Mike WILBON We know how this all came about.

What happened with James Harden, and the Houston came into Camp Skip training camp came into the season out of shape.

We know he could drop 20 and asleep, let alone 40 and he was averaging, like 17 a game, thinking back to those times while he was in Houston before he got traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

What did you make of it, then?

What do you make of it now?

I don't know that it's changed.

Steven A.

There is a word we used to use all the time.

Cheesy.

That's what it was.

It was less than it was less than the James Harden that we had seen.

Take Houston deep into the playoffs less than the James Harden who had been an M v P.

It's just it was just cheesy all the way around.

Especially now, the way he pops up the other side in Brooklyn being, let's face it, either one or two on everybody's M v p less where it sits now, cheesy.

I don't know how we look at that word in the year.

2021.

Mike WILBON I don't understand why you would use that word cheesy as extensive as your vocabulary is, but I'll let it go.

Having said all of that, where do you have him right now when we talk about James Harden as an M V P.

Where is he on your list at this particular moment in time will burn.

By the way, Steve, you know what cheesy is when you frown and scrunch your face all up and say no.

And I know this dude is better than that.

That's cheesy.

I have him, too, but he's gaining on LeBron.

It seems like every day, and I've had LeBron won the whole season.

James Harden is right there, the way he has just changed his game to fit exactly what Brooklyn needs on a nightly basis, particularly becoming the point guard.

It's stunning and impressive.

Every single game he walks on the floor.

You have James Harden two.

You have him inching up on LeBron James.

I didn't hear the name Joel and be in that we bring back in Mike Wilbon Mike wilbon You know what time it is?

This matchup tonight Steph Curry versus Damian Lillard Big time matchup for me.

Big time matchup for you Looking at them this year, Who do you believe has had the better season?

Oh, goodness.

Stephen A.

I'm not gonna try to separate those two, because if there's a category of players I would pay to watch if I take LeBron James and send him over here because he's in a category all by himself in so many ways, the next guys, the guys I'm putting my money down to see our Steph and Dame Dame and step, you take one.

I'll take the other this season.

And if you're going past seasons, you're gonna take Curry because he won championships.

But right now, where they are and Curries playing on better teams Dame, switch step.

Then you're gonna tell me you can choose between all of them.

No Kyrie Irving watching the ship.

Stephen A.

He'd be right after that right after those two, but I'm taking either one of those two first to pay to see Hey, Kyrie.

I don't know if he's going to play that night.

I don't know if he's gonna show those two guys are gonna post you talk about box office where stupid?

They're gonna show Will block.

We're stupid.

They're gonna show if you're talking about box office.

Tell me again how many games you miss Kyra?

12.

Okay, put your money down and don't have the show.

See how you feel.

Wilbon Let's go back to you when you look at the Brooklyn Nets, what's the What's the biggest question you want answered about this franchise right now?

Can they play as the target?

Stephen A.

You know they can play.

I'm over the stuff about defense.

They can play well enough defensively when they need to.

I'm over the thing about depth.

They have enough depth on that roster.

We've seen it from game to game.

But the question is, when targeted, they're gonna be the hunted every single game for the rest of this season.

How are they going to fair?

I'm not taking a position on it yet.

I want to see it.

I believe with James.

Harden said that when KD comes back, if he comes back fully healthy Oh, my goodness.

But how are they gonna play when everybody is gunning for them every night?

The rest of the way.

Oh, I got to talk to you later on.

We got to get together.

The only thing I'm worried about with them as injuries, if they're healthy, ain't worried about that being a hunting you got, Katie.

What's wrong with you, Mike?

We're gonna have this conversation, went for dinner.

We're going to have this conversation.

But you know what's up next, Mike?

Oh, no, You did it.

Stay right there, Mike.

Well below.

No, you did it.

You know what time it is?

Let's go to number five on the list.

Look at Carmelo Anthony Lamelo ball hugging one another before they went at each other the other night.

Lamelo ball pulls up from 30 morning.

But guess what, Melo?

The real mellow.

He's got an answer and one right there.

You're talking about lamelo ball coming back down.

Look at Carmelo right there.

Excuse me.

36 years of age, LeBron ain't the only 36 year old that can play.

Oh, no, you didn't lamelo ball.

I think that you was gonna take over being a real mellow.

Oh, no, You did it.

Not yet.

Let's go to number four and Jordan Clarkson, Check out the spin Move right here.

Look at this.

Watch this movie.

Oh, I mean, I mean, shit his pants, put them on the floor.

That's just embarrassing right now.

Michael Carter Williams, What's going on?

I mean, you okay?

You all right?

I just want to know, because that was kind of like Oh, no, you didn't.

Jordan Clarkson do that to that man about to win Sixth Man of the Year award.

Oh, no, You did it.

Way to go, my man.

Utah handling their business.

But so is that kid.

That's a big reason why number three under the I don't even know how to pronounce this dude's name right here.

I mean, what is it Fionn do?

Carbondale Carbon, Carbon.

Gail.

I don't know how to pronounce it.

Hits the three.

Everyone on the clippers.

Bitch!

Celebrate it.

It's like an equipment manager.

A ball boy hitting a three for during a game, for crying out loud.

But that is what happened.

Showing the support and love.

Except call.

Why?

Let it look at him.

Mr Darth Vader himself.

Let's go to number two on the list.

Hawks and thunder jerseys.

Look at this.

Right here.

Ladies and gentlemen who who did this?

How is it that you got red and orange on the court at the same time?

Who made that mistake?

Who made that mistake?

Ultimately, Oklahoma City's gotta go in the locker room, changed their uniforms to white because you can't have them in the horse.

And the Hawks showed up on the road with the your color wrong colored uniforms, as if they ain't got enough problems in Atlanta.

You got to do something like that.

Don't know.

Y'all didn't do that.

No, y'all did it.

Number one.

Nothing beats this.

Ladies and gentlemen, watch this right here.

The game's on the line.

It's a four in one break against the Wizards.

Jamal Murray's got the ball and nobody for the Nuggets goes to the basket.

Nobody look at this right here.

Everybody's a Bobby.

Just the path uncontested to the basket and nobody went to the basket.

No, y'all did it make such a bonehead play like that?

No, you did it.

And if you're Jamal Murray, you shoot the three.

You don't give it to somebody else to do that.

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