David Pivnick

No different than I have nothing against the great state of Kansas. I just don't want to live there and periodically mock one of our colleagues who used to live there. There's nothing wrong with

London, England, clearly.

London, England, clearly.

Didn't see that coming. No hesitation on that one either. London, Ontario, lovely place, but clearly not the real London. I mean, that's a softball.

Didn't see that coming. No hesitation on that one either. London, Ontario, lovely place, but clearly not the real London. I mean, that's a softball.

Or the incomparable state of Iowa. That's a tough one. There's a few states that I think would fit in this characterization, but I'm going to go with the lovely province of Saskatchewan.

Or the incomparable state of Iowa. That's a tough one. There's a few states that I think would fit in this characterization, but I'm going to go with the lovely province of Saskatchewan.

T'Chuk. The T is silent.

T'Chuk. The T is silent.

I am certain nobody wants to have injuries. I don't view it as sort of regulated fighting. I mean, look, they're throwing punches and you're doing it on skates and with the risk of getting thrown headfirst to the ice. So I think the guys in the NHL and the guys in this tournament all have terrific balance. And even the elite scorers have had some physical confrontations or fights at some point.

I am certain nobody wants to have injuries. I don't view it as sort of regulated fighting. I mean, look, they're throwing punches and you're doing it on skates and with the risk of getting thrown headfirst to the ice. So I think the guys in the NHL and the guys in this tournament all have terrific balance. And even the elite scorers have had some physical confrontations or fights at some point.

Sidney Crosby's dropped the mitts probably three times. So they have a general sense of what they're doing, and I certainly don't think there's any intent to injure as those fights go on. But, look, you get punched in the face, bare knuckles, you know, several times in a row, it's going to hurt one way or the other. So it's a real fight.

Sidney Crosby's dropped the mitts probably three times. So they have a general sense of what they're doing, and I certainly don't think there's any intent to injure as those fights go on. But, look, you get punched in the face, bare knuckles, you know, several times in a row, it's going to hurt one way or the other. So it's a real fight.

Happy to be on. Thanks for having me, Scott.

Happy to be on. Thanks for having me, Scott.

Yeah, I mean, the first thing is the last thing you said, big surprise. It's mostly the most shocking trade I can remember offhand, I don't think there's been very many trades that I can recall where a legitimate superstar was traded without any warning, without a demand for a trade, without a contract dispute that had been percolating. I mean, it came completely out of left field.

Yeah, I mean, the first thing is the last thing you said, big surprise. It's mostly the most shocking trade I can remember offhand, I don't think there's been very many trades that I can recall where a legitimate superstar was traded without any warning, without a demand for a trade, without a contract dispute that had been percolating. I mean, it came completely out of left field.

And Luca is, you know, I think pretty clearly one of the five most marketable players in the league. So seeing a guy like that get traded, out of a market like Dallas is somewhat shocking, because that's usually a guy, a team like Dallas or Milwaukee with Yadis, you know, the guy you would build around and use to sell tickets.

And Luca is, you know, I think pretty clearly one of the five most marketable players in the league. So seeing a guy like that get traded, out of a market like Dallas is somewhat shocking, because that's usually a guy, a team like Dallas or Milwaukee with Yadis, you know, the guy you would build around and use to sell tickets.

I think the weirdest part of the trade is how Anthony Davis is getting treated. And I think your lead in here is sort of emblematic of that, where it took until the third or fourth time you mentioned the trade before you even said his name. And I kind of feel like Anthony Davis is being treated like he's Bill Cartwright.