Gottlieb in for Colin:

Rockets’ all small ball is the future

The Rockets have had some mixed results since going all in on small ball at the trade deadline by shipping out lone big Clint Capela, but Gottlieb thinks the all small ball concept is the future of the NBA. He sees it as the next evolution of what the Warriors started, and thinks teams will have no choice but to adapt their rosters to compete, or get run off the floor by teams like the Rockets or the Pelicans with Zion at center. It’s okay to not like it, but it’s here and it’s not going away.

Also:

-Michael Irvin’s All-Pro Brady backpedal

-Knicks PR dumpster fire

-Writing’s no the wall for Cam in Carolina

-Be cautious on breaking up Embiid/Simmons

Guests:

Antonio Daniels, Nick Swisher, Geoff Schwartz