Who Is The MVP of the Day? | Postgame Show (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Summary

Episode Overview

Theme:
In this lively postgame show, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, JuJu Gotti, and the crew break down the latest NBA playoff action — specifically the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss and Victor Wembanyama’s dominant performance — while diving into hilarious, fast-paced poll results and candid sports banter. The crew also debates who truly deserves MVP of the day, delivering their signature blend of humor, analysis, and inside references.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Oklahoma City’s Loss — Are the Champs in Trouble?

• Juju’s Analysis (00:12):

  • JuJu quickly summarizes expert takes on the show and evaluates the Thunder’s adjustments. He praises Carter Bryant’s defense on SGA and criticizes Mark Dagnall’s defensive moves. Specific critique for sticking Caruso on Wemby, an unworkable matchup.
  • Quote:

    “You can’t keep Caruso on Wemby… You can’t account for Wemby air mail and grabbing the ball way up here and never bringing it down.” – Juju (00:12)

• Tony’s Question (00:37):

  • Tony points out the oddity of having Caruso defend Wemby and tosses the basketball analysis to JuJu.
  • Quote:

    “Why is he guarding Wemby?” – Tony (00:37)

  • Juju explains Caruso’s strength against traditional bigs doesn’t translate against an athletic phenomenon like Wemby.

• Dan’s Analysis & 'Chad' Rant (00:59):

  • Dan draws comparisons to last year’s matchups with Jokic, emphasizing Wembanyama is unguardable in the same manner. He launches into a comedic rant about a player named Chad:

    • Quote:

      “I don’t ever want to see him again. Don’t put him in a commercial. Don’t put him on social media. I want to put him on a milk carton.” – Dan (01:14)

  • Dan suggests Oklahoma City may need to try Kenrich Williams on Wemby, recognizing the lack of better defensive options.

Rotation, Shooting & Rebounds

• Juju’s Suggestions (01:45):
  • Recommends more minutes for Isaiah Joe due to his perimeter shooting.
  • Highlights OKC’s deficit on the glass (61-40 rebounds) and calls out Hartenstein’s underperformance.
    • Quote:

      “Hartenstein, two rebounds? What the f—, my brother. You did.” – Juju (01:50)

  • Praises rookie Dylan Harper’s performance despite mistakes, and gives kudos to Caruso’s “31 big ones.”

The MVP of the Day — Victor Wembanyama

• Alex Sets the Table (02:39):
  • Prompts the crew to debate the MVP of the day, bringing the conversation to Wembanyama after his massive stat line.
  • Quote:

    “We may have to have a conversation about Wembanyama for MVP.” – Alex (03:15)

  • Recaps Wemby’s dominant numbers: 41 points, 24 rebounds, 3 blocks.
• Juju’s Approval (03:15):
  • Enthusiastically agrees:

    “Yes, we should! MVP!” – Juju (03:15)

Poll Updates & Show Corrections

• Juju’s Correction (03:29):

  • Lightheartedly clarifies that Zaz’s podcast grew “because it’s awesome,” not just due to proximity with the show.

• Highlighted Audience Polls (All timestamps within 03:51 – 05:13):

  • Who feels better today: Alex Newhook or Victor Wembanyama? 66% pick Wemby. (03:51)
  • Will Wembanyama ruin or save the league? 30% say ruin, 33% say save, 37% say both. (04:33)
    • “It’s perfect.” – Tony (04:48)
  • Do you stop growing at 22? 52% say yes. (05:13)
  • Greg poll: 64% prefer “catchphrase updates” over “Greg doesn’t know movies.”
  • Is Jaws the greatest horror movie of all time? 75% say no.
  • Does a beret change a man? 90% say yes.
  • Should it be The Empire Strikes Back, Jack? 80% agree; discussion unclear but played for laughs.
  • Tom Hanks’ most famous role: 82% say Forrest Gump over Woody — “Wow. The kids must not be voting just yet. Too early.” – Dan (05:13)
  • More impressive: Pablo Torres winning the Pulitzer or Mina Kimes winning Jeopardy? 63% say Mina.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Juju on Defensive Matchups:

  “You can’t keep Caruso on Wemby… What you think, Tony?” (00:12)

• Dan’s ‘Chad’ Rant:

  “I don’t ever want to see him again… put him on a milk carton.” (01:14)

• Juju on Hartenstein:

  “Hartenstein, two rebounds? What the f—, my brother. You did.” (01:50)

• Victor Wembanyama for MVP:

  “We may have to have a conversation about Wembanyama for MVP.” – Alex (03:15)
  “Yes, we should! MVP!” – Juju (03:15)

• Poll Reaction:

  “It’s perfect.” – Tony, reacting to split reactions on Wemby saving or ruining the league (04:48)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Oklahoma City/Defensive Matchups: 00:02 – 01:45
• Rebounds/Inefficiencies: 01:45 – 02:39
• MVP of the Day/Wembanyama: 02:39 – 03:21
• Poll Updates: 03:21 – 05:14

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Tone & Humor

The crew’s usual irreverence shines throughout: quick-witted, brutally honest, and self-aware. Juju brings sharp basketball insight with a comedic twist, Dan oscillates between exasperated fan and cutting satirist, and the rest of the cast chimes in with playful banter and oddball hypothetical debates (like whether a beret changes a man).

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Summary

This episode is a rapid-fire postgame roundtable that packs sharp hoops analysis, outlandish hot takes, and fan-centric polls into a tight, hilarious package. While Victor Wembanyama’s historic night steals the show, the real fun is in the crew’s chemistry and unpredictable discussion — perfect for listeners who enjoy their sports talk with a dash of chaos.

Transcript

[Alex]

All right, let's bring juju aboard here. Juju last night, Oklahoma City, they lose the home court advantage right away. Are the champs in trouble?

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Man, I'm. I'm gonna go through it real quick because Dan, he mentioned the experts of the show. Demean says this. Michelle Beetle says this. Only one person has a basketball podcast, but here's neither here nor there. Carter Bryant, defense on sga. Magnificent. Mark Dagnow made some great adjustments on off, but on defense he did not. Because you can't keep Caruso on Wemby.

[Tony]

What was going on there? Someone that knows basketball. Juju. Please, Tony, you get into why I would the whole game. Why is he guarding Wemby?

[Juju]

Right. He does a great job on Jokic and some of the more stiffer flat footed guys because he's, he's a good base, but he don't. You can't account for Wimby air mail and grabbing the ball way up here and never bringing it down. What you think, Tony?

[Dan]

I think that's a great point. I think Dagonal got caught in a trap of what he did to Jokic last year. Year where it was like, all right, if we can get a guy who can get underneath him and force him to get the ball and move around, it's going to be easier for us to defend him and then to send a second, a second guy off ball. The issue is when, like you said, juju, when you can throw the ball 10ft in the air and Wendy could just go and get it and then turn around and dunk it without, without leaving his feet, it's like, yeah, it's an unguardable play. And then you can't have Chad on. Chad is an absolute bum. I don't want to see Chad ever on my screen again. The guy sucks. Okay? Don't put him in a commercial. Don't put him on social media. I want to put him on a milk carton. I don't ever want to see him again. But to that, but to that point, juju and you could talk to her like, there's nobody on that team outside of Caruso that I feel like can guard him. Maybe they have to bring in Kenrich Williams a little bit to do something.

[Juju]

Right. Right to that point. Like you say, Ken Rich Williams. I. I also don't see how you don't find time for Isaiah Joe. He's been a great shooter from the perimeter. He come in and knock down shots. They missed so many shots in the beginning. Also 61 to 40 on the rebounds. Can't have that happen. Hartenstein, two rebounds. What the f. My. My brother. You did. But Dylan Harper, great job. I mean, he's a rookie. He has some rookie mistakes, but he filled in great for Fox. 24 bit points. Stefan Castle, 11 big turnovers. Still overcame it. Caruso, 31 big ones. I. I love it. But the most important thing and question I have is, Zaz, who is the MVP of the day? Be of the day.

[Alex]

Oh, I'm so glad you asked, Juju. If we're gonna talk about the mvp, we better have a conversation about Victor Wembanyama. That's right. The spurs, they take game one behind Wembanyama's 41 points, 24 rebounds. He also had three block shots. He owned the game last night. Now, I'm not saying there aren't other good players on the floor. I'm just saying we may have to have a conversation about Wembanyama for mvp.

[Juju]

Yes, we should. MVP

[Alex]

of the day. Juju, let's update some polls here. Go ahead, quickly. What do we got?

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Before I update the polls and pull them up, I want to make one minor, minor show correction from today. Dan says that Zaz's podcast has grown because he's close to us. I will be. Damn. Zaz podcast has grown because it's awesome. Yeah. There we go. There we go.

[Alex]

Yeah. Thank you very much.

[Juju]

Who feels better today, Alex Newhook or Victor Wimbanyama? 66 of the audience says Victor Wimban.

[Dan]

Unbelievable, man. Do you want me to be honest for a second? A point of vulnerability. When Dan said that, I was like, who the hell's the other Same. Is that an assistant coach in San

[Juju]

Antonio series winning goal?

[Tony]

Is there some sort of seven political thing he's talking about?

[Dan]

Supposed to mean like.

[Tony]

Like, that's cool.

[Dan]

I didn't see him on the bench.

[Alex]

He's going to game.

[Tony]

Call me when Connor McDavid does it.

[Alex]

Okay?

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Alex]

It was his second series victory. It's the second time he won a series. Yeah, that's.

[Tony]

Yeah, that's.

[Dan]

What team does he play for again?

[Tony]

Right.

[Juju]

Montreal Canadiens. Is Wimby going to ruin the league or save it? 30% of the audience says ruin it. 33% of the audience says save it, and 37% of the audience says both.

[Tony]

It's perfect.

[Juju]

Do you stop growing at 22 years old? 52% of the audience says, yes, you do, Greg. This is a big one. If Greg can only do one, which one do you want? The catchphrase updates or Greg doesn't know movies. 64% of the audience says the catchphrase updates. Thank you.

[Tony]

You'll get those tomorrow.

[Juju]

Yes.

[Dan]

Hey, we didn't get them today.

[Tony]

He's back tomorrow, folks.

[Dan]

Yeah.

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Is Jaws the greatest horror movie of all time? 75% of the audience say no. Duh. Does a beret change a man? 90 of the audience says, yes, it does. Should it be the Empire strikes back? Jack? 80 of the audience says yes. Tom Hanks most famous role, Forrest gump or woody? 82% of the audience says Forrest Gump. Whoa. Wow. The kids must not be voting just yet. Too early. And last poll more impressive. Pablo winning the Pulitzer or mina winning Jeopardy. 63% of the audience says Mina. And those are your polls.