Encore: Fresh Legs (w/ Tim Legler)
Stugotz and Company
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4.9 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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ESPN basketball analyst Tim Legler joins the show to talk about the NBA Playoffs. Legs shares his thoughts on the Knicks after calling Game 4 of that series in Philadelphia. The Cavaliers/Pistons series hasn't technically started since a road team hasn't won yet, and we get Legs' opinions on James Harden. Is Jalen Williams becoming expendable for the Thunder? Could LeBron surpass Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate if he wins a title with the Wizards?
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| 0:00.0 | The great and very busy Tim Legler is with us here. |
| 0:08.3 | ESPN Cavs Pistons tonight. |
| 0:10.7 | He is on the call of the game. |
| 0:11.9 | Legs, do you like calling the games? |
| 0:13.1 | I know you've been doing it for two years now. |
| 0:15.2 | Do you enjoy the calling of the games because you seem busier than ever right now? |
| 0:19.2 | Love it. |
| 0:20.1 | Absolutely love it, man. There's just, you know, look, I, I've always approached my job, whether I was doing studio or calling games, as like, you know, the ability to teach. Like, that's what I love to do is teach. Like, hopefully in some way make the viewer just smarter, like the next time they watch a game or find something interesting |
| 0:37.6 | in the game maybe that you didn't even realize was interesting. So studio work is different because it's either like pregame, so you have a chance to like really think about it and then do this pre-produced piece or whatever. Like you put a lot of thought into or after the game. It's like what just happened. Let's talk about it. doing it in real time and being able to teach while it's happening is the greatest |
| 0:57.2 | challenge in the industry. |
| 0:59.0 | So the adrenaline that comes with that and the energy in the building. |
| 1:03.1 | There's nothing like it, man. |
| 1:04.1 | So yes, this has been incredible. |
| 1:06.1 | Last couple seasons being like a full-time game analyst has been great. |
| 1:09.3 | Well, like you're very good at it. |
| 1:10.9 | And as somebody, like I stopped doing my sidelines, I think, in 23, and I'm super jealous because I wanted to overlap with you. I wanted, because you're one of my favorite analysts of all time. And so it's just like, man, when you do color, it's very good. So just wanted to drop that compliment your lap. Appreciate that, man. Very much. Thank you. It's nice you to say. I was going to say, is there a question in there? But go ahead, Izzy. No, I was going to follow up with, |
| 1:31.2 | you don't know, to drop that compliment in your lap. I appreciate that, man. Very much. Thank you. It's nice you to say. |
| 1:28.0 | I was going to say, is there a question in there? |
| 1:29.4 | But go ahead, is he? |
| 1:30.1 | No, I was going to follow up with, you did game four, right? |
| 1:32.4 | Of Nicks and, um, yes, Dick Sixers. |
| 1:35.0 | Close out game. Yes. What are your thoughts on the Knicks, and they're sort of, odd to say this in the playoffs, evolving offense? |
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