Episode title: NBA Week 1 Overreactions: Are LeBron’s Sixers the New Finals Favorite?
Show notes
The Shot Clock Pod is back for the new NBA season. Jose Salviati and Steve Purciello have exactly 24 minutes to break down Steve’s latest 13 Rules: Random NBA Thoughts article, with his biggest takeaways from week one.
Steve explains why LeBron James and Joel Embiid have made the Philadelphia 76ers his new Finals favorite, and why playing LeBron at center can’t last. The guys dig into the Orlando Magic’s rough start and Paolo Banchero’s ankle injury, and Victor Wembanyama’s 0 for 12 night, including a Bill Russell comparison. They also debate whether Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had any business calling out Luka Dončić. Plus: should the Knicks and Spurs panic after starting 0 and 2, is Ty Jerome’s scoring run for real in Memphis, and are Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Miami Heat headed for the play-in?
00:00 Intro
01:00 LeBron’s Sixers: new Finals favorite?
03:00 LeBron at center and the Sixers’ need for a big
05:00 Magic stumble out of the gate, Banchero sidelined
07:00 What happened to Wemby’s 0 for 12 night?
09:00 Wemby and the Bill Russell blueprint
11:00 Yaxel vs. Luka: right message, wrong messenger
13:00 Knicks and Spurs start 0 and 2: time to panic?
18:00 Ty Jerome leads the NBA in scoring
20:00 What’s wrong with the Miami Heat?
23:00 Pacers adjusting to Zubac, Mavs without Cooper Flagg
24:00 Wrap up
Read Steve’s full 13 Rules: Random NBA Thoughts article: [ARTICLE LINK]
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