It's NBA Finals week, Game 2 is tonight, and the Shoot Around boys are doing exactly what they do on Fridays — talking about everything except the thing you'd expect them to talk about.
They kick things off with a listener correction from Twitter — turns out the Coach of the Year who got fired before the award came in was Dwayne Casey, not Lloyd Pierce (Rob was close). From there it's a full dive into the hero-to-villain arc: OKC went from everyone's favorite upstart to the team everyone wanted to see lose, almost overnight. Rob points to the Kansas City Chiefs as the gold standard of that flip — and SGA's habit of spending time on the floor didn't exactly help Oklahoma City's cause this year.
Then it's a two-part debate: who should retire and go to the broadcast desk, and who do you wish had kept playing? Russell Wilson heading to the CBS pregame show kicks things off, and the guys run through Draymond, Klay Thompson (Rob thinks he'd surprise people), Mike Trout, and Jameis Winston — who they both agree has a big bag waiting for him somewhere, whether it's Barstool or a network couch next to Shannon Sharpe and Gronk.
On the comeback side — Serena Williams is returning to play doubles at the HSBC Championships, which gets them talking about who they'd most want to see suit back up. Rob's answer: Pete Sampras. Casual greatness, no ego, just stroll in and handle business. Brandon picks Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson — two guys who deserved so much better than what Detroit gave them.
And then the closer — the hot mic segment that was teased all week on Tuesday's show. LSU pitcher Devin Shearer gets warned by the umps, ESPN gets told to turn the field mics down, ESPN does not turn the field mics down. And then there's the Nebraska-Oklahoma State softball game, where an unidentified voice — still a mystery — delivered what might be the most unexpected phrase ever broadcast live on ESPN. Rob and Brandon's debate about who exactly says "ball sack" at a softball game is genuinely one of the funnier bits they've done.
In this episode:
- OKC's hero-to-villain arc — and the Kansas City Chiefs comparison
- SGA's foul-baiting and why fans turned on Oklahoma City
- Russell Wilson heads to CBS — who else should retire and hit the desk?
- Klay Thompson as a broadcast sleeper pick
- Jameis Winston's future: Barstool or network TV?
- Shannon Sharpe and the importance of letting personalities breathe
- Serena Williams making her doubles comeback at HSBC Championships
- Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson — the ones who got away
- Rob Horry on Pete Sampras: the definition of casual greatness
- LSU's Devin Shearer hot mic moment — ESPN was warned
- The mystery 'ball sack' voice at the Nebraska-Oklahoma State softball game
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00:00 Intro — NBA Finals Week, Game 2 Tonight
00:30 Listener Correction: Dwayne Casey Coach of the Year
01:30 OKC's Hero-to-Villain Flip — How Did That Happen?
02:30 The Kansas City Chiefs: The Gold Standard of Villain Arc
04:00 SGA's Foul Baiting and Why Fans Turned on OKC
05:30 Tom Brady and Baseball PEDs — Other Hero-to-Villain Cases
05:45 Russell Wilson Retires, Heading to the CBS Desk
06:00 Who Should Retire and Go to the Broadcast Desk?
07:00 Klay Thompson as a Surprise Broadcast Pick
08:00 Mike Trout and the Angels' Wasted Talent Problem
08:30 Jameis Winston — Entertainment Value, Future in Media
09:30 Shannon Sharpe and Letting Personalities Be Themselves
10:30 Serena Williams Making Her Comeback at HSBC Championships
11:00 Who Do You Wish Had Kept Playing? Aaron Donald Debate
12:00 Barry Sanders — Most Fun Player to Watch, Period
12:30 Calvin Johnson and Detroit's Wasted Generational Talent
13:30 Rob Horry on Pete Sampras: Casual Greatness
15:00 Hot Mic Tease — LSU's Devin Shearer and the ESPN Warning
15:30 LSU Hot Mic: ESPN Was Warned, Didn't Listen
16:00 The Mystery Voice at the Nebraska-Oklahoma State Softball Game
17:00 The 'Ball Sack' Debate — Definitive Cultural Analysis
