 All right, we've got a guest now, a treat. Let's play a hype video for Mr. Duncan Robinson. Duncan Robinson, that sweet stroke. Ow! This is a heat check. Strong as survive. Joining us, oh, I'm sorry, Chandler's doing an ovation. So we're gonna do the ovation. Look at, all right, you know what? I love it. Six season with the heat, I'm not even gonna do all that because right now you're wearing the shirt. It's a champion. That's where we were gonna start. How you feeling today? How'd you like that? You know, I sacrificed a lot for this Michigan football season. Blood, sweat and tears went into this team. So I feel good, you know, just proud of everything. You feel justified? All the cheating accusations? Like, how do you feel about that? You know, Jim said it best. We're America's team. So I know America woke up this morning feeling good about a national championship victory. It's all fun and games till he's the Charger's coach in a few weeks. As long as it's not the Raiders. You know what? As far as I'm concerned, he fulfilled his duty. He can do whatever he's gotta do. We're national champs, so it's a good feeling. I mean, how does it work? So y'all are playing at the same time there's just games on last night. Be honest, now that it's over, you can't get in trouble. How do you check the score on that? So actually, our strength coach, one of our strength coaches, and I'm actually in his office right now, taking this interview, he went to, he played football at UW, so he was sitting behind me just kind of kicking me updates throughout the game. So we had a friendly little wager going on. So I was getting updates, but obviously locked in on the game as well. Full transparency. I'm a pretty fair weather Michigan football fan. I was crushing them at times throughout the last couple of years, but now obviously they were on top. You know, I'm riding the way. Obviously. Duncan, last night went against Houston. You guys are 21 and 15, despite injuries to guy like Jimmy Butler, Bam, Tyler, missed time as well. How would you assess this season, despite all the ups and downs obviously you play in a big role? Yeah, I mean, I think it's been a challenging season. There's been some challenging aspects. I mean, everybody's going through injury stuff and availability stuff. So that's never gonna be a crutch or an excuse. I feel like we've had guys kind of step up and fulfill those, those voids. Obviously it's impossible to totally fill what a Jimmy does or what a Bam does or what a Tyler does when they miss that type of time. But we've kind of just kind of done it by committee. So I think in the end it'll blow well for us just from a depth perspective. Yeah, Duncan, you're averaging a career high in points, career high in assists, after kind of a down year last year, you're in and out of the rotation. What was the biggest change for you, this off season going into the season to make this jump? You know, I didn't really change much in terms of my preparation from like a physical standpoint. You know, off season has always been, you know, I've always tried to be like a regimented guy. I think the biggest shift was just in the perspective and an approach. You know, as you know, so much of, you know, experiencing success at this level is between the ears and really just kind of coming into this year, first off with a level of freedom and just kind of being able to be out there and be myself. But then also really trying to assert myself from, you know, that confidence standpoint as well. So I think that's made a big, big difference for me. And speaking of that freedom, last night, seven dimes. Is this, you're going deep in your bag. We're looking at point guard dunk in here. Is this just something with more opportunity that you're getting more comfortable doing? A little bit. I mean, some of those are just, you know, the bands down there somewhere, throw it up. And especially when they're switching everything, you know, just try to take advantage of mismatches like that. But, you know, I've always felt that kind of like my feel for the game is a strength of mind. So, you know, this year being a little bit less just obsessed with like, how do I get these off? I feel like I've been able to be a little bit more of a basketball player and do some different things, which has been fun. Kevin Love said that your life completely turned around once you guys started sitting next to each other on the plane. If you said it, it's obviously true. So what happened? What do you guys talk about? Life, love, basketball, everything in between. That's deep. No, I mean, Kev's the best. I mean, he brought so much levity to this group last year when we got him, you know, a little bit after the deadline. And, you know, he's been a great teammate, a great friend. And, you know, for me, sometimes it's really good, especially after a game that doesn't go well, to just kind of have some perspective on the plane, you know, and understanding that as athletes, like sometimes it just feels like the end of the world. And for much of my career, I kind of carried that. You know, when a game wouldn't go well or we're on a losing streak or I wasn't playing well. So he provides great perspective as somebody that's been in the league for such a long time. NBA champion, all NBA, all started like all that stuff. He's done everything there is to do. So to have that guy, you know, sit next to you on a plane and be able to take some things off you, more often than not, it's not talking about basketball, to be honest. Are you and Caleb, is Tonk or Bu-Ray, that still the game? I stay out of that. Participate in it. Probably smart. Probably smart. A lot of spades, it gets played on our plane. But I had a bad experience early on and it just kind of stayed away. That's like a bad experience. Bro, I saw Patrick Beverly one time on a flight from Houston to Dallas who's an offensive amount of money. That's 20 minutes that flight. Yeah, it can get ugly. Now you're gonna tell me what offensive means in the break. Okay, I don't know why I have to ask about this, but earlier this season, you had a moment with Victor Wimanyama. This seems to be a goal for everyone in the league right now. I mean, what'd this feel like? Yeah, I mean, that one obviously, I don't wanna say blown out of proportion, but I think whenever anybody sees me do anything other than like shoot a three, I think everyone just kind of loses their mind. So, I think a combination of the fact that it was on him and he was involved in the play and then also, I think there was just a general surprise that I was able to score in a way that wasn't shooting a three. So, yeah, I mean, that's probably is about his viral, I guess as you wanna say, or as I've gotten in my career, phone was definitely blown up after that, which is fine, but at the same time, it's also like, I mean, it was pretty basic to remove. What is him? A version of the Smitty, but I guess because it was against him, it got so loud. Everyone's watching now, every single move. Duncan, your teammate, Jimmy Baller, we know he can be pretty intense. He's one of the game's greatest competitors, get one of the game's greatest trash talkers. What makes his trash talker, I guess, his competitiveness so unique, so different than other players? I think he really picks his spots. I think that he'll go through stretches of the game where he's just kind of like feeling it out and he's very calculated in his approach in terms of when he wants to engage and when he wants to go there. And when he does choose to go there, it's full force and it's with a certain level of conviction that I don't know that I've ever seen. And it also raises his level from a competitive standpoint and an actual like playstyle standpoint. So whenever, as a team, we kind of feel like he's going there, we know it's a good sign for us. Okay, I'm glad you brought that up because a few years ago you were on the receiving end. Let's take a listen. I mean, yeah, I played with some pretty smart players before I think Duncan's like the dumbest one out of all of them, but now we've had some smart guys. I've been around some really, you know, Hall of Famers, really great players, but definitely helps whenever you got guys that are extremely smart and know the game, except for Duncan, he dumb. All right, Jimmy, thank you. He dumb. Duncan, you dumb. He dumb. He dumb. That is such a, he loves you. That's fun, right? Yeah, that was a wild straight because I don't think I had anything to do with the question. But with that being said, you know, it's all a good fun. I think it comes from a place of, I don't wanna say that I ask stupid questions, but like sometimes I'll do this thing where like, I have a feeling that not everybody understands what's going on, whether it be what we're running, what coverage or whatever, I feel like I know what's going on. So I'll ask the question publicly to kind of like give some people some confidence and like, oh, that is what we're doing. Break the ice, break the ice a little bit. Yeah, yeah, I mean, you know, you said it, not me. But yeah, so I think that's kind of where that was born from of like, why does Duncan always ask him these questions? But with that being said, yeah, you're right. That's, it's all a good fun. So I can take that one to the gym. I gotta ask, as a coffee guy, what was all the, what was the fuss about him brewing and making his own coffee? Was it actually good? Yeah, it was really expensive coffee. It wasn't cheap. An incredible marketing tactic. That's now going into it. That means the coffee was no bueno. It's gotta be good. You're starting off with the marketing. That means the product was poop. I mean, no, I think his product is quality. I've had some big face coffee. It's definitely a quality product. And I think it's grown a lot from the bubble. I mean, it's turned into a full-fledged operation, which is pretty impressive to see. Jimmy actually lost a bet with me at one point. So I'm actually technically 10% owner of big face coffee. I've yet to receive that legally. And I'm not holding my breath on the fact that it will, but I'm hopeful. So I'm over here pumping the business just out of the off chance that he decides to fall through on that bet. I mean, 20 bucks a cup is, that is ridiculous. It must be delicious. The bubble, by the way, the Lakers bench was, Lakers bench was calling you Jimmy Neutron. I'm sure you've gotten all kinds of fun names in the course of your career. I don't know why I'm assuming that I just feel it. Is Jimmy Neutron, is that accurate? How'd you feel about that one? Is it accurate? Like, is it accurate? Like, do you think it's like a, do you think there's a- Do you find it racist, Duncan? Dude, it's not racist, dude. You guys are coming after all the viral moments. I respect it. Yeah, you know, here's my thing with the Jimmy Neutron thing. And I truly have no problem, no gripes, no issues with whatever you want to call me. People call me Jimmy Neutron, people also call me Sheen, which is another character in Jimmy Neutron. Those two characters don't look alike. So how is it possible that I could look like both of them? If you wanted to say, particularly in the bubble when I had like, I had a little like hair action going and Jimmy's got the Johnny Bravo-ish sort of thing, that I could understand. And that's when the Jimmy Neutron thing was born. But now the Sheen thing is kind of taken off as well. So I don't really see how I can look like both. I'm happy to be either one, but I just feel like as a public, we got to pick a lane. That's a public vote. Doug, we also heard your very good ping pong player and there's a rumor going around. Did you actually challenge Franz Wagner in a match for a game check? Or is that- A game check? That's a- That's a rumor. I would do that though, because I know- Really, you're that nice. He doesn't want to hang with me. Yeah, the one that has been elusive to pin down is Obi-Tah and we've been going back and forth. I said on my podcast a while ago that I was better at ping pong than I am at basketball. And he thought that he could beat me in ping pong. So we've been going back and forth on that, having found an opportunity to play it. You know, Carlisle and Daryl Moore are actually unbelievable ping pong players. How does one become so good at ping pong? Like, how's that, is that common to play ping pong? Like in the house growing up maybe or something? I went to boarding school for a year. And when you're at boarding school, there's absolutely nothing to do other than hang in the common areas and play ping pong. So that was pretty much the extent of that year. God. So Duncan, we all know about Welcome to the NBA moments. What was your moment? Did you have one? I'm sure you can point out a couple of things, but what was yours? There'd been a couple. Early on in my first year, I didn't have many games where I was playing rotation minutes. You know, when I was on a two-way, there's probably a handful of them. But one of them was against the Pacers. And that was back when now a former teammate of mine, Vic Oladipo, was really in kind of like peak form with the Pacers and prior to some of the unfortunate injury stuff that he's gone through. And I was kind of thrown in in the middle of the second quarter because of foul trouble and stuff and was asked to guard him. And it got ugly for me pretty quickly. He's just, it still is, but particularly at that point, so dynamic, so fast. And I think the big thing with him was just his aggression and his mindset at that point to just go out there and try to score 30-35 every night. So that was an ugly stretch and quickly got taken out and didn't come back in in the second half and probably for good reason. I was looking like a traffic cone out there for a little bit. I love that everyone has that moment and that everyone remembers it so vividly. Duncan, it has been a pleasure. Sorry, we did all the weird topics. Next time we'll get into some more X's and O's if that's cool. We'll talk to you soon. Good luck the rest of the way. Don't appreciate it. It's all good. I know how it goes. Appreciate you guys. Thank you, John. We're taking a quick break as well when we come back. A little Convince Me with Chandler Parsons.