Mike Smeltz
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94 appearances
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first heard Apr 2025
last heard Apr 2025
Mike Smeltz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I mean, he's only however old he is, you know, he's, and he's like that, like artful way to kind of talk about a superstar and be like, I gotta, like, I gotta get out of the way. Like their player, the player's health is the most important thing. Like that's not how Lionel Hollins talked. Right. So that's, I, I do appreciate that mindset. Um,
And I do think that has a huge impact on how players feel. I will say the Nets are probably the best vibes tanking team in a very long time. They just have good vibes. Even Cam Johnson's still seemingly happy to be a Net as his name was in trade rumors for 18 months. I love Jorgie, but yeah. I'm a Jim and Joe's guys, not X's and O's.
I mean, I would watch my arm for Trey Murphy on the Nets. I would rip my arm off. So, yeah, I like Trey Murphy. But really, do you know how bad the Nets young players are?
I know, but I guess I thought you were going to be a dummy. Brad Stevens was a fine coach. He was a fine... He's a better GM.
Noah Asengway, is that how you say his name? The 6'9", super, super skinny French kid who's playing in Germany right now. You see his highlights, and I know it's the highlight trap, but he is driving. He's doing dunks from eight feet out. He does the thing that you love from an athleticism standpoint where he can do...
The spin move around the player and immediately jump and do like a distance dunk. That is to me is like what I need to see from athleticism. He's like kind of like late lottery. At this point, the Nets have the 18th pick. I don't know if I'm saying he's like a six-pick worthy. I think he's going to fly up the boards because that athleticism is just so tantalizing.
And he's like a decent free-throw shooter, not a good in-game shooter at this point. He's basically a dunker, but he's a 73% from the line. So we have to clarify that. Con Canupal? Love con nipple. Oh my God. I love him. So I, I, I'm, I am a subscriber to the theory of you get like the second best player on a super team. There's untapped.
It's like the, um, you know, like for all those Kentucky players who were under Cal Perry, who like didn't do that well in college, but then always blew up. Um, obviously Booker being one of them is like, I love the second best player on a really good super team. Um, I mean, so, like, those guys, like, I was really into Igor is a demon. Mm-hmm. But his shooting is so bad. Yeah, it's rough.
It's so bad. It's rough. But there's actually a lot of dudes I like. Living in Maryland, like, Derek Queen has, like, become the mayor of... I mean, really, the governor of Maryland at this point. He's a lot of fun. Yeah. The problem is he's so... Defensively, I know he's like a smart defender. He's so slow. It's not what you want. He's got no breaks. Yeah.
If people are really watching, it's like there was a lot of buckets that he gave up because his guy would cut and he just wouldn't... It's not that he's like lacking effort. He's just like, he's so slow. But God, that like... Michael Sweeney post game. I'm always right here in my heart. The Michael Sweeney, like just big bodied boy. So there's a lot of dudes I like in this draft.
Obviously though, you know, like Cooper flag, the top, the top dudes are really like so intriguing for me. I think like, can I ask you guys a question? Yeah. Classically, we will say this is a four player draft, five player draft. Yeah. Even though we know that's not true. That's what the Nets thought when they traded Damian Lillard picks.
Literally, Billy King came out and said, this is a three-player draft or whatever it was, and then Damian Lillard was the pick. They didn't get him, obviously. So what is the tier player draft that this is? Is it a three or four player draft in your mind? Or is it just a two? It really should be Flagg and Harper and Ace Bailey and Edgecombe, and they're not quite even of the Dylan Harper flag.
It's really like Flagg, one tier, Harper, another, and then is anyone with Harper is the question.
Yeah, I'm with you. He also went to Long Island Lutheran. I know he's from the Bahamas, but that's a powerhouse outside of Brooklyn. I mean, it's in Long Island. So it's something I'm... He's the kind of guy I fall in love with. His assist numbers are better than... I always look at assists. You always look at steals and blocks. You look at those periphery... Not that assists are periphery stats.
You just look at those to be like, what are they doing outside of the scoring? And he's like two steals a game and three and a half assists. Those are indicative of being a contributor outside of just being a bucket getter. And so I super like him. I think if they get into the top three, you feel good. If they're not... you really have to make a big decision.
Like you just have to, you have to really, okay. Is it like, like who, who intrigues you? Asa Newell is such a, um, Sean Marks pick. Yeah. Even coming from Georgia, like Nick Claxton did. It's just, I, I don't know. I just don't, it's, it's hard for me to like get super pumped yet, but, but tons of talent.
That's all. Just send it in right now. Hey, guys, I have a proposal. Here it is. Who are they getting mocked? Is it Cooper? It's a Gasparis, number one, actually. So sorry. Are you guys aware? Cooper Flagg's pretty good at basketball. It's insane how good this guy is.
So, to start us off, I just want to say, we're all riding on Sam Vecini's coattails. I think when you guys hear this with Vecini, it's the best. He gets really into it. Must listen when you guys... It's great. You and Vassini had a wild back and forth picking names.
I forget, it was the last time he was on the show, and I was like, you guys are pulling names of dudes that people don't even know are alive. It was absurd. So I'm going to let everyone down, but I'm ready. I'm ready for it.
I'm going to make Andrew try to figure that out. All right, Andrew. I think I have an idea. I shouldn't count. I'm like counting my fingers. I'm like, that's dumb.
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