The Silver Black Podcast

Rob and RJ react to Charles Barkley rant about ripping the Media about them saying the Lakers should fire Darvin Ham and the Suns should fire Frank Vogel. Rob and RJ debate if Head Coaches in the NBA get to much criticism and too much blame for for team not living up to expectations and the fact teams re moving off coaches quicker and quicker in recent years.

Rob and RJ look back at the Sixers thrilling victory over the Knicks to stave off elimination and take a deeper dive onto Joel Embiid. Rob makes the comparison between Embiid and Dak Prescott on how they are really talented but cant and wonder if they can ever get over the hump. They discuss Hypothetically which player would you rather the spurs go after Embiid or Tyrese Maxey.

Rob and RJ react to Brian Windhorst on Pat MacAfee saying that he predicts their is gonna be star player that's gonna want play with Wemby in San Antonio. They debate which star he could be talking about and what type of star could best fit next to Wemby.

Rob and RJ recap this weekends playoff games and where these things stand in the different series. With the Suns getting swept by the Timberwolves we ask the question is the Super team era dead in terms of how you team build with a lot of them failing in recent years and the new CBA taking effect soon. They also ask if the Spurs should be interested in Kevin Durant and Devin Booker if the Suns blow it up.

Rob and RJ discuss first set game 3's yesterday and ask the question if the Lakers are done after being down 3-0 to the Nuggets and ask the question if the Sixers are back in the series after Embiid 50 lead them to victory. The also preview tonight's game to see who has the advantage heading into the weekend

with OKC up 2-0 in their first round series Rob and RJ take a look back at the timeline of how OKC has built their rebuild and when it started and debate if their model is something that is sustainable for the Spurs to follow for their own rebuild.

Rob and RJ debate how far the Spurs away from contending with how good the west is right now and in the future. With that in mind they also debate if they use the wait in see approach and take their time or be more aggressive because you cant assume you will be good in a few years and everything goes according to plan.

-Rob asks the question of which players in 5 years will be on the all-NBA team and if Wemby is on the list. With So many Teams in the NBA playoffs having Dynamic Duos Rob asks the Question what type of player would be best served as Wembys sidekick for the Future.

-Since Rob wasn't here to discuss Wemby's great interview with RJ last week they rehash it and Rob gives his impressions of the interview. They talk about how impressed they are with Wemby's personality and maturity for being 20 years old and how much he loves the game of basketball. They also discuss the possibility of potentially adding Chris Paul instead of adding Trae Young this offseason because of his vetrean leadership he could provide.

-RJ reacts to Wemby's very informative interview with Kevin O'Conner of the Ringer. Wemby talked about a variety of things from how was it like playing for Pop his rookie, his love for analytics, his weaknesses as a player, what experts this offseason and more. RJ is also impressed with how mature Wemby is for a 20 year old.