Dave DuFour

What's up, Zena?

Welcome to the show.

Maren, how are you guys doing?

Thank you for having me.

Awesome.

The Charlotte Hornets are fast becoming our favorite team around here.

Like, they're so much fun.

And with the slow week, we thought it would be a good time to check in on some of the bigger stories that we've had over at The Athletic.

So we brought in our feature writer, Mirren Fader, who wrote a great story about Con Canipple and his whole process and family and upbringing.

Mirren, welcome to the show.

How did you have the idea to follow around Conn Knipple?

And how did you know it was going to be so interesting?

He looks like an accountant.

Like, we can say this, Zena, okay?

What we think about when we think about basketball killer, right?

It's like the movie, you know, the Ben Affleck.

How much of the success that we're seeing from the Hornets, and it's funny to say because he's a rookie and he's halfway through his rookie year, right?

This is not the sort of player that typically affects a team.

How much would you give him credit for, Conk and Nipple, coming in as a rookie and being ready to play physically and mentally ready to play?

Put it at a percentage.