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David Jacoby

👤 Speaker
1463 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

And like, and I, I, you know, happiness is a function of expectations. My expectations were low enough for all these rookies that research has been like, I'm like, yeah, that's, that's a piece. That's a, that's a piece.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

And like, and I, I, you know, happiness is a function of expectations. My expectations were low enough for all these rookies that research has been like, I'm like, yeah, that's, that's a piece. That's a, that's a piece.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Well, it's a developing part of France. Everyone talks about Monaco and Nice. Great shots in the water.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Well, it's a developing part of France. Everyone talks about Monaco and Nice. Great shots in the water.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Well, it's a developing part of France. Everyone talks about Monaco and Nice. Great shots in the water.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

The thing about Grady Dick is he didn't really do much last year besides wear a cool draft suit and exchange jerseys with Anthony Black. That's kind of what I remember about him. And like Kurt, I was like, oh, this guy's a shooter. He'll shoot at 40%. There's always a spot for a tall shooter that can play a little defense.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

The thing about Grady Dick is he didn't really do much last year besides wear a cool draft suit and exchange jerseys with Anthony Black. That's kind of what I remember about him. And like Kurt, I was like, oh, this guy's a shooter. He'll shoot at 40%. There's always a spot for a tall shooter that can play a little defense.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

The thing about Grady Dick is he didn't really do much last year besides wear a cool draft suit and exchange jerseys with Anthony Black. That's kind of what I remember about him. And like Kurt, I was like, oh, this guy's a shooter. He'll shoot at 40%. There's always a spot for a tall shooter that can play a little defense.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

But then you watch the Raptors, which I do from time to time, and he's like... He's getting to the rim. He's finishing with knuckles at the rim, getting past his defender and taking on a second help defender and scoring. I'm just like, where was this guy last year? What is this? And is it... And you know what? I'm going to answer the question I asked Kurt, too, because we were talking about it.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

But then you watch the Raptors, which I do from time to time, and he's like... He's getting to the rim. He's finishing with knuckles at the rim, getting past his defender and taking on a second help defender and scoring. I'm just like, where was this guy last year? What is this? And is it... And you know what? I'm going to answer the question I asked Kurt, too, because we were talking about it.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

But then you watch the Raptors, which I do from time to time, and he's like... He's getting to the rim. He's finishing with knuckles at the rim, getting past his defender and taking on a second help defender and scoring. I'm just like, where was this guy last year? What is this? And is it... And you know what? I'm going to answer the question I asked Kurt, too, because we were talking about it.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

R.J. Barrett's kind of taking a little mini leap, too. And my question for you, Bill, because you're always astute to sort of point this out, is like they're going to score 95 points, right?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

R.J. Barrett's kind of taking a little mini leap, too. And my question for you, Bill, because you're always astute to sort of point this out, is like they're going to score 95 points, right?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

R.J. Barrett's kind of taking a little mini leap, too. And my question for you, Bill, because you're always astute to sort of point this out, is like they're going to score 95 points, right?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

It's going to come from somewhere. So do you think these are actual mini leaps or it's just sort of a function of them being capable NBA players without superstars on their team?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

It's going to come from somewhere. So do you think these are actual mini leaps or it's just sort of a function of them being capable NBA players without superstars on their team?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

It's going to come from somewhere. So do you think these are actual mini leaps or it's just sort of a function of them being capable NBA players without superstars on their team?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Um, that's not, that's not a good sign. My break team does that for me too. Like every time I hit a jump shot, they over celebrate because I'm so bad. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, it's one of those. My confidence. Yeah. It's really annoying.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Um, that's not, that's not a good sign. My break team does that for me too. Like every time I hit a jump shot, they over celebrate because I'm so bad. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, it's one of those. My confidence. Yeah. It's really annoying.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
Curry vs. Klay, the Embiid Situation, Atlanta’s New Look and Cleveland’s Ascent With Dave Jacoby and Kirk Goldsberry

Um, that's not, that's not a good sign. My break team does that for me too. Like every time I hit a jump shot, they over celebrate because I'm so bad. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, it's one of those. My confidence. Yeah. It's really annoying.