NBA Stars Stunned In EuroBasket + Southeast Division Preview | The Hoop Collective
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to a wild series of upsets in EuroBasket, some major star performances from the likes of Luka and Giannis and some breakout candidates to watch for in the NBA from the tournament. Then, the guys preview the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference, including if this is the year for the Magic to take a major leap and what to expect in Atlanta and the state of some rebuilding teams in the division.
0:00 Intro
1:16 Big Updates From EuroBasket
1:27 Luka’s Star Shining Bright
4:37 Shocking Upsets Across the Tournament
16:51 How Did Porzingis Look In Action?
19:22 Domination From Giannis For Greece
21:18 Other Tournament Standouts So Far
25:50 Dennis Schroder a future Hall Of Famer?
29:57 Big Expectations For Magic This Year
37:57 Are the Hawks A Rising Team In East?
49:33 What to expect from the Miami Heat?
58:09 What Is the direction For the Hornets?
1:05:24 What To expect From The Wizards?
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34 Comments
Eurobasket is like the ncaa tournament on steroids. Anyone can win just about anytime. The shorter gane the shorter 3pt line the congested lane. All ot takes is a hot shooting night by an underdog and you're cooked. Let alone the fact that these guys play with each other for years on their national team so they know each other's tendencies.. Nothing surprises me at this point
Guys, please pronounce Franz‘ Wagners first name correctly. It’s not „Fraaanz“. It should sound more like you pronounce „fronts“ in English. The German a in that name is closer to an English o
Gikich…i i i i jebao te djrkic
Thanks McMahon the Finnish kid is a basic guy with height and athleticism. Could he become more.. sure but he aint good enough yet. The only part of that nickname that fits is slim. On another note I'm totally worried about porzingis he looks old slow and injured
Clippers executive, friend of the pod, Lee Jenkins sent his orders: Don’t talk about our lil problem unless absolutely necessary.
Giannis will thrive when he joins the Lakers
Dennis Schroeder is a great player. he's not a super star PG, he's not steph curry, but he's no slouch. his stats arent that great, but more than a few times he's dominated games.
My favorite Dennis Shroeder fact is he's nice at skateboarding.
Denis is known as FIBA Jordan for a reason. His game elevates, and I think some international rules like shorter three helps his game a lot.
Finland has a pretty good team and I wouldn't underestimate them.
I’m not concerned about the Magic play making ability, since Banchero compares to some point guards.
Anyone who loves basketball is glued to the EuroBasket games – some truly great basketball is being played over there!
Miikka Muurinen is the future superstar. What an energy he brings. And he already can deliver in big moments which is huge for 18 year old. Just what NBA is looking for.
just FYI if Sarr didn't play the last 3 french games is because he was injured.
The game against Serbia/Doncic (his last game before the injury) he was good…
The coach of Finland Lassi Tuovi is promised a bright career in my view, already a HC at 39 and was an assistant at big euroleague teams
Resemble Jesus! Do we have a Polaroid? Who cares about Tre ball % for Big men!! AD, Giannis and others do not have high Tre ball %. Time to get over the Tre ball need for Big men. Big Men need to rebound not jack up Tre Ball 🏀
You win titles doesn't mean you are a HoF player. You could be a key piece and they still doesn't make you a HoF player. Why some Talking Heads think a title makes you a HoF player is insane. Titles mean nothing other than you are on a good team. If you were on a good title, you don't win titles.
He definitely doesn't look like Jesus. Jesus was from Palestine.
QUICK QUESTION…..WHAT IS LUKA SHOOTIN ON JUST 2 POINTERS IN THE EURO
Most American analysts have no idea about EuroBasket. It should be remembered that this is the worst line-up of the Slovenian national team ever and without Luka they wouldn't have won a single game, so that what Luka has done so far is really incredible. Germany are the strongest line-up in this tournament and it will be very difficult if not impossible to beat them. If Slovenia beat Germany, it will be a first-class surprise and a game that will go down in history as mission impossible, or in other words, the best EuroBasket game of all time. When you talk about NBA players who play in the EuroBasket and measure their quality, you don't realize that this is not the NBA and that some players have very good teammates next to them, and some have third-class players who don't even play in the Euroleague. Some European countries have two million inhabitants, others have 85 million, some have a problem gathering high-quality players, while others do not, all of which affect the final success.
35:00 also don’t forget the Bucks needed insane luck to win their chip, probably more than any team besides Toronto in 2019
All these guys wearing caps inside, might as well be wearing sunglasses while you're at it. Maybe a fishing gaiter?
Slim Jesus cause he looks like Slim Jesus? Don’t expect the pod to know who that is 😂 I guess Jackson doesn’t either
If Orlando can mature the same way the Pistons and the Rockets have they might have a shot against the Bucks. They are fun to watch.
Rename the podcast to "Tim MacMahon and the Ballmer's Collective" the way y'all (except MacMahon of course) are protecting Ballmer and the Clippers lol
His nickname should be Slim Caesar lmao
the more i watch this, the less i like brian w. he is so uptight and closeted. last week was a disaster w/ the clippers shizzle, just shameless. i feel for bontemps, he cant tell brian to f.off because he just became a dad and needs the job. mcmahon is as real as they come. also brian is illiterate when it comes to basketball. he is unapologetically ignorant.
like if you unfollowed bc of clippers cover up and still watch bc you like Tim and tim. (double team?)
How the hell is Israel even allowed in this tournament while committing a horrific genocide murdering children? Everyone who said and did nothing will wear this shame for all to see. You might as well have Russia in the tournament. Oh wait, that's right. They've been sanctioned.
random thought but warriors need to trade jimmy butler for devin booker
Without Wemby, Rudy, Fournier, Strazel, Poirier, Sarr, Diabate, and I'm probably forgetting a few others
It's Germany tournament to lose
Need more Ballmer/Clippers cap evasion updates.
I’m sorry but 27:15 Windhorst absolutely botching “Dejan Bodiroga” is pretty embarrassing. He is probably top 5 player ever not to play in the NBA.