Nick Wright on Celtics-Knicks DISASTER, Draymond Green’s VALUE to Warriors | Colin Cowherd NBA

Colin Cowherd is joined by Nick Wright to react to the NBA Playoffs, NFL offseason, and the new pope. They start things off by giving their pope power rankings after Robert Francis Prevost became the first ever American pope. Colin calls out Nick for looking like the Shroud of Turin, and they highlight their doppelgängers. Then they pivot to the NBA and Colin’s right/wrong takes on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics, why it would be really great for the league if the Knicks won the series, and why the underdogs have been winning. Nick provides a lengthy professional poker analogy to explain what’s happening to the Celtics and their 3-point shooting and Colin compares them to the Miami Dolphins. They discuss why Draymond Green is given more leeway on technical fouls and physical play than any player ever, but also highlight his incredible value as a defender. They compare Draymond’s self awareness about the type of player he is to Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ lack of it. They argue Shedeur was never given an honest evaluation and point to the transactional nature of sports journalism as part of the reason for it. Finally, they pour cold water on the idea of the Dallas Cowboys being the team to make it “work” with George Pickens. The BMW iX. Everything you love about the Ultimate Driving Machine – electrified. Learn More at https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/all-electric/ix/suv/overview.html Timeline 00:00 Pope power rankings 03:30 It’s exciting to have an American pope 05:30 People might turn back to religion due to the uncertainty created by AI 07:30 Even agnostic people lean on faith in a higher power during moments of crisis 11:00 Chris Broussard embodies the best of religion 12:10 Nick is the shroud of turin 12:30 Nick’s cartoon Star Wars and Jesus lookalikes 15:30 Colin’s doppelganger 18:40 Colin getting his Tatum takes wrong 20:50 Tatum was infuriating in game 2 22:30 The internet trolling/praising Colin for his Celtics/Tatum takes 24:45 It’s incredibly important to the sport for the Knicks to win the series 26:00 Why are so many underdogs winning in the NBA playoffs? 29:20 Nick analogizes the Celtics 3 point shooting to professional poker 33:45 The Celtics are approaching the series like they AREN’T the better team 36:00 The reason the Celtics are losing is the reason the Dolphins lose 39:00 Draymond Green has “moved the line” for getting away with physical play 43:30 Why Draymond bothers the refs less than Luka* 46:45 No player has more missed calls on the 2 minute report than Draymond 54:00 Draymond recognized early what type of player to be, Shedeur Sanders didn’t 55:30 Shedeur was never given an honest evaluation 58:45 Modern sports journalism has gone from “true insider” to transactional 1:03:00 Nobody was willing to tell Shedeur he wasn’t a starter, could Arch Manning follow suit? 1:06:30 Jerry Jones likes to “save” people, thinks he can turn around George Pickens 1:08:30 Pickens has been a pain in the ass his entire football career #nbaplayoffs #nba #nfl Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thevolumesports https://twitter.com/TheVolumeSports https://www.facebook.com/TheVolumeSports https://www.tiktok.com/@thevolumesports Learn more about The Volume: https://www.thevolume.com GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 1 per new customer. $5+ first-time bet req. Max. $200 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 5/18/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK.