Georges Niang

Ben Simmons would be the best basketball player in the league if the sport didn't have baskets

We've said on the show before that if there was no basket, [Ben Simmons] would be the best basketball player in the league. [He's an] incredible passer, incredible defender.

Joel Embiid should have won the MVP

Obviously I'm going to I'm on the [Joel Embiid] campaign of why he didn't win MVP, but it is what it is.

NBA players are often targeted on defense based on their appearance

When you look like the slow white guy, that's kinda like the, the worst is when someone's like pointing at you and the other guy runs up and the guy's like, no, no, no him. And if you're on the other end of that, it's it sucks.

James Harden is a great dude who takes care of his people despite the public perception of him

That's my guy, man. That's my guy. He takes care of his people. James is a great dude. I think a lot of people get caught up in like the whole strip club James and this, that and the other... he likes to enjoy life.

Veteran professional athletes handle off-court distractions much better than young players

The toughest part is the outside distractions, which people don't give enough credit for. Most professional athletes can do a good job of handling distractions and getting their shit done. Young professional athletes, that's where it goes a little sideways.

Being deceptively slow is an advantage in the NBA

Because everybody's used to these dudes being so fast and when you change it up and someone goes slow, like it's tough to go from fast to slow... If I hit you with a six mile an hour, that's like Tim Wakefield and the knuckleball.