Jason Timp
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's good to see you guys, too.
You know, anybody who's ever done this for a living knows that there are some days where we come in and there's not that much exciting stuff to talk about.
And we do our jobs because we're pros, but it's a little bit harder than it is on some other days.
And then there are days you come in and you have something like what happened last night, and then you just feel really lucky to do what we do for a living.
And that was just one of those special moments in sports history.
I just can't get over...
Forget about how good he played, how early he is in his career, because I'd argue that game three against Minnesota wasn't this good, but it was also one of the better playoff games you've seen a player play in a really long time.
It was just an unbelievable performance, and I'm glad we get to talk about it today.
That was quite simply one of the greatest basketball games that any human being has ever played in the history of the sport.
He was by far the best defensive player on the floor by a mile.
He was by far the best offensive player on the floor by a mile.
He was by far the best rebounder on the floor by a mile.
This is a guy we're talking about that had a Shaquille O'Neal-esque 40-20 game.
And the defining moment of the game was him taking and making a 30-footer to tie the game and send it to double overtime.
He dominated the game like a center with 40-20.
And the defining moment was him pulling the Steph Curry and OKC.
What you saw was the next great player in NBA history achieve a level of basketball that
Like, I would be hard pressed to find other games where I was like, that dude played better than Victor did in this game.
So I would actually go the other way, as crazy as that sounds, because I had these keys to the series coming into the series.
And the first key was the Spurs had to take care of the basketball.