Puck speed is a unique superpower for Connor McDavid
“So he skates like no one I've ever seen before, and it's he's faster with the puck than without I mean, I've been on this show how many times I've been on. Number one most appeared guest, but I've probably talked about him for most of them. Mhmm. Yeah. And his skating and with the puck and what he's able to do with his cutbacks, stops and starts, it I've never seen anything like it. And now he doesn't have that. He still has the straightaway speed I've noticed, like, tonight and the last game, but the little cutbacks where he's beaten the out of the corner and just embarrassing people, it's like ninja mode.”
Deni Avdija's performance impacts All-NBA award voting
“Traditionally, our votes would have been due by now. Instead, we're watching these games and they have given us another set of games to reevaluate our choices and rethink things. But, yeah, Denny, obviously, playing one of the games of the year for him, and making us rethink where he should be in these awards. Unbelievable. He was awesome.”
Roger Bannister got lucky as the fastest guy in England
“Is there anyone who, like, records are meant to be break broken, but Roger Bannister really gets a lot of credit for a guy who probably would have gotten beaten if we had just recorded, like I mean, how did how did a, English guy have the fastest mile in the world? Yeah. That's just not come on. And we all fucking sucked his dick forever. Yeah. Like, oh, you you got the mile under four minutes. I feel like we could've gone to a lot of other places in the world and found faster miles.”
Bill Simmons finalized his fluctuating MVP award pick
“So if you care about who I pick for MVP, something I changed my mind on 430 times over the weekend, that is at the tail end of the podcast. Saved it for last, like a big fat dessert. So that is coming up next. We're gonna take break and then bring in Pearl Jam and then Kirk and House late night Tuesday after two play games.”
The Phoenix Suns face a significant talent deficit crisis
“What really kinda revealed itself is the this overachieving Suns team. They just they have a talent deficit, and that's not a knock. Like, this was supposed to be kind of a transition rebuilding year to wash out the horrendous taste that was left in their mouths from what they tried last year. And it turned out that, like, chemistry matters. The secret that I learned from the book of basketball is that chemistry matters.”
A scooter accident resulted in a hit and run by an Uber passenger
“The only area where I could ride a bike or a scooter. I hit the edge of the door full speed, into my hip. I have the biggest bruise I've ever had, and then that threw me into the car, parked the car on the right, and then I went onto the ground. So it really hurt. And then the lady got out of the car, asked if I was okay, but kinda more in a, like, a lawyer manner, like, are you okay?”
LeBron James literally made a teammate to throw passes to
“All the, like, stats are, like, LeBron's first playoff game, and it's just Bronny as a one year old. Hit the whole thing. He someone put it perfectly. He's like, LeBron literally made a, a teammate to throw passes to. He made him. Mhmm. And it's crazy. He's the fact he's doing it at 41 is just absolutely nuts. The rockets were favorites in this series. And LeBron with no Luka, it just defies all logic, and he just keeps doing it.”
The Bears drafted a center from Iowa to anchor the line
“I mean, anytime you get a guy who could jump out of a pool. But, yeah, the the bears draft strategy did not seem I I I do think that, like, we don't I don't know shit. Last year, there were people who thought that, you know, Colson Loveland at 10 was a weird pick, and then he ends up being the best tight end in in in the draft and also one of the top tight ends in the league. So I trust in Ben Johnson, but we took, a center from Iowa who actually Kyle Long was talking about, Logan Jones. So I'm excited about that.”
Portland's elite defense makes them dangerous play-in contenders
“But, yeah, this is the twenty third ranked offense since the all star break, but it's the third ranked defense. They're gonna be tough to score on. And if the one of the things I'm worried about as a Spurs guy is the ability for these young guards to shoot, their threes. We've both been really positive about them as the season's gone on about getting better. But the playoffs have a way of making teams cool off.”
Jalen Green's high shot volume hindered Phoenix's offense
“I'm fine with Jalen Green taking 29 shots in a world where Devin Booker is hurt. But in a world where Devin Booker is fine, I wanted him to take... whoever wins that that nine, ten game in the West should feel pretty good about their opponent in Phoenix. It's a team that I thought the wrong guy took 29 shots.”
