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Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector wonder if Giannis Antetokounmpo should keep shooting 3s, what he can do to fix his shot, and if the Bucks offense is broken beyond repair. Also:* Donovan Mitchell is a superstar. * Joel Embiid is stellar—even with a bad knee. * What must LeBron James be thinking about Anthony Davis now? * The rule Nets coach Steve Nash should deploy in Game 4 to assure a Nets victory.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY June 7, 2021 Rapid fire discussion of the games, the hamstrings, the full-court pressure, and the proposed Damian Lillard trades of the NBA postseason.* FRIDAY June 4, 2021 What happened to the Lakers and Blazers and picks for the second round.* FRIDAY May 28, 2021 David Thorpe tells what he learned from watching every basket Luka Doncic has scored in the postseason.* MONDAY May 24, 2021 David expects big things from the Blazers. The Bucks aren’t contenders anymore. Everyone should study Miami’s defense. * FRIDAY May 21, 2021 Predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott rapid fire worked through the games, the hamstrings, the full-court pressure, and the proposed Damian Lillard trades of the NBA postseason, which is not at a full rolling boil. Jarod Hector joined a little hoarse after actually attending an NBA game in person.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY June 4, 2021 What happened to the Lakers and Blazers and picks for the second round.* FRIDAY May 28, 2021 David Thorpe tells what he learned from watching every basket Luka Doncic has scored in the postseason.* MONDAY May 24, 2021 David expects big things from the Blazers. The Bucks aren’t contenders anymore. Everyone should study Miami’s defense. * FRIDAY May 21, 2021 Predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector, David Thorpe, and Henry Abbott discussed the NBA’s new young heroes, like Trae Young, Devin Booker, and Donovan Mitchel (who is looking more like Dwyane Wade by the day). They also talked about what happened to the Lakers and Blazers, and made picks for the second round. David hasn’t finished his homework yet, but sounds an awful lot like a guy who’s going to pick the Bucks over the Nets. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY May 28, 2021 David Thorpe tells what he learned from watching every basket Luka Doncic has scored in the postseason.* MONDAY May 24, 2021 David expects big things from the Blazers. The Bucks aren’t contenders anymore. Everyone should study Miami’s defense. * FRIDAY May 21, 2021 Predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe tells what he learned from watching every basket Luka Doncic has scored in the postseason. The news for the Clippers is terrible. It’s not about the scheme or the switching. The fact is: Luka’s very comfortably roasting Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Patrick Beverley, and all the best Clipper defenders. The Nets, the Blazers … they catch up about everything in the NBA. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY May 24, 2021 David expects big things from the Blazers. The Bucks aren’t contenders anymore. Everyone should study Miami’s defense. * FRIDAY May 21, 2021 Predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss the playoffs—which everyone can read about right here. David expects big things from the Blazers. The Bucks aren’t contenders anymore. Everyone should study Miami’s defense. Luka is incredible. LeBron’s not back yet. And more—every series in detail.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY May 21, 2021 Predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TrueHoop now has SECTIONS. It’s new from Substack, and means you can go into your account and decide if you want to get emails when we post TrueHoop written stories and/or BRING IT IN episodes like this one (which publish Monday and Friday at a minimum). Check it out!Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe played LET’S PLAY JAZZ, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover six topics.* Do the Suns offensive attack have enough to stretch the Lakers?* Can the Blazers' play enough defense to beat the Nuggets?* Can the Knicks play enough offense to beat the Hawks?And predictions for every series from David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Henry Abbott.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY May 17, 2021 Did the Clippers throw Sundays’s game?* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance.* FRIDAY April 23, 2021 The return of Jaren Jackson Jr. and what that means for Memphis. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TrueHoop now has SECTIONS. It’s new from Substack, and means you can go into your account and decide if you want to get emails when we post TrueHoop written stories and/or BRING IT IN episodes like this one (which publish Monday and Friday at a minimum). Check it out!Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss whether or not the Clippers threw Sundays’s game, the favorites in the West, David’s predictions for the play-in games, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY May 14, 2021 What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season?* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance.* FRIDAY April 23, 2021 The return of Jaren Jackson Jr. and what that means for Memphis.* MONDAY April 19, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the optimal NBA schedule to minimize injury. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe played LET’S PLAY JAZZ, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover six topics.What it is about the playoffs that's so different from the regular season? They also talked about James Harden, the postseason, and much more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY May 10, 2021 NBA’s final regular season weekend.* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance.* FRIDAY April 23, 2021 The return of Jaren Jackson Jr. and what that means for Memphis.* MONDAY April 19, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the optimal NBA schedule to minimize injury.* FRIDAY April 16, 2021 Jarod Hector on Jrue Holiday signing with the Bucks. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discussed the NBA’s final regular season weekend, the return of Anthony Davis, the incredible development of Rudy Gobert, and David’s Fight Island concept. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY May 7, 2021 Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance.* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance.* FRIDAY April 23, 2021 The return of Jaren Jackson Jr. and what that means for Memphis.* MONDAY April 19, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the optimal NBA schedule to minimize injury.* FRIDAY April 16, 2021 Jarod Hector on Jrue Holiday signing with the Bucks.* MONDAY April 12, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Andre Drummond vs. LMA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe played LET’S PLAY JAZZ, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover six topics.They talked about Anthony Edwards’ and Rudy Gobert’s improved performance, the best player in the world today, and much more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY May 3, 2021 Delightful trash talk in response to a TrueHoop story that the Rockets may end up the worst team in the league.* FRIDAY April 30, 2021 Jarod and David on their top 3 picks for all-NBA teams.* MONDAY April 26, 2021 Tanking, KD’s return, Anthony Davis’s performance.* FRIDAY April 23, 2021 The return of Jaren Jackson Jr. and what that means for Memphis.* MONDAY April 19, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the optimal NBA schedule to minimize injury.* FRIDAY April 16, 2021 Jarod Hector on Jrue Holiday signing with the Bucks.* MONDAY April 12, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Andre Drummond vs. LMA.* FRIDAY April 9, 2021 Jarod Hector on saving Wiseman’s season. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices