>> good day, suite world. happy holidays, and welcome to7" special -- to "the starters." >> the season is flying by. >> to my right is trey kirby.
Ncaa Basketball Video Game 2013, finally rounding up the table is the australian fact checker, leigh ellis. a slightly different show today.
we are not wearing plaid. we are going to hand out some nba hardware. who gets our votes for m.v.p., six the man, and all those awards? we will discuss our biggest surprises and disappointments. we have multiple top 10 lists,
including the top 10 dunks of the season so far, and finally, everyone loves a montage. we'll get to some of our favorite highlights from the -- from "the starters" show. an action-packed holiday schedule. let's get into it.
the sixth man of the year. we are looking at, who deserves your vote right now, not at the end of the year? #thestarters. morris, thomas, and then jackson. thomas come isn't he a starter now?
>> it doesn't matter. you have to play at least 50% of your team's games off the bench. he has played in way more than that. i need a guy who can score and take over in the fourth, if needed. 18 points per game off the
bench, kills all of your guys by far. also, he leads in points in fourth quarter bench points. that is all i need from a guy. he destroys all of yours in all categories. >> he was so good coming off the bench that they traded away
guys. >> he is that good. >> upwards of 60% of game that he is come off the bench. i don't see why i cannot go on the technicality. >> get your vote in now. we do this -- next time we do this --
why are you two going with reggie jackson? >> the bench is awesome, deep, as well. a big reason their fourth and defensive efficiency is because of reggie jackson. he is getting 12 points a game, 3.5 assists a game.
i look for more of confidence and trust he's gotten and earned from the coaching staff, and more importantly, from senior players, kevin durant and wessel -- westbrook. >> that's exactly right. every time we see if under game, we are talking about the bench.
it is all about reggie jackson. he comes off the bench and is legitimately a weapon. he issued in that little floater. he shoots 55% in the lane. only brook lopez shoots a higher percentage. it is pretty impressive that
that is his shot. it is. >> he's going to be in the running for most improved, as well. >> no doubt about it. >> i'm going with marcus morris with the suns. i think it is more impressive
because he is a power forward. the point guards you just named, guys like nick young, those guys get the green light to shoot, but a power forward has to do it within the offense. he has been a huge reason why the suns have surprise a lot of people.
he can go for 25 any night. you compare that with three guys, let so androgenic, and he can go for 25 a night. he gets my vote. his twin brother is not that bad either. >> i will say this. obviously, you guys are getting
on me, that my guy hasn't played off the bench. he's got more total fourth- quarter points this entire season then a lot of your picks, playing far less games. that is how good he is. that is what my guy needs. he needs to come in and score.
>> let's hear what people think. let's get to the defensive player of the year. this one, unanimous. all of us going with the pacers big man in the middle, roy hibbert. no real surprise here. i think a lot of people watching
are going to agree with this pick, especially after the first 25 games so far. >> are you like me? do you have a big man bias? >> you have to. >> the back line is far more important than the perimeter you cannot stop the best -- the
best perimeter defenders cannot stop premature scorers. you need a back when defender who is incredible. i think he does it absolutely all. >> it is just his impact in presence. the thing i talk about a lot are
the shots that get changed. he would probably average 5-10 of those a game. whether or not they score on those or not, it is him being there, changing the approach to the lane. >> the field-goal percentage at the rim, we are trying to
evaluate that. he is incredible at that. he is affecting a ton of shots at the rim. he is always at the rim. he is just their affecting it. >> indiana, we are talking about the best defense in the league, historically one of the best
defenses we have seen so far, and it is a big reason why. i can't believe none of us have said the word "verticality." >> that's the reason why he is so good, challenging shots of the rim, and him being there makes it easy for their guards and long guys to challenge shots
on the perimeter. >> what about some love for another pacer in paul george and a premature guy? do you buy that at all? >> of course, he deserves it, but to me, i would vote for frank vogel before paul george. i just think the defense and the
way this game is, -- the scheme is, paul george does an incredible job, but even against lebron james, pg cannot take him. >> he cannot take him, but he does pick him up. i think he deserves consideration because he is
their best one-on-one defender in that sense. >> because they have hibbert, the game plan is, run those three guys. the defensive scheme is, give them the long two. run them off the three-point line is much as they can.
we have roy hibbert to erase or change as many shots as possible. >> you think because he is 7'2", you cannot guard him in space. one-on-one, at the rim, obviously he is 7'2", he's going to block your shot, second in blocks, but in space, he is that
agile. he is worked on conditioning like crazy. he can stay out there and stay with a point guard and handle a pick-and-roll no problem. he does it all. it is so beautiful to watch the defense work.
>> other guys in consideration here, anthony davis? a lot of blocks from him. lebron james is always going to come up. let us know. who would you pick, defensive player of the year? more awards still to come.
let's get to our top 10 lists. we have been spoiled so far this year with the amount of game winners we have had. we have a top 10 game winners for you. at number 10, it is joe johnson -- this is sort of in slo mo -- slow-mo.
he is going to go full-court. that little hesitation at the three-point line, tricking talk her into thinking he was going to pull up, and then finishes with a beautiful floater. he didn't care to celebrate. >> this one, number nine, al horford over tuck.
that is a beautiful pass. ot winner for al horford in the fortress. >> speaking of ot, it took three overtimes for this game to finally and thanks to jrue holiday. they are just hanging in the air after contact from taj gibson.
that is at number eight in this list. he is going to get punched from his teammate, tyreke evans. >> at number seven, steph curry against the mavericks hits his first game-winner on the pump fake. >> don't celebrate too early,
steph. the game is not over. >> what is he supposed to do? he is going to cheer. the game is still going on. >> at number six, monta ellis having it all, including this game-winner against the blazers, who everyone knows are a tough
battle right now. i love ones were you can run off the court. >> no points left. >> at number five, derrick rose versus the knicks. why are we showing this? this just makes me sad. i thought this was supposed to
be an upbeat showed. >> i remember that. >> that was halloween night. at number four, one of two great games we have had between the warriors and the thunder. this one is iggy, great play call, great shot, and the place goes bonkers.
a weird celebration. >> at number three, we have a trifecta of damian lillard game winners. the first one is boring. then the second one, right in the eye of rodney stuckey. on back-to-back nights, he hit another one, back-to-back games
for the blazers. just a clear out three ball. >> back to the thunder and warriors at number two, this one, russell westbrook, payback. he's going to keep the rebound alive. look at this. this play is bonkers.
around the corner. incredible. i can't wait for these two teams to play a game seven series in the playoffs. i can't wait. >> we've got to show you a great one at number one. this past coming from jeff green
and the celtics, hitting him on the other side, this get past -- it is so beautiful. a bomb into the corner. no time left. he knows it is going down. a fantastic pass. >> this only happened because wade missed the free-throw.
>> dealing with some celtics fans in the corner. >> top 10 game winners. jeff green coming in at number one. we are going to take a break, but one of the things that makes this show so much fun is the interactions with you guys, the
fans. to recognize all the great comments we have received, we asked our director's kids to read some of the more thoughtful tweets you have shared with us. take it away, boys. >> four white dudes that never played the game talking about
basketball. #whocares >> welcome back to "the starters " holiday special. we are handing out some nba hardware, giving our votes to some awards. most improved player, my most favorite award.
we all disagree on this one. i am going paul george. tas likes eric bledsoe. thomas making the list again. >> eric bledsoe isn't just a winner who came out of nowhere. a lot of winners come out of nowhere. this man had expectations.
we all -- we all questioned if bledsoe could handle a starter's role. he has doubled his points in assists. his permanent numbers are way up. a guy we didn't think could shoot, his numbers have jumped
to 49% on the field goal on the defensive end, this man knows how to get his nose deep. he's always working it on either side of the ball, helping out, rebounding. lebron is gas on the defensive end. every night, he make sure he
works at both ends of the floor. >> why are you going with thomas? >> thomas is going to win this award because he is the most improved basketball player. his minutes are not significantly up from last season.
since the trade, his numbers have shot up to 21 points a game, 7.5 assists per game. he shooting 47% from the field. >> this award is usually a minute increase. bledsoe is getting a lot more minutes. it is minutes-based a lot of the
time. >> thomas' aren't hugely up. now he has kept demarcus cousins happy. he's got rudy gay, as well. he's got a big role, but he still wants to increase his output. >> i'm a sucker for the
cinderella story. xavier henry was signed to a nonguaranteed contract. now he's playing for the lakers. he is really making the most of his opportunities. a classic mike d'antoni reclamation project. he played 13 minutes on the
hornets last year. now he is starting. >> you are doing the feel-good story. i'm going with the guy who is taking the leap from good to great last year, winning most improved player, and then going from great to elite, superstar
level. i'm going paul george again, making history with the first back-to-back most improved player award. it sounds ridiculous at first, but then, why not? he had a great improvement and got it last year.
he has taken it to another level this year. i think he has taken it to an even more difficult level. >> he would be the first player in history to win all-star and then next season, most improved player. >> i think you can make a case
for him. >> i cannot believe they would give it to him two years in a lareau -- in a row. >> his minutes have decreased a little bit, but his efficiency is crazy. let's hear what people think. #thestarters
who do you like? i think we are going to get some votes for jordan crawford and john henson, maybe. a lot of guys in their second or third year. >> anthony davis, as well. >> let's get to rookie of the year.
i know we have disagreements with this. i'm going with michael carter- williams. tas and leigh, trey burke. after oladipo, a big favorite, is try's pick. this is for right now. >> i go trade book with the utah
jazz because with rookies, it is about, who can i trust to throw into the lineup and play some key minutes? i can trust trey burke. that is why i call him trusty try. throw him out there. let him run your team.
he missed a ton of camp. now he just comes in, and he is one of the best assist-turnover ratios in the game. he really impresses me. >> trustee try -- trusty trey is great. the jazz had one win before he joined them, and they are now 7-
11 since he joined them. he has great composure on the ball. they love him out there in utah. oladipo has been good, but i think trey burke is the pick for me. >> 36% for a rookie, solid. >> this rookie class has been
decimated by the -- by injuries. trey burke hasn't -- didn't play a chunk of time. you are taking the one guy that has played all of his games for his team. >> that is kind of a big reason why i would take victor oladipo. he has played almost more than
200 minutes more than the next rookie. he is among rookies second in scoring, fourth in assists, fifth in rebounding, sixth and blocks. he does it all for the magic. the magic don't have a lot going on.
he has managed to put a pretty decent numbers while staying healthy. >> he has moved to the bench recently. >> maybe we can vote for him for sixth man of the year. >> i'm going with michael carter-williams.
he missed a good chunk of time with that bacterial infection on his knee. he was an incredible player. he is. he is back now. he leads the league in steals per game. you talk about player
efficiency, he is leaps and bounds better than any of your other rookies. he is very high, especially oladipo -- much more efficient. he got off to a great start the he has maintained incredible numbers. we will let people decide and be
the final verdict out there. who do you give it to? we love to look up in the stands when we are watching the games. we always point out the random, weird things. we have the top 10 a fan moments from the season so far. >> we watch a lot of basketball.
>> this is during the break. at number 10, it is a bulls proposal. she is a lovable dancer. then he -- ben tells her to sit down. nhe puts the ring on the wrong finger. not off to a great start.
look at benny pumped up. >> at number nine, sir paul mccartney just want a shirt. give it to him. >> i am paul mccartney from the beatles. >> you don't want that shirt. it is going to be too big for you.
>> it has been a long season, knicks fans. look at angry, sad knicks fans. they are getting killed by the spurs. there are kids eating $10 nachos. >> at number seven, we had to thunder fans had backcourt shots
and back-to-back games in okc. cameron rodriguez buried it on november 18, and then brad broecker also one -- won $20,000. then he gets to meet jay-z and beyoncã‰. >> at number 6, 11-year-old pistons fan and one alexander
and this pistons usher becoming youtube sensations. i love this kid. he's got the moves. he is so happy. >> at number five, it is getting late in the game. time to bring out the unbeaten, unparalleled free-throw defense.
you cannot score when you see the full nipple. >> impossible. >> did he hit it? >> at number four, dude, we are watching. you may want to wait to fix your junk. >> do the talk.
>> at number three, the man behind mark jackson and blake griffin probably doesn't know the cameras on, but he don't care. >> knuckle-deep. >> wow, he really got in there. >> a few good moments. zach randolph taking the shirt
off his back and giving it to a young grizzlies fan. amazing. we should all do that at the same time. >> aw! >> at number one, not as beautiful a moment, but it is a great moment.
woah! he doesn't spell a of that drink. >> our top 10 fan moments. we've got to take a quick break, but when we return, two more awards to give away, but as we go to break, we will throw to your tweets.
>> is that the guy from the hangover with a chia pet on his head? >> welcome back to "the starters" holiday special. can i get an extension on my psych paper? >> i didn't know we were the first to dress up like the "men
in black" dudes. >> we've got two more awards to give away. let's get to the first one. coach of the year. three of us agree that at this point in the season, it should be blazers coach terry stotts. the only one disagreeing, trey
picking frank vogel and the pacers. >> this is a great story, guys. i've got to do with a good story, the unexpected team. nobody expected this. i think he has instituted so many culture changes with that team.
you have lamarcus aldridge thinking he is a superstar. i also think that their first place offense, them studying plays on their ipads throughout the game, is a culture change, and just everybody rallying around each other, the fact that they are this high in the
western conference this early, it is a huge culture change. >> they've done a great job out there. they still cede a few too many points in the paint. they have a lot of second-chance points. they are third in rebounding
overall for the league. terry stotts has taken this team from last year -- they have potential for a long time -- he has damian lillard playing really well, potentially an all- star, along with lamarcus aldridge, two guys averaging 20 points a game.
you look at the results. >> this team is playing unselfishly. if he has figured out this team's strengths and weaknesses. he gets my vote, as well. you could either go with the best offense in the league, or as trey is doing, the best
defense. >> great choices either way. if you are taking terry stotts, you're happy. if you're taking frank vogel, what he has done with the pacers has been a tad bit more impressive. they have become a contender
after they took the heat to game seven, coming in to prove, we are a four-real team, they are replacing the bulls as the team that can knock off the heat in the eastern conference finals. that is pretty cool. >> i think you kind of expected that with the pacers.
they would be up there. even in the coaching voting, i think that is why you get some voter fatigue. that is why the story surpasses the pacers. other votes, jeff hornacek with the suns. also, brad stevens, the celtics.
both of them have done great jobs and surprise a lot of people with their teams. let's move over to the granddaddy of them all, the most valuable player. is there really any doubt? can we make an argument for someone else?
i believe we can, but we are all going with lebron james. it is the unanimous pick for all of us. again, you can start to make a case for a couple other guys. >> you can nitpick with lebron james. overall, his numbers have gone
down slightly. the points, rebounds, and assists have gone down. he is basically the perfect offensive player. his field-goal percentage, his efficiency has gone up. he is nearing 60%, 40% from the field.
nobody who qualifies for those two categories has ever done it. he is getting more efficient and better as he goes along. i think you have to give it to at some point, there will be some voter fatigue. you can give lebron james the mpp every year.
i do see people looking at the overall numbers, the raw statistics, and they will say, his numbers have come down. you can make a case. >> on a per-minute basis, his numbers are unique. he's plain 35 minutes -- playing 35 minutes or so per game.
if you look at the winners of the mtp, playing under 35 minutes per game, only to have ever done it, steve nash and bill walton. if they keep blowing out teams and he sits out fourth quarters, he could fall under 35 minutes at the end of the year and win
this award. that would be rare company. let's make a case for kevin durant. i think you can. >> kevin durant certainly over the last stretch, he has been a dominant player. again, he talks about how he
doesn't want to be the second- best player in the league. it is not hard to put him ahead of lebron. he certainly a worthy candidate. if oklahoma has the best record and he -- and he keeps up this sort of run, i can see him challenging him for that title.
>> the big difference between lebron and durant is, for as good as lebron is on offense and durant is on offense, lebron is still such a better defender. you don't see that with durant. that is why even playing such a few minor minutes, that is why he is a step ahead.
>> not looking at the end of the year, and so it is lebron, one, and durant, two, who would you put a number three? is it paul george, chris paul, lamarcus aldridge? >> i'm going with chris paul myself, but i can see why somebody would go with paul
george. he realizes this is the time when the clippers have to make a name for themselves. he's been really aggressive and has taken a team on his shoulders. i think he will be in the top three or four voting.
>> tas? >> i lean towards chris paul right now. i wouldn't be mad with paul george either, or lamarcus aldridge. >> they are all pretty good basketball players. >> listen, i'm not that
concerned. i'm concerned with number one. i'm glad we are all sticking with lebron james. it would be easy to get voter fatigue. >> most valuable player at this point in the season. another top 10 for you.
this one is a lot of fun. random on-the the-court moments. at number 10, it is a favorite here on7." anytime there is a wedgie, we show it to you. it is pretty rare to get the deandre jordan wedgie. >> at number nine, we have
kenneth faried getting a massage from steve hess who is really getting into it. >> this is a massage? >> he gives him the head bump a la kevin garnett. look how he gets into this. this is their massage/pregame routine.
>> you act like we don't do this before every show. >> jason kidd, number eight, wanting a next or timeout. hit me. i will drop my coke. we will clean it up. we will be fine. >> at number seven, big baby
carves a turkey and goes in for the bite. [laughter] don't give a baby and nice. -- a knife. he goes and gets the skin. >> that is a ritual. >> number six, vince carter, he has talked about wanting to be a
professional bowler when his career is done in the nba. his form looks pretty good. he gets low. it's bouncy. he says he averages about 170. >> number five, we have nets players including brook lopez jumped the pistons mascot
hooper. >> it is a beat down. >> hooper tweeted, when you come in my house tomorrow, you better not make eye contact. ask your bro it happened. lopez replied, are you looking to get jumped again? hooper did get taken.
some bongos. that -- >> that's my hair. free hair. >> a very funny guy. >> at number four, back to deandre jordan. this was a strange one. ripping the los angeles logo right off his jersey.
deandre had no idea. deanrea, where is the los angeles? he figures it out. they get him a new one. you've got to have a backup jersey. >> at number three, rochon rondo sees the statute -- stat sheet,
and he cannot believe his eyes. what? >> is this from the same game i'm watching? >> number two, and cousins -- cousins against the clippers. first off, he doesn't want i can't -- thomas touching him. less than a week later, he sort
of accidentally takes a j.j. redick. no hard feelings. we are all good, right? watch j.j. redick's reaction. what is wrong with you, ma'am -- man? >> at number one, can we top these?
gerald henderson will try to do it, right in the noggin. you got to keep your head up in nba games. oma goodness -- oh my goodness. she was entirely fine. gerald henderson, he enjoyed it. he took to twitter afterwards. he felt bad for her.
no, you are not, gerald. >> anderson coming in at number we've got to take another break. when we come back, we will discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season so far. i have a feeling the new york knicks are going to come up in
this conversation. don't go anywhere. you are watching "the starters." >> i want to watch "the big bang theory." i will turn it to tbs or cbs. "the starters" do not belong on nba tv. go back to itunes.
>> back with "the starters" holiday special. we have given out six awards, the hardware for our picks of the most improved player, m.v.p., and so on. we have a few more questions to get to. the first one is pretty simple
-- biggest surprise of the it could be a player, 18, anything you want. it is a question we will throw to everyone watching and listening. >> michael beasley of the miami heat. in our preview podcast, the
question is, who will have a bigger impact on the heat, beasley or greg oden? we do not expect anything. this guy was cut by the suns in september. no one gave him hope. now in year six, he is shooting over 54% from the floor, up 10%
from last year. that is phenomenal. from going to be cut from the phoenix suns, a team nobody expected anything from, to claim huge minutes on a championship team, legitimate minutes, nobody expected that. >> we did say, if he was going
to turn his career around, this would be the one spot to do it, a team he already played with, and being a championship where you can come in with your alpha dogs and lebron and wade and have a role. it is good. it is still a huge surprise.
>> i'm going with the boston celtics as a team in general. they have been during good this year, especially because they've got a coach who was a college coach last year. we know the transition from college to pros is difficult for coaches.
according to espn, they have had an easy schedule so far. the eastern conference is wide open. a great job with crawford and jones. courtesy of john schuhmann, six of their losses this season they have led in the fourth quarter.
they are below .500 right now, but they could easily be playing .500 ball right now. >> i'm also picking a team. the portland trail blazers. we did a reddit ama. somebody asked, how do you think the blazers will do? i said, they will definitely
improve. they may not make the playoffs. now they are 22nd in defensive efficiency, which is not great, but the preseason story was that they upgraded their bench. it is true. their bench is been better. it really has been, their
starters are on fire. damian lillard, a lot better. batum is making plays. wesley matthews is shooting lights out. their offense is incredible. >> you do worry, like the knicks last year, who started red-hot downtown, if the three-point
shooting goes away, how do they get the wins? >> i think we can all agree, nobody expected them to be a challenger for the best team in the league. >> i will go with the knicks as my surprise. we knew they were going to be
worse, i think, than last year's team, but no one had them going this bad. look, they have been hurt by injuries. the one to tyson chandler was drastic. he is very important to this it is brutal all the way around.
the storyline, get used to it, get ready for it, is going to be whether melo pops out. that is all we are going to hear. the knicks along with the nets, who saw that coming? it is beautiful. >> all the work that melo did to
get to new york, and if he opts out, it would be such a change. he really worked to get traded >> let's flip it up and look at the other side. what has been the biggest disappointment of the season? >> unfortunately, i've got to stay with the knicks bandwagon.
i'm going with jerry r smith specifically. this man won an award last year. he was supposed to be entering his prime at 28. he has gone the opposite route of michael beasley. his field-goal percentage has dropped 8%.
this is jr. yes, he had knee surgery this off-season, but does -- but it does not excuse him. his shooting is just an explainable. -- unexplainable. we all thought he grew up last it is really unexplainable.
i cannot put my finger on it watching this guy. he takes his shots from the same spots. he is just missing. >> what about you? >> the golden state warriors. the darlings from the playoffs last year, we expected more.
if the playoffs were today, they wouldn't be in the playoffs out west. i'm just disappointed that we haven't seen them really established themselves as a true, quality contender out andre iguodala was their big sign.
he missed a few games with an injury. other than that, we have seen them lose -- we saw the great comeback against the raptors -- that is fun basketball to watch. that is not what you want against a team like the raptors. they shouldn't have to dig
themselves out of those holes. i want to see them now in the second half of the season or as the new year turns to establish themselves as a true playoff >> there are a lot more things you say with that suit jacket >> he sounds way more important. like a lot of teams in the west,
they are inconsistent. you never know what team you are getting. the rockets look unbeatable one night, and then they get killed the next. i think the warriors are sort of like that. >> their two best games have
been against oklahoma city, showing they can hang with those big teams, but again, they were down 27 against the raptors. >> what about you, trade -- trey? >> i'm going with the pelicans, not because they are underperforming, but because
they cannot stay healthy. it reminds me of the timberwolves from the past couple of seasons. you get excited to watch, and then everybody gets hurt. anthony davis went out. tyreke evans has been in and out.
their big five lineup of jrue holiday, evidence, anthony davis and anderson has only played 81 minutes together. they are scoring like crazy. they are an awesome team to watch. people just keep getting hurt. >> i will stick with the injury
angle for mine. it is derrick rose and kobe bryant. returning from injury him and getting injured again. this is just devastating as a basketball fan to lose two of the best players in the game. it obviously means so much to
their teams. they both go down. >> both of their teams almost unwatchable. >> the bulls, especially. >> the lakers are winning games. >> the lakers, you can still watch them. >> the lakers are always going
to be fun with swag he -- swaggy p. >> disappointing injuries to both of those guys, especially after coming back and putting all that work into rehab and having your season derailed again. let's hear what you guys think.
one more here. let's look forward. hit us with one bold prediction for 2014. make it bold. >> i would say the phoenix suns are making the playoffs in the tough western conference. >> is that bold enough?
>> before this season, we thought this team would be one of the worst in the league. if they make the playoffs, two other teams are not going to make the playoffs. it is loaded out in the west. top five offensively. this is not an accident.
this is going to keep up. they can -- they may get emeka okafor back. i like the way everybody is part is getting with hornacek. they have one in all situations. on the road, at home, coming back. >> a lot of close games.
>> they are great in close games. they have the blazers' number to some degree. i don't see them fading. they are sort of like a nuggets i do it by committing. i think everybody is chipping in.
>> you've got the suns making >> mike woodson survives this year as the new york knicks coach. i think he's going to do it. he survived that 41-point home loss to the boston celtics. i think james dolan is going to be sensitive to the criticism.
i think people know, the knicks have a pretty bad roster, and he's getting a lot of people -- a lot of support from people. jr smith has been horrible for them. carmelo has been good for them. tyson chandler, as well, being out injured has really for that
i think mike woodson, if he's gotten to this point, and he's going to get through the season. >> there are a lot of bad teams with poor rosters pretty when you lose by 40 points, you don't have these guys rated to play or carried to play -- caring to play.
>> i wonder if dolan has looked got to see who would want this job and people are backing away from it. it is not a very appealing job. >> this is new york! >> my bold constrictor -- prediction is that lebron isn't going to win the mdp.
with this team not having the best record, even in this conference, and there is an easy case to be made for aldridge being a big deal for his team, i can see it very easily turning out -- lebron is having his greatest season ever, but he is playing such small minutes that
it doesn't matter. >> lebron doesn't win m.v.p.? that is bold. >> then you go to nba.com, and he is not even on top of the latter right now. kevin durant. >> i'm going with the raptors to i says it in the season preview.
>> that is not bold. >> you want bold? cliff robinson, remember him? i've got him winning season 28 of "survivor." i don't know if he's going to be on the show. bold production for 2014. lots more still to come,
including our favorite show moments, and top 10 dunks of the >>7" is probably -- "the starters" is probably the worst sports show i have ever seen. they are sitting there for an hour talking about tweets and lady gaga. >> back with "the starters."
37 shows, four guys, and usually a whole lot applied. it is been a great season for "the starters." let's look back at some of our favorite moments. >> imagine this was your job to do, every day. >> this is your job.
>> gustavo. let the rebounds take you over. >> that is very good. >> i'm going to set this pick forever. >> extended version. >> we are going to get to the games from last night. let's go to the phone booth in
washington. i can't even see my notes here. there we go. this is it. it is hot in here. >> that is macklemore with lebron james. aren't you on "the starters"? >> i don't see a resemblance to
a single one of us among -- none of us look like mackelmore. >> let's say i've got to tie my shoe. hold on. she is ok. everything is fine. the phone works ok. >> toronto major, y'all was
drizzy up from the bottom. >> i am russell westbrook, and alongside me as always, another russell westbrook. >> glad to be here. >> to my right, starters blog -- "the starters" blog editor, it is the australian version of >> challenging the heat in the
east, bulls, not so much. the pacers, the nets a retooled, and out west -- >> i can beat that. there is no bone in that finger. >> i am so mad dribbling the ball as high as i can. i am so angry, so mad. why am i not having a good time?
>> come on, leigh. he almost believes the draft is the most majestic animal. -- the giraffe is the most majestic animal. >> i apologize to all the giraffe lovers out there. i tried to get a "you bet giraffe" t-shirt.
we are going to the zoo. >> i'm glad it finally came out. >> who am i kidding? i'm not angry. i'm scared. i'm scared if i start yelling and screaming that people will see who the real kevin garnett is.
i bang my head on a stanchion before every game. i am a 37-year-old man. do you think i like doing that? >> i did. >> i thought you did. >> brent barry, a.k.a. santa claus. >> these are empty.
>> to not only give us gifts but to answer some questions. one more top 10 list for you. it is the best one. the top 10 dunks of the season. at number 10, it is pelicans big men anthony davis going high for the alley-oop. the extension on it, beautiful.
>> at number nine, we've got blake griffin dunking on his own teammates. that is how good it is. ryan hollins wants a better look at it. he gets underneath him. look out, ryan hollins. >> there it is.
put it up on your wall. at number eight, it is victor oladipo with the 360. it is not all about the power dunks, guys. there is a little flair here. did he travel? who cares? >> another rookie, ben
macklemore. that is sweet, smooth all at the >> he has had five or six great dunks from the season so far. at number six, paul millsap is going to crush it on jerry salinger. yes, he's the one that falls, but that was huge.
we were their lives. >> at number five, gerald green. >> that's too easy. >> every dunk looks this spectacular. he doesn't want to be known as a dunker. >> at number four, lebron james is going to pulverize ben
he dunks on mclemore and -- mack lemore and lewis. >> he apologized afterward. at number three, it is a very henry -- xavier henry. >> this is a number one -- isn't number one? let's get to the top two. at number two, jeff green is
going to kill. i got a look. i love when a guy stands over the other guy that has fallen and sort of stairs at him. >> he didn't get a tech for it. >> at number one, this dunk has it all. j.j. hickson all over marvin
the to hand her -- two ha- hander, marvin falls to the floor. hickson destroys him. >> you could have put any of those top three dunks and the number one slot. that is it for the season so far special.
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