Buckets Mentality Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Analysis on my player rankings for this season and revealing the first chunk of the list.
Analyzing Jalen Brunson to NYC, John Wall to LAC and KCP to Denver what it means for the landscape of the NBA.
Breaking down the best players in the draft to me and how they fit with their projected teams.
Breaking down Tatum's struggles, my adjustments for each team and my prediction on how the rest of the series will go.
Breaking down the conference finals, NBA finals, Jimmy Butler and yes even some LeBron/Lakers talk.
Ranking each championship team across the decade and highlighting the elite non title winning squads.
Breaking down each 1st round series up to this point particularly Nets vs Celtics and what it means for KD and Kyrie's legacy.
Predicting the NBA playoffs and analyzing the play in tournament games. Also broke down game 1 of each series.
Breaking down my top 3 for each award, predicting who gets the 7 & 8 seed, and highlighting everything that went down in the final week of the season.
Breaking down the top 10 players of the 2010's decade based on eye test, production, accolades, team success, peak, and longevity.
Breaking down the great starts from to me the two best players in basketball RIGHT NOW.
Breaking down how Kyrie's vaccine status will impact the Nets & what they should do moving forward.
Breaking down Dame's comments and if I believe he should request a trade from Portland.
Breaking down Sixers' legend Charles Barkley's thoughts on Ben Simmons requesting a trade & what Philly should do moving forward.
Breaking down the Big O's comments and why I believe Harden in 2016/2017 and Jokic in 2021 were more deserving MVP candidates.
Breaking down a potential NBA Finals preview along with the Allstar starters in each conference!
Breaking down Harden's career in Houston and how I expect this big 3 to fare, what it will mean for their legacies!
Giving y'all my top 10 teams, awards, and bold predictions headed into the 2020-2021 season!
Breaking down the biggest moves of the NBA Draft, Warriors without Klay, Bucks with Jrue, Best 6th Man now in LA etc.
Breaking down the top draft prospects, mock draft, and late thoughts about the results of the NBA bubble!
Breaking down the strengths, weaknesses, and x-factors of every championship contender.
Giving my top 5 players by position, NBA awards, and comparing top 3 legit contenders at the break!
Reacting to the Western and Eastern Conference Allstars, honoring Kobe Bryant and more.
Breaking down what I saw on Christmas Day and what it means for these teams moving forward.
Breaking down my top 5 players and teams at this point in the season. Giving my thoughts on Luka's historic start to the season.
Breaking down Melo to Portland and how the league is looking four weeks into the season.
Breaking down my top 5 teams and players based on current performance along with my surprising/disappointing teams.
Breaking down the landscape of the league and giving my standings/playoff predictions for both conferences.