Southwest Conference Preview: Spurs and Mavericks

any real way. I mean it's that it's that stark that that's the first thing I think about City Susco as Wow, that boy's got a caboose. And then of course the man with no caboose, Victor Wan Binyama that they add, who's added twenty pounds of muscle. But I can't really tell, but he does look fucking good. Not since the days of Lebron James's rookie year there been this much buzz about a rookie. It just hasn't been,

and the hype is getting louder and larger. I am talking about Wemby the Machine Victor when Beyama time, and guess what he in preseason is currently exceeding the hype in three preseason games. Think it is just outrageous. The other night, National audience twenty three four and four on ten for fifteen shooting with three blocks in twenty three minutes,

numerous highlight real plays dunking over Thomas Bryant. Where Thomas Bryant was, he literally was outside of the restricted area and dunked on Thomas Robert Thomas Bryant's face to the point where Thomas Bryant looked to the camera that was like fifty feet away. Room was like, what the fuck was that? Bro? What he called for a lob at the three point line? Are you serious? He grabbed up pass just inside the three point line and never took a dribble and dunked it. I swear to god, dude,

I don't. I've never seen anything like this guy in my life. After the game, Greg Popovich was like, I only call one play for him all night and he still got over twenty. He did that because he's that boy Good. That's basically what he said, that boy Good. He knows how to play one play. All you called is what play for which one wasn't, which one imagine when they install an entire offense around like the you know, like the Tim Duncan era, like the David Robinson era.

We got Victor H. Wemby over here freestyling and putting up twenty twenty three points on people. This man most of his points came off a transition, but at one point he euro step from three, caught the ball, passed the three point line, took two steps in dunk the ball never touched the floor. This man's stride is he could probably go from the entire length of the court in like five steps, maybe less, maybe four. It's crazy. What is going on here? How are they making human

beings that can do this? I was rolling through some Spurs sites. If you're ever sad, you're in a bad day, just go on Reddit for the Spurs because it's the happiest place on Earth. Boy. They are they are elated. They can't even believe that this is real life. They're posting memes of Lebron from his pool, like, oh my god, I cannot believe this is my life. So much joy. It's like they've never had a center before, but they've

had them over and over and over again. It'd be like if Green Bay the Green Bay Packers just Brett Farr Aaron Rodgers, and then all of a sudden, now they get Caleb Williams and they're like, oh my god. It's like, yeah, that's that's what you guys. Do you know what I mean? That's just like insane. Wemby made so many believers last night. I think he could start his own religion. I think he could. I think he could solve world hunger. Of course there's jealousy Portland getting

the third overall pick. It's like, I think we were one. I think we're one, ping pong ball off a couple of times. Who's counting? Though, Really so much potential. The hype is so great, the money come into the team so great. Also, Dame wouldn't have had to ask for a trade. He would have been fine to stay. It would have been all great. A Reddit user named stoblow it's a real name posted this. I think it describes the hate from other fan bases towards Wen't be better

than anything I've seen. The amount of hate VIC is already getting is insane. I've watched the NBA's YouTube channels highlights and like forty percent of the comments are people saying that his legs are going to break and he's never going to play a full season. Before the Summer League, he was over hyped. During the Summer League, he was a bust and now he's going to die in his first regular season game. Yes, bingo ding ding ding, you got it. You got it. Spurs fans. Get used to

the hate. You are like the person that won the one point six billion dollar lottery. You show up to your high school reunion and a goal played at Bentley and you're like, don't you guys love me, love me? No, we fucking hate people like you. We want the Bentley, we want the billions, don't you get it? Spurs fans? I actually am happy for them, though, because it's been rough.

You know, like you've had the thing that people don't understand on it Link is like they've had these riches, right, They've had the David Robinson's, they've had the Tim Duncans, they've had the Kawhi's and the Manus. But let's be honest, were those guys like that exciting? No, those guys were

fucking boring. Kawhi plays like the most AI generated version of Michael Jordan you've ever seen Like, if Michael Jordan could be boring, that guy would be Kawhi Leonard, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, the big fundamental No, no, no, baby, Spurs fans, You've earned this. This is all the flash, all the fucking pizzazz, all the dunk on your eyeballs. This is gonna be fun. Spurs fans, I tell you what, congratulations,

You've earned it. I have no idea what to think of him, though, I mean, this has not been just like a slob fest for Wembiyama. Like Devin Vassal signed a long term extension. He's ready to take the next step. I like him as a player a lot. Jeremy Sohan is now the quote unquote that is what Pop said, quote unquote point guard for this team. I think he was a four at Baylor. That's scary. There's some nice

pieces on the team. Davonte Graham, Trey Jones, Kelton Johnson, Kelvin Johnson's like very underrated, Malachi Branham, Zach Collins, c d Osman, Doug McDermott. There's somebody else that I'm forgetting, but he's there's a lot of good players on this team. What's the upside? I don't know. I don't know. Do we even who care? Really? Like, no, we don't care. Play in playoffs? Who gives a fuck. It's a generational player and we just have to be along for the ride.

Who are they bumping for the playoffs and the loaded Western Conference? Probably no one? Probably No one. The perimeter defense and rebounding. Very suspect they're gonna be exploited by other teams. But there's gonna be so many highlights, probably twenty two wins. Again, who knows. They'll probably get another generational player, while we'll probably get Cooper Flagg, you know, because that's who they are. No matter where they finish, all eyes are gonna be on San Antonio in the

future is so bright you need fucking some sunshades. Let's go with the Dallas Mavericks. Oh God, I'm so tired of them, so tired. Thirty eight and forty four, they intentionally missed the playing tournament because they wanted their tenth overall pick that was going to be owed to the Knicks. I mean a lot of hoopla was made about that.

Grant Williams. They add nice piece Derek Lively, Olivier, Max and prosper Rashaun Holmes, subtract, Reggie Bullock, who knows why I think they cut him, Christian Wood, JaVale McGee, and Davis Berton's all of last episode with the interview was talking to Grant Asseth about the future of the MAVs. So I really don't want to go over it again. This is a team that does not inspire a lot of confidence or excitement, so you should probably learn from him.

You learn a lot about what the Cavs positives are their weaknesses. We talked about a lot of the questions going to the season with the MAVs. I'll give you the three pressing ones in terms of what he said overall, Luca and Kyrie already banged up. Their health is paramount. They are top ten players. I am not sure, entirely sure that they are going to be healthy, and I am not entirely sure, nor is he that they can work together in the long run. Will this team have

enough defensive athleticism to be good teams? That is very up in the air as well. They added some pieces that could be great rookies, and Grant Williams and they other have other teams that have turnstiles like Luca, Kyrie, Tim Hardaway, Rashawn Holmes, Seth Curry. Who knows how in the world will they move up in the standings is a bunch of other teams get better cause, uh, who are they going to displace? Are they better than the Nuggets?

No Sons, no Grizzlies, no Lakers, No, definitely, no Golden State, no Sacramento. No, that's pretty much locked that one through six. So if they're a planing team and they're gonna lose their pig, then aren't they like a thirteen seed. I hate to say it. I hate to say it, but I talk to Grant and I asked them, like, Hey, they're not gonna do that shit again, are they? And

He's like, I think they might. So, yeah, Dallas is a troubled team who might just present us the next Dame Willard aka Luca asking out for a trade and that would be a damn shame. That's all the time that we have for the Heat Check. Come back later on for an all new episod, so check out the feed for past episodes, which will drop unexpectedly. We've got more interviews coming as well. Do not forget to download subscribe. Tell your friends go to the Apple Store download the

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