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Chapter 1: Who are the legends featured in this episode's studio gathering?
Shadow in it. Shadow in it. Chris, can you help me with something that I'm legitimately confused by as we talk right now? I was going to start right now by saying what a delightful treat to have in the studio at the same time Radio legends Jonathan Zaslow and Stugatz. I don't think they're normally in the same studio together. I cannot remember the last time. Have they ever worked together here?
Here comes Stugatz. I was just going to wonder, where's Stugatz? Because I don't think you two have worked together recently. We have.
Not recently. Not recently, but yes. But we did it here. Yeah.
And how many times have you done it?
I think once here and maybe once in the Clevelander.
How about at 790? Oh, yeah, yeah, a few times. Yeah, a couple times.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, so this is a gathering right now, a nostalgic gathering for people who have been listening to 790 since its inception of two legends.
Hired me.
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Chapter 2: How did Amin Elhassan make it back from the Memphis Golden State game?
Well, I mean, it's a big deal and was a big deal at ESPN, too.
Was and is are two different things. Yeah, I mean.
He didn't hear what you said. He was too busy talking. He didn't see you there because he's ready to do the show with Zaslav.
Yeah, I mean, it means in the other room.
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stukas Podcast.
That's a lot of work Amin is doing to get back here to Florida this morning for this show after being at Memphis Golden State last night. You must be beat up.
Almost missed my flight too. That was, because trying to get out of the game and then the traffic around the arena. There's a point, my flight left at 11.35. I want to say at 11.08, I was still on the freeway. Ah. And I actually was like, I don't think I'm going to catch it. I'm going to try to figure out some other plans.
And we got there and I said to the Uber driver, I said, there's no one in security. I've got a chance. And sure enough, there was no one in the line, no one in the thing. They didn't stop me. My stuff was green. Wait a minute.
You made it from curbside to your plane in less than 15 minutes?
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Chapter 3: What were the key highlights and analysis from the Memphis vs Golden State game?
I mean... Zaslow has a big problem that I want to get to, but I want to get to the game last night because... My God, they needed all of Jimmy Butler to be all the Jimmy Butler things to get past the team we know wasn't going to win the championship. That team of 30-year-old people are going to have to do an awful lot against teams a lot better than Memphis.
But they got the one they needed last night to improve their seating. How much fun was that for you? Because Golden State is going to be one of the primary storylines until they're eliminated.
I mean, it was a really fun game for a bunch of reasons. First of all, the clash of styles. Memphis is big. They were attacking the glass. Golden State's small and kind of crafty. They start the game up big because they're just playing smarter than Memphis. And then when you get to the second half, Memphis starts to figure it out a little bit and slow things down.
And particularly, the crazy thing was... for about 85% of the night, I said, Curry's not having a good night. Curry's not having a good night. And then it's just like, boom, boom, boom. And I look up, he's got 37.
No, but that's why they got Jimmy. I mean, the difference in that game is Jimmy and Steph get free throws and Ja didn't. Well, Ja got hurt.
Yeah, Ja got hurt. But I think Jimmy got free throws. Jimmy...
Steph was 11-11?
Hold on, hold on. Jimmy manufactured free throws, meaning we're trying to guard you, you're gonna foul me because you can't guard me. Steph was the beneficiary of Jimmy's fouls because now someone getting aggressive like Scottie Pippen Jr. trying to pick up 90 feet, fouls Steph 45 feet away from the basket, he's shooting free throws.
He shot a lot of free throws simply based on the fact that they're in the penalty, and they're in the penalty because Jimmy Butler. So it's one of those things. It wasn't that Steph got to the free throw line as much as Jimmy got to the free throw line and Steph was a big pitcher.
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Chapter 4: What are the current challenges and outlook for the Clippers in the playoffs?
I mean, Toronto winning in 2019 is up there for me. Toronto. Championship, what are we talking about here? Clippers.
0-4 Pistons.
But they were so dominant in the regular season. But that's a good one. Starless Piston team. And because I just kicked the crap out of the Lakers. So that's a really good one. Clippers would be huge. Clippers would be huge. Especially because Kawhi, he hasn't finished a playoff series in forever. And now you want him to go. Think about it. He hasn't finished a playoff series in forever.
Now you want him to win.
win four playoff series not cumulative over his career no no in one postseason he's done it twice I saw him do it once I saw him do it as the primary piece once and I saw him do it with LeBron looking over his shoulder waiting for him to come off the bench and being scared at 25 the first time
You're doing a weird thing. Tony and I are laughing because it seems like what you're rooting for is a Clippers-Pacers NBA final. You're a big Pacers guy, too, Dan. You love Hallie.
Oh, I'd like to see Clippers-Celtics. Ty Lue's revenge. The most surprising one, and this is everyone gets at you. Lakers-Celtics. Your sepia tone stuff and everything. It's the 1975 Warriors because this was a team that everyone thought was going to finish the worst in the conference.
I was just going to say that.
Yeah. And in fact, they were trying to move and so they gave out addles like, hey, you can have whoever you want because we don't think your team is gonna be any good. We're gonna move out of the area. We're gonna move to a new look. I think they were gonna try and go to San Diego or somewhere like that. And what ended up happening was Al Adams was like, all right, fine, I get to pick my players.
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Chapter 5: Why is the Clippers' potential championship run considered so surprising?
Don Levitard. What is the worst part of the life? Stugatz.
The worst part of the life of what?
This is the Don Levitard Show with the Stugatz.
We have something I want to get to here with Zazz because I heard him and Stugatz negotiating and I think Stugatz is going to try to help Zazz with something that he may or may not help him with. It's going to be hard to help Zazz with something that he needs help with.
I did want to tell you guys here that at some point today, I need you guys to remind me to apologize for what was one of the most embarrassing mistakes of my career this week. And it sort of escaped some notice, but I want to put it out in front of everybody so that everyone can see it.
And I can apologize for legitimately, I'm not making this up, one of the most embarrassing things that I've ever done that some of you may or may not have noticed that I have to get out in front of people and take the flogging on. Before I do that, though, Dan Dockich is really mad at me. Wow. Wow.
Blast of the past. I mean, he's just mad.
Well, I don't know what he's mad about, though. Is he mad because he saw in Kristaps Porzingis' eyes that he would never be good? Remember that one? Yeah. You could see it in his eyes.
He also doesn't think that Eric Spolstra is a good coach. What?
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Chapter 6: What historical NBA upset is discussed and why is it significant?
Chapter 7: How do the hosts analyze the Clippers' roster and the impact of Ben Simmons?
I need to find it here. I need to find out where it is. No, that's not it. Celebrating him? No, that's not what I meant to do. No, that's the wrong thing. I'm sorry. No, here it is. I found it. You dropped a doogie. Yes, thank you.
Minor penalty, two minutes for lying.
I just want to better understand what Amin was saying there because I think the audience received it the same way I did. How can you say with a straight face to us that the most surprising team in NBA history is the blackest team in NBA history? You can't say that. I mean, it's something Mad Dog would say. You can't say, you cannot say that publicly. Emphasis on history. Yeah.
You can't say that the most surprising team in NBA, put it on the poll at Levitard Show. Can you say the most surprising team in NBA history is the blackest team in NBA history? That can't be a surprise.
They had Rick Barry. I mean, hey.
The 1975 Clippers did? They did, yeah. Warriors.
Oh, boy.
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