The Mismatch
The Mismatch
The Ringer
League Office Hypocrites, Role Player Importance, and Our Love and Loathes
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Apr 4, 2025 at 6:41 pm.
Verno and Jacoby go through last night’s Warriors win over the Lakers and discuss the takeaways from both teams' perspectives
They highlight the importance of the role players for each team and why the performances of those role players are key for any kind of deep run. They then discuss the Grizzles' much-needed win against the Heat before focusing their attention on the hypocrisy from the NBA regarding players using the finger-guns gesture after hitting 3-point shots
Why has the NBA singled out Ja Morant when there’s clear evidence that other players use the gesture? After Giannis’s 20 assist triple-double in the Bucks' win over the Sixers, the guys discuss how far the Bucks can go with this version of Giannis and the sheer insanity that Giannis has no chance to win MVP despite the numbers he’s been putting up
Lastly, the guys discuss the teams, players, and things they loved and loathed from this week.Teams they loved
Teams they loathed
Players they loved
Players they loathed
Things they loved
Things they loathed
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Verno and Jacoby go through last night’s Warriors win over the Lakers and discuss the takeaways from both teams' perspectives (01:25). They highlight the importance of the role players for each team and why the performances of those role players are key for any kind of deep run. They then discuss the Grizzles' much-needed win against the Heat before focusing their attention on the hypocrisy from the NBA regarding players using the finger-guns gesture after hitting 3-point shots (15:10). Why has the NBA singled out Ja Morant when there’s clear evidence that other players use the gesture? After Giannis’s 20 assist triple-double in the Bucks' win over the Sixers, the guys discuss how far the Bucks can go with this version of Giannis and the sheer insanity that Giannis has no chance to win MVP despite the numbers he’s been putting up (40:30). Lastly, the guys discuss the teams, players, and things they loved and loathed from this week.Teams they loved (48:47)Teams they loathed (54:57)Players they loved (59:24)Players they loathed (01:06:30)Things they loved (01:11:50)Things they loathed (24:10)Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091Walmart Express. Dinner, delivered in as fast as an hour.The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.Hosts: Chris Vernon and David JacobyProducers: Jessie Lopez and Tucker TashjianSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices