Luka Needs Help, Believing in the Blazers, and Do We Really Need All These Jerseys?

The Mismatch

The Ringer

Sports

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Verno and KOC begin the show previewing Timberwolves-Grizzlies before diving into last night’s Blazers-Pelicans game (01:59). As the Jazz keep winning, the guys debate if it’s time to consider them a playoff team and whether or not Danny Ainge would make a move (23:44). They also discuss Luka Doncic’s struggles after the Mavs dropped their last two games against the Magic and Wizards. KOC then ponders if we truly need all these new City Edition jerseys before getting into the latest about Kyrie Irving, then previews his newest podcast, 'The Ringer’s NBA Draft Show' (44:58). Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Kevin O'Connor.
0:02.0	AKA Kevin O'Bomber, AKA Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor!
0:07.0	Wait a minute, you're not Chris Verna.
0:09.0	No Kevin, sadly I'm not as terubic or as raspy as Verna, but it is I, J. Kyle Man and folks.
0:16.0	Basketball has been and continues to be so very good.
0:21.0	That's exactly why Kyle and I are hosting a brand new basketball show on a brand new podcast feed,
0:27.0	The Ringers NBA Draft Show.
0:29.0	We're gonna have you covered every week as we go in depth and deep dive in hopes of answering an ever important question in the NBA.
0:37.0	Who's got next?
0:38.0	Whether it's an international phenom like Victor Windbanyama or the G League Scoot Henderson or stars from overtime elite like Aimeen Thompson as well as a full-blown swarm of talented prospects from the promising 2023 NBA Draft Class.
0:53.0	For sure Kyle, and we're also gonna get into players from the college ranks because this is a loaded class for us to discuss prospects rising and falling and we're gonna revisit and redraft recent draft classes and get into how the league's evolution could help inform what's valuable in a prospect of the future.
1:10.0	This is a podcast for a fan of every team whether you're losing and have high draft lottery odds or you're looking for sleepers later in the draft.
1:18.0	We're gonna be covering everything in the months that comes so please make sure you follow and subscribe to The Ringer NBA Draft Show and hit us with those five star ratings.
1:27.0	Welcome to The Miss Match. I'm Chris Vernon. Enjoying me see does every Friday from TheRinger.com is Kevin O'Connor, a K-Kovano bomber, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Climor, Kevin O'Camer, Kevin O'Candyland, Kevin O'Candeebus, Kevin O'Courtside, Kevin O'Courtside, Kevin O'Courtside!
1:54.0	We're no! How's your Friday going?
1:58.0	Everything's great. It's gonna be a very, very late night for me tonight so I have to mentally prepare for this.
2:04.0	I am, as you know, in the central time zone and it is commonplace for your games to be at 7 p.m. but that is not so.
2:15.0	I was alerted this morning that it is scheduled for an 8.30 tip, which is a rematch of the playoffs, Memphis versus Minnesota, to ESPN games.
2:25.0	So people will be able to watch this on national television. Games not even gonna tip off until like 8.45 central time.
2:33.0	Oh, boy. 9.45 for those on the East Coast. So I am mentally preparing myself for an extremely long day.
2:40.0	But I'm excited that I'm gonna get to watch a good basketball game tonight, hopefully.
2:45.0	You gonna take a nap at halftime? I think I'm gonna have to.
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