Big Shot Bob – Ep 284 – You’re Right Until You’re Wrong

Nobody had this on their bingo card: the Lakers are the best team in the West. Episode 284 of the Big Shot Bob Podcast opens with LA at 10-2 after a win over the Hawks, Luka Dončić sitting on a scoring list that's just him and Wilt Chamberlain, and Harp reporting from the arena on Luka's back-and-forth with the Hawks' loudest six-man section. Robert Horry explains why most teams blitz Luka the wrong way (hint: it's your legs, not your hands) and has some advice for Walker Kessler, starting with a jump hook.

The Warriors have won eight straight, Steph Curry is playing like he's 25 again, and both Steph and Draymond are crediting rookie Yaxel Lendeborg for the energy. Jokic, on the other hand, doesn't look like Jokic yet. Bronny James jawing with a Detroit fan about money gets zero sympathy at this table. The Sixers sit on top of the East heading into Celtics–Sixers on NBC, which gets Rob talking about why he didn't say a word to anybody on the Lakers after he left until he retired. Then Doc Rivers vs. Giannis: Rob says let the man tell the truth, while Jenners isn't sold on the timing.

Also this week: Wemby's 52-and-24 night, Lendeborg surprising his mom with a new house, and Juju Watkins back to looking like Juju for USC.

On the college football side, the guys go at it over the jump to a 24-team playoff and the end of conference championship games, and nobody here is mourning the Notre Dame rule. Rob went 6-1 last week to take the lead in picks, and this week's card has Tennessee at Texas A&M, Missouri at Georgia, USC at Indiana, Florida at Kentucky, Utah at Arizona, and Texas at LSU at night in Death Valley.

Big Shot of the Week goes to Jonah and Lucas Marshall, two brothers from Palm Bay, Florida, who paddled a borrowed kayak and a paddleboard through floodwater to get a mom, her son and their dogs out of a flooded house. And this week's game is Before or After the Ring: were these NBA players born before or after Robert Horry won his first title on June 22, 1994? Rob's knees felt every answer.

00:00 Episode 284 open: Lakers are the best in the West?

01:05 Rob's TV picks: Best Medicine & Vision Quest

03:20 Lakers at 10-2, Luka's historic start & the Hawks fans

05:57 How to blitz Luka the right way

07:58 Walker Kessler: great shot blocker, zero post moves

10:51 Warriors' win streak, vintage Steph & the West standings

14:04 Bronny James vs. the Detroit fan

17:35 Sixers on top of the East

20:58 Celtics–Sixers, Tatum vs. Jaylen & life after teammates

24:34 Rest of the East & the NBA's new anti-tanking rules

26:10 Doc Rivers vs. Giannis

30:43 Wemby's 52-and-24 night

32:17 Yaxel Lendeborg surprises his mom with a house

33:34 Juju Watkins is back

36:56 The 24-team College Football Playoff debate

45:32 Power Four scheduling & RIP the Notre Dame rule

47:29 College football picks

54:02 Big Shot of the Week: Palm Bay kayak rescue

55:32 Game: Before or After the Ring