Is It Time to Worry About the Magic? Plus, an Eastern Conference Gut Check and OKC’s Opportunity.
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann discuss the Thunder’s unbeaten franchise-record start of 8-0. Then they move to the East, starting with the sputtering Orlando Magic. They also talk about other struggling contenders and surprise teams like the Bulls and Sixers.
0:00:00 Intro
3:40 Fan Duel ad break
4:28 Thunder
19:05 Magic
41:04 Hawks
52:53 Sixers-Bulls
1:00:24 Pistons
1:07:37 Top of the East predictions
Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle MannProducers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia
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25 Comments
If the Magic have a shooting coach, that person needs to be fired.
Awh hell no Kyle! Broncos Country, let’s ride!!!
Robert Patrick on the pod next week?
One future rule for the pod – end with OKC talk because when you start with the Thunder, everything else about every other team just feels meaningless 😂 they’re too good! Let me have faith in my team before telling me the greatest team ever is entering their prime 😅
"if the blazers were in the east would they be the third seed" no
Too much over reacting
90s “watered down” but load management era with Wizards and Jazz tanking and Al P Rockets a 2 seed is “pure talent” so damn delusional
Thunder just lost the the Blazers you jinxed it guys
We Orlando fans told you that Desmond Bane making 5% less than Steph Curry was a crime on humanity. You nerdy twinks just kept yapping. my literal comment on the "desmond bane traded to orlando" video is 'This guy will show up to games in a ski mask because he is robbing my city'…..
You guys dont know ANYTHING about basketball & it's why this is the last place youll ever work in the media sphere.
You never played this sport in your lives and it's insanely transparent when you speak. Im also starting to think you guys go on dates with men.
This show has so much twink/homosexual energy. Ive seen shows about dresses & runways with more testosterone.
Luka OBLITERATED your precious Wemby today.
I wish I listened to this prior to the OKC/Portland game because I would’ve unloaded on Portland winning after Rob smugly dismissed their chances. Good God it’s like Bill wants his NBA coverage to be the worse it’s ever sounded between this God awful show and Zach Lowe sounding like every Karen ever when talking about Ja Morant. No wonder Wos and Ryen got the hell out of there.
Magic will be ok but they really need a scoring point guard bane is good but they needed a ball handling guard to control the pace
the Hawks is ruining Risacher's development with NAW.. they need to let him cook
The OKC thunder foul relentlessly. Idk what the referees are watching. But they foul non stop. And SGA initiates every contact and gets fouls even though he is first to get contact. Its frustrating to watch
“Bulls keep beating up on bad teams” w…what? Look at our wins 🤣 also it’s so funny this squad is 31-6 since Lavine trade/after all star break and people still think it’s a fluke
Can we start a gofundme for Baloney’s wall art? I’m sad that it’s just the Jon Oliver pandemic void behind him 😭
Haters gonna hate! NBA media has a pre-disposed negative image of the Bulls. I am not suggesting that what they are doing now is sustainable, but it feels like that when other teams have the performances and run that the Bulls are having, it big news and the media praises them to the sky, When the Bulls do it, they just shrug and say, "it won't last". Maybe it won't but why diminish the actual wins and performance that has happened and is happening? Plus, they didn't simply beat up on weak teams, they beat several good teams, so there's that too. Oh, and without their leading scorer, Coby White, and without Zach Collins, as well as Ayo missing the last 2 games. Their already very deep, so those guys returning will give them one of the best benches. In the interim, other rotation guys getting more minutes to improve.
watching the 6ers blow that huge lead was horrifying
Raaaaaaaaaaaaiiiders!!!!
Rob with the minimalist background again. Is this a bit, or just how he decorates his house?
He hit it on the money Orlando built it like Boston but didn’t finish it with the final touch of a KP honestly
Can someone explain that piece of "art" behind Justin, besides the looks more like Bill Walton inexplicably sniffing a rose thing I see?
Keep in mind Zach Risacher is 20. So the fact that he isn't a problem on either side is probably promising.
Justin is so bad man