{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Dark Companion Podcast","title":"Vacation Bible School Wins a Ring… and Dallas Loses Its Mind | Kevin Gray","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/29b6312a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3300,"description":"Mike Rhyner, Grubes, and DLLS’s own Kevin Gray power-wash the offseason angst off Mavericks fans and get you ready for tip-off. Yes, the Luka-to-LA asteroid actually hit. Yes, everyone doom-scrolled. And yes, there’s still basketball to play — with Cooper Flagg flying around like a caffeinated free safety, Anthony Davis trying to carry while the eyeball heals and the scale side-eyes him, and a defense-first identity that might just make Dallas obnoxious to score on again.\nKevin dishes on where fans’ heads are post-catastrophe, what “movement and spacing” looks like without Luka-ball, why the frontcourt depth is quietly nasty, and which Western heavies (OKC, Denver, Houston) are about to make your sleep schedule worse. Plus: CBD slushies, cap-circumventing conspiracies, and the annual reminder that the Cowboys will test your faith more than any religion.\nIt’s fast, funny, and Mavs-nerdy in all the right ways.\n\nChapters\n00:00 - Lightning Strikes & Roll Call at the Mothership02:10 - Enter Kevin Gray: The Dark in Your Dark Companion05:06 - Two Weeks Out: What Even Are the Mavs Now?06:22 - “That One Thing”: Reliving the Luka Trade Night12:11 - Fallout & Fanbase Therapy: From Apoplectic to Apathetic15:10 - Lottery Luck & Flagg Day: Turning the Page (Maybe)22:25 - Luka vs. Cooper Flagg: Artist vs. Disruptor26:19 - Defense, Junkie Vibes & Not Here to Make Friends26:31 - Kyrie’s Timeline, AD’s Burden, and Reality Checks30:08 - New Look Offense: Movement, Spacing, Many Hands on the Ball31:44 - Identity Reset: Clamp First, Score Later32:14 - Mid-Show Read: CBD House of Healing (Slushies Optional)35:43 - Cowboys Tangent: Silver, Blue, and Emotional Damage41:00 - Bigs, Depth, and Rotation Math: AD, Lively II, Gafford, PJ42:48 - The West Gauntlet: OKC, Denver, Houston and Friends45:22 - East Wild Cards: Boston’s Gap Year, Knicks/Cavs, Watch Orlando48:20 - Around the League: Cap Shenanigans & Mystery Guests50:04 - Who’s Left Standing? Kevin’s Chalk (and We Hate It)51:42 -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MY5pcsVq0QCXSElEJXNsUEiC8gyrgEoWfpnhiVr9GdU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZTA1/ZjBmZGFkOTk5ZDdi/YWRmMDQ3NGZjY2Ex/ZjgxYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}