Marcus Thompson

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I feel like you should say why, though, because otherwise it just sounds like Thompson scribe.

I feel like you should say why, though, because otherwise it just sounds like Thompson scribe.

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Warriors Kings tomorrow.

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Yeah, I think it's tough in this. Like to me, this is where the NBA is trying to have it both ways. Right. Like they want parody. They want they want to like. put teams in position where they can't really like go for it in essence, because they want the lower teams to be able to go for it. But it kind of steals a little bit of the thunder, uh, from this thing.

Yeah, I think it's tough in this. Like to me, this is where the NBA is trying to have it both ways. Right. Like they want parody. They want they want to like. put teams in position where they can't really like go for it in essence, because they want the lower teams to be able to go for it. But it kind of steals a little bit of the thunder, uh, from this thing.

Yeah, I think it's tough in this. Like to me, this is where the NBA is trying to have it both ways. Right. Like they want parody. They want they want to like. put teams in position where they can't really like go for it in essence, because they want the lower teams to be able to go for it. But it kind of steals a little bit of the thunder, uh, from this thing.

That pun was very intentional. Uh, So you end up with these, I don't know, these kind of weird teams that are just in these tough situations. And especially at this point in the season where some teams are just ready to call this thing a season, right? They're just ready to cash in the chips and be like, yeah, what are we doing? Let's tank. It's just, to me, rivalry week sucks.

That pun was very intentional. Uh, So you end up with these, I don't know, these kind of weird teams that are just in these tough situations. And especially at this point in the season where some teams are just ready to call this thing a season, right? They're just ready to cash in the chips and be like, yeah, what are we doing? Let's tank. It's just, to me, rivalry week sucks.

That pun was very intentional. Uh, So you end up with these, I don't know, these kind of weird teams that are just in these tough situations. And especially at this point in the season where some teams are just ready to call this thing a season, right? They're just ready to cash in the chips and be like, yeah, what are we doing? Let's tank. It's just, to me, rivalry week sucks.

is less about geography and much more about pitting like the actual potentials against each other. Like that, that's what you want to see. Cause I don't care what you say, right. Dallas, Minnesota. Yeah. You know, uh, I mean, I'm going way back, but there was no greater rivalry in 2016 in the West than Warriors Thunder. And that's not nothing geographic, right?

is less about geography and much more about pitting like the actual potentials against each other. Like that, that's what you want to see. Cause I don't care what you say, right. Dallas, Minnesota. Yeah. You know, uh, I mean, I'm going way back, but there was no greater rivalry in 2016 in the West than Warriors Thunder. And that's not nothing geographic, right?

is less about geography and much more about pitting like the actual potentials against each other. Like that, that's what you want to see. Cause I don't care what you say, right. Dallas, Minnesota. Yeah. You know, uh, I mean, I'm going way back, but there was no greater rivalry in 2016 in the West than Warriors Thunder. And that's not nothing geographic, right?

It's about teams that face off in the playoffs. But once teams start losing their resources and got to start making decisions, then it kind of takes away a bit of the luster of it. So I understand what they're trying to do, but you end up leaning on...