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Why did the Heat lose? Did I like the Jimmy Butler 3? Did Strus' 3 that got taken away cost the Heat the game? Who has the upperhand in the Finas? And much more!
Today, we talk about Jimmy Butler's impressive heroics, Udonis Haslem's comments, the Celtics' problems, and more!
Why the Nets are in a tough position with Kyrie and KD, how dumb the Wizards and Beal look, what the Suns think of Ayton, and more!
Today, I go over Jimmy Butler's amazing game, Bam Adebayo's importance to that team, what Boston is missing, concerns with Jalen Brunson, why I wanted Orlando to get the 1st pick and more!
Talking about Joel's post game comments, Luka getting pay back on the Suns, PatBev's idiotic ESPN appearance, and the Celtics/Bucks amazing series.
What worries me about the Heat? Was Jordan Poole's play dirty? Who wins the Bucks/Celtics series? And much more!
Takes on the Jazz impending break up, the Bulls bittersweet season, the Pelicans needs, Dillon Brooks' foul, and more!
We're back... again..... for playoff predictions! Listen to me ramble on about who I think wins it all among other things. Do Embiid, Harden, and Doc have it in them to win? Can the Nuggets and Jazz beat the Warriors and Mavs respectively? Will Milwaukee repeat?
We took a bit of a break but we're back with a review of the season so far, talking about the big story lines and discussing the predictions for the rest of the way and the playoffs.
The NBA has been very unpredictable and interesting so far so we do our best to go over everything that has happened so far, try to make sense of it and somehow try to predict what is to come.
Talking about the Bucks dominant win, the Warriors pulling through depsite Steph struggling, Russ' struggles, predictions for tonight's games and season award predictions.
There is a lot to talk about with a lot of intruiging teams to talk about like the Warriors and how dangerous they will be, how well will the Lakeres offense gel, how the Clippers were able to impress with their offseason moves despite not having a lot of picks or assets and if the Suns can repeat last season's success.
Did the Mavericks do enough to help out Luka? What does the big man swap for the Grizzlies and Pelicans mean? Did the Spurs get better or worse? And more!
How will the Nuggets do without Jamal Murray? What are the Jazz missing? Is Larry Nance what Portland has been missing? Will KAT be on the move? We discuss some of the biggest storylines of the division and talk about where these teams will end up in the standings!
We round out the Eastern conference breakdowns with this week's rundown of the Atlantic Division. What will happen with Ben Simmons? Can the Knicks repeat their success? Do the Raptors make it back to the playoffs? Find out more here!
In this week's divisional breakdown, I go over the Southeast division which has a few really intruiging teams in the Hawks, and Heat who could easily challenge teams for a top 3 seed in the conference. We also talk about the good draft night that both the Hornets and Magic had and predict what these teams may look like going forward. Check out last week's episode to hear my thoughts on the Central division, and tune in next week to hear my thoughts on the Atlantic division!
From today on, we plan to breakdown each team in the NBA's offseason and predict what their season will be like. We'll do this by division, and today, we start with the division of the defnding champions, the Central Division.
I go over my thoughts on off season moves that teams have made. Find out which ones I like, don't like and was surprised by.
I give my thoughts on the 2021 NBA Draft that took place last season and talk about some of the rumors that have been floating around the NBA.
Giannis put on a historic performance to bring Milwaukee it's first championship in 40 years. I talk about my thoughts on their playoff run, how big Middleton, Jrue, PJ, and Portis were, Monty Williams' story, the future of Chris Paul and the Suns, and way more!
I go over game 3, and how Jrue Holiday found his groove while also doing a great job defending Devin Booker, how Giannis' peers react to him, my thoughts on the possible Colin Sexton trade, Team USA and the state of basketball as a global sport.
I go over each position and what the players offer their teams and who wins the matchup and also go over what both teams need to do to win it all with predictions towards the end.
I go over some of my thoughts and reactions of the Western Conference Finals and what I think needs to happen for the Bucks to win game 6 to make it to the NBA Finals.
We took a bit of a break but we're back with a new episode breaking down our thoughts on the playoffs so far and our predictions going forward. We hit a lot of the big topics from the playoffs so far including Ben Simmons and his future, Dame's loyalty, what makes Booker so good, how the Nuggets must be feeling, and more.
We're back at it with another episode! Today, we go over Chris Paul's MVP campaign, the Nets/Bucks mini series, how good or bad Russ is right now, the Knicks and the media haters and more.
We are taking a one week break from making videos so we went ahead with a little breakdown of some power rankings and go over what's been going on in the NBA as of late.
Looking at some of the trade rumors and breaking down the possibilities and implications of them.
We take a look back after being away for most of the week and discuss some of the games as well as the possible Kyle Lowry trade and reactions to the All-Star reserves.
We go over a wide array of topics on today's weekend wrap up, from the Celtics' struggles, the bad techs given out this season, the decade anniversary of the Melo trade, as well as the Duncan Robinson dilemma and what he needs to learn from J.J. Redick. If you liked this kind of content, let us know on Facebook, or YouTube or Twitter!
I discuss my disappointment and problems with the All-Star game and its voting system and also praise some of the outstanding performers as of late while pointing out the defensive troubles of the Bucks and Nuggets.
We look back at everything that happened in the NBA recently including some of the marquee matchups, NBA players and their mental health/life off the court, as well as my opinions on Draymond Green's comments about the double standard in the NBA.
We talk about some of the concerns surrounding certain teams, some surprises, and the continued amazing play of Steph Curry.
We talks over some of the things swirling around in the rumor mill and thoughts after the weekend games.
I saw an image on Twitter listing the most disappointing player on each team so far this season and didn't agree with some of them so I thought it would be interesting to come out with my own list. Give it a listen and let us know what you think and make sure to check us out on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!
Short episode talking about my top 10 Kobe moments and my experience and thoughts on his career.
Hey guys, sorry we for the hiatus. We have been focussing on our video content side of things and trying to grow our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_DMltG9TxmY8mITtW6Y4g) but we are back and talking about some of our thoughts about the season so far.
I recorded a very quick video talking about what I am most looking forward to in toda's slate of games and favorite Christmas day memories. It's super short but I want to get to watching these games like you guys but we'll be back with more soon. Merry Christmas everyone!
I share my biggest takeaways from the slate of games last night in a shorter episode. This will also be up on YouTube so check us out at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_DMltG9TxmY8mITtW6Y4g .
I run down who I think will make the playoffs in both conferences and who I think will win the end of season awards.
I go a bit in depth about James Harden and the Rockets situation, John Wall, Russell Wesbtrook, Paul George and more.
In our latest episode, we discuss and break down the NBA draft and free agency with Osiris.
We finish off the Eastern Conference part of our offseason breakdown with the Southeast Division.
Julius Pryor and Marttise Hill join us again to talk about Michael Jordan and the Bulls, and the Carmelo Anthony what if.
We take turns picking for teams in our first NBA Mock Draft and talk about the playoffs as well as LeBron vs. Kobe
Celtics vs. Cavs, James Dolan, Richard Sherman, Monte Ball, Yankees, Dustin Johnson and more
Is Blake Griffin shooting 3's good? Are the Celtics petty? Would you say the Warriors winers? And my thoughts on Cam Newton and Marshawn Lynch's headlining stories.
NCAA weekend recap, NBA MVP conversation and solutions to players (LeBron) resting, NFL, MLB spring training and WBC
We dicsuss the NCAA tournament, the NBA, NFL combine and free agency, MLB spring training, predictions, and the WBC.