FIRST TAKE | It would be bad for the NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors were in Play-In – Stephen A

FIRST TAKE | It would be bad for the NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors were in Play-In – Stephen A

Right Now features some big names Luca and the Mavericks are seventh tied with the Kings the Suns and their big three are a half game back and then you got LeBron’s Lakers and Steph Curry’s Warriors in the nine and 10 spots by the way Mad Dog you know that JJ reic has a

New podcast out with LeBron just did LeBron that’s a tremendous job very very good is he a fan a fan of what first take oh I we’ve never talked about first take how do you not get into the idea what pay attention first of all he’s not

And even if he did he wouldn’t admit it that’s a good answer and that’s life he’s a big sports fan though isn’t he oh yeah likes the football likes the college NCAA tournament all that thing okay great guy great player and an absolute basketball Savant him with JJ

Will be must see oh he haven’t started basketball noep yeah on the train EP two is already recorded every chance I get W so you go out there and do it with them or you do it via Zoom what do you do be a mixture

Of both the first the first four will be person for sure how long about 30 minutes 45 minutes or now that’s pretty damn good look at that JJ re you I mean I know you you know JJ re he’s a B I saw

Him talking I I I I kind of you know if I may if I oh here we go is this what this I kind of want to see JJ reck getting fired up with LeBron sitting across from him you know I’m just saying will personality the personality Let It

Shine Let It Shine thanks for the show Nots you know what a pet people of mine is what is is when you release one thing and everyone immediately gives you feedback unsolicited yeah it’s just a well you do it why not me okay well listen I’m only a hype woman not that

You guys need it so leave me out of this okay Stephen A would it be bad for the NBA if these are the four teams that are in the play in tournament at the end of the season and the four teams being the MTH Sons Lakers Warriors yes it would be

And the reason why it would be is because it would ensure that half of those dudes aren’t in playoffs it would ensure that you know Luca and Kyrie KD and and and and and Booker and Bill moreo Kad and Booker of course LeBron ad Steph at least you know three or four of

Those players not in the playoffs at all that would be that would not be a good thing I think the NBA has young Stars it should be promoting more should be giving more shine to and especially some of these home environments I mean to look at Sacramento last year when they

Were going up against Golden State I’m talking about the crowd I’m talking about the Ambiance of it all I think it’s spectacular to see Dallas’s crowd is really really great for their games particularly when Luca and and Kyrie gets going we see all of that and so you

Know you want to see that kind of environment come postseason time with the Stars on the court you look at guys like that you know from a talent perspective all of them should be in the playoffs but you got to produce you got to win games and unfortunately if they

Play in at least three to four of those players would not be participating come play off time and that would not be a good thing now the NBA that would be a problem but this is what the playing thing was all about to begin with make sure that they play hard throughout the

Course of the year to avoid the one game and when you’re under 500 like Atlant or the Bulls are doesn’t have as much juice but these are four pretty decent teams they’re all over 500 the Lakers in Golden State As Stevie just said have a lot of Hall of Famers so does Phoenix

And so does Dallas but the NBA Jay is a that is a star driven league and if they lose LeBron they lose Curry they lose uh uh Thompson they lose uh Devin Booker they lose donic that is a big hit if they lose four or five of these big guys

For a best of seven Series in the first round it’s good for the NBA for the playin ratings I will say that it’s good for that it’s good for that and but look I I think it’s important to note it’s not like all of these teams would be out

Of the playoffs you’re still getting two of these teams so you’re still getting four or five of these Stars you go down the Western Conference Chay yic Anthony Edwards Fox sabonis Zion Ingram kawhai PG Harden plus whoever makes it out of the play in there’s enough stars in the

Western Conference I think the whole conversation around the next face of the NBA The Changing of the Guard we’ve talked about this for like a month now after the All-Star break and I I I I believe this this year in particular there’s a huge opportunity for somebody

In some team course there’s a huge opportunity for somebody in some some team does feel like a Changing of the Guard just asking this question well yeah absolutely and it’s a changing it’s a changeing of guard it’s a huge opportunity as well but I would say this

To you the reason why I say it hurts is because you know you the seven or eighth seed or I’m sorry you’re the ninth or the 10th seed one you know you want it done pretty much you got one more game you’d like to see them and you’ve seen

Stars before go home in the first round hell when magic and the Lakers were winning you saw magic lose to Ralph Samson and elijan in the first round you know we’ve seen something like that happen four we get that part I’m just simply saying you know to to to have a

Best of seven and to not see them as a part of that even though you’ve got three or four other dudes that’s going to be in there those three or four Dudes that’s going to be out Stephen this is this is though this is the reality the

NBA is facing yeah this is the reality and let’s be honest when we talk star power we’ve all seen the numbers when we talk star power it really comes down to two guys yes it comes down to Steph Le and those guys are in the nine and 10

Spot right stance today one of those guys wouldn’t be in the playoff well maybe both because the N right right at least one at least one at least one correct um here’s a good question for you will the pelic not the Pelicans will the Mavericks Suns and Kings who are

Separated by one game and two of them are going to be in the playing will they be motivated as players the last five six games of the year to avoid the one game playoff oh my gosh absolutely they got a little tweak they go out there and they play the game absolutely absolutely

That’s important yeah absolutely that’s what the NBA wants they want these I think that’s the difference between college and the NBA right College comes down to one game you have an off shooting night you’re going to lose yeah I I joke all the time like people I was

Like you every every last game in the tournament you played a Duke that you you guys lost and you didn’t shoot well I’m like well nope yes I I didn’t shoot well we lost that’s what happened when I played at Duke you don’t want it to come

Down you want it to come down to a series you want that guaranteed playoff spot the better team wins the series and in a one game anything can happen right exactly this would be the third time in four years that the Lakers are in the playing tournament last year was the

Only time somebody in the playing tournament advance past the first round but three times in the last four years to get to the playoffs you got to play in the playing tournament I’m looking at the Lakers like come on fellas come on now now last year maybe it’s a top heavy

Roster well last year you had something good because Miami had that was from two seasons ago Miami playing the play in last year got to the final and alas playing the play in and got to the conference final so last year the playing winners had had a good run of

Success I’m sorry to interrupt you may continue oh you’re not interrupting we always want to hear from you you’re dismissed all right class is dismissed oh it’s time to make some money you know what it is when you see that handsome face Joe foron B joins us now to get

Everyone ready for the NCAA attorney Joe how we doing I’m diving right in cuz I want to get to all this action none of my music but that’s we’re doing yeah well the music a bit problematic and also St moves this was this is it right

Stephen A we missed you last week dog and I were a mess we couldn’t get lined up on anything we were a total mess we need your help I’m here I’m here for you I’m here for you right now okay nobody tell me that I’m a homer someone wrote

This question for me um a lot of people like Yukon in the men’s tournament to win it all but what play do you like here Joe I’m going with North Carolina at 13 to1 it all comes down to pricing you look at the other number one seeds Purdue Houston Yukon they’re all shorter

Than 6 to1 North Carolina at 13 to1 they belong in that category but we’re getting the better price now why are they 13 to1 because you got an Arizona team that a lot of people like as the number two seed in that region Arizona’s been inconsistent they got some bad

Losses on that resume I’m not a big believer in them North Carolina top 25 in offensive efficiency Elite defense great free throw shooting team lots of division one experience on that roster big road win at Duke took out Tennessee this year 13 to1 I’d play the Tar Heels

Fellas I’m going to roll with you on this one the only thing that I want to add is that America mly is lying she is a homer and she did write that question let’s move on that’s one I would take what is Tennessee Joe hater they are 16

To1 more on them in a minute I’ve tried to tell you not to play Tennessee you keep talking about Tennessee I don’t know how many times I can tell you Tennesse connecte Doon connect why you stuck on Tennessee that all right can I can I keep it going or

You got the rundown settled so go ahead take it away you are ridiculous I’m going you know what I can’t I can’t be here next Wednesday sorry let’s talk upsets what first round upset are you all in on Joe Samford over Kansas i’ bet Kansas goes down now you can take the

Eight and a half points but Sanford sitting there at plus 250 on the money line comes down to a couple things Uh Kevin mcculler has already been ruled out for this game for Kansas Hunter Dickinson’s banged up but more importantly I want you to pay attention

To the altitude this game is going to be played in Salt Lake City altitude over 4200 ft Sanford likes to play fast and they utilize their bench they got some great bench weapons there Kansas has a terrible bench they’re already banged up and outside of fog Allen Fieldhouse this

Year they have really struggled this right here would be my top upset in the opening round take the points as well with Stanford that’s a good one see he did his homework he dug deep like should have looked at the weather you didn’t look at the weather you know

About the fat Rob doesn’t tell you know the game is where the game is oh but you didn’t Factor it in that’s a good one I got to come up with one I like that one your game up I’ll make the phone call what do you think that’s baby to the

Midwest region we go where Purdue looks to finally make a Deep Run do you like the boiler makers to get to the final four Joe no I don’t like them I don’t like dogs Tennessee Volunteers you can’t trust Rick Barnes in March and April maybe I end up being wrong on that but

I’ll live and die on it right now Purdue Matt painter’s been to the dance 14 times at Purdue he’s made it to the second round six times I don’t care about getting eliminated in the first round last year you got to string together a lot lot of Victories here to

Win this region I’m not playing them I play kraton they’re sitting at 4 to one there’s a lot to like top 25 in both off offensive and defensive efficiency great free throw shooting team like we talked about with North Carolina they are top 10 in the country in division one

Experience that matters in these late game situations Molly I hate to bring it up they did beat Yukon this year that is a marquee win no disrespect to your huskys just has to be brought up got to stay fair and balanced here well let me

Tell you this man I got this to say to you Joe bar I I got Katon win in their first round game but I got them losing in the second round in South Carolina well that’s going to be a problem for your bracket not

Mine what is um can I ask a question I guess make it fast though what is Illinois on the money line to win it all Joe Illinois looks good that was a good point I got them losing to Iowa State eventually you’re doing a finally made a

Good point that’s how much is it what’s the money line they’re probably sitting somewhere right around 16 to1 tough Iowa State’s in that region all in that region Yukon plus Molly’s trying to tell you not to bet it dog what are you doing yeah Molly’s wrapped up with you KH take

It easy M yeah we we don’t listen to Molly mean come on now we know we know she’s not objective they do to lose a game they’re also do to lose a game one of these days did lose game I mean in a tournament you don’t have to take this

Molly you don’t have to take this you got the best I know why they’re on I don’t want Yukon to lose I’m A Hurley fan I want them to win but I got to admit they lose if they lose I would love for them to lose with Molly and the

Tendance I want the camera so mean I want to see I want to see the camera spotlighted right on her in Boston I haven’t booked my ticket to ER she’s not going to Boston what Boston next weekend go there you don’t know anything about me’s not going my life don’t leave me Al

The women’s tournament tips Friday with a surplus of storylines the women’s tournament’s really exciting Joe what bet are you looking at there extremely exciting you’re dead on about that so let’s make a fun bet here there’s a special on ESPN BET right now you can bet in the opening round that one team

Will double up their opponent they’ll beat him by as many points as I don’t know how to phrase it 80 to 40 60 to 30 twice as many points as their opponent that’s why we have the lower thirds there job well done production team going back to the expansion of the

Women’s tournament 1994 I believe it was they went to 64 teams you’ve had 53 occurrences where this has happened in the opening round only one year did a team not score twice as many as their opponent that was 2009 we got to lay minus 140 but if you want to have some

Fun this right here is a good sweat that’s a very good idea goes very good at his job he doesn’t money see how he delivered that yeah very good that was a good one he did a good job you’re a hater today what’s going on with you you had like

Everybody Oli telling me Watson Stevie in a funky mood JJ telling me where Tatum is you not knowing the how did I didn’t make one mistake this entire show my Tennessee that’s really what this is about you got Tennessee with it it all and he just that he just what the

Attitude is all about it ain’t about I might have stumbled over one of my scripts but that is I didn’t mess any Sam did I mess up any traffic no thank you s I think we all know the recipe here we need a gummy we need a cocktail

We need Tennessee that’s it uh what is the Caitlyn Clark and Iowa bet that’s a good one Joe must be fun with them what do you have I love see I’d love to play him I’d love to play him the problem is with the pricing everybody loves Caitlyn

Clark everyone loves Iowa I’m not disagreeing with that but the bookmakers know that so they bake that into the line there’s no value or opportunity there it’s no disrespect to the team they’re fantastic but we’re looking for teams that are undervalued I think UNC a little undervalued as a one seed there

That’s a good point okay all right Joe you’re the best don’t forget to listen to Carlin versus Joe at no fore fore spee First Blood you get now an enemy has been defeated an ally has been defeated an ally has been you have have been defeated an ally has been

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FIRST TAKE | It would be bad for the NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors were in the Play-In – Stephen A