* Mainstream NBA media tone vs. YouTube tone

* The Event Level NBA takes are so much harsher than public takes

* Agents can threaten everyone in your media org

* Players Justin has pissed off

* Why is it Old NBA heads vs. Current Players?

* How do we feel about Kirk Goldsberry’s plan to ban corner 3s?

* Why is Justin voting Nikola Jokic for MVP?

* Justin recounts the time Jerry West eviscerated JJ Redick over “plumbers and firemen”

* Why do Justin and I complain about the great LeBron James?

* Nike origins of “More than an athlete”

* The point of LeBron James as a “voice” that regular NBA media won’t say

* Why the Warriors could be a tricky future matchup for the world beating Thunder

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