The Mismatch
Loves and Loathes: Vintage Steph Curry, the Unbeaten Grizzlies, and Coaching in Quarter-Zips
About the episode
Verno and Jacoby are back, and they get into the Grizzlies’ win against the Blazers to remain undefeated before going through their loves and loathes from the past week of the NBA, including a vintage Steph Curry performance, Cooper Flagg’s second-year development, Ernie Johnson’s departure, and more.
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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Liz Jerry
Social: Keith Fujimoto
Summary
- 0:01
Welcome to The Mismatch!
- 0:30
Verno’s Grizzlies are 5-0, and he loves it
- 20:04
Jacoby loves: Knicks win with Jacoby in the crowd
- 25:31
Verno loathes: The bad teams are very bad
- 27:43
Jacoby loathes: Naz Reid getting benched
- 30:25
Verno loves: Brandon Miller’s scoring outburst in the past three games
- 33:44
Jacoby loves: A vintage performance from Steph Curry against the Timberwolves
- 35:25
Verno loathes: Rudy Gobert’s offense
- 41:13
Jacoby loathes: The WNBA scheduling a Finals game early in the afternoon
- 43:20
Verno loves: Cooper Flagg’s second-year leap
- 46:46
Jacoby loves: The Boston Celtics donating more than $200 million to Boston Children’s Hospital
- 49:51
Verno loathes: The surge of political ads during sports broadcasts
- 55:01
Jacoby loathes: The missing feature on NBA.com
- 58:01
Verno loves: Ernie Johnson getting to leave on his own terms
- 1:02:20
Jacoby loves: The return of the NBA Cup
- 1:03:16
Verno loathes: Kristaps Porzingis appearing in Spain amid trade rumors
- 1:07:55
Jacoby loathes: NBA coaches all wearing the same quarter-zip sweater
