Speaker 1: Believe it or not, there are other series going on,
Speaker 1: and since the last episode, we've gotten some upstate updates
Speaker 1: to get to out in Boston. It's done.
Speaker 2: I mean it's been done. I told you that's that right.
Speaker 1: It just this, it's over. It's done. Trey Young was
Speaker 1: shut down again.
Speaker 2: He hasn't his.
Speaker 1: Expected point total, which is a player prop number in
Speaker 1: seven consecutive playoff games.
Speaker 2: Hawks are good in the first quarter, but we knew
Speaker 2: what time it was. The Celtics were gonna shut these
Speaker 2: boys down. They put the hammer down, and now the
Speaker 2: series is halfway done. It's gonna be a sweep. It's done.
Speaker 1: That's just what it is. Atlanta has no answers. They
Speaker 1: are grasping at straws. This series is complete. Derek White
Speaker 1: ran through Atlanta's tissue paper defense. He put up twenty
Speaker 1: six in Game two after putting up twenty two in
Speaker 1: Game one. Tatum went twenty nine and six. Brown had
Speaker 1: eighteen three. Listen, that's enough. That's enough to put the
Speaker 1: Hawks asleep. How bad though, is the question? How bad though?
Speaker 1: Has Trey Young been?
Speaker 2: Wow?
Speaker 1: Zach Clow said this Trey Young is doing nothing off
Speaker 1: ball as usual.
Speaker 2: When Dejon k Murray has the ball, and.
Speaker 1: Of course he's being hunted mercilessly on defense in every
Speaker 1: possible way. Wherever Trey is find him, he has got
Speaker 1: one effort in him and after that it just devolves
Speaker 1: into someone on Boston getting an open shot.
Speaker 2: Hole. Shit, thank you, thank you, Zach Low.
Speaker 1: Let these boys know. Trey Young's not good. Um, not
Speaker 1: a lot of negative to say about the Celtics.
Speaker 2: They're really good.
Speaker 1: It's gonna be an incredible matchup between them and the
Speaker 1: Sixers because the Sixers series is pretty.
Speaker 2: Much over as well.
Speaker 1: Speaking of the Sixers, the Nets played a really good.
Speaker 2: Game too, still lost pretty handily. Maybe they steal one
Speaker 2: at home. I don't see it.
Speaker 1: I don't see any chance for the Brooklyn Nets to
Speaker 1: win this series. I don't think anybody does either, and
Speaker 1: b does. He gets hurt and there was one oh
Speaker 1: shit moment. They're all kind of always is with Joel right,
Speaker 1: But barring that, this is this is in early summer
Speaker 1: for the Nets. It's Celtics versus Sixers, and that's what
Speaker 1: time it is heat in the Bucks.
Speaker 2: Though.
Speaker 1: Moving on towards that series, they are locked in a
Speaker 1: tight one. It depends on who overcomes their injuries quicker.
Speaker 1: So actually the Heat and the Bucks haven't played Game
Speaker 1: two yet. Giannice is banged up. As we know, Tyler
Speaker 1: Hero out for the season. Milwaukee probably a better team
Speaker 1: than Miami. But here's the deal. How healthy is Yiannis?
Speaker 1: Is he going to play Game two? We'll have to see,
Speaker 1: We'll have to see. I'm favoring Milwaukee. Gonna be a
Speaker 1: really interesting series. No real update there though, because the
Speaker 1: last time we talked there's been no game sense. Wolves
Speaker 1: and the Nuggets. Jokic's actually got a lingering injury, but
Speaker 1: I don't think it matters much. Go Bear's a negative
Speaker 1: twenty every game. I don't think it's gonna matter. You
Speaker 1: put a fork in the Wolves.
Speaker 2: They are done.
Speaker 1: Memphis versus Lakers. Game two is tonight. It's all gonna
Speaker 1: depend on whether Jaw plays tonight. He has a bruised hand.
Speaker 1: We already know what time it is there. Will Jaw
Speaker 1: risk for their injury by playing A lot to be seen.
Speaker 1: So no roll update on that. Either Sons and Clippers
Speaker 1: became a series.
Speaker 2: Last night there looked like.
Speaker 1: There was some panic. Kawhi was ballin already stole Game
Speaker 1: one in Phoenix. You go up two oh or you're
Speaker 1: down oh two going to LA and you're the Phoenix Suns.
Speaker 1: That is not a good situation for you. But Scott Foster,
Speaker 1: Scott Foster finally gave Chris Paul a game. Fourteen consecutive
Speaker 1: games that Scott Foster has officiated that Chris Paul has lost.
Speaker 2: This is one of fifty fifteen.
Speaker 1: Now. Russell Westbrook also played really well. I think that's
Speaker 1: deservedly noted. After going three for nineteen, Russell Westbrook put
Speaker 1: up nearly thirty. So congratulations to Russ. I think the
Speaker 1: series goes seventh. I think the series goes seven. Kawhi
Speaker 1: is really good. Get thirty one in game two, thirty
Speaker 1: eight in Game one. I think he single handedly keeps
Speaker 1: the Clippers in it. The Suns are in trouble though.
Speaker 1: Let's be honest, they are really a flawed team. They
Speaker 1: need some depth. Their life is gonna come at them
Speaker 1: fast if they get past the Clippers.
Speaker 2: It is Listen, man, I'm just gonna say this.
Speaker 1: The Kings might be the best team in the West.
Speaker 2: That's just fact.
Speaker 1: In terms of depth, in terms of speed, in terms
Speaker 1: of athleticism. Get on the bandwagon wagon while you can
Speaker 1: let's move forward.
Speaker 2: Out east Calves.
Speaker 1: Beat the shit out of the Knicks. Game two, beat
Speaker 1: the shit out of them. As good as the Knicks
Speaker 1: looked in game one, they look so bad in game two.
Speaker 1: Julius Randall look, boo boo. Darius Garland came out, he bawled.
Speaker 1: They took a page from the King's notebook. They smothered
Speaker 1: Brunson mostly with Karris Lavert. They made him work hard
Speaker 1: and it paid dividends. This is what Darius Garland said. Listen,
Speaker 1: it's very important for us to have Jalen Brunson play
Speaker 1: both sides of the floor, not just to have him
Speaker 1: sit in the corner, just to put him in a
Speaker 1: couple of actions, so to see if he can move
Speaker 1: on his feet on the defensive end, because he's gonna
Speaker 1: have to work really hard on the offensive end against us. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, Jalen Brunson's Achilles heel is his defense right
Speaker 1: now because of his size, and Karris Lavert is six
Speaker 1: to six, so that's a tough.
Speaker 2: Matchup for him.
Speaker 1: He went off for twenty four against Brunson who only
Speaker 1: had twenty on five for seventeen shooting, so it's gonna
Speaker 1: be really fun series. I think it's gonna be a
Speaker 1: really really fun series. That was my laptop. I'm sorry.
Speaker 1: Let's move forward outside of these first round matchups to
Speaker 1: something I think that's a little bit more evergreen, a
Speaker 1: little bit more of an overview.
Speaker 2: But it's one of my favorite things.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it does every single year, which is the twenty
Speaker 1: twenty three Anonymous NBA Player Poll.
Speaker 2: And god damn am I loving it. They pull so
Speaker 2: this is what they do.
Speaker 1: They pull one hundred and two NBA players and they
Speaker 1: ask them the questions that we all want to know,
Speaker 1: right Who who you do not want to fight? Who
Speaker 1: is the most overrated player in the league. The big question,
Speaker 1: of course, is the MVP. Half of the players they
Speaker 1: usually get it wrong. Half of the players this time
Speaker 1: said it's Joel Embiid. I think that's good for him.
Speaker 1: I'm guessing he'll finally get that coveted MVP. He wants it.
Speaker 1: I'm not sure you, NICOLEA. Jokic really does. I'm not
Speaker 1: sure the media particularly wants to give Jokic three of.
Speaker 2: Them in a row.
Speaker 1: And one player summed it up best. Definitely Embid because
Speaker 1: they're winning games. They're one of the best teams. In
Speaker 1: the East. I think he kind of should have won
Speaker 1: it last year, but I mean, Jokic is also having
Speaker 1: a phenomenal season. But I think this year Embiid is
Speaker 1: the leading scorer. They're about even Really, they're really in
Speaker 1: a dead heat. It's kind of like the oldest choice
Speaker 1: whatever you like. Best uh. In the poll for best defender.
Speaker 2: This was a good one. It was a runaway.
Speaker 1: And I can say one hundred percent these NBA players
Speaker 1: they know ball.
Speaker 2: They are they know ball. They one hundred percent right.
Speaker 1: Twenty nine percent of the NBA players picked Drew Holliday.
Speaker 1: Hell yeah, I think he's the best defender in the league,
Speaker 1: and Lou Dort coming in second with eleven percent. Players
Speaker 1: love the versatility that brings on defense, especially since he
Speaker 1: can and has guarded one through five. I am unabashed
Speaker 1: Drew stan It's great to see him getting the respect
Speaker 1: from his peers because goddamn the media won't give it
Speaker 1: to him.
Speaker 2: He needs Defensive Player of the Year. He does, he
Speaker 2: needs to win one.
Speaker 1: Drew also won most Underrated Player with seventeen and a
Speaker 1: half percent as well, second place with Shay Gelli.
Speaker 2: Just Alexander love to see it.
Speaker 1: Both those boys are phenomenal on both sides of the court.
Speaker 1: Here's here's an interesting question, pick one player in the
Speaker 1: league to build a roster around.
Speaker 2: If you were to do that, who would you choose.
Speaker 1: NBA players overwhelmingly responded with one.
Speaker 2: Dude, who is it? It's be honest, It's fucking yo, honest,
Speaker 2: not a shock. But here's the thing.
Speaker 1: It was like overwhelming fifty two point four percent, with
Speaker 1: a distant second being Jokic at eight point seven percent.
Speaker 2: That's the best compliment you can get. That means he's
Speaker 2: the best player in the league.
Speaker 1: That means that he's the only guy that you want
Speaker 1: to start a franchise around.
Speaker 2: Probably the funniest.
Speaker 1: One, though, the funniest topic on this list that the
Speaker 1: Athletic does is most overrated player.
Speaker 2: Uh. The most overrated player, of course is Stray Young.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it is, ah, it is by a
Speaker 1: fucking mile to thirty one point five percent of NBA
Speaker 1: player players poll, Trey Young is the most overrated player
Speaker 1: in the NBA. Number two was Julius Randall and number
Speaker 1: three was Pascal Siakam. They were both tied for second
Speaker 1: place at seven point four percent.
Speaker 2: I just did a TikTok explaining that.
Speaker 1: Trey Young is sort of overrated and people were very
Speaker 1: mad Trey Young's stance came out of the woodwork. But listen,
Speaker 1: people who are listening to this poll, people who are
Speaker 1: reading it, they know they destroyed the comment section. No question,
Speaker 1: Trey Young probably one of the most overrated players in
Speaker 1: the league in recent memory, not just right now, but
Speaker 1: in recent memory. Hate to see that, Hate to see
Speaker 1: people bringing facts to the equation when the stands come
Speaker 1: out to play for shits and giggles. Though, I thought
Speaker 1: what this was also interesting is the goat question. Obviously
Speaker 1: mj was gonna win it, but what's interesting is that
Speaker 1: the like the distance between Mike and Braun is closing.
Speaker 1: At one point it was huge, and now it's fifty
Speaker 1: eight to thirty three.
Speaker 2: Hmm.
Speaker 1: I think if Braun wins another one, the gap gets
Speaker 1: even closer. Other fun polls, Who would you like to
Speaker 1: least like to fight? James Johnson, thirteen year old journeyman.
Speaker 1: He's played for eleven teams. I did TikTok on him,
Speaker 1: check that out, But listen.
Speaker 2: He's he's a tough man.
Speaker 1: He is apparently twenty to zero in kickboxing apparently all
Speaker 1: of his siblings he has eight and both of his
Speaker 1: parents all have black belts in karate, And that's nuts.
Speaker 2: That's like, that's just that's it. That's the end.
Speaker 1: Yeah, of course I don't want to fight that guy.
Speaker 1: Steven Adams probably a close second. What arena has the
Speaker 1: worst fans? I was surprised by this one.
Speaker 2: Hornet's won with.
Speaker 1: Fifteen point two percent, So I'm not sure. Is it
Speaker 1: like just the least interested fans. Is it the worst
Speaker 1: fans if you play for the team, Is it the
Speaker 1: worst fans for an opposing team. I don't understand it,
Speaker 1: but I never have considered their fan base to be
Speaker 1: like particularly bad. I've just never really thought of them
Speaker 1: at all. Maybe that's why they're the worst. I've never
Speaker 1: once thought what is it like at a Charlotte Hornets game?
Speaker 2: Never one time until right now. Now. I'm like, what
Speaker 2: is it like? I kind of want to know. Now.
Speaker 1: Detroit was second at eleven percent. That's disrespectful. I love
Speaker 1: watching games in Detroit. I saw the Warriors play the
Speaker 1: Pistons earlier this year. It was a great vibe the
Speaker 1: arena with the best fans. This one's gonna be funny
Speaker 1: for you Boston, Boston. I don't know about that, chief, No, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 1: So eighteen here's where it's funny. Eighteen percent of the
Speaker 1: NBA players picked Boston, which is, like I guess, a
Speaker 1: pretty big coincidence given the NBA. Seventeen percent of the
Speaker 1: NBA is white. So where those one percent come from?
Speaker 1: Where that one percent gap come from? Uh? I don't
Speaker 1: know if this poll was made up exclusively of NBA
Speaker 1: players who play or played in Boston, but Sacramento was
Speaker 1: second at twelve point one percent, which makes more sense.
Speaker 1: Golden One is a great arena. The coach, there's another
Speaker 1: interesting category. The coach you'd least like to play for.
Speaker 1: We have a runaway winner, folks, think about it, think
Speaker 1: about it, think about it, think about it. Don't you
Speaker 1: think too hard? Don't you think too hard? It's Thibodeau.
Speaker 2: It is. You knew it was Thibodeau, didn't you.
Speaker 1: You mean to tell me that it's not appealing for
Speaker 1: your coach to make you run wind sprints the day
Speaker 1: after an overtime loss.
Speaker 2: You mean to tell me you don't want to do that.
Speaker 2: That's exam You mean to tell me that's not like
Speaker 2: a fun coach to play for. Ah.
Speaker 1: I remember meeting him and I'm like, yeah, I've never
Speaker 1: met a coach where I can like look at a
Speaker 1: player and say, TIB's guy or no TIBs guy. Like
Speaker 1: there's no other coach in the league where you're like,
Speaker 1: Spolstro would never let that guy play for him.
Speaker 2: Uh. Steven Silas, who has gone and fired.
Speaker 1: He made the list at fourteen and a half percent,
Speaker 1: which I think probably reflects how many trades Houston has
Speaker 1: made in the last three years. Like, I think half
Speaker 1: the league has played for Steven Silas. Finally, current coaches
Speaker 1: the NBA players would most want to play for? The
Speaker 1: runaway answer here still pretty surprising. Actually, Greg Popovic. What
Speaker 1: nearly a quarter of the league would want to play
Speaker 1: for Greg Popovic? It must be like a like a
Speaker 1: like a legacy thing, like oh yeah I played for
Speaker 1: pop Like oh yeah, I played with Jordan kind of
Speaker 1: a thing. It seems a little weird until you dig
Speaker 1: into his background. You read stories about how he changes players' lives.
Speaker 1: If you look at Demarta Rosen, Demarta Rosen has wildly
Speaker 1: high praise for Greg Popovich, one of the true OG
Speaker 1: player coaches and He tears up nearly every time he
Speaker 1: talks about.
Speaker 2: What pop means to him. He's a god. Greg Popovich
Speaker 2: is a god.
Speaker 1: Even at his old age, most players want to play
Speaker 1: for him, which is crazy amazing. Steve Kerr was second
Speaker 1: at thirteen point seven, which I think also makes some
Speaker 1: sense as well. What's it that's all the time that
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