapped him up and then Dylan Brooks just You probably gave it to like some you know little seven-year-old fan, but now there's definitely There's definitely not a next time and this is this is what Dylan Brooks Become he's not very likeable I feel like I understand Dylan Brooks more now he this is his way of love Him clowning everybody talking crazy about it He just wants to be accepted by these guys and Gary It's still didn't do it. Anyway, Gary's quote is the most hilarious thing. I've heard all season He I don't know what he was actually thinking about dapping up Jaren Jackson But the fact that he came up with that on the cusp is incredible Yo, I was thinking about the next thing in my process. I Guess dude But shout out to Dylan Brooks Kyrie lit him up for three quarters scoreless in the fourth quarter They squandered a late lead. It's a big win for the Grizzlies and now they get their best player coming back they got a hold of the two seed after the Kings loss and They're in a great place and we've been saying all year They're dangerous once we get to the playoffs and this this renewed energy from Dylan Brooks I mean, hey, they got some good stuff going over there. They're a scary team to watch I mean look Dylan Brooks is his own worst enemy, right? I used to hate that phrase But it really nothing else suits him better at this point He got his 18th tech last night, which now means of course he will miss the next game if they don't rescind it Which I can't imagine they would at this point Distraction-wise I mean look I he has positives But Eddie these are also negatives and if you're not available to your team, what exactly are you doing out here? I Mean obviously getting suspended as a negative I think for his teammates They're probably love them for who he is and that was actually his main rebuttal to Dreymon Because Dreymon was insinuating that his teammates didn't like him and didn't trust him. That's good Kind of lit him up. That's what kind of got him, you know Flared up and and really into that game and into the Dreymon situation But I got to say this him calling out Theo Pinson after the game calling him a cheerleader Which is why I got the tech which is you see him doing there at the pom-poms is hilarious And you always look guys always remember who was in their high school class because they're playing them for four or five years They're playing them sister kids and then they're playing them in college and then they may be seeing them in the league So when he called him out last night and he said yeah, he was in my high school class And he sucks now that was like I bet you his teammates were rallying behind them because League wide guys hate to see Theo Pinson dancing over there on the sideline and it's basically his role So I finally was like, you know what Dillon Brooks? There's a point for you. That was great. That was a great quote So Chandler knows those guys remember who was in their high school class who graduated with us who stayed back to not have to Graduate with us who we saw in college who we saw in tournaments who we saw in camps And so yeah, he clearly held that good for a long time, but he's right. So you got you got to love it It is true and and Theo is a pest over there It's like there's past on the court like Dylan Brooks and Patrick Beverly Then there's then there's Theo Pinson who never rarely plays and he's also doing all the hoopla he's dancing. He's It is annoying. So I do feel Dylan Brooks on this And I don't think it's a distraction obviously now if he's getting suspended He's not missing. He's a critical part of their team offensively defensively like he's become a very solid player And and I played with Dylan to Memphis. He's not a bad dude. He means well He's actually very social. He's got a great sense of humor.  It's just he's found this role and man. He is running with it He really is he's he's leaning in as they would say John Morant was in the building first time long time Was greeted by a whole bunch of cheers from the hometown crowd shoms as far as moving forward when will we see him? What is his status? What's the latest? So Taylor Jenkins said last night that they're hopeful that he will make his return on Wednesday I said yes sir on the show the goal for the grizzly was to get him back in the lineup as soon as Wednesday at Home against the Rockets as a good opponent to come back for and they feel like after a couple days of scrimmages Practices he scrimmage with the team yesterday. He's gonna have more work today at the facility as well They feel like two straight days of revving up and then you come back slowly on Wednesday that he'll be good to go He's been itching to play the grizzlies have been itching to get him back in the lineup Everyone knows like Chandler just said about the Timberlake situation There's such a short amount of time now for the end of the regular season Everyone wants to get their group together and see how they play and that includes Memphis and getting back John Morant Wednesday getting him back against both these games against the Rockets Which you know, it's a good opponent to make your debut against. I think that's their goal get him back tomorrow night And hopefully from there eliminate the distractions and get everyone on the floor together Yeah, this is people obviously waiting for this one Chandler. What do you think's gonna happen? Just same old right? Yeah, I think he's gonna get right back to the form he was in before and listen He's there everything John Morant is the reason why you know Dylan Brooks can bark the way he does because John Morant can back it up He's the reason Desmond Bain gets these open looks He's the reason Jared Jackson is an all-star this year playing with the guy like John Morant And it's scary because it's just enough time for him to get back to get acclimated to get everybody there And they have the two seed locked up They obviously have no idea who they're gonna play with how the seedings are but this means the world to them And hopefully he found peace. Hopefully he found himself Hopefully everything is left behind him and he goes and he hoops and he focuses on basketball And this is just all a memory Come playoff time. So it's great timing for the Grizzlies and again. I say it all year They are an absolute contender with John Morant and they are absolutely not a contender without John Morant So them getting him back right now is huge build build chemistry get back on the floor and look forward to the playoffs And have it home for the bet is that place will be rocking You know back to the the Mavs for a second I know we sort of mocked Kyrie because of his thought process and and not being able to do two things at once But he was a little bit banged up in this game Shams. Is there anything there that needs to be concerned about? Well, I would definitely keep my eye on it I mean he's clearly soldiering and going through and worrying out some type of right foot issue He got the foot stepped on in last night's game by Dylan Brooks as well It didn't really look intentional, but he did get that foot stepped on pretty good And so he clearly after the game didn't even have the way with all the swap jerseys He wanted to get back to the locker room ASAP because of that foot He was in a precautionary boot after the game and we'll see how today goes and how he's evaluated But this is a guy that's averaging 33 points five assists five rebounds 53% from the field 44% from three point line 95% from the free throw line in the munch of in the month of March He's playing an exceptionally high level clearly. He's doing it banged up We'll see the extent of it, but he's clearly soldiering through some right foot issue right now I mean the Mavs are in such a bizarre situation right now They're the 7th seed, but they're what a game back a game ahead of the Lakers who are in the 11th seed I mean, I know we've talked about how crazy the Western Conference looks But anything can happen in these final days Eddie. What is more likely for Dallas playoff team Play-in team or lottery team? We'll play in team especially with Their injuries that they're piloted Luka don't just is still out and they thought that was maybe a game two games It's been over a week now Kyrie is now banged up and it looks to be real like he left in a boot Kyrie's not one to milk an injury like you know People were wondering if he would play through injuries with this contract situation and he's doing that now and it got worse as he's done that so It you got to be concerned with the injuries here two stars Now they did tread water without luka and they did tread water in the couple games that Kyrie missed as well So you you've got a little bit of optimism there, but they got to finish strong down this stretch Everybody's so tight. They lose to the next two games. They can be out to play off. So it's Everybody has to be on high alert.  That's a scary proposition. I wouldn't want to be there if I was down Yeah, obviously the injuries for them are tough. They aren't very good without those two guys They gave up a lot for kairi urubing And he has played well and he is playing through injuries, which now looking like it's gonna hurt them But what they do have is the schedule on their favor. They have the warriors coming up at home We all know their struggles at road. They play charlotte two games or after that They get the pacer still they got the hawks and they finished the season with the spurs So they do have a lot of winnable Games, uh, but they have to be healthy. They need luka donkage It's crazy because when I went to a game a couple weeks ago I thought luka was playing and he was back and like eddie said that was supposed to be a One or two game thing and this is definitely lingered and is a little bit concerning, but I think they're a playoff team. I think they I think they get in I look at another schedule It's kind of like get get healthy bodies, but it's tough I've never seen standing so close to You know being a lock for the six seed to literally not even making a play in so it'll be interesting for sure I know it's definitely going to be a fun end of the the season stretch here and the warriors Well, since they were my parley leg, uh, they did exactly the opposite of what I needed They snapped the 11 game a road losing streak. They did it in houston curry with 30 clay with 29 cominga Came off the bench had 17 the eight road wins now eight Are the third fewest behind only houston and san antonio I mean look it's one when it probably felt more than that to them last night But as far as The idea that they don't have home court advantage How vulnerable is this warriors team at the moment and moving forward? Very very vulnerable and they didn't look good last night either and they could have lost that game And this has been kind of the trend all year long and we're not worried about the warriors But then they're on the road. They're they're not getting home court advantage But last night they gave up so many points again to the houston rockets who I believe are trying to lose And and and they just don't look good. They don't play with the same edge and it's weird because usually you see this from like a young immature team These are like these are the champs. This is a vet team. They've been there before I will say come playoff time. I don't think they're going to be tight on the road. I don't think they're going to be nervous They've been there many times before but this is now this is now This is a consistent trend here. This is who they are. They're very good at home. They are very bad on the road So not having that home court advantage Definitely puts them in a vulnerable spot Yeah, it's it's tough watching them because they don't look like they're having fun They look like they don't look like they have the reigning championship banner up in their arena They look like they're stressed out. They look like they're not having any kind of fun They're gonna be hate each other to be told and it looks like they're slogging through this season And on one hand you could say hey, they understand that the playoffs is all that matters They got to get in and they got to go from there on the other hand history says that's really tough to do There's been a few teams that have done it and this team is an outlier by all means and that that guy Shooting right there and his buddy right there. They're both outliers as well and they're absolute game changers But we don't know when Andrew Wiggins is coming back if he's coming back Gary Payton the second same thing. We are not sure when he's coming back And what is it look like he's been dealing with that injury the entire season If they get them back both healthy fully focused and ready to go. Yes dangerous They got lineups they can put all kind of defense all over the court and the emergence of jonathan kominga who He's averaging 17 points a game over his last three games. He's crazy athletic He's been able to cobble together some defense for them. He could be their x-factor going into the playoffs But if they all hate each other and they're not healthy, it won't matter They won't have enough. They absolutely need Andrew Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton Because their defense is just porous without them and that's all it is and like chalice said They didn't play good yesterday. They won Against the worst team in the conference, but they did not look good in doing it. Yes Steph had 30. Yes clay had 29 But they did not look all that engaged and you got to worry about them for the rest of this road trip And it's up for them because just like we were just talking about with doubtless They could just as easily fall out the plan as well and miss the playoffs I don't think they will but all the calls for concern is real with the words chums Yeah, I mean the biggest thing for me is no Andrew Wiggins He has not played since before the all-star break his last game was february 13th So he's been out over a month and so clearly he's been dealing with personal issues Um, and they're also without Gary Payton the second not sure when he's going to be back I I would expect him to be back. I think the Warriors are more sure about Gary Payton the second returning At some point before the end of the regular season potentially early april For Gary Payton the second from what i'm told but when you look at Andrew Wiggins I'm curious from Chandler's perspective channel. I'm hearing that the words have not been pressuring Andrew Wiggins at all They've let him just continue to deal with whatever matter. He's dealing with but as a teammate How would you be handling the situation as a leader? How would you be handling the situation because it's it's definitely, you know, it's something that seems to be very real But um, you know, how do you bounce giving a guy space versus knowing that you're probably not winning anything without him It's tough because you obviously want him back basketball wise, right? He's a critical piece of their team He's literally their x-factor. We know how good they can shoot the ball and he kind of mixes that up And it is able to go ice. So he can defend. He's long. He's athletic His situation is crazy. I don't know what to believe. I don't know if it's confirmed I don't know if he's commented on it, but it's tough and that's something that is completely separate from basketball This is your personal life. This is your family. This is this is bigger than basketball So you have to respect that you have to respect his privacy his boundaries And it's really just an awful situation. And again, I don't know the full details on it But it's it's quite possibly the worst, you know, scenario that could happen if it's true.  Who knows but you got to give him his time and and Again, they're only going to get better once he comes back and they need him majorly And the people who are probably watching all of this the most are the kings because that's who they would face in the first round Right now and they must just be thinking what version of this team are we going to get? Nobody knows we're taking a quick break here when we come back. Is it possible that the Sixers are better than the Celtics Figure that out when run it back returns There's a leadership council on the team. I know you guys are two of the guys on the leadership council When you get the word on that you have that responsibility because now the whole team knows that you guys are the designated leaders How do you take that? Well, I've never been a part of anything like that actually, uh But don't mess with guys. I usually talk about like let's not have this practice or make sure this practice isn't too long Uh, that's where a lot of it's about is um, just structuring practices and structuring, uh, shootarounds and just obviously Mike wants to have it every day And then we have guys that don't want to do it any days. So like we're we're finding that compromise with the team But it's been good. I think it's I think we've had a healthy balance and uh And like Mike will say while he's sitting in that meeting is it's been working like this So if we change it and it stops working is like we're going right back to this. Yeah, so it's our fault So um, it's I mean it's it's us taking accountability and and what we're doing as a team Framing issues aside choms, uh, I would like to talk about your biggest takeaway For those two guys, they look like they actually like each other and that the team is figuring stuff out and No matter what kind of disrespect the rest of us seem to be giving them, they don't hear it. Is that is that fair? What did you think? Yeah, I mean, I think they came in the season with a chip on their shoulder Do you have to give mike brown a lot of credit? I mean, he's got to be the front runner for for coach of the year right now Given what he's done the turnaround that the kings have been on 16 year drought Longest professional sports currently right now that they're gonna That they're gonna snap But you have to give a lot of credit to the to the players as well deer and fox's development demota sabonis has come in He's played an exceptionally high level and I think when you look back at that trade That was another thing that I had a conversation about With them is is them finally addressing the trade of tyries halberd first sabonis that brought sabonis To sacramento and I think when you think about win-wins it got sacramento to the playoffs It's put deer and fox in a situation where he's able to play Alongside another big and a lot more cleaner environment than he would have with tyries halberd and so Halberd is going to be a star. There's no question about it sabonis also an all-star as well And halberd's gonna have more of a runway to be a franchise cornerstone in a piece But I think the kings got exactly what they wanted out of the trade. I think both sides did so when you think about win-win trades This probably is the best example of that Yeah, it seems like one of those rare moments where it worked out channeler leadership council sounds so official Have you ever been a part of something like that? Man times have changed. Can you imagine back in the day of kevin mackayl asked us if we wanted to practice or who want to practice? Who's hungover? He would tell us to kick rocks that we said Coach six of us don't really feel it today. That would be incredible, but no that That has never never happened in my career, but It's working. It's working for them. Give the players some accountability and if hopefully they don't take advantage of it, but Man, he just got my vote for coach of the year just hearing that I know it's very uh, very progressive. I gotta love it myself shams. Thank you as always We will talk to you tomorrow morning. You guys sticking around because we got more games other things happened last night And it was just those kings Playing utah, uh, they beat them. I'm sorry. No the jeth beat the kings last night 128 120 Darren foxo did have 37 and seven Okay, so a play in birth for this jazz team that we all know started out so red hot and they've sort of Drifted off a little right now sitting in 10th. What would it mean to this team shaler to get that play in spot? I mean, it would be a lot because this is a team again that we thought might be tanking in the beginning of the year Then like magically start off as the you know on the top of the west con mostly conference the beginning of the year And they're right there and they have something with some of their young guys, but Not to switch topics here, but this is why I have a problem with the kings No, Jordan Clarkson last night no cullin sex and no lorry marketing And they lose to this team and that is just why you know, they're not feared And and this also on the flip side shows that the jazz are dangerous And because the league is so talented across the board now That on any given night they can beat you and that's what happens in a playoff series It is so hard to beat any team I don't care What's see you don't care if they just had to play a play in to play in games It is hard to beat a team four times because they're going to adjust they're going to watch film You're not scouting anything else other than this and these guys are talented and they're versatile They can beat you and you take away their first or second option Their third and fourth option are still very very good So it would be huge for them just because I think the expectations were so low And then they exceeded everyone's expectations early on they kind of fell back off And now they're right there in the hunt to kind of get in this play in and anything can happen So I I love what they're doing. I love their coach. I love their youth I love what Laurie marketing the seasons he's had so I think just making that plan and having a chance Is icing on the cake for a season that we thought was going to be a throwaway anyways Eddie you heard all the reasons Chandler has Concerns about the kings and possibly why they don't get some of the respect that maybe they think they deserve They are third place right now. They would face the warriors if things were to start today, but for you What are your expectations realistically for what they can accomplish moving forward? I think Chandler's right about last night.  It all starts and ends with their defense We know they can put up points with they put up points against everybody in the league They make everybody want to shoot out against them But the jazz did just that and I want to shout out Walker Kessler my god I tweeted yesterday. Yo The rudigo bear trade may eventually be the walker kessler trade because he was sensational last night In bottling up don't don't demand a sub onus. He held a sub onus to four of 11 from the field Just 11 points and he matched them with 10 points This guy would pretty much never touches the ball had some huge blocks down the stretch Including a big one on sub onus to the point where sub onus got frustrated and dunked on him eventually But the jazz sets in a resilient team It'd be great for them to make the playoffs But they got to look it back at this season the success either way They have a young all-star that they got in that trade and they got to feel good going forward But yeah, the kings their warts. They're all right there They're starting Walker not Walker Kessler. Excuse me. Kessler Edwards Who was a bench warmer and a two league a two-way guy for the nets and they're fully healthy starting them They have holes on that roster that they just can't get around Functionally, they're not athletic enough. They're not they don't have quick enough feet They're giving a lot of minutes the guys like trellis and demonic sub onus who just do not defend And they're gonna be issues going into the playoffs. So yes, if they get the Warriors I'm almost gonna say whatever version of the Warriors That's a short series and it sucks because there's been a great season for them So if I'm them I'm watching the bottom of the standings and I'm trying to get that two-seat best we can But yes, all their all their flaws are apparent and last night was a great example of them I wish the playoffs started today. Uh bull six or somebody had to do it Somebody had to snap Philly's win streak. It was sitting there at eight It took two over times though for the bulls to do it Levina Rosen Busevich combined for 72 points and bead finished with 37 and 16 Right now the bulls are sitting in the 10 spots chandler They seem to be doing okay since the pat beveley trade. How dangerous could they actually be in a play-in scenario? In the play and I think they're dangerous because I do think they could beat Toronto I do think they could beat atlanta and miami's that kind of tricky team that's going to give I think one of those top three seeds fits in the first round But they have a mature team here and adding pat beveley adding that voice Having that toughness to that already that core three that are older guys that have been there before that have played in big games They're dangerous and and I think they they were never really a fit in the beginning They're involved with their very mid-range kind of their their their half court offense gets jumped up But they do have talent, you know how much I love Billy diamond. They have a great coach And the addition of Patrick Beverly.  That's exactly what he done. So you look at the standings there Listen, whoever I think is the seven eighth seed is The miami's the only one there and then that seven to ten that I think can give Milwaukee Boston or Philly fits But I would take Chicago out of those other three to be the one that gets that eighth seed and and you know Goes up against Milwaukee There was a there was a moment in the third quarter last night. There's a lot of video coming up here So pay attention But Kobe white just has a moment with joel and bead and joel and bead Is probably a little embarrassed about how he goes down ankles at all But then it doesn't take long right because moments later joel and bead Will try and get his retribution and it's also not great for Kobe white here. He is Just a giant man and a tiny man and things go exactly how you think they would Chandler Was there a little extra sauce on that charge talk to me because it feels like quite a bit Yeah, a little bit the most shocking thing of the video though is Patrick Beverly helping joel and bead up after That's usually that's usually not uh his thing, but yeah, you can tell maybe a little bit here And also just just the size difference of that man running into that man Yeah, gonna be an explosion, but no flagrant you could tell he felt a little bad afterwards He went and helped him up asked if he was okay But yeah, that's a that's a very small point guard trying to take a charge against a very big center And it ended exactly how we thought it would Yeah, I feel like there's a moment where he white should have been like not a good idea at all You you could see Derek Jones telling the ref like yo, he led with his elbow and he absolutely did but Credit to Colby white you're trying to take that charge Joel and bead was in was in foul trouble all night. He ended up fouling out in overtime, but Yeah, he he laid into him a little bit there. He dipped the shoulder a little bit pointed with the elbow out I like I love joel and bead. I think he's the most dominant player in the league I think at times he'd be the most fun player to watch But he's when he's falling before he's even thinking about jumping. I'm like, all right, bro Come on.  I have your go dunk the ball. What are you doing, right? So it's frustrating watching that play He's probably embarrassed for getting floor seats on the other side a couple players before that So it really is fall. It's so awkward to watch him go down on the other side of the court It's just a giant man and an awkward fall and I'm sure he was embarrassed, but they are doing well Sixers for the most part have been crushing as these last weeks have gone on Chandler And now the big question is are they better than the Celtics? Oh, it's close. I think the Celtics are more consistent. They're better defensively, but yeah, the Celtics have nobody that can guard joel and bead Philadelphia's offense They're they can hurt you in many different ways. They can go inside. They can go outside. They can beat you in transition They do have a solid defense when they flock in and they have the roster to be a good defensive team So this would be an incredible series honestly because I think they kind of match up well I don't know who I would even pick in the series because it's pretty even I would probably give the the edge to Philadelphia just because I don't know what they're going to do at joel and bead There's no way out where it can guard this dude. There's no way, you know, grant Williams can guard this guy They're gonna have to double team and they have shot makers all around the floor that they step up and make shots I like Philly, but they're both incredible. Milwaukee's incredible. Yeah, I don't remember The teams have been this dominant in the top three and such a drop off in a long time So these are all three of those teams have had such good years Yeah, I'm I'm gonna go the other way I think boston is the clearly better team and the better matchup Yes, joel and bead is a matchup issue for everybody But he still hasn't won two playoff series and it hasn't mattered in that sense I think the difference is just the wing depth on both sides You're relying on pj tuck are a lot in that series because of the besides him you're asking to bias Harris You're asking daniel house. You're asking george ne'ang. You're asking those guys like yo, please go stop Jason tater and jaylen brown Please go close out on these guys all night and be disciplined in your closeouts and your rotations I just don't think they have the functionality to do that And when they want to play that three guard lineup with melton with maxi and with james And then to bias Harris like you just have a lot of defensive holes out there And a lot of ways for joel to get joel and bead to get in foul trouble and get ran through rotations truthfully So I like the Celtics in that matchup. I think the sixers may be a better team They're finishing the season stronger That was an ugly loss last night and I love you smell that but that was james hard his game He scored five points and two over times like what? Joe james shows up to that game yesterday. They win running away. So There's some holes there. It'll be a great series. I love to see it I hope we get in the second round But if they get in the second round they get sitting home again in the second round You're looking at Philly like all right. What are you guys doing going forward? By the way, the two of 14 Oh six from three for james harden is flashbacks to the james harden that I have never trusted Those are one of those moments where you're like, uh, oh, this is bad Take it a quick break when we come back one of lebron's former teammates say nobody fears him The way they feared mj When run it back returns This march get off the bench and into the action with fan duel america's number one sports But new customers can tip off the tourney with a no sweat first bet up to $1,000 That's up to $1,000 back in bonus bets if your first bet doesn't win the fan duel You can bet on everything from the money line to point spreads to which team will score first So don't miss your shot at a no sweat first bet up to $1,000 when you joined fan duel today Make every moment more with fan duel So Lebron's former teammate, uh, mario chalmers had some things to say on the in shambles podcast Why are you smiling eddie? You ready for the quote? Okay. Here we go. Uh, nobody fears brawn.  Nobody said that I don't know why because I seen people be scared where they actually line up to him But they're not scared thinking about that matchup. You hear anybody from that era talk about going against jordan There's a fear Chandler you buying that Uh, I'm buying what he's saying because He's not like hating on the brawn at all. They're they're close friends and what he was trying to say Which I think is getting blown out of proportion is There's harder matchups one-on-one, right? Like when I was playing I feared guarding Kevin Durant more than I feared guarding Lebron James just because of his ability to score iso The way he can break you off the way you can play great defense. He can shoot over you The brawn is is more passive, right? He gets off by making the extra pass and and he's less aggressive But let's not get twisted.   They're almost disrespected that you know Chandler barson's is guarding me, right? Lebron wasn't more like that Lebron likes to get his teammates involved He's a little bit more passive. He enjoys facilitating getting more than scoring Um, so I think that's what he meant There's no argue how great of a player lebron is obviously mario charmer spent years with him before There was always little tips with them back and forth. So maybe this was something personal But I didn't take it is that I took it as there's there's a lot harder matchups that That you fear which which I agree. I would I would rather guard lebron than Play tomsen who doesn't stop moving off screens all day long or jamal crawford who will literally try and embarrass you when I iso So I think I think that's what he meant. I don't think it was like poop pooping on lebron as a matchup because it's It's not an easy matchup Yeah, I think it's a great perspective and when I talk to more players about stuff like this It reminds me of convos about like kobe or kairi and just like the skill level and the difficulty Of shot making and stuff like that Whereas me on the couch as fan goes Oh, I conjure up these narratives in my head and it's like, yo If they were that scared of mic in the 90s and you guys told me that's the toughest era of basketball Something's not adding up But when I talked to more players and more people who've been on the court and had to prepare and had to worry about doing this A lot of it sounds exactly like what chanler's saying like, you know It's just harder to deal with this guy on a island and that's a little more terrifying And I think it all comes down to the jumper honestly There's a game plan for lebron doesn't always work. It usually doesn't work But there's a game plan that says yo if I give him three feet At least he'll have to barrel through me to score and he's probably still gonna do that But he's not going to just shoot it It's not going to be one of those things where no matter how great I defend Kobe's still gonna hit this jumper on my face and it doesn't matter So I do buy it as I talk to more players in here and understand a little better But yes when he said this I rolled my eyes because I'm tired of this narrative And if guys were cowering in their hotel rooms of michael jordan Then there's something wrong with those players and not because michael jordan's amazing, but mic is amazing Mike's the goat. Don't get me wrong I will not get you wrong as long as you added that sentence. We're all good. So let's move on to the pelicans They say They say we've been waiting for this word these words by the way They're planning to have zion back before the playoffs. Uh, they do face this first tonight Okay, so they're 12th in the west right now chandler. Are you buying that they should bring zion back at all? Yeah, there's a there's a thin line here, right? Like if he's healthy enough to play Yes, we you know, that's why we drafted him. That's why we just gave him a huge extension We need him on the floor. We didn't do it for jersey sales. We didn't do it for ticket soul We did it for him to perform Like he performs when he's on the court. So when you look at the standing like we've been talking about all episode here They're right there and they can squeak in and it was not long ago This team was a top four team early on the season They looked dangerous and they were fully loaded with bi and cj mccullum and all these new young guys Jones alvarado, they they were very very very Good and a threat in the beginning of the season, but that is with zion So if zion is healthy, obviously You can't imagine they're rushing him back for this But yeah, if he can play play like there's no there's no point in waiting, right? They're either in or they're out They're either going to get that you know get to the play in and have a chance or they're not and zion can rest All off season long. He can lose as much weight as they want him to He can get as much treatment as he wants to So yes, i'm all for it because this team is exciting and this team has a real chance when they're fully loaded Yeah, i'm with channeler. I mean, I think there's something to be gained in Seeing him come back from an injury in a season from seeing him work through the motions and get there He had a setback with this a few weeks back. So you want to see that he can progress to that point I'm no doctor But I'd imagine that has to be a positive light going forward if you're them and I think it yeah It is about jerseys. It is about ticket sales.  So yeah, get him out there. Get him healthy Let's see him. I want to see him as a fan. I know they want to see him as an organization And I feel like he wants to be out there as well I mean we we probably can all assume that uh spurs by the way We could talk about spurs for a second They rallied from 24 down the other day to beat the hawks That was sunday that also though came on the heels of them blowing a 29 point lead in third quarter on friday night against the grizzlies So chandler, are you buying that pop comes back next year? I wouldn't think so. I mean the Why would he this team is obviously rebuilding its tanking Maybe if they were to get the number one pick and he wants to kind of groom victor and be there for the early part of his career But I feel like pop even if he leaves he's still going to be affiliated and he's still going to help He's still going to be around, but I can't see it. This this team doesn't really excited It's yeah, I feel like beatle you would know better But if I'm him I'm I'm going and I'm setting sail and I'm drinking my red wine and I am out of there I don't know. I I feel like he's coming back at least for one more year And the only reason I say that is yes, they will probably get a pretty decent draft pick But more importantly, I really genuinely think he's having a good time We've got four 19 year olds on this team and he's out there physically Coaching them up in between plays during the game To me, it's it's a fun that he has not had in quite some time. That's very different Yeah, the record doesn't reflect it, but I think the coaching aspect for him Has been stimulating once again I mean, he'll tell you when it was timmy and those guys you just sort of put him out there And everybody did what they did and the banners were raised, but I think he's having fun in a weird way Oh, we're gonna take a quick break when we come back We'll give it a shot. 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They're the much better team in my estimation and they need this game really bad So I'm gonna take that point Okay, okay Chandler All I'm saying is I'm about to be Harry Styles and I'm going so low if you guys keep dragging me down I like uh, oh it passed there I forgot who I but it's gonna hit Yeah, it's good. It's good. I got thunder plus three. That's plus three. Love that Yeah, I feel like that. Well you yeah, the funny thing is you wanted clippers, which means that I'm going to lose My leg of this parlay guys We'll give it another shot. Um, enjoy the rest of your Tuesday afternoon into the evening a few games to watch tonight And we will be back in the morning to dissect them all. Have a good one


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