It's time for a deep dive on Shaedon Sharpe - untangling his mysterious journey to the NBA. Plus: Trail Blazers recent play, a Dame vs Luka fight (we do not condone violence), trash talking and Social Media Player Of The Week!

1:00 PDX Carpet we can’t quit you.

3:30 Icebreaker: Love to win or Hate to lose?

6:00 How we’re feeling about the team right now. Hesitating, turnovers, offense leaving them, but the defense hasn’t been the problem. Will the return of the bench save them?

15:30 Luka and the refs

18:30 Nurkic is motivated by positive reinforcement.

20:30 About Shaedon Sharpe

24:30 How he got to Kentucky and what happened while he was there.

33:30 What must have it been like for Shaedon to be in the middle of the speculation at Kentucky?

37:30 The system has a hole that needs to be filled for getting players from high school to college. Players and families have to rely on uncredentialed people who are more familiar with the process.

40:00 A discussion about how younger players learn in those critical years right before the NBA especially like Shaedon and Anfernee

45:00 Shaedon seems to be thriving

46:30 Other fun facts, favorites, vertical leaps, wrap up

57:30 Social Media player of the week: Jusuf Nurkic (for getting off social media), Josh Hart (again), Keon Johnson

Shaedon Sharpe references:

Shaedon almost played football/background on high school moves: Canada’s Shaedon Sharpe Is the NBA Draft’s Biggest Enigma

Shaedon deciding to skip playing at Kentucky: Why didn't Shaedon Sharpe play for Kentucky? How decision to skip college impacts NBA Draft lottery | Sporting News

Who is Dwayne Washington: Dwayne Washington, A Tale of Two Stories - KY Insider

What happened with Shaedon going to Kentucky: A behind-the-scenes look at Shaedon Sharpe's decision to turn pro - On3

Music by Erik Peterson! @ShoozumOops on Twitter.

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