Steve posits whether there are conspiracies to keep series in the NBA to go longer than needed for the sake of ratings and money.

I bite and use examples of the Warriors - Rockets in Game 6 and Game 6 of the 2002 Kings - Lakers.

Steve thinks I am crazy.

Lighter show today. Steve was thinking of different phrases and terms and how some of the meanings have changed over the Generations.

Ernest Byner and LeBron are the opening examples.

Steve and i attempt to find a comparison over our lives for what has happened this year in the NBA with coaches (and GMs) getting let go so late in the season.

Discussed, Pat Corrales, Steve Kerr, Greg Popovich, Eric Spoelstra, and others.

Steve talks about his travels to Vegas and Tahoe where he watched NCAA tournament games. Oh, and he gambled a bit too.

We talk about how NIL is impacting the game, four Number One seeds for the first time since 2008, and where Cinderella went.

I gush over Dawn Staley and her accomplishments and Steve flatly states he is rooting for U Conn. Hmmm?

Steve uncovers something that we have not really discussed before. We have discussed how and where we consume sports has changed, but he asks be about the mid 1970s San Francisco Dons.

This thread reveals a lot about how things have changed and we explore this a bit.

Reggie Theus is mentioned in context to the one of the greatest all time and we discuss the Lakers, Dodgers, Trojans, Bruins, and the thirst for winners in Los Angeles.

With Gerrit Cole going down before the season, Steve and I were wondering if this will crater the Yankees season before it even starts.

This got us to thinking about key injuries either before a season starts or early in a season that cratered a year before it really started.

We cannot do a show on this topic without chronicling the debacle that was the Sterling led Clippers. There is a reason Steve is called Clipper Lipson.

With the revelation that Kyrie Irving is out for the year, it is now presumed that there is no reason to rush Anthony Davis back from injury. Thus, the Mavericks are looking rather foolish regarding some of the reasoning behind trading Luka.

Steve and I discuss some of the fallout of trades over the generations, both good and bad while we take yet another look at the historic trade that brought Luka to the Lakers.

Mentioned: Jack Clark, Jose Uribe, Amari Cooper, Khalil Mack, and others.

Steve watched a documentary on hockey and started to think about international players in other sports.

Americans were in Hockey when he was a kid, but not many, and most were not of any ilk.

We discuss the players that came and how Americas national sports have become global.

Discussed: Detlef Schempf, Avadis Sabonis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Drazen Petrovic, Dirk Nowitzski, and others.