Is it your favorite person?
But you gotta give credit where credit is due, right? I mean
this is, you know, I don't know. Do we know if the NBA
heard this
recording from from early February 22 and said, hey,
that's a
great idea. It's so obvious, it's such a great idea. Do we
know that this was inspired by Katy or is it just coincidence
either way? He looks good. So,
Props to Katie for coming up with
a brilliant An idea props in the NBA for adopting it. This
makes so much sense.
You wonder why nobody thought of it or implemented this
before. Now Natalie,
yeah, I feel like this was sort of the evolution of where this
was going because when they did the very very first draft, it
wasn't on air and like the feedback from like, you know,
and be a Twitter and everyone was like, this is so whack. We
want to see
the draft, you know, all of that kind of stuff
and when they found out like most of the players wouldn't
care, or at least that's what they were saying, like they
didn't care, then like the next one, Televised and so it keeps
like evolving each year. So
I think this is like the Natural Evolution because
people have been saying, it's been conversations before and
were like, oh, it should be like, you know, like when you
at the core and you on the playground. So I think this was
the Natural Evolution
hurt feelings and Chaos Vinny. Like, we need we need
we do you react when he split screens and can't and bases and
cameras on everybody's faces, yeah, for their real-time
reaction to not getting Pig, right? Vinny
the only thing, more sensitive than NBA players. In a public
setting is NFL players when compared to NBA player,
salaries, like, I don't know
what else y'all could do
to embarrass these. Remember the first year, Natalie
reference, the first draft Russell Westbrook's name was
the last name on LeBron sheet and, and it turned out to be in
alphabetical order for rust out. He was the last pick and
was mad
as hell, right? Can you imagine whoever is going to be the last
pick.
Remember last year, it was
who's going to take the dribbler
James Harden that you know, the that thing from Charles Barkley
and they had Kevin Durant with this uncomfortable moment and
everything else. Yeah it's going to
put it like this,
the draft will be more watch than the game.
I don't even know if that's a good thing.
The drive will be more watching the game
and you are
as well member like we're Rudy gobert and those guys and they
were like one at the end and LeBron tried to save it and be
like You know, just in the past, no one kind of thinks
that you taught like, it's definitely going to like, bring
up some emotions
and drama.
But what if though just giving that it'll be right before
the game. What if the the hurt feelings?
The intensity? What if it carries over like? What if,
what if it just becomes? Like,
because we always wait for the All-Star, traditionally,
traditionally the All-Star Game picked up at the end when Pride
took over and that's when it got good but early on it's
just, you know, a lot of Ali's a lot of three-point.
Cause we don't know how to play defense. What if this inspires
them in a way
that no other incentive ever could? What if dude really any
feelings in a play like it? This could be awesome baby.
Okay. Okay. Okay
if you're one of the last dude that's being picked. Yes what
you ain't
you ain't getting in the game.
Again they all gone find reasons to have chips on their
shoulder. Like it's just it's such a public thing to get to
get pick in front of people on the spot. I think there's
a there's a potential here
because you're
going to be invested in it at home.
I agree. I mean, I think I've but I think that could go
either way right Mike because it's like you have that player
who gets like the chip on his shoulder. So they go out there
and like like not ruin the game but like just try to do
the most like
I don't think he's going to be on the All-Star but like we
know Russell Westbrook like when things are said about him
in the media, for example, he's prone to go out there and be
a little unpredictable on the court. So you know
he won't be on the All-Star team but I can make a player go
that way or be like oh I I'ma show y'all. So I think all
the drama
So, Vinnie, when you say is gonna be hurt feelings in
chaos, like how does that manifest itself or do you think
this is a bad idea? You think this could backfire? You think
it's going to disaster waiting to happen or you here for it?
I think I'm going to reserve my opinion until we're in his day.
People are gonna be mad already because we in Salt Lake City,
right? So you gonna have a bunch of ornery, dude, pissed
off that we're not in our normal All-Star Enclave of warm
weather and groupies, right? We going to be in Salt Lake City
where everything closes at 9:00?
And then you got the nerve
to have me sitting around and waiting
to see what all-star jersey. I'll be wearing like this is
the episode of the A bachelor. Wait, wait no. Not
it has potential for chaos in her feelings. Well I don't know
if that's going to translate into anybody playing any damn
defense. That's the only thing that's going to make
the All-Star Game
actually any better
Have you ever the reason
some of the recent changes has helped the games get better
like the the the Charities that they play for because you seen
them get a little bit more motivated earlier in the game.
No, no. The end of the game, the end of the game is better.
The end of the game is remarkably better with the eel
amending and everything L, you see that but that's for fans
who stick around to 11:30 p.m. after watching the first two
hours of nothing.
It wasn't like old man. Never know,
have you guys ever been?
Have you guys ever been the last pick? Anything, y'all know
what that feel like, you know what, y'all play back in
the day
you have been last pick. See, I was all time quarterback so
I never had that problem, you know, basketball is basketball.
Was the last pick?
Typically, you know, I was good for six files in a couple of
screens, you know, through a me post entry pass,
you know, before the growth spurt
before the before the growth spurt when I was playing with
older dudes and I was always the key older, dudes. And I got
a little man. All right, I'll take a little man that sort of
thing.
Wait. And then you got a goddamn and you got to go out
there but somebody's ass like you 612 which
I'm not
at all
but as a sophomore in high school I was every bit of 52
and in three weeks, I grew the 510 so I feel every bit of
after that. Bit of 65. I was playing like a
small forward as the start of my junior year.
I'm blocking it but I just up to the glass and China
and touching the rim and all that stuff. I feel like it's really
a giant out there.
It was dream shaking them. No, but that explains it. That
explains been in a nutshell like I get it, I get the wit,
I get this sharp tongue, you know you developed it early,
you're not, you know, both you guys are all stars. Both you
guys are my first picks. So having said that I Gated and
defer to both of you.
For the official, this is official.
Okay, the on the actual All-Star
starters and captains, get announced tomorrow on TNT
but this is BFA. So,
official All-Star starters, provided by our resident, NBA
experts,
Vincent Goodwill.
And just knack for y'all, I don't last name, y'all just no,
you go first.
Yes, so Oh, in the West.
Yeah. Of course I have stuff on there. Luca.
Yo Joker, LeBron and Zion
and then in the East, Jalen Brown Donovan Mitchell
Tatum yanis and KD
C. I can't say I don't like the man because he's on my ballot
even though he's hurt right now and there's an argument for
embiid. I still put Katie on there.
Before we go to yours Vinny. You want to, you got, you want
to nitpick anything from that?
I'm not going to pick any Nicks. I'll just say that
availability has to come into play.
When you talk about Zion Williams and
especially considering he's not going to be back for at least
another two weeks on top of the time that he's already missed.
Perform performance standpoint. I completely agree with you.
It's not not a bad ballot at all.
Not a bad ballot at all and I agree with Vinny. Like I went
back and forth but I felt like the other options were like,
because the way this is going to factor in his going to also
so factor in the fan vote and so like Anthony Davis was like
one of the other people but he's been unavailable to. So
unless you're going to go to like a sabonis,
someone like that, which I don't think he's gonna have
enough fan vote to carry him. So that's why I went was. I am.
Okay Vinny. Let's see yours.
Well, not only is going to be not very happy with me, of
course, because I factor a factor in
not just availability, but I factored in if you're the
For arguably the number one team in the Western Conference
and you're that guy. I feel like you deserve
representation, that's why I picked John Moran. And when you
say that, no one else really merits consideration, for that
third forward spot. Might the court present flowery marketing
of the Utah Jazz for consideration. 25 + 9, most
improved player dunking going, everybody like I watch this
guy's a rookie and I was like, man, he could be like Dirk if
he figures it out and then seven years later,
He gets the memo
in the East, I can and can't really disagree with anything
that that putter I did give Kyrie Irving a little
consideration,
but that was a that was a bridge too far for me to walk
at this stage with Jalen Brown playing the ball that he's
played. Once again, Katie
yanis Tatum pretty easy over embiid, Phil. He's going to be
mad at us, but Phil, he's always mad.
We have the same ballot in the east.
You did great -
yeah. I know the Steph
thing is going to be a debate. It's going to be similar to,
like the year when Russell Westbrook won MVP and he didn't
start but like stuff is going to be the starter. So like like
there's nothing going away. He's
like, you going to wind up. Sorry.
People can debate it all. They want his season and the numbers
are certainly worthy of it. What really just puts him down
as like, we're the Warriors ranking is and that he missed
time. But like, had that not happened? I don't think
it would be Preston. So jaw certainly worthy, and so is
Luca, but it's likely going to be Stefan. Luca.
It's a it's a hard
that was the hardest choice on my official, you know,
the ballot that I sent to the league and I pretty much was
going back and forth on that. So even though step wasn't on
that, I don't know. I know step
pays a lot of attention
to things that I say and things that are right or things that
if I'm on a podcast. Oh yeah. Everything is everything? Yeah,
you bet?
No no, Seth is the most Petty
and honoree Superstar Yanez is a close second. He acts like he
doesn't pay attention to do to say, they don't pay attention,
they pay attention, they read everything. Why cuz they can't
help themselves when they get in front of you, to tell you
exactly what they thought on some podcast that you were on
six months ago,
when men are friend Bomani, Jones
made a comment about Steph being a system player
when we called him
the system and everybody got all Andre Iguodala got upset.
Warriors, Twitter got upset and they forgot to use their ears
and they just used a her feelings
now step her to they went back and they had to self correct
themselves. Don't let him tell you that. They came back and
walked it back and
but step tells you he's Petty. Like he tells you, he hears
everything he doesn't do the fake act like yama's but ya
know, he everything
So have y'all squash? I do remember this not to mention of
any because we talked about this on the show
have you have y'all cool if anything you said anything else
lately I was
run off like any other ones
I was going to make a light skinned joke but that just
shows my level of maturity
me and Steph throwing. I want me and me and Steph
on excellent terms, we talked about during the finals. We
talk to
Little bit during
the preseason and then we talked a little bit
you know, a couple months ago. So we are on great terms
until the next time
I say something that the petty King don't like
Keep the lights going jokes for me. Okay.
That's, that's just for me and you
that's, that's just that's our thing.
All right? I'm the only
nobody else. Get that trick with me. Alright, that and
butterface are the only jokes that me and you will be keeping
to ourselves Michael Smith.
Don't do it. Don't you do it?