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Title Pie at the All-Star Break | Group Chat

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4.29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back to update their title pie! They start by talking about how their view of the title race has changed since their quarter-season title pie. Then they get into the exercise and discuss the favorites, the contenders, and the dark-horse teams. (00:00) Intro (8:13) Title favorites (18:11) Title contenders (51:55) Dark-horse contenders Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, Jonathan Frias, and Stefano Sanchez Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith FujimotoThe Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:48.8

I am Justin Verrier and joining me, Rob Mahoney, Jay Kyle Mann, All-Star weekend is upon us, and thus the activating

0:57.9

is about to start. Rob, are you ready to activate? I'm never ready to activate. You seem

1:03.0

activated, though. All-Star is not usually your event, but I'm getting a different kind of energy

1:08.6

from you this year. Yes, I was afforded the opportunity to go to L.A. and do a minimal amount of work, and I was like,

1:15.8

let's fucking go. Yeah, normally you hear from the old jaded journalist types, the capital Js,

1:22.0

that Justin, I don't know if you fall into this category. You are kind of grizzled in a vet by now.

1:26.9

And the capital J. Yeah. And normally capital J. Jagoff, more likely, am I right? But no, I mean, usually you just hear people like, oh, Jesus Christ, they go into that like Nick Nolty begrudging voice. But yeah, you seem you seem a little extra pep. What's your favorite event? What are you excited to go see? Rookie game, three-point shooting, basketball without borders. Name long, please.

1:47.9

First of all, I think if you've been to one, maybe two All-Star Weekends, I think you've become jaded because that event sucks.

1:54.6

Like, just going to the All-Star weekend sucks because it's just a big old party or you go to a bunch of activations, which are,

2:02.1

I guess, advertisements or meet and greet sort of things. I don't even really know how to

2:06.8

describe them. And you know how much I hate both of these things. Yes. I just love how the first

2:11.0

line item on All Star sucks is it's a big party. Yeah, not two parties.

2:16.9

But, Rob, you like All-Star Weekend?

2:20.9

No, no, don't get me wrong.

2:22.5

I'm ultimately in your camp.

2:24.5

Like, I like it when the events are good.

2:27.2

The problem with this year is the pools do not seem the most promising, though.

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