The Hoop Genius Podcast

The Spurs stole one back in New York and we have a real NBA Finals on our hands. Victor Wembanyama came out of the tunnel like he remembered he was seven foot five, attacked the rim from the opening tip, and dragged San Antonio to a 115-111 road win to cut the series to 2-1. 
Mo and two-time NBA champion coach Brendan Suhr break down the game that flipped the temperature of this series. They get into why Wembanyama's aggression changed everything, the Knicks' absurd 42-point second quarter, and the Keldon Johnson play that nearly cost San Antonio the night.
Then comes the debate of the episode: is De'Aaron Fox doing enough for a max-money guard in the biggest series of his life? Mo is done waiting. Brendan is not so sure. They also dig into San Antonio's elite defense against New York's five-out offense, the loudest arena Brendan has heard since the old Chicago Stadium, and why this is shaping up to be the most-watched Finals in years.
Are the Spurs about to make this a series, or do the Knicks close it out at home?
Topics covered:

Why Wembanyama's Game 3 changed the series

The Knicks' historic second quarter

The Keldon Johnson swing play that almost decided it

The De'Aaron Fox max-contract debate

What happened to KAT in Game 3

Spurs defense vs the Knicks five-out offense

Three straight road wins and what it means for Game 4

Why this Finals is pulling in the whole world

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The Knicks went to San Antonio and didn't steal one, they stole both. New York is up 2-0 in the NBA Finals and Mo is calling the series over. Coach Brendan Suhr isn't ready to go that far.
Listen or watch as a two-time NBA champion coach breaks down why he thinks the Spurs handed this game away in the final 40 seconds, why Wembanyama looked rattled for the first time all postseason, and how Karl-Anthony Towns turned himself into the best player on the floor through two games.
We get into the Spurs' five-out offence and why Brendan doesn't believe you can win a championship playing it, the late-game possession that decided the night, the butterfly effect that put Landry Shamet in the Finals, and the front-office work that quietly built this Knicks roster. Plus an OG Anunoby story from the UK that says everything about how this country treats its NBA stars.
Two more wins and New York lifts the trophy. Can the Spurs steal one back at home, or is this already done?
In this episode:

Knicks take a 2-0 Finals lead in San Antonio

Why Wembanyama looked shook in his first two Finals games

Karl-Anthony Towns as the early Finals MVP

The case against the Spurs' five-out, no-set-plays offence

Brendan's breakdown of the final possession and what he would have run

The Malcolm Brogdon retirement that changed the Knicks' season

Scott Perry's fingerprints all over this New York roster

OG Anunoby, KAT's defensive turnaround, and the Game 3 prediction

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The New York Knicks stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals on the road, 105-95, coming back from 14 points down in the second half to beat the San Antonio Spurs. Mo called the game live on Prime Video and jumped straight on the podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr to break it all down.
They get into the De'Aaron Fox crunch-time disaster, why Dylan Harper should have been on the floor instead, how the Knicks are now in historically elite company on both ends of the floor, and what adjustments the Spurs have to make before Game 2.
Plus: Steph Curry just signed with Li-Ning for a reported $400M. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break down what it means for the sneaker industry, why it is a smarter move than people are giving him credit for, and why Steph might be building the next Jordan Brand.
Topics covered:

Knicks vs Spurs Game 1 full breakdown

De'Aaron Fox crunch-time performance

Dylan Harper breakout game as a rookie

Victor Wembanyama game analysis

KAT vs Wemby matchup adjustments

OG Anunoby's fourth quarter takeover

Knicks' historic offensive and defensive rating

Steph Curry / Li-Ning deal analysis

Li-Ning brand history and global reach

Curry brand IP and the Jordan Brand comparison

Trump at Game 3 of the NBA Finals

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The San Antonio Spurs are Western Conference champions. Wimby's going to the Finals. OKC - despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropping 35 points - are heading home. We break down the game seven aftermath, why Chet Holmgren went missing with $240M coming his way, and what Dylan Harper's poise as a rookie tells you about where this Spurs team is headed.
Then we get into the matchup breakdown for the NBA Finals: New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs - a rematch of 1999. Eight days rest for the Knicks against an emotionally drained Spurs squad. OG Anunoby as Wemby's statistically best defender. Jose Alvarado's potential psychological impact. Both Mo and Brendan land on the same Finals prediction: Knicks in six.
Coach Brendan Suhr, who was at the 1999 Finals with Isaiah Thomas, shares what this matchup means - and why closing out a Finals series is the hardest thing to do in basketball.
Listen or watch and let us know your predictions in the Discord.
Topics covered:

PSG winning back-to-back Champions League titles and the NBA parallel

San Antonio Spurs win Game 7, 111-103 over OKC Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 35-point performance and why he was completely gassed

Chet Holmgren: 1/2 from the field, 4 rebounds, benched at the end of a Game 7

JDub and Ajay Mitchell injuries and their impact on OKC's offense

Dylan Harper's clutch three as a rookie off the bench

Knicks vs Spurs NBA Finals preview: matchup breakdown

Becky Hammon's Jalen Brunson comments and why Mo and Brendan both see her point

KAT stretching the floor, Wemby's positioning issues, OG as Wemby's best defender

Jose Alvarado's psychological value for the Knicks

De'Aaron Fox's contract vs playoff performance

Knicks' eight days rest advantage going into the Finals

Mike Brown being the sixth choice for the Knicks job

Both hosts predict: Knicks in six

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The OKC Thunder just got pushed to a game seven by a San Antonio Spurs team built on three top-five picks. The NBA just voted 29-1 to make sure that never happens again. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break it all down and ask whether the new draft lottery rules actually fix anything, or whether they just punish teams that aren't tanking at all.
Plus: is Wemby quietly doing something we've never seen before in NBA history? Mo makes the case and Brendan starts to agree by the end.
Listen or watch for the full breakdown, including Mo's pitch for why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should go to Rucker Park this summer, the game seven preview, the Mitchell Robinson injury update, and what a two-time champion coach really thinks about flopping.
Topics covered:

Spurs beat OKC Game 6, 118-91: key performances and free throw breakdown

Game Seven preview: who wins and why

Flopping debate: do coaches teach it?

The NBA's new 3-2-1 draft lottery rule change explained

Why the new system punishes struggling teams, not just tankers

The Wemby-in-history argument: Magic, Bird, Jordan comparisons

NBA ratings through the roof with New York in the finals

Mo's Rucker Park idea for Shai

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