For the third time this season, I was back on RotoRadio: Hoops Edition with Tamer and Tom to chat about hoops. But even though I am the first third-time guest of the season, for some reason the guys decided to dominate the list of topics with a bunch of pink taco players, namely Kobe Bryant, Nate Robinson and Vince Carter. Hell, it left me wanting for our usual non-stop Hedo Turkoglu banter.

But being the trooper I am, I surged through, and as always, an entertaining and enlightening dialogue emerged.

Among the topics we covered:

• Kobe Bryant’s balky ankle;
• Whether Darren Collison can keep up his torrid pace; and
• Kendrick Perkins’ recent struggles.

Click play below to hear the entire Podcast; I come in around the seven-minute mark.

 

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