NBA's Two Greatest Sh*t Talkers |Rick Mahorn | Showtime Podcast with Coop

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Ep. 22 NBA's Two Greatest Sh*t Talkers 

Guest - Rick Mahorn

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Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" enforcer, Rick Mahorn. In this episode, the former Detroit Piston talks about his time as an enforcer in the league, the 1988 NBA finals where Coops LA Lakers bet them in 7 games, and if he still holds grudges with guys he competed against.

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Ari Temkin: @arisports

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02:20 

It seems like today there is no actual hatred in professional sports. Looking back at your time in professional basketball were they actual feuds or was it just in the game? 

05:14

Rick Mahorn talks about his senior year of high school, which was actually his first time actually playing basketball, and his nemesis. 

07:32

Ari - "Did you have bad boy in you before you got to the Pistons, or did the Pistons bring out the bad boy?"

Rick Mahorn talks about being a "bad boy" before joining the Detroit Pistons, and how the Detroit Pistons brought out the enforcer in him.

11:10

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11:14

What is the difference between you playing for the Washington Bullets and you playing for the Detroit Pistons? Do you consider yourself a dirty player or a thug?

16:06

Rick Mahorn- "I told Karl Malone first time I met him I got six fouls, all of them got your name on them." 

Rick Mahorn talks about Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, and that he knew how to set a pick.

21:38

In the lightning round, Rick Mahorn is asked about Dave Bing from the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and the Washington Bullets. He is also asked to talk about First Lady Michelle Obama, M. L. Carr, former Georgetown coach John Thompson, and former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly.

27:26

Rick Mahorn is asked his opinion of Magic Johnson of the LA Lakers, and Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons kissing before the 1988 NBA Finals game.

29:38

Michael Cooper- "How did the Bad Boys name come about?"

33:57

What did Rick Mahorn think of Michael Cooper as a basketball player? HE couldn't stand him, but he respected him.

35:46

Things you always need to think about in the NBA is merchandise and trying to sell things. You can sell a lot more merchandise with repeat championships, which is why in Rich Mahorns' opinion the LA Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons in the 1988 NBA Championships.

44:55

Why doesn't the former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly get the recognition  he deserves?

 

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