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Ben Detrick and Andrew Kuo are not your average sports talk-radio duo.
I dont think your podcast is about basketball, exactly?
It can be something funny, it can be melancholy, or political, or just a curiosity.
For example, someone broke intoChina Chalet; we need to talk about that, actually!
And that applies to both basketball and this city.
When you are watching a game, the clock is this melancholy presence that presides over everything.
Our incoming mayor Eric Adams is billing himself as a nightlife mayor.
What do you guys think of him, and what do you foresee for Adamss New York?
BD:Adams is brimming with comedic potential.
He has not disappointed at all so far.
Anything can happen with Eric Adams.
AK:Hes such a strange mayor to have in the lineage of many strange mayors.
But if you want to get down with stuff that Im into, lets go!
If he wants to make nightlife better, that sounds great to me.
AK:What are his jams?
Is he into disco?
Hes probably not into drum and bass.
He was at that conference in Puerto Rico and people were asking him about his Election Night celebration.
AK:I wish he ran on more of this energy.
I didnt know this at all.
BD:I dont know what he thinks about anything, to be honest.
I have no clue what his belief system is.
I want to ask you, why is Dimes Square such a topic of conversation?
And more importantly, is Clandestino a good bar?
AK:Not only is Clandestino a good bar, it is a great bar.
What makes a great bar is the staff and the people.
So we may be in the last days of Dimes Square as we kind of know it.
How much further down can the hordes from Delancey Street go?
What is the future of basketball as far as you guys see it?
And are you pessimistic or optimistic about whats to come?
AK:I am optimistic, but I am also wary.
That skill set is rare.
There is a level of forgiveness that doesnt exist when people stumble.
Everyone is doing their best and has their own path.
I love Kyrie Irving I think he is a thoughtful dude but I disagree with him.
He is on his own journey, man, and handling ideas that feel bigger than winning a championship.
We are also so exhausted with this topic.
Being fired up again is pretty difficult.
you might like him and disagree with his stance on getting vaccinated.
He is in the trenches.
The other day, heposted a picture of Morpheus fromTheMatrixon Instagram.
Good luck, Nets.
Should we expect so much of these public figures?
We have to have some empathy and to be kinder to these guys.
AK:Wow, well, the Knicks lost games and I thought they were going to 82-0.
AK:Get out of here.
BD:I dont even have a good prediction.
I need more information.
It is baffling to not have LeBron as this Polaris in the NBA.
1 ranked team, has a bigger chance than anyone else.
And it is going to be the Bucks or Sixers or Nets on the other side.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
