Show Notes
It's Friday, which means it's Shoot Around time. Episode 137. Robert Horry, Rob Jenners, and B-Dog are back with the fan questions that didn't make the Tuesday show — plus some detours that definitely weren't on the agenda.
First up: a listener asks whether certain championships just mean more than others. Brian Windhorst sparked the debate on ESPN comparing the Knicks title to the LeBron-Cleveland moment in 2016. Robert's answer might surprise you — for him personally, the 2005 title in San Antonio hit harder than any of the Lakers runs, and he explains why. B-Dog makes the case for Kobe's first ring without Shaq, and Rob gets into what the 2021 Braves World Series meant to him working inside that organization.
Then there's the World Cup. It's in America right now, and a viral video of a French guy experiencing Buc-ee's for the first time is basically the greatest piece of content on the internet. The guys use it as a jumping off point: what does a foreigner absolutely have to experience in the US? Waffle House at 2 AM makes the list. Soul food does too. Atlanta gets discussed at length, and Jameis Winston cleaning up a stadium in Dallas with Japanese fans is just a genuinely wholesome moment.
A listener question about Rick Brunson's courtside moment with Jalen after the title turns into one of the more personal conversations on the show — all three guys share a memory with their dads. Robert's involves sneaking candy into Silver Streak and a hard foul from his pops during a pickup game. Rob talks about a rough stretch with his father that got repaired when his daughter was born. Worth a listen.
From there: household chores, the great grocery shopping debate, Trader Joe's vegan oatmeal cookies vs. Thin Mints, and a final fan question about the wildest thing anyone's ever seen at a live sporting event. Robert tells a story from a Lakers-SuperSonics game that Phil Jackson definitely remembers. And somewhere in there, a bird dies at a Braves spring training game.
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00:00 Intro — Shoot Around Episode 137
00:30 Fan Q: Do Some Championships Mean More?
01:00 Robert Horry: Why 2005 Meant the Most Personally
02:30 B-Dog: Kobe's First Ring Without Shaq
03:30 Rob: The 2021 Braves Run From the Inside
05:00 Frenchman Discovers Buc-ee's — The Viral Video
06:30 World Cup Atlanta: Spain vs. Cabo Verde
07:30 What Must Every Foreigner Experience in the US?
10:30 Fan Q: Rick Brunson Moment — Best Memory With Your Dad
11:00 Robert: Movies, Candy Smuggling & a Hard Foul From Pop
12:30 Rob: Baseball, Yankee Stadium & Fixing a Broken Relationship
15:30 Jameis Winston Cleans Up at the World Cup
17:00 What Are Your Household Chores?
19:30 Grocery Shopping, Snack Sabotage & Diet Struggles
21:00 Trader Joe's Cookies vs. Thin Mints Debate
23:00 Fan Q: Wildest Thing You've Ever Seen at a Live Event
24:00 Tarps Off — The MLB Trend Taking Over Stadiums
25:00 The Bird That Died at a Braves Spring Training Game
25:30 Robert's Wildest Arena Story: The Lakers-Sonics Game
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