To Kill Time Podcast · TJ VanBuren, Kain Wilder, Dylan Freeman

SE6 Talking the NFL Playoffs and Firing

·1 hr 11 min·4 clips

Andrew Wiggins is at minus 150 this season and minus 460 for his career.

1. Sports to Kill Time Podcast focuses on Michigan’s national title, Ja Morant’s season-ending shoulder surgery, NFL Black Monday firings, and the Lakers-Warriors playoff race. 2. Travis Kennedy and TJ host the episode, and they frame the conversation around weekly sports recaps and current standings. 3. The episode is built to catch up on late-season sports developments and answer which teams, coaches, and players are changing the conversation. 4. Michigan’s championship win gets the first long discussion, with 303 rushing yards driving the title game. 5. Edwards and Corum each score two touchdowns, and the hosts emphasize that Michigan won in the trenches. 6. Washington’s undefeated season, Florida State’s injured quarterback, and Georgia’s possible matchup all come up as comparison points. 7. The hosts say Alabama, Georgia, or a healthy Florida State would have been the tougher title-game test. 8. The conversation then shifts to Ja Morant, who played only nine games after two suspensions. 9. Morant is described as averaging 25 points and eight assists before the shoulder injury ended his season. 10. The MRI result is a labral tear in his right shoulder, and the hosts note that the injury came without much public detail. 11. The Grizzlies come off as a team in trouble because Stephen Adams is also out and the roster is built around Morant’s production. 12. The Lakers and Warriors segment centers on both teams being stuck near the 10th and 12th seeds. 13. LeBron James is described as carrying the Lakers at age 40 while Gabe Vincent, Christian Wood, and Anthony Davis are discussed as part of the roster fit. 14. The Warriors discussion turns to Stephen Curry going 0-for-9 from three in a game and to Klay Thompson’s decline. 15. Andrew Wiggins becomes the stat anomaly of the episode because the hosts find a season plus-minus of negative 150 and a career mark of negative 460. 16. The Raptors-Knicks trade is mentioned briefly, with the Knicks said to be 4-0 after the deal. 17. The tone is conversational, argument-driven, and reactive, with the hosts interrupting each other and checking stats live. 18. The format mixes recap, debate, and side commentary, including jokes about team fandom, fantasy updates, and stat searches. 19. Fans of NFL coaching debates and NBA standings talk would fit this episode. 20. Listeners wanting polished analysis of one sport may skip this one.

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A loose sports catch-up that moves from Michigan's title to NBA stat-page chaos.

This episode bounces from Michigan's natty title and the Black Monday firing wave into NFL playoff talk, then slides into Lakers and Warriors chatter before settling into a long stretch on NBA plus-minus and real plus-minus.

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You want a chaotic sports catch-up that ricochets from Michigan's title run to NFL firings and then straight into NBA stat rabbit holes.

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