Transition: Inside the NBA crew is in its element at the NBA Finals
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What entertaining moments are highlighted from the NBA Finals?
He's a Harry Carey level entertainer. Right. And without the potential alcohol abuse during the game.
Our sincere thank you to Adam Amin for coming in studio with us and talking about Stacey King. Thanks to Chuck Swirsky for doing the very same thing. Thank you to Ian Happ for coming on. Thanks to our producers, Ray Diaz, Tyler Buterbaugh, Brandon Fryer helping us out. Thanks to Cody Westerlin, Connor O'Donnell, Jacob Stutz, and Max Curtis. And thanks to Hattie Bees for sponsoring our Ian Happ segment. Born in Asheville and bred in Wrigleyville, and now it is time for Transition.
What insights did Adam Amin share about Stacey King?
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Spiegs is off today. All right. All right. All right. Okay, then. Is he in New York? I don't know. Maybe. Dun, dun, dun. Oh, because tomorrow the game. He'll be at game four. But now he doesn't have to worry about all the extra security measures. I was asking Layla, did we have a confirmation that he's not going to game four? Someone at the White House said he will not be there because there's a lot of other stuff for him to do. Like being the president.
Right.
There's like a war and stuff.
Didn't he not attend his son's wedding?
Wedding, yeah. That was like the clap back against the son. But, you know, I think he might have found time if this had been a championship closeout.
The clincher? Mm-hmm. That's fair.
How does the NBA Finals atmosphere affect the players?
But, you know, hey, I think it ends up being better for the people of New York City. Because now they can have their watch party right there. Those bars and restaurants that miss out on that revenue.
It's not going to be better when it's a 2-2 series headed back to San Antone.
I had so much fun watching that game last night. It was great, right? Marshall, it was so great. And I heard you talking about it yesterday, how you thought that they were going to win. I was right there with you. But what I liked about it, and I wonder if they can keep this up. San Antonio was like, so you're tough, right? Yeah. Cool. We'll be tough, too. And now what? Like, we're really skilled on top of being tough. And Russ and I were talking about it. Y'all maybe have created a monster. Y'all here trying to call people soft and getting a 7'5 elbow right in your face.
After a while, you get called soft, and then you realize, I'm 7'4". I'll show y'all soft. Little man. For everybody out there, yes, some of the things that Wimby is doing right now is dirty.
I'm not saying.
But what are you going to do about it? That would be my question to the Knicks.
That's it. And even just the way that they were able to space the floor for the Knicks better defensively because they were utilizing just a different way to have the spacing underneath the bucket. We talked about that. You know, Jalen Brunson's having to run all over creation in order to try to get an open spot.
What impact does the President's absence have on the game?
Like when we just decided to take up space yesterday in useful ways.
They're getting so much production. What Dylan Harper's doing, that's a real dude.
He hasn't even quite figured it out yet. I don't think he's scratching the surface.
He's just like, okay, I'm faster than y'all. I'm tougher than y'all. I'm more skilled. Yeah, that's going to be a real problem for a long time.
Seeing him yesterday with the ball in his hands in the backcourt and then looking at the floor and being like, oh, you guys can't catch me. Got it. I'm going to the basket. Bye. And I hope that you meet me there. I hope to God. Because I'm going to meet you there. Because I'm going to meet you there.
Yeah. Also, that was the other thing that kind of surprised me. I was like, man, this is a lot of downhill play for some bigs that should be in the lane.
Yeah. With Steph Castle kind of going under the radar because, as you said, a 7'4 man exists. It's been interesting watching him just do whatever is necessary on any given possession. Wint. And I like the idea that Wimby might get called for a flagrant foul retroactive and be at the cusp of missing a game if another flagrant foul is called.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What entertaining moments are highlighted from the NBA Finals?
0:01–0:41
2
What insights did Adam Amin share about Stacey King?
0:41–1:40
3
How does the NBA Finals atmosphere affect the players?
1:40–3:14
4
What impact does the President's absence have on the game?
3:14–6:04
5
What strategies are the Spurs employing against the Knicks?
6:04–9:59
6
How are the Knicks adjusting their gameplay in the Finals?
9:59–14:43
7
What role does technology play in sports broadcasting today?
14:43–19:41
8
What are the future implications for the teams discussed?
19:41–23:35
Speakers
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