The Heat Is On, FIxing the Sixers, Kyrie's Altered State, NBA Over?, Finals MVP is Silly

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🗓️ 8 October 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this week's Point of Contention, Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate...hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Is it over for Miami? Take 2: Is Doc a good fit for the 76ers or does he need a break? Take 3: How high was Kyrie? Take 4: Will the NBA ever play again? Take 5: Who will win Finals MVP and who cares? Produced by Jade Hoye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Athletic NBA Show Monday through Friday on the Athletic Podcast Network.
0:05.0	I do have a take point of contention.
0:11.0	A hero is more than a sandwich.
0:13.0	Welcome to Point of Contention.
0:15.0	POC, five subjects, five minutes, five points of contention.
0:19.0	Come up on the show with the finals for maybe just one more game. We got Doc Rivers, we got
0:24.4	Kyrie Irving, we've got MVP predictions. I'm Zach Harper the host of
0:28.4	POC Jaid Hoys producing. In this corner, the author of the Victory Machine,
0:32.0	May Area Suburban resident Ethan Strauss, Ethan,
0:36.2	I think this is a typo in this script because it asks, can the Oakland A's come back
0:39.5	from this 2-0 deficit against the Dodgers?
0:41.5	I think it's the Astros. But can they come back against the Dodgers I think he meant the Astros but can they come back against
0:43.9	the Dodgers as well?
0:47.0	They probably bar-balanced by the time you're listening to this.
0:50.3	That's true that is true and in this corner, esteemed author, two-time book author, Bay Area Legend
0:56.8	Marcus Thompson, Marcus, I need a rapid reaction to the Seattle Storm winning the
1:00.8	W MBA championship on Tuesday night.
1:04.0	Oh my God, I hate the Seattle Storm.
1:07.0	I can't stand them. I've hated them since Lauren Jackson ripped out Lisa Leslie's ponytail.
1:13.4	This is an old bitter rivalry.
1:15.8	I'm rocking with the Houston Commons and Tina Thompson.
1:18.5	I'm rocking with Yolanda Griffith,
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