Isaiah Blakely

They were in the final of the NBA Cup, which they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks. And I don't want to dwell too much on the NBA Cup myself. People who are wonderful fans and our listeners who listen to this podcast have heard me plenty on the NBA Cup. Some of them are very supportive of my skeptical agnosticism, as I call it. Some of them are tired of hearing it. But Tyler, you were there. I was not.

I watched from the couch. You were in Vegas. You wrote about it on TheRinger.com. People should go check that out. And you were just immersing yourself in the atmosphere of it all and just kind of trying to take it in and assess, like, what is this thing?

I watched from the couch. You were in Vegas. You wrote about it on TheRinger.com. People should go check that out. And you were just immersing yourself in the atmosphere of it all and just kind of trying to take it in and assess, like, what is this thing?

I watched from the couch. You were in Vegas. You wrote about it on TheRinger.com. People should go check that out. And you were just immersing yourself in the atmosphere of it all and just kind of trying to take it in and assess, like, what is this thing?

Your main takeaway, your impressions after, what, four or five days in Vegas from the semifinals through the final, what did you walk away feeling about the Cup and the whole event?

Your main takeaway, your impressions after, what, four or five days in Vegas from the semifinals through the final, what did you walk away feeling about the Cup and the whole event?

Your main takeaway, your impressions after, what, four or five days in Vegas from the semifinals through the final, what did you walk away feeling about the Cup and the whole event?

yeah and that came across on tv i'm watching from my couch and it was some people compared it to summer league but i would actually say a defensive summer league like especially the first weekend of summer league those crowds are freaking awesome now credit credit it's a smaller arena they're right on top of the court and um and especially that first weekend because that you know thomas and mac is just packed cox pavilion of course even more so because it's tiny um

yeah and that came across on tv i'm watching from my couch and it was some people compared it to summer league but i would actually say a defensive summer league like especially the first weekend of summer league those crowds are freaking awesome now credit credit it's a smaller arena they're right on top of the court and um and especially that first weekend because that you know thomas and mac is just packed cox pavilion of course even more so because it's tiny um

yeah and that came across on tv i'm watching from my couch and it was some people compared it to summer league but i would actually say a defensive summer league like especially the first weekend of summer league those crowds are freaking awesome now credit credit it's a smaller arena they're right on top of the court and um and especially that first weekend because that you know thomas and mac is just packed cox pavilion of course even more so because it's tiny um

And, and those, and those are people who don't get to see the NBA very much. And they're, they're, you know, getting in for pretty cheap. And it's a really raucous time at times at summer league. I was thinking more, it was almost like kind of like the first COVID year where they came back, but arenas weren't allowed to have full capacity yet.

And, and those, and those are people who don't get to see the NBA very much. And they're, they're, you know, getting in for pretty cheap. And it's a really raucous time at times at summer league. I was thinking more, it was almost like kind of like the first COVID year where they came back, but arenas weren't allowed to have full capacity yet.

And, and those, and those are people who don't get to see the NBA very much. And they're, they're, you know, getting in for pretty cheap. And it's a really raucous time at times at summer league. I was thinking more, it was almost like kind of like the first COVID year where they came back, but arenas weren't allowed to have full capacity yet.

And so it was a little sedate or more like an all-star crowd. Like when I go to all-star NBA all-star weekend, all-star crowds are pretty sedate, right? Like even when something exciting happens, it's kind of like golf collapse. So there's never really a roar. And I don't know, like, so that's what came across on TV to me. And it matters, right?

And so it was a little sedate or more like an all-star crowd. Like when I go to all-star NBA all-star weekend, all-star crowds are pretty sedate, right? Like even when something exciting happens, it's kind of like golf collapse. So there's never really a roar. And I don't know, like, so that's what came across on TV to me. And it matters, right?

And so it was a little sedate or more like an all-star crowd. Like when I go to all-star NBA all-star weekend, all-star crowds are pretty sedate, right? Like even when something exciting happens, it's kind of like golf collapse. So there's never really a roar. And I don't know, like, so that's what came across on TV to me. And it matters, right?

Because like for somebody who has been in the skeptical camp with this, again, I'm not anti-cup. I'm just not entirely sold. enthusiasm is the thing that counters whatever skepticism I have, right? If the players are enthused, Giannis certainly was. Like, the Bucs wanted this. Giannis clearly freaking wanted this.

Because like for somebody who has been in the skeptical camp with this, again, I'm not anti-cup. I'm just not entirely sold. enthusiasm is the thing that counters whatever skepticism I have, right? If the players are enthused, Giannis certainly was. Like, the Bucs wanted this. Giannis clearly freaking wanted this.

Because like for somebody who has been in the skeptical camp with this, again, I'm not anti-cup. I'm just not entirely sold. enthusiasm is the thing that counters whatever skepticism I have, right? If the players are enthused, Giannis certainly was. Like, the Bucs wanted this. Giannis clearly freaking wanted this.

That matters a lot. And then the fans are the other part. So there has to be an emotional investment. It has to feel like the stakes are real. And...