What's up everybody? We're back. It's the rich eyes and Joe basketball podcast squad. We're back from Super Bowl. We're back from NBA all star break. We didn't go, but we're just back in general. I watched and was we watched. Let's just talk about that right at the top. There is a lot to get to because there's so much going on in the association games and the quote unquote second half of the year. I think there's about what will Brown said. There's 23 games left for the Lakers. So it seems like

teams are in that 2022, 24 game left in the regular season. It gets gets back underway Thursday and Friday teams are back at action. So a full slate over the weekend. Let's just talk about NBA. I'll start game. I'll start weekend. It was in Salt Lake City. And it really wasn't that great. I mean, magma clung came out from the G league. We all remember him from YouTube back in the day, bounced around Texas Tech Georgetown.

He's been in the G league and won the one, the slam dunk contest and it was awesome. I think we all kind of expected him to win, right? And he kind of put on a show and that was kind of the story of the weekend. Tatum had 55 in the game itself, but there was very little defense played. Guys were just kind of going through the motions and team. Yeah, I just kind of ran away with it. What did you guys think of all star weekend? Just general first impressions. Adam. First of all, that's Adam. That's Chris and I'm TJ because we skipped. We skipped that today.

I just went right into. I know what I did with Rich. Sometimes I just started to jump in TJ. Adam Brockman. We're here. We're back. You know us.

The rich eyes and show basketball podcast all start weekend. Go. Was it as bad as I'm making it out to be TJ? No, because there's the deal, right?

It's it's an exhibition. We all know that and people constantly pine for the days of old. But guess what, man? Like nothing.

Everything changes and nothing is going to be as it wants you to be. You know, I keep seeing people like,

oh, they play defense and Michael Jordan with the done this and that. But like we're not at those times anymore.

So we can sit and constantly complain about how you don't like things the way they are.

That you don't like that we're in the Instagram age or you could just kind of accept the fact that this is where we're at right now.

Like I can remember being a kid and you know, my grandpa yelling at me about the length of my pants or the music that I

listened to. And I was just like, come on, man. Like that's where we're at now. And I think now we just have to accept.

This is where we're at. Like the stars don't want to play or the start to want to play the also game.

They don't want to get into dunk contest for a variety of reasons. None of which I understand, right? I don't get it.

But guys don't want to play. They don't want to be shown up. They don't want to be embarrassed. They don't feel it's worth their time.

I don't understand it. That's just where we are now.

As far as the game went, you know, look, man, there was a bunch of guys pulling up from 35, which was kind of exciting to see the fact that so many people can shoot from so deep.

Nobody was playing defense obviously until I guess the fourth quarter when you can kind of win the game.

It is what it is. And if you're upset and you don't like it, then I guess find something else to tune in and watch.

And I'll start weekend because when you look at it, though, stars still show up.

The party still happened. Everyone there seems to be enjoying themselves and having a good time. And, you know, that's pretty much it.

Yeah. Yeah. Adam, the ratings were what, like a third or a trotus down 30% from the year before.

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