Wemby & Spurs A True Contender? Knicks In Elite Tier? + Windy’s Epic Journey | The Hoop Collective
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to some wild NBA Cup semifinals action in Las Vegas. The guys talk the San Antonio Spurs making a major statement against the OKC Thunder, including if this demonstrates the Spurs’ ability to be a top-four seed in the Western Conference. Then, the guys break down if the New York Knicks are an elite contending team, before talking about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ continuing struggles. Finally, “International Windy” describes his time at one of the greatest basketball events he has attended.
0:00 Intro
4:25 NBA Cup semifinals reaction
6:43 Can Spurs-Thunder be a big rivalry?
29:08 Brunson leading the way for Knicks
28:25 Cavs’ struggles continue to grow
35:06 Concern with Porzingis’ health
39:32 Update from ‘International Windy”‘: EPIC basketball experience
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Get a new channel. This espn on nba one is not it.
Windy tells a story way too slow.
The less ESNP this looks the better
Love the new look 🎉
Suggs was drafted by Orlando. How the heck in the world he played for Boston😂
Sga and jdub was dribbling too much the last few mins,and vassel hurt us
Bummer, I was hoping they'd replace Windy with another Tim!! He could start a new podcast….. The Cavs Collapsing podcast!! Doesn't look like any Cavs award boosting by Windy this season!!
Chet can't guard Vic. But Vic can definitely guard Chet 🙂
This podcast is so underrated
lmaoooo still behind the rockets and nuggets? never go full re
I would bet on Wemby
If Wemby got as many touch fouls as Shai does, he would get 40 a night. That's why he mentioned ethical basketball. Flopping has always been awful for the game, especially with regards to casual viewers. Outside of OKC there isn't anyone who likes foul merchants on this level.
I don't know why the Chet conversation keeps coming up. It's almost like you guys don't watch any small market games. Wemby is this competitive in every single game. I could see SGA as a rival but Chet isn't on his level. I love rivalries but you're making this something it isn't.
Party in the USA has been the teams song all season! It’s great hahaha
Chet vs Wemby is the future you can add edey and clingan to the mix too but yes Wemby vs Chet makes perfect sense. Yall just mad it’s not your team who has either. They was spot on with that take
?? Knick fans. 3 picks remaining on the bridges trade. Would you reverse it now? Lol. Hell no. Fk them late first round picks
Can we stop deifying the Spurs as an elite team after playing all of 26 games, and winning exactly nothing as a team thus far?
Spurs not top 4? Did they not beat Hou, Den, LA, and OKC already? Come on.
NUMBER 1 ABITLITY IS AVAILABILITY.. STICKS VS JOKIC
Stop making stupid assumptions just watch and learn
Jalen Brunson is a top 5 player in basketball
Bontempts forever a pathetic knicks denyer
Where do I find video of the game Wendy describes at the end???
The Rockets always put together a nice team and they always trade away all their important pieces. That's the story of their franchise. Dallas Mavericks same story. They can barely keep it together. San Antonio knows how to take care of their players and develop their players and they become long-time franchise players. They're known for not just having one star
Raise your hand if you think group stages in the NBA Cup should be conference agnostic! Thunder v Spurs should’ve been the final!
Knicks aren't at full strength, McBride is the teams best point of attack defender and Shamet was on a heater before he got hurt.
The Mannings have the midas touch
Windy letting his hair go gray?🧐
I feel nuggets are more of a challenge the past few years. Nuggets was the only team to take them to game 7 last western conference.
STOP COMPARING CHET TO WEMBY!! NOT EVEN IN THE SAME REALM! This is foolish at this point, this narrative need to die PLEASE!!
Home grown farm to table basket ball. 😂
It would have been even better had you gone to both football and basketball derby but in DOMESTIC league, the fans can't go all out in Euroleague due to potential suspensions😭
Greetings from Romania, great podcast, been a fan for years. I was in Belgrade Arena for the derby and I saw the reactions of Noah and Windy in real time, they were hypnotized! 😀😀 Looking forward seeing you next year for this unique and incredible experience!
The league is going to want them to put up the banner. If they don’t it defeats the hype purpose of the tournament
Omaha Productions. Didn't see that coming.
Devin Vassel did a great job on SGA. Blocking him once.
You can’t stop SGA but you can make him work like the Spurs did routinely.
Great story Windy. Bontemps surprised at the reaction to Sasha buying Lebron's car… some of you dweebs don't realize that because you're spoiled and get to access these players that they are pretty much revered around the world. Sasha pulling Lebron's car is one step to having head honcho himself there.
People will buy soft drinks if no booze is sold…glorifying booze and pretending it’s not a problem at USA sporting events is just sad,.. but it’s something drunks do.
You keep saying young guys with the rockets how old is KD?
Suggs gets hurt everytime he plays I swear
I used to believe in the Chet vs Wemby to the point of thinking it would have been a good idea for one of them to red shirt for a year to build the rivalry :p. As of now there's no comparison though.
Get some sausage in ye.
@23:01 Sometimes it is "The Babe did it with hot dogs and beer" as a message to Barry Bonds. I salute you, Philly.