Porzingis’s Rim Influence, Luka’s Dominance, Emerging Rookies, and New Year’s Resolutions

The Mismatch

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Verno and KOC react to the Christmas Day slate of games, beginning with last night’s monster performance by Luka Doncic as he carried the Mavs to a victory over the Suns (04:27). Are the Suns still viewed as a title contender? The guys move on to the Celtics' decisive win over the Lakers and discuss Kristaps Porzingis’s influence at the rim, as well Derrick White's continuing emergence as a key player (24:25). While looking at the Warriors-Nuggets and 76ers-Heat games, the guys discuss the impact of rookies Brandin Podziemski and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (36:38). Next, can Jalen Brunson be the best player on a championship team (01:01:10)? Also, the guys give out their New Year's resolutions (01:07:32). Got a question for Verno and KOC? Send them an email at [email protected]! Or you can send the guys a tweet @ChrisVernonShow and @KevinOConnorNBA! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out http://theringer.com/RG to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. 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	What's up everybody? It's Austin Rivers from Off Guard and I've got some exciting news.
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0:08.8	podcast fee. We are now dropping two shows every week. Me and Pasha go way back and talk so much hoops already
0:15.2	that we figured it was time to fire up the mic and let you in on these conversations. Every week,
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1:16.1	the ringer.com is Kevin O'Connor aka Kevin Obama Kevin O'Connor aka Kevin O'Connor
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1:25.0	Verde!
1:27.0	Verdo!
1:29.0	Merry Christmas!
1:30.0	How was your Christmas, Chris?
1:31.0	I saw you posted a video, your kids jumping up and down on the couch going crazy,
1:35.6	your daughter looked shocked by something, but there was no audio, you had a song.
1:39.3	There was no audio. What happened?
1:41.6	They have a favorite trip, a favorite vacation that we went on years ago and so it was, I sent them on a scavenger hunt around the house where they had to find
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