All-Star Weekend POD
Added 2025-02-17 19:11:37 +0000 UTC
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3-4 months ago When we officially started our down turn from our hot start Not sure which one but Alch essentially used AI and it predicted we’d end up with Jimmy
Ben D
2025-02-22 20:00:24 +0000 UTCWhich video was it
Shaun Ting
2025-02-22 19:58:49 +0000 UTCYeah my gf and I were trying to get tickets to go to one of the days of the all star weekend.. but the prices were extremely unreasonable. Basically totally priced us out... so yeah.. didn't get to go unfortunately. It also said on the various selling portals that cheaper tickets were sold out.. so only the expensive ones were left. How much of that was a lie.. who knows.
Tony H
2025-02-20 04:34:15 +0000 UTCI feel like with Draymond not being able to bring it night to night and impose his will over the youngsters, him shitting on the rising stars almost felt like a power move, like oh look at me I’m draymond I can shit on y’all on national tv and get away with it type of shit. Even though I’m not an all star anymore I’m a guy that demands attention. I’m honestly just ready for him to go away at this point lol. And please no head coach Draymond, we already don’t get any calls 😂
Luke Zhang
2025-02-19 17:37:59 +0000 UTCdray needs to stfu for once, bro thinks he in the ufc or wwe. I thought the games were pretty fun except for the last main one lol, score only to 40 + a halftime show when the score was 11-1, energy was gone after that and it turned into a exhibition match. the 3pt competition was interesting to watch, so many 'bad' inconsistent shooting forms, seemed like pure luck some went in.
broodje met beleg
2025-02-18 21:38:17 +0000 UTCVince is by far the best dunker and it’s not even close. Even crazier that most of his most impressive ones were in game. Zach and Aaron had hops but nothing like vc
Connor H
2025-02-18 20:19:02 +0000 UTCMmmm.. It hurt the vibe imo. No real celebs either
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:33:15 +0000 UTCFor Me Vince gets it as the pioneer of a lot of this stuff.. plus being considered the best dunker and true Star. He showed up and delivered.
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:32:20 +0000 UTCYou got a point! To be fair tho, beers and friends make most things fun
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:31:19 +0000 UTCThats true.. Mac use the same gimmick every time tho.
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:30:47 +0000 UTCThanks brother! you didnt miss much
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:29:42 +0000 UTCits a all or nothing thing with the rubber ones. you either got a grip or not, as oppose to a normal ball you can kinda spin it and find your grip late
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:29:17 +0000 UTClol I love it too!
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:28:13 +0000 UTCright, but thats what they saying
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:27:56 +0000 UTCvalid
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:27:23 +0000 UTCI think they are one of the least transparent teams in the L when it comes to injuries, so its a possibility
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-18 19:27:15 +0000 UTCHey Alch, with Kuminga’s injury taking so long, do you remember the game where he got hurt? Remember before he rolled the ankle he had another scary fall where it looked like he could have hurt his knee or something? U think that is playing into this long time table??
Jackson Steele
2025-02-18 18:22:32 +0000 UTCJust to the first point about Jimmy being a better move i think the biggest Factor Is He has actually not win the chip.
Roman Jirec
2025-02-18 18:21:24 +0000 UTCJust listening to Bill Simmons describe the ‘fix’ I think could work - adding stakes that matter, specifically for home court. I don’t watch baseball, not sure why that matters.. injuries aren’t really a huge concern for me, reduce the schedule or eliminate the cup; both of which mean less to me and the popularity of the league. They could try it for one year and see how it goes, they’ve tried enough other Ideas. Warriors for the title!
Stephen Jones
2025-02-18 18:00:21 +0000 UTCRemember, in MLB All-Star games players play maybe one inning, perhaps only 1 at-bat, and its a (largely) non-contact sport. In NBA All-Star games every possession there's chance of multiple collisions, and players play a lot more than 11% of the game (11% of an NBA game would be only 5.5 minutes--if 10 players on a team each played 5.5 minutes that's only 55 minutes playing time, and you have to have 5*48=240 on-court minutes from a team for them to put 5 players on the court). So there would be considerably more exposure to injury. . . . That said, I bet very few NBA All-Stars would "play hard" and thus risk injury, risk their next contract, just so a conference rival can have home court advantage in the Finals. So, I don't even think the "stakes" would work, it'd just add more unfairness to the Finals. As you say, there's already too much of that with the relatively soft schedule East Coast teams have. . . . But, as always, we can agree to disagree. :-) And I think we can agree, we can now look forward to Warriors playing in games that count. YAY!
Point Gawd
2025-02-18 17:04:56 +0000 UTCAppreciate your incites, Alch. Thanks.
Robert Mutch
2025-02-18 17:03:12 +0000 UTCWell it wouldn’t be an exhibition game if it actually meant something to the whole nba but it’s ok if you think it’s best as it is! I think it would be better if it had real meaning and impact instead of being a gimmick. If they get injured playing for something with meaning and not a gimmicky exhibition it would be better. Nobody tries during the current exhibition but presumably they can still get injured.
Stephen Jones
2025-02-18 15:02:46 +0000 UTCNo way that was Wembys idea...
Bento Joaquim
2025-02-18 13:10:44 +0000 UTCWhat's so sacred about the All-Star EXHIBITION game that injecting unfairness into the pursuit of titles is "okay"? How would you feel about the best players playing hard during an EXHIBITION game, one or more getting injured (like Steph, say), and missing the rest of the season--or even ending their career? Who wants to see Apollo Creed killed during an EXHIBITION?!? ;-) It doesn't seem worth it to me. And it looks like the NBA, NHL, and NFL agree, because they haven't adopted this baseball gimmick, and even MLB stopped doing it 9 years ago.
Point Gawd
2025-02-18 11:25:25 +0000 UTCWe love the psychology stuff that you do Alch, who doesn't? show us that guy :)))
balkonski15
2025-02-18 09:55:02 +0000 UTCThere’s no saying the west would have won the ASG just because one or two players were not available. I don’t necessarily think it’s better for example if an eastern team finishes with the best record, having played mostly east teams, including many tanking teams, that they have home court advantage over the best west team in the finals - when the west team was in a harder conference playing tougher opponents.. in your scenario the dubs would still have home court all the way through the west, which is still a sizeable advantage. I guess in my mind it would be worth whatever perceived ‘unfairness’ the change created to ensure that the best players play hard against each other, to win something they should all want.. the ASG could be amazing!
Stephen Jones
2025-02-18 08:16:51 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Ball texture. Pause. If you rewatch the dunk contest, notice how McClung brought his own brown basketballs. I Think you are onto something.
Kevin Vestergaard
2025-02-18 07:45:53 +0000 UTCExcellent breakdown of the weekend. Thanks!! I only caught a tiny bit of everything, so grateful for the rundown.
e40
2025-02-18 07:39:35 +0000 UTCEh I enjoyed Mac in the dunk contest, it's kind of been about the gimmicks for 20 years it feels like. Definitely agree any professional dunker would win but they aren't pros doing it, not having recognizable people compete is the bigger problem. Lebron hasn't done one and he's one of the most prolific dunkers of all time.
John Z
2025-02-18 05:18:49 +0000 UTCCandace Parker is awesome.
Danae
2025-02-18 04:52:48 +0000 UTCDray's showing the teeth of an old dawg and his bite is getting nastier. You're right that he is trying to set himself up as the new Chuck, and you're also right that he's too spiteful in his vibe to make his commentary entertaining with the edge. No way KD is coming back to a team with a dude that called him a straight up bitch multiple times in front of millions. A trio of KD, Steph and JB would be mind blowing, but to borrow a diss from the old JP seconds before that right cross, "number 30 ain't letting go of that expensive backpack."
Michael E
2025-02-18 04:50:58 +0000 UTCHow would you feel if the Dubs were to have the best record in the league by say 7 games, make the Finals, but have games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (tie-breaker games if home teams win every game) in Boston because Steph and JK had to miss the ASG owing to injuries just before the break? Such a result would be the height of unfairness. It would risk making a travesty of the actual season.
Point Gawd
2025-02-18 03:57:44 +0000 UTCAll star weekend didn't bother me as much as it did most. But I was sitting around drinking beer with friends and making jokes, which makes everything more fun. Maybe if I watched it alone it would have sucked.
Major Powers
2025-02-18 03:08:39 +0000 UTCAnd I mean, McClung over the car was dope
Ivan (Vanya) Kashperuk
2025-02-18 00:07:25 +0000 UTCVince dunks were fire at the time, but don't know how you can deny Aaron Gordon under the legs is the best dunk of all time, and in general his dunks in that round were some of the best, much better than the more "standard" Zach Lavine ones
Ivan (Vanya) Kashperuk
2025-02-18 00:07:00 +0000 UTCI would like the all star game to be east vs west, and the winner gets homecourt advantage in the finals for their conference. How else can you make players and coaches care?
Stephen Jones
2025-02-18 00:06:47 +0000 UTCOn the empty seats take, they only had a certain amount even available for purchase. The resell market was dead so i think a majority of tickets were for the big wigs and a bunch of em just didn't show up. They had tickets in the 130 range for every day except Sunday's game.
James arnoth
2025-02-17 23:22:58 +0000 UTCI have always hear Amen was better from the OT elite days
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:06:43 +0000 UTCI did! I wonder home many people are using Ai to place their bets
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:05:39 +0000 UTCIt seemed like they were pretty even overall before being drafted with each showing a little more polish in different areas. I think the blood clot stuff really set Ausar back tho. Now that he’s getting more minutes he’s starting to really produce.
Mitch Coob
2025-02-17 22:04:40 +0000 UTCEven when he is trying to be humble I dont see it lol
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:04:31 +0000 UTCShe needs more reps for sure to get comfortable, but she is so on point its not even funny
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:03:57 +0000 UTCyeah they botched that.. LBH too no one really cares, I get it if the show was ending. But we see too much of theses fools as is
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:02:57 +0000 UTCahhhh I forgot to throw that in, it was in my notes too! Dray couldn't hand check either. I love the Glove but what would he have looked like in this era
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:01:54 +0000 UTCIm saying! when I was bout 25 I had as bad a high ankle sprain as you could get, full apex on a block. Dr. grimaced when he seen it, now I was a knuckle head about it bout I was back playing above the rim a month later
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 22:00:53 +0000 UTCWemby looks like he’s willing to use the dark side of the force 😂 don’t get this kind of analysis anywhere else and that’s why we love you lol
Mitch Coob
2025-02-17 22:00:17 +0000 UTCdidnt think of that.. but it was just too much
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 21:59:18 +0000 UTCAndre on ball handlers Dray on bigs
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 21:58:28 +0000 UTCgood point it also probably peeked like cellphones
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 21:57:57 +0000 UTCthats right Podz class these seasons all jumble up for me.. I thought for sure he'd be in a rotation by now. Wolves are so front court heavy tho
Athletic Alchemy
2025-02-17 21:57:11 +0000 UTCOn point with the takes on Draymond. Appreciate the "greatest defender" blip at the end in case anyone wants to come at you for that, including Draymond himself, lol. Twins: Couple identical twins growing up were close friends. One has clearly more natural athletic talent, but the other one has more alpha nature and methodical approach so over time would be able to beat his twin through focused, consistent practice.
Michael Silberg
2025-02-17 21:38:22 +0000 UTC(Apologies for the long post in advance) Quick note for Uncle Alc: Leonard Miller was in the 2023 draft (the Podz & TJD draft). He was projected to go 1st round, but fell to the 33rd pick (drafted by SA; draft rights traded to Minny). Thought he would have a bigger role by now, but I guess not. Reminds me of a skinny Julius Randle: demands the ball too much and thinks he's the main guy when he isn't. As for the ASG, like you said I think the Dubs and the Bay Area as a whole did a good job as hosts (favorite moment was Steph & KD returning to Oakland for the ASG practice) but on a national level the presentation was bad. No idea why Kevin Hart had so much screen time (that 20 minute tribute to the TNT guys in the middle of the final game was maddening, especially when they could've done it after the game), but he personified a lot of what I didn't like about Sunday: too much filler and not enough basketball. As for the basketball itself, as long as Steph is showing out, I'm satisfied. They may be onto something with this new format, but it still nowhere perfect. I thought the games on Sunday were fine overall aside from being short and having the usual non defense, and the smaller teams allowed players more time on the court as well since there's only 7-8 guys per team. I thought 40 points to win the game wasn't a bad idea, but the games went by a bit too quickly. I do think eventually a USA vs World game will happen for the NBA ASG. Especially after what the NHL has done with it's 4 Nations Tournament that's currently going on, where they replaced their usual ASG festivities with a week long mini tournament where four teams (USA, Canada, Finland and Sweden) consisting of top current NHL players that originate from those countries battle to win the whole thing out of national pride. While I don't watch a lot hockey (the Sharks tanking has something to do with it), the highlights from the USA/Canada game this past Saturday were electric: 3 fights in the first 9 seconds fo the game, crowd energized and guys competing for their countries. Just a complete night and day from their usual NHL ASG format, which is not to dissimilar from the NBA's in how apathetic it can be. I can't see the NBA doing a week long tournament, but I think tapping into national pride would make it more exciting, especially after what we just saw with the Olympics.
Nick Elliston
2025-02-17 21:27:47 +0000 UTCI don't think it's a coincidence the decline of the dunk contest coincided with the rise of the 3-point shot. Players just aren't trying out new dunks anymore especially during practice. They are more focused on improving their 3-point shot. The game used to be played from the inside-out. Now it is being played outside-in which unfortunately has also lead to a decline in viewership ratings. Vince was a great call, his in-game dunks were spectacular. If anyone hasn't seen them, there are plenty of highlight compilations on YouTube.
Jimmy Ji
2025-02-17 21:04:27 +0000 UTCUnc, I'll raise you this. Up 1, last possession, would you take dray or iggy on defense against a center? What about vs a point guard? I feel like iggy has done no wrong late game.
Chester Chan
2025-02-17 20:29:57 +0000 UTCI wonder if Draymond was insecure after messing up the skills contest and took it out on air with those claims about being head coach and winning the championship and then bagging on the format
Stuart T
2025-02-17 20:18:37 +0000 UTCWemby using the Dark Side of the Force :D
Sander Sokk
2025-02-17 20:13:00 +0000 UTCI had an ankle injury and surgery during my football season in college and came back in 7 weeks. Why is kuminga’s timeline almost worse than mine? lol
Sees.
2025-02-17 19:53:50 +0000 UTCNo games until Friday 😢. Not sure we are better off. KD/curry is an amazing team. Curry just needs one more of those guys- that’s why I think he’s better than LeBron. Also, LeBron isn’t close to Jordan - LeBron has had so much help and has had AD for what 6 years ?! Think of how many Steph would have if he had that help .? That bubble chip doesn’t count, there was zero fans, and this dude said it was the hardest chip ever!? How when your weakest attribute is pressure ? Jordan destroys LeBron in every single category besides passing and rebounding and taking PEDS for 20 years. plus 40 point game in this generation is like 60 point because in the 90’s they average what 85-95 points a game ? Jordan’s playoff scoring is so much better . Also, I don’t think this generation understands what hand checking did for defense. You could literally put the least athlete dude on elite player and they would stop them if they were in the nba.
Ryan becker
2025-02-17 19:44:08 +0000 UTCDunk contest needs negative points if you miss a dunk.
Nathan Glanzer
2025-02-17 19:41:03 +0000 UTCI went to the All Star game and it was pretty empty down below. But the biggest issue for me was the stoppages, i felt like we were there for 4 to 5 hours and there definitely was not enough ball being played. We are watching the dancers and dunkers do shit then Kevin Hart then TNT goodbyes. It was just too much, we did not really get to enjoy the game. Steph said in his interview it felt like the game got in the way of saying goodbye to the TNT guys.
Kahlil Baker
2025-02-17 19:38:44 +0000 UTCi’m spamming here. Ive liked Doris over Candace. But only because of the broadcasting presence and confidence. i don’t doubt candace knows hoops better but id like her confidence/presence to improve, maybe with that opportunity it will. I’ll keep that in mind next time i hear her, granted i have not listened much to either this year.
Andrew Labban
2025-02-17 19:37:33 +0000 UTCAlso, I liked the format and how it turned out. Them OG’s were sweating against the young guys. If you remove any extra narratives, i’m not sure how anyone could’ve enjoyed last years more than this years.
Andrew Labban
2025-02-17 19:33:28 +0000 UTCAlch, regarding Draymond, I agree he was intense about the format. Did you watch his interview after the skills challenge? I thought he seemed genuinely relaxed and humble.
Andrew Labban
2025-02-17 19:31:16 +0000 UTCConsidering what Jimmy brings, can we realistically replace Draymond role and bring back KD for one last dance?
Long
2025-02-17 19:29:31 +0000 UTCWemby is a big ass Star Wars fan too😂
kofius
2025-02-17 19:27:24 +0000 UTCRandom and unrelated But didn’t you make a video a few months ago contemplating trades and using an AI basketball app? Didnt it suggest we were gonna trade for butler? Just kinda funny how it actually ended up being true Keep the content up and looking forward to this listen
Ben D
2025-02-17 19:25:17 +0000 UTCOn the Amen/Ausur thing...yes Amen is better right now but I remember back when Amen was on the bench not getting playing time last year and Ausur was doing well, people thought he was better. I think they are very similar players with similar ceilings, but the environment Amen is in is better with Ime coming in and nurturing him. Vs Ausur dealing with Monty Williams bullshit. And also Ausur has been injured a lot this year.
Dashaya Toney
2025-02-17 19:23:19 +0000 UTC
