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Chapter 1: What happened during Victor Wembanyama's first career ejection?
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Chapter 2: Why aren't the Spurs ready to contend for titles yet?
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Chapter 3: What were Colin's correct and incorrect predictions this week?
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Chapter 4: How is LeBron James' future with the Lakers being discussed?
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will determine how I will treat you currently, how you'll be punished currently. So the big story last night is the T-Wolves came from behind to beat the Spurs was Wemby getting ejected because he threw a nasty elbow in the second quarter. If it was Bill Ambeer... Metta World Peace, maybe a Dennis Rodman or a Draymond Green, hey, I'd suspend him for multiple games in the series.
But it's Wemby, first time he's been ejected. He's got people flying at him.
Chapter 5: What insights did Jason Timpf provide about the Lakers and Spurs?
He threw an elbow. Elbows get thrown by everybody. His actually hit Nas Reed in the throat, and so he got ejected for the rest of the game. I thought the officials got it right. But his resume, not a dirty player. Bigs throw elbows. That's the reality. The most striking thing in the game was, with him gone... The Spurs, I mean, they're going to be so good for the next 10 years. They are good.
That backcourt could be the best backcourt. Splash Brothers, but more athletic for the next decade. It's insane. Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle, they are getting better. every six months, every six weeks.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Knicks' recent playoff performance?
But what was amazing is in Minnesota against the veteran T-wolves, an incredibly well-coached team, Spurs still led. But this is what happens when you're young. You don't have Wembley. You don't have your star. Ant is now the best player on the floor. He's not playing at 100%. He's got a banged-up knee, but he had 16 points in the fourth, and this is what it does.
Playoff basketball is about two things. Number one, It's always been super physical. Referees let you play. That's why veteran older teams usually prevail. The second thing playoff basketball is superstars eventually in big key moments rise above scheme. Right? You're not tricking anybody by game three of a series.
Chapter 7: How does Colin evaluate the Knicks' chances against top teams?
So NBA history is not littered with 21-year-olds flying through the playoffs. Even LeBron's first title, 27. Shaq and Kobe got bounced early. Shaq's first title. Shaq's 27. Michael Jordan got bounced early by a lot of those veteran Pistons or Celtic teams. So the reality of this series is the best fourth quarter team in the entire playoffs is the Minnesota Timberwolves.
And even with Ant not at 100%, they're going to be really tough to beat. And they came flying back in the fourth quarter. And it does feel like, to me, and probably to you, we are looking at potentially a 10-year dynasty plus. I mean, Dylan Harper's 20. He is noticeably better today than three months ago. Stephon Castle, much better this year than last. I think he's, what, 20, 21 years old.
Chapter 8: What are the long-term prospects for Wemby and the Spurs?
Wemby's 22. I mean, it's incredible how good San Antonio is, but part of the journey for these young NBA teams historically is blowing a lead in the fourth quarter, getting frustrated. Somebody gets thrown out. They're grabbing me. I elbow him. Why do I get thrown out? Part of the journey is losing to a really well-coached team, well-constructed team like Minnesota.
I mean, I think the T-Wolves roster is so smartly constructed, but it is hard to watch the Spurs and not feel like we are watching what could be one of the great NBA teams ever, not yet, but eventually. I mean, their young players are insane. To lead the game without Wemby in the fourth quarter against, I mean, again, we knew Minnesota was a tough matchup.
Great fourth quarter team, well-coached, a lot of veterans, two-way players. Uh... So here's Mitch Johnson on the Wemby ejection.
Every single play on every single part of the floor, people are trying to impose. I get it. We get it. That's part of the game. But he's gotten chucked. He's gotten pushed down in transition, running freely, all the stuff. He doesn't complain one time. We don't complain because we're just going to play. We don't really give a shit. Excuse my language. But at some stage, he should be protected.
And if not, he's going to have to protect himself. And unfortunately, stuff like that happens.
Okay. So listen, sometimes Uncle Colin doesn't tell you what you want to hear. It's a big responsibility being America's honesty broker. I don't wave pom-poms. That was 20s and 30s. Okay, now I'm a lot of wisdom with all this gray hair. And so I read a stat this morning. The Knicks are on pace to have the highest point differential and highest net rating in the history of the playoffs.
Oh, they must be the best team ever. No, they're not. Every year in the playoffs, you get a surprise team that clicks. Last year, it was the fourth-seeded Pacers made Game 7 of the finals. The year before, it was the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks got to the finals. The year before that, it was the eighth-seeded Miami Heat that got to the finals. The Knicks are that version. Take a deep breath.
Atlanta had a losing record in the East until March, and the Sixers got into the playoffs via a play-in game. They're not beating the greatest teams ever. Philadelphia's got a lot of talent, but Embiid, shocker, got banged up. The one thing that's been impressive with the Knicks, two things, Rody. Number one is the way they're using Kat.
He has doubled his assist totals from last year's playoffs in half the games. Mike Brown and his staff have done a great job to take the burden solely off Jalen Brunson to initiate offense. It has been fantastic. We've always known Kat's super skill. He was skilled in Minnesota. He's always been skilled. So that's impressive. The second thing is this roster is very smartly constructed.
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