The Giants draft focused on elite defensive versatility
โI love what the giants did because the giants now, they could probably trade Thibodeaux. They they might do that, but they have Burns, Abdul Carter, and Arvel Reese. And then they got an offensive lineman to hopefully protect Jackson Dart. So, yeah, I like what the Giants did.โ
โThere's people who played long in this NBA and in in sports, but there's not a lot of people who are still able to carry your organization at 41 years old. So that's a big difference. What he's doing is is unbelievable, and it's just a testament to who he is, man, and taking care of his body. That shit is hard to do.โ
NBA play-in tournament sets potential Sixers-Celtics matchup
โNBA Playoffs are set and play ins this week with a potential Sixers/Celtics first round matchup. The bracket is finally locked in and we are looking at some of the most intense early series we've had in years depending on how these play-in games shake out.โ
Mike Vrabel seeks counseling amid ongoing media scandal
โHe did do a press conference, talked about family, owning up to his actions, and that he's gonna put family first. But he owns up to his his actions. As we all we all should. To own up to our actions. Yeah. But family family, my biggest takeaway was it was family comes first and then football.โ
โI love watching them play. I just love watching them play. I love their camaraderie. I love their their their freedom to play basketball. I love the position that that the coach and also the front office put those guys in to just be able to go out there and play basketball and and and focus on trying to win a championship.โ
Jalen Green's high shot volume hindered Phoenix's offense
โI'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.โ
Deni Avdija's performance impacts All-NBA award voting
โTraditionally, 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.โ
Scott Van Pelt analyzes Rory's dominance at Augusta
โBeing here at Augusta and watching Rory go back-to-back is something special that puts him in very elite company. He navigated the back nine with the composure of a guy who has been there a dozen times before, and the atmosphere around the clubhouse was just electric.โ
โPerhaps Matt Stafford had something to do with it. Perhaps he and McVay are having dinner in the off season, and maybe Stafford said, I'm gonna do it one more year. The one thing about Simpson, he can do the two things that McVay likes. He has a football mind. He can handle all of it, and he can make all the throws.โ
โIt's must win Saturday. Win. You lose, it series might as well be over. They came out super flat. Mikhail Bridges, twenty twenty one minutes, zero points. I don't know if it's coaching. I don't know if it's he feels like he has to do too much, but I they're gonna be just fine.โ
Bill Simmons finalized his fluctuating MVP award pick
โSo 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.โ
Tottenham Hotspur faces a legitimate threat of relegation
โWe go international to talk about Tottenham potentially being relegated which is a sentence I never thought I would have to say out loud. It is absolute chaos in the Premier League right now and the math is starting to look very scary for Spurs fans.โ
The Phoenix Suns face a significant talent deficit crisis
โWhat 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.โ
โThe NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza went number one, which was a shocker to absolutely no one, and then we were off and running with some actual shockers PFT. Then it was smokescreen season. It was Arvell Reese falling all the way to five with with the the cardinals taking Jeremiah Love.โ
โRory wins back to back Masters and as a non Rory podcast we have to begrudgingly tip our cap. We talk about the Masters and the playoff that we all wanted so badly but never materialized because he simply pulled away from the field on the back nine.โ
Max Homa continues his strong major championship run
โMax and Brooks finish in the top 12 and other stories from the weekend including how the course played. Seeing Max consistently put himself in the mix at these majors is a huge step forward for his career and it's great to see him performing at this level.โ
Portland's elite defense makes them dangerous play-in contenders
โBut, 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.โ