I have a strong resume for giving life advice because I have been a 'guy' for a long time and have made many mistakes
I've been a guy for a really long time now... those experiences of just being an idiot and getting stuff wrong allows me to be in a better position to give people advice.
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View episodeSuns fans in 8K hit differently and make the viewing experience much better
But they're here for the Suns, and when they're in 8K, it hits different. It hits a little bit different in 8K. It's way different than when they're showing like the British fans in 8K... the Suns fans in 8K, it made the viewing experience that much better.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's Game 2 performance was exceptional, but he cannot win without his max-contract teammates showing up
Giannis was like, exceptional. It was reminiscent of... that finals game, the classic J.R. Smith game when LeBron had like 50... This was a Giannis display. He was the best player on the court, and he had no help because Chris Middleton and Drew Holiday were a combined 12 for 37... You cannot win with that when that's your second best guy and a max guy.
Jay Crowder shooting over 50% from three is the tipping point for the Suns' offense
I would like to see the statistical breakdown of Jay Crowder's performance as it relates to how likely the Suns are to win. Like, if he shoots over 50% from three... That's the tipping point for the Suns' offense because you have a chance of beating them if the role players don't contribute like that. But if they do, you have no chance.
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View profileLincoln Riley still has no signature win at USC
If you go through the Lincoln Riley résumé, this is a really long time since starting in '22 to not have that signature win. Give us one. Beat Oregon once and be like, 'Hey, look.'
The SEC will regain its national-championship dominance
It was still hard for me to believe that they're just not gonna win national championships now because of NIL. That's the kind of parity. I think the SEC is gonna turn this thing back around where they're gonna start rolling through people again.
BYU is ranked far too highly to be trusted
I was arguing Texas Tech being overlooked because at least they have some P4 wins in there. They looked like shit against Colorado. BYU is eighth in both polls. I'm not putting them in there.