Anthony Dabbundo

I did that on Sunday's pod.

I think you missed an obvious parallel, Pau Gasol.

to towns, very talented, big men questions about their ability to be top level championship guys.

You pair them up with all time leaders, clutch guys, Jalen, throwing them in there.

And through proximity, that guy levels up into a true number two option.

Um, maybe not as many questions with pal, but I think that's the closest comp.

I think that's great.

I'm mad at myself that I didn't think of that.

You forget after the 2008 finals, uh,

even after the trade and they make the finals with them, there were still questions about, are you, is pow tough enough to be the guy, the number two guy in a title team?

Is this the, is this a good enough wingman for Kobe?

So, and he shed that and I still, I'm going to duck the Laker fans are going to get so mad.

Um, I, there was a real case for pow to be the 2010 finals MVP.

I'm already in the record.

I always think the best player in a team should win unless they're an absolute disaster.

But I thought Pow was awesome in that series.

And if we're going to do the Iguodala-Curry thing, or we're going to do the Jalen Brown over Tatum thing, and that's just our mentality with picking finals MVPs that we're not bringing in who's the best player, who has the biggest responsibility.

I thought Powell swung game seven.

Like that series came down to one game and Powell going against KG, who admittedly wasn't the same KG after the surgery and no Kendrick Perkins and Rasheed Wallace playing 35 minutes, basically passing out on the court.

Powell bullied us that game.