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And they failed. Miserably. Kevin Durant dotted a dagger in LeBron's eye and that was that. The Warriors are up 3-0, so we decided to discuss whether or not Curry/Durant is actually the best duo of all time or not while wondering if Julius Irving and Rip Hamilton are crazy for thinking their title teams were even playing the same sport as the Warriors.

Coley believes the NBA Finals are a wrap. Done. Finished. Faneto. Tyler believes the Cavs still have an outside chance. Both agree that Kevin Durant is ruining basketball and that the NBA will collapse on itself like a dying star by 2020. Also, the Olympics is finally getting 3v3 basketball and a full breakdown on the Ryan Brothers very un-Jimmy Buffett like behavior at Margaritaville.

THE FINALS ARE HERE..... AAAAND, THEY'RE GONE! Probably. Game 1 was an epic blowout that was close for all of 12 minutes. Luckily for you, we here at Mickstape broke down more than this game because there was nothing even worth taking away from that beatdown. After starting off with some more Jimmy Buffett talk, we dive deep into the Big Baby-Austin Rivers beef and wrap up with the Washington Post's Top 40 Players since the ABA/NBA merger list.

LaMelo Ball set the internet on fire when he went out and dropped a cool seven points on 45 shots, guiding his AAU team to a 50-point loss over the weekend. LeBron, like the classic front-runner that he is, only wins titles the same years Alabama Football brings home the crystal football. And for some reason, Coley and Tyler spent the first 40 minutes of the show debating Gucci Mane and Jimmy Buffett. No one knows why, but it happened.

The NBA Finals are finally here. Well, they're not here - this is just a podcast. The actual Finals are on television. And they're not on television today. Or even tomorrow. A week from today there will be a Finals game that the Cavs and Warriors have played. Classic millennials with a week off before the Finals start. You never would've seen Bird and Magic take a week off. Or Jordan. Or the NFL. It truly makes us sick.

Wilt Chamberlain is one of the greatest basketball players in the history of spheres and hardwood. That much we already knew. What we didn't know, and what still needs unearthing, is the life and times of another, equally as dominant basketball player by the name of George Marcus. Whose mans was this truly? Also, are the Celtics back? Are the Cavs dead? Long answer: yes with an if; short answer: no with a but.

One of the all time greatest basketball players, ambassadors, and overall human beings Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins us to talk about his new book "Coach Wooden And Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On And Off The Court." Before we get to Kareem (53:00 minute mark), Tyler and Coley rank their All Time centers. We would've previewed the Eastern and Western Conference Finals but, yanno, you already know what's gonna happen.

Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard Mike Conley Jr. is the bravest player in the League as he becomes the first player to sit down in the studio with Coley and Tyler. Because of this he is officially the best point guard in the League and has our full and unwavering support in all endeavors past, present and future. Head over to Twitter and vote him for the NBA Cares Community Assist Award by tagging @mconley11 with the hashtag #NBACommunityAssist

In a few years, this season will be remembered much differently than how it really was in the present. The Cavaliers much harped on struggle will be washed away, James Harden will have been carried to the playoffs as if he were Kobe in his prime, and Jaylen Brown will be called the can't miss prospect of his draft class. We here at Mickstape vow to ruthlessly mock anyone who tries to switch up the narrative down the line. Tyler kept all the receipts.

While the entire basketball world is fixated on LeBron James and his 11-game postseason win streak, his record setting series sweeps, his climb to the top of the all time postseason scoring leaderboard, his quest for his fourth ring, we here at Mickstape break down the greatest living athlete and all of his endeavors - Quavo.

Area 21 needs to be unedited right this second. The fact that this hasn't been green lit yet but they'll make a Rush Hour television show is exactly why millennials aren't buying cable anymore. I mean we're not talking about a patchwork solution here. Having Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett talk about literally anything would be a billion dollar network, let alone show. Get your heads out of your asses ONE TIME for me, Hollywood. Also, Ben Wallace is 6'2".

Finally, the best part of the basketball calendar is upon us. That's right folks - The Big 3 Draft finally happened and we could not be more excited for this season to finally kick off. Every roster is broken down from perspectives of basketball acumen to fisticuffs and everything in between. Oh yeah, the second round of the NBA Playoffs is previewed because I guess those are still going on?

Gilbert Arenas used to be an absolute savage of a human being. Now he's just a savage on occasion. Which isn't nearly enough savagery for this podcast's liking. Step it up, Gil. Perhaps you'd like to come on this podcast to discuss? Also, has anyone seen or heard from Jimmy Butler?

The NBA is lucky Dion Waiters is at home working on this damn article rather than tearing up the playoffs. The viewing audience is not as lucky as the Hawks and Raptors keep playing basketball as some sort of punishment to our eyes and brains. Also, unsurprisingly, Tyler doesn't think Marcus Smart is about that life.

Well,, it hard to say. Intro by @TrillBallins. Big Cat joins the top of the show to talk about his Bulls dragging Coley's Celtics. Caleb Pressley drops in to talk some 4/20 related mishap and the rest of the first round is broken down by Tyler and Coley.