The Drop | Early NBA All-Star Predictions, LeBron's Streak Ends, Maxey's Motor

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Podcast Summary: No Dunks — The Drop | Early NBA All-Star Predictions, LeBron's Streak Ends, Maxey's Motor

Date: December 5, 2025
Hosts: Je Skeets, Tas Melas, Trey Kirby, JD (Super Producer)
Podcast: No Dunks – iHeartPodcasts

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The episode dives deep into the NBA’s latest headlines, focusing on early All-Star roster predictions amidst injuries and shifting narratives. The crew analyzes Giannis Antetokounmpo’s outlook after a calf strain, LeBron James’ historic streak ending, Tyrese Maxey’s clutch defense, and then collaboratively drafts their own All-Star squads under the league’s new USA vs World format. They cap the show with their signature “Best of the Week” plus rapid-fire banter about life, pop culture, and embarrassing Spotify Wrapped reveals.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Giannis Injury & Bucks Dilemma

[03:29–12:52]

• Giannis sidelined 2–4 weeks with a right calf strain, after a non-contact injury. His absence leaves Milwaukee in a precarious spot—both on the floor and in the front office.

• This break is "an important time for the Bucks to play better together" (Tas, 04:08). They have five games in 14 days—ample practice time for the newly returned Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rollins to build chemistry, especially as Porter becomes the main offensive option.

  • "His percentages are ridiculous… 56 from the floor, 59 from three. But he is the number one option." — Tas (04:51)
  • Milwaukee's record without Giannis is abysmal: “One and five without him, nine and eight with him. So, you know, an average record there.” — Skeets (06:06)

• Trade rumors intensify: Trey speculates, “it wouldn’t surprise me if we don’t see Giannis wearing 34 for the Bucks again.” (07:54). The All-NBA eligibility 65-game threshold is now a concern for Giannis if he misses a full four weeks (08:21).

• The hosts debate: Should the Bucks use future picks to chase a star (e.g., Zach LaVine) and attempt to persuade Giannis to stay—or ride out this “transition” year, given their lack of playoff success lately?

  • Skeets: “At a certain point it becomes malpractice...are we really going to compete for a title?” (11:35)

• Tas closes: “It’s up to Kevin Porter Jr., really...he’s the guy.” (09:01), highlighting the pressure on Milwaukee's supporting cast during Giannis’ absence.

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2. LeBron James’ Historic Double-Digit Scoring Streak Ends

[12:52–23:18]

• LeBron’s 1,297-game streak of double-digit scoring ends in Toronto as he finishes with 8 points—but delivers the game-winning assist to Rui Hachimura.

  • Skeets notes: “He could have forced up a shot… but he said (to Rui), 'this is coming to you.'” (13:34).
  • Trey remarks on LeBron’s pass-first mind: “I'm sure Donyell Marshall was watching last night and tipping his cap.” (13:43)

• Austin Reaves steals the show: 44 points, 5 boards, 10 assists, 13-for-21 FG, repeatedly hitting deep shots and clutch free throws.

  • “He's just become a really, really good player… for the Lakers, he's a number one when they need him to be.” — Trey (17:13)

• Debate over the importance of LeBron's streak:

  • Skeets reads Spike Eskin’s spicy tweet, “At least 10 points in a game. Streak is not a real streak... made up to give LeBron another made-up credential. Nobody cares.” (18:19)
  • Tas defends: “Nobody appreciates his longevity... it is an accomplishment.” (20:03)
  • Trey: “He’s able to be a high-level player for the entirety of his career.” (19:26)

• LeBron’s aging curve is clear: more under-the-rim, lower shooting percentages, less lift. Trey: “LeBron needs to play like 2011 Jason Kidd at this point—move the ball and shoot threes.” (21:57)

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3. Maxey’s Hustle Saves Sixers from Collapse

[26:47–34:12]

• Tyrese Maxey’s end-to-end sprint for a game-saving block preserves a Philly win after the Warriors erase a 24-point deficit.

  • Trey: “Maxey...one of the fastest guys in the league, but this was just defense, sprinting back, making a great play.” (27:32)
  • Tas praises Melton and the Warriors’ unlikely comeback with deep-bench players: “Pat Spencer...he was also like the best college lacrosse player in decades. Just like, ‘I'll go play basketball and be an NBA player.’” (30:25)

• The crew marveled at the Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe’s late-game heroics (offensive rebound, key steal, game-winning tip): "[Edgecombe] makes a lot of plays in other facets of the game for the Sixers." (27:32)

• Replay reviews and timeouts slowing the finish are a familiar frustration:

  • Skeets: “It’s the end of the game that should be the most exciting part and turns into the worst part." (36:05)

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4. Early NBA All-Star Predictions (USA vs World Format)

[36:11–53:08]

Rules & Process

• The All-Star Game format is now USA vs. World, but picks are positionless; teams can be adjusted by Adam Silver to ensure the right USA/World split.

Eastern Conference All-Stars (as chosen by the hosts)

• Locks & Final Roster:

  • Jalen Brown, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Brunson, Scotty Barnes, Bam Adebayo, Jalen Duren, Franz Wagner, Karl-Anthony Towns

• Close Calls: Brandon Ingram, Josh Giddey, Norman Powell, Evan Mobley, Siakam; consensus that Mobley and Giddey just missed out.

Western Conference All-Stars

• Locks & Final Roster:

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards, Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, Chet Holmgren, Steph Curry, Victor Wembanyama, Jamal Murray, Devin Booker

• Notable Snubs: Larry Markkanen, Deni Avdija, James Harden, Julius Randle, Jaren Jackson Jr., De’Aaron Fox.

• International count matches: 8 World, 16 USA picks—perfect split for the new format.

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5. Best of the Week

[53:44–60:21]

Tas leads the “Best of the Week” segment, highlighting:

• OKC Thunder’s creative player intros—e.g., “AJ Mitchell, Belgian Waffle University” (55:17)
• Referee bounce pass accidentally hitting Tyler Herro where it counts: “Tyler’s, Tyler’s laughing. Jenna win apologized immediately” (57:11)
• Karan Butler making rookie Myron Gardner apologize to Klay Thompson after excessive trash talk—old school NBA etiquette.
• General praise for light-hearted moments and evolving player-media presentation.

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6. Rapid Fire & Banter

[65:16–78:06]

• Delusionally optimistic beliefs:

  • Skeets: Every fire station still has a dalmatian. (65:41)
  • Tas: This will be the year he finishes a dozen books—“One a month, could do it. No problem. Didn't get there.” (66:36)
  • Trey: “Delusionally optimistic about Avatar: Fire and Ash… will be there opening weekend.” (68:11)

• Things they’re ready to see end:

  • Skeets: “AI slop”—the glut of silly AI images, even though they make him laugh (69:42)
  • JD/Tas: People not flushing—especially in their own homes!
  • Trey: "Stranger Things"—the Netflix show finally winding down after ridiculously long runs (72:01)

• Embarrassing Most-Played Songs (Spotify Wrapped):

  • Skeets: “The Bones Are Their Money” (from I Think You Should Leave).
  • Tas: Cat memes–turned-songs by The Kiffness: “I go meow, I go meow.”
  • Trey: “Steve’s Lava Chicken” from Minecraft, thanks to his kids.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Giannis’ future:

  • Trey, [07:54]: “It wouldn’t surprise me if we don’t see Giannis wearing 34 for the Bucks again.”

• On LeBron making the right play (passing to Rui):

  • “He could have forced up a shot for sure. But he said, according to Rui, he said during the timeout, ‘this is coming to you.’ So he knew what he was gonna do.” — Trey Kirby [13:43]

• On Austin Reaves’ emergence:

  • “He’s just become a really, really good player…for the Lakers, he’s a number one when they need him to be.” — Trey [17:13]

• On LeBron’s Streak Being Overrated:

  • Spike Eskin tweet read by Skeets [18:19]:
    “This is truly embarrassing… nobody’s ever heard of it. It’s made up to give LeBron another made-up credential nobody cares about.”

• On Maxey’s game-saving block:

  • “This was just defense, sprinting back and making a great play.” — Trey [27:32]

• On All-Star roster selection:

  • “At a certain point it becomes malpractice to your organization, like…are we really going to compete for a title?” — Skeets, on the Bucks trading picks to appease Giannis [11:35]

• On Thunder Player Intros:

  • “AJ Mitchell, Belgian Waffle University.” [55:17]

• On life, aging, and music quirks:

  • “It’s about what you’re doing.” — Tas, signoff [80:49]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------|----------------| | Show Start / Banter | 02:10 | | Giannis Injury & Bucks | 03:29 – 12:52 | | LeBron’s Streak Ends | 12:52 – 23:18 | | Maxey’s Block / Warriors-Sixers | 26:47 – 34:12 | | Replay Reviews Drag | 33:33 – 36:05 | | All-Star Picks (East/West) | 36:11 – 53:08 | | Best of the Week | 53:44 – 60:21 | | Rapid Fire Banter | 65:16 – 78:06 |

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Overall Tone & Style

The No Dunks crew is sharp, playful, and self-deprecating—mixing deep basketball analysis with plenty of jokes, pop culture references, and behind-the-scenes podcast banter. Quotes and debates flow fast, but the camaraderie and deep NBA knowledge are always front and center.

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For New Listeners

• This episode is a quintessential No Dunks blend of NBA analysis (with unique angles), sharp group chemistry, and deeply entertaining sidetracking.
• You’ll get a strong sense of the league’s current storylines, the shifting All-Star landscape, and plenty of basketball “food for thought,” all while laughing along with the team’s signature wit.

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Transcript

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[Je Skeets]

Good morning sweet world and welcome to the no Dunks podcast presented by FanDuel. It's Friday, December 5th, 2025. This is the Drop. I'm Je Skeets here in the Classic Factory and alongside me as always, TAs.

[Tas Melas]

Melas, NBA lovers and hat lovers. This one's for you.

[Je Skeets]

Yes. Next to him, it's my top shot hot boy in a trilby hat, Trey Kirby Ayo. Hey. Oh. And over yonder, making the Magic happen. Super producer JD hello. There he is. Everyone on YouTube can see Trey rocking the lucky white trilby hat with your Bears jersey.

[Trey Kirby]

Bears undefeated. When I wear this beautiful trilby hat. Big game this weekend. Need all the luck we can get.

[Je Skeets]

You know you're in Lambeau Field.

[Trey Kirby]

Oh, it's the frozen tunnel. Oh, they're gonna have icicles.

[Tas Melas]

All right.

[Trey Kirby]

Watch out for the icicles.

[Je Skeets]

But your Bears are one. And oh, when you rock this hat.

[Trey Kirby]

Yes. Yeah. Okay. Last week they played on Friday. I wore it Friday morning.

[Je Skeets]

Right.

[Trey Kirby]

Will it have the same effect two days later or do I have to wear it for two days straight?

[Je Skeets]

Can't wait to find out. All right, on today's show, we are going to make some early all star roster predictions. We'll get into that. Mr. Nice Guy Tasmelas has some best of the week nominees.

[Tas Melas]

Oh, yeah. We've already done enough of the negative this week. Let's turn it around. Celebrate the game we love and we'll.

[Je Skeets]

End with some rapid fire fun. But first, got some news with Giannis. Buck star Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to be sidelined for approximately two to four weeks because of a right calf strain. He suffered that non contact injury three minutes into the first quarter of Wednesday's win. So Giannis is going to be out for a little bit of time here. Tas and we did a lot of Giannis talk on yesterday's podcast. Did a bunch of hypothetical trade packages if Milwaukee decides to move off of him and if that's what they decide when they have this meeting. So you can go watch that show, listen to that show. But any thoughts on the injury report here?

[Tas Melas]

Well, most people on me because I was too positive talking about Yan Stempo saying the man is going to stick to his word of the offseason. I'm staying with this team for the year and I believe in what Giannis is saying. That being said, now that he's out two to four weeks, this is an important time for the Milwaukee Bucks to play better together. They only have five games over the next 14 days. That's a lot of time for practicing, especially with Kevin Porter Jr. Having come back these last three games. He's only played in four games this season. He is absolutely balling when he is playing. He can be the number one offensive guy. His percentages are ridiculous. It's obviously not going to keep up. 56 from the floor, 59 from three. But he is the number one option. 20 points per game. Now with Giannis out and Ryan Rollins playing beside him as their, their backcourt. That's who they are. Kevin Port Jr. Doesn't have to handle the ball as much. It's a much different game than it was last year. Again, he's only played four games. Now they can get these practices in. I do think those two guys are really important with Turner and Kuzma, who they don't score a lot, we know that. But I think they have played better this season at being those complimentary guys. Kuzman doesn't have to shoot in the mid range anymore. So all that to say five games over 14 days. That's pretty good. That's like a game every three days. That would be two weeks if Giannis comes back. Now, the schedule is not easy. They have Philadelphia tonight coming off of back to back, which we'll get to Philadelphia's game last night. Then they go at Detroit. That's a back to back. Then they get four days off before the seas, Brooklyn and then Toronto. So there's a couple games they have to win there and then they're on a five game road trip. Giannis may be back for that because that's, you know, over two weeks. They go to Mindy Mini, they go to Indiana. Then it's Christmas, Janice can go hang with his kids. Then Memphis, Chicago, Charlotte. So it's an important time. Even though they're 10th in the Eastern Conference, it's important for them to all get together.

[Je Skeets]

It's important for them to win basketball games without Giannis because they haven't done that. Really? They've won one.

[Tas Melas]

Yep.

[Je Skeets]

One and five without him, nine and eight with him. So, you know, an average record there.

[Tas Melas]

But yeah, and the one that they won, Kemporter Jr had come back. That was an important one. I mean, he. You say he. He also, like Yanis didn't play that game, so they've won kind of two without.

[Je Skeets]

I guess that's true.

[Tas Melas]

Really?

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. He's only playing the three minutes. You're right. That's good point. Yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

That was a nice win to beat the Pistons without Giannis for the most.

[Tas Melas]

Part of the game. Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

What do you think here on the two to four weeks when it comes to the potential trade rumors of maybe. Maybe being asked to. To be dealt.

[Trey Kirby]

Well, I said yesterday I wouldn't be surprised if this, if that was Giannis's last game playing for the Bucks. The two to four weeks comes out, that can take us pretty close to the trade deadline. We got like eight weeks until the trade deadline. You flashback to his 2024 calf injury happened right before the playoffs started. Looks pretty much the exact same as what happened with this calf strain. It was April 9, 2024, when Giannis went out back then, didn't play the rest of the season, 23 days until the Bucks were eliminated. At the time, he said he was not close to returning. He was running at 30 to 40% and needed two to three more weeks to recover. So, I mean, optimistically, if he's back in two weeks, maybe the Bucks can survive and impress Giannis enough that he doesn't want to leave and he can put some pressure on them to use those picks way in the future to try anything. Because I think the Bucks probably would try anything to keep Giannis if he's says he's gonna stay, at least for the next couple of months. But it doesn't make a lot of sense to me for them to trade those picks because even if he makes it through the rest of the season, the Bucks haven't won a playoff series in three years, so. Or I mean, they've won one playoff series in the past three years, so why would you trade stuff seven years from the future when Giannis will probably not be there? We'll see what happens over the summer. I personally think it'll be more of a trade deadline thing, and it wouldn't surprise me if we don't see Giannis wearing 34 for the Bucks again.

[Je Skeets]

Be crazy. The other note here is if Giannis is. If Giannis, excuse me, Mrs. Four weeks, he would be on the verge of not being eligible for any of the end of the season awards because he'd be getting real damn close to that. This guy's been first team all NBA and top five in MVP voting for seven consecutive seasons. So that streak is in jeopardy as well because you got to hit the.

[Tas Melas]

65 game threshold now for the All NBA.

[Je Skeets]

Yep.

[Tas Melas]

Because he ain't winning MVP, unfortunately.

[Je Skeets]

Well, no, no, no. But he's not fin finishing top five, I don't think in MVP voting, if he were to miss that many games is my point. There are so many other guys that would be deserving of one of those slots anyway. It could be the end of that. We'll see. This guy is like, we had, he's had injuries before. We're like, oh my God, he's out for the rest of the year and he came back and like put up 50 points in a huge game. But are you going to slow play it with the calf injury and with this idea of like, when they have this meeting, if it is about, hey, I'd like to go to New York or I would like to be rerouted to a team to help my championship odds. Well, then you're going to be like, you know, you're not going to rush back to then risk a more severe injury. So that's all in play here.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah, they. They need to win a game or two or three. They have to be decent before they drop down. It is the east, so they can, you know, manage to stay in the plan. But it's up to Kevin Port Jr. Really, as I, as I bring it up, the guys I mentioned, you're not relying on Kuzma or Miles Turner to score a lot of points. It is a. A little blessing in disguise here. That Kemport Jr. Is around Scoot, as Doc Rivers calls him. Scooter. I don't know if it was Scooter Scooter, either one an odd nickname. Ken Porter junior's got to score a lot. He's the guy. He can score now with Ryan Rollins being the guy to play defensively beside.

[Je Skeets]

Him, I think the Bucks are the worst offensive team in the league when Giannis is off the floor. So, yeah, Kevin Porter Jr. Is going to help in that regard. He better.

You would hope so.

[Trey Kirby]

I mean, Giannis always talks about winning a title, and do you think he's going to sit there on the bench for these two to four weeks and see Kevin Porter Jr, Kyle Kuzma and Miles Turner, even if they win four straight games? Is he like, okay, we're on our way to the championship? Because that's the big question.

[Je Skeets]

No, I do not to answer your question, but I'm not as optimistic as Tess yesterday. Talking about the idea of, like, that meeting might be Yanis saying, hey, trade that future pick and try and get some more reinforcements in here to help our chances? I don't believe it. You do?

[Tas Melas]

Well, yeah. I mean, we're combining two things. It'd be nice. He wants to win a championship. There's no doubt that's. That's who he is. And he's demanded that of John Horst multiple times. John Horst has tried. Literally last off season, he cut Damian Lillard to go get Miles Turner. And when Giannis says, in the off season, I'm sticking with this team for a season, I believe him. I don't think he just automatically says, you know what? We're sub 500, I'm out. But he's also said, I'm human.

[Je Skeets]

I change. You can change your mind. You know, he has said that, too.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah, he has.

[Trey Kirby]

Right.

[Tas Melas]

Yes, he has said that before, but I think he is devoted to a team, to a team that picked him up from Greece and made him who he is. In part. Obviously, he made himself who he is. But what they've done for him, to give them a few more months and to, yes, demand John Horst. This is what you got, man. You got a pick available, go trade it. Trade what you can. Can they get somebody decent to help him out? If it's sort of like a, you know, a two, three, wing type of guy, that's what they're looking for to help him out, go into this postseason one more time.

[Trey Kirby]

Do you think that would be a smart move from the Bucks to trade One of these 2031 or 2032 picks for a guy like Zach Levine? Like, that's a guy that could be available for a future first round pick.

[Tas Melas]

The Zach attack, huh?

[Je Skeets]

I don't. And I brought that up yesterday. At a certain point it becomes malpractice to your organization, like trying. I know you do want to keep them. I get that. But you also have to look at the landscape. No matter who you're bringing in, going, are we really going to compete for a title?

[Tas Melas]

Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

No. So then why are we giving away these future, you know, first round picks that could come back to bite you in the ass.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah.

[Tas Melas]

When John Horse is looking at the board, if he's breaking it all down and he's looking at every single player available, Zach Lavine wouldn't. Obvious player of choice. No. To go deep into the playoffs for a guy who hasn't been able to do it. No, it's somebody else, but.

It'S more of a guy who can play both ends. And yeah, you know, it is an optimistic thing that the Giannis would be able to put a team on its back and have a guy, you're not going to get a guy who's going to be an All Star. Like, it's unlikely. So, yeah, it's just. I'm just buying into a guy. Yeah. Has he pulled the plug after essentially, probably the Washington Wizards loss that looked extremely bad where they gave it away in the fourth quarter. Again, these couple weeks are important in that they have lots of practices, they have their best score. Besides Giannis playing basketball, I know Ryan Rollins has been really good, but I think that's great for Kemp or Junior in that he's got the ball in his hands. Unlike last year's playoffs, which were watching Kemp or Junior be the point guard, that was. That was terrible.

[Je Skeets]

Let's move on to LeBron James and his run of 1297 consecutive double digit regular season scoring efforts that ended last night in Toronto. He was held the eight points in the Lakers 1 23, 120 win over the Raptors. LeBron did have the game winning assist, setting up Rui Hachimura in the corner. Splash the three time expired. LeBron could have taken the shot that would have got him to 10 points. Even if he takes it and they miss, it's maybe going to overtime. He then has a chance to keep the streak alive. But he's always making the right play, TK and he makes the pass. He had beautiful pass obviously right to the pocket there for Rui and led by Austin Reeves with a monster game, which I know we'll talk about. The Lakers beat the Raptors in the most entertaining. Well, one of the most entertaining games of the night.

[Trey Kirby]

A couple of nice games last night. You sound a little cynical, Skeets saying LeBron was passing it because he knew everything was going to work out perfectly. Like you're saying, if Rui misses, I got five more minutes to get my two points. And if he makes it, I look awesome for making the right play. But I'm sure Danielle Marshall was watching last night and tipping his cap to Sir LeBron always making the right play. He could have forced up a shot for sure. But he said, according to Rui, he said in during the timeout, this is coming to you. So he knew what he was gonna do. I still think pretty impressive performance by Austin Reeves that he's getting doubled off of LeBron James.

[Je Skeets]

Oh my God.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Scotty Barnes leaving to go get the ball out of reeves's hands, making LeBron into a playmaker. And then he made the right play and Rui had a really nice game, was in rhythm, knocked it down. Great shot, great celebration for all those guys. But pretty weird way to see LeBron's streak end because in the sun's game he was just out there shooting every time until he could get to his 10 points that you knew he was focused on the streak. And then this one comes down to an assist that could have gone either way if he tried to, you know, get to the free throw line or win it himself. Just funny.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah, it was odd because the Phoenix game, J.J. reich had him out there to get those points. The game was over. They lost. It was J.J. reich was playing to LeBron for sure. So it is odd that it ends here and that he hasn't done this since freaking 2007 over 1200 games. It's just A lot of games but this is coming off at a minute mark. Scotty Barnes blocking LeBron James. LeBron trying to back him up and turning this turnaround. And Scotty Barnes was so up in his shorts to be there to block that shot. That was frickin phenomenal to watch that even Colin Murray Boyles blocked LeBron James in this game. That's gotta go on his highlight reel forever. I mean do you be a block LeBron? It was an awesome block but it was the Austin Reef show in this game. There's no doubt the threes, the pin downs are setting for him. The way he decelled on that floater that one time he had threes but beyond 30ft.

[Je Skeets]

Oh my God, he was every shot pulling from so deep last night. I mean he like he started the game with a three pointer. I think he was feeling it right away.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah, to too open unfortunately. Yeah. But anyway.

[Je Skeets]

But Reeves with 44 points, five boards, 10 assists, 13 to 21 shooting five threes, a lot of free throws. He lives there. And that basket to tie it up at the end of the game where LeBron's going to the bench. I think everybody thought Lakers are calling a timeout here.

[Tas Melas]

It was a one on five, reverse five.

[Je Skeets]

He blew by Shed. I think he surprised Shed and then. Yeah, quickly came over, bumped into quickly. He's strong. Reeves is. And then he floated it over Mamu. Brandon Ingram was sort of in the picture too. Yeah, it was more. More like four guys. But a hell of a shot. Unbelievable shot to tie it up. That was after the Brandon Ingram make. And then we got into Ingram missing and that led to the RUI 3. But Austin Reaves, man, this guy. I know we're going to talk all stars. It was a lock for me when we were making our or my selections here that we'll do together.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

Guys averaging 29 points per game.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah, he's averaging 40 and 10. When Lucas that's. Yeah, it's been four games but every game has been a massive game. He went 8 for 10 on twos. A lot of them were tough twos and he is one of the best in the league at drawing free throws. But he's also one of the best in the league. When he gets a guy off his feet he knows he's going to get fouled. Sometimes he doesn't even jump off the floor but he just chucks it at the rim. And I feel like they always go in for Reaves. He's got really good touch on the like the desperation drawing a foul and counting it, he had a crazy one in this game. He's just become a really, really good player. Like he was a clear third guy looked like he would be an awesome number three option. But for the Lakers, he's a number one when they need him to be. He's a perfect number two next to Luca when it's L. When it's LeBron and Reeves, like he's the man triggering all the actions. It's gotten really good and pretty good timing, you know, since he's going to get a monster contract coming up this season.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah, for sure.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah, he can control his body just like Luka. How he slows down and draws those fouls. And you know, there's some hate on the Internet. Oh, he's this year's Shay in that he gets some calls. The one against Colin Murray, Boyle's, the one where he just flicked it. That was a foul. Then there was another one on Jamal Shed out there. That was kind of a little, little bump, but he draws them. He's just so good at controlling his body and doing everything. The most impressive one was that take to tie the game. That was, that was amazing. And that, that one was. Yeah, he's in traffic a lot of time, but he knows how to get space and he knows how to take a 30 foot shot too. TT so that one was super impressive.

[Je Skeets]

Back to the LeBron streak. Okay. I saw Spike Eskin on Twitter last night or this morning, I guess it was last night. He tweeted and I want your opinion on this. This is truly embarrassing is what Spike tweeted for LeBron and the LeBron Media Complex that supports it. Ah, quote at least 10 points in a game. Streak is not a real streak. Nobody's ever heard of it. It's made up to give LeBron another made up credential nobody cares about. End tweet. That's from Spike. This guy will fire a take. He's not afraid of it. But I was interested to hear your thoughts on that. Some truth to it. No way. He's a hater. The streak, the 10 points for regular season games, I will note LeBron has two. Well, one specifically, but two playoff games that he did not hit. 10. The one that was famous was the one against the 2011 Dallas Mavericks.

[Tas Melas]

No, it's fitting because it was an eight point game just like last year.

[Je Skeets]

That's right, that's right. And then he had a seven point game against the Pacers in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. He was in foul trouble for a majority of that game, so his minutes were reduced. Anyway, it's a regular season streak. But what do you think about Spike's tweet, tk?

[Trey Kirby]

I mean, he's sort of right. You've never heard of a streak like this. It's not also like he's playing in every single game. He missed what, 10 games to start the beginning of this year. How many games has he missed over the course of his career? So it's not like he's playing 82 and every single night he's getting 10. But it just speaks to longevity and LeBron being able to be a high level player for the entirety of his career. You know, when Vince Carter was getting up to his 22nd season, he wasn't playing in minutes like LeBron was. He wasn't expected to score 10 every night. But that's what LeBron's got going for him when it comes to the goat debate is longevity. Because he never reached the same peaks as the guy he was chasing.

[Tas Melas]

I understand Spike's point that we haven't heard about it, but that's because there's only been one of one. It's LeBron. And that it's a streak in that, yeah, it's just 10 points or whatever, I get that. But nobody appreciates his longevity. No, no one truly, really appreciates longevity the, the way that we appreciate the great. So it is, it is an accomplishment. And yeah, 10 points is not a ton of points, I guess, but it is more admirable than the way Vince ended his 22 year career that he's still doing it. One of those threes just had to rattle in yesterday. There was rattlers out, but again he got blocked. He was comfortable having a bunch.

[Je Skeets]

LeBron, for the first time since we've ever done this show, looks human. That's the honest truth. And it's not a knock. I mean, the guy is older in NBA, you know, world in context. He just looks actually like a normal.

[Trey Kirby]

Player now, an under the rim player at this point, which is weird because it's LeBron. He's had a shot blocked six times in six games already. Like you said, Scotty blocked his fade away and it wasn't even close. Like he could barely get over him. He's got the strength still, he's got the bumps. But then as soon as he sheds the guy, he can't jump anymore. Like LeBron doesn't have very much elevate elevation shooting 49% on twos, hasn't been under 50% since the 2005 season. He's only 60% from zero to three feet. Sounds okay, but it's the lowest of his career. He's usually in the 75% range. He doesn't get to the rim quite as much anymore. Not drawn free throws the same way he used to. He needs the three point shot to come around like. He's been basically a 40% three point shooter for the Lakers the past couple of seasons. Right now he's only at 26% but he still passes the ball. He still draws a lot of attention. Like getting a lot of double teams last night and making the right play as he does. It's weird, but like LeBron needs to play like 2011. Jason kidding. @ this point, move the ball and shoot threes because he's not physically imposing the way he has been in the.

[Tas Melas]

Past. Yeah, we're all watching. It was the 2016 finals where it seemed like the warriors are going to beat them. They're up 3:1 and it seemed like Draymond and everybody was shutting LeBron down and LeBron couldn't find his shot. And then LeBron shut everybody up and then, you know, had another freaking nine years of incredible career. So he shut everyone up. It is different now. The sciatica is freaking knocking them down, man. I mean it is, it is. Yeah. Yes, it is real. Yeah, he, he looks like a. Definitely a different player. Like he hasn't looked like this guy in forever. Other than that 2016 finals when people are starting to talk about.

[Je Skeets]

It. That's a decade.

[Tas Melas]

Ago. Yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. He had a pretty good 2016 final years.

[Tas Melas]

Ago. Three 1. It looked bad, but he doesn't.

[Je Skeets]

Need to be a high volume scorer on this team. He's got Luca and Austin Reeves. They score like 65 points per game together or whatever. It is like 64, I think just under. So yeah, he's. He is going into this new role. I like that Jason Kidd comparison for them to obviously go far in a playoffs. But it's a good point about the three does have to be there. He's got to be able to hit that with a decent consistency because he's going to get those looks.

[Trey Kirby]

Because.

[Je Skeets]

Yes. Just the explosiveness is not really.

[Tas Melas]

There.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. And you can't blame.

[Tas Melas]

Him. Yeah. I don't know if it's the injury that slowed him down. Just not playing, having a training camp. So that's a big part of these four. Yeah. 41 from the field and 26 from them from.

[Je Skeets]

Three. Whether you care about that streak or not, just to put it in context among active players, you Would have to add the streaks of the 11 players behind LeBron to surpass his 1,297 consecutive games of hitting double digits. So Duran is new, the new active leader at 267 consecutive games. So it is wild. I did look it up too off of Spike's tweet. Like, you know, were we making, I guess when he was on the Wizards, were we making a big deal when Michael Jordan's, you know, consecutive streak of not of hitting 10 points ended? You know, I don't know. We didn't have the podcast, there weren't many as podcasts. But yeah, it got, it got written up definitely that the streak had ended. And again this is at the twilight of his career in 2001 when it ended for MJ there in those years we pretend didn't happen for the most part. So there you go. Really entertaining game and Reeves is a monster.

[Trey Kirby]

Unfortunately. Another tip of the cap to Deandre Ayton. Okay, pretty good defense from this guy on a couple of switches late with Brandon Ingram on him. Forcing misses from.

[Tas Melas]

Ingram. Yeah, forcing misses and forcing the wraps to not get into their frickin offensive play forever. It just, it's happened the last couple of games so they just don't get into it. They do miss the Jakob who is out in this game. They do miss the RJ Barrett, but it just takes them forever unfortunately because of big bodies getting on. Brandon Ingram taking that away. So that was I was missing in this.

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[Je Skeets]

So that was a very fun game. Other crazy ending last night. Maxie and Vijay Edgecombe saving the Sixers after they squandered a 24 point lead to the warriors. And the play that I'm sure a lot of you have seen by now. We have 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecom. He's managing to convert an offensive rebound off that Maxi missed jumper, but the warriors chuck it all the way down because they have no timeout. But Maxi who had fallen sort of into the bench, screams back on defense to make that unbelievable game saving block on Melton who had leaked out there. Heads up play from Buddy heel and Melton to even to even have a chance at that. But man, Maxi showing off the speed there to get back a lot of Sixers hustling back to save the.

[Trey Kirby]

Victory. Yeah, this was a cool game and Maxi I think super impressive to realize there's a play to be made there and actually get back into it. He's one of the fastest guys in the league, but anytime that gets talked up it's like you can't stay in front of this guy. He's a blur in full court situations, but this was just defense sprinting back and making a great play. Little too much float I thought from Melton on the layup. Get that thing on the glass and get you a goaltending call in that scenario. But Edgecomb, I thought made a bunch of plays down the stretch for the Sixers. He got an offensive rebound after a missed free throw. I think they did lose the ball on the jump ball. Then he gets a steal on an inbounds pass, they review it, give the ball back to the warriors, gets a steal again and then of course had the tip to win the game. So not always gonna have a great shooting night, but the goo. The dude makes a lot of plays in other facets of the game for the.

[Tas Melas]

Sixers. Yeah, there is an Opposite camera angle of the beautiful block. Watching Maxi go from end to end that the NBA put up. It was freaking spectacular how fast he was now to give a little D. Anthony Melton a little love, because I love my man. D' Anthony Melton in game number one. This is game one one for him. He was back. And that offensive rebound that Edgecombe got was because it was blocked. Yeah, that was de Anthony Melton in game number one. Just literally stepping up and guarding Tyrese Maxey. You guard him. And he literally blocked Tyrese Maxey's shot. One of these fast guys. That was a great block. And then he had to go sprint and he had the bomb to Melton. Kind of slowed him down a little bit because it was kind of a little behind him. And then he went to the. Yeah, it was unfortunate he didn't get to the glass, but he has.

[Je Skeets]

To put it up immediately, too. There's no time.

[Tas Melas]

Left. Yeah, it went from end to end in 0.9 seconds. I mean, the pass, but yeah, the pass could have been a little bit ahead, but Cool. Cool, at least. Recovery from this Golden State warriors team. I.

[Je Skeets]

Mean. Yeah. No staff, no Jimmy Draymond leaves.

[Tas Melas]

Draymond only playing nine minutes.

Oh, God. I got a little worried seeing Pat Spencer hit that shot with a minute left. The way he yells, you almost get a little scared. He almost looks like a horror movie murderer the way he just, like, he's got. I kind of look like him a little bit. He's got a bit of a.

[Trey Kirby]

Handlebar. Yeah, he does have a bit of a.

[Tas Melas]

Handlebar. Yeah. I can't tell what his facial hair is. It's just so dark. The handlebar is so dark, but all the other hair is there. He came. He was huge. Along with Melton, Seth Curry, Guy Santos, Buddy Hield, Quentin Post, Gary Payton. Those were the guys playing the fourth quarter because Steve Kerr said, Jonathan Kaminga and Brandon Pajemski, you're not playing a second in the fourth quarter. Not a.

[Je Skeets]

Second. Don't like what I've.

[Tas Melas]

Seen. No. And you literally don't have your big three. You don't have those two guys. You're not playing them. And those other guys came through. That De Santos spin was sweet, but, yeah, those guys came through. And Pat Spencer, man, it just.

[Trey Kirby]

Shows you how good NBA.

[Je Skeets]

Athletes. Yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Absolutely. Like, this guy's, like, really a 10th, man. He's on the bottom tier of athleticism in the NBA, but he was also, like, the best college lacrosse player in decades. He's just like, I'm Such a good athlete. I'll just go play basketball and be an NBA player. And then he goes out and has had a couple of good.

[Tas Melas]

Games.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. In a row here. Him and brother Cam, they're big on the T shirts. He wore Pat.

[Je Skeets]

Spencer. Oh. Under. Yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. I. I don't. I think Cams is just a straight up T.

[Je Skeets]

Shirt.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. Because it's like, it matches his jerseys. It's like blue and flow and I don't. I don't know about that. But these guys want to keep their shoulders.

[Tas Melas]

Protected.

[Je Skeets]

Yes. A lot of them. We made a short on it. It went viral. People were like, they took notice of it. Or maybe people have been having these conversations. Well, why is so many people. Why are all these guys we wearing a T shirt suddenly? There's so many. Especially the rookie class. They love their T shirts, cover up those shoulders. I think it's very cold in these arenas, in my opinion. But I run cold, so I don't know. I find it freezing in a lot of them. I like, I gotta. I hate, like, in even, like, a playoff game. I'm like, oh, it's beautiful out in Atlanta. I'm like, I gotta take a sweater to the game because I'm gonna.

[Trey Kirby]

Be cold in the arena. I mean, these guys are running around. I think they can stay warm enough. Let me see your.

[Tas Melas]

Shoulders. I don't.

[Trey Kirby]

Know. I think it look for the.

[Je Skeets]

Most part with the shirts. Yeah, Yeah. I think most people agree. That's why I went viral. Yeah. The comments are weird. Like, yeah, take your undershirts off, you.

[Tas Melas]

Losers. Okay.

[Je Skeets]

Relax. That wasn't the point of.

[Trey Kirby]

This. Protect your.

[Je Skeets]

Nips. Yeah, yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. Well, recent mine.

[Je Skeets]

Up. A lot of people were like, well, yeah, it's for, like, chafing issues with the jerseys. And it's like, well, okay, you understand you can have on an undershirt. A lot of guys wear the tank top.

[Trey Kirby]

Undershirt.

[Je Skeets]

Yes. Or whatever. They bought the compression type of shirt. But we're talking about the sleeves, man. It's the sleeves we're getting into. Just one more thing on the. On that game. Just a funny photo I saw on Twitter last night. Because of Vijay Edgecombe. Because of Maxi. I don't know if this is a thing or not, but Boogie fam. Underscore. Josh. VJ Max.

So I just wanted to share that as a little nod to our guy, Lee Ellis, who loved TJ.

[Tas Melas]

Maxx. Loves.

[Je Skeets]

It. Loves TJ Maxx. DJ Max. You think that'll catch on? I don't think so, but that Fun little Photoshop.

[Tas Melas]

There. After the game, VJK was being interviewed by the Sixers broadcasters. No shirt, shirt off. And I know yesterday it came up as a discussion whether or not players are muscular enough. And you brought up that maybe vjkin will get there to be more.

[Je Skeets]

Muscular. No, we were talking about guys in the mold of like Jason Richardson that were dunkers. So guards, powerful guard dunkers that were ripped. And we were saying like there.

[Trey Kirby]

Could be that guy.

[Je Skeets]

Edgecombe. Could be.

[Tas Melas]

Absolutely.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. We said Anthony Edwards. We said Edgecombe. Somebody said Donovan.

[Trey Kirby]

Mitchell. That's a good.

[Je Skeets]

One. A good.

[Trey Kirby]

One. Yep. That's kind of.

[Tas Melas]

Jacked. He looked defined shirtless. I mean, the muscular, the muscles are.

[Je Skeets]

Developing.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. I've got him high on my handsome guys list, if I'm being quite.

[Je Skeets]

Honest.

[Trey Kirby]

Dj. Yeah, I think he's good looking and I think he's cut and I think he is kind to his friends and.

[Je Skeets]

Family. Okay.

[Trey Kirby]

Excellent.

Also, the last like 40 seconds of this game took.

[Je Skeets]

Ages. Yeah, because it's.

[Trey Kirby]

Stupid.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Because there's five timeouts in a replay review. Yeah. What are we doing? What are we doing.

[Trey Kirby]

Now? Everybody said it was cool when they got a second replay review. I disagreed at the time. I said, no, it's just gonna be more reviews. And guess what? It's more reviews. But the take for me is that seeing Josh Tiffin so many times, he's got George W. Bush's eyebrows, like watching him, like every time he's talking, they're like, yes, we are going to be overturning to play. And they're up and downs all the time. Or maybe it's like the Will Ferrell playing George W.

[Je Skeets]

Bush. Oh, yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. But man, Tiven, he looks, he's very W coded to.

[Je Skeets]

Me.

I shook Josh Tibbens hand in an airport.

Nice guy.

[Tas Melas]

Actually. Yeah, it was nice. Cool story. I, I wonder the, the. What the NBA did was take away the, the reviews of all the out of bounds plays. Like they don't review those anymore as much. So I wonder how much, how long those took in comparison to these. If it's the same or if it's always just annoying when the referees are just at the board. I wonder how if it's, if it's made longer now or if it's just the same because they did try and you.

[Je Skeets]

Know. Well, okay, well, here's one thing that happens in a lot of games that you've seen, not particularly last night, but like a team, a coach will just use the challenge and at a, like not even a 5050 call. It's like, oh, it's probably. We have like, maybe a 10% chance to win this, but let's just use it because. Let's have a look. Maybe we get lucky. Maybe they see something we didn't see with our eyes in real time. And so it's like it just gets played because it's like, well, it's one. If we don't use it here down the stretch, it's not like you're gonna save it for the next game. So that's. I hate that because these are A lot of times you're like, oh, my God, are you kidding me, guys? It's out on you, or it's a foul or.

[Tas Melas]

Whatever. They're almost. You're using it as a.

[Je Skeets]

Timeout. Exactly, exactly. Get a little rest for you guys. So I. That and then I just. Again, a broken record. But just five timeouts, like, they're like, that's wild, man. That's a lot of waiting for people in the. In attendance for us at home. And it just. We had like, incredible ending, of course, but we could have gotten to it a lot sooner, is the.

[Tas Melas]

Point. That's a common problem with the NBA. David Stern used to hate it. Silver still hates it, but there's. They managed to do it. I want to see how long this game took, just not the last minutes. I. I'll tell you, it's going to take me longer to look for it than it did the actual reviews. Oh, it's not.

[Je Skeets]

November. But I don't. The point is, I don't care if it's going to show you 220 or 205 or.

[Tas Melas]

Whatever. Yeah, I hear.

[Je Skeets]

It. It's the end of the game that should be the most exciting part and turns into the worst.

[Tas Melas]

Part. Can't believe it took.

[Je Skeets]

Six. That doesn't make.

[Tas Melas]

Sense. Six hours.

[Je Skeets]

219. 219. Okay, well, that's too long, man. All right. Those are some of last night's games. Let's move on to the big topic here today. On the drop. Early NBA All Star selections. That's what we're doing together now. The initial selection process for the new USA versus the World All Star format. It is going to basically work the same as it has in the past, if we're being honest, just with the new tweak of it being positionless. I find that word so difficult to say positionless. There. Okay, that was okay then. If the class of 24 All Stars doesn't split perfectly into 16American and eight international players, Silver's just going to add more players to the roster to meet requirements. That's all we're going to do. Nice. So like to give you an example, if the All Star rosters end up being, let's say 15Americans and nine international people, Adam Silver in the league are just going to add one more American. That's all they're going to do. And I guess in that case, the international team would have just nine guys on the team instead of.

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[Je Skeets]

Okay. So the point is we're really just picking All Stars like normal, so you don't have to get into the worry about, like, is that guy an international guy? Is that guy an American guy? Is he going to play for which team? You don't have to really worry about that. Okay, so we're going to like, take turns doing this. We'll go around the table, but we're picking a team together so we can debate about it. The first couple of picks, it's going to be like bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. We'll start in the East. I'll go first. We'll go task and trade them back to me. So who do I want to take first? You know what, let's just start with Jill and Brown. Jill and Brown. A deserving all Star. My guys. Yeah, yeah, I know a little. Wow. But he was a lock for me. I don't know. How many locks did you guys have when you were doing your preliminary work here in the.

[Trey Kirby]

East?

[Je Skeets]

Eleven. Eleven walks. Whoa. Okay. Was Jalen Brown one of them? Yeah. Okay.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. He's like, is number nine for.

[Je Skeets]

Me? Okay. Okay, well, that's fine. How many did you.

[Tas Melas]

Have? 10.

[Je Skeets]

11. Okay, well, I had nine east.

[Tas Melas]

Locks. Yeah. Right now it's the. Do you. I'll take you honest later. I don't know if you guys are gonna disband him just because he hasn't played a lot of.

[Trey Kirby]

Games. He's a.

[Tas Melas]

Lock. He better be a freaking lock. But I'm gonna put Kate on my team first. Okay. They're the number one seed right here, right.

[Je Skeets]

Now. These aren't really in order. We're just building our teams here. But the point is, I do have a question, actually. Are we picking the All Star teams as like if the All Star game was tomorrow? These are our 12 guys. Or are we literally projecting a little bit, predicting the more realistic come February teams when they play in la? Which one are we. How do you. How did you approach it? I more prediction.

[Trey Kirby]

Based. No, I like, I picked the 12 guys that I think are All Stars right now. Now, and I don't really care about games played right now because who knows what the games played will be by February. So. Kind of.

[Tas Melas]

Both. Yeah, but what about a guy.

[Je Skeets]

Like Giannis who's gonna miss. We know he's gonna miss two to four.

[Trey Kirby]

Weeks. Yeah, but he's on my team. He's an All Star so far.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah. Yeah. I just looked at the last six and a half weeks, the way the NBA season started, and the 12 best guys in each.

[Je Skeets]

Team. All right, okay. So who your. Your.

[Trey Kirby]

Pick? TK Tyrese.

[Je Skeets]

Maxey. Okay, there you.

[Tas Melas]

Go. That guy's got to be on all three teams. That guy's carrying, of course, his.

[Trey Kirby]

Team. No, but in the league in scoring and top 10 and assists as.

[Tas Melas]

Well. No, but the way he's. The way he's carrying his team without an Embiid, without a Paul George. I mean, embiid's out there, and VJ Come has kind of dropped down. They're like. He's, like, carrying, like, three teams out there.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. He's having one of the best seasons in the league. He's. He's amazing. He plays more minutes than anybody and hits big shots time after.

[Je Skeets]

Time. Well, it sounded like everybody's putting Giannis on their team then. Even if he's going to be at. How many games played is he at right now? 17, 16, something like that.

So you start to get into a thing. If he didn't play at all when we get to the All Star weekend, then is that enough? Who cares? He's played at an All Star level when he's been out there. Giannis, the fourth pick overall. We got Jalen Brown, Cade, Tyrese, and.

[Tas Melas]

Giannis. Yeah, he's getting MVP votes right now. If you're voting you, you'd put them up there pretty freaking high. Yeah. Here he gets a little.

[Je Skeets]

Interesting. We've got locks.

[Tas Melas]

Left. Yeah, we got plenty of locks left. I'll take Donovan.

[Je Skeets]

Mitchell. Okay, there you go. Donovan Mitchell on the team. We're at 5Tk. Back to.

[Trey Kirby]

You. Jalen, number two, you're on the team. Jalen.

[Je Skeets]

Johnson. Jalen Johnson.

Not a lock for.

[Tas Melas]

You. No, I just said not a.

[Je Skeets]

Brunson. Right. I'll take him next. Jalen Brunson is making the All Star.

[Trey Kirby]

Team. Yeah, he's also a lock for.

[Je Skeets]

Sure. That's three Jalen's we're at. Okay, so Jalen Brown, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Brunson, Cade, Tyrese, Giannis, and Donovan. Okay, here we go now. Now the fun starts a little bit.

[Tas Melas]

More. I'M taking Scotty.

[Je Skeets]

Barnes. Rightfully.

[Tas Melas]

So. Yeah, he deserves.

[Je Skeets]

It. He's gonna make it over Brandon Ingram, I think so. They're not gonna. They're not getting two, I don't think. Despite a pretty solid record, I don't think they're gonna get.

[Tas Melas]

Two. But Scotty, it's.

[Trey Kirby]

Unlikely. I mean, he's the lock for me as.

[Tas Melas]

Well. Yeah, he's been the best overall player, but when the other teams are scouting and. And throwing a big out on a player to stop them from scoring, it's Brandon Ingram that they're doing it against. So I wonder if the. The coaches will. They're. They're going to end up splitting a lot of votes, so that might hurt both of these guys making.

[Je Skeets]

It. That's true. Okay, the ninth pick here, you still have locks, you said. So who's one of.

[Trey Kirby]

Them? Bam out of.

[Je Skeets]

Bio. Bam out of bio. Not have as a lock. All right, sell me on a.

[Trey Kirby]

Bam. Bam. Well, the heater winning because they're good on defense and Bam is their best defensive player. And it's also having a great offensive season. He's almost at 20 points per game, shooting the three pretty well, mostly from the corners. He's rebounding, and he is the guy on the heat for me. I. I know people are going to vote for Norman Powell for.

[Je Skeets]

Sure.

[Trey Kirby]

He's. He's in the mix for spot number 12 for me. But I thought Bam easily is a lock in the Eastern Conference because he'd have been a great team, and it's because they got a top five defense, and he's the main.

[Je Skeets]

Reason. Okay. I liked what Zach Cram, I saw on espn wrote about Bam. Bam defines the all Star bubble. He's made three teams and missed three teams over the past six seasons despite having, you know, similar statistics every year. But his point, his elite defense can make up, obviously, for maybe some offensive weaknesses or a lack of numbers that sort of jump off the page. So Bam, did you have him.

[Tas Melas]

On? Yeah, yeah, I had him as my Miami Heat member.

Over Norman, over.

[Je Skeets]

Normie, scoring 25 a.

[Tas Melas]

Game. He's a.

[Je Skeets]

Machine. 44 from three. All right, we got three picks left. Bam's in there. I'll take the other big that I think has to be on this team. And another Jalen. Jalen Duran of the Pistons. I know it's positionless, but he's been probably the best center in the East. I guess it's between him and Bam, but I think it's Jalen Duran. So he's on the team. And everybody's okay with.

[Trey Kirby]

That? Yep. Here's a lock for.

[Je Skeets]

Me. There we go. We got two spots left. A lot of names.

[Tas Melas]

Man. Yeah. It gets interesting here because I respect Carl, I respect.

Franz. They haven't been out of this world to start this season. So that. This is the part where it gets. It gets fun. But I'm taking my Franz. I'm. I'm squeezing him in. I know he's not a lock for some guys, but definitely.

[Je Skeets]

Not. But I'm at. I'm at the bubble stage. And you listed a lot of the guys. I guess Mobley's in the mix there. Maybe Siakam, but obviously the Pacers have a garbage record. And then all the other guys you.

[Tas Melas]

Listed. Well, there's got to be more. There's more. There's a. There's a.

[Je Skeets]

Giddy. Josh Giddy. I do have you down here, too. Good.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. All right. So you're putting Franz. Did you have them just making your team or.

[Trey Kirby]

Getting. He's a lock for.

[Je Skeets]

Sure. He's a lock for.

[Trey Kirby]

Sure. He's the best player on the.

[Tas Melas]

Magic. He is, yes. But he hasn't. He hasn't played like Franz level to this point. He's better than.

[Trey Kirby]

That. I think he's played at Franz level. I just don't know if there's another level above it that people think he can get to. But he's a great player. He's like their main offensive engine, though. Bane has come.

[Je Skeets]

Around. Bane has had an awesome couple weeks here. Last couple weeks for.

[Trey Kirby]

Sure. But there's a two way player. He's. He's.

[Je Skeets]

Greater. Averaging 23 a game. 6 and 4. 48% from the floor, 34, 35 from deep. So I think he'd be the. The Magic selection for sure. And they are rightfully deserve one, I think. So Franz is in. We're down to the final one. So. Okay, the list of names. Brandon Ingram maybe, but unlikely. Josh Giddy, averaging nearly a triple double. Norman Powell, as I said, guy scoring 25 a game. We thought he might be. He was deserving of an all star spot last year. Year. I think it should have went to him over James Harden. Anyway, he's in the mix again. Mobley Siakam, Carl Anthony Towns. Is there anyone else in the running for.

[Trey Kirby]

You? You say.

[Je Skeets]

Mpj. I did.

[Trey Kirby]

Not. He's in the running. He's a bubble boy for.

[Je Skeets]

Me. Okay. Any other bubble.

[Tas Melas]

Boys? He's been so good. No, he was my. He was also a bubble boy. He's performed really, really well, so.

[Je Skeets]

How are we rounding out this team then? Is it Josh Giddey with those crazy.

[Trey Kirby]

Numbers?

[Je Skeets]

No. Is it a guy like Norton Pallo that gets his first All Star selection? Is it a guy that's been an All Star before in Towns or Seatt Dockham? What's the.

[Trey Kirby]

Rep? For me it's between Towns and ingram for the 12 all.

[Je Skeets]

Star.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. And I think I'm leaning Ingram. I've seen him hit too many big shots for it to be anybody else. So give me. I'll nominate Brandon ingram as the 12th all star.

[Je Skeets]

Here. Okay. I'll nominate Carl Anthony.

[Tas Melas]

Towns. Oh, yeah. Oh.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. I, I like, I don't know why people love to crap on Towns, but I watch enough Towns games where he just completely takes over and he is the best player on the.

[Trey Kirby]

Floor. Yeah, nobody, nobody cares about his good games. They only care about his bad games because they look.

[Je Skeets]

Bad. Yeah, that's a good point. So who do you want? You're other. Or you can throw a third name in and then I don't know how we decide. We'll.

[Tas Melas]

Fight. Yeah, it is. Yeah. No, I, I was definitely between Carl as an option here, but I, yeah, I, or, or Brandon Ingram. It's one of those two guys. For me, I guess it's all. It all comes down to.

When it comes down to it, if the Raptors are going to drop off, I'm fine. I'd rather take Downs myself because he's a go to.

[Je Skeets]

Guy. Okay, Towns it is. Towns it is. We respect big guys here still on this show. So that is the 12 guys right now on our team. So here they are really in no particular order, but we've got them there. Jalen Brown, Kade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey Giannis we've got on the team despite maybe some issues with games played. Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Brunson, Scotty Barnes, Bam Adebayo, Jalen Duran, Franz Wagner and Carl Anthony Towns. Let's hear who the biggest snub is right now. Go nuts, you giddy lovers. Go nuts, you Powell lovers. What about Evan Mobley? People are going to.

[Trey Kirby]

Say. They will say.

[Je Skeets]

That. Yeah, sure. Rightfully.

[Tas Melas]

So. He hasn't been. He hasn't grabbed everybody. You know, we. There was lots of hype. Yeah. He hasn't grabbed people's soul. He hasn't. And this, this, there are 13 and 10 people's soul. 13 and 10 times now. They're not.

[Je Skeets]

Right. They're not my soul.

[Trey Kirby]

Mobley. It's true. You feel nothing when you watch him play. I.

[Tas Melas]

Agree. That's.

[Je Skeets]

Unfortunate. Okay, let's go to the west. This one. We got some big names making this team. I'll get us started. Shay, Gilders, Alexander, you are in to the Western Conference all star.

[Tas Melas]

Team. You made it. Y.

[Je Skeets]

Nic. There we.

[Tas Melas]

Go. You're on the.

[Trey Kirby]

Team. All right.

[Je Skeets]

Cool. Where do you want to go?

[Tas Melas]

Trey? I'll.

[Trey Kirby]

Go. Luca, Don, you're on the.

[Je Skeets]

Team. Good pick. You know what, Just for fun, Austin Reeves, your buddy Lucas buddy. He's a.

[Trey Kirby]

Lock. He is an absolute.

[Tas Melas]

Lock. So he's high lock, high lock, who cares? It doesn't matter. I'll take Ant just.

[Je Skeets]

That. Okay. Yes. Anthony.

[Trey Kirby]

Edwards. I think it's an interesting question between him and Julius Randall. I mean, I think at a peak level, Ant has been better in some games this season, but Randall carried him to a lot of victories when ant went down with injury. And I think he has at times been a steadier player and a more reliable to hit his ceiling, even though ants can be a little bit higher. But I ultimately had Edwards over Randall as well. For me, I'll go. Shen.

[Je Skeets]

Goon.

[Trey Kirby]

Yes. As a lock.

[Je Skeets]

Ski. So I'll keep the rocket love going. I think Kevin Durant is a lock. Shen Goon and kd, we're back to number eight.

[Tas Melas]

Here. Yeah. Wow. You know, it gets a little tougher here. I'll put Chad on here now because he deserves.

[Je Skeets]

It.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. He's gonna get.

[Je Skeets]

There. He is going to get there, but I did have him on my bubble list, if I'm being honest. But chat's there. Okay, back to you, Steph Curry.

[Tas Melas]

Yep.

[Je Skeets]

Yep. Let's not forget.

[Trey Kirby]

Steph. He's very good.

[Je Skeets]

Still. He's. He's like Giannis where right now he's played about that 16, 17 games, but he is at a still an all star level when he plays. All right.

So now we get into the real conversation about games played, because what about Victor.

[Trey Kirby]

Weyama? He's a lock for.

[Je Skeets]

Me. He's played 12 games. That's it. But yeah, he's also a lock for me. If we are just going at like, oh, these are the best players and you don't care too, too much about games played. He's on it. All right. Down to two spots. We sort of flew there through 10.

[Trey Kirby]

Guys. Oh.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. And now it gets.

[Tas Melas]

Fun. It gets.

[Je Skeets]

Fun. A little more fun at.

[Tas Melas]

Least. Yeah. To me, at this point, it would be between Devin Booker and Jamal Murray at this level. You know, the.

I'll take Jamal at this point, even though Devin should Be.

[Je Skeets]

There. Jamal Murray, making his first All Star team, playing for the international.

[Trey Kirby]

Squad. Finally having a good first half of the season. Yeah, that's the only thing like he's been All Star caliber from the All Star break to the end of the season, including the playoffs. He just never had a great November and December and now he has. But don't worry, Devin Booker's on the team as well. I think he's an easy lock for.

[Je Skeets]

Me.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. 25 points per game. And the Suns have been a surprise team out.

[Je Skeets]

West. So that's 12.

[Trey Kirby]

Guys. That's 12.

[Je Skeets]

Guys. So we got some big names left off here. Very big. Larry Markkanen. That's a. That's a tough one. Denny Avdia. Julius Randall. You already said. James Harden. Possibly, I guess. Depends on your.

[Trey Kirby]

Feelings. My last bubble boy.

[Je Skeets]

Dear. And Fox. He hasn't played a ton of games either, but same as Wemby. Really. Amen. Thompson, maybe as a third Rocket. Anyone else? I'm forgetting that you. Dylan.

[Trey Kirby]

Brooks. Dylan Brooks made my bubble.

[Je Skeets]

Boy.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. Triple J is a bubble boy. But I couldn't take. I wouldn't. I wouldn't take him.

[Je Skeets]

Down. So our 12 in the west. Shea the Joker, Luka Doncic, Austin Reeves, Anthony Edwards, a couple Rockets in El Prince and Kevin Durant. Chet Holmgren. This team has lost one game, so they deserve more than one all Star. And he's been amazing. Steph Curry, Victor Wembanyama, everybody had in there. And then two Kentucky guards in Jamal Murray and Devin Booker. If I'm being honest, I did not have Murray and Booker because I was like torn between the two and I went with Jamal Murray instead of Booker. And I thought Lowry Markkanen was.

[Tas Melas]

Deserving. He's only averaging 28 points, 47 and 36 from the floor. He's shooting great.

[Je Skeets]

Efficiency. Who is.

[Tas Melas]

Lowry? Yeah, it's hard to. It's hard to leave a lot.

[Je Skeets]

Of huge numbers off the. Look at his.

[Tas Melas]

Numbers. He'll get there. When the. Yeah, when the international players needed another guy. Larry Markkanen will be.

[Je Skeets]

There. Oh, well.

[Tas Melas]

That'S. He'll be a multiple time all Star. There's no doubt. And then the Denny one is super interesting because he's had a super efficient season. Even though he's getting more. Having to play a bigger role, he's doing it really, really.

[Je Skeets]

Well. So if these were the 24 all stars, let's look at this. Let's see how many international guys there would be. We had Giannis and we had Franz in the Eastern Conference and I don't think we're counting in this hypothetical. Carl Anthony Towns is international. He's American right now.

So that's two in the east and then obviously more in the west, because the top dogs in Shea, Joker, Luca, we're up to five. Sengun makes six. Wemby makes seven. So here and then Joel Murray makes.

[Trey Kirby]

Eight.

[Je Skeets]

Perfect.

[Trey Kirby]

Wow. We did it.

[Je Skeets]

Perfect. Hey, Silver, take the day off. Take the night off. We did it, buddy. Okay, so we got to eight. Almost forgot. Jamal Murray was Canadian first.

[Tas Melas]

Second. But it is true. If they need an extra American or they'll just have extra guys, they'll have nine or 10 international players. That's cool. It'll be.

[Je Skeets]

Funny. Okay, again, let's hear who the biggest snub was out west. But you can only pick 12, so it gets. It gets tough. And maybe there are people like, no, like. Like a Wemby, like a Giannis. Maybe they haven't played enough games for your liking, and that's fine, too. All right, we got to take a break. Lots more still to come here on the drop.

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Not worst of the week this week. Best of the week, ladies and.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Gentlemen. The best of the.

[Tas Melas]

Week.

It's time to celebrate the game. People were saying, you got to do the Clippers. You lost Chris Paul. I just watched a video on Twitter of Ty Lue at a Clippers practice. Literally got on camera saying cp. Literally. Bleep cp. Nice eyebrows. You look like. You look like W.

Tiven mode. So I understand we talked about the Clippers and Tyloo on two full shows, Wednesdays and Thursday show. You can get that. Get.

[Trey Kirby]

It. Get.

[Tas Melas]

It. Yeah. But, hey, they didn't sign Paul George to a max extension like the Sixers did. Nice move. Nice move. Give him that. Lawrence. Lawrence Frank getting an extension. Weird stuff going on in the Clippers. I get an extension. Yeah. So weird stuff But I wanted to celebrate the game first because I think the production of games are better. We saw promo or player intros in the playoffs and we said, we need these. NBC started pumping them in there. And you see also the players go up to the OR be recorded in a little pre roll thing saying, I'm from this school, I'm from this school. But that was boring. I wanted a little bit of flair and we got it. This week. Check these OKC intros. Specifically what AJ Mitchell.

[Je Skeets]

Says. Kason Wallace.

[Tas Melas]

Kentucky. Jayla Williams, Santa Clara.

[Je Skeets]

University. Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga.

[Tas Melas]

University. AJ Mitchell, Belgian Waffle University. Jake Goodness Alexander, University of Kentucky. Yeah. Belgian Waffle University.

He went to Santa Barbara, but he was born in Belgium, so I guess that's where he gets Belgian waffle from. Anyways, the. The intros are way more fun to see them happen. Very good. And yeah, I thought these were sort of boring, like Franz Wagner saying he was introduced. He did his little intro thing. He said, yeah, Michigan didn't say anything about.

[Trey Kirby]

Germany. German chocolate cake universe, German.

[Tas Melas]

Job. Yeah. Just have something. Say something stupid. Nobody, nobody. Everybody's good with it. So I think that it has been better. I want to celebrate the game. A.J.

[Je Skeets]

Mitchell.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. Respect, man. That's.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. I like seeing some.

[Tas Melas]

Playfulness.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. With these. If they're gonna. I mean, the Thunder, how many times are they going to be on NBC? You got to mix it up, up a little bit. Also, what makes a waffle, a Belgian waffle? Is it just that it's rectangular rather than.

[Je Skeets]

Square? It's a good.

[Tas Melas]

Guess. It's. I don't.

[Trey Kirby]

Know. Let us.

[Tas Melas]

Know. I think it's super.

[Trey Kirby]

Thick. Do you think the thickness is part of it? Maybe.

[Tas Melas]

So. I think so, yeah. Belgian.

[Je Skeets]

Waffle. Belgian waffles are made with yeast based batter, which gives them a lighter, airier.

[Trey Kirby]

Texture. Well, they would be.

[Tas Melas]

Thicker. There you.

[Trey Kirby]

Go. Nicely.

[Tas Melas]

Done. Nice and fluffy and enriched.

[Je Skeets]

Dough. Who would have guessed? Yeah. Extra deep pockets on Belgian waffles, which they.

[Tas Melas]

Do. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, next nominee here for best of the week. Tyler Herro went to go shoot a technical free throw. Had his arms up. He was just shooting it and the referee passed him. Little bounce pass and it got him right in the Tyler hero testicles. Right in there. Jenna Renault was passing it to him. Well, we got a sound effect here.

[Je Skeets]

Tess. How is this best of the week?

[Tas Melas]

Yeah. Because it's hilarious. Tyler's. Tyler's laughing. Jenna win apologized immediately. He was all.

[Trey Kirby]

Right. She.

[Tas Melas]

Said.

Sorry, man. Yeah. It's one of Those the technical free throws, the referee never waits to. To have the player be ready for it. Right. Because they always. A regular free throw. They align everybody at the side of the lane. I mean, this one, they just. Jenna just said here, and Tyler didn't look at the ball at all and got it right in the.

[Je Skeets]

Nuts. Why did you go with, just out of curiosity, genitals on the lower third. Did you contemplate other, you.

[Tas Melas]

Know. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Dicks and balls and things like that?

[Tas Melas]

Nature. Yeah, I went with just weird to see genitals. Well, I. I contemplated.

[Je Skeets]

Genitalia.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. Yeah. I thought we went. Yeah, I just wanted to go.

[Je Skeets]

Technical.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. That didn't work. Want to have a penis or.

[Trey Kirby]

Dick. That would be technical con ads at all. That's the one I used to like for nerds. Nards. Right in the.

[Tas Melas]

Nards. I said perum this week. That was fun. My kids. My kids like that, you.

[Je Skeets]

Know. Damn. Sorry. Ladybug just scared the crap out of.

[Tas Melas]

Me.

[Je Skeets]

Ladybug? Yeah. Look at this.

[Tas Melas]

Guy. Oh, it's one of those. It's not even.

[Je Skeets]

Red. It's not even red. Yeah. What are you doing, buddy?

[Tas Melas]

It's. It's ladybug season. You see that here in Georgia, it's good luck. Okay, last one. It's Miami Heat assistant coach Karan Butler. Now this one's an interesting one. There's a story behind it. The Heat, we're playing the Dallas Mavericks. So we got Klay Thompson in front of the heats bench. And it's a great angle that. That somebody recorded here because you have Miami rookie Myron Guy Gardner talking trash to Klay Thompson. And Klay Thompson was yelling at this, who the is you, dude? Who is you? Who the are you? I ain't gonna find out who the is you, dude? You can't sit at my table, bro. Only a few can. And they're up there hanging up there now at halftime, Karambala went and grabbed Klay Thompson as he was going down in the tunnel and he grabbed his player, Myron Gardner, to go apologize to that guy for what he did. And so respect, respect to Karam Butler for respecting the vets, I guess. Myron Gardner watched the John Morant clip of him yelling at Klay Thompson. So he said, you don't got to do that, man. You. You're literally whoever you are. It doesn't matter who you are. This guy is. Myron Gardner hasn't played a ton of in the NBA, but Crom Butler respecting the trade and going to get his kid this was, this was older than a week, I got to be completely honest. But I like it so much. Yeah. These clips, that clip of a camera, somebody holding a phone right by the Heat bench, that's from some random fan. And then to go grab the. The overhead angle of Klay Thompson walking in, I mean, that was. Had to search for that, baby. But legends and Legion hoops doing some good work to make that happen. Had to include it. It. I don't want to talk about the Yana situation or the Clipper situation anymore. Had to go best of the.

[Je Skeets]

Week. That's.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. That is a lot of respect.

[Tas Melas]

Right there by Quran.

[Trey Kirby]

Right? So much respect from Karan Butler. Yeah, that's what, like, that's why you have ex players on your staff, right? Like to be like, hey, come on, get serious. Myron Gardner. I mean, John Morant talking to Klay Thompson is a little on the edge, if we're being honest with the way that Jaws career has gone to this.

[Je Skeets]

Point. In street clothes.

[Trey Kirby]

Too. In street clothes. But yeah, Karan Butler's like taking Clay Thompson's side, basically. Like, who is.

[Tas Melas]

You? Yeah, who is.

[Je Skeets]

You? Who is.

[Trey Kirby]

You? That's a. Who he play.

[Tas Melas]

For? It's.

[Trey Kirby]

Over. We got a new game. It's called who is you? We'll show you a random guy from Basketball Reference. You say if he plays in the NBA currently. Yes or.

[Tas Melas]

No? I. I would not know who Myon Gardner is if you show me his.

[Je Skeets]

Face. Yeah, that'd be.

[Tas Melas]

Tough. He wasn't even playing that game. So he.

[Je Skeets]

Was. Do you think Name which school Myron Gardner went to too. Damn. I bet he.

[Trey Kirby]

Could. Yeah, he probably.

[Tas Melas]

Could. There's three of them because I'm on his web.

[Je Skeets]

Page. What's the main one? The one I'll maybe know because I'm sure Community college that I've never heard.

[Tas Melas]

Of. You've never heard of South Plains College? Then he went to Georgetown, then he went to Little.

[Je Skeets]

Rock. Oh.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. And it ended it in Little Rock. But there you.

[Je Skeets]

Go. So that's the best of the week.

[Tas Melas]

Nominees. Respect. Respect from Karam.

[Je Skeets]

Butler. Respect from Karam Butler. What about.

Of the Night? Sponsored by Steam Stream Teamer. Excuse me. Wavalopagus. That's right. Somebody in the chat gave 10 bucks before we started the show, asking if they could sponsor Little Boy. They said, yeah, go nuts. They gave us 10 bucks. Done and.

[Trey Kirby]

Done. Sponsor any segment with a super.

[Je Skeets]

Chat. That's.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Right. That's.

[Je Skeets]

Right. Austin Reeves gets woboy of the night. Poured in a game high 44 points in the win over Toronto, Reeves shot 13 to 21. That's Jamal Murray. So that's not Austin.

[Trey Kirby]

Reeves. A similar.

[Tas Melas]

Game. Similar.

[Je Skeets]

Game. Okay, J.D. you, like, left the factory at one point for.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Like. I got a lot going on over.

[Je Skeets]

Here. I guess so. Anyway, don't worry about the.

[Tas Melas]

Graphic. I hit you up with that late video from Myron.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Gardner. That was.

[Je Skeets]

Fun. Austin Reeves, congrats. Sorry to Wavalopicus. Didn't see a graphic there. Might have to give him his 10 bucks back. JD I don't know how this.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Works.

Well, that was pretty last minute, as I.

[Je Skeets]

Remember. Yes, it was. It was. What was last.

[Trey Kirby]

Minute? Hold.

[Je Skeets]

On. What was last.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Minute? The.

[Je Skeets]

Sponsorship. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. I'm only one.

[Je Skeets]

Man. I. I understand. I.

[Tas Melas]

Understand. Yeah. Listen, I was okay rolling with that crappy video I sent.

[JD (Super Producer)]

You. I wasn't. That's the.

[Tas Melas]

Point. Yeah, you're right. You're right. Had to go to those cameras that were in the rafters or wherever they were. That was a great camera.

[Je Skeets]

Angle. It's on the top of.

[Tas Melas]

The.

[Je Skeets]

The. It's one on the top of the backboard, isn't it? Is.

[Tas Melas]

It?

[Je Skeets]

No. Or is that one is higher. That was.

[Tas Melas]

Higher. Yeah. I don't know where that's from.

[Je Skeets]

Because sometimes those cameras tilt to the bench, but yeah, it was higher than.

[Tas Melas]

That. Different.

[Je Skeets]

Angle. All right, pick them. JD what do you think? Yeah, let's do.

[JD (Super Producer)]

It.

I mean, this could be right. Let's try.

[Tas Melas]

It. See what it looks like. Let's have a Yanis relation. It's a Milwaukee Bucks at home to the Philadelphia 76ers lose. It's basically a pickup. It's a plus one and a half. The Bucks. Yeah, you got the.

[Je Skeets]

Right. Looks right to.

[Tas Melas]

Me. I took Milwaukee. I think they played well to end their game without Yan Stid Kumpo and won a game. They're at home. Philly coming in on a back to back. I'm comfortable taking the Bucks after that. You have to, because I said Giannis isn't being traded until the off.

[Je Skeets]

Season. Well, like, I mean, you're been big enough. Kevin Porter Jr. Ryan Rollins, like, look, I. I thought you were almost forced to pick.

[Tas Melas]

This. Yeah, I kind.

[Je Skeets]

Of. You might be.

[Tas Melas]

Right. Yeah. Who knows? But you guys both have the Sixers. Why? Why do you have the Sixers? Because they're a better basketball, I.

[Je Skeets]

Think. I think so. I mean, the back to back situation. I know, love. But, you know, they did have a 24 point lead. They were. They were riding high and gave it all back, but, yeah, I just think they're better than the Bucks without Giannis.

[Trey Kirby]

Yes. 6 and 0 on the out against the.

[Je Skeets]

Spread. This.

[Tas Melas]

Guy. Look at this.

[Je Skeets]

Guy. Okay. He throws a hat on, and he's suddenly crunching the.

[Trey Kirby]

Numbers. Yeah, he gets, like, bet slips.

[Je Skeets]

Up here in the.

[Trey Kirby]

Band. I think they may even be 6, 0 on the second night of back to backs against the spread. Only against the spread. That's all I care about.

[Je Skeets]

Now. Wow.

[Tas Melas]

Wow.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. Spread.

[Tas Melas]

Life. But it's basically a pickup, so they got to win the game. Basically, they're five and three on the road, which is.

[Trey Kirby]

Decent. Yeah. But the.

[Tas Melas]

Spread.

Because, hey.

[Je Skeets]

Look. So is. Got to win by two.

[Tas Melas]

Man.

[Je Skeets]

Yep. Got to win by two to get the victory for us. And Trey looking for his first win here in December.

[Trey Kirby]

Still. I'm doing it on.

[Je Skeets]

Purpose. I.

[Tas Melas]

Got. Yeah, you want to.

[Je Skeets]

Go? Oh, you're doing on purpose. I do love how this has turned into that now when people can't pick a.

[Tas Melas]

Game. Right? No.

[Trey Kirby]

Trick. I got screwed in the last two games. Let's be honest here. Jaylen Johnson and Michael Porter Jr. Late scratches after we pick the.

[Je Skeets]

Games. Yeah.

[Tas Melas]

Man.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. That's why we need reporting earlier.

[Je Skeets]

On. Yeah, that's.

[Trey Kirby]

Right. So that we can pick up our pickup games.

[Tas Melas]

Correctly. Yeah. Come on.

[Je Skeets]

Adam. Come on, Adam. All right, we have made it to rapid fire. J.D. we already have a lot on your plate, but you do have the questions this.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Week. I do. Tasmalis, our eternal optimist, still still believes that Giannis is staying in Milwaukee all season. Guys, what's something you're irrationally doing delusionally optimistic.

[Je Skeets]

About? Skeets, I know this isn't true, but I like to believe there's still a Dalmatian dog in every fire.

[Tas Melas]

Station.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. You don't think it's.

[Je Skeets]

True? No, I know it's not true because I was looking into it, but I drive by a fire station. I'm always like, I'd love to see a Dalmatian right now. I get excited when I see a Dalmatian dog. I don't see him all that often, so I'm always like, there's got to be one in there. But there ain't any more. It's a thing of the past. You know, I think it had to do more with the old Timey trucks back in the.

[Tas Melas]

Day. Matched.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. Or I guess it was more of a.

[Je Skeets]

Contrast. They look so good, though. Yeah, they do look.

[Trey Kirby]

Cool. Dalmatian's a cool dog. If you had a Dalmatian what would you name.

[Je Skeets]

It? Spot. Yeah, Lindor's the guy. Pretty good. Pretty good.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Name.

Tassie. Other than the Bucks or Gianna, I should say, and the Bucks, what are you irrationally delusionally optimistic.

[Tas Melas]

About? Well, every year I'm gonna read more books. I just. I kept it low this year because I thought a dozen, one a month could do it. No problem. Didn't get there unless I go heavy here in the last 26 days of December. But I was like. I was at, like, 5 reading about tuberculosis.

Why? Because it sounds.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Boring? No, because it sounds.

[Tas Melas]

Dark.

It's about medicine.

So listen, it's more. More a habit of just being on my phone way too much and being away from the text and being away from things that matter. It ain't about reading comprehension, but hopefully one day it happens. I'm talking into existence a dozen.

[Je Skeets]

Dozen dozen in a.

[Tas Melas]

Year.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Decent goal, though. One a.

[Tas Melas]

Month.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. But all the medical breakthroughs we've had.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. Hey, the audiobook man counts, not.

[Tas Melas]

Reading. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I just added another. I just add another one to my total. You're right, J.D. because I did listen to one, but I didn't get to a dozen. Yeah, it sort of counts. I feel like it counts now I've changed my.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Opinion. Take it in if you will do in the.

[Tas Melas]

Distance.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Dishes. I'm listening to.

[Tas Melas]

Audiobook. Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah.

[Tas Melas]

Anyway. Anyway.

[Trey Kirby]

Try. My next book is about a shipwreck. It's gonna be.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Good. What is.

[Trey Kirby]

It? The Wager. The.

[Tas Melas]

Wager. I want to read.

[Trey Kirby]

It. Mutiny and a Shipwreck. How exciting is that thing? I'm delusionally optimistic about Avatar Fire and.

[Je Skeets]

Ash.

[Trey Kirby]

Wow. Really cannot wait to see this. We'll be there opening weekend for sure. I saw Sean, fantasy host of the Big Picture, tweeted, avatar Fire and Ash is a soft remake of John Ford's Drums along the.

[Tas Melas]

Mohawk.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Wow.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. Okay. I mean, that's an ancient movie, but I love a Western. But then he also continues with space whales and psychedelic tendril gods and rocket launchers. I love Pandora, and I can't wait to go.

[Je Skeets]

Back. I was about to ask you, did you like the previous.

[Trey Kirby]

Two? Yeah, I liked Avatar. Okay. And then I really liked Way of.

[Spanish Language Advertiser]

Water.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. Way of Water was really.

[Je Skeets]

Sweet.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Okay. Okay. I mean, I'm excited, too. After I heard James on the.

[Je Skeets]

Town. The.

[Trey Kirby]

Town?

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. That was.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Good. It was a great.

[Je Skeets]

Interview. Yeah, it.

[Trey Kirby]

Was. I think Jim, that guy's interesting, man. He knows how to make a movie. And there's like, a Making of the first two Avatars. Little series that's on.

[Je Skeets]

Disney. Yeah, they said it was.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. It's really.

[Je Skeets]

Good. Okay, check that.

[Trey Kirby]

Out. This is crazy how people are doing this kind of.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Stuff. I know. Yeah, it's nuts. Okay, what's next? What do we got here? Spotify.

[Je Skeets]

Wrapped? No, no.

[JD (Super Producer)]

No. Sorry. While you guys were debating Janice's future on yesterday's show, Trey hit us with this nugget of wisdom. Endings are bad because they're endings. If it was all good, it wouldn't end bars. Facts. What do the kids say these days? It's true is what I'm saying. Guys, what's something you're ready to see end?

[Je Skeets]

Skeets? Think I'm ready to see AI Slop end the.

[Trey Kirby]

Images.

[Je Skeets]

Right? But here's the thing. I see them. I laugh at a lot of.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Them. Yeah, that's the.

[Je Skeets]

Problem. I got one sent to me last night. You'll like this. It's you. Amir Blumenfeld. His Lakers beat our.

[Tas Melas]

Raptors.

[Je Skeets]

Really? With the buzzer beater. So he sent me this. AI Slop.

There's tasks with two.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Thumbs. Two thumbs.

[Tas Melas]

Up.

[Je Skeets]

Hilarious. And in the Lakers, instead of that classic rap tour shirt that I always post this after a Raptors win of.

[Tas Melas]

10. Horrible Lakers logo on that jersey. Look at it. It doesn't even say Los.

[Je Skeets]

Angeles. I'm done. I'm done with the AI slot. But I, I, I know I'm done with it because I laugh out this.

[Tas Melas]

Crap.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Anyway, what about.

[JD (Super Producer)]

You? Not.

[Tas Melas]

To. It's hard not to. Apologies if I disgust people here. But the thing I need to bring to an end is the stopping of non flushing of toilets in my.

[Je Skeets]

House. Oh.

[Tas Melas]

Wow. Yeah, yeah.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. It's a problem around here.

[Tas Melas]

Too.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Really? Oh.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah.

[Tas Melas]

Wow. Oh, I thought it was just with younger.

[Je Skeets]

Kids. You have grown.

[Tas Melas]

Men. Yeah. What, what.

[Je Skeets]

Happens? I live with.

[JD (Super Producer)]

A. A literal frat boy. I live with a literal frat.

[Tas Melas]

Boy. Like just do it and walk away. That's what they.

[Je Skeets]

Do. It's crazy work.

[Tas Melas]

Man. Yeah. I thought mine was crazy. Yeah. Cuz it's un. Their kids a little more. Understand. Yeah. By going to two. Literally there was a number two on a.

[Trey Kirby]

Two. And I was just.

[Tas Melas]

Stacking. I got, I got a Fluffy. It's not that bad around here. Him.

But it's. It smelled like a public bathroom.

It's so bad. Cuz it stays there for so.

[Je Skeets]

Long. That's not. That's real.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Slop.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah.

But anyway, I'd be more disappointed with your situation, JD.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Though. I mean we had a great run. Like 10 year run. But now it's like, you know, 10 year run. 10 year run of great. Because I was going through the.

[Tas Melas]

Same thing you're going through. Yeah.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. It'll end, but then it'll come back. Well, you will. I don't know if it will for you.

[Tas Melas]

Guys. That's.

[Je Skeets]

Hilarious.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. You know, what are you gonna do, Trey? What's something you're ready to see.

[Trey Kirby]

End? Stranger.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Things.

[Je Skeets]

Yes. You're almost.

[JD (Super Producer)]

There. Thank.

[Trey Kirby]

You. I haven't watched it since season.

[Tas Melas]

Two.

[Trey Kirby]

Same. But I'm glad it's over because I see some screenshots of this allegedly high. High school.

[Je Skeets]

Show. Definitely not 30 year old.

[Trey Kirby]

Dudes. This look ridiculous. And it, it just, it looks so bad to me. Like I said, I haven't seen it for half a decade. Easily at this point in season two, they brought out multiple demogorgons and I was like, I'm out of here. I like one demogorgon max. But now it just looks.

[Je Skeets]

Brutal. And this is, this is the end though. The, the final season first part is out and then the second part comes out on Christmas.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Right? Yeah, yeah. Rachel's making me watch it. We're recapping it over on our podcast and what's we're the worst recap show because I just hate it. Like I just on it an hour and 20.

[Tas Melas]

Minutes. But makes a good.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Show. Yeah. But you know the Stranger Things people, they like to hear you say nice things, you know, you know how it is. Yeah. So New Year's Eve, it's over. And I'm with you, Trey. It's. It's.

[Je Skeets]

Definitely. Oh, it's New.

[Tas Melas]

Year's. It's.

[Je Skeets]

Over. I thought it was.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Christmas. Christmas. There's three more episodes coming up that's on Christmas Day and then New Year's Eve, the final, final episode. We really, really mean it this time. Probably comes.

[Je Skeets]

Out.

[Trey Kirby]

Gotcha. Just parceling them.

[Je Skeets]

Out. Think they all die at the.

[JD (Super Producer)]

End. I don't think anyone's going to die to the.

[Je Skeets]

End. Kidding. Oh, you think the demigor comes and lives with them type.

[Trey Kirby]

Thing? They, they all become friends, go to college.

[Tas Melas]

Together? That's.

[Je Skeets]

Right. Just taking, taking dumps on top of dumps. A crap again. Teach.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Flush.

Okay, guys, final ones. Spotify wrapped is out. Everyone's flexing their elite music tastes. Meanwhile, My rapt is 90% Barry Gibb and Vanessa Carlton. Pretty embarrassing for me. So I will not be posting that. But guys, what's the most embarrassing song on your movie most played.

[Je Skeets]

List? Skeets Yeah, I sort of struggled with this. I wasn't too embarrassed by my selections. A lot. A lot of Father John, Misty this past year. A lot of block party this past.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Year.

[Je Skeets]

Okay. 20 year old album, Tame Impala. But I guess it's not really embarrassing at all. I was proud of it the day Robert Palins murdered me.

Bones are their money. It's on Spotify.

Cheating a little bit. It wasn't in my most playlist, but it is there and I have listened to it more than once. It's a banger for sure. So the bones are their money for.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Sure. Okay, Tess, what's your most embarrassing song on your most played.

[Tas Melas]

List? Oh, man, it's full. It's full of embarrassing songs. But mine is by a musician called the Kiffness. What the Kiffness does is take cat memes that are quite popular and turn them into songs.

[Je Skeets]

Songs. Oh, my God, I hate this. What is. I don't know.

[Tas Melas]

What. The Kidness Place. He's got some. He. She has some great, great tunes. Not. Not great.

[Je Skeets]

Tunes. Cat sounds and.

[Tas Melas]

Turns. Like anything. Anything that became.

[Trey Kirby]

Popular. Well, then any song that's popular, they make it into.

[Je Skeets]

A. Like a cat.

[Trey Kirby]

Version. Meow version. Like, you know, like dogs barking Jingle bells at Christmas. It would be catching cats singing any song you can think.

[Tas Melas]

Of. But then, yeah, he had some lyrics and it must be. It's a male voice, like, literally singing about the meme or. Wow. It's talented. Talented musician. So he loves the.

[Je Skeets]

Ch. He loves.

[Tas Melas]

It. Yeah.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Now, this is like. This is led by the kids or this.

[Tas Melas]

Is. Oh, yeah, of.

[Je Skeets]

Course. So they love.

[Tas Melas]

It.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Eat it.

[Tas Melas]

Up. We'll listen. We're good.

Here's. Here's my.

[JD (Super Producer)]

First. Almost anything.

[Tas Melas]

Else. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here's my favorite one. Here's my favorite one. Okay. I go meow, I go meow oh. I go meow, I go meow. Oh, man. I. Honestly, I'm not doing it justice because it starts with I.

[Je Skeets]

Go. Like the worst.

[Tas Melas]

Song. It starts with I go meow, I go meow. And then I forget where it goes. Anyways, the.

[Je Skeets]

Kiffness. Oh, this guy's got a quite a look to.

[Podcast Advertiser]

Him.

[Tas Melas]

Him.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah.

All.

[Je Skeets]

Right. Hey, I'm sure he's raking it in or making the 8 cents by way of.

[Tas Melas]

Spotify. Oh, yeah, he does 10 million listens. Now he's singing. He's on the mic. Anyway, moving.

[Je Skeets]

On.

I gotta check this.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Out.

They're earworms. You don't want.

[Tas Melas]

To. Yeah, yeah.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Yeah. Trey, what's your most embarrassing song.

[Trey Kirby]

Once my kids started having opinions about music is when I stopped letting them pick songs because I don't want them.

[Je Skeets]

Ruining my stats at the.

[Trey Kirby]

End. But sometimes things will sneak through. And the one thing that snuck through into my top 10 is Steve's lava.

[Tas Melas]

Chicken. I got it written down from the Minecraft. Yep, that's.

[Trey Kirby]

It. Look, I. I'm a Jack Black fan. Yeah. Maybe my kids are still a little young to be playing them. Tenacious D, but it could be worse. Yeah, not much worse. I mean, this song's pretty.

[Tas Melas]

Bad. Well, it's like 40 songs, 40.

[Trey Kirby]

Seconds.

Never hear it.

[Je Skeets]

Once. You're.

[Tas Melas]

Right.

[Trey Kirby]

That. And there's another.

[Je Skeets]

One. Flint and Steel. Flint. Flint and.

[Trey Kirby]

Steel. It's like a hip hop remake of the stupid Minecraft.

[Tas Melas]

Song. Yeah, yeah.

[Trey Kirby]

Yeah. I mean, Steve's lava chicken is better than.

[Tas Melas]

That. Yeah, it is. Yeah. It's obviously there's a lot more, a lot worse that they pick. So this one, it's fine because it's. It's Jack Black and it's quick. It is quick. I like.

[JD (Super Producer)]

That.

[Tas Melas]

Chicken. Steve's lava chicken. Yes. Tasty as.

[Je Skeets]

Hell. Is.

[Tas Melas]

It? That's basically the.

[Je Skeets]

Whole. Is it better than Jack Black in the Super Mario Brothers movie Peaches or whatever? Was that.

[Tas Melas]

Him? Yeah, that's.

[Je Skeets]

Him. Yeah. Which one's better? Sounds like this one was a bit more of a jam because that was.

[JD (Super Producer)]

More. Is.

[Je Skeets]

Catchier. Catchier.

[Trey Kirby]

Okay. Yeah, I. I agree. I think his performance on Peaches is.

[Je Skeets]

Better.

[Tas Melas]

Okay. Yeah, you know it.

[Je Skeets]

Out.

[Tas Melas]

Yeah. Jack Black.

[Je Skeets]

Style. Okay. Great answers. All right. Rapid fire. Sort of rapid sometimes. Before we go, We've been continuing to thank all of our founding members on our substack page. So we got our next 10 names here. Let's give it up. No particular order. Zachary.

[Trey Kirby]

Hoffman. Hey, thanks.

[Tas Melas]

Zach. Zachary Kevin.

[Medical Expert]

O'.

[Je Skeets]

Brien. I think that's a good old Canadian boy, if I remember correctly. We got Muckle. Muckle. Brian.

[Trey Kirby]

Ck. Wow, these are getting pretty.

[Je Skeets]

Short. Louie Stefan Smari, if I'm saying that correctly. Case McDonald.

Hallie. I missed a.

[Tas Melas]

Name. Oh.

[Je Skeets]

J.D. you're having a day. Are you having a day?

David.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Katzman. Okay, we're gonna have to bring.

[Je Skeets]

Hali H. We will have to make note now and bring you back. We love Ali H. Next.

[Trey Kirby]

Week. We love you, Steven. You know, just had to see that name quicker. That's what I think it.

[Je Skeets]

Was. I think that's what it was. So nine people got thanked here today. But sincere thank you to everybody that is a founding member and paid subscribers on substack. If you're a a monthly subscription or you paid for the year. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Having a lot of fun over there. This is big. Maybe this will encourage you, some of you to join our substack page. We are now releasing ad free versions of the podcast on substack. It's $5 a month. Some people are getting tired of the dynamic ads, not the live ad reads. Those are bangers killer every time. But a lot of dynamic ad reads get inserted into the podcast platforms that you maybe listen to. So if you want an ad free free, sign up for our substack page and you will get it sent to you, emailed to you every day. So there you go. That's it for the show. Wild one today, man. Boy, it's Friday.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Though. It.

[Je Skeets]

Is. We'll be back on Monday. Hopefully. The bears are victorious in Lambeau Field because of that.

[Trey Kirby]

Hat. I mean, if, if they win, I gotta wear this hat every.

[Je Skeets]

Week. I.

[Trey Kirby]

Know. So I kind of hope they.

[Tas Melas]

Win.

[Je Skeets]

Yeah. Looks.

[JD (Super Producer)]

Good.

[Trey Kirby]

Good. Really good. L Vegas calling me the Lubeaga of.

[Je Skeets]

Atlanta.

So, so thank you for joining us today. Hit the like button. Subscribe podcast listeners, five star ratings and reviews. And again, we're back on Monday to recap a very busy NBA weekend. No cup games, obviously this weekend that's done. But a lot of basketball on. So we'll be back on Monday. Till then, Clipper Bros. You heard it here.

[Trey Kirby]

First. Have a great time. Turn up. Love you guys.

[Tas Melas]

Awesome. Thanks for joining us. And remember, like the great Neo said, it's not about where you've done, it's about what you're.

[Je Skeets]

Doing.

Brace the weekend.

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