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This week was all about heavily Oscar Nominated Directors Christopher Nolan and Charlie Kaufman. Their styles could not be more different and that is heavily reflected in these two movies. I get into the box office results for Tenet and the quick reviews in the cold open (7 minutes), then deliver the Tenet review (13 minutes,) and the Im thinking of ending things review (7 minutes) before closing...

There were a ton of questions this week so instead of making an hour and a half long episode, I made the questions portion it’s own episode. There’s a lot of great stuff so I hope you enjoy.

In tonight’s episode I welcomed a special guest in the controversial @Kenny_817. A long time fan of the Mavs, Kenny and I go way back on Mavs twitter and our old school ways sometimes clash with the new fans. We address this, talk bigs like Drummond and Gobert, discuss the Dwight Powell situation, and then get into offseason plans like chasing Bradley Beal. Enjoy!

This week I first talked about the sudden passing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman (10 minutes), (9 minutes) intro and Elevator Reviews for the 3 movies. (20 minutes) going deeper in talking about the movies.

It’s the first of two pods I recorded on my birthday. (That’s how dedicated I am to you, the people). We go through takeaways from these playoffs in our cold open (11 minutes), Game stats/talk (15 minutes), Questions (32 minutes)

(16 minutes) on the players efforts toward getting real change implemented by the owners and the league to help move black lives matter efforts forward. (5 minutes) on how the postponements will affect the Mavs-Clippers series. (33 minutes) answering your basketball and non-basketball related questions.

This was a rough game to watch. The Clippers finally realized they’re bigger than us and used that to beat us into submission. Playoff P woke up, and Harrell was forced to have a good game. Tonight we looked like we were missing a 30 point per game guy. I started the pod by being candid about the players and their statements about the Blake shooting (6 minutes), Cold open (7 minutes), game talk (1...

This week I reviewed a movie out of the Philippines called Watch List, and the Seth Rogen movie on HBO Max, An American Pickle. (Cold Open and mini reviews 6 minutes, reviews 20 minutes.)

On this pod you get my live reaction to the shot, a listener submission and then we get into the game. KP was a late scratch due to his sore knee and Luka played despite his ankle injury. Trey Burke, Boban, and Seth continue to be big for us. I answer some questions as well. Oh, and Playoff P still sucks. (12 minute open, 20 minutes game talk, 15 minutes on questions.)

This game ended rough with Luka Doncic being unable to finish the game. What looked like a potentially bad ankle sprain sidelined Luka and now we’ll wait to see how long. In the meantime, PG continues to struggle and Seth and Trey Burke continue to get buckets off the bench. I also decided to allow myself to get controversial by addressing the idea of “white boy” as a racial slur. (11 minute cold...

When you look at this game on paper the Mavs were far from perfect but still managed to come out with a strong victory over most people’s favorite to take the title. Burke, Boban, and Curry combined for 44. It was an all around performance from the Mavs and the Clippers will need to make some major adjustments before game 3. 10 minute cold open, 13 on the numbers, 13 on questions and announcements...

Tonight we talk about Luka dropping a playoff record (for a debut) of 42 points. The Mavs defensive gameplan being perfect, and how KP being ejected put a damper on an otherwise great night. There was a lot to love in this game for sure. I also mention my appearance on The Mr. Douglass sports show on YouTube.

This week we talk about the Netflix Blockbuster Project Power featuring Jamie Foxx, the Kevin James movie Becky, and a movie from the co-writer of Pulp Fiction called Lucky Day. In this episode I introduce “elevator reviews” to the podcast in the cold open for those who want to avoid all spoilers.

This is an open letter to Rick Carlisle about the things I’ve seen in our first 3 games vs the Clippers. Both the good and the bad. My keys to the series for Dallas.

No KP, Luka plays 13 minutes, DFS and Maxi play 10 as the Mavs rest up going into their matchup against the Clippers. Boban puts up 18 and 20 in 29 minutes. (3 minute cold open, 10 minutes on the game, last 14 answering questions.)

The Mavs gave themselves a shot to win against a desperate team but in the end there was just too much Dame and we lost the free throw contest. The Mavs filled the stat sheet but just couldn’t get enough stops. I go over the game, my thoughts, and answer some questions. (10 minute cold open, 21 minutes about the game, last 9 minutes answering questions.)

In today’s recap it’s all about the support staff as our role players stepped up to pull out this win. We saw appearances from rarely seen guys and I’ll tell you what I liked from certain guys and how it may help us going forward. (4 minute cold open, 16 minutes of talk about the game, 6 minutes where I answer a couple of questions and give some updates.)

This week I had big plans and was supposed to watch 3 movies. I ended up watching 1, and it wasn’t one of the 3 I had named. Limbo, however, was a pleasant surprise and I tell you why. Since I only had one movie to review I decided to tell you my AT@T story as well. Enjoy.

Luka dropped a career high 19 dimes against the reigning MVP and simply made the Bucks look silly all night. DFS scores 27 while THJ, Seth, and KP have off nights. (4 minute cold open, 22 minutes game summary, 22 minutes questions)

Tonight we got a taste of what we will see in the playoffs vs the Clippers although they didn’t have Pat Beverly getting under Luka’s skin or Harrell to beat up Maxi and KP but a team with big wings and big bigs and shooting wings and shooting bigs and depth... 2 minute cold open, 24 minute rant, last 25 minutes answering your questions.

Bibs talks about the Mavs win over the Kings and takes time to answer your questions. 5:00 cold open, 20 minute talk about the game, 15 minutes answering questions.

The Mavs yet again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and it’s becoming harder and harder to believe we’re a threat to anyone. I then answer questions like: “Are Luka’s stats misleading? And “Is Carlisle the right coach for this team?”

This week was all about the ladies as I watched 3 films with young women in the lead role. Yes, God, Yes is a coming of age story where Natalia Dyer is a Catholic school girl discovering herself and her body. Swallow addresses the compulsion to swallow random objects. And Babyteeth is the latest movie about a teenager dealing with cancer.

Porzingis dominates with 39 and 16, Luka has a 28 point triple double, and Trey Burke provides 31 off the bench... Mavs still lose. I go over why I think we lost.

I FINALLY get around to announcing my award winners after a 5 month delay. Quick S/o to Cory, Raymond, Mike, and Tyler for helping me choose my winners. (Their info is on the podcast). Episode minutes: First 10 minutes intro, Best Music, Best Genre Movie, Best Fictional Movie, Best Movie Based on a True Story, Best Young (18 or under) lead, Best Young Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Female, Best...