Club 520 Podcast - 520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague on Cade Cunningham CARRYING Pistons over Celtics, should 76ers tank

Episode Date: February 27, 2025

On the Thursday, February 27 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to Cade Cunningham and the Detroit PIstons beating Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. The Pistons have now won 8 straight, and are a legit threat in the eastern conference. The guys then react to the New York Knicks beating the Philadelphia 76ers last night, and debate whether the Sixers should start tanking after losing their 9th in a row, and currently sit with the 6th worst record in the NBA.  0:00 - Pistons-Celtics3:45 - Coach of the Year6:30 - "Nobody fears the Knicks"9:00 - Time for Sixers to tank?14:30 - OKC comeback vs. Nets20:00 - Rockets-Spurs24:15 - Other results27:00 - Thursday night's picks29:45 - Superchat questions34:40 - Verified Buckets38:10 - Get Well Soon #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Your favorite sports show here to keep you up to date in everything in the sports world related, especially basketball. I'm your host. My name is DJ Wells. Join this wonderful morning by my two brothers to my left, Bishop Henderson to my right, my brother Teague. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing? What's up, Nasty? Yeah, chilling, bro. What up?

How y'all feeling, man? You know what I'm saying? We back on this broadcast game. We was on playback last night. Piss and Celtics, man. We was in the studio trapping late night, man. Y'all good? Yeah, shout out to the playback. It's like a back-to-back in the NBA, in the podcast game. Nah, I enjoyed that yesterday. Yeah, man. Shout out to everybody who pulled up to the playback situation, man. It's a big-ass party. We're going to do that gonna do that every week every Wednesday the best game we will be in attendance

let's go ahead and start with the game that we broadcast last night man Pistons built an ass situation in Detroit yesterday took care of the Celtics 117 to 97 man the league busy with a 26 piece K went crazy with 21 and 11 hey man we was early on this Pistons team man especially you as well yeah a game win streak man man. We're showing some love. Yeah, I seen the real. You know what I mean? But they led by K. Cunningham who's been having a fantastic year. But guys like Malik Beasley

are having breakout years. Probably got a chance to win six men of the year. Between him and Peyton Pritchard last night, if that was any kind of example of who could be six-man of the year, Malik Beasley, like, he stepped up. Most definitely.

Hooped out yesterday 26-piece, like you said, playing with crazy confidence. Behan, you was locked in yesterday with the Pistons, man. What'd you see a big difference with? I don't know, man. They just played harder than the Celtics. I feel like the Celtics took a little bit off the gas. No disrespect to the Pistons, but good win for the squad, though.

Straight up. K to B. K shooting that bitch 12 times out the gate was – I ain't never seen him do that before. I'll be honest. We're looking right here at the stats yesterday. Shots is my boy at 21. Yeah, he definitely got 12 of those in the first quarter for sure.

Yeah, he was aggressive early, but they – I mean, I guess they need him to go, so they feed off his energy. So that was a good win for them boys, for sure. Hey, man, you look at the K stats, man. 25, 9, and 6. I don't know if he's high in the MVP, but should he even be in consideration for it? No.

To hell no. He's been killing, though. He should be in consideration for All-NBA, though. He should be fighting for that third spot on that third guard All-NBA team. Yeah. He should be fighting for that third spot on that third guard all NBA team. It's going to be a tough one, but he definitely should be in that conversation.

Man, you said that. Now I'm thinking about some of those possible players who will be eligible. You look, you got Donovan Mitchell, obviously he's probably going to be first team. SJ going to probably be first team as well, right? Then you go after that second team, Jalen Brunson probably going to get second team.

Who's that two-guard? A.E.? I don't know. That's the question. Jason Tatum. Would they consider him a small forward or a shooting guard? I don't know. They're going to put him in the front court. Jalen Brown. Damn. I don't know what you consider him. So J.B.

Demmer got to get one of them second on NBA spots for sure. Yeah, but it's going to be between K, Cunningham, Damian Lillard It's going to be a battle Yeah, I was going to say, I'm thinking all the good guards in the league this year I ain't mad if K get in that third spot though He has to at least Yeah, I think it would be a travesty He's at least not third team on NBA That'd be a travesty if he's at least not third team on NBA. That'd be a

travesty for sure. Yeah, I think he deserves that. I wouldn't be mad if Malik Beasley got sixth man of the year. I mean, I know Peyton Pritchard's been on a hell of a performance too, but I think the Celtics would still be the same without Peyton Pritchard.

I don't think Detroit would be playing like that without Malik Beasley. Yeah. Most definitely. I wonder if the J&I timing of the injury is going to hurt him in the situation because how many games he probably been started, it might disqualify him from the situation, or do they even care about that?

I mean, he came off the bench last night. Yeah, touche. But I don't know, he'd play a little bit more. But, yeah, I agree, man. He's dimmer to qualify for sure, man. Hey, we laugh at J.B. Bickerstaff telling him to take them down hoodies off and put on the Coach Carter swag, but hey, so far it's worked.

He's going to turn the team around, bro. Yeah, I think he's doing a hell of a job. I mean, he should be considered for Coach of the Year. Obviously, we know Kenny Aggerson's going to win that. I mean, 48-10, how can you go against that? And taking your old team to the 48 team, more importantly.

Yeah, JB having a heck of a year, a bounce back year. Got them boys playing right, playing with a lot of confidence. Most definitely. Be here, man. Like you said, is there anything we should take from this game? Celtics just had an off night. No, no, no. Celtics, I mean, not the Celtics.

The Pistons is playing good, bro. Nobody even had them in the sixth position. We never would have thought. The Pistons is playing good, bro. Nobody even had them in the sixth position. We never would have thought. We damn near was thinking playing or Cooper flag stakes for the Pistons. They over-exceeding this year for sure. Most definitely, man. Shows some love for the Pistons, man.

Respect as it is now. And that sixth spot with the Knicks, they probably want to get away from that. Why? You don't think they worried about the Knicks? Nah. I don't think they worried about the Knicks nah I don't think nobody worried about the Knicks to be honest I think the Knicks are good but I don't think nobody feared the Knicks like they haven't beat any quality teams really that is sure any of the top teams so they play well against the people under them obviously but I don't think nobody's scared like if you look at the matchups of two teams in the East,

everybody's like, damn, we hope we get probably the Knicks and the Pacers. Yeah. It ain't no shade. It's just like, damn, I don't want to play the Cavs. I don't want to play the Celtics. I damn sure don't want to play the Bucs. It's like, shit, I got a chance against the Knicks and the Celtics. If I'm the Hawks, the Heat, Magic, Pistons, I'm like, yeah.

Pistons-Pastors first-round matchup would be fire. Obviously, we built that in that situation, but that would be a really, really good competitive series. I would love to see a Knicks-Bucks first round as well, too. But, yeah, man, shout-outs to the Pistons, man. Super competitive. We didn't think they was going to have a better record than the Magic. I know the Magic was hurt, but like you said, we was thinking definitely play in.

For sure. Salute to them, man. Pastors played the Pistons first round. I thought it was that was possible what's that series what's the number on that i think it's a hell of a six game series pacers get it i'll probably go just because the pacers been there last year they probably win the series yeah but it'll probably go seven though i think at detroit pistons gonna win all their games at detroit pacers gonna win all their games at home but it'll probably go seven though. I think at Detroit, Piston's going to win all their games at Detroit. Piston's going to win all their games at home.

Yeah, that's why I said I can see that going six for sure. But that would be a hell of a series for sure. Very, very entertaining, to say the least. Speaking of the Knicks, took care of the 76ers yesterday, 110-105. Man, 76ers on a nine-game losing streak, man. It's real wicked, you know what I'm saying Sixth worst record In the league right now

You gotta lock in And go get this chip bro Nah for sure bro Yeah He's locking in For prize picks Is what he's doing Cause it is

Time is not on your side bro It's quiet Get that locker room together bro So y'all can go on that stretch And be a playing team And you know what I mean Get that road The real The real little giants You know what I mean, get that road.

The real little giants, you know what I'm saying, success story. Can we go to Eastern Conference Endings, please? Because I would want to see what type of a win streak they would have to have to even get into the 10th spot, right? Well, we're 58 games in. They ain't that bad. All they got to do is win a five-game win streak. They hit the 10? Yeah.

That's crazy. They can catch the Heat and the Hawks, really? Mm-hmm. We right there. We right there? If y'all are asking, this team doesn't really get rolling, though. Like, if they just go on a six, seven-game win streak. Hey, I am so fucking sick of these niggas.

No. They out on a nine-game losing streak. They're not about to win shit in a row, man. It's over. Hey, DJ, I don't— It's over. Why can't we just say it's over? You on a nine-game losing streak.

All they gotta do is lock in, bro. We've been saying that all year, bro. It's March now. When are they going to lock in? I ain't really a fan of that team. I know. That's why I'm like, why can't we make excuses? I know I hate blue, red, and white jerseys.

Nah, respect what I'm saying. Anybody who hate blue, red, and white jerseys. Respect what I'm saying. Blue, red, and white jerseys, they suck. It ain't crazy out east. It's what Jeff said. It's like, shit, look at the numbers. I don't disagree. It's definitely feasible. But when they're having a historically bad season,

their Raptors are two games behind them. I don't want to hear no more about the 76ers making any push. I mean, they're a lot closer to the Bulls, bro. Look how close they are to the Bulls. Yeah, that's right there. But you know what's sad? They was past him. They had a nine-game losing streak.

I know they lost nine games and they still right there. That's nasty, bro. I'm not making no excuses for them. I think they're going to make the play-in, to be honest. I think once they figure out that Joel Embiid is just done, let him just be done, I think they're going to start winning games, watch. But the thing is, they play weird lineups. I them just be done. I think they're going to start winning games. Watch. But the thing is they play weird lineups.

I hate how they play. It's nasty, bro. Yeah, I don't like how they play. But whatever. We gas it. This is crazy. There's no way in hell we're expecting them to do anything. But hey, PG hooped out yesterday. He had 25-8. Jalen Brunson went crazy yesterday with 34-7. Mikael Bridges has been hooping as of late as well. He had 25 and 8. Jalen Brunson went crazy yesterday with 34 and 7.

Kel Bridges has been hooping as of late as well. He had 28. Tyrese Maxey had 30. But, you know, 12 for 32 from the field. That's crazy. Yeah, I don't like watching that. What's crazy? That or K's first quarter?

K. No, don't do that, bro. At least K was in it Kade was 12 for 32 It's crazy You missed 20 shots I'm never going against A.U. Tyrese bro I'm never going against him

You went 0 for 10 For 3 Man bad night man Bad night We in a lab We in a lab man And I ain't even mad at him Cause I see his post

Broke my nigga spirit man Yeah That's crazy 12 for 32 You just shot that bitch A lot bro 0 for 10 for 3 sprays yeah no I don't pay attention to this city for show mesh out to the super chat John Carter access what made the piss is different from last year Malik Beasley or the chemistry after a horrific losing streak last year

all the above probably getting a new coach as well K taking a big leap like you said they got some some vets in the offseason to help that locker room with Tobias and Tim Hardaway Jr. I think it's just a combination of things, man. And Cade is really, really that good too, for sure. They actually got some players that play basketball. You know, they had a young team

last year. They just didn't have a good chemistry at all. They brought some guys who were playing for something. Tobias Harris got a contract. He always going to be solid. Malik Beasley is playing for a contract, and he's getting an opportunity. He stepped up. Tim Hardaway playing to stay in the NBA.

They playing well. Yeah. You know what I mean? They building something there, and they all feel like they can be there for a long time now. Like, damn, we going to be here a while. That's all you ever want. Then the Thompson twin is getting better. Most definitely.

Some of the young guys, Duran, getting better. And you still got what they call him, Beef Stew. Isaiah Stewart. Yeah, he's still, you know, holding down the fort. So they got some quality pieces on that team. Most definitely, man. Shout out to the Pistons. Before we move on from this game, like you said,

I don't think to me people are really having that same respect as the media does for the Knicks because they didn't remember to build a 20 point lead last night. This should have been a built-ass situation, but the Sixers made it close on Tyrus Maxey shooting 12 for 32, so. Yeah, I like the Knicks though, but I ain't really, I don't believe them.

You ain't sold on them? Nah. Nah, you don't, I know they good. I know Cat good. I know Brunson good. But I'm definitely not sold. What's your biggest reason, like, for not being sold? What do they need to do? They just an injury away.

Okay. Like, if Cat go down, it's over. True. They definitely can't lose him. They done. What if they lose Mikel? Every time Cat go to the basket, I be like, oh, shit. Yeah. They lose Mikel, it's ugly go to the basket, I be like, oh, shit. Yeah.

They lose Mikel. It's ugly. It's Christmas. It's ugly, bro. I just, I don't know, man. Like you said, they are super reliant upon niggas to be healthy. I mean, they are top heavy, but Mikel Bridges, they probably can still make some noise. Or him and OG.

Nah, they got to have both of them. If Jalen Brunson get hurt, it's over. It's over, for sure. And the way they play, it's too grind of a game. It's like the way they play is a lot of potential to be hurt. They play a lot of one-on-one. So it's like a grind game. Like, I got to be my man every time.

If you watch Jalen Brunson, everything he do is like hard stops and pumps and pullbacks. And it's just like a lot of wear and tear. I see why at the end of the year he always be banged up. I'm like, damn, the way you play is just so physical. Cat the same way? Yeah. He go to the basket, his elbows.

Hey, ah! Fall on the ground. It's like, damn. Then you watch Boston play, and it's just an easy flow. Kick it, 4-3. Drive, wide open, kick it, kick it again. Jason Tatum look like he playing so comfortable.

He never doing nothing. Look like he going to get fouled. Just look all easy. I agree, bro. I'm rolling. Shout out to Treble and the Supertracks. After Sixers set it down, you think that an Embiid trade is on the table? I know nobody want Embiid. Yeah, I was going to say, they trying to figure out how he can get surgery.

That's damaged goods over there, man. They talking about he need back surgery to make the knee right. I mean, I know it's all connected, but it's all good. Yeah, that's ugly. Supertrack question as well. Quick random question. Who is the best hooper to come out of Ben Davis? Best hooper to come out of Ben Davis?

Courtney James. Who you got? Yeah, yeah. Courtney, I like Clark. I like Rod. I like Clark I like Rod I like You gonna say Stanley? Stanley I like

Damn what's up boy He played in your men's league Big guard He was huge in high school 6'4 My dog Aaron Aaron Henry

Aaron Henry Hey Hen Yeah They had some shit They had some shit Shout out to Ben Davis For sure I'ma roll with

Lil Mark though Mark was good For sure Four year starter Yeah I mean Got a chip Went to the chip

Got one in football Just Yeah I didn't say Best athlete Best hooper But he was He did his thing He's definitely the best

Athlete to come out of Ben Davis Yeah for a fact. And probably one of the best out of state on the loss of keys. Accomplishment-wise, a lot of people ain't deal with him. Mr. Football, state starter, basketball, state champion. Yeah, very important piece. He just won a football dude to hoop.

Yeah, he was a hooper that played football. Yeah. Straight up. Shout out to the young boy going crazy for sure. OKC came back down from 18 yesterday to beat the Nets 129-121. SGA Light Day at the office with 27-6-5. Chet had 22-17. J-Dub had 22 as well.

De'Ron Sharp had 25-15-5. And your boy Killian Hayes back in the league, baby, with a 19-piece yesterday. He heard you and Sada talking shit. That wasn't me. It was Sada. Sada, Killian Hayes. Nah, I'm hyped for him, shit.

He was so trash back then. Got better, shit. Y'all sent that boy off to Europe. He said, nah, I'm back in the league with him. He was weak. I ain't gonna hold you. I'm glad he got his opportunity, he hooping. Good job, bro.

Cause I ain't gonna lie, I was a tough critic. Yeah. Yeah, it was. It wasn't the best for Reeves out there. Well, it's been a while. 18, it's crazy It wasn't the best reviews out there. Well, it's being down 18. It's crazy. It might have been a team, but you know what I mean? Detroit was a tough place to play at that time.

Yeah. They wasn't winning nothing. And it's crazy about the Pistons. We'll stop talking about them. But Jalen, I'll be back next year. Like, him being hurt, I think that he'd be even better with him. But, hey, man, shout out to Keely Hayes, man, for getting another opportunity, taking advantage of it. But, yo, Thunder.

Hey, do your thing, boy. Down 18 against the Nets, man. What was going on last night? Yeah, you know, we just playing down to our competition. Respect. It happening in little rec leagues all the time, man. It's okay.

It ain't nothing. We don't even care about that win, to be honest with you. We're just glad to see Chet healthy and playing with the team again. I was going to say, 22-17. Boy, you get numbers like that from Chet. You're scary, bro. You're ugly Chet. We're scary, bro.

We're scary. A couple years away, man. We're going to win a chip. Alright, three teams right here in the West. What team do you think they probably want to play the absolute least out of these? Lakers, Nuggets, Warriors. Lakers. Lakers. That's a bad matchup for them. That's a really bad matchup.

That's a really bad matchup for them. That's horrible really bad matchup. Boy, that's a really bad matchup for them. That's horrible. Man, even worse than the Nuggets? Yes. Yeah, they got enough. I mean, that's going to be a tough series too, but they need to stay away from the Lakers. Most definitely.

Because they do have two bigs who could kind of deal with Jokic or try at least. They ain't got nothing for Luke and Bron. Nothing. Just the mental standpoint. I'd have been here before. Y'all knew. Y'all the little bros. Definitely.

That's all. Talent is there. But just the... Like, Shea and J-Dub against LeBron and Luka. Christmas tree. I don't look right.

It's not fair. And, I mean, obviously, you probably take SGA over LeBron right now, but it's argument. Lakers got the best two players in that series.

It's always a downhill battle winning the best two players. I want OTC to win because I think Chet, you know, if he killed, they got to do a shot of winning. It's just that OG shit kick in, bro, and it can affect you if you ain't ever been in that light before. Most definitely. All right, Super Chat, which one am I starting with? They running a bank run here today.

One of them taxes hit. For sure. Turned up, Super Chat, which one am I starting with? Yeah, they running a bank run here today. One of them taxes hit. For sure. Turned up Super Chat, or Fatic98, said, Yo, Jeff, what's up, big, what's up, bro, big fan. Always wanted to know, would the rest be wristing your ear after a foul? I didn't see it, or you might be right. He be like, man, that ain't a foul, blah, blah, blah. He be like, you might be right.

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Like 20 2019 Or something like that. For sure. That's a quality source, bro. Hit your nearest temp agency. Hey, niggas on the D, boy. Get it out the mud, for sure. Super chat again. Mike O.

Nassus. Y'all going for the Joy One High Union today. March Madness almost here. Who's your final four? They already got them, y'all. I'm going to try to get the unions. I don't got them. They definitely fire.

Final four, I just know Louisville going to be there. I don't like the unions. They light. That's crazy. March Madness. That was AJ. No, I don't. I don't like them ones.

He said he got the real unions. Turn it up. I got the other ones. Them ones kind of mid. But March Madness up I got the other ones Them was kind of mid But March Madness I got I don't know who I got St. John's Rick Pitino will get

In the Final Four Make it to the Final Four I want a St. John's Louisville Final Four game Very very bad Duke is good enough To be there I don't know if that happens

Because most of the time The best team don't win. Auburn is nice as well, but I think it's all about the draws this year for sure. I ain't really rolling with Auburn, though. Yeah, it could be fool's gold. For some reason, I think Texas A&M going to make a run. They're just random. Their offensive rebounding is crazy. Yeah.

That's Chris Beard, right? No. Dude, he used to Beard, right? No. Dude, he used to – nah, his buddy used to coach at Virginia Tech. Forgot his name. My bad. Shout out to Chris Beard. He looked Spanish. Chris Beard coached at – he was at Texas Tech.

I know they're trying to get him to IU back. Yeah, I can't remember what school he at right now. Yeah, they're trying to get him to IU bad. Yeah, I can't remember what school he at right now. Yeah, they're trying to get him to IU bad. It's okay. Chris Beard is how it goes. Get back to the chat. You know Mike. Don't know him.

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Plus on Apple Podcasts Des McLeod from Super Chat says shout out to T but can the Cavs get a little bit more love for their intent is dumb very rare

I mean shit I gave them all the love for two months you said you kicked off the cabs yeah i've been i've been repping the cast but now it's becoming routine we gotta see what they're gonna do in the uh in the playoffs i mean we just did a podcast with kyle corver and paul milsap this looks like our team i ain't gonna lie we was whooping shit like this and it's just like normal now. Yeah. Now we're waiting for the playoffs.

Let's see where the real balls start. See what they're going to do. For sure. And also, y'all had to go against LeBron. Ain't no LeBron in this heat, so no excuse for them. But they do got to go against the defending champs. That is very true as well. Most definitely.

All right, man. Rockets took care of Spurs yesterday. 118-106. Twin went crazy with 25-9. Jay LeGren, 21-7. The Air Fox didn't have a good game yesterday. Only shot three for 12. But this young Rockets team, man, looking promising.

Very, very entertaining team. Jabari Smith back playing for the team, getting some minutes. How y'all feel about the squad, man? Is this a team that can go at least to the second round? Yeah, they can make it to the second round. Do I think they will? No. My Thompson twin, my new superstar on the way, he cold.

Hooping. Yeah, him and his brother good, but this is the better one. He the guy. Yeah, respectfully. He the guy. But I don't know, man. It depends who they match up with. Can I see the West standards?

That's another young team, too. Yeah, I can't believe they're at the fourth spot right now. Yeah, if they match up with the Lakers see the West standings? That's another young team, too. Yeah, I can't believe they're at the fourth spot right now. Yeah. If they match up with the Lakers, that's going to be tough. Yeah, they need to go get that third spot.

Yeah. It don't matter who they match up with. It's going to be a tough... It's a tough out over there in the West, man. Yeah. I think they can handle the Clippers. They can beat the Clippers.

But it's still going to be tough. We don't know. Kawhi Leonard turned into a different person during the playoffs. Yeah, Kawhi, James, M-P-Z, Zubac. Ah, it's still going to be tough. We don't know. Kawhi Leonard turned into a different person during the playoffs. That is a fact. Kawhi, James, Mpeasy, Zubac. Ah, it's quiet.

I don't know, man. I just think it'd be a hell of a series. I think that's their best chance of winning, though. I like that matchup, though. Shagon, whatever you call him, and Zubac, though. Yeah. That's solid. Because them OGs are going to have to guard them young boys, too.

This is James Harden so smart, bro. I don't know. But James Harden does not play defense. He's going to have to play defense that series. Maybe. He's going to have to, bro. Especially with free,

he's going to have to play defense. The thing about him, he can guard the Thompson twin. Yeah. Because he can't shoot. He's strong, bro.

Yeah, James is so, James is like a power forward on defense. We saw when he scored miles. Nah, for real, what I'm saying, I don't guard miles really don't matter she he gonna forget in where you fit in but the young boys run up and down like that bro I don't know James Harden different I mean Hawks Clippers can slow that game down it could get different yeah but you're right why it's gonna be a different it going to be a tough out wherever they go. Kawhi can walk the Rockets down.

For sure. Yeah. You can't duck smoke in the West. Even if the Rockets get to two. Now, if they work their way up to getting to two, because they only with a game, a couple games back from the Grizzlies, they can get to two. And then it's green.

They get to two, it's green. They can handle the Timberwolves? Yeah, it's green. Okay. Yeah, I agree, for sure. For sure, yeah, man. They can't do nobody in the West. They would really probably beat the hell out of the Timberwolves, actually.

Now, what's going to get spooky in this West if we're being for real? If Anthony Davis come back healthy and Gafford come back healthy and they go to the eighth, and that one-eighth matchup between Thunder and the Mavericks. Yeah. That's another Warriors-Mavericks back in the day. Yeah. That could get real tricky.

That can get dangerous. Yeah, we're going to see how good Chet is because he's going to have to deal with Anthony Davis. I'm pissed off Anthony Davis. Yeah.

That's a hell of a series. I can get dangerous right there. It can. It's just, they ain't old enough, bro. Sometimes you ain't

old enough to get in the club and kick it, man. That's a fact. I would love to see them healthy. I hope the Mavericks

get healthy and get a good four or five game winning streak before that. Yeah, because you got to deal with Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis in the playoffs. That's tough. For sure, man. Let's get through some other games that took place yesterday. Belted-ass situation in Naptown.

Pacers took care of the Raptors, 111-91. Tyrese went crazy, 33-11. Light day at the office, for sure. The Blazers beat the Wizards yesterday. 129 and 121. Shady Sharp broke the internet yesterday. He went off for a career high of 36, 8, and 5 yesterday.

Hey, man. Yo, Blazers. They got some pieces. They solid, man. They got some pieces. They a fun team to watch. I promise you, man. If y'all ever get a chance to watch the Blazers, if y'all born and y'all want to watch it on the game, get you some NBA league passing,

the Blazers are a fun team to watch. They got a lot of young talent, good athletes. You might see some highlight plays like last night. They got a good young core. If they don't capture the flag, you mad at Ace Bailey out there? I don't want Ace out there.

He going to come. I like Shaden. They're basically similar. So you were saying, who do you say at the beginning of the year? Harper? Hey, Harper out there. Yeah. Can he play with Scoop?

Jeff said that. I'm ready to get rid of Scoop. You Scoop Scoop. Yeah, yeah. Scoop remind me of Davion Mitchell. Damn. He a little better, a little bigger, but like they good backup guards. Yeah.

You know, you got that guy come in, going to pressure the ball, play defense, get eight to ten points. I think Dylan Harper is a star potential. He kind of got that cake cutting him in his game a little bit. Not as athletic, not as tall. But strong. Strong. Good pace.

Jalen Brunson, strength, pace, can shoot, can pass. Yeah. When you said that that I was like damn bro damn near right that you don't want to get rid of Scoot

cause that's what you know what I mean you had him as your projected superstar but it ain't working out yeah sometimes you just gotta

you know make a pivot for sure he took care of the Hawks yesterday 131 that's a shit shout out to my boy TH 2014 your favorite white boy with crazy Bam had 29 as well Carried the Hawks yesterday, 131-109. Shout out to my boy, TH.

2014, your favorite white boy, we were crazy. Bam had 29 as well. They just split that little back-to-back series they had as well. Clippers took care of the Bulls yesterday, 122-117. James Harden had 30-6. Kawhi had 17. Dagger three at the end. Yeah.

Put the kids to bed, man. Playoff Kawhi on the way. Freaky Giddy. 21-12. Hey, he was hooping. Kings secured a jazz yesterday. 118-101. Man, Keegan Murray had 26. Zach Levine had 22 as well.

And a surprising 25 from Walker Kessler. He hooped yesterday. 25-14 for sure. We got a couple games tonight. I want to see how y'all feel about them. Warriors at Magic. I'm going to go with the Magic tonight. You're all with the Magic? I'm going to take the Warriors.

Nuggets at Bucks. It's going to be a hell of a game. I'm rolling with the Bucks. I got the Nuggets. I'm going to go Nuggets as well. Hornets at Mavs. Mavs. Lightwork.

Pelicans at Suns. Suns. Take a nap. Taking a Suns. T-Wolves at Lakers Lakers bro All home games for me man Okay I see where we're going today

Straight through For sure Back in the Super Chat Sean Stewart said Young Nacho Can you come off the bench And get my piss in 15 minutes Nope

Very quick I can't The real Jay and Ivy can't really can't the real J. Nive is crazy by the way you give me like they gave me like seven months to prepare myself I could I could play but I ain't gonna get y'all shit but I could play or stay going there just mean, lead the team for a little bit? Yeah, I can get some assists. Yeah. I can do that. But –

A little pick and roll? I'd be so tired after the first five minutes. You and Isaiah Stewart in a pick and roll is crazy. Yeah, it'd be – Yeah. He'd probably average 10 fucking with me. That bitch up. Yeah.

I could pass like a motherfucker. I always could do that. You sound like me, Doddy. I always pass like a motherfucker I always can do that You sound like me, Donnie I always pass I'm going to tell you right now The link up that we don't need Is you and Isaiah Stewart The YouTube compilation is going to break

The real crash house The Blues Brothers The defense is going to be awful though You might as well That boy ain't getting back T going to be reaching his head Definitely not getting back It's a going to be reaching his head. Definitely not getting back.

It's a wrap. Shout out to the Take Files. PlaygroundCreen06 at Tee, would you wear the Shades new shoes once some more colors drop? Yeah, they signed me. Converse, I wear them too. Tap in. Hey, they actually fire too. Yeah, they got a bad looking shoe.

I would wear them. For sure. Teddy Hart, the Supertrash said, if O.K if OKC gets bounced early, bring KD back home. We got the most assets. They have to consolidate at some point. Too many youngins and picks to keep them all. Not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all.

Yeah, I still think he got a few years left in him, so. Yeah, I wouldn't be mad to see KD back in OKC. That'd be fire. And he can play in any kind of system. Yeah. He just love hooping. I like him back there better than Russ. But I don't think

he want to go back to OKC. Yeah, we will see. But we know for damn sure he will not be in Phoenix next year. BK Bully, I got a theory that the NBA and media

push the analytics to limit players from the trenches making it and give white boys a chance to excel. Yeah. I ain't against that um yeah yeah they started making it about um you kind of suck you can tell that with the way they roughed the game used to be a more athletic game you had to be like a superior athlete to be able to get by your defender. Strong, all these things.

And they changed the rules to make it more appealing to guys my size or guys who weren't as athletic, like a white guy. Basically, we say white guys weren't athletic. They were more skilled, can shoot, more fundamentally sound. European players, all that. And they made it more appealing to them to grow the game worldwide look at yokich he running the league yeah whooping it's just support worldwide like game because most europeans when they were coming over here they were getting bullied they weren't athletic enough they couldn't get by their man and if you go play in europe it's

more of a team-based game where you got to use plays and fundamentals and stuff to get open. In the NBA, it was more ISO. Like, you ain't athletic. If you ain't got handles, you can't beat your man. You're not strong. You can't play in here. It's a man's game. And they changed that to make it more of a worldwide game.

Most definitely. And we talked about having Kyle Corbin on the pod. If Kyle Corbin played in today's NBA, the pay difference is so crazy. Yeah. Yeah, so definitely a little bit of truth behind that for sure. Nate Patrick, what's it really like to guard Kyrie? We see visually what the covers

look like, but what is it like as a player who has had to guard him? Is he really that much better than everyone on the floor? Yeah, he's just a shot maker. Obviously, we know he can dribble, he got handles and all that stuff, but he makes shots at a high rate, like tough shots. You could be right there, hand in his face, and he still makes them.

He's just a tough shot maker. Most definitely. Last but not least, Ron Rom says, if Shea was not Canadian, do you think the league would be good enough for him to be the next face? Yep. No. I know you got the personality bro

You got the personality I think he's too reserved Like he's super chill He the coolest dude in the room He is but he hella marketable bro Yeah but he like the coolest dude in the room But you don't see him talk about anything else outside of the court Which is cool but you don't see him talk about anything else outside of the court, which is cool.

But you don't see him talk about anything else. That would kind of be a detriment to him to be in the face. He's super marketable to us. We like, oh, he get fresh. His captions is fly. I don't know. That's to us. We thinking about the masses.

Like, don't nobody care if you got a mink coat on. They probably laughing. The masses is laughing Like Bro got a mink coat on With With a bandana on Like

What are you doing For our NBA He want a thousand percent Yeah we like He fresh He fresh as hell And he chill He be chilling

He got his young niggas lit Like He got all the ingredients But for the masses Probably not Nah the masses Is more like Damn

How many people can Love you Like Yeah The masses love Steph Curry Yeah Nah, the masses is more like, damn, how many people can love you? Yeah. The masses love Steph Curry. Yeah, he don't have no Anthony Edwards, John Moran effect. And that's more for us. I mean, like.

John Moran is kind of worldwide, though. Yeah, that's because he got those highlights. Like, Shade Game is not highlighted. Nah. At all. To us, if you know basketball, the highlights that he do are amazing. Like the step-throughs and all that, bumps, fades. He got longevity game. You like them as hard.

But for the masses, Ja Morant goes dunk on people when he's six foot. It look crazy. For sure. As a kid, I want to do that. I go to the trampoline shit, the park, and do Ja Morant dunks. I don't go do Shea Gildress moves. But if I'm a pure hooper,

I go to the gym and work on Shea moves. You know what I mean? Well said, for sure. Brandy's team from the Super Chat said, why do y'all think Tatum and Giannis

get the most hate for no reason? If you have a problem with those brothers, something gets wrong with you. Jokers is the only that gets a free pass from the media.

Yeah. Tatum, they just want him. They don't believe it. They think he's trying to be Kobe-ish. You know, even like some of the quotes he said when they won a championship. Yeah. We did it and all that stuff. That boy wild.

That's my dog. That was nasty. But that's what they try to use, that they don't feel like it's genuine. Like he's trying to be something else, and that ain't true. I mean, he being him. But Kobe was his idol. Yeah. And you tend to follow people that you admire, right?

It's only normal. Yeah. And then Giannis, he just not from here. And he don't care. And he don't give two shits about what y'all talking about. Yeah. He just make babies in basketball, bro. Fuck what y'all talking about, for sure.

All right, be here and verify our buckets. Who was getting two yesterday? I don't really care about that. Master P, being the president of basketball operations at New Orleans University is crazy to me. For sure, man. That's wild. All these universities getting GMs, bro, for the NIL.

Having P coming in and get all your NIL money is crazy. So is his son transferring from Houston? I will not go play for New Orleans University. Why? I'm not even coming to Simpson. You ain't getting no tick, though. I don't know, bro. I'm cool.

Nah, man, New Orleans is not the vibe. Not for mine, know, bro. I'm cool. Nah, man. New Orleans is not the vibe. Not for mine. Nah, bro. So you can work here if you're so good enough to come here, huh? I'd transfer if y'all get double M out of there, bro. It's my only request, bro. My thing is, are they playing into Pete Lewis?

Nah, bro. I just feel like. He got a special squad, too. But MassP do got hella connections, though. But I'm not going to play for my dad, bro. I'm just asking, bro. If I ain't getting no ticket, I'm going to go with New Orleans. My daddy the G up.

We're going to have everybody like Jackson State on the sideline. Wow. Master P, Snoop Dogg. Yeah, that's not the vibe. Silk the Shocker. Where are they going to find Fiend at? That's not the vibe, bro. shocker. Where are they going to find Fiend at? That's not the vibe, bro. Birdman going to be there asleep.

Lane going to be high. Birdman doing the national anthem. It's just going straight. No, bro. That's not New Orleans, ain't it? You know what I'm saying? But hopefully peaking. You know what I mean?

Turn it around. Shout out to New Orleans University, man. I didn't even know they had a university. You know, I support all black HBCUs. Oh, there's an HBCU. There's probably not, but. I was going to say, I don't know if there is. Just because Master P became the president, it is now a prestige HBCU university.

No limit university. Tap in. Hold on. What is that? Is that like a, is that an HBCU? It is not an HBCU. It's not, bro, but now it is. I've never heard of New Orleans, the University of New Orleans.

I've never heard of it. If T, I mean, if Master P sent somebody to the league from New Orleans, he'd have gone, bro. He'd have gone. He's literally had his hands in everything in life. You would have never thought Master P would be the head of basketball operations at a college. That nigga didn't even go to college.

Wait, they said notable alumni. Why is Urban Johnson on there? I know that Magic Johnson ain't got no damn degree from the University of New Orleans. Probably in his later years, bro. Why you hating? Nah, I'm just saying, bro. I need to see the play now. Dang, he didn't know you for a mistake, but damn, he probably went back and got a doctorate.

He has to get an undergrad first. Oh, that nigga. Oh, I know that Irvin Johnson. Yeah, I know him too. Yeah, he played for the Bucs. Yeah, he definitely played for the Bucs. Number 40. Yeah, okay.

That ain't magic now. They out of pocket. Oh, damn. Okay, this a real school. Yeah. Hey, go back to the pick though. So he made it to the league out of there. Now scroll down, please. I want to make sure I ain't magic now. I guess they out of pocket. Oh, damn. Okay, this a real school. Yeah. Hey, go back to the pic, though. So he made it to the league out of there. No, scroll down, please.

I want to make sure I ain't tripping. You're not tripping. Nigga. Okay, I'm curious. Why is magic on there? Come on, man. Respect the real one, man. Master P's starting already.

Nah, respect the real one, man. For sure. I mean, my very pop bucket going to Tyrese, man. 33-11. My boy been killing since All-Star break. We back up, man. back up man you know the vibes i'm about to say something richard mine's going to shade and sharp out in portland career high one of the best highlights we're gonna see y'all season dunk was amazing for sure man let's get straight to get well soon man shade sharp shay sharp lead it off you dunked on some goofy had a hell of a night who number nine boy catch up

boy the boy he jumped higher once he got closer to him bro that's crazy john moran had a crazy dunk what did he do hey what was that i looked at the nigga's face. He may have the waist. He got it there. That's Champagne. What was that? Yeah, he got punched, y'all. That nigga made a sound effect after he got dunked on.

That's crazy. Get well soon for sure. Ay, my get well soon going to Jason Tatum, man. Got wicked last night in Detroit. Boy, put that boy on skate. They said 20 ain8 had no bag. He was on JT. Pause.

He found out. Iso. Yeah. Oh. Turn that boy around. Them shoes, bro. Boom. Those them shoes, them ain't it.

I got to see the bench reaction to anybody. Nah, they kept it player. I would have stood up. Oh! And he would've got on their ass in the locker room. Yeah, definitely. Look at that footage. Tig, who you got?

Oh, shit. Damn. Sorry, Thompson. Nah, I got with JT. I got JT. Yeah, he did K dirty. Closing K in the three. Made K touch earth.

Touch earth, boy. I'm really the face. My nigga K just went for the rebound. He said, fuck it. Yeah, box out. I'm the face of the league, really. That nigga dropped you off at the three. You ended up there at the baseline.

That's tough. That's a hell of a move, JT. That's good. Damn. Last but not least, man, give us one of the Drew Eubanks, man. Kobe White caught him lacking last night. Caught him lacking a little bit. I'd be surprised.

He'd be dunking on people, but then he does this shit like every month, so ain't no surprise no more. Shout out to Kobe White. White 6'4". Yeah, he just looks shortest here on TV. Shout out to the pro. Be hearing people trying to win some bread this weekend. What you got for them, man?

Paulo, 25. Jimmy Butler, 25. Luka, 20. Anthony Edwards, 25. Jokic, 20. Zion Williamson, 20. LaMelo Ball, 25. Luca, 20. Anthony Edwards, 25. Jokic, 20. Zion Williamson, 20. LaMelo Ball, 20. 500, 17,000.

Man, 500 for 17 bands, man. Not too bad to start off the Friday the right way, man. Last but not least, Sly Cooper from Super Chat says, we need the Hendrix Experience in Dallas. You putting the show on the road? Man, we working on it, man. I got a lot of other stuff going on right now, but we would love to have the Hendrix Experience in Dallas You putting the show on the road? Man, we working on it, man I got a lot of other stuff going on right now But we would love to have the Hendrix Experience in Dallas At Kitchener Cocktails, for sure

We got Travis Scott coming to the vote Come on, bro, stop disrespecting my concert, bro Travis Scott at the vote coming soon Shout out to my dogs They probably watching I'm sorry for his ignorance Shout out to Travis Porter Oh, Travis Porter.

We got Travis Hunter coming to the vote. All right. Travis Kelsey. All right. Travis Hunter, Travis Kelsey. We trying to keep it plain.

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