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- (0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball
- (6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in the series, the Porzingis questions, Tatum's growth, etc.
- (73:23) Dissecting the media's anti-Celtics agenda including the "easy path" and "haven't been battle-tested" narratives
- (82:38) The Kyrie playing Boston piece of it
- (87:47) Wrapping up some other storylines, predictions, and closing thoughts
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- (0:00) Context
- (1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.
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(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups West Play-In Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox
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- Contextualizing the episode
- Austin and John vent about Texas
- Rohit on UCLA
- Drew Timme's future
- UConn's dominance and theories on it
- FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs
- Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament
- Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights
- John's predicament with his mom's bracket
- The women's tournament
- NBA update
- Nonsense
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- (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
- (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is
- (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region
- (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region
- (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region
- (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region
- (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks
- PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)
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- (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
- (2:12) Damar Hamlin
- (24:35) NFL talk: the trending up Bucs, (36:12) the Pats in a win and in situation, (44:40) the 7 seed in the AFC and Brady rumors, (52:48) and the 7 seed in the NFC
- (56:08) The struggling Celtics and the surging Nets
- (79:11) College basketball updates: Friend of the Program Graham Robinson on House of Highlights, plus the undefeated teams go down, the weird ACC, and more
- (86:09) College football: TCU-Georgia for the Championship after awesome Semifinal games
- (90:24) PART 2, Steve Cohen: tequila, the acting scene, University of Arizona athletics, talking Boston sports, and more
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- (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
- (1:11) AFC playoff picture and (8:21) the Chargers' outlook
- (13:29) Blind resumes for the mediocre teams fighting for the 7 seed in the AFC
- (26:48) The battle for the AFC South
- (31:07) The NFC: Packers, 49ers, Bucs, Cowboys, Eagles, and more
- (52:16) Assessing the Celtics and the top tier of teams in the Eastern Conference
- (71:56) The Preamble of our annual top sports things/moments of the year (tangents)
- (80:09) Our Annual Top Sports Things/Moments of the Year
- (93:07) College Football and College Basketball updates
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- (0:00) We're back in studio.
- (1:35) Updates on our lives after more college experience
- (6:11) World Cup talk! Team USA, early upsets, sleeper teams, putting on for your country, champion picks, and more
- (30:47) The state of the Patriots and their playoff chances
- (48:11) The Celtics and other NBA teams about 21% of the way through the season
- (59:00) Our top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankful for, plus honorable mentions
- (83:40) College football... (85:15) College basketball... (87:03) and the Bruins start into the outro with John Denver
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
- (0:34) Austin's pick to win the 2023 men's college basketball National Championship
- (11:39) Assessing the Patriots
- (21:54) Bucs' struggles and other NFL teams
- (29:19) The Celtics' 6-3 start
- (43:00) Bulls talk; the Kyrie drama
- (51:08) Astros win the World Series, cool
- (51:42) Making sense of a crazy Saturday of college football
- (55:14) Our pre-season college basketball champion picks
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- (0:00) Intro segment contextualizing the episode
- (2:07) Wild Card preview, predictions, and more with Ryan Grace and Anthony Scichilone
- (35:26) First-time CtB guest Jordan Leonard on the Mets
- (52:00) First-time CtB guest Luke Fain on the Mets, but with some different angles
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- (0:00) Contextualizing this episode...
- (1:57) Predicting our seven AFC playoff teams (brief discussion about Logic from 33:46-34:56)
- (40:24) Predicting our seven NFC playoff teams (Bears talk with Jacob White from (54:38-61:34)
- (71:19) Super Bowl picks
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- (0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode
- (2:25) Quick hits on eight sports stories
- (9:29) The main thing: sports (and some non-sports) trivia. Little over an hour here. Ridiculousness ensues.
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- (0:00) Open: observations from Pats camp on 8/1
- (2:19) John and Anthony debate NFL topics, including: Chiefs without Hill versus Packers without Adams, the Bills, the loaded AFC West, Justin Herbert, no OC or DC in New England, Kyler, Julio, the NFC North, Baker, the Commanders, and the state of the Patriots. We end with talking about the passing of Bill Russell.
- (64:20) Zach Kopelman previews college football topics, including: National title favorites, NC State, Pitt, Texas, UMiami, Notre Dame, coaches at new schools, Heisman odds, sleeper teams, and Syracuse
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- (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
- (0:43) Open #1: Conference realignment and what it means for Syracuse
- (3:51) Open #2: 'Stranger Things' takes
- (8:05) NBA Offseason Winners and Losers, including the Jazz-Timberwolves trade, the Lakers, the Celtics, small guards for Portland, Jabari Smith Jr., Durant's online humor, and a lot more. Good discussions.
- (70:42) Will KD be traded this summer?
- (76:35) Mystics/WNBA update... (78:14) Zac Wilson... (79:57) Red Sox update... (80:25) our 1v1 basketball tournament
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
- (1:00) Celtics-Warriors Finals preview
- (22:00) Series predictions
- (26:16) ESPN Deportes
- (27:09) Favorite Celtics players from 2013-14 to 2016-2017
- (34:41) Mystics PSA
- (35:36) Maryland-Cornell MLAX Championship
- (36:57) NHL Playoffs update
- SEGMENT 2 (38:02) Dhani Joseph on the Celtics' turnaround, the emotions of Game 7, and a Finals preview
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
- (1:00) Celtics triumph against the Bucks
- (3:09) Celtics-Heat ECF Preview
- (25:11) Mavs-Warriors WCF Preview, plus some Suns slander
- (46:56) Recap of our Conference Finals predictions
- (47:21) NBA Draft lottery...
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- (0:00) open segment contextualizing the episode
- (1:30) In-depth Celtics-Bucks Game 1 thoughts and takeaways and our outlook for Game 2/the series
- (29:19) Warriors-Grizzlies thoughts
- (34:50) Suns-Mavs thoughts
- (37:49) Heat-Sixers thoughts and where Bijan ranks Harden now
- (44:37) Pats draft and the AFC East... and then the news of Smart being out for Game 2
- (50:35) What's up with Trevor Story?
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- (0:00) open segment previewing the episode
- (1:13) Celtics-Nets
- (29:16) Sixers-Raptors
- (40:53) Bucks-Bulls
- (47:23) Hawks-Cavs and the Heat series
- (51:41) Grizzlies-Timberwolves
- (60:03) Warriors-Nuggets
- (65:06) Mavs-Jazz
- (72:21) Pelicans-Clippers and the Suns series
- (78:29) Conference Finals picks
- (83:22) The CtB one-on-one tournament this summer
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- Open segment
- Rohit and Austin discuss the storylines and individual matchups of the Final Four before predicting the winners of Villanova-Kansas and of course, Duke-UNC
- Bijan joins to discuss Group B of the World Cup, the Boston Celtics, and more
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- (0:00) Open segment laying out the plan for the episode
- (1:00) Biggest takeaways, lessons learned, and bracket frustrations through the first weekend
- (10:07) Macro-level thoughts on the Sweet 16/remaining field
- (15:25) Going through the West region: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Duke, Texas Tech
- (31:16) Going through the South region: Arizona, Houston, Villanova, Michigan
- (42:11) Going through the East region: Saint Peter's, Purdue, UCLA, North Carolina
- (50:13) Going through the Midwest region: Iowa State, Miami, Kansas, Providence
- (53:21) Our Final Four and Championships
- (56:00) Other news: Tyreek Hill/AFC, the awesome Celtics, and CtB's Locks Vegas
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- (0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode
- (0:59) Going through the Gonzaga/West region
- (11:46) Going through the Arizona/South region
- (20:11) Going through the Kansas/Midwest region
- (29:59) Going through the Baylor/East region
- (41:36) Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship picks
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
- (3:00) John interrupting: Memphis and then somehow being wrong about when the Big Ten tourney is
- (4:42) Ranking each of our top 10 teams
- (9:24) Debating Baylor
- (14:39) Debating Arizona, plus John pivoting to talk about Illinois
- (19:58) Debating Kentucky
- (23:29) Debating Auburn
- (29:01) Debating Purdue; plus Kansas, Duke, and Gonzaga's possibly Final Four runs
- (33:25) Debating Kansas
- (40:45) Sleeper Final Four/"can make a run" teams
- (45:48) Can UCLA get hot like last year?
- (47:49) Celtics! So much to like about them
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
- (1:37) SB Storylines and general thoughts
- (6:21) Unfinished business
- (10:20) Joe Burrow being a winner, Matthew Stafford's story, and Aaron Donald
- (15:35) Prop bets, including way too much time debating the coin toss!
- (28:21) Winner and score predictions
- (32:11) Attending the Super Bowl...
- (34:21) Post NBA Trade Deadline Power Rankings
- (44:46) Quick college basketball scores
- (45:43) INTERVIEW with Bengals fan Cole Siefer. A good listen.
- (69:23) Informal 13ish minutes on college basketball
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- (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the two-part episode; plus, Syracuse beats Wake Forest
- (2:15) PART 1: Reacting to the news of Tom Brady's (ostensible) retirement
- (25:50) PART 2 begins
- (26:12) 49ers-Rams preview and predictions
- (40:24) Bengals-Chiefs preview and predictions
- (47:46) Intriguing Super Bowl matchup possibilities
- (50:16) Will Tom Brady retire? (Talked about less than an hour before the news of his retirement)
- (53:46) Other NFL news
- (55:26) A big college basketball Saturday, plus a tangent on Gabriel Davis
- (61:49) Celtics-Hawks recap
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- (0:00) Open segment recapping the environment and game in Orchard Park
- (5:44) The 6-minute recap of the Patriots' embarrassment from the hotel in Buffalo at 1 a.m.
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- (0:00) Contextualizing the episode and recapping Chargers-Raiders (recorded right before the Flores firing)
- (2:59) Patriots-Dolphins recap and analysis, plus looking ahead to the New England Wild Card matchup (recorded during LAC-LV)
- (20:00) Off the cuff thoughts on the known Wild Card matchups before SNF
- (26:55) R.I.P. Bob Saget
- (27:08) Klay Thompson's return
- (28:46) Our fantasy football championship teams
- (35:25) Wrapping it up
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- (0:00) Open segment on contextualizing the episode
- (2:52) Pats lose to the Bills... and then (8:07) Power ranking the top of the AFC/Steelers confidence?
- (12:21) NFL contenders blind resume guessing game
- (28:34) The Top 25 Sports Moments of the year, plus lots of honorable mentions (top 5 from each of the 5 guys)
- (54:45) NBA name game: is this name a real name of a player who got signed on an NBA Hardship Exception deal, or is it a fake name?
- (59:08) Questions from the friends of CtB
- (64:37) College basketball update
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- (0:00) The open segment: contextualizing the episode, plus Iowa State basketball appreciation... then (5:44) we're back after our first semesters of college
- (7:26) Patriots: losing to the Colts and looking ahead to the massive rematch versus the Bills
- (20:37) Other NFL: Assessing the Bucs after losing to the Saints again... (26:10) John's Chiefs and Packers... and other gambling stuff... then (28:38) more on the Bucs, plus fantasy football talk
- (31:10) NBA: Debating this up-and-down Celtics team, with tangents on the Cavs and rookie QBs
- (44:38) Christmas gifts... and then (45:43) COVID in the NBA
- (46:05) A guessing game, NBA and then college hoops... plus in-studio shenanigans
- (50:46) Answering many questions from the friends of CtB, including a very contentious one from Al
- (59:30) A special outro courtesy of Max
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- (2:10) Back in the studio; quickly recapping our lives after three months at college
- (7:18) NFL: the surging Pats, the sneaky Vikings, Rohit's Browns, and Bijan's Bucs... and then (19:45) going through the SB contenders; AFC then NFC
- (33:36) 2nd Annual Sports Things that we're thankful for
- (70:50) NBA: Celtics playing better, Rohit's Bulls; plus the Warriors, the Nets, Chris Paul, Iman Shumpert, three trivia questions, and more
- (89:19) Q&A from the fans of CtB: Ryan Grace's new physique and could John score against the UConn women's team?
- (90:33) College basketball updates... then (96:50) outro into John Denver
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- (0:00) Intro segment that includes about 15 minutes on college basketball. Also some housekeeping and NBA notes
- (19:41) Talking about the Netflix show 'Squid Game'
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- (0:00) Intro segment
- (5:00) Revealing our non-playoff team, 15-9
- (8:37) Debating the major differences with our non-playoff teams
- (17:21) Revealing our playoff teams, 8-1
- (21:13) Debating the major differences with our playoff teams
Western Conference teams that were talked about the most: Timberwolves, Lakers, Clippers, and Warriors
- (32:05) Revealing our awards predictions: ROY, COY, MIP, DPOY, MVP, and everyone's favorite fake award, the Darkhorse MVP... plus some 6th man
- (44:19) ECF, WCF, and Finals predictions
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- (0:00) Intro segment
- (3:00) General issues with the NBA today
- (5:26) Revealing last year's prediction results
- (9:18) College football
Here we go...
- (11:22) Revealing our non-playoff teams, 15-9
- (13:05) Debating the major differences with our non-playoff teams
- (25:15) Revealing our playoff teams, 8-1
- (29:30) Debating the major differences with our playoff teams
Eastern Conference teams that were talked about the most: Bulls, Knicks, Hawks, Nets, and of course, the Celtics
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- (0:00) Intro segment, including growing up being a Pats/Tom Brady fan...
- (4:49) CtB birthdays and (5:17) Teasing the Brady return to Gillette...
- (6:55) Setting the stage for TB-NE: Takeaways + observations from the Pats' first three games and (15:05) Bucs takeaways + observations this season
- (22:30) Brady's Bucs vs. Belichick's Patriots preview: NE defense against Brady, the Brady vs. Mac intensity aspect, the media being anti-Belichick, some best-case scenarios for the Pats, NE offense against the TB defense and utilizing trick plays, and going through the Pats' schedule/the importance of not going 1-3... before (35:47) Official TB-NE score predictions
- (37:11) Hitting the Week 4 slate: Titans-Jets, Giants-Saints, Ravens-Broncos, Steelers-Packers, Kirk Cousins, Zach Moss, and Lions-Bears
- (45:42) An apology to Justin Herbert, (47:14) Patriots sources, and then (48:24) Seahawks-49ers and John's betting
- (49:57) NBA gets going: the beautiful Seaport area in Boston, Kyrie and Jonathan Isaac on COVID vaccinations, and college stuff
- (57:37) Hyping up the Celtics, (64:49) our college locations, and (65:32) Syracuse and Maryland football
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Revealing our AFC Playoff teams from the 7 seed to the 1 seed
- (2:50) most talked about teams: Patriots, Broncos, Ravens, Browns, and Bills
Revealing our NFC Playoff teams from the 7 seed to the 1 seed
- (30:49) most talked about teams: 49ers, Seahawks, Cowboys, Rams, Packers, and Bucs
Super Bowl talk
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Zach Kopelman previewing the Pittsburgh Steelers season
- (1:16) Big Ben, the new OC, the defense, a bunch of depth guys, potential QBs of the future, going through the schedule, and much more
Richie Kuty previewing the Denver Broncos season
- (24:25) Teddy Two-Gloves vs. Lock, the loaded secondary and defense in general, the weapons and the offensive line, going through the schedule, and much more
Sam Corcoran previewing the San Fransisco 49ers season
- (38:43) Jimmy G and Trey Lance, the new identity of the defense, the dominant defensive line, the offensive line and the weapons, a bunch of depth guys, fantasy, going through the schedule, and much more
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- (0:00) Intro segment on all the context that you might want to know about this episode
- (6:00) Explaining the Jeopardy show rules/getting set up
- (8:41) Jeopardy, just under 59 minutes of it here. NSFW. Good stuff. 37+ diverse trivia questions from our 5 participants.
- (67:33) An official foe of the program induction
- (68:54) Coy League fantasy talk
- (73:35) CtB heading off to college...
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Coach Hernandez part
- (2:00) Notable memories from the season, Senior Night, our 1-2-3 with Liam, Nick, and Ryan, Matt and Curley's pitching ability, how coach and Tony met, impressive home runs, food, internal excitement about Ryan stepping into the box, how to deliver a certain coaching message, the core senior class, reflecting on the St. Mary's loss and how the state playoff format is, the infamous alleged prom talk at Newton South, and having the stigma of looking intimidating in the halls of CC
Roman and Ryan part
- (25:59) Beating Arlington, Roman's pitching performance against LS, Ryan's go-ahead home run against LS, our awesome team, Ryan inspiring a younger generation of CC baseball fans, Ryan reflecting on his impact on the team this season, Roman's personal favorite moment of the season, the Arlington student section, Roman's bittersweet moment, Roman and Ryan's post-high school baseball goals, Roman's assessment of CC baseball's team chemistry, Ryan's pre-at-bat superstition, mating, "Without Me" being the official 2021 CC baseball anthem, Austin's favorite memories of the season, name association with Roman, Roman describing pitching nuances, and Roman answering questions that were for Nick as if he were Nick
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- (0:00) Intro segment
- (1:19) Thoughts on Coach Kilian...
- (10:42) Bucks-Suns Finals talk: assessing each of our Finals predictions through four games, concerns for the Suns, concerns for the Bucks, Chris Paul legacy stuff, our predictions for the pivotal Game 5 and the series, gambling stuff, Middleton-Giannis on-off logic, and debating the Giannis block in Game 4 against the LeBron block in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals
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- (0:00) Intro segment
- (2:00) Rundown of NBA things that have happened since our last show and (4:53) NBA Finals things to know/setting the scene
Bijan part
- (8:25) The Clippers and Ben Simmons and the 76ers
- (20:20) Suns-Bucks Finals preview, including the play of DeAndre Ayton, who the Suns are going to put Crowder on, the Giannis injury, and more
Ro and John part
- (34:50) Trae Young appreciation and the Blazers situation
- (39:58) Suns-Bucks Finals preview, including the matchups within the series
- (60:15) Somewhat heated debates over where Ayton, Chris Paul, and Booker rank in the NBA
miscellaneous stuff with Bijan
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PART 1/2:
- (0:00) Intro segment... (3:55) March Madness theme one more time... (4:53) Banter...
- (6:15) Ainge steps down, Stevens assumes his role; plus, our roots... (8:57) John vs. Bijan in elementary and middle school... (11:52) More on Ainge... (13:43) 2018 Game 7 ECF and us being changed people...
- (16:26) More normal NBA stuff: NBA fans being reckless... (17:56) Bucks-Nets series predictions; plus, Romeo!... (20:23) Lakers-Suns... (24:03) Clippers-Mavs, the top 10 guys in the league right now, and more Lakers-Suns
- (26:29) Bruins!
PART 2/2:
- (27:58) Banter: Fear Los Braceras, origin stories of how CtB formed, notable moments in CtB history, full circle stuff, Williamson, a clip from the infamous Bucks-Celtics debate in 2019, a classic "red button" moment, the stages of Austin's voice, the clip of the very start of the very first show from September of 2018, the infamous Sorrentos day, fumbling, the Josh Gordon clip, the Men's Warehouse quote, is Ned here, infamous quotes, Tim and Cora, the Joe Boehenik schooling John Voice Memos, and Nadav and Van Gelder memories...
- (52:48) People to thank for CtB... and (56:07) the future of CtB... into (57:16) the bittersweet outro into John Denver
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- (0:00) Intro segment on the Bruins Game 3 win, Western Conference play-in games, the Red Sox, CC baseball, and more
- (6:32) Reacting to the Celtics' play-in win vs. the Wizards and looking ahead to the Nets series
- (16:31) Clippers ducking the Lakers
- (17:45) Predicting Sixers-winner of Wizards/Pacers... (18:43) Predicting Bucks-Heat... (22:33) Predicting Knicks-Hawks
- (29:11) The Western Conference play-in tourney and the 2-7 and 1-8 series; plus a tangent with preseason Hawks, Knicks predictions
- (36:11) Predicting Nuggets-Blazers... (38:03) Predicting Clippers-Mavs
- (39:52) Conference Finals picks
- (43:26) Kelvin Benjamin transitioning to a TE...
- (44:48) CC sports updates: lacrosse, track, and baseball
- (49:32) Foes of the program... and (53:29) Not enough time for all the questions from the friends of the program
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- (0:00) Intro segment on the Pats' schedule, CC baseball, and more
- (3:39) The 102nd overall show
- (3:59) The Celtics absolutely suck: Jaylen out for the season, the general suckiness of the team, comparing the roster to other teams and last season's team, Fournier and his looming contract situation, wanting to trade a bunch of guys in the offseason to try to get rid of the bad culture, reflecting on the team's overrated Bubble run, comparing this team's unlike-ability to the 2019 team's unlike-ability and speculating on what could've been with the core of the 2019 team, projecting how we'll do in the play-in, wanting back big Al, John being optimistic about us in the playoffs?!... and Grant Williams' terrible season put into context via advanced stats
- (34:48) NFL: The Pats probably being good, the Bucs' roster and if they got better, the Rams, debating if Tim Tebow will be a good fit for the Jags, the sleeper Colts, the terrible Lions, and the sleeper Giants
- (44:42) NBA: LeBron legacy talk (loud), the scoring title and Bazemore-Beal, and a Bucks-Heat potential playoff series
- (51:01) CC sports updates on lacrosse, track, and baseball
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- (0:00) Intro segment on why this episode was a late upload (CC baseball, assassins), the Celtics continuing to suck, the Red Sox, and game notes from the Bucks-Nets two recent games
- (12:24) the 101st overall episode
- (13:01) NFL draft cleanup: the 49ers take Trey Lance, the Dolphins take Jaylen Waddle, the Bears take Justin Fields, the Jets take Vera-Tucker... into (22:43) the Pats taking Mac Jones and us debating the pick... then discussing the Patriots' roster
- (38:33) What team will Aaron Rodgers be on Week 1?
- (41:06) The Celtics still suck
- (42:55) NBA stuff: Bucks-Nets and Giannis optimism, John being concerned for LeBron and the Lakers... and who would win a potential LAL-LAC series, the red hot Wizards, and All-NBA speculations
- (58:42) Red Sox, Dodgers, and CC baseball updates
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- (0:00) Intro segment on some context of this episode, NFL draft related news, Micah Parsons' off-the-field issues, and game notes on Wednesday's Celtics-Hornets matchup
- (9:41) Behind-the-scenes for our 100th overall show
- (10:28) NFL Draft: going through our mock drafts for the top 16 picks of the 1st round, touching on all the prospects and teams involved with those 1-16 picks
- (62:09) The Celtics, suck
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- (0:00) Intro segment on Terrence Clarke and the outline of this special show
- (2:59) Preview of the CC baseball season with a captain of the team and Quinnipiac commit, Ryan Grace
- (19:47) Preview of the CC baseball season with another captain of the team and Saint Anselm commit, Roman Ercoli
- (24:54) Pre-show stuff
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(0:00) Intro segment... (2:14) our 98th overall episode and post-cornhole buzz
(4:36) Reflecting on Julian Edelman upon his retirement
(14:07) Celtics playing better: Tatum turning it up, playoff forecasting, and more
(30:07) Bulls update, Jamal Murray tears his ACL, Bijan picking a Clippers-Celtics Finals, trivia, and tangents
(37:49) The Masters' recap
(39:18) NFL draft buzz: the 49ers pick, the Cowboys, the Bengals pick; plus, Clowney to the Browns
(45:44) Red Sox update, plus tangents on Mr. Krans, Bijan's loyalty, and the Nashoba Brooks CC ball summer camp
(51:25) Seven (7!) questions from the friends of the program
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- (0:01) Intro segment on Baylor-Gonzaga notes, Celtics, Red Sox, Suns-Jazz, and the Masters... and then (8:10) our 97th overall show
- (8:26) Baylor-Gonzaga (including tangents w/ the Celtics, Mr. Hunt, Nets and Bucks, and a burner account)
- (18:34) Celtics: Oh Romeo, the disconnect between the team and Stevens, the lack of pride, Tatum's bad mindset and the players in general not buying into Stevens, Kemba's bad decisions, Ainge and draft pick frustrations, Thompson's curse, Fournier and the cap, and a who would you rather have game
- (36:56) NBA: IT is back, the soft refs on the Schroder/Anunoby/Harrell thing, a good Bulls update, and more Celtics pessimism
- (45:08) NFL: Sam Darnold traded, plus a who would you rather have game with Cam
- (49:15) The Masters, baseball updates, and breaking news with Sean Miller being fired
- (53:30) Questions from the friends of the program... and (55:01) the other segment into the end of the show
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- (0:00) Intro segment and (2:51) our 96th overall show!
- (3:35) Elite 8 and Sweet 16 takeaways and then (10:08) Gonzaga
- (16:14) Bracket competition update and Baylor-Houston, including the Baylor and Houston redemption storylines
- (21:28)... insights from John being at The Garden with fans on Monday, some memories of us going to The Garden, the new look Celtics' subpar defense, disappointing Fournier, and more
- (33:55) Bulls update, plus other random NBA stuff
- (37:42) Nets and Lakers post-buyout acquisitions, John melting down about how the Nets are being unfair to LeBron's legacy, Bijan questioning John's Los speculations, and how bad it could get for LAL sans LeBron and AD
- (45:45) NFL draft buzz and Pats optimism
- (51:58) Baseball update
- (52:38) Questions from the friends of the program
- (55:31) Final Four picks and then (57:03) Outro into John Denver
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- (0:00) Intro segment on (5) storylines following the Madness of the Rounds of 64 and 32
- (3:33) Bracket updates after the Madness from the first two rounds
- (10:30) Major storylines from the first two rounds: Loyola-Chicago, Oral Roberts, and Luka Garza
- (16:32) West region: Gonzaga-Creighton and USC-Oregon (tangents mixed in)
- (21:51) South region: Baylor-Villanova, Arkansas-Oral Roberts, and the anticipation of a potential Baylor-Arkansas game
- (26:25) Midwest region: LUC-Oregon State, Syracuse-Houston, and Loyola to the Final Four? (tangents mixed in: a name game, Celtics trade deadline rumors, and Temetrius Morant)
- (34:28) East region: Michigan-FSU, Alabama-UCLA, and FSU and Bama hype (tangents include, but are not limited to: the McRib and college situations with the CtB members)
- (42:43) NFL news: The DeShaun Watson situation, voidable contracts, and Pats optimism
- (49:15) Celtics, not good
- (49:59) Questions from the friends of the program
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- (0:00) Intro segment on things to note about the episode and more
- (2:43) Going through every game of the Gonzaga/West region
- (17:50) Going through every game of the Baylor/South region
- (34:00) Going through every game of the Illinois/Midwest region
- (45:10) Going through every game of the Michigan/East region
- (55:29) Our Final Four and Championship picks
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- (0:00) Intro segment
- (2:30) Announcing the CC ball 2021 starting lineup with the hype song "Sirius," the early camp days at the old high-school, Coach Williamson, rec league memories, 7th-grade travel team memories, Joncas and 6-inches, a letter from 7th-grade Austin about wanting to go the 2016 team's state title game, more memories from travel ball, freshman ball recap including Coy, meh JV season recap, junior year making varsity and John's breakout preseason showings, senior year offseason during COVID playing pickup at Emerson all the time, (31:04) revealing our all-time childhood CC ball teams, (38:13) the Carlisle vs. Concord middle school ball rivalry, and (43:36) revealing our top 10 CC ball memories
- (around the 69-minute mark, actually), a 45-min. interview with Coach Cohen: Why Tyler was snubbed of the DCL MVP, Coach Kacher's impact on the team, the maroon-white scrimmages, games we wish we could've had back, defending Sawyer, comparing this season's team to the 2020 team and the 2016 team, Sawyer not showing up on Senior Night/our great win at Weston, playing Waltham, the four great PGs in recent CC ball history (Crowley, Henderson, Grant, Jameau), the tremendous impact of Coach Williamson, John's best qualities that lifted the program, the nerves of the varsity team watching our travel games back in the day, Austin's growth, and our thoughts on next year's team/the future
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- (0:00) A wildly passionate intro segment on Syracuse hoops and more
- (4:10) more March Madness fervor
- (5:00) Big picture NBA stuff: Title outlook between the Lakers and Nets, LeBron and Durant narratives, the Celtics contending chances and what to do with the trade exception, Embiid's MVP season, Warriors upside, and more
- (26:24) NFL news: Dakota Prescott's extension, Pats O-Line situation, FA receivers, cap manipulation, the Isaiah Wilson thing, and more
- (37:27) College basketball MORE than just updates: Live Syracuse score update, Gonzaga's comeback against BYU, UMass Lowell(!), small conference auto-bid teams, free-falling(?) Villanova, UConn hype, Michigan and Illinois talk (S/O Jack Miller, Brian Wirth, and J-Snuggs/J-Snuggles), Cleveland State hype, WVU-OSU, the JH TikTok about National Championship criteria, fraud teams including "You-Stun," and much more
- (54:49) New segment alert(!): Answering questions submitted from the friends of the program
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- (0:00) Intro segment on Syracuse hoops and the leading guard scorers in the nation
- (3:26) Celtics turning things around: good Kemba, awesome Timelord, kind of slumping Tatum, weird Theis, solid Thompson, the nice rotation that Brad used, Pritchard's amazing shooting, and more
- (12:46) Miscellaneous NBA things: 3-PT and dunk contests, the optimistic Knicks, Celtics home-road splits, a null hypothesis, the fun Suns, a classic unprompted "Romeo" mention, the super fun/streaky Hornets, LaMelo vs. Haliburton, depth perception in arenas, a "guess that player" trivia, Celtics ball-handlers, and more
- (25:31) Bulls update, including Ro's relationship with Zach LaVine vs. Ela
- (27:59) Rockets have lost 12-straight, plus multiple tangents... and (31:15) the Timberwolves: suck
- (33:11) Our mock All-Star Game draft of Team LeBron vs. Team Durant (a very good listen, good stuff)
- (48:05) NFL news: JJ Watt to the Cardinals, Bucs' FA decisions, and Pats roster rumors... plus (54:52) Harden returns to Houston
- (55:22) College basketball updates, 1 and a half weeks until Selection Sunday
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- (0:00) 7 min-40 sec intro segment on notes for the Nets, Wizards, Raptors, and Bulls; also some technicality notes for the main part of the show
- (9:08) Tiger Woods car crash reaction, plus Bobby Shmurda out of prison
- (12:23) Celtics venting: Ainge and Stevens frustrations, Nesmith in crunch time, assigning letter grades for all the role players, Tatum not being totally into it vs. Kemba continuing to clank shots, going through the Celtics teams year-by-year under Stevens and also the Stevens-Butler dynamic, the team not able to hold leads/put teams away due to the culture of the team and organization, and John thinking that the Celtics will never get over the hump (Tangents include: All-Star snubs, the Clippers, and the Bulls update getting squashed by Celtics vs. Lakers banner talk)
- (48:50) NFL offseason news: Bucs' roster construction, mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, rumors of Fields sliding in the draft, and Wentz on the Colts
- (57:54) NBA Top Shot talk
- (59:36) College basketball updates, 2 and a half weeks to Selection Sunday
- (61:48) Some Jordan-LeBron banter to close the show
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(0:00) 8 min, 30-sec intro segment mostly on CC ball in the DCL Large Championship/team of destiny vibes
(8:38) Celtics frustrations...
(27:03) Nets notes from the Kings and Suns games...
(32:36) A longer than usual Bulls update into a (36:02) discussion for some of the final All-Star spots in the East and then (39:38) a hot take about the Hornets
(41:50) Are the Jazz just a first-round exit team?
(47:12) Takes on Draymond's recent comments, including reading Sam's lengthy and nuanced thoughts on it
(52:53) Quick Standings stuff (54:26) NFL news: RIP Vincent Jackson and Wentz trade rumors
(57:38) CC ball in the DCL Large Championship...
(61:55) College basketball updates, 3 and a half weeks until Selection Sunday
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- (0:00) 4 min, 20 sec. intro segment on CC ball's two big wins against Weston, Bijan clutching up for us by calling in live from Tampa, the Celtics, and more
- (6:29) Bucs dominate the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV: recap, reactions, takeaways, big picture stuff, GOAT talk, Vita Vea going on an IG Live with friend of the program Roman Ercoli, etc... the whole thing
- (33:45) Who will be the Pats QB next season... and could it be Jimmy G?
- (37:50) NBA: The uhhhhh Celtics and a (43:34) Bulls/Derrick Rose update
- (45:45) February in Concord, MA
- (46:42) CC ball coming to an end: Preview and predictions for the Weston games and more
- (51:33) Scheduling note, including the clutchness of HW grade boosts this year
- (52:16) College basketball update
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(0:00) Longer than usual intro segment
(6:29) Chiefs-Bucs SB Preview: Bucs D-Line vs. Chiefs O-Line, the lack of a KC run game and anti-CEH bias, the importance of the Bucs' secondary, the Chiefs D-Line vs. Brady and the Bucs O-Line and Spagnuolo's philosophy against Brady from the '07 SB, how AB, Evans, Godwin, and Gronk will each fare, the home energy/vibe/routine for TB, Ro's anti-Brady bias/confidence in KC, the Scotty Miller factor, scoring flow, and Carlton Davis vs. Tyreek Hill and how Hill opens things up for Kelce
(30:47) Tossing out a handful of prop bets, including some long-shot SB MVPs
(34:33) Our official predictions: the winning team and the exact score
(35:52) Takes on the Stafford-Goff trade
(43:07) Celtics talk, (52:51) Nets-Clippers 4th quarter notes, and a (53:49) Bulls update
(55:39) Finally, the Jason Smith offense vs. defense debate
(60:50) College basketball update
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- (1:32) Bucs beat the Packers: Game summary, the 3rd & 8 and 4th & 8 decisions by Rodgers and LaFleur, the controversial PI, and Rodger's legacy and what "talent" means
- (26:20) Chiefs throttle the Bills
- (27:50) Super Bowl storylines, including Brady and Mahomes legacy and resume stuff
- (49:02) Celtics frustrations: Kemba's fit and a sort of identity crisis, Thompson being meh, the team not playing Celtics basketball/losing their edge, role-player inconsistency, having undersized big men, and once again, the desire to get Vucevic
- (70:14) Other NBA stuff: Nets update and later, their depth/matchup issues, the red hot Jazz and their playoff outlook, the slipping Suns, and the evolving Rockets
- (86:27) Revisiting the Sawyer to the league debate
- (89:42) The weekly "not enough time for the Jason Smith segment" into the weekly college basketball update
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- (5:10) Rams-Packers, Ravens-Bills, and Browns-Chiefs recaps, among other things
- (19:45) Bucs-Saints recap, plus some WWE talk
- (30:12) Bucs-Packers preview and predictions
- (46:01) Bills-Chiefs predictions
- (53:35) NBA updates: The polarizing Nets and what to do with Kyrie, Kemba's back in action, the injured Blazers, the surging Jazz, sorry again to Jason Smith, and more
- (57:31) College basketball update
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- (0:00) Intro segment on James Harden being traded to the Brooklyn Nets
- (6:23) A quick "Super" Wild Card Weekend recap
- (16:50) Rams-Packers (spoiler alert, most of us think that the Rams will win outright despite being 6.5-point underdogs)
- (27:35) Ravens-Bills
- (34:50) Browns-Chiefs
- (37:36) Bucs-Saints (the marquee game of the weekend, the season trilogy, a legacy game for the QBs, etc, etc.)
- (48:43) NBA updates: The Nets and Rockets drama (prior to the trade), LaMelo heating up, and apologies to friend of the program Jason Smith
- (54:14) 'Bama beats Ohio State and the weekly college basketball update
- (54:43) Outro into John Denver
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- (2:46) Colts-Bills, plus where Diggs stacks up among WRs
- (12:01) Rams-Seahawks
- (17:45) Bucs-Football Team, plus tangents at (22:13) for seafood appreciation and at (23:10) for Impractical Jokers punishments involving Murr
- (26:09) Ravens-Titans, plus the top tier of RBs in the NFL
- (36:09) Bears-Saints, the Nickelodeon game
- (38:22) Browns-Steelers
- (40:57) Super Bowl picks
- (43:02) Celtics update
- (44:34) Coach Williamson
- (47:30) NBA updates: the surging Sixers, Siakam's dip, Curry scoring 62, Jokic assist numbers, Magic teams, Wizards players, and the Bulls
- (54:21) Celtics individual net rating stuff
- (55:23) Ohio State football buzz
- (56:19) "Ice skating" update
- (57:10) College basketball update
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- (2:02) NFL Week 17 Playoff Scenario Madness, plus a tangent at (13:51) for John's trivia question
- (23:31) Jayson Tatum vs. Jaylen Brown so far this season, plus revisiting the Harden thing for the Celtics
- (39:58) NBA Trivia: Fun way-too-early-to-be-legitimate stats
- (44:44) Our collective top 30 sports moments of 2020 (five moments from each of the six guys)
- (71:08) Sports things that we want to see in 2021
- (77:17) A handful of the saved chats from the CtB group-chat (that are acceptable to say aloud)
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- (2:20) Kevin Durant MVP potential
- (7:42) Debating the Warriors
- (19:11) Clippers-Lakers reactions
- (22:10) John's twisted anti-Celtics agenda, how we would react if James Harden became a Celtic (29:03), and the big men situation of the team (36:00)
- (39:47) Lauri, Fournier, Barnes
- (40:59) AFC and NFC Playoff pictures, including the Colts, who can upset the Chiefs, the weird Bucs, and more
- (50:16) Quick NFL trivia
- (52:44) College basketball update
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- (1:16) Ro and John quickly list out their Eastern conference standings, 15 to 1
- (3:52) West non-playoff teams (revealed 15 to 9)
- (29:07) West playoff teams (revealed 8 to 1), with a quick tangent on the "Lions" firing Matt "Patricia" at (65:29), and also the Harden for Simmons trade rumors (that were going on at the time of recording)
- (88:09) Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals picks
- (93:15) Awards predictions
- (119:09) College basketball update
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- (1:49) Quickly: COVID, preseason notes, and predictions on other people's predictions for this preview show
- (9:10) East non-playoff teams (revealed 15 to 9)
- (34:53) East playoff teams (revealed 8 to 1) with quick tangents on Ro driving in his car at (56:29) and at (67:19) and also John finally entering the Zoom at (70:57)
- (82:07) Eastern Conference Finals picks
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- (3:01) The Jets hilarious loss to the Raiders and what they should do in the off-season
- (17:18) NFC East: The Football Team defeats the previously undefeated Steelers and the New York Football Giants win in Seattle
- (22:35) Pats optimism
- (23:37) Chiefs, Saints, and Super Bowl favorites; plus the orange Broncos and the Bucs
- (26:03) NBA: The Lakers, Harden-Kawhi-Giannis-Luka, the Celtics, Cade Cunningham vs. Ben Simmons, more Celtics, LeBron's longevity and Bronny, and more Celtics
- (41:30) CC ball season up in the air (NO NO!) amid COVID concerns
- (46:00) Harden and the Rockets, LaVar and the Ball family, and Bronny, Emoni, and Mikey
- (50:14) Quick fantasy trivia
- (51:38) Weekly college basketball update
- (52:31) Cardinals-Giants spread
- (52:58) Outro into John Denver
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- (2:32) Shoutout Tim, and friends vs. foes of the program
- (3:32) The Pats win over the Cardinals and their outlook for a playoff push
- (14:21) The abundance of things that are wrong with the Bucs
- (26:41) Tyreek Hill and the top tier of WRs; plus, Mahomes and Wilson
- (30:57) Derrick Henry and fantasy playoffs talk
- (35:21) Vikings and Falcons playoff potential?!? Plus, a little Eagles upset action in Green Bay this week?
- (38:24) Celtics talk: stem cell optimism, the elite $28.6M trade exception, and projecting the team's depth/rotations/lineups
- (49:27) Chase Center fan capacity plan, the Toronto (Tampa) Raptors, and more Patrick Williams
- (55:23) College basketball update
9:10 p.m., 12/2/20 UPDATE: "Wizards fan" Sam is no longer a Wizards fan. His love for John Wall now makes him a Rockets fan. He wishes "nothing but Wizards failure going forward."
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- (2:21) Diego Maradona's death and soccer GOATs
- (4:58) 25 Sports Things (five from each of the five fellas) that we're thankful/grateful for. Elite stuff here. Some good reminiscing moments. Tons of quotable/clippable moments.
- (46:03) A little Cole Beasley on Thanksgiving trivia action
- (46:49) NBA free agency and draft updates and takeaways with the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Mavs, Celtics, and Hawks
- (53:05) The Bucs and Pats lose, and college basketball is back, today
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- (2:38) CP3 traded to Phoenix, plus the Hornets' young core
- (10:15) The Celtics' window
- (16:19) The Bulls' position in tonight's draft, including who our Bulls correspondent DOESN'T want the Bulls to take
- (18:37) More Celtics: Onyeka, Tyrese Maxey, Cole Anthony, and Danny Ainge potentially shipping the 30th pick to free up cap space
- (27:20) Miscellaneous NBA stuff: Harden to the Nets rumors, what the Bulls should do with the 44th pick, the sad Pistons, the upside of the 2020-21 Warriors, the potentially lurking Clippers, Fred VanVleet, Seddiq Bey, the top few picks of this draft, Onyeka's passing upside, Jalen Smith, Dragen Bender, and Mario Hezonja
- (40:17) Gordon Hayward, the Atlanta Hawks, Markus Howard slander, Isaac Okoro, Nico Mannion, and Romeo support
- (47:45) NFL talk: The Pats turn their season around, Tua and the Surging Dolphins, the packed AFC playoff race, the Kyler-Hopkins Hail-Mary, Kyler vs. Lamar, and Jameis time in New Orleans
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- (3:38) Presidential election fallout/where we stand now/predictions going forward/interesting developments in MI and AZ; plus, LeBron, ranked-choice voting, Oregon decriminalizes possession of hard drugs, and more
- (28:00) NBA talk: Kuzma slander, the Celtics looking to trade up in the draft, bad reports on LaMelo, potential Kemba and Hayward trades involving the Thunder and Knicks, and Emoni Bates
- (43:44) Power ranking the Bucs, Saints, Seahawks, and Packers, including a Packers double meaning take
- (57:30) Cam Newton vs. Tom Brady
UPDATE: 11/4/20, 10:58 p.m. EST, the notion that there were more votes cast in Wisconsin than there are registered voters in Wisconsin appears to be fake news. Yikes.
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- (1:41) Cam Newton and the struggling Patriots
- (16:35) Brady, the AB wild card, and the impressive Bucs
- (23:58) Lockett vs. Metcalf
- (25:47) Weekly update: John's Falcons
- (27:48) Week 7 rundown: Steelers beat the Titans, Baker comes alive, Herbert gets his first NFL win, the Chargers in general, a theoretical scary sight for Patrick Mahomes, and the Saints secondary
- (33:38) What do you trust more, the Dallas Cowboys OR...
- (37:17) The loaded NFC playoff race, including the Rams defense
- (40:26) Speed trivia
- (43:22) Lightning round of Week 8 picks
- (44:34) Dodgers win the World Series (forgot to mention Kevin Cash's brutal decision)
- (45:02) Presidential Election predictions
- (46:40) John Denver outro: back
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- (2:46) "Shot in the dark" follow-up, plus a trivia question
- (4:30) Derrick Henry and the 5-0 Titans, plus dynasty and Coy league talk
- (9:14) Bucs D dominates the Packers
- (12:58) The Baker Mayfield dilemma
- (17:59) Jimmy G issues, dissecting the Pats loss to the Broncos/COVID, and the lack of Pats pass-catchers
- (31:37) The weekly update on John's Falcons, have the Bills shown us who they really are, and the terrible NFC East
- (39:32) Week 7: Steelers-Titans, Seahawks-Cardinals, Bucs-Raiders, Bears-Rams
- (43:14) NFL trivia
- (45:49) Wrap-up: fantasy talk, World Series update, the Big Ten returns, Cuse-Clemson, and 5 weeks away from college hoops
- (48:37) Different outro song this week
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- (0:59) We're back in the studio for the first time since March 12, and that means the return of the March Madness intro... plus tangents
- (5:48) Dak's terrible injury, plus Alex Smith's return
- (12:45) Raiders, Chiefs, Titans, and Bills
- (18:04) Russell Wilson, the Vikings go for it on 4th and 1, fantasy talk, and Chase Claypool
- (25:27) NFC South talk
- (36:59) Aaron Donald and elite defensive linemen, plus more fantasy talk
- (43:00) NFL trivia, plus a quick MLB update
- (46:53) 2021 NBA Championship odds
- (48:32) Jordan-LeBron... into the return of John Denver
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PART 1
- (2:09) Cam tests positive
- (5:03) The Titans outbreak
- (7:49) The 3-0 teams
- (13:10) The winless teams, including the Trevor Lawrence-New York professional football teams relationship, the sad Falcons, and the disappointing Eagles
- (26:54) The same old Cowboys, the mighty NFC West, and can the Ravens win when they're down 10+
- (34:54) The DJ Chark situation in our dynasty league
- (36:27) John on LeBron, the sad NBA Finals, revisionist history stuff, and Jackson-Gundy observations
- (42:30) The bullshit Mahomes trade in our redraft league
- (44:53) Redraft fantasy team woes and more dynasty league talk
- (48:01) The Lightning, MLB playoffs, World Series picks, revised NBA Finals picks, and more Jordan-LeBron stuff
- (53:48) Week 4 slate
PART 2
- More Cam and Titans COVID stuff; the character issue, but still elite Chiefs, and the flawed Ravens; Lawrence vs. Darnold and Daniel Jones; blueprint philosophy in the NFL; and NFL draft prospects from Florida
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- (1:38) Russ and Cam and Russ vs. Mahomes
- (6:09) N'Keal Harry and Kyle Dugger
- (10:08) The last play of the Seahawks game
- (14:28) Gameplan for Darren Waller and the Raiders passing game
- (19:27) Pats offensive gameplan
- (23:01) "Is this guy bad?" segment
- (27:58) Early MVP race
- (31:37) Week 3 slate of games and underdogs
- (35:34) Chiefs-Ravens
- (40:17) College Football stuff
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- Cam, the Dolphins coming back up to Gillette, the Pats' defensive scheme, the new-look offense, Kyle Dugger and Beau Allen, Damiere Byrd and the passing attack, comparisons to the projected Pats offense, Cam for MVP?, and a long Sony Michel debate
- Plus, the Steelers, the Broncos, the Brady Bucs, and more
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... long intro
(4:46) Celtics-Raptors
(20:47) Heat-Bucks
(34:39) Western Conference, Kawhi vs. Giannis debate, summer school work, and more
(49:24) NFC South
(69:04) NFC West
(77:20) NFC East
(88:26) Dolphins, Jets, and Cardinals
(95:51) MVP candidates
(97:42) Predicting the playoff teams
(105:11) Conference Championship and Super Bowl picks
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- (1:56) the Suns
- (4:56) Lakers-Blazers
- (22:19) Rockets-Thunder
- (28:47) Nuggets-Jazz
- (38:22) Clippers-Mavs
- (44:05) The Warriors and Steph vs. Dame
- (48:36) Celtics-Sixers
- (61:10) Raptors-Nets
- (64:57) fantasy football tangent
- (66:45) quickly, Bucks-Magic and Pacers-Heat
- (70:07) debating the top 10 players currently in the bubble
- (85:20) championship percentages/rankings breakdown
- (96:16) the Austin Curse is back, relating to the Lakers and Clippers
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- (4:51) Lakers vs. Clippers
- (17:13) Joe Kelly and his awesome IG posts
- (19:25) the Celtics, dynasty talk, and the Joker appears
- (28:12) the Raptors' level of legitimacy
- (44:28) official pre-restart Conference Finals and Finals predictions
- (45:53) nonsense, shenanigans, and tomfoolery about dynasty and such
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- (1:32) bubble life
- (4:16) the Blazers
- (9:13) the Pelicans next season
- (10:45) LeBron making the playoffs
- (13:29) LeBron and social justice stances
- (20:36) Woj
- (25:27) Kemba's health and toughness
- (29:11) Trae Young
- (33:59) the Sixers
- (38:59) John Wall
- (44:49) a little Jordan-LeBron
- (51:10) the Raptors
- (57:39) standards for superstars that test positive
- (59:59) other high upside teams in the west
- (73:43) Cam Newton is a Pat
- (76:18) d-lines
- (79:20) Mahomes' new mega deal
- (93:03) D-Jax, Brees, and social issues
- (105:21) other sports updates
- (109:11) likelihood of an NBA Champion being crowned
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- It's sports jeopardy. You know, trivia. Pretty straightforward here. Hope you enjoy it.
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- (1:13) the supposed uncertainty around the resumption of the NBA season
- (11:08) the Lakers
- (14:16) off the rails, edited way down
- (14:52) who is going to win the NBA Championship, essentially, Lakers or Clippers? Plus, Rockets vs. Clippers.
- (33:09) the new game atmosphere in Orlando
- (36:26) Dak, Jamal Adams, and the Cowboys
- (40:49) MLB update
- (44:32) Klay Thompson vs. Bradley Beal, a SG ranking preview
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- a brief message to the listeners
- discuss the NBA's plan to return, Jokic losing weight, him vs. Embiid, a potential Christmas to August schedule in the future, debate potentially a best of 5 series structure in the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics, the Rockets, the recent comments and buzz about some players not wanting to return to play this season, and the intelligence of LeBron James
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- We snake draft the winners of the draft (first 25-30 minutes)
- Then we snake draft the losers of the draft (the last 20-25 minutes)
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- We first talk to our national correspondents to discuss all the key players, teams, and storylines involved in the draft
- Then, at the (55:47) mark, we talk to our Buccaneers correspondent to talk Brady-Gronk and Bucs vs. Pats
- Lastly, at the (83:11) mark, we talk to our Eagles correspondent to discuss how Philly should upgrade, and then get into a Paul George-John Wall debate for 15-20 minutes
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Simple, quality content here. We re-draft what the lottery order of the 2010 NBA class should have been, and dig deep with stats and games/memories of these players. Yes, it’s 68 minutes on 14 players. But it’s good stuff, and it’s something new to listen to during quarantine.
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- Tom Brady is a Tampa Bay Buccaneer and what's next for the Patriots (about the first 15-20 minutes)
- Other Notable NFL moves including the Hopkins-Johnson trade and the QB circus (about the next 15 minutes)
- Impacts of the Coronavirus (about the next 5-10 minutes)
- Going region-by-region, game-by-game of the hypothetical 2020 March Madness bracket, ultimately ending up with oddly similar Final Four teams and the same National Championship game (the last 20-30 minutes)
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- (1:28) Not hot take of the week
- (2:27) Gobert, Mitchell
- (4:48) Boston
- (5:39) School announcement take
- (7:17) John's saber-metrics and take
- (8:05) CCHS chances
- (9:32) Comparing to Ebola
- (11:00) The Jake Dudley report
- (12:57): March Madness take (before the official cancellation news dropped)
- (15:42) Other sports leagues
- (16:57): The Celtics and Rudy Gobert
- (17:56) Kansas and March Madness
- (20:49) Bookis aka the Book Man
- (21:14) Airline prices and warm weather
- (27:40) Spring sports
- (28:42) Another John take
- (29:24) "Pardon my Take" clip
- (31:30) Live reaction to school cancellation
- (34:15) SATs and State Finals
- (36:00) Virtual School vs. hooping
- (43:31) NBA players who most likely have it
- (44:47) CC baseball
- (45:00) Bruins
- (47:37) High levels of focus
- (53:34) The return of basketball trivia
UPDATES SINCE EPISODE ENDED at 4 pm, 3/12/20:
- March Madness cancelled (very, very sad)
- All NCAA winter and spring championships cancelled
- MIAA winter state finals (planned for March 14,15) cancelled
- 13 new cases in MA announced, MA total at 108 at the end of 3/12/20
- Masters Tournament postponed
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- (1:08) John and the NFL combine
- (6:48) Jayson Tatum
- (8:59) Brook Lopez, Hassan Whiteside
- (10:58) Superstardum vs. eliteness and where Tatum fits
- (13:46) Celtics-Jazz game
- (15:33) Back to Jayson, a smooth rant
- (17:00) back to elite vs. superstar... and (18:00) Jayson Tatum and can the Celtics beat the Bucks in the playoffs
- (22:46) John's three teams who can win the NBA Finals this season
- (25:29) Some March Madness fervor, including Providence-Marquette
- (28:52) hyptothetical felonies
- (29:11) The "Microball" era Rockets... and Grant Williams and Brad Wanamaker
- (32:28) The race for the west 8-seed
- (41:02) fantasy football
- (42:57) More March Madness Fervor
- (47:43) Austin's unofficial Final Four picks
- (49:06) Wilder-Fury II recap
- (54:04) The miserable Sixers
- (55:15) Kobe and Gigi's Celebration of Life
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(2:15) Rhetorical tones
(3:13) Jayson Tatum
(6:36) 2019 draft class
(8:35) Bijan's two favorite people in the world
(9:22) Myles Garrett
(15:33) Crit
(16:29) John's driving
(17:55) Hot take of the week
(19:22) Valentines
(21:22) Lakers-Nuggets
(22:21) The Sixers
(23:57) Hooping for intrinsic value
(24:24) Breaking news
(25:48) One-time only different outro song
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- NBA trade deadline immediate reactions: (2:18) D-Lo for Wiggins... (7:54) L.A: Mook Morris to Clippers, Collison out of retirement to Lakers... (16:55) The Rockets trading away big men and the Hawks trading for big men... (19:49) The state of the Heat and Andre Drummond to the Cavs... (25:16) IT waived by Clippers and the state of the Celtics... (29:45) who won the deadline?
- (32:42) Super Bowl recap: The 49ers blowing it and the Chiefs winning it and kickstarting a potential dynasty
- (42:44) Team Dsouza/Team LeBron vs. Team Barach/Team Giannis NBA Mock All-Star draft
- The terrible Mookie Betts trade
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The worldwide shock of Kobe's death, his life, and his legacy
(37:54): Super Bowl Preview, including the Niners d-line, Richard Sherman, Mahomes and his offensive weapons, and more (official predictions... Austin: NINERS 31, Chiefs 30; John: NINERS 27, Chiefs 24; Ro: CHIEFS 24, Niners 8; Bijan: NINERS 21, Chiefs 17; Sam: CHIEFS 51, Niners 24; Max: NINERS 27, Chiefs 24; Evan: NINERS 38, Chiefs 27; Anthony: CHIEFS 35, Niners 34)
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- Zion's debut
- Projecting where the Heat, Raptors, Celtics, Pacers, and Sixers will land
- Picking the last 4-5 All-Star spots in each conference
- Conference Championship summary
- Chiefs-Niners Super Bowl top-of-the-head storylines
- Astros cheating
- Silvio De Sousa
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- NBA All-Star early voting returns
- Week 17 recap
- Wild Card Weekend Preview: Pats-Titans, Bills-Texans, Saints-Vikings, Eagles-Seahawks
- Fantasy trivia
- More NBA All-Star stuff
- McDonald's vs. Wendy's
- Chris Lombardi on Ja Morant
- Other NBA hot takes surrounding Zion, the OKC Thunder, and Victor Oladipo
- Super Bowl Predictions
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Broadcasters Mihir Singh, Austin Barach, and David Peppercorn, along with PA announcer Jack Henry Eaton, provide non-stop comedic commentary for the 2019 Powderpuff flag football game at CCHS.
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- NFL: Week 11 recap including the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph situation, the unstoppable Ravens, the questionable Rams, the poor Patriots offense, the Browns' quest to run the table, and Colin Kaepernick.
- NBA: Rockets, Lakers, Celtics (big Grant Williams debate), Sam Kalkstein on the Wizards, a huge pro-Luka rant, and the Warriors
- Curry vs. Harden debate
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- NBA Housekeeping: Zach Collins, John Collins, Paul George, Giannis, Harden, and Brandon Ingram
- Some 2020 NBA Prospects
- The surprising Suns
- The resurgent Gordon Hayward (recorded prior to his unfortunate hand fracture)
- Fantasy football playoff format controversy
- An anti-Pats rant
- The state of the Bears
- College Football: The Initial Playoff Rankings and LSU-Bama
- Quick College Basketball update
- NBA Trivia
- HOT TAKES of the week featuring the Seahawks and Jets-Giants, Adam Gase and Freddie Kitchens, the 49ers, and the Ravens
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- Disclaimer: Being published on November 10th, this episode was recorded on Halloween afternoon (October 31st) but couldn't be published that weekend due to technical difficulties
- Nationals beat Astros for World Series
- Celtics hype/optimism
- The undefeated Sixers
- Celtics vs. Sixers
- Good starts: Rockets, Mavs, Lakers
- Bad starts: Nets, Warriors
- Rant against the New York football Jets
- Freddie Kitchens and the Browns
- The surging Packers
- Trivia featuring the Pats fantasy defense and a bunch of NBA
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- Revealing our western conference non-playoff teams
- Revealing our eastern conference playoff teams
- A tale of the tape between John's dog Ba and Bijan's dog Champion
- ECF, WCF, Finals Predictions
- Revealing our picks for ROY, COY, MIP, DPOY, MVP, and darkhorse MVP (forgot to do 6th Man)
- Some tunes to carry us out featuring "All I want for Christmas is You" and "Halloween Theme" from the Michael Myers series
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- Recent contract extensions for Jaylen Brown, Buddy Hield, and Domontas Sabonis
- A lengthy, PASSIONATE Clippers-Lakers debate (very enterntaining)
- John's claim that he will shout at Kyrie during the national anthem when Irving returns to the Garden.... proceeding to have the internet erupt
- The state of the Warriors including a game: Is this a real player in the Warriors' organization or is it a fake player? (including an interruption from coach Nadav Boker)
- Revealing each of our western conference playoff seeds and talking about our differences in seedings for the Blazers, Nuggets, and Rockets
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Historic fantasy week 5 around the league including Will Fuller and Christian McCaffrey
Can CMC be the NFL MVP?
Colts-Chiefs
The Seahawks
Who makes the playoffs in the loaded NFC?
Ro filibustering about his fantasy team
Week 6 Preview: Texans-Chiefs, Rams-49ers, more Minshew Mania, Eagles-Vikings, and Lions-Packers and the state of Aaron Rodgers
Surprising/shocking fantasy trivia
The Daryl Morey China Controversy
Celtics talk including a dark Enes Kanter take
Quick playoff baseball update
HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK involving the Eagles, Rams, and Dan Quinn and the Falcons
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- Pats-Bills, including the Josh Allen hit... The Chiefs, Lions, and Colts... GARDNER MINSHEW love (after the show, it came to our attention that his completion percentage is precisely 69.420%, just adding to his massive legend)... The definition of a Bronco... Farewell to Gostowski... Vontaze Burfict's latest illegal hit including a shoutout to psychology class with Mr. Bodenrader and a Goldberg spear reference... Who are the 3rd and 4th best teams in the AFC?... and Antonio Brown...
- Non-Sports Related Stuff: Ro's birthday, trying to figure out the station's phone number, cookies, pancakes, the weather, a completely anonymous caller, and the continued effort to manufacture callers
- The Cowboys
- More non-sports related stuff: Emitting sound via our throats, a shoutout to "Bing Bong" from "Inside Out," discussing current movies, piracy, and CP (College Preparatory) classes
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What does Melvin Gordon's return to the Chargers mean
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Danny Dimes
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Fantasy talk
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Mahomes out-duels Lamar
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Are the Seahawks not good?
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Trying to pronounce the last name of the donors to the program
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WHAT WE DOING FREDDIE KITCHENS?
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Keanu Neal
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Ranking the remaining undefeated teams
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Ranking the remaining winless teams
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A must win game for the Eagles in Green Bay? (As it turns out, Philly won... obviosuly they weren't going to go 1-3...)
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Browns-Ravens
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Kirk Cousins in a prime time game on the raod against a great defense, what could go wrong?
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Teddy two gloves takes on Dak and the humming Cowboys offense on SNF
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NFL, fantasy trivia
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HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK involving Alvin Kamara and Freddie Kitchens and the Browns
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- Week 2 Recap: Eagles and Falcons, Trevor Lawrence love, the Big Ben injury impact for the Steelers, Colts and Titans... including a filibuster about how bad Marcus Mariota is, fantasy bitterness, Vikings and Packers, more fantasy bitterness, Chiefs and Raiders, the wild ending of the Bears and Broncos, why is holding a 10-yard penalty, Mitch Trubisky sucks, and Gardner Minshew II
- Week 3 Preview: Ravens and Chiefs, Texans and Chargers, Rams and Browns, Jets and Pats, Saints and Seahawks, and Raiders and Vikings
- HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK, featuring takes on the Miami Dolphins, Antonio Brown, Big Ben, Patrick Mahomes, and Miles Sanders
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NFC North: The Packers improved defense, their good left tackle, Aaron Jones' explosiveness, and the Rodgers-LaFleur mix... Khalil Mack the Bears great defense, concerns about Trubisky, and their solid offensive weapons... the Vikings' unquestionable talent and the averageness of Kirk Cousins... The boring Lions (despite Kerryon Johnson)
NFC South: The Saints top notch offensive weapons and solid defense... Cam Newton's unpredictablility and his elevated offensive weapons... Boring Matt Ryan, Julio is still elite, and the upside of the Falcons defense... Bijan's Buccaneers: Is the defense good, the breakout potential of Chris Godwin, and the impact of Bruce Arians
AFC West: Will the Chargers make the playoffs, their bad offensive line, and their elite defense... Patrick Mahomes and the electric Chiefs offense, the improved defense, and the Andy Reid playoff problem... The Vic Fangio, Von Miller, Bradley Chubb defensive combination... the joke that the Raiders are
AFC East: The Pats and their alleged scandals... the good vibes Bills... the trendy New York football Jets, their favorable schedule, Lev Bell and the good offensive weapons that surround Darnold, Jamal Adams, Quinnen Williams, and their good defense
AFC North: DA BROWNS and Baker mania, OBJ, Nick Chubb, and the talented offense, plus the very talented defense including Myles Garrett, Sheldon Richardson, and Denzel Ward... the Ravens very good defense and the potential second-year leap of Lamar Jackson... brief mention of the Steelers who should be good
Other teams mentioned: Will the Jaguars bounce back into the playoffs behind their talented defense... and an anti-Texans rant from John
Award Predictions for ROY, DPOY, Comeback Player of the Year, and MVP
Quick lists of our playoff teams and Super Bowl predictions
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due to technical difficulties, the first few minutes of the show were lost
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Very Briefly: NBA Finals, Anthony Davis, Stanley Cup Finals, and a David Ortiz Update
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Competing against each other in Jeopardy
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IN SOMEWHAT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
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Due to technical difficulties, the first 15-20 minutes of the show got erased, hence the reason for the shorter than usual duration of the episode
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NBA Finals preview: the roadmap for the Raptors to win the series, the Durant possibly making the Warriors lose their chemistry if he returns narrative, Curry vs. Kawhi, Draymond vs. Toronto's bigs, will Durant play in the series, Kawhi denting DeRozan's significance as a Raptor, Golden State's chances of going up 3-0, will Kawhi resign with Toronto or dart to L.A., Lowry's play against the Bucks, Kawhi's amazing effort in the final two minutes of quarter three in game six, will KD, Kemba, and/or Kyrie sign elsewhere in free agency, and of course, series predictions
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Briefly: NBA Draft big board preview and a Bruins-Blues Stanley Cup Final update
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Raptors-Bucks: Bledsoe getting outplayed by Lowry, Kawhi's extra effort in getting buckets, Gasol's struggles, Norman Powell's resurgence, the lack of room for error for Toronto, Siakam's importance, and why we are sticking with our pre-series predictions
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Warriors: Perspective of Golden State's dominance, Draymond's revived all around play, and looking ahead to the Finals
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Circling back to the Raptors and Bucks after John enters from his sleep outside that left him with cold feet: Discussing why we disagree over who's going to win the series and the Drake curse
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John's hot take factory: Both the Bucks and the Raptors could beat the Warriors in the Finals... plus a Parks and Rec vs. The Office analogy, a theory behind the Raptors' passionate fanbase, and Toronto's potential defensvie matchups on the Warriors
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The state of the Lakers and their number 4 overall pick in the draft
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Talking hockey: Literally just mention that the Bruins and the Blues will begin the Stanley Cup Final on Monday
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
- Kawhi's Game 7 buzzer beating, series winning quadruple doink, plus the Ben Simmons, Brett Brown, and Sixers dilemma
- Bucks vs. Raptors ECF preview: Giannis vs. Kawhi and predictions
- Draft Lottery Fallout: AD, Zion, a potential Pelicans vs. Knicks game of chicken, tough luck for the Supersonics revival, and the Bulls drafting from the 7th spot again
- Consequences from the Blazers' Game 7 triumph in Denver and the Warriors' Game 6 "We're still really good without KD so no, there will not be a Game 7 this time around" win in Houston: The Rockets window closing vs. a bullish future for the Nuggets
- Discussing the top guys in the NBA and how a team's success drives the recency biases of the superstars and how a team's success can be based off of the result of one or two bounces of the ball
- Looking ahead to the wild offseason: A Kyrie-LeBron possible reunion in Los Angeles and how that connects to "Pulp Fiction." Also, Durant's likely signing with the Knicks, what that means for his reputation and legacy, and how it would transform the New York basketball scene for the better.
- Talking hockey: A brief shoutout to the Boston Bruins who are one win away from a Stanley Cup appearence
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Wrapping up the "What the f*** Celtics season" including the Kyrie disaster, the Hayward disaperence, and the possible offseason moves. Then, the amazing second act of the Rockets and Warriors, KD's all-time playoff run (pre-injury), and takes on the weird play from Harden and Curry. Next, should the Sixers move on from Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid, the deliberate domiance of Kawhi, the sneaky great playoff run from Jokic, and Jamal Murray's ascension. Finally, we debate the philosophical difference between the NBA and its superstars carrying their teams vs. the more team based play in hockey.
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Celtics-Bucks series after the 1-1 split in Milwaukee, Kyrie and his driving or lack thereof, Boston's experience edge, KD's dominance, the Harden landing space drama, the NBA's three-pointer problem, can the Rockets come back against the Warriors, top five NBA players in these playoffs, Nuggets-Blazers series, Ratpors optimism, top five most clutch players left in playoffs, the Durant-Warriors era, NFL Draft Storylines: The Daniel Jones jabroni being adopted by the Mannings and the Pats' solid picks
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Lillard's shot to end the Thunder, OKC's future, should Presti trade Westbrook and Paul Geroge? (heated debate... starts at the 9:25 mark, ends at the 18:45 mark), how far Portland can go, the constuction of the Clippers (also very heated), can Kemba pair with LeBron to win a championship? (yep, you guessed it... antoher heated argument), THEN: the wildly passionate (and even personal) Celtics-Bucks series preview and predictions (starts at 31:55 mark, ends at 51:20 mark... exhausting), and finally a nice message from @BigChunks305
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: storylines from the amazing college national championship game between Virginia and Texas Tech, previews and predictions for Bucks-Pistons, Celtics-Pacers (lengthiest in duration), Raptors-Magic, Sixers-Nets, Warriors-Clippers (which includes a bet), Rockets-Jazz, Nuggets-Spurs, and Blazers-Thunder
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Gonzaga-Texas Tech, Duke's flaws against Michigan State and all season, the Virgina-Purdue instant classic, Auburn-Kentucky, Final Four Preview, Zion comparisons, nonsense (the Pelicans bet, Concord vs. Carlisle hypothetical basketball game, and the MLB draft having so many rounds), Celtics play heading into the Pacers game (and series), Giannis vs. Harden for MVP, favorites to come out of each conference
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IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Duke-UCF game, Duke-Virginia Tech preview, Tacko Fall's future, UVA trailing Gardner-Webb, UVA-Oregon, LSU-Michigan State, disappointment from Nevada and Buffalo, the Iowa State rant, Wofford-Kentucky, Tennessee-Purdue, Kentucky-Houston, rant on the flaws of Hartford's XL Center, UNC-Auburn, Coby White vs. R.J. Barrett, Gonzaga-Florida State, Nurkic's injury and the Blazers, the Clippers and Lou Williams, the Spurs, and the Celtics (forgot to talk Texas Tech-Michigan, but the Red Raiders won that game handily)
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The crew runs down the round of 64 games, breaking down the potential upsets and cinderalla stories. Teams that we emphasize include: UCF, Yale, LSU, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Murray State, Buffalo, Michigan, Villanova, Iowa State, what would happen if UVA loses to Gardner-Webb, and of course, Duke.
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MA basketball state finals (0:44-1:35), NFL: Eagles making moves, OBJ is a Brown, Lev Bell on the Jets, AB is now a Raider, and how Blake Bortles caused the downfall of the Steelers (1:52-8:15), March Madness part 1: one seed debate, Duke, Gonzaga, Zion, and Ja Morant (8:15-13:30), 2nd year NFL QB's and Kareem Hunt, plus other NFL and fantasy football topics (13:30-18:27... 19:15-24:37), an interesting phone call that we received (18:27-19:15), March Madness part 2: Duke, Dayton, Michigan, Virginia, UCF, white college centers, a possible UMBC-UVA rematch, and Loyola-Chicago memories (26:22-31:20... 32:16-33:40... 34:30-37:40), playoff matchups for the Celtics (37:45-41:45... 44:00-45:22... 46:15-48:22), and the Warriors or "the Field" (48:22-50:47) all with the great Sam Kalkstein.
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Celtics righting the ship? (0:45-4:00), Lakers and Sixers and Biology (4:55-6:15), Celtics lineups and potential playoff series (6:20-10:00), whose to blame for the funeral of the Lakers? (11:35-20:50), James Harden and the surging Rockets (21:18-25:35), the Nuggets and their lack of playoff experience (25:55-28:50), Wilt Chamberlain and T.J. McConnell (29:43-30:57), current NBA playoff matchups (31:00-40:40), re-visiting the Zion situation briefly and the prospect of Durant leaving Golden State (40:40-46:35)
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Celtics hitting rock bottom and Kyrie's questionable leadership (1:00-12:50), Lakers' problems and LeBron's drama and legacy (12:55-21:00), lively Zion debates and college hoops (22:50-40:48), and the edited version of our technical difficulties with a caller, intertwined with some hot takes on Lillard, Trae Young, the Kings, the Bucks, the Heat, and more on Kyrie and the Celtics (42:50-51:50)
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Celtics-Sixers game and its impact plus Bucks and Raptors (0:35-15:35), Nets-Bucks potential playoff series, Pelicans (15:35-22:00), Players that we love (27:15-42:10), Harden's scoring streak (43:40-45:30), All-Star Weekend (45:30-49:20), Lakers' playoff hopes (49:20-51:15), and All-Star Weekend predictions (51:20-56:00)
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