The Cruising Lakers, Heat Culture, Lamar’s Kryptonite, and Tampa’s Gambling Hook With Jon “Stugotz” Weiner, Mallory Rubin, Nora Princiotti, and Joe House

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 127 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by ESPN’s Stugotz of 'The Dan Le Batard Show' to discuss the Miami Heat’s rough start to the NBA Finals, the Heat’s depleted roster, Finals MVP speculation, the city of Miami’s relationship with LeBron James, another sad NY Jets season, and more. Then Bill brings in Joe House to make some NFL Million Dollar Picks. Finally, Bill talks with The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Nora Princiotti about the NFL season, including the Ravens' struggles against the Chiefs last week, the chip on Aaron Rodgers's shoulder, playoff sleeper teams, the NFL's COVID-19 protocol, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight on the Bill Simmons podcast, we're going to be talking to you two gots from the Dan Levitard show about Miami's predicament in the 2020 finals along with what is it like to be a Jets fan in 2020.
0:12.0	We're also going to talk to Mallorra Rubin and Nora Prince-Yati about the football season and I am going to do a million dollar picks and try to rebound from a disastrous week three. That is all coming up.
0:24.0	And now our friends from Pearl Jam.
0:28.0	I should have called this guy last round. I didn't have the balls. Miami was playing Boston. I was nervous about it. I thought Miami was really good. Miami ended up winning.
0:48.0	I went into hiding and now I've come out of hiding. I bet on your teams through guts. I had them in six, 10 to 1 odds and I was feeling really good when they're up 23 to 10 and game 1. And then I'll help Brooke loose. And now Goran Dragotch is basically limping around and has a great time.
0:58.0	Whatever the hell that thing's called. Bam is doubtful for game two. Bam was like a superhero in the Celtic series. Dragotch destroyed us. Now I'm just going to say, I'm going to do a little bit more.
1:20.0	I'm going to do a little bit more. The game is called. Bam is doubtful for game two. Bam was like a superhero in the Celtic series. Dragotch destroyed us.
1:28.0	Now I'm just an espiral. I'm so bummed out. What's it like in Miami today?
1:36.0	I was the has the addict doing. I, I was just up to grab a Honda who you hear from Pechopson.
1:42.0	I was going to put Thompson with you. I don't know.
1:43.6	I don't know. Yeah.
1:44.7	Is it up the ref from the too many men in the ice game?
1:48.0	Yeah.
1:48.8	I was up there in the attic just moving stuff around thinking about that Miami series.
1:53.4	But did you, did you before last night? Did you talk yourself into the heat actually
1:57.4	winning this finals? Because I did.
2:01.6	I didn't talk myself. Here's the interesting thing I think about the bubble bills when
2:05.3	you remove, it doesn't feel like the normal NBA playoffs for obvious reasons.
2:11.0	I think much of the NBA playoffs is about going on the road at big spots and having those
2:15.4	big games with 30,000 fans screaming at you while you're doing it.
2:20.7	Tyler Hurrow has done that yet.
2:22.5	He's has big games in the bubble on a neutral court.
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