Drama Surging As NBA Enters All-Star Weekend

much more. It's All Star week, Nick, Do me a favor. This might be the last episode until we get back. Do me a favor and drop that motherfucker beat. So the All Star Game is scheduled for Salt Lake City this Sunday. The weekend starts today Tomorrow, Tomorrow Friday, Saturday Sunday.

And I've got to say I'm usually very excited for the All Star Break, one for myself and two I like the festivities, and it seems this year that it's just maybe it's just call me someone who's not a huge fan of Utah, but I'm just kind of mah on it had the opportunity to go stay for free, and I said, you know what, I'm good. I'm gonna

stay home. The weather in Utah isn't the only thing that's keeping me from going, but I think a lot of it does have to do with the fact that it's being held in Salt Lake City, the Mormon capital of the world. I don't even know if I can get a chai latte there. Also, it's the week after the Super Bowl this time, so let's be honest, I'm kind of tired, and I think we need a full week in between super Bowl and All Star like they did it in the good old days. The timing this year,

to me, is slightly off. It's a little old quick. To just jump right in the All Star break as soon as the Super Bowl is over is just a little too much for me particularly, And I don't want to be a downer about it, and I don't want to just hate on it because I love the NBA. But the final straw for me, this was it because I had one thing, and one thing alone I was excited for, and that was T Mac Baby T Mac himself, Shade and Sharp participating in the dunk contest. And you

know what, I was juiced. I was singing it from the rooftops. Shade in Shade Din, little baby Kobe, little baby t Mac gonna go out and rip everybody's throats out. And you know what, all of a sudden, he just decides for no good reason. He said it had something to do with the integrity and like commitments to his team. Now that he's getting more minutes because Josh Hart got traded or something, he said he's pulling out for team commitment reasons. What the fuck does that mean? Everybody's got

a meant to their team. You're in thirteenth. Wait, let's look, let's look really fast NBA standings. I can't even look at so gross on a day to day basis. Sir, you're in twelve place in the West. You should be in the Dunk Contest. Do you remember when Anthony Simon's was in the Dunk Contest? And what it was that last year? Again, another tanking team. Do you think you guys are coming out of the doldrums to some sort of semblance of a playing team. Get out of here,

I'm sorry. And then that might actually be the nail on the coffin for it as a whole, because you know who they brought in for Shade and sharp, No shade to him. Good kid, mac McClung, Get the fuck, get this shit out of here. Man. Mac McClung's like, what six', one he's a high. Flyer The philadelphia seventy Six ers brought him up from THE G league just so he could wear a seventy six ers. Jersey what are?

We what are we? Doing what are we? Doing? Now there's like, Chatter we talked about it on my Social why don't we just why don't we just stop this? Noise why don't we just bring professional dunkers in and see what they can? Do these guys. Don't they're not committed to the grind of the dunk. Contest, No like they're just happen to be good at. It joh just happens to be. Good Aunt edwards just happens to be.

Good shaden just happens to be. Good they're not like everybody Loves chris On, TikTok who can do every dunk underneath the, sun on every surface underneath the. Sun bring him, in bring his homies in. Anyway dunkademics has a whole account full of dudes you could just pick. Out give a million dollar prize to whoever wins the Dunk contest and make it a thing. Anyway three Point, contest, however

might be lit this. Year look at the Lineup Tyrese, Halliburton Tyler, Hero Buddy, Healed Kevin, Herder Dame, Time Laurie, Marknen Julius, randall And Jason. Tatum the only thing missing is Car Anthony, towns but he's hurt as, usual And Stephen. CLAY i have a ton of love For Damian lillard, here BUT i think these young guns are gonna want to put on a. Show does anybody love to shoot at volume more Than Buddy? Healed, NO i don't think anybody. Does that's why he has the shortest odds to win

the whole damn thing at plus four twenty. Five Buddy heald is gonna shoot and shoot some. More he is a great catch and shoot. Shooter and you Got kings Getting Kavon, Herder Red velvet in. There probably the best part Of All Star weekend right here is the three Point contest and it takes about forty. Minutes as for the game, ITSELF i have some. THOUGHTS i think there are going to be players who are in very separate.

Camps you've got one, camp which IS i am here at The All star break and it is an incredible, Accolade BUT i have no interest in actually putting any effort thus fourth into the game. ITSELF i am here to party and bullshit and party and. Bullshit there's a lot of, those. Right and then there are guys who, SAY i do not. CARE i want to win Anything i'm. At i'm going to put my full effort. In i'm going to play like this a playoff. GAME I am

not trying to get embarrassed out. Here so who are the players most likely to mail it in during The All Star? Game, well number one culprit on this, list very very specifically big culprit like hasn't even hit it in any. Way Nikola Jokic nikolai okicch wants nothing to do with The All Star. Game he plays almost no. Minutes he's averaging six point eight points per game and his Four All star. APPEARANCES i if you can get player props On Nikola, JOKICIC i would hammer the Under

he is not doing a goddamn. Thing he's eating and he's drinking and he's kicking. It he's already said, that AND i don't have any business doing. Anything plus he's a Big we're gonna get a lot of players who are guards trying to get their. Shine number, two let's be. HONEST i hate to say, IT i really do BECAUSE i love, him But John moran is coming to. Party he's not coming to do anything else but to enjoy the festivities of the. Event and now he's got his teammate,

There Jaron jackson in his very First All star. Appearance did you See? Jaws video From Instagram live last? Year it was just tequila shot after tequila shot after tequila. SHOT i would be more inclined to bet That Jah moran will get into a fight At All Star game than he will be THE mvp of The All Star. GAME i know that one is much more likely than the. Other he had six points in eighteen minutes last. Year so,

Yeah number Three. Luca luca's doing. Nothing. Luca we already know What luca wants to do when it's not time to play, significant serious. Basketball he, Chills he. Chills he's gonna tell whoever his coach, Is hey put me in for four or five, minutes And i'm just gonna. CHILL i got an ankle. Injury our team's not doing that. Great i'm trying to participate With. Kyrie me And kyrie might have like a little two man, game But i'm out let him have the. Shine he's there for the,

spectacle not to put in. Buckets number. Four most player most likely to mail it in And i'm fine with it Is Joel. EMBIID i don't even Think joel And BID's gonna. Play why he, SAID i haven't been healthy for three. Weeks i've just been trying to get to The All star break and figure it. Out he said he should have rested two weeks. Ago he averages twenty two to ten and two when he's not banged. Up

he is very banged up right. Now on the flip side of the, coin there are going to be players who are, tryhards absolutely try their very hardest to get a, dub to show, out to jack up, threes to dunk all these. Things number, one here's my top five players most likely to try their very hardest and to ball out in The All Star. Game number One. Yannis yannis loves The All Star. Game you Bring giannis's brothers, there you would think that would make him more likely to

party in. Bullshit, no it is him more likely to show out for his family because that is Who yannis. Is he wants the ball in his hands at all. Times he's going to shoot a million. Threes he is going to, dunk he is going to block. Shots he's going to be. Everywhere he averages twenty nine nine to four in The All Star. Game that is. Ridiculous he is YOUR mvp front runner for, sure number, two and

this is all predicated on who's getting. Minutes If Aunt edwards gets, minutes he's dunking on people's faces all day. Long he is going to do whatever he can to show. Out he is going to try to block, shots steal get out into try. Transition he didn't think he was playing well enough to make The All star, team so he is going to show the voters why they made the right decision to let him in as an injury. Replacement number Three Dame. Lillard number three Is Dame. Lillard

he is another front runner For All STAR. Mvp no steph to stop him from shooting from thirty every single. Time if he plays on the same team As. Lebron lebron's going to pass The dame all day every day because you know what time it. Is he had thirty two that last time that he played in twenty. One shay another likely candidate to ball. Out this is a guy who does not get enough. Shine if he gets the, minutes he is going to want to show. OUT i don't think he's got any other gear than to ball

the fuck. OUT i just. Don't he drives like thirty times a. Game you think he's gonna stop doing that in The All Star. GAME i do. Not number five most likely to ball out and to try hard in The All Star game Dearon. Fox he operates at mock ten at all. Times he is A Sacramento. King he is doing this for The beam. Team how long is the fan base gone without seeing A sacramental king in The All Star. Game he's, young he's fresh off of having a. Baby that fatherhood juice is running through his.

VEINS i would pick some bonus to ball, out but he has a hand, Injury so number one on That Sacramento kings. Team he's going to show out for him and his. Teammate and like last, year probably the most exciting thing About Austro weekend is The Rising Stars. Game unfortunately everything else is kind Of players are going to be all stars soon want to get some. Shine they want to show the. World, HEY i am good. Too here are the. Teams there are four of. Them there

Are Team Deron. Williams by the, way these team, COACHES i don't even know how THE nba chose. Him we Got Deron, Williams we Got Jokim, noah we Got Pow. Gasol and you might Say Team jason is that white? Chocolate no Is Jason. Terry who chose these? Captains? Who why they do? That? ANYWAY i. Digress So Deron williams's team Has Jalen, green Aj Griffin Bones. Hyland, wow this is a team for the. Chuckers Walker, kessler WHO i, Love Trey murphy another, Chucker Olprin shangoon another. Chucker Franz

wagner another. Chucker Wow Wow. Wow this should be a fun team to watch play offense not. Defense Yo Keem noah's team we Got Jalen, Duran Josh, Giddy Quinton, Grimes Evan, Mobley Jabari, Smith Jeremy, sohan And Jalen. WILLIAMS i Think Joe Kiem noah got the best interesting. Team he's Got Josh, Giddy he's Got Quentin grimes and the, guards along With

Jalen duran And Evan mobley in the. Middle this is the most, Like, okay this is a real basketball, Team, like this is a team you could actually see playing competitive. Hoops you add In Jeremy, sohan who's a defender and is shooting some better uh with his new one handed. Situation you Got Jalen williams with the. E this team shit ball. Out Pal gasol his, Team Jose, Alvarado paolo Ben,

Caro Scottie, Barnes jade And. Ivy did he choose? These Benedict, Mathern Keegan murray And Andrew Nemhart probably the most talented team out of all four by. Far these guys athletically in their own, way. Elite palo obviously a. Monster Scotty barnes can do a million. Things Jose alvarado is gonna get under your skin and try very hard the entire. Time he's gonna go one hundred miles a. Minute jade N,

ivy we already know what time it. Is With Jaye, Nivy he's like just gonna chuck and do these crazy jawl like. Things Benedict mathrin' same Deal Keig murray's gonna try to calm the team. Down write simmrom, down, guys, like we just just play our, defense stay in. Ourselves Keig murray is gonna be the dad of the. Group and Then Andrew, nemhard who knows why he's. There he's been, okay but WHO i honestly don't know why he was Chosen No, shade but HONESTLY i don't. Know and Then

Team Jason, terry which is THE G league. Team, Guys i'm not even going to mention all of them because you don't know who they. Are the top Names Scoot, Henderson mac, McClung Kenny Lofton junior wild, Choice Scottie Pippen Junior, okay just a very fascinating team OF G league dudes who want to prove to the assembled lottery picks. Josel verado not included that they belong. There Scoot henderson specifically

wants to show he should be the number one overall. Pick, yeah this is the high highlight of The All star. Weekend it's gonna get, chippy it's gonna get. Fun we'll be to recap the weekend's, festivities but the truth of the matter. IS i have never been more underwhelmed by An All star weekend in my. LIFE i might not even watch IF i didn't have to bet it didn't have to. Work there's nothing of value there that we can. Take it's not, like, oh, hey you missed The All Star.

Game you're not a REAL nba. Person that's just not. True onto the news from around the league on week, SO i was so happy For Kevin love and his rider died Partner Ricky rubio coming back to The cleveland Count. LAIRS i was so excited for that duo to continue their reign In. Cleveland and then all of a, Sudden Kevin love gets injured and and, now in a very surprising, Move kevaliers And Kevin love are negotiating a. Biout WHAT i, mean it is not shocking that he would get a,

Buyout it is just shocking that the buyout comes. Now he has been on This calves team SINCE i was not even in the. BUSINESS i was selling mutual funds When Kevin love got traded to The Cleveland. Cavaliers he has seen his playing time drop from twenty minutes a game to half that and now twelve straight. DMPs i don't know if it's. INJURY i don't know if it's, like, hey we're just gonna let you ice your knees for a. While BUT i don't think it's acrimonious or bad blood at.

ALL i think it's more just the realization That Kevin love would like to play somewhere else and what he's going to, do which is play on the, perimeter does not necessarily fit with the calves are always trying to, do especially since they Have Donovan mitchell Now Darius. Garland they got some young guys that want to give some minutes to And Kevin love doesn't necessarily fit into that. Mode BUT i don't think actually means That Kevin love

can't be. Useful in the first twelve games of the, Season Kevin love averaged, twelve eight and two and twenty one. Minutes teams are gonna be excited to get him in a. Way it's it's kind of. Sad this is the end of an, era, Right it's the end of The Lebron james.

Era he was the only vestige of the strive for greatness In cleveland, era and by all, accounts everyone has ever always Said Kevin love is a great teammate except for that one little like four week span where he was like throwing basketballs at his teammates and like not playing when they were. Playing do you remember that there was a time Where Kevin love was quiet. Quitting outside

of that, time he's been. Tremendous according To, shams The Miami heat are lurking for, him and they probably aren't really someone that could actually get. Him this is kind of like when you break up and you've got a long time friend and they've got a crush on you and you have no feelings back for, them and they think just because you're, single now they have a. Shot The Miami heat do not have a shot With Kevin love at, All, like no. Shot they Are Miami. Heat

you are in the friend. ZONE i am. Sorry sean's reported have been told The heat are prioritizing something big Over Russell westbrook Or Patrick. Beverley So Kevin love Or Serge ibaka appear to be. Priorities, Okay, well you prioritize and he'll prioritize and we'll see where that leaves. You makes sense though from a basketball, perspective he was shooting forty one percent from three in the first fifth of the. Season he can pull down. Rebounds we know that's what

he does really. Well he's a rebound, monster both things that The heat need. Desperately they're bad at both of. Those outside of Say Jimmy butler and Bam Ada bio, REGARDLESS i like that this is a bio where it's. Nice this is, nice peaceful On you, know you see things get a little ugly down the stretch with, buyouts same things that's gonna probably happen with say like A Russell westbrook Or john wall In houston that got. Ugly the RETURN i thought Of Ricky rubio gave me some.

Hope but now it is time to take his game to another contender and That the latest rumors are that The warriors are interested In. Love that makes, sense they've never found a replacement For bilica Or Otto. Porter but the wild thing is that if he does sign with The, heat that might mean A Calves heat first round. Matchup and if that does, HAPPEN i Think Kevin love does go off for one game against The. Calves especially if you're A cavs, FAN i think you have to be

fearful of that because the universe is always. Undefeated moving, ON i guess it was bound to. Happen but our Favorite bible, thumper our favorite holy water, whisper our favorite, Summersalter Joe missoula was officially named The celtics head coach permanently On thursday. Morning even if it's, deserved which Like i'm not here to say yay or nay on, that

but like it's. Weird it's. Weird i'm confused because the REASON i had heard that they didn't announce him already the permanent head coach is because they would have to fire Emy. Udoka you already have a current head. Coach he can't have two current head. Coaches you have one current head coach who is, suspended so the other ones in interim until you figure out what to do with the one that's. Suspended but it's really, done, Right so what are you doing? Now there's intricacies here THAT i

am not able to. COMPREHEND i THOUGHT i may at this point was still suspended UNLESS i miss. Something are they firing him for? Costs is that the next domino to? FALL i couldn't find any information that he's on the. Website Hemy udoka still on the website right, now like this very Second numerous sources reported that The celtics did a bunch of due diligence before Suspending udoka to protect themselves from a wrongful termination. Lawsuits so what happens? Next

that's why they didn't fire. Him they did not want to get. SUED i imagine that there is going to be an announcement happening about udoka status, soon and the rumors are that most Likely udoka might go back To San. Antonio congratulations To Joe. Miszula god was on your. Side he always was willing to move mountains in order for you to be in the. Spot your time is. Here.

Now it is time for you to serve out Your lord And savior's, purpose which is to get These, celtics WHICH i think is like An Irish catholic, thing a championship Ring. Joe i'm sure he is doing somersaults in the locker room right now and he will be for many many. Years we don't talk enough about THE okac, thunder do. We we don't really say. Much they are the most fun team that gets under, discussed mostly BECAUSE i think we're still waiting for them to. Tank we're

still waiting for them to do. Nothing and also in, particular nobody speaks about their head coach BECAUSE i don't think they know what his name. IS i don't think they know how to pronounce. IT i don't think they know what he looks. Like, honestly if you were to say to fifty decently casual to SERIOUS nba fans who the head coach of THE Okac thunder, WAS i bet you four would say they knew who it, was and

they and about two would get it. RIGHT i think there's no more under the radar coach Than Mark dugnall Dag. No it's hard to say. Too you just kind of, say, yeah, yeah That mark. Guy all he, does, though is to have. Okase he prepared to cover every single, game if not win. Outright they've been the toughest team to kill the past two. Years how do we know? It they have been Destroying. Vegas this team has been killing against the spread at

a higher rate than any other team in THE. Nba these passes two, seasons including The Memphis, grizzlies which were the runaway against the spread leader last. Year vegas doesn't know Who Mark dagnel is, Either vegas does not. Care vegas is underestimating The thunder and so MUCH i think has to do of that With Sam, presty who we've given love to on the pod, before And Mark, dagnel who we need to give love to. More so that's

what this is. About that's what we're gonna. Do this year has been, spectacular considering that it started with The thunder losing out on chet holmgrun for the. Year he hurt Himself Liz frank. INJURY i think he stepped on a wet floor and all of a sudden boomboom before it camp even, started he was done for the year shut. Down they're currently twenty eight and twenty, nine tenth, place which if you're A blazer fan you realize that's two spots better than. You a team that actually wants to

WIN sga taking the next. Step Josh giddy is a. Monster he's elevated his. Game he's an elite point guard as. Well the rookies have been really. Great JALEN. W, williams we love both of. Them the team has twelve players under the age of twenty, four so they're very. Good they're very, fun they're very. Exciting the oldest player is twenty Eight Kenrick, Williams dario sarag she's probably gonna get bought. Out their five hundred team with three rookies and six

second year. Professional that's. Ridiculous a team that's five hundred just rocking with the young guns and with the baby. Lineup dagneau has been a masterful coach. Right he has minutes to everyone so they can continue to. Develop the rookies who have benefited from his, Caretaking, jalen J dubb And jay will And Uzman, jang who rarely gets talked,

about have been really. Good if you look At Jalen williams with AN, e he's currently averaging twelve four and three in around twenty eight minutes this year as a. Rookie he's been getting better as the season has. Progressed as. Well THE okc thunder did an incredible job of getting him out of, value his, length his. Athleticism GM's drool over, that and one of the major reasons that he leads

the rookies and steals is. That so in a recent, interview this is where we're, Going this is where the whole point of this piece is is all About Jalen williams and what he thought when he was drafted BY okce he, said, yeah it was cool to be called With chet And Uzman, jang and then they Picked Jalen williams with the. Why it was a really cool and surreal. MOMENT i think it was full circle, too BECAUSE i

had a really good workout In. Oklahoma it was a cool vibe going into, it and WHEN i was out, THERE i thought this wouldn't be a bad place to. BE i really enjoyed my. VISIT i talked To Sam, Presty so nothing's out of the ordinary here, Right everything seems to be just pretty. NORMAL okac is noted for being very, professional extremely well respected by their peers and other teams for how they run their. Ship but then

then it gets really. Interesting Jalen williams said this it was the only place where the, Coach Mark, dagnell ran the entire. Workout i'm going through the workout, saying this guy's pretty. GOOD i had no idea he was the head coach until, afterwards he. Laughs we had a cool. Interaction mark was talking to me the whole. TIME i had no idea who he. WAS i was thinking he

was a trainer or. Somebody the head coach ran the pre draft workout alone And jalen would didn't Tell Jalen williams Say i'm also the head, coach and think about. This Jalen williams probably watched THE, nba had no idea Who mark dagniol. Was if this WAS i don't, Know mark, D'Antoni mike, D'Antoni if it Was Doc, rivers if it was any of the other twenty nine coaches in THE,

nba he would know who they. Were. Right if it WAS, tyleru he's not gonna be, like, oh, YEAH i Thought tyler was a. Trainer, No Mark, dagno he thought was some rando, assistant that it was just so hands on and so diligent that he wanted to run it and prove to the powers that be that he could run a workout this. Important, no this Was mark, dagniel the head coach of THE Okc thunder in a. Nutshell this is why he's, awesome blue collar, coach not afraid to

get his hands, dirty uninterested in any. Shine could not ask for a better fit FOR okc and the kind of guy That Sam presty wants in charge of a team full of young. Guys players want to respect who they're playing. For Mark dagniel is no, frills no, bullshit and is getting the respect of his. Players, immediately you have all those, guys and then you Have chet and a Healthy poku maybe Probably victor Or scoot and or The thompson. Twins and then you bring in a free.

Agent oh my, god this is a contender in like five. Years as, uh someone who's been on The kings before the start of the, SEASON i think it's been gratifying to see The kings getting a lot of national love FROM espn to The Athletic everyone is starting to see The kings as the, incredible fun and exciting team that they are right AND i think that the real game changer for The, kings AND i think we can all agree is It's Sabonis demona Sa bonus is the engine

that makes The kings. GO i remember when people were slamming that trade a year. Ago today almost today like, yeah they're, like, oh this is. Malpractice they shouldn't Let Tyrese haliburton. Go, No, no that was the right, move and now he is An All star again as he should. Be WHAT i do want to focus on, though is That sabonis And deer And fox are now getting shine

they have multiple features written about. Him they recently were on the cover Of slam magazine breaking down the pick and, roll And Kyrie irving just admitted in a postgame presser after a win against them that he read the article carefully looking for ways to defend, it and he, said

that's pretty. Cool it shows a level of. Respect sabonis, Said so the meat of this New athletic article that came out was About sibonis's relationship With Mike, brown which is kind of funny BECAUSE i remember the start of the season being, Like sabonis looks fucking. Awful turns, out the relationship With Mike brown and Demandic sabona started out a little, rocky he, said before we came to a better. Understanding it was pick and, roll roll out the, way

seal your, defender. Dunker it was obviously things THAT i can, do but my strengths are in different areas than other bigs don't, have like playmaking in the, post in the little areas WHERE i. Thrive sounds Like Mike brown was trying to get him to Be Kavon looney and he was, Like, yo, No i'm Not Kevon, Looney, Okay LIKE i am much better Than. Kavonloney should not shock anyone that it took a little time for the two to get on the same, page. RIGHT i Saw, sabonis LIKE i, said second third game

of the, year And i'm like. It he does not look good out. There he looks, confused he looks, slow he does not look like he knows where he needs to. Be so apparently it took a little time For Mike brown and him to figure things out to get demonis

where he needed to. Be and, Remember Mike brown came From Golden state Where Draymond green was the center of the, defense And Jordy, fernandez who of The, king who's The king's lead, assistant came From denver where the entire offense revolves Around, yokic so they want a passing big man in the. Center sabona said this about the early. Days as the year went, on we definitely learned from each.

Other and it's like you, SAID i feel LIKE i had to show him in, person and it was easier for him to trust me to do WHAT i. Do it's been great now for most of the, season it's been, great but that beginning was a bit tough for me BECAUSE i was trying to figure out the offense and how to be myself at the same time trying to figure out what coach wants me to. Do that's Something

i've experienced probably with every coaching. Staff you, know at the, beginning it's always, okay how DO i figure out what they want and at the same time be. MYSELF i know WHAT i can do AND i have confidence in. Myself, man did it work? Out they figured it out pretty fast. Too sabonas is now An All. Star he is. Deserving The kings are in third place in The west for the last month, now showing no signs of that going.

Away and then you add In Darren, fox who is a bona Fide All star finally getting some shine as. WELL i love the supporting cast around. HIM i Love Kevin, Herder Malik, Monk Keegan murray's a nice little rookie. Piece Harrison barnes is doing. Things they got not a lot of,

depth but a ton of. Talent but in terms of where The kings go goes as far as where the bonus takes, him and, unfortunately as we, know he's been dealing with a hand, injury a thumb injury probably should have given him surgery for, it and he doesn't want that because he wants to take this team to the.

Playoffs he, said obviously it's in, pain and knowing the timeline of surgery was six to eight weeks to, miss that's like twenty five, games and he didn't want to let his teammates, down so he opted to just play through the. PAIN i guess it's not getting any, Worse so he's playing through, pain getting just these absurd stats for the rest of the. Season he hasn't really slowed down at. All he's averaging, eighteen twelve and a half and seven for a guy with no. Thumb that's pretty damn.

Good so as long as the bonus is relatively, healthy The kings are a, dangerous dangerous. Team and whoever came out and said negative things about The sabona's, trade go leet your fucking. Account SO i want to give The Houston rockets the benefit of the, doubts BUT i just. CAN'T i just. Cannot they are a dumpster. Fire they continue to surprise me in the most awful way humanly. Possible last time we checked out on The, Rockets Steven

silence was throwing his team under the. Bus remember he was, like, oh, yeah they're not playing on the defensive. End they don't get after. It reme Where Eric gordon was saying things about how they're not, improving they're not getting into their, man they're fighting over things and not helping each, other not doing what they're supposed to. Do pretty much an indictment of this entire team not being on the same. Page and The rockets are. Awful they're the worst team

in the. League they're thirteen and forty five and that's the worst worst record in THE nba by a. Longshot they are one and nine in their last. Ten this is not a good, team, right but there's a lot of not good. Teams this is like a infested organization, Though and the more you look into, it the more you say to, yourself what is happening? There how do

you fix? It because it is really off the. Rails so now we've got some new news on some more things that apparently are disturbing as it relates to their third overall pick from last year's, Draft Jabari Smith. Junior, yeah he's an absolute. Mess they've broke. Him i'm gonna

say it, Again Houston rockets have Broken Jabari. Smith according To Mark spear At andscape apparently The, thunder which has nothing to do with The, rockets but The thunder Promised jabari that they would draft him at number two, overall a belief that the extended all the way through draft, night, which let's be, honest they probably also said That The

thunder probably also said that To. Chet they Knew jabari or at least assumed That jabari wouldn't be, available so they were just trying to kind, of, LIKE i don't, know appease. Him his dad then Told Mark spears when they called Chet holgren's, name he lost. It leg went to. SHAKING i looked at. Him he's in, tears almost in, tears AND i forgot that he told, me Okay see promised to draft, Him SO i kept my mouth closed about. THAT i talked to him And i'm, like, well, hey

what are you? Doing straight in your? Face? Man you? Good you? Good you? Good you know the camera was right at our, table. Bro couldn't you blame? Him he thought he was going to play For Mark, dagneil who probably did not, know And Sam presty And Oka see with a bunch of bucket getters that also passed the ball around to going To houston Post James Harden houston GROSS i would be in tears, too and this year

has been a. Disaster they have broken. Him he is the worst he's maybe ever been in his career right, now just off the, Radar the fact that he's in The Rising Stars challenge is really sort of a loose interpretation of rising. Star right, like right now he is a falling, star and eventually he will rise again like a phoenix out of the ashes when he gets the fuck out Of houston or they sell the team or get rid of stylists or. Something but right now he

is not a rising. Star Jabari smith is a falling. Star he is averaging twelve seven and, one which is like, fine but he's shooting thirty percent from three thirty nine percent from the. Field as a. Whole this is a. Guy if you remember that everyone said largely was the best peer shooter in the league or best peer shooter in the. Draft he has the best jumper in the draft.

Class so then when amazingly, so they Asked Steven silas about all this right for the, article and you would assume That Steven silas would say positive things About jabari right protect this, guy make him feel good knowing that it's going to get. PUBLISHED i don't know, something do Something steven like figure it, out know that your player's confidence is at an all time, low and maybe figure out a way in print for him to boost. It, no, no, no, no he didn't he said. This jabari is young in

trying to find his. Way he has grit and toughness and tries, defensively and he's not given much at. ALL i don't run any plays For Jabari. Smith you don't run any place For Jabari, smith your number three overall pick the guy that everyone thought was a consensus number one overall. Pick you don't run any designed place for. Him. None you don't feel like that's maybe something you should. RECONSIDER i don't, know like you don't think that's maybe

something to evaluate about. You no. One jabari is. Upset he's probably in tears on a regular. Basis, honestly let's be. Honest IF i was stuck In, houston that is a jail sentence in THE. Nba all you have to do while you're biding your time before a free agency read. Books try to figure, out maybe become like a lawyer

like they do in. Jail you, know they just figure out a new, craft a new, hobby a PhD. Program, jabari do something with your, time because you're locked up Like akon right, now and there's really no point for you to focus on your relationship With Houston rockets because they clearly don't focus on the relationship with. You jabari said this in terms of how his rookie year is. Gone probably you would imagine it's not going well for.

Him let's check in on, him though he, says, yes it's been, tough, honestly BECAUSE i feel Like i've been winning all the way up to this. Point so it's just knowing it'll get brighter down the road road and just trusting the process and staying with. It it will not get brighter down the. ROAD i hate to say, it until you get out Of. Houston maybe you end up going To philadelphia Because James harden wants to end up back In. Houston maybe strippers And foi gras infused

lobster hamburgers That James harden loves so. Much maybe hookah is your way. Out maybe, somehow some way you can get a. Reprieve but there is no bright days coming for you when you are In. HOUSTON i promise you that all of this is an example that the spot you land is. Everything so much of the draft is where you. Go and let's face, facts there is no worse spot for a young three point shooting big man

to go than The Houston. Rockets you Have Jalen, green you Have Kevin Porter, junior you Have Josh, christopher you Have alpera And shangoon and they all want that ball and they don't want you to have. It and that is the. Truth even if you're wide, open jumping up and down out of the, basket they are not giving you the. Ball we can only imagine What jabari would be In, okay, see we could only imagine What jabari would be In orlando even BUT i promise you this

is the worst spot for him for his. Confidence and he's a nice. Kid he's a little too nice For, houston if you know What i'm. Saying he's the kind of kid that gets sucked into thinking that if you go upstairs to the champagne, room you only have to pay for the one. Song you just doesn't know that every new song that she plays you have to pay more money. For and you come out you're like a, oh twenty seven thousand dollars To, cayenne, Right like that's

Jabbar Rry. Smith one thing is for, Sure jabbari's rookie year has gone far worse than any pundit or any draft expert could have ever ever. Predicted will he ever become a? STAR i don't. Know time will, tell but he's gonna need to get out of h town in order for us to find. Out so we talked last episode about The warriors and how they were upset with My Portland trailblazers and for not disclosing the seriousness the

severity Of Gary payton's. Injury the derailed almost a four team trade that sent Out Sadeek, Bay James, Wiseman Kevin, knox and about a gajillion and second round. Picks, Right so they're upset with The Gary payton Trade Golden state ended up taking On Gary. Payton but to say that they are pissed is an. Understatement they've already had the league look into, it they've already launched a formal. Investigation but now there's. More, YEP i just. LOOKED i googled

it today and, like what's up with The? Warriors are they over. It have they calmed things? Down are they? Chill, no they are not. Chill according To Chris, haynes The warriors are now encouraging the league front office to investigate all Of portland's trades over the last few. Years, HEY i think they're fucked up in. GENERAL i think you guys need to look into some stuff like it kind of looks like they're not just selling dimes And, Nichols

they're pushing major. WEIGHTS i think that they are full fledged. Shady why why do they want the front office to look into The. Blazers, well they assert that The blazers just as a matter of, course keep screwing teams over by hiding. Injuries can't you just leave well enough Alone Golden, State, no they. Cannot apparently it's not just The peyton. Trade As haynes, REPORTED i was told that they've urged the league to look Into portland's dealing With New orleans last

year when it was THE. Cj McCollum Larry nance. Trade they've urged the league to look into, that Particularly Larry Nance, junior because they believe that a similar incident happened in that deal and they feel like The blazers may have a pattern of doing something where they're either withholding information or presenting misleading, information and so without having all the, details WHAT i do know is The warriors have made it clear to the league that they need to look

into that trade from last. Year, snitch, snitch. Snitch what are The warriors doing that had nothing to do with? Them the optics are not good at the. Moment right After nance was traded To New, orleans he had surgery on his right knee and missed more than ten. Weeks. Whoopsie they didn't see that. Either he was. Healthy he was. Healthy.

Uh this is HOW i know that The warriors are pissed because If Adam silver finds that they've done shit, wrong they're gonna lose draft, Picks they're gonna get fined and the. Kicker there's pretty much nothing at the stage that would actually benefit The warriors beyond just. Snitching they get nothing from. THIS i don't. Know maybe that's why they couldn't find a buyer FOR nrk at the deadline

because he had his calf. INJURY i don't know If portland is guilty at, all but WHAT i do know is The warriors have it out For portland and they do have a little bit of. History that's all the time that we have for the Heat. Check check Back monday for an all new. Episode do not forget to watch that feed for past, episodes, interviews bonus episodes that

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