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SPIDER MOE
SPIDER MOE pic.twitter.com/RuN3ENkZYe— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 19, 2019
The Panel:
Guest:
College Basketball Analyst, Jay Williams
First Half
First, let’s…
In the event of a tie, the “Voice of God” aka Producer Danny will break that tie
(1) As The Kings Turn vs (8) Wall & Order: DC
Jefferson: As The Kings Turn
Pierce: As The Kings Turn
Elhassan: As The Kings Turn
Nichols: As The Kings Turn
Winner: As The Kings Turn
(4) Dances with T-Wolves vs (5) Suns of Anarchy
Jefferson: Suns of Anarchy
Pierce: Dances with T-Wolves
Elhassan: Suns of Anarchy
Nichols (Via Scottie Pippen): Dances with T-Wolves
The Voice of God: Dances with T-Wolves
Winner: Dances with T-Wolves
(2) Haywatch vs (7) La La Lance
Pierce: La La Lance
Jefferson: La La Lance
Elhassan: La La Lance
Nichols: La La Lance
Winner: La La Lance
(3) Bays of Our Lives vs (6) Boogie & The Brow
Jefferson: Bays of Our Lives
Pierce: Bays of Our Lives
Elhassan: Bays of Our Lives
Nichols: Bays of Our Lives
Winner: Bays of Our Lives
Spurs have won 9 straight (longest active win streak) | Credit Pop for Spurs 9-game win streak?
“They absolutely got the message. When Pop puts his foot down, they listen. They are peaking at the right time” – Pierce
“I’m not surprised that in the last 20-25 games of the season they’re playing their best basketball” – Jefferson
“The job that he has done, that the team has done, that the players have done, I cannot be more impressed with what they’ve done the last couple of weeks” – Nichols
Nuggets clinch 1st playoff berth since 2013!
🎉 IT'S A CELEBRATION 🎊#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/mDcL2GuR7R
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 19, 2019
More likely for Nuggets: 1st-round exit or Conference Finals?
“As long as they are 2 or 3 (seed) and they get the Houston Rockets in the second round (assuming Golden State is the one seed), they’ll make it to the conference finals” – Jefferson
“Conference Finals. But I also look at this team as a team that could possibly lose in the first round. It’s all new to them. When you go into a new playoff environment, it’s a different type of pressure” – Pierce
“Conference Finals. If they get the right match up” – Nichols
March 19, 1995 – Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA since announcing to the world “I’m back” vs the Pacers in Indy
Timing; Baby Dame already know what “Lillard Time” is?
Easy Buckets; How does this happen?
Shock; Are the Bulls actually having fun?
Limits; Is there such thing as a bad shot for Steph?
Let’s…
Steph’s most absurd buzzer-beating heaves!
Honorable Mention: vs Pacers in 2016
3) vs Clippers in 2017
2) vs Clippers in 2018
1) vs Grizzlies in 2015 playoffs
Moving on…
Biggest concern with Duke in tourney?
“They are the best team in the country and have the best player in the country. But the best team doesn’t always win the NCAA tournament. Their lack of 3-point shooting (30% from three). What happens if Zion Williamson gets in foul trouble? They don’t have the depth from the front court position” – Williams
What is Zion’s NBA ceiling?
“I don’t see his skillset being that strong across the board yet. He needs more consistency with that outside jump shot. Is he going to be a LeBron James, a Giannis? He has potential to do that” – Williams
“Right out of the gate. It depends on what the team is. I’m going to highlight him and try to develop him as fast as possible” – Pierce on whether he’d have Zion as his main guy
Second Half
Show Within a Show (Final Four)
(1) As The Kings Turn vs (4) Dances with T-Wolves
Jefferson: As The Kings Turn
Pierce: As The Kings Turn
Elhassan: As The Kings Turn
Nichols: As The Kings Turn
Winner: As The Kings Turns
(3) Bays of Our Lives vs (7) La La Lance
Jefferson: La La Lance
Pierce: Bays of Our Lives
Elhassan: Bays of Our Lives
Nichols: Bays of Our Lives
Winner: Bays of Our Lives
Kyle Lowry on ankle injury: “Think it was a little bit dirty”
Lowry after the game:
If you really think I tried to hurt him you wrong and need to look again I was falling I mean I apologize for falling on him but I didn’t mean to
— Mitchell Robinson (@23savage____) March 19, 2019
Was Kyle Lowry injury caused by a dirty play?
“Kyle said it: He’s a young player, he’s a young energetic athletic player. He’ll learn” – Elhassan
Jefferson and Pierce: “It was an accident”
Kobe Bryant’s fantasy book: “The Wizenard Series: Training Camp”
Westbrook’s 16 technical fouls
Jefferson: Nothing
“It only matters in the postseason”
Pierce: Something
“This is going to affect their seeding in the playoffs”
Elhassan: Something
“All the pests around the league are going extra it up”
Nichols: Everything
“He likes to play a certain way with energy, with the freedom to say whatever he wants”
Elfrid Payton’s 5 straight triple doubles
Pierce: Everything
Elhassan: Something
“It’s something to hang your hat on, but it’s not like in the offseason, people are going to be offering 17 million a year for this guy because he had five straight triple doubles”
Jefferson: Everything
“He is finally to starting to come into his own”
March 19, 2000 – Vince Carter with the game winning dunk vs the Rockets!
Lost Stars
LeBron’s groin injury still a thing?
LeBron and Giannis is out as their teams face each other
“LeBron needs to just go and take care of that groin and get ready for next year. You only got three more years of this greatness. You got to preserve it” – Pierce
“Bron sitting down is a real thing. But if you’re chasing Kareem [for the all-time scoring record], you can’t let games past. He’s got three more years of greatness and three more years of averaging 25 [ppg]” – Jefferson
Paul Pierce’s worst tourney moments?
Show Within a Show (Championship)
Pierce: As The Kings Turn
Jefferson: Bays of Our Lives
Elhassan: Bays of Our Lives
Nichols: As The Kings Turn
Voice of God: As The Kings Turn
THE WINNER!
