10 Questions Heading into All-Star Weekend

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Verno and Jacoby are back as they discuss the fight that broke out in the Hornets-Pistons game and their hope for a potential playoff series between the two teams. Next, the guys ask 10 questions heading into All-Star weekend. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (00:37) Hornets-Pistons fight club (09:06) Which team would have the best chance vs. Pistons in a Royal Rumble-style match? (13:48) Will the NBA be forced to go after teams who are tanking? (22:36) Which bottom-five team in each conference is in the best position going forward? (26:24) Are the Wolves a good team? (29:33) Would the Celtics be favorites if Jayson Tatum returns? (31:54) What teams in the East can defeat the Cavs in a seven-game series? (35:31) Which team you could see yourself liking more come playoffs? (39:05) What minor trade-deadline move will be discussed more come playoffs? (44:04) Who is the celebrity to crash a player interview? (50:08) Was the Super Bowl boring? Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Miss Vatch. I'm Chris Vernon.
0:19.0	You join me as he does every week from the ringer.com.
0:21.1	It's Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:23.4	You know, they say that there's no sort of like collective experiences anymore.
0:28.7	And some might think that the Super Bowl is one of the few sort of like monoculture experiences.
0:36.3	But really, I felt more close to my peers last night
0:43.4	in the aftermath of the Hornets Pistons fight than I did during anything in the last 10 years.
0:50.3	It seemed like everyone was watching that game.
0:52.6	It was crazy because we live in this social
0:55.2	media world where that was such a huge game with the Hornets going for 10 wins in a row and
1:00.8	they're playing the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. So we were like locked into that
1:04.9	and we were texted about it before this ever happened. And then the mini melee happens.
1:12.8	And because we live in this social media world like the fight goes online immediately so fast and it becomes this like cultural touchstone
1:19.8	where then it becomes like the Zapruder film and everybody's like watch Isaiah Stewart from this
1:25.8	angle yeah oh i was watching one this morning as we record but he's like, watch Isaiah Stewart from this angle. Now this angle.
1:27.7	Yeah.
1:28.5	Oh, I was watching one this morning as we record on Tuesday morning.
1:32.9	I was watching one this morning where when he runs up, Miles Bridges, or I'm sorry,
1:39.4	Stewart swings at him and Miles Bridges like ducks.
1:44.0	And then goes for the takedown.
1:45.1	Then goes for the takedown.
1:46.4	Like MMA style.
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