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Jarrett Spence
Me and Tone sat down to talk about our expectations for the WNBA season. Why we think will win the awards, win the championship and the biggest moves of the offseason.
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These are my predictions for the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs in the 2024 NBA Playoffs
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These are my predictions for the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs in the 2024 NBA Playoffs
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Has the Golden Era ended for the Warriors?
The Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have never missed the playoffs when all of them were healthy together. There have been some years when at least one of the big three has missed a season and they didn’t make the postseason. With all of them on the court, they rarely lose. With all the turmoil this season with Draymond, Klay’s streaky stretches, Steph has had a heavier burden to bear trying to wield his team to the playoffs. Unfortunately, they were only good for the 10th seed and ended up losing to the Sacramento Kings in the Play-In Tournament. Is it time to break up the big three?
No I don’t think so, but I do think a realignment would work for them. Klay was thriving off the bench as a sixth man but was reinserted back in the starting lineup. He finished the season shooting 0-10 from the field. Draymond has had his issues and can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Plus, his impact on the game is not the same as it used to be. I’m big on players staying with one team for their whole career (maybe I’m a little old fashioned), especially players who have built such a great legacy with that team. Ride it out until it’s time to hang it up. Think about Kobe, Dirk, Duncan. Klay and Draymond can still impact the game as players who come off the bench next season. They’re older, have a lot of mileage on their bodies, it would be best to take a lesser role for the benefit of the team.
Are the Oklahoma City Thunder the weakest first seed in recent years?:
The Thunder have been amazing this season. Shannon Sharpe believes that this Thunder team is the worst first seed we have seen over recent years. I don’t think they are, but I think their youth will be their downfall. Young teams can get a lot of wins in the regular season due to them catching the older teams off guard. When playoff time comes around, the youth will show. The inexperience, the lack of discipline, not being able to close out PLAYOFF games. Closing out games in the playoffs and ultimately, an entire series is hard, especially for teams who've never experienced playoff basketball yet. This team is very young. Shai has only been in two playoff series, Lu Dort has only been in one. Experience matters. You have to fail before you succeed in this sport. I will give OKC possibly getting to the second round, but I think that’s the furthest they will go.
The Lakers vs Nuggets Rematch
The Lakers beat the Pelicans to advance to the seventh seed. Their consolation prize? A rematch with the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets. Darvin Ham said LA aren’t ducking any smoke, but the Nuggets are definitely about that action. Denver has looked like a well oiled machine all season long, and I don’t see them losing until possibly the conference finals. It’s going to take a lot to contain the beast that is Nikola Jokić. Anthony Davis and LeBron James have been playing fantastically, as well as D’Angelo Russell fitting in as the perfect third piece for this squad. The Lakers were able to make it to the conference finals last season, but I’m not sure if they will make it that far now.
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Me and Cody Spicer talk about the Houston Rockets on this episode. From Jalen Green not progressing the way we thought, Alperen Sengun possibly becoming a future All-Star, Amen Thompson and more.
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I talked to Youssef about the NBA, watching the game from Europe, how the game has influenced Europe, the Euroleague and more!
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Buddy Hield goes to the 76ers. Bojan Bogdanović to the Knicks. Gordan Hayward to the Thunder. The 2024 NBA trade deadline has ended and players have been moved to new teams in hopes of winning a championship. The Stop and Pop, Bench Mob ENT and David Rushing talk about the moves
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For the last episode of the month, I got to talk to the Mayor of NBA Threads, David Rushing. We talked about his experience as the In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas, how did he feel about expectingly being anointed the Mayor of NBA Threads, the Los Angeles Lakers and more.
Don’t forget to check out him and his wife’s podcast, Rush’d Vibes also here on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7uoN8A4gSLmuCqjd1tCT9Y?si=4qi_1pmySC22yIU9vnIZbQ
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are having an unexpected, amazing season lead by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Nobody thought they would be the second best team in the Western Conference this soon but the young team are ready for a big run
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We are joined by Tone from Bench Mob ENT and NBA Threads Mayor, David Rushing to talk about the moves that went down today. Scary Terry Rozier was traded to the Miami Heat for Kyle Lowry. Milwaukee Bucks fire their head coach, Adrian Griffin and are looking to hire Doc Rivers to coach Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton.
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I had a conversation with Aaron Bollwinkel talking about the Orlando Magic this season. The Magic are having a great season. We also talked about the players the Magic should have in their rafters, Aaron’s love for the game from a father who was a coach and him knowing Stan Van Gundy
Don’t forget to check out his work on Substack
https://livebreatheball.substack.com/
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On this episode, I jump into a conversation with Ryan Carlson who is a diehard Pistons fan. We talk about the team this season, what their future could look like, the glory days with Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and finally, the potential that Grant Hill had when he was in Detroit.
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On this episode, I had Garrett Nicholas on the podcast to talk about the New York Knicks. Garrett is a Knicks fan who was born and raised in Southern California. He also runs a blog called the Hooperpotamus on Substack. Don’t forget to follow him on Threads and check out his work
The Hooperpotamus: https://hooperpotamus.substack.com/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gee.nickels?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
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I want to give my thoughts on the NBA In-Season Tournament now that it’s over.
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Wemby going to the Spurs was an amazing opportunity for him to grow into an all-time talent under Pop. His fluidity in his game is different #victorwembanyama #sanantoniospurs #wemby
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James Harden is finally a Clipper. But I don’t think Harden will be a good fit for the team with Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
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Too many casuals are trying to weigh into the Derrick Rose debate saying he’s not a Hall of Famer. I’m here to tell you, he is
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The Stop and Pop is back for the 2023-24 season. I talked with Johnnie Calloway Sr. about what he expects to see this season from the Lakers and other teams as well
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KG said that AD can win MVP if not next season, the season after that. I find that highly unlikely, not because of his talent but for other reasons.
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The Portland TrailBlazers went to the Finals in 1990 but lost to the Detroit Pistons. They had a team that featured two Hall of Famers in Drazen Petrović and Clyde Drexler
drazenpetrovic #clydedrexler #trailblazers #halloffame #portlandtrailblazers
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With the NBA offseason in full swing, I decided to talk about the moves so far. From Beal to the Suns, CP3 to the Warriors, Poole to the Wizards, I’m bringing the podcast back
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With all that Giannis has accomplished so far in his young career, he needs to get recognized as undoubtedly the second greatest player at his position. Only Tim Duncan has accomplished more at the Power Forward position than The Greek Freak.
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We need to talk about how LeBron has already passed Kareem. I feel it’s not getting talked about enough but I’m here to give LeBron his flowers.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Giving my postgame thoughts of the 76ers vs Celtics opening night game and why I think James Harden is a top 5 shooting guard alltime
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I jumped on a Zoom call with Josh to talk about the Wizards offseason, Bradley Beal's contract, and the Kevin Durant trade rumors.
Giving my thoughts on the Timberwolves with Rudy Gobert…if I think a Knicks team with Donovan Mitchell will be a good fit with Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett
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Talking about the start of free agency and if we think Jalen Brunson is worth $110 mill
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Talking about my thoughts of the finals, Steph Curry’s legacy, how Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown can improve and how disappointed I was at the Knicks during the draft
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Wiggins just played the best game of his career but does it catapult him into the Finals MVP convo?
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Giving our Knicks postseason predictions, NBA Draft thoughts and talking old school vs new school NBA
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ESPN is giving the Warriors a 14% chance to win the championship. That’s insane! This is a dynasty we’re talking about
Here is my predictions of who is gonna win the conference finals and win the championship
As great was Ja was, he shouldn’t be in the Most Improved convo. He should be the MVP conversation! Desmond Bane, Jordan Poole, and Miles Bridges should’ve been the ones who was in the running for that award
With the Lakers suffering another unsuccessful season in the LeBron era, we have to put the blame on the King for the Lakers' failures these last few seasons.
I think there is several reasons why the WNBA is not as profitable as the NBA but it all comes down to how they are marketed to the audience
We keep hearing where Ben Simmons should get traded to but I’m here to tell you why I think a trade to the Houston Rockets for John Wall would work for both sides
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