Heat Check Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The trade deadline and buyout window has come and gone, we discuss the biggest and most impactful trades.
Does Greg believe in a window of opportunity for teams based on how they are currently constructed?
This week we discuss who made the final decision about the Warriors #2 pick, Joel Embiid's injury, and CP3 as an MVP candidate.
In our new segment Greg's Bracketology, he breaks down every team in the bracket! He also gives a Final Four and Championship prediction.
Who gets Greg's Guarantee?? (The Greg stamp holds weight!)
Let us know who you think can win it all!
Heat Check Season Two is here!
We are so excited to be back.
This week we are giving a full recap of the first have of the season for every team.
We also breakdown All Star Sunday and the surrounding events. Should they have had all-star now? This year?
In honor of Megan dropping a classic
Megan The Stallion - Body // Slowed By Willy
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SZA - Hit Different // Slowed By Willy
SLOWED BY WILLY VOL. 1 ON THE WAY
WE STILL HAVING FUN WITH THIS
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Kehlani - Open (Passionate) slowed by Willy
SLOWED BY WILLY VOL. 1 ON THE WAY
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This episode wraps up the our basketball coverage for the year. When we started back in February we never would have thought that we would have a basketball in September and October. Thank you to every one that has listened to any episode that we have done. We hope that you come back for season 2. See you soon.
Lakers vs. Heat was one of our predictions back before the stoppage
Jimmy Butler's gutsy performance
Miami Heat window/ How much they missed Goran Dragic
Lakers moving forward/ Lebron's shot at the critics
When will the NBA be back
Special shot out to how both the NBA & WNBA handle their comeback
Congratulations to the Seattle Storm on their championship, Sue Bird winning her 4th title
Calvin Hermanson joins the podcast to talk about his basketball career at SMC, playing in Europe, and 3v3 tournaments.
Before he left we gave predictions for the NBA Finals
Lakers are in the Finals!
Will the Heat or Celtics join them.
Who do the Lakers want to face?
What do the Nuggets need to take them to the next level?
Jamal Murray incredible run and Jokic never gets going
WNBA Playoffs
Giannis unfollows all bucks, meets with team
All NBA teams
Nuggets unbelievable postseason run
What happens with the Clippers?
Doc gone?
Khawi and PG can opt out after next season?
Lakers/Nuggets thoughts
Celtics/Heat game 1 Thriller!
Round 1 is finally over but not with out two thrilling final game 7s that came down to the last shot.
Round 2 is underway and we give our thoughts about who is in trouble and which teams are in command
Thoughts on the first round of the NBA Playoffs
How we feel about the strike a and potential end of the NBA season
Playoff Basketball is here!
We breakdown all of the series that are going on so far along with our predictions of how they will end.
Two 8 seeds up 1-0?
Dallas cheated out of 2-0 lead?
Back to the bubble:
Jimmy vs TJ (Hint: Jimmy Won)
Who is Miami?
Dame on a ridiculous run
Pelicans never figure it out
Suns can go 8-0 AND not make the play in game (GO,GO,GO,GO, WHOSE NEXT!)
Bubble MVP and 1st team All Bubble
Curry gets his own brand under the UNDER Armour umbrella
NBA bubble is here. Do we love it? Hate it? The last spot in the western conference playoff race is wide open, TJ warren is unstoppable and "Skinny Melo" is here! All that and more!
Basketball is back! Maybe.
We talk about the plans for Orlando.
Kyrie right message wrong messenger?
Players power
Was the Jordan documentary actually a documentary?
Should teammate be mad about the final cut that was made?
We got enough of the season to pick out awards for the 19-20 season (We don't think the season is coming back).
The traditional awards are here along with our own special awards.
Enjoy!
With the NBA season in limbo we challenged ourselves to come up with a plan that could save the season! Subscribe to get new episodes when they drop and to make Greg feel better now that Gronk is also going to Tampa Bay.
Jamal Murray. Block or Charge?
Lonzo Ball's improved 3 point shot
MVP race. Media spin
Celtics recent struggles
Rockets small ball
Joahkim Noah....enough said
Heat Check & Face the Heat
This episode includes but is not limited to:
Drake drops new songs "Chicago" and "When to Say When"
Duke lost again, this time to Wake Forest
Oregon Women's Basketball 3 peats as Pac-12 Champs
The key to winning March Madness
Greg recalls being at Virginia vs. UMBC
Zach Lavine vs Kyrie Irving
Is Kyrie injury prone?
Fixing the suns
New Segments:
Heat Check-What teams or players do you need to watch out for
Feeling the Heat- Who is in trouble? Did we get our best teams in the East wrong?
This week we start off with music! The Weeknd dropped a new single and we give our ratings. Greg is back to talk Lakers vs. Celtics. Tatum looks great but how many minutes is to many minutes with Wanamaker? Is Duke in trouble after a 22 point loss to NC State? Is Gonzaga losing to BYU a worse loss? Couldn't pod without mentioning Kobe and Gigi's memorial today, including a heartfelt speeches from Jordan and Sabrina, who flew to the Bay Area to play Stanford later in the day. Can Sabrina be a breakthrough star for women's basketball? Last but not least we discuss who the greatest Raptor of all time is.
No Greg but I break down All-Star weekend! Did the changes to the game work? Was Aaron Gordon robbed?AGAIN?? Does the skill challenge require much skill??
The guys got up close and personal at the Heat and Blazers game Sunday night (special shout out to Zach for the tickets). Udonis Haslem didn't see the floor but he was engaged and talking the entire game. Hear their thoughts about the game (hint: Dame Lillard is a BAD MAN!)
The trade deadline came and went with a bang, Greg and Brandon break down the trades and pick winners and losers. Wiggins vs DLo. Morris to the Clippers over the Lakers. Did anyone win the Drummond trade
The University of Oregon Women's basketball team is beating everyone including a blowout of UCONN in Connecticut, series sweep of Oregon State and 30 point thrashing of Stanford. Are they championship bound?
Lastly, both Greg and Brandon address the most ridiculous takes of the week from mainstream media.
Welcome to Heat Check our brand new podcast for Basketball and Music.
Greg and Brandon share a love for the game and decided to break it down every week.
This week we discuss the historic run that Dame Lillard as been on. Can Portland make a run in the west? Is he in the MVP race? What would need to happen for him to win MVP.
We gave our MVP rankings for the first half of the season.
All Star players were announced last week and they broke down the two teams, who should stay in and which "snubs" should replace them.
Greg and Brandon give their top 4 teams in the EAST and WEST. They discuss who could finish 6th seed or lower that would cause the most problems.
Last but not least....nobody wants the Heat to get home court