Friend of the Breakdown Mo Dakhil joins Coach Nick to discuss in detail his experiences working for the Spurs during Manu's golden years (2009-2011) and what his legacy means to the NBA.

Coach Nick just dropped a video comparing and contrasting Nuggets center Nikola Jokic to the Sixers Joel Embiid, and TJ McBride, editor and Nuggets beat writer for Mile High Sports, joins him to discuss. They also go in depth on the expectations of this team, and how, fully healthy, they could contend for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. 

Did the Rockets improve by adding Melo but losing Trevor Ariza and luc Richard Mbah a Moute? That's a lot of defense to make up, but perhaps Anthony's role in the Rocket's high powered offense, plus the support of PJ Tucker, CP3, and Clint Capela can get them over the hump and defeat the Warriors in the playoffs. Find out from Rockets super fan and Sirius XM NBA Channel personality Curtlow. 

Coach Nick sparked a bit of a debate by disagreeing with LeBron's use of the F-bomb when giving a great speech to his son's AAU team, and Dave DuFour gives the counter point. Plus, we break down Kevin Pelton's Western Conference predictions, which leaves the Lakers out of the playoffs.