The True Contenders In The Eastern Conference + A Historic Rookie Of The Year Battle
3/30/20261 hr
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to discuss the Thunder getting a big win over the Knicks before talking if New York is an actual contender for the NBA Finals this season. Plus, we break down some high profile battles in the Eastern Conference standings down the stretch of the season including the emergence of the 76ers. Finally, we tackle this historic Rookie Of The Year race between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel and react to the NBA’s tanking proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Brian Windhorst· Host0:09
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Speaker 00:10
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Brian Windhorst· Host0:11
[upbeat music] Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast. We talk about the NBA, which we're doing late on Sunday evening. It's almost Monday morning. Joining us from New York City, where he attended the Brooklyn Nets game against the Sacramento Kings, which actually had, um, significant implications because it's two teams that are next to each other in the Tankathon standings, Tim Bontemps.
Tim Bontemps· Panelist0:37
Yeah, there was big Tankathon s- uh, stakes at play in Brooklyn tonight, and everybody at the arena was watching Duke-UConn and the unbelievable ending that we saw in that game.
Brian Windhorst· Host0:48
Absolutely. Joining us from Oklahoma City, where he watched a, uh, the Thunder take another team down in clutch time when they beat the New York Knicks on Sunday evening, is Ban McMahon.
Tim MacMahon· Panelist0:58
Howdy, partners. I come to you from the green room for musicians who play concerts here at, at the Paycom Center. We got all you can see behind me.
Tim Bontemps· Panelist1:06
I was gonna say, I saw some guitars behind you. I was wondering, "Wow, there are-" The lights keep changing, like it's, uh- Yeah, we've got some mood lighting.
Tim MacMahon· Panelist1:11
There's guitars. There's like various string instruments, guitars.
Brian Windhorst· Host1:14
Braschko Floss was in there a couple days ago, Bontemps.
Tim MacMahon· Panelist1:16
Listen, they got like- And now it's McMahon ... all kinds of percussion, keyboards, and it is, and it's kinda fitting because the old New York Knicks were in, on the floor tonight playing the blues, playing the blues. And Mike Brown got a quite a heated technical foul.