Postgame Show: The Days Off-Off
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What are the complaints about the NBA Cup schedule?
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How can fantasy football stress be managed?
I'm into that. I'm a little upset as I'm watching that game. Yesterday you talked about 6 p.m. being the Lord's start time. I'm watching that game and I'm like, why did they start so early? And I was like, oh, it's because Knicks-Raptors, also an Eastern time zone game. So they have to do them. I was like, okay. Then I was like, what's tomorrow's games? Two Western Conference games? Hey, Amazon, I know you're new to this, but typically this is what we do. The East Coast game is the early game. The West Coast game is the late game. And then you do it again the next day. So why'd they do that? I think it's the first time at the rodeo.
To make it fair? They have the same amount of days of rest. Teams are going to be playing a couple days later. They're all playing on Saturday. They did it yesterday. We started at 6. And then there was two East games. You can stagger this way easier.
Chris, they're both like the semifinals, the next game, is on Saturday. So basically Oklahoma City and Phoenix and the Spurs and Lakers, they're playing on Saturday anyway.
Right, but they'll play each other, right? So both Western Conference teams will have the same amount of rest. Both Eastern Conference teams will have the same amount of rest.
What are the matchups in the NBA Cup tonight?
It's one day. It's basketball. If the Pistons and Knicks played tonight on Saturday, they would have one less day of rest than the Magic Heat game.
This is the playoffs, okay? They're not going to have playoff teams play against each other with different amounts of rest. Imagine if between games two and three of a first-round playoff series between the Knicks and the Magic here. If they just had the Knicks play another game in between.
No, we do this all the time. What are you guys talking about? There are some times in the playoffs where teams are playing game three before the other series has even got a game two. Like, this is not new, the idea that, oh, they had one extra day of rest before we had to play them in the next playoff game. That happens all the time. You know, I'll tell you, really, for the first time, because it was the heat playing, I was dialed in to the NBA on Prime pregame show, the studio show. I think it's pretty good. Good show, right? Good show. They do a good job. I think it's pretty good. I saw a clip of you, Dee, and Halliburton talking about wrestling. Oh, yeah, that's right. And, you know, Blake Griffin, Blake Griffin asks good questions.
Why did the NBA schedule games at unusual times?
Like, he's good on that show. They're all really good. Again, I have to point this out. UD, before he retired, I remember asking him, do you think you're going to get into media? And he looked like I spat in his face. And now this guy's everywhere. And he's good at it, of course. Yep. But I'm just a little like, hold on now. Why'd you play me like that? Yeah, like, oh, I would never do that. So tonight, Suns Thunder, Spurs Lakers. I don't think we got Wemba Nyama, right? No, Wemby. Yeah, so you got to figure Lakers there. Well, Spurs have been playing well with that one. They have. Thunder, though, right? It was last year. Now, look, the Thunder weren't 23-1 going into the NBA Cup last year, but the Thunder were cruising last year, too.
What is the significance of rest days for playoff teams?
And remember, they had that dud of a game in the NBA Cup, and they lost. They were cruising for a bruising, some might say. All right.
No!
Okay, maybe not. I thought it was a play on. Jeremy, you got some polls for us today? What do we got?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the complaints about the NBA Cup schedule?
0:00–0:46
2
How can fantasy football stress be managed?
0:46–1:46
3
What are the matchups in the NBA Cup tonight?
1:46–2:48
4
Why did the NBA schedule games at unusual times?
2:48–3:30
5
What is the significance of rest days for playoff teams?
3:30–5:18
Speakers
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