Verno and Jacoby discuss how the Thunder blew out the Cavs on Thursday night in the highly anticipated rematch between the two top teams in the NBA (00:32). They then go through their loves and loathes from this week.

Teams they loved (06:16)
Teams they loathed (16:35)

Players they loved (25:53)
Players they loathed (35:44)

Things they loved (41:48)
Things they loathed (53:13)

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28 Comments

  1. the white stripe hipster Vernon doesn't know the definition of "Schizophrenic"?—The least surprising thing in the world—8:45 minute mark

  2. Rylan Stiles summed up OKC-Cle perfectly & said "The small-ball works & for some reason Kenny Atkinson 'bends the knee' to Mark Daigneault & goes small"

  3. Review clock for refs is the best idea I’ve heard from any podcast or media member. Absolutely LOATHE that the refs get to do this with almost no limit or impunity.

    Charles Barkley said it best, “No one is watching these games for the refs and technical fouls.”

    Same concept applies to reviews, just let the teams run thier game for the LOVE of GOD!

    Stop throwing ice on exciting games.

  4. lol Jacoby has already forgotten that Jordan owned the Charlotte team while he did his whole NBA soliloquy

  5. Lebron wants the Vegas expansion team, likely backed with Saudi money. This is a negotiating ploy, give me the Vegas team, or we start a rival league.

  6. Dillian Brooks most definitely fouled Fox before the inbound. He grabbed his wrist and pulled Fox out of the way so he could jump in front of the pass

  7. Reed doesn't get playing time anymore because he doesn't deserve it. He had the back up pg spot but did nothing with it. He was playing with lack of confidence/overthinking.

  8. #1. The thing about the Celtics is they depend heavily on shooting 3s. It's a double edged sword. When the 3s are falling they can beat anybody. On the flipside when the 3s arent falling they can lose to anybody.
    #2. I wouldn't be mad if Bron really start this other ball league. Maybe the competition forces the NBA to improve their product.
    #3. As a Nets fan that Clipper game was def a tank job makeup for the previous win against Portland. Had the G League team out there.

  9. What do you mean it's not a foul? The ref looked at the replay, saw the jersey tug and kept the correct call. The Ringer hates the Kings so much they don't even want correctly called fouls in favor of the Kings, unreal.

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