A Cooper Flaggasm, NBA Trends, Lorne Michaels Stories, and a Celtics Pyramid With J. Kyle Mann and Susan Morrison

Feb 28, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
68.9 min (49.9%)
Susan Morrison
40.3 min (29.1%)
J. Kyle Mann
29.0 min (21%)

Top Entities

1NBA
37
2Boston Celtics
19
3New York Knicks
13
4NBA Playoffs
10
5Larry Bird
8
6NBA Finals
6
7Jaylen Brown
6
8Golden State Warriors
6
9Bill Simmons
6
10Jayson Tatum
6
11The Ringer
5
12LeBron James
5
13Gambling
5
14March Madness
4
15Jerry West
4
16Detroit Pistons
4
17Cooper Flagg
4
18Sixth Man of the Year
3
19Rob Mahoney
3
20Ray Allen
3
21Payton Pritchard
3
22Paul Pierce
3
23MLB
3
24Luka Dončić
3
25Kevin Durant
3
26Dallas Mavericks
3
27Chris Paul
3
28Zach Lowe
2
29Wilt Chamberlain
2
30Ty Jerome
2
31Toronto Raptors
2
32The Rewatchables
2
33Stephen Curry
2
34Scotiabank Arena
2
35Rookie of the Year
2
36Rashid Shaheed
2
37Orlando Magic
2
38Oklahoma City Thunder
2
39Nick Van Exel
2
40New York Yankees
2
41NBA Draft
2
42Nathan Shepherd
2
43Most Valuable Player
2
44Milwaukee Bucks
2
45Magic Johnson
2
46Los Angeles Lakers
2
47Joel Embiid
2
48Jimmy Butler III
2
49Jim O'Brien
2
50Devin Booker
2
51Denver Nuggets
2
52Collin Sexton
2
53College Basketball
2
54Chet Holmgren
2
55Anthony Davis
2
56Andre Iguodala
2
57Al Horford
2
58Xavier Worthy
1
59Washington Wizards
1
60Victor Wembanyama
1
61Van Lathan
1
62Utah Jazz
1
63UFC
1
64The Sports Gal
1
65Tee Higgins
1
66Super Bowl
1
67Steve Kerr
1
68Shaquille O'Neal
1
69Sean Fennessey
1
70Scottie Pippen
1
71San Antonio Spurs
1
72Sam Hauser
1
73Sam Hartman
1
74Ryen Russillo
1
75Roger Clemens
1
76Portland Trail Blazers
1
77Phoenix Suns
1
78Pau Gasol
1
79OG Anunoby
1
80Nikola Jokic
1
81NHL
1
82New Orleans Pelicans
1
83Mikal Bridges
1
84Michael Porter Jr.
1
85Memphis Grizzlies
1
86Malik Willis
1
87Los Angeles Clippers
1
88Kevin Garnett
1
89Kawhi Leonard
1
90Kareem Hunt
1
91Jrue Holiday
1
92Jordan Walsh
1
93John Calipari
1
94Joe House
1
95Jarren Duran
1
96James Pearce Jr.
1
97Jalen Hurts
1
98Jaden Springer
1
99Isaiah Collier
1
100Indiana Pacers
1
101Hall of Fame
1
102Hakeem Olajuwon
1
103Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
104Fred Warner
1
105Finals MVP
1
106Final Four
1
107Evan Mobley
1
108Dwight Howard
1
109Donovan Mitchell
1
110Doc Rivers
1
111Derrick White
1
112Defensive Player of the Year
1
113Deandre Ayton
1
114David West
1
115David Lee
1
116Cousin Sal
1
117Chicago Bulls
1
118Cam Johnson
1
119Cade Cunningham
1
120Brandon Ingram
1
121Boston Red Sox
1
122Bill's Dad
1
123Bill Russell
1
124Ben Stille
1
125Ben Simmons
1
126Bam Adebayo
1
127Babe Ruth
1
128Andrew Wiggins
1
129Amen Thompson
1
130All-NBA Second Team
1
131All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
88 (72.7%)
NFL
15 (12.4%)
NCAAB
10 (8.3%)
MLB
6 (5%)
UFC
1 (0.8%)
NHL
1 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Larry Bird
8
2Jaylen Brown
6
3Bill Simmons
6
4Jayson Tatum
6
5LeBron James
5
6Jerry West
4
7Cooper Flagg
4
8Rob Mahoney
3
9Ray Allen
3
10Payton Pritchard
3
11Paul Pierce
3
12Luka Dončić
3
13Kevin Durant
3
14Chris Paul
3
15Zach Lowe
2
16Wilt Chamberlain
2
17Ty Jerome
2
18Stephen Curry
2
19Rashid Shaheed
2
20Nick Van Exel
2
21Nathan Shepherd
2
22Magic Johnson
2
23Joel Embiid
2
24Jimmy Butler III
2
25Jim O'Brien
2
26Devin Booker
2
27Collin Sexton
2
28Chet Holmgren
2
29Anthony Davis
2
30Andre Iguodala
2
31Al Horford
2
32Xavier Worthy
1
33Victor Wembanyama
1
34Van Lathan
1
35The Sports Gal
1
36Tee Higgins
1
37Steve Kerr
1
38Shaquille O'Neal
1
39Sean Fennessey
1
40Scottie Pippen
1
41Sam Hauser
1
42Sam Hartman
1
43Ryen Russillo
1
44Roger Clemens
1
45Pau Gasol
1
46OG Anunoby
1
47Nikola Jokic
1
48Mikal Bridges
1
49Michael Porter Jr.
1
50Malik Willis
1
51Kevin Garnett
1
52Kawhi Leonard
1
53Kareem Hunt
1
54Jrue Holiday
1
55Jordan Walsh
1
56John Calipari
1
57Joe House
1
58Jarren Duran
1
59James Pearce Jr.
1
60Jalen Hurts
1
61Jaden Springer
1
62Isaiah Collier
1
63Hakeem Olajuwon
1
64Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
65Fred Warner
1
66Evan Mobley
1
67Dwight Howard
1
68Donovan Mitchell
1
69Doc Rivers
1
70Derrick White
1
71Deandre Ayton
1
72David West
1
73David Lee
1
74Cousin Sal
1
75Cam Johnson
1
76Cade Cunningham
1
77Brandon Ingram
1
78Bill's Dad
1
79Bill Russell
1
80Ben Stille
1
81Ben Simmons
1
82Bam Adebayo
1
83Babe Ruth
1
84Andrew Wiggins
1
85Amen Thompson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
26
2Boston Celtics
14
3NBA Playoffs
9
4New York Knicks
7
5Larry Bird
5
6Jaylen Brown
5
7The Ringer
4
8NBA Finals
4
9March Madness
4
10Golden State Warriors
4
11Gambling
4
12Cooper Flagg
4
13Bill Simmons
4
14Jayson Tatum
4
15Ray Allen
3

Susan Morrison

1New York Knicks
6
2Rob Mahoney
2
3Paul Pierce
2
4Magic Johnson
2
5Collin Sexton
2
6Bill Simmons
2
7Zach Lowe
1
8The Sports Gal
1
9Tee Higgins
1
10Sam Hartman
1
11NHL
1
12New York Yankees
1
13Nathan Shepherd
1
14MLB
1
15LeBron James
1

J. Kyle Mann

1NBA
11
2Boston Celtics
5
3Larry Bird
3
4Oklahoma City Thunder
2
5Nick Van Exel
2
6NBA Finals
2
7NBA Draft
2
8Luka Dončić
2
9Jerry West
2
10Golden State Warriors
2
11Detroit Pistons
2
12Jayson Tatum
2
13Xavier Worthy
1
14Wilt Chamberlain
1
15Van Lathan
1
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