Puff & Vern Pod

Is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks a top 5 power forward to have ever played in the NBA?

Puff & Vern had an enjoyable time talking about the Toronto Raptors perfect 5-0 week.  

We also discussed the following:

• Fred VanVleet 1st All-Star nod, will he be the last pick... nah
• Gary Trent Jr has been playing the best basketball in his career
• Pascal 'All-Star Snub' Siakam is putting the league on notice
• Big trade between Portland and LA Clippers - more moves to come over the coming week
• Will Harding be traded before the NBA Trade deadline?
• All Star weekend - Rising Stars game has a new format

Raptors Rewind

• Not a great week for the Toronto Raptors
• We are starting to see more of the bench

Around the League

• Tight race in the eastern conference
• 76ers are not going to trade Ben Simmons, the GM is looking for a home run
• Is Ant-Man Black Jesus?

All Star Starters have been announced. We discuss who we think will be named as reserves.

Raptors Rewind:

• The Toronto Raptors went 2-2 this week
  • Good win against the Bucks
  • Snuck out a win against the Wiz
  • Two tough losses against Miami and Dallas
• Pascal Siakam is becoming a playmaker
• Scottie Barnes had a big game against the Washington Wizards
• Will Fred Vanvleet, Pascal Siakam or OG Anunoby make the All-Star game
• Will the Raptors be making a trade before the trade deadline

Around the League:

• Ja (rastafari) Morant - is balling like an MVP!
• The Chicago Bulls hit the injury bug
  • Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, and Zach Lavine all are out of the line up
• Kevin Durant is sidelined for the Brooklyn Nets
• Will the 76ers make a trade to get Joel Embiid some help?
• What will happen at the trade deadline?

Puff & Vern discuss:

• Raps rough week (0-2), bad loss to Detroit... Again!
• Freddie V and Spicy P are looking like they are All-Star ready
• There's been a trade make & a trade rescinded
• The NBA has banned the song 'Cold As Ice' after an NBA player went cold as ice
• Does Ja Morant have wings?

Puff & Vern debate if Steph Curry has overtaken LeBron James as the face of this generation. This was a hot take from Stephen A Smith.

Raptors Review:

• Raps on a 5 game win streak and sitting in the 7th seed
• Fred Vanvleet is making is case that he deserves an All-Star nod, did you vote for him
• Justin Champagnie has been working on his corner 3's

Around the league:

• Kyrie Irving is back and he looks like he never missed a game
• Lance Stephenson is back, and he's making a huge splash
• Dirk Nowitzki had his jersey retired and got offered a 10-day contract
• The Phoenix Suns are running hot they are looking like the best team in the league

Puff & Vern break down their top 5 Toronto Raptors plays of the season so far.

We review the Toronto Raptors covid week, and how the did with only 4 roster players on a team. Rondo has been traded from the LA Lakers to the Cleveland Cavs as Ricky Rubio goes down with an ACL tear. LeBron hit 36K points, only the 3rd person in history of the NBA. Some old heads sign some 10 day contracts and return to the NBA for a short stint as teams are racked with covid.

Puff & Vern debated if Jordan and the Chicago Bulls would have won 8 straight titles from 1991 - 1998 if he didn't retire in 1991. We take a look at how good the Houston Rockets were and if there were better than that the Bull with Jordan.