Club Shay Shay - 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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I'm your host, my name is DJ Wills. Join morning about two brothers to my left Bishop Henderson my right my brother T Fellas good morning. How y'all doing? What's up nasty? Hey, I feel a man, you know saying we back on this broadcast game was on playback last night Here's the Celtics man. We was in the studio trapping late night man. Y'all good Yeah, it's like a back-to-back in the NBA in the podcast gun Enjoyed it yesterday. Yeah, man shot to everybody who put up to the playback situation man It's a big-ass party. We're 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 Believe easy with a 26 piece cave went crazy with 21 and 11. Hey, man We was early on this Pistons team, man, especially you as well. A-game win streak, man, we're showing some love. Yeah, I seen the real, you know what I mean? But they led by K, cutting him, who was having a fantastic year. But guys like Malik Bezey are having breakout years.

Probably got a chance to win six men of the year. Between him and Payton Pritchard and last night, if that was in any kind of example of who could be six men of the year. Between him and Payne Pritchard and last night, if that was any kind of example of who could be six men of the year, it might be easy, like he stepped up. Most definitely, who got yesterday 26 beats, like you said, playing with crazy confidence. 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. Good win for the squad though, straight up. Kay, Kay the Beast, Kay shooting that bitch 12 times out the gate was, I ain't never seen him do that before.

All the girls are like, look, we looking right here at the stats yesterday, Shawlton's 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 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.

I mean, you look at the K stats, man, 25, nine and six. I don't know if he's high in MVP, but should he even be in consideration for it? No. Say hell no. No, he's been killing though. He should be in consideration for all NBA though. Yeah. It should be fighting for that third spot on be in consideration for all NBA though. Yeah.

He should be fighting for that third spot on the third guard all NBA team. It's gonna 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 would be eligible. You look, you got Donovan Mitchell, obviously, he's probably gonna be first team.

SGA gonna probably be first team as well, right? Then you go after that second team, Jalen Brunson probably gonna be second team. Who's that two guard, AE? 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 gonna put him in the front court. Jaylen Brown. Damn.

I don't know what you consider him. So JB Damer gotta get one of them second on NBA spots for sure. Yeah, but it's gonna be between K cutting him, Damian Lillard, it's gonna be a battle. Yeah, I was gonna say, I'm thinking of all the good guards in the league this year.

Mm-hmm. I ain't mad if K get in that third spot though. He has to at least. Yeah, obviously it would be a travesty. He's at least. Yeah, I'll say it would be a travesty. 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 six men 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, just honestly. Most definitely. I wonder if the J and Ivy timing of the injuries is going to hurt him in the situation, because how many games he probably been started with

might disqualify him from the situation, or do they even care about that? I mean, he came off the bench last night. Yeah, too sure. But I know he'd play a little bit more, but yeah, I agree, man. He Denver should qualify for sure, man. Hey, we laughing at JB Bickershaft

telling him to take them down hoodies off and put on the Coach Carter swag. But hey, so far as work. He gonna turn the team around, bro. Yeah, I think he did a hell of a job. I mean, he should be considered for Coach of the Year. Obviously, we know Kenny Agasson's gonna win that. I mean, 48 and 10, how can you go against that?

But, and taking your old team to the 40 and 10, how can you go against that? But, uh. And taking your old team to the 48 and 10 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, see like you said, is there anything we should take from this game?

Chelsea just had an off night. No, no, no, Chelsea, I mean not the Chelsea, cause the Pistons is playing good bro. Nobody even had them in the sixth position. We never would. No, no, no, I mean not the Celtics, the Pistons is playing good bro. Nobody even had them in the sixth position. We never would have thought, like, we damn near was thinking play-in or Cooper flag stakes for the Pistons. So, they over exceeding this year for sure.

Most definitely man. Show 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. But. Why? Oh, you 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. 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, the two teams in the East, everybody 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. So I got a chance against the Knicks and the Celtics.

If I'm the Hawks, the Heat, Magic, the Pistons, I'm like, yeah. A 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, shots 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, but. For sure. Salute to them, man. Pacers played the Pistons first round, thought it 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 cause the Pacers been there last year, they'll 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. 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 to 105. Man, 76ers on the knock game, Lewison Street, man, is real wicked,

you know what I'm saying? Sixth Ward's working the league right now. You gotta lock in to go get this chip, bro. Nah, for sure, bro. Yeah, he's locking in for prize picks is what he's doing, because 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 and be a playing team and you know I mean Get that road The real the real little Giants, you know I'm saying success story Can we go to Easter Conference and this please because I would want to see what type of a win streak they would have to Have to even get into the play to the 10 spot, right? Well That bad they got a little guy go on a five game win streak.

They hit the 10. Yeah. That's crazy. Shit, they can catch the heat in the Hawks, really? Mm-hmm. We right there. We right there? If y'all are asking, this team doesn't.

If they really get rolling though, like if they just go on a six, seven game win streak. I am so fucking sick of these niggas. No, they're on a nine game losing streak They're not about to win shit in the road man. It's over It's over. Why can't we just say it's over you want a nine game losing streak? I think I do is lock in bro. We've been saying it all year, bro. It's March now I ain't really a fan of that team. I know.

That's why we make excuses. I know I hate blue, red, and white jerseys. I ask anybody who got blue, red, and white jerseys, they suck. It ain't crazy out here. 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, the Raptors are two games behind them. I don't want to hear no more about the 76ers making any pushups. I mean, they're a lot closer to the Bulls, bro. Look how close they are But you know what said they was past you they had a 9-8 lose history I know they lost nine games and they still right there. That's nasty, bro I'm not making those users think they gonna make the play in to be honest. I think once they

Figure out that Joe LMB is just done. Let him just be done. Think they gonna 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. For sure. We gassing the skooks, this is crazy.

Yeah, there's no way in hell we expecting them to do anything. But A.P.G. hooped out yesterday. He had 25 and eight. Jalen Brunson went crazy yesterday with 34 and seven. Mikael Bridges been hooping as of late as well, he had 28. Now, Tariq Zamax, he 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 Cade's first quarter? Cade. Nah, don't do that, bro. At least Cade was his shit. 12 for 32 is crazy. What's crazy that okay is first quarter, okay? 12 for 32 is crazy you miss never going to get a you Tyrese bro. I'm never going against Bad night man bad night. We're gonna live we're gonna live man And I ain't even mad at him because I see his post game and broke my nigga spirit man Yes, that's crazy 12 for 32 just shot that bitch a lot, bro. Oh, for seven for three, it's crazy.

Yeah. No, I don't pay attention to this shit. For sure, man, shout out to the Super Chat. John Carter asks, what made the Pistons different from last year? Malik Beasley or the chemistry afro, horrific losing streak last year. All of the above, probably getting a new coach as well.

Kade taking a big leap. Like you said, they got some vets in the off season. They helped the above, probably getting a new coach as well. Kade taking a big leap. Like you said, they got some vets in the off season to help that locker room with Tobias and Tim Hardaway Jr. I think just a combination of things, man. And Kade is really, really that good too, for sure. They actually got some players that play basketball. Like, you know, I'm being, 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 Ayres got a contract. He always going to be solid. Malik Beasley is playing for a contract and he's getting the 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 gonna be here a while. And that's all you ever want.

Then the Thompson Twinn is getting better. Most definitely. Some of the young guys, Durant, getting better, and you still got what they calling beef stew. Isaiah Stewart. Yeah, he's still 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 everybody, as the media does for the Knicks because they never blew a 20 point lead last night, like this should have been a built to add situation, but the Sixers made it close on Tyrese Maxey shooting 12 for 32, so. Yeah, I like the Knicks though, but I ain't really,

I don't book them. You ain't sold on them? Nah, like it don't, I know they good, I know Kat good, I know Brunson did, but I 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 Kat go down, it's over. True. They definitely can't lose him. They done. What if they lose Mikel? Every time Kat go to the basket, I be like, oh shit. 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 on niggas to be healthy and teams run them to the ground. But Mikel Bridges, they probably can still make some noise. Or him, OG. Nah, they gotta have both of them. Jalen Bronson get hurt, it's over. Oh it's over for sure.

It's quiet and the way they play, it's too grind of a game. It's like, you gotta, 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 gotta beat my man every time. If you watch Jalen Brunson, he,

everything he do is like hard stops and pumps and pull backs and it's just like a lot of wearing tear. I see why 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, ay, ah!

Fall on the ground. It's like, damn. Then you watch Boston play and it's just an easy flow. Kick it, four, three, drive wide open, kick it, kick it again. Jason Teddum look like he playing so comfortable. He never doing nothing, look like he going to get fouled. Just look all easy.

Mm-hmm, I agree bro. I'm ruggling. Shouts of trouble and the Super Tracks. After Sixer shut it down, you think that and B-Trade is on the table. Yeah, no nobody want them B. Yeah, I was gonna say, they trying to figure out how he can get surgery.

So. That's damaged goods over there, man. Yeah. Like, they talking about, he need back surgery to make the knee right. I don't mean, I mean, I know it's all connected, but it's all good. Yeah, that's an ugly super chat question as well.

Quick random question, who was 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, I like Clark, I like Rod, I like,

You want to 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, Aaron. Uh, Aaron, Henry.

Hey, Hen. Yeah. They had some shit. For sure, man. They had some shit. Shout out to Ben Davis, for sure. I'm going to roll with Lil Hey, Hen. Yeah. They had some shit. For sure, man. They had some shit. Shout out to Ben Davis, for sure. I'm going to 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. I didn't say best athlete, best hooper, but he did his thing.

He's definitely the best athlete to come out of Van Davis Yeah for a fact and probably one of the best out of state on the lowest of keys a caption was a lot of people Stay starter basketball state champion. Yeah, very important piece. You just want a football dude to hoop Yeah, he was a hooper that played football. Yeah, straight up shout to young boy going crazy for show Okay, so he came back down from 18 yesterday to beat the Nets 129 to 121. SGA light day at the office with 27, six and five. Chet had 22 and 17.

J-Dub had 22 as well. They were on sharp at 25, 15 and five. 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. Nah, I'm Sada talking shit. That wasn't me, it was Sada. Sada killing me. You trying to cop him, please.

Nah, I'm hyped for him, shit. He was so trash back then. He 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 hoopin'. Good job, bro. I ain't gonna lie, I was a tough critic. Yeah, it was. It was the best of reels out there. Yeah, it was the best reviews out there. Well, it's been down 18. 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, I will stop talking about them, but Jalen, I'll be back next year. Him being hurt, I think they'd be even better with him. But hey man, shout out to Killier Hayes, man, for getting another opportunity, taking advantage of it.

But yo, Thunder. Do your thing, boy. Down 18 against the Nets, man, shout out to Killian Hayes man for getting another opportunity to take advantage of it. But, yo Thunder. Hey, do your thing boy. Hey, down 18 against the Nets man, what was going on last night? Yeah, you know we just playing down to our competition. Respect. It happen in a 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 just glad to see Chet healthy and playing with the team again. I was going to say 22 and 17 boy, you get numbers like that from Chet. It's gonna be ugly, man. It's scary, bro. It's scary.

Couple years away, man, we're gonna win a chip. All right, three teams right here in the West. What team do you think they probably wanna 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. What? It's a really bad matchup for them. That's a bad match up for them? That's a really bad match up 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.

Cause they do have two bigs who could kind of deal with Yolkers or try at least. They ain't got nothing for Luke and Braun. Nothing. Just the mental standpoint. for Luca and Bron. Nothing. Just the mental standpoint. I'd have been here before, y'all the little bros. Definitely. That's all.

Talent is there, but just a... Like, Shay and J-Dub against LeBron and Luca. Christmas tree. Yeah, I don't look right. It's not fair, and I mean, obviously, you probably would take SGA over LeBron right now, but it's arguable, like, he's got the best two players in that series. Yeah. It's always fair and I mean obviously you probably take as you ever the bra right now But it's argument like it's got the best two players in that series Yes, always a downhill battle with the best

I want OTC to win cuz I think you know if he killed they got a good shot of winning It's just that OG shit kick in bro, and they can affect you if you ain't ever been in that light before Most definitely art super chat which one I'm starting with They run a bank run here today. One of them taxes hit. Big show. The taxes just hit. Turned up Super Chat, or Fatic98 said,

yo, Jeff, what's up, big, what's up, bro, big fan? Always wanted to know, what do us be risking in your ear after a foul? I didn't see it, or you might be right. You be like, man, that ain't a foul, blah, blah, blah. You might be right. I got to look at it at halftime. I'm bad.

We had to talk about it. That's it. Rochelle, what the fuck thinks? Said, where's the 520 career page? I'm trying to put this BA to use for the morning show. The fans, me, all deserve. Freaky Mike didn't respond. Give us some.

What is that? He want a job. He got a degree and want to show us his resume. Oh, he want to show you his resume. Where you live bro, get on, indeed. This is like career builder. We ain't hiring you, Nick. And when was the last time you been a career builder?

Uh, let's see, when I have a job. Like 2019 or something like that. For sure. That's a quality source, bro. Hit your nearest temp agency. Hey, niggas don't need to be, bro. Get it out the mud, for sure. Super chat again.

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I don't like the unions. They light. That's crazy. March Madness. No. Nah, 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 kinda mid. But, March Madness, I got, I don't know who the hell, I got St. John's. Rick Batino will get in the Final Four. Maybe to a 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 fools to go. For some reason, I think Texas A&M gonna make a run. They just random, they offensive rebounding is crazy.

Yeah. That's Chris beer, right? No, dude, he said nice buddies to check coach at Virginia Tech Forgot his name. Oh my bad shots Chris. We're Spanish Chris beer coach that uh, he was at Texas Techie. Uh, I Know they're trying to get him to are you bad? Yeah, I can't remember what school you have 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 Beer is how it goes. Get back to the chat. You know Mike, don't know him.

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Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of I Heart Women Sports. Dez McLeod from Superstars says, shouts to T, but can the Cavs get a little bit more love or their intent is dumb, very rare? I mean, shit, I gave them all the love for two months. You're going to say you kicked off the Cavs? Yeah, I've been repping the Cavs, but now it's becoming routine. We got to see what

they're going to do in the playoffs. I mean, we just did a podcast with Kyle Corver and Paul Millsap. This looks like our team, I ain't gonna lie. We was whooping shit like this, and it's just like normal now. Now we waiting for the playoffs. Let's see where the real ball start.

See what they gonna do. For sure, and also y'all had to go against LeBron. I know LeBron is here, so no excuse for doing. But they do gotta go against the defending champs. Ain't no LeBron, is he? So no excuse for them. But they do gotta go against the defending champs. That is very true as well, most definitely. All right, man, Rockets, Segaris, Spurs yesterday, 118 to 106.

Twin went crazy with 25 and nine, Jayla Green 21 with seven. The Air Fox didn't have a good game yesterday, only shot three for 12. Hey, but this young Rockets team, man, looking promising, very, very entertaining team. Jabari Smith back playing for this 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. Hoping. Yeah, him and his brother good,

but this is the better one. He the guy. Yeah. Respectfully. He the guy. But, I don his brother good, but this is the better one. He the guy. Yeah, he's like he got but I Don't know man depends who they match up with him. I see the West standards That's another young team to get it. I think believe they're at the fourth spot right now. Yeah, they match up with the Lakers That's gonna be tough Yeah, they need to go get the three spot

Yeah, they don't matter who they match up. It's gonna be a tough, it's a tough out over there in the West, man. Yeah. I think they can handle the Clippers. They could beat the Clippers. But it's still gonna be tough. We don't know, Kawaii Leonard turned to a different person doing a playoff, so. That is a fact.

Kawaii, James, M-P-Z, Zubek, ah, it's quiet. I don't think that, I don't know, man. I just think it'd be a hell of a city. I think that's their best chance to win it though. I like that matchup though. Shagon, whatever you call him, and Zubek though. Yeah. That's solid.

Cause some OG's gonna 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. And he's gonna have to play defense that series. Maybe. He gonna have to bro. Especially for him, he gonna have to play defense. The thing about him, he can guard the Thompson twin.

Yeah. Cause he can't shoot. And James about him, he can guard the Thompson twin. Yeah. Cause he can't shoot. And James is one of the- He's strong, bro. Yeah, James is so, James is like a power forward on defense. We saw when he was guarding miles. Nah, for real, what I'm saying, I don't,

really don't matter, shit. He gonna forget where he fit in. But them young boys running up and down. If they keep the game like that, yeah. He can out-think them, though, bro. I don't know, James Harden different. I mean, if Clippers can slow that game down, it could get different.

But I mean, it's gonna be a different, it's gonna be a tough out wherever they go. Kawhi can walk the Rockets down. For sure. You can't duck smoke on the West. Even if the Rockets get the two, now they work their way up to getting the two because they only with a game, couple games back.

From the Grizzlies, they can get the two. And then it's green. They get the 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 nothing about the West. They would really probably beat the hell out of the Timberwolves actually. What's going to get spooky in this west if we're being for real? If Anthony Davis come back healthy and Gaffer come back healthy and they go to the eighth

and that one eight matchup between Thunder and a Mavericks? Yeah. That's another, yeah. That's another Warriors Mavericks. Yeah. Back in the day. Yeah. That's another, yeah. That's another Warriors Mavericks. Yeah. Back in the day. Yeah. Oh.

That could get real tricky. That can get, that can get, that can get dangerous. Yeah, we gonna see how good Chet is. Cause he's gonna have to deal with Anthony Davis. A pissed off Anthony Davis. Yeah.

That could get, that's a hell of a series. That can get dangerous right there. It can. 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 win streak before them. Yeah, cause you gotta 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.

Belt to Ass situation in Nap Town. Patrice took care of the Raptors 111-91. Tyrese went crazy, 33-11. Like that at the office for sure. The Blazers beat the Wizards yesterday, 129-121. Shadysharp broke the internet yesterday. He went off for a career high of 36-8-5 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, you know, get on a 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 players like last night. They got a good young court.

Hey man, if they don't win the, if they don't capture the flag, you mad at Ace Bailey out there? I don't want Ace out there. He gonna come, he, I like Shadon. They are basically similar. So you was saying, what did you say at the beginning of the year? Harper?

Hey, Harper out there? Yeah. Can he play with Scoot? Jeff said that. I'm ready to get rid of Scoot. You Scoot Scoot? Yeah, yeah. Scoot reminds 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 coming in, gonna pressure the ball, play defense, give you eight to 10 points. I think Dylan Harper is a star potential.

He kind of got that K Cunningham in his game a little bit, not as athletic, not as tall. But strong. Strong. Good pace. Jalen Bronson strength. Pace can shoot, can pass. Yeah.

You said that, I was like, damn bro, damn they're right. You don't want to get rid of school because 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 to 109.

Shout out to my boy, TH. 2014, your favorite white boy were crazy. Bamb 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 to 117. James Harden had 30 and six, Kawhi had 17. Dagger 3 at the end.

Yeah. Put the kids to bed, man. Play off Kawhi on the way. Freaky giddy. 21-12, hey, he was hooping. Kings took care of the Jazz yesterday, 118 to 101. Man, Kigal Murray had 26, Zach LaVine had 22 as well. And a surprising 25 from Walker Kessler. He hoop yesterday. 25 and 14 for sure.

And we got a couple games tonight. I wanna see how y'all feel about them. Warriors at Magic. I'ma go with the Magic tonight. You're all with the Magic? No? I'ma take the Warriors. Nuggets at Bucks.

It's gonna be hell of a game. I'm rolling with the Bucks. I got the Nuggets. I'ma go Nuggets as well.. It's gonna be hell of a game. I'm rolling with the Bucks. I got the Nuggets. I'm gonna go Nuggets as well. Hornets at Mavs. Mavs. Light work. Pelicans at Suns.

Suns. Take a nap. Taking a sun. T-Wolves at Lakers. Lakers, bro. All home games for me, man. Okay. I'll 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. Ha ha ha. Very quick. I can't.

The real J.Nibey. Damn, I really can't. The real J.Nibey's crazy, by the way. You get me like, they gave me like seven months to prepare myself. I could play, but I ain't gonna get hurt by the way. You get me like, they gave me like seven months to prepare myself. I could play, but I ain't gonna get y'all shit. But I could play. First leg going there, just gonna lead the team

for a little bit? Yeah, I can get some assists. I can do that, but. Little pick and roll? I'll be so tired after the first five minutes. You and Isaiah Stewart in the pick and roll is crazy. Yeah, yeah. For average 10, fucking me.

That bitch up. Yeah, I could pass like a motherfucker. I always could do that. You sound like me, dog. I always pass. I'm gonna tell you right now, the link up that we don't need is you and us and Stewart. The YouTube compilation is gonna break.

The real crash out is the Blues Brothers. The defense is going to be awful though. You mind for a little. Oh, that boy getting back. Teg going to be reaching his head. Definitely not getting back. It's a wrap. Shout out to the take fouls.

Playground Cranosix said, Teg, would you wear the shades, new shoes, once some more colors drop? Yeah, they signed me. Converse, I wear them too. Tapin, they actually fire too. Yeah, they got a bad looking shoe. I would wear them.

For sure. Teddy Hart in the Super Trash said, if Oka Tiggs bounce 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 hoop until I think he'll fit that group pretty well. 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. BKBully, I got a theory that the NBA media puts analytics narratives to limit players from the trenches making it and give white boys a chance to excel. Oh yeah. I ain't against that.

Yeah. Yeah, they started making it about, 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 that athletic, like a white guy. Basically we say white guys weren't that 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. Phil, look at Jokic, he running the league. Yeah.

Whoopin' shit. It's just a poor worldwide game. Because most Europeans, when they were coming over here they were getting bullied They weren't athletic enough. They couldn't get by they man And if you go play in Europe is more of a team-based game where you got to use plays and fundamentals and stuff to get Open and the NBA 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 You know they change that to make it more of a worldwide game.

Most definitely, and we talked about having Kyle Corvin in the pod, if Kyle Corvin played in today's NBA, the pay difference is so crazy. Yeah, so definitely a little bit of truth behind that for sure. Nate Patrick, what's it really like to guard Kyrie? We see basically 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 court? 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 Shay was not Canadian,

do you think the league would be green enough for him to be the next face? Yep. No. I know you got the personality, bro. You got the personality. I don't know, I think he's too reserved. Like, he's super chill.

Like, 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. That would kind of be a detriment to him being in the face. He's super marketable to us.

We like, oh, he get fresh. His captions is fly. I don't know. As to us, we thinking about the masses. Like, don't nobody cares you got a meat cone on. They probably laughing. The masses is laughing. Like, bro got a meat cone on with a bandana on.

Like, what he doing? For our NBA, he 1000% physical. Yeah, we like, he fresh. He fresh as hell. And he kill, 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, the masses love Steph Curry. Yeah, he don't have no Anthony Edwards, Jive Moran effect. And that's more for us. I mean like- Jive Moran is kind of worldwide though. Yeah And that's more for us. I mean like. Ja Morant is kind of worldwide though. Yeah, that's because he got those highlights. 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, it's hard. But for the masses, Ja Morant goes dunk on people when he's six foot

It look crazy As a kid, I want to do that. I go to the trampoline shit the park and do John Moran dunks I don't go do Shay Gilder's moves But if I'm a pure Hooper, I go to the gym and work on Shay moves Yeah, I mean but Well said for sure. Brandy Singh from the Super Chat said, why do y'all think Tatum and Yonnas 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 trying to be Kobe-ish. Even like some of the quotes he said when they went in championship. We did it and all that stuff.

Like. That boy wild. That's my dog. That was nasty. But that's what they try to use that like, they don't feel like it's genuine. Like he trying to be something else and that ain't true. I mean, he being him, but Kobe was his idol.

And you tend to follow people that you admire, right? It's only normal. Yeah. And then Yannis, 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, you're new GM. All these universities getting GM's for their NIL. Having Pete 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 going to count perception. 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 my, nah bro.

So you can work here if you're so and ain't good enough to come here huh? I'd transfer if y'all get a 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. But Master P 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 tick I'm going to go with New Orleans. Yeah, if my daddy did G up, I sure would. We're going to have everybody like Jackson State on the sideline. Wow. Master P, Snoop Dogg. Yeah, that's not the vibe.

Sook the Shocker. Where they gonna find Fiend? That's not the vibe, bro. Birdman gonna be there asleep. Lane gonna be high. Birdman doing the national anthem, just going straight. No, bro, that's not New Orleans, ain't it? high. Birdman doing the national anthem, and then just going straight. No, bro, that's not New Orleans ain't it.

You know what I'm saying? But hopefully Peking, you know what I mean? Turn 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, this is a HBCU. It's probably not, but.

I was gonna say, I don't know if it is. Just because Master P became the president, it is now a prestige HBCU university. No limit university, tap in. Hey, hold on, what is that? Is that like a, is that a HBCU or? 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, not T, if Master P sends somebody to the league from New Orleans, he'da go, bro. He'da go. He's literally had his hands in everything in life. You woulda 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, they said, this notable alumna, 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? No, I'm just saying, bro, I need to see the play now. Hey, he didn't who we know he who for a mistake,

but damn, he probably went back and got a doctorate. He has to get an undergrad first. Oh, that thing is. Oh, I know that Urban Johnson. Yeah, I know him too. Oh, Grant Hawker said, wait. Yeah, he definitely played for the Bugs, number 40. Oh Magic now, oh damn. Okay. This is a real school. Yeah, go back to the pick though So he made it to the way you got it there go now scroll down, please. I want to make sure I interpret nigga Okay, I'm gonna say why is magic on there? Come on man, hey.

Look, respect the real one, man. Masterpiece starting already. Nah, respect the real one, man. For sure, man, my very popular, going to Tyrese, man, 33 to 11, my boy Big Kills is off to our break, we back up, man, you know the vibes. I was about to say something, respect.

Mine's going to Shane Sharp out in Portland, career high. One of the best highlights we gonna see all season. Dunk was amazing. For sure man, let's get straight to it, get well soon man. Shade Sharp lead it off. He dunked on something goofy. Had a hell of a night.

Who number nine, boy Ketchup. Hey! Boy, the, and boy. He jumped higher, once he got closer to him bro, that's crazy. Boy the He jumped higher once he got closer to him bro, that's crazy John Moran had a crazy dumb Hey Yeah, you got punched on I nigga made a sound effect after he got dunked on. That's crazy.

Get well soon for sure. I might get well soon going to Jason Tate him, man. He got wicked last night at Detroit. Boy put that boy on. Skate. They said twin ain't had no bag. I swear Johnson put the moves on JT. Paul.

He found out. Iso, yeah. Ooh. Ooh. Turn that boy around. Them shoes, bro. Boom. Oh, them shoes, I mean that.

I gotta see the bench reaction to anybody. Nah, they kept it player. I would've stood up. Oh. And Naheeda got on her ass in the locker room. Yeah, definitely look at that footage. Tig, who you got? Oh shit.

Damn, sorry Thompson Yeah, he did Kate dirty in the three make a touch earth Wow touch earth boy I'm really the face My nigga Kate 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. Still a move, JT. Damn. Last but not least, man, give us some of the U-banks, man. Kobe White called him lacking last night at least man give us some of the drool you banks man, call me white called him lacking last night Caught him like a little bit. I Be surprised he'd be dunk on people but then he doesn't she like every month So ain't no surprise no more shot to call be white

Yeah, he just looks short as he on TV shots of the fro Be here people trying with some bread this weekend. What you got for them, man? Paolo, 25. Jimmy Bella, 25. Luca, 20. Anthony Edwards, 25. Jokic, 20.

Zion Williamson, 20. LaMelo Ball, 20. 500 win you, 17,000. 500 for 17 bands, man. Not too bad to start off a 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 at Kitchen and Cocktails for sure. Fact, we got Travis Scott coming to the Vogue. Come on, bro, stop disrespecting my concert bro. Travis Scott at the Vogue coming soon. Shout out to my dawgs, they probably watching,

I'm sorry for his ignorance. Shout out to Travis Porter. Oh, Travis Porter. We got Travis Hunter coming to the Vogue. All right. Travis Kelsey. All right. Travis Hunter, Travis Kelsey.

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