Is the success the Spurs had against the Thunder a distraction? + Is AD’s time up? | Howdy Partners
Today on Howdy Partners, Tim MacMahon & Michael C. Wright take a look at the NBA through a lone star lens as they discuss Victor Wembanyama’s injury, the San Antonio Spurs’ performance, if the Dallas Mavericks are falling apart and the success of the Houston Rockets. Plus, more on the WORST TRADE in NBA history.
0:00 Welcome to Howdy Partners!
0:43 What happened to Wemby during the New York Knicks game?
1:58 Thoughts on the San Antonio Spurs
6:57 Is the success the Spurs had against the Thunder a distraction?
10:00 What happened with Wemby during the Spurs’ loss to the Cavs?
12:00 The Spurs record & the core players in San Antonio
14:25 The Dallas Mavericks situation
15:00 Will Dallas get an Anthony Davis trade done?
17:24 What is the perfect trade for the Dallas Mavericks?
21:20 Philadelphia 76ers vs. Dallas Mavericks
22:20 Cooper Flagg’s performance
23:00 Houston Rockets vs. Brooklyn Nets
23:30 The Denver Nuggets are SINKING!
24:00 The Houston Rockets’ performance
25:35 Concerns for the Rockets
27:25 The Rockets’ defense
29:39 The biggest threat the Oklahoma City Thunder poses
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42 Comments
Nice surprise on a friday night
Castle ain’t win in college ?
MacMahon, good thing you guys pre-recorded a couple Hoop Collectives before snaggin' the Influenza A that's goin' around.
Look at the whole Knicks bench reaction. Especially at 1:07, Wemby's French National Team brother Gershon Yabusele. There's another player at the end of the Knicks bench who instantly grabs his knee. It's so moving because everyone wants him to play and be healthy, mad respect.
guys 😂😂
all seriousness …..what the hell is the music in the background
Julian and Jeremy and Devin are way to inconsistent let's behonest media ppl! noway we win a title we are missing a real sf and pf
Not the worst trade in history
Wemby landed on someone's foot! Why is nobody mentioning that rebounding under the rim when there's 3+ other people around has that chance? Should the 7'4" center not rebound? C'mon now
Spurs aren't contender. Spurs is competitive
As a Sixers fan who watched the game last night i was surprised AD played hes been out for a couple games & you can just tell he wasn't healthy idk why Dallas media continues to drag AD if you get him 100% healthy the sky is the limit but the coach need to put another big next to AD because hes older he can't do everything defensively you need from him including rebounding & be a number 1 option on offense 💯
It is not the worst trade until Luka win the Chip which will not happen right now with these Lakers. The only hope for the Mavs is top be in top 10 and Kyrie return 100% healthy with AD. Maybe the mavs can compete but the injuries and not only AD. Lively is injury prone now.
McMahon's voice is soothing and calming, like a white noise machine.
Will the Lakers recover is the question
I was sour on brian wright at first but after that fox trade he is literally a genius
The way the Lakers are playing, they might meet Dallas in the play-in. Doncic gives zero effort defensively still. Put up 30 all you want, if you give up 31 and lose, then it doesn't matter. As for the Spurs, no one is afraid of Wembanyama anymore. This is his third year, he's either hurt for stretches or hoisting threes again. Just like the days of old, when shot blockers roamed the paint, players adjust and figure out how to score on them. Dudes no longer worry about going at him.
Wemby typically does the post-game press conferences, regardless of the outcome of the game or his performance. I can count on one hand the number of times he didn't do it his rookie year.
Wemby has the capacity to be absolutely all-time great…but we don't know that yet. I hope well for him, but if he manages to avoid major injury issues at his size, it will really be a testament to him and the team. Not impossible, but a real challenge. I really hate the amount of pressure that gets put on such young guys. Let him dream and let his career unfold as it will.
21:08 Certain kiddies can't handle the word "groin" in this HR-ification of society from the pendulum having swung too far, so yet again we've multiplied the number of syllables to say the same thing. But hey I guess bosses aren't pinching their secretaries as often so fair trade?
Please cut the background music
Victor is so flexible thanks to all the yoga he does. I think that flexibility is what saved him.
Im a spurs fan so I'm naturally interested in this content. But it is refreshing to listen to two plugged in guys speak candidly on sports without constant hyperbole and "hott takes". These guys don't ever talk over top of each other either. Love it
I'm still mad at the Mavs and I'm a die hard Spurs fan. But Dallas is my second team. TX 4ever baby Go SpursNation.
Spurs Nation here we're a team a force family
10:42 does anyone know what they said personal happen with wemby why he didn’t talk
Love this series!!!
No more Background music..
Thanks for the mediocre work, what a burn😂
This show is leaning more into the Texas/western theme and I'm loving it
A fan of this show lol yeah right
Cut the background music
Can’t do the music that loud for 30 min. I’m sorry. I’m out.
Wemby talks to the media so much I think he can pass on it once in a whole.
Thr funniest thing is lakers fans aren t mad just dallas that shows u how much a.d. didnt matter with la they was tryna flop him 4 a worthy trade. They got hustled for years ahahahahhaha comical. Stuck with a bench player🤣😊
Lets not forget that before he went out against the Knicks (A really good team), Victor had 31 points, 2 total misses and 12 rebounds. He kept the Spurs in the game over large stretches to allow Fox to do his fourth quarter Fox stuff and win the game. So you can't say the Spurs have a problem with Wemby starting games because they played great with him starting against a top 5 team, and played better with him on the floor against OKC
OMG, what in the hell is wrong with Michael C. Wright?! He didn't just fall onto this beat yesterday. Why's his memory so lackluster? He's been around. When this "narrative" emerges (pushed by Bontemps on a previous pod & McMahon here) that Vic is ducking pressers after a loss, it's almost a fiduciary duty to remind the audience that Vic has nearly ALWAYS been front-and-center at pressers. During that brutal 18 game losing streak the Spurs had during Vic's rookie year, 2nd only to the Pistons 28 losses, Vic did EVERY SINGLE presser after those losses — EVERY ONE! In addition to all the additional nat media he's been forced to do being hyped as a rising star in the league. There were so many of those losses where I was looking for Devin, Jeremy, Keldon — they were nowhere to be found. They did not want that smoke. But Vic was there. And for him to not push back more forcibly here is a bit of a dereliction, a sign that he's gotta be better. Do your job, Michael.
Before Wemby started, the offense established rhythm early. Starting he’s like a lead guitarist blowing out solos the first song. 🤔😊
Gotta lose the music boys
This is nasty work lmao do better.
I feel if Anthony Davis wasn't hurt .. I feel like the contract would mean a lot .. it's a part of the game
LOVE THE BACKGROUND MUSIC LMAO
Take this video down, take out the back round music, and put the video back up
The music 😂😂😂 STOP 🛑