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Mac McClung

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501 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

In this case, the reason that I am cautiously optimistic is, A, play into 40. I think that's really smart because teams will know where they stand the whole time. They can't wait until the fourth to maybe start trying. there's incentive for them to be locked in and locked in early.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

In this case, the reason that I am cautiously optimistic is, A, play into 40. I think that's really smart because teams will know where they stand the whole time. They can't wait until the fourth to maybe start trying. there's incentive for them to be locked in and locked in early.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

In this case, the reason that I am cautiously optimistic is, A, play into 40. I think that's really smart because teams will know where they stand the whole time. They can't wait until the fourth to maybe start trying. there's incentive for them to be locked in and locked in early.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

I think, I think the young kids play in the old guys thing is smart because I do think there'll be, this is a way for the young kids to show out a little bit and kind of explore the space with these older dudes. And I think the older dudes are not going to want to get shown up by them. I think that will definitely be, bump up the competition.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

I think, I think the young kids play in the old guys thing is smart because I do think there'll be, this is a way for the young kids to show out a little bit and kind of explore the space with these older dudes. And I think the older dudes are not going to want to get shown up by them. I think that will definitely be, bump up the competition.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

I think, I think the young kids play in the old guys thing is smart because I do think there'll be, this is a way for the young kids to show out a little bit and kind of explore the space with these older dudes. And I think the older dudes are not going to want to get shown up by them. I think that will definitely be, bump up the competition.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

So because of those two things, I am, I'll definitely be watching. You know what I mean? Like it, there, there are some years where you turn it on in the first quarter goes the way it goes. And you're just kind of like, all right, like what's on, what's on HBO right now. This is enough. Like, but it, uh, the, that play in the 40 thing, I think is smart.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

So because of those two things, I am, I'll definitely be watching. You know what I mean? Like it, there, there are some years where you turn it on in the first quarter goes the way it goes. And you're just kind of like, all right, like what's on, what's on HBO right now. This is enough. Like, but it, uh, the, that play in the 40 thing, I think is smart.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

So because of those two things, I am, I'll definitely be watching. You know what I mean? Like it, there, there are some years where you turn it on in the first quarter goes the way it goes. And you're just kind of like, all right, like what's on, what's on HBO right now. This is enough. Like, but it, uh, the, that play in the 40 thing, I think is smart.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Having a target score like that, I think will, um, You're not going to let a guy just... I mean, maybe they will. I don't know. But it feels like they would be less likely to let some guy dribble into a three just easily three times in a row. There's going to be less kind of runways for dunks, right?

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Having a target score like that, I think will, um, You're not going to let a guy just... I mean, maybe they will. I don't know. But it feels like they would be less likely to let some guy dribble into a three just easily three times in a row. There's going to be less kind of runways for dunks, right?

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Having a target score like that, I think will, um, You're not going to let a guy just... I mean, maybe they will. I don't know. But it feels like they would be less likely to let some guy dribble into a three just easily three times in a row. There's going to be less kind of runways for dunks, right?

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Because every now and again, they're just giving up entirely on... I mean, pretty much the whole game, right? They're just... Transition defense is not a thing. guys are just going to the rim and players are giving them the opportunity to do the coolest thing they can possibly do. There is a part of me that likes that, but more of me likes that.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Because every now and again, they're just giving up entirely on... I mean, pretty much the whole game, right? They're just... Transition defense is not a thing. guys are just going to the rim and players are giving them the opportunity to do the coolest thing they can possibly do. There is a part of me that likes that, but more of me likes that.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

Because every now and again, they're just giving up entirely on... I mean, pretty much the whole game, right? They're just... Transition defense is not a thing. guys are just going to the rim and players are giving them the opportunity to do the coolest thing they can possibly do. There is a part of me that likes that, but more of me likes that.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

We might actually see some collisions at the rim now. You know what I mean? Like I, it, uh, I like that. And I like there being not just two teams, you know what I mean? Like that there's going to be able to be... That allows for more alphas, you know, kind of, I think. And yeah, I just think you'll get a better sense for... how guys play together in those sorts of situations.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

We might actually see some collisions at the rim now. You know what I mean? Like I, it, uh, I like that. And I like there being not just two teams, you know what I mean? Like that there's going to be able to be... That allows for more alphas, you know, kind of, I think. And yeah, I just think you'll get a better sense for... how guys play together in those sorts of situations.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

We might actually see some collisions at the rim now. You know what I mean? Like I, it, uh, I like that. And I like there being not just two teams, you know what I mean? Like that there's going to be able to be... That allows for more alphas, you know, kind of, I think. And yeah, I just think you'll get a better sense for... how guys play together in those sorts of situations.

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

You know what I mean? Like the, there's so much just individual play in these all-star games. It's, you know, if they're assists, it's one Pat it's, you know,

The Ringer NBA Show
NBA Cup Thunder Takeaways and New All-Star Format With Tyler Parker. Plus, Mac McClung on the G-League, β€˜The Break,’ and His Dunk Contest Future. | Real Ones

You know what I mean? Like the, there's so much just individual play in these all-star games. It's, you know, if they're assists, it's one Pat it's, you know,