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]]>On Episode 82 of our In The Paint Podcast, co-hosts Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland take a closer look at the Western and Eastern Conference Finals in the NBA Playoffs, what this year's college basketball season will look like and Michael Jordan's latest movement within the NASCAR racing sphere.
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What did the Denver Nuggets do differently in game three to help it get back into the series against the Lakers? Los Angeles' lack of consistent perimeter shooting reared its ugly head yet again, is that a viable concern for the rest of the postseason? Should the Lakers be worried?
Heading over to the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics won game three to take a step closer to tying the series against the Miami Heat. Did the return of Gordon Hayward come at the perfect time for the Celtics whose bench was struggling to produce? How does Miami get back on track for game four?
The next topic tackled by Ron and Dev is what will this season look like in college basketball. We have a firm start date of November 25 and non-conference tournaments are changing dates and locations to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions in some parts of the country. Will we see an NCAA Tournament this season? Will it be a bubble type of atmosphere?
The guys close out the show by discussing the latest move by Michael Jordan and him teaming with longtime NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin to start their own team. The feature driver for MJ will be Bubba Wallace and Ron and Dev break down how MJ has been able to successfully transcend multiple sports.
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]]>The guys start with an update on the NBA Playoffs. How did the Heat outmatch the Bucks? Will Boston be the favorite if it were to make the ECF? Lakers and Clippers have both had missteps, are they still on a collision course for the WCF? is this the last we see of Giannis in Milwaukee?
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Ron and Dev then discuss the proposal presented by ACC coaches to create an "All-Inclusive" NCAA Tournament. What would March Madness look like with 353 teams participating? Why does it make sense? Why doesn't it make sense?
Finally, the guys break down the high school standouts at the Pangos Rocky Mountain Summit and discuss the trend of high school players in California making the switch to prep schools for the fall and winter. Paolo Banchero, Nolan Hickman and Kaden Perry showed out for Seattle Rotary, while a handful of Vegas and California-based prospects put their names on the map!
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]]>Remember that awful video of Kyle Kuzma, dressed like a pimp, roasting teammate Lonzo Ball for the "Player Haters Ball?" Well, Zo responded by channeling Pusha T and treating Kuzma like Drake on a new diss record called 'Kylie Kuzma.'
I'm kidding about comparing the young (possible future teammates of LeBron on the) Lakers to the popular rappers but this is the best basketball player-to-player diss since Shaq asked Kobe "Tell me how my ass taste?" a decade ago (this month is actually the 10-year anniversary of the infamous freestyle). The big difference is Zo and Kuzma are friends and Shaq and Kobe actually hated each other more than most people know (I have stories from former teammates I wish I could share).
It didn't take long for Kuzma to respond. Less than an hour after the release, Kuzma left this comment on Zo's IG post: "No Pusha T. No comeback. I'm whoopin' yo ass Wednesday."
????????? @ZO2_ pic.twitter.com/uUmXwtMANa
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) June 11, 2018
So @ZO2_ really made a diss track to his own teammate ???? I’m really dead! @kylekuzma you gotta respond ???
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 11, 2018
(Via SportingNews.com)
Who are you without ZO2?
Just another dude with a bunch of tattoos
You ain't got no shoe Nike wins, Kuz lose
Claiming that I can't shoot, but all these words is hitting you.
Boy you talking crazy, why you try to play me?
You ain't on my level, you ain't famous as my baby
I'm working out daily, but I ain't posting it
And I would never stop a workout just to post a pic
They let 'em gas you up, thinking that you can't be touched
Coming from the outskirts of Flint, boy you ain't tough
Big Baller Brand getting bread, little Kuz is getting crumbs
We thumbing through that money, look at y'all, y'all is playing with your thumbs
Don't know who your daddy is, well your ass is getting sonned
We both taking shots, the only difference is you ain't hitting none
Usually do this s— for fun, but trust me boy I'm not the one
If you the bullet, I'm the gun, If you the pot, I'm cooking some
You want smoke, you can get it, dressing for attention
Trying to be Russell Westbrook, you just honorable mention
I killed you with a sentence, to me you just a peasant
Triple Bs is independent, Kuz (???), can't reinvent it
Cause you ain't got the people, and you ain't got the sources
Put all your money in a Porsche, I dropped a check on horses
You better join the forces, with them main enforcers
Triple Bs is for the culture, your squad is a bunch of vultures
I'mma stop, you losing focus, reason why you dropped your courses
Need some more endorsements, one fleece, you think we didn't notice?
If you follow Kuzma, Zo, his brothers, and other Laker teammates on social media, then you know they are always roasting each other. Below are some of the best and funniest moments between them and that awful Kuzma roast I mentioned.
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]]>I learned a few interesting things about Lakers' rookie sensation Kyle Kuzma during a random Thanksgiving Q&A session on Twitter. The most interesting being is he's a student of the game. I could tell because his favorite European player ever was the underrated Lithuanian Warrior Sarunas Marciulionis, he had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (with Magic, Jordan, Kobe, LeBron) on his all-time starting five, he prefers #8 Kobe over #24 (this reminds me of a funny Daniel Tosh joke) and he's a fan of Magic Johnson's Showtime era Lakers of the 80s (in case you were wondering, Kuzma was born in 1995 -- one year before Magic made his NBA return and played for the pre-Shaq & Kobe era Lakers).
During the session, the NBA Rookie of the Year candidate and steal of the draft also called Big Baller Brand "genius" and said fellow rookie Lonzo Ball is a good teammate because he "only cares about winning."
Besides hearing he bought his mom a crib with his first paycheck, my favorite answer from the Q&A went to future NBA lottery pick Miles Bridges. The former Ballislife All-American Game standout asked Kuzma, "When you gone stop ducking the 1s?" Kuzma responded by saying, "You can't guard me. I have proof as well" and pulled up a three-year old video of him scoring on Bridges at a YMCA in Flint.
Bridges replied with a few laughing emojis and his highlight reel of threes, dunks and blocks from the same game.
Assuming Bridges doesn't stay for another year at Michigan State (make sure you check out the latest SI with Bridges on the cover), it's going to be fun to see the two go at it again on the same court next year.
In the meantime, here's some of Bridges best dunks from the 2017 NCAA season and a throwback Ballislife Mixtape.
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]]>It's just Lakers rookies Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma showing off their long range shooting skills in a half-court shootout. Lonzo also shows off his trash-talking (I wonder where he gets it from) and catwalking skills (around the one-minute mark) in the amusing video that I guarantee will have anti-Ball Family people talking trash about Lonzo's not-so-pretty shooting form and/or saying the No. 2 pick isn't as good as the 27th pick because of how great Kuzma played during the preseason. I love chanting Kooz as much as any other Lakers fan but I can guarantee Lonzo Ball is going to be a star for the franchise.
Speaking of Lakers and stars, I'm going to use this as an opportunity to remember the now retired Shooting Stars Competition from NBA All-Star weekend. The event started in 2004 and ended in 2015 when people got tired of watching Team Bosh (Chris Bosh, Swin Cash, Dominique Wilkins) win every year (three in a row) of the not-so-exciting event that was won or lost based on how quickly a team could hit a half-court shot. I also brought this up because the inaugural event was won by Team Los Angeles with Lisa Leslie and former Lakers Magic Johnson and Derek Fisher.
Back to Lonzo and all of his skills (minus the rapping ones). Here's a hilarious video of him dunking, working on his runway walk and twerking....followed by him and Kuzma having a three-point competition during practice. His form might not be Sidney Deane worthy but the results aren't bad.
In case you were wondering how well (or poorly) Ball and Kuzma shot during the preseason:
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