Dan

Six steals for Nembhard, right? Hounding and harassing Brunson. That, again, is the cumulative effect of, boss, I'm tired, man. Like, I can't, I don't have anything more. And the Pacers do. And that's why I kept saying, first of all, the talent level wasn't that disparate. But more importantly, the Pacers had a more effective game plan and they executed it.

Yeah. Miles Turner. How about Miles Turner? Imagine every day hearing your house is going to get foreclosed. And then like, oh, the bank put it off a little bit more. And then one day you're like, you know what? Not only is it not getting foreclosed. Here's some cash, man.

Yeah. Miles Turner. How about Miles Turner? Imagine every day hearing your house is going to get foreclosed. And then like, oh, the bank put it off a little bit more. And then one day you're like, you know what? Not only is it not getting foreclosed. Here's some cash, man.

Yeah. Miles Turner. How about Miles Turner? Imagine every day hearing your house is going to get foreclosed. And then like, oh, the bank put it off a little bit more. And then one day you're like, you know what? Not only is it not getting foreclosed. Here's some cash, man.

I think he is the perfect whatever. There's an intersection of lines of value versus desire and stuff, and he is the exact opposite. level of good enough for everyone to want, but not good enough to demand the price that they're asking for. And so that equilibrium point is where he lives. Almost getting traded, but not quite.

I think he is the perfect whatever. There's an intersection of lines of value versus desire and stuff, and he is the exact opposite. level of good enough for everyone to want, but not good enough to demand the price that they're asking for. And so that equilibrium point is where he lives. Almost getting traded, but not quite.

I think he is the perfect whatever. There's an intersection of lines of value versus desire and stuff, and he is the exact opposite. level of good enough for everyone to want, but not good enough to demand the price that they're asking for. And so that equilibrium point is where he lives. Almost getting traded, but not quite.

Okay, so I'm glad you asked this question because I came up with this remarkable theory that the Indiana Pacers are really good. It's just that Oklahoma City is literally the same thing, but way better.

Okay, so I'm glad you asked this question because I came up with this remarkable theory that the Indiana Pacers are really good. It's just that Oklahoma City is literally the same thing, but way better.

Okay, so I'm glad you asked this question because I came up with this remarkable theory that the Indiana Pacers are really good. It's just that Oklahoma City is literally the same thing, but way better.

Sure, sure. So it's like Indiana says, we've got a center who blocks shots at the rim and also he shoots threes. And Oklahoma City says, ours does too. He also leads the league in rim percentage defense and also he can bring the ball up and make plays. Oh, okay. Well, guess what? We have a defensive pesk of a perimeter player who can guard guys bigger than him, Andrew Nembhard.

Sure, sure. So it's like Indiana says, we've got a center who blocks shots at the rim and also he shoots threes. And Oklahoma City says, ours does too. He also leads the league in rim percentage defense and also he can bring the ball up and make plays. Oh, okay. Well, guess what? We have a defensive pesk of a perimeter player who can guard guys bigger than him, Andrew Nembhard.

Sure, sure. So it's like Indiana says, we've got a center who blocks shots at the rim and also he shoots threes. And Oklahoma City says, ours does too. He also leads the league in rim percentage defense and also he can bring the ball up and make plays. Oh, okay. Well, guess what? We have a defensive pesk of a perimeter player who can guard guys bigger than him, Andrew Nembhard.

And the Thunder said, yeah, we got one too. His name's Lou Dorton. He's all defensive team. Oh, okay. We got a point guard from the future. He controls everything. He's brilliant. He's dynamic. He's got all these moments. And the Thunder said, cool. Yeah, ours is MVP of the league. Oh, okay, well, let's talk about benches.

And the Thunder said, yeah, we got one too. His name's Lou Dorton. He's all defensive team. Oh, okay. We got a point guard from the future. He controls everything. He's brilliant. He's dynamic. He's got all these moments. And the Thunder said, cool. Yeah, ours is MVP of the league. Oh, okay, well, let's talk about benches.

And the Thunder said, yeah, we got one too. His name's Lou Dorton. He's all defensive team. Oh, okay. We got a point guard from the future. He controls everything. He's brilliant. He's dynamic. He's got all these moments. And the Thunder said, cool. Yeah, ours is MVP of the league. Oh, okay, well, let's talk about benches.

We got a guy, a white guy who comes off the bench who's scrappy, who gets into defensively and hits big shots in TJ McConnell. And the Thunder say, cool, we've got NBA champion Alex Caruso. Every level that the Indiana Pacers bring, the Thunder have the same thing. It's just a little bit better than what they have.

We got a guy, a white guy who comes off the bench who's scrappy, who gets into defensively and hits big shots in TJ McConnell. And the Thunder say, cool, we've got NBA champion Alex Caruso. Every level that the Indiana Pacers bring, the Thunder have the same thing. It's just a little bit better than what they have.

We got a guy, a white guy who comes off the bench who's scrappy, who gets into defensively and hits big shots in TJ McConnell. And the Thunder say, cool, we've got NBA champion Alex Caruso. Every level that the Indiana Pacers bring, the Thunder have the same thing. It's just a little bit better than what they have.

It's absolutely good from a basketball perspective. Look, let's all make an agreement. If you don't work for Disney or if you don't work for the NBA, get the f*** out of my face with ratings talk. Why do you care? Why do people, the layperson, care about what the ratings are? It's going to be very fun basketball. It's amazing basketball. It's going to be fun, up-tempo. You've got personalities.