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🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson discuss NBA relegation, hanging banners, issues with the In-Season Tournament, and the Pacers’ current ceiling.


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0:00.0

Woo!

0:03.0

Woo! 3 and 22, Marcus, 3 and 22.

0:17.0

It's not just 3 and 22.

0:19.0

It's like getting lambasted every night.

0:21.9

You know what I'm saying?

0:23.0

No, it was 14, 14 nothing out the gate.

0:26.5

I'm like, how is an NBA game 14 nothing out the gate?

0:30.7

Man.

0:31.2

That's what happens in, it's like, that's what happens in JV game.

0:36.1

You know what I'm saying?

0:54.9

Or Wes. They ain't got no players. you know what I'm saying? Like, gosh. Jeez, like, this is unbelievable. You know what, though? They should be so thankful that Detroit and San Antonio are in the league, because ain't nobody talking about the Wizards right now, as bad as they because Detroit is just who Lord man that's why we need that's why we need NBA the NBA needs relegation

1:01.5

right bottom line needs to right somebody's teams need to be dropped that's what we need to do

1:07.3

need to be dropped here's what will be great if you I wouldn't see like relegation is usually, it's a, it's a season, right? It's a whole season in, um, yeah, yeah. Yeah. See, I would, you can't do a whole season. This logistically is impossible. But what you could do is do it for two weeks and just shame them for two weeks. That would be more fun to me, would be like,

1:28.5

damn, man, y'all got to go down. That would be incredible. Play overtime elite for two weeks.

1:34.9

That would be. And then like, then like the team, the team got to replace them and play their games.

1:40.8

Right, right, right. Yo, I'm telling you, bring me, bring me to Las Vegas Aces and replace them with the pistons for the next, just for two weeks. Just for two weeks. It can't be worse, right? It would be fun. It would be entertaining. Yes, it would. You think the Aces would win one game. Let's say they play in two weeks. You probably play like, what, six or seven?

2:02.0

Yeah. Six or seven games, right? You go, they will get one, you say, you're saying.

2:06.8

I'd say they at least get a close game, at least. Okay. It wouldn't be getting boat race like

2:11.3

the Wizards losing my 40 every night. Like they. Marcus, they've given up, the Wizards have

2:17.1

given up 130 or more points 11 times already to see it.

2:23.3

11.

2:26.2

I mean, whatever defense is, they're like allergic to it.

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