The Koz and Bru Show: Recent Episodes
Aaron Bruski
The Koz and Bru Show is a weekly NBA podcast including fake sponsors and sketch comedy, brought to you by NBC Sports’ Aaron Bruski and Kgosi Chuenyane.
After a long hiatus the guys are back breaking down Jimmy Butler vs. Pat Riley and the nuanced as all hell move from Mike Brown to Doug Christie and the phenomena known as Keon Ellis. Koz and Bru is here!
The guys are back after a long hiatus and just in time to clean up the mess that is the NBA playoffs and the NBA finals but also spend ample time clowning on the Lakers and all of the terrible WNBA takes floating around. It's Koz and Bru time!
The guys are back after yet another hiatus but just in time to break down the playoff brackets and Bru even gives out some free plays that are normally hidden behind a pay wall in the SportsEthos WagerPass. Koz and Bru is here!
With Bru on the shelf due to TOS all season and surgery for said ailment now in the books, the guys are ready to get back on the treadmill starting with a review of the NBA playoff picture with 1/3 of the season left to go. Who can challenge Boston in the East? Is it really 10 deep in the West? Are Minnesota and Oklahoma City for real? And what about that All Star game? Koz and Bru are back!!
The Western Conference is stacked once again! The guys are back with power rankings and the key issues facing all 15 squads. Koz and Bru is here!
The guys are back with one week to go before the season starts and they set their sights on the Eastern Conference, ranking all 15 teams and predicting who goes to the Finals
The guys are BACK to break down the Damian Lillard deal and then use it as an opportunity to find landing spots for Jrue Holiday -- as well as a chance to check in on teams around the league!
The guys break down the NBA finals with precision and have enough time to talk coaching hires as well as what lies ahead for CP3.
You've heard all of the rest ... now get your Koz and Bru takes heading into Game 1. What does Miami need to do early in G1? What does their path to victory look like in this series and does it exist? And what's up with Jimmy Butler after disappearing later in the ECF?
It's crunch time before the conference finals and we needed to call in the big guns to break this down. Koz and Bru have your Xs and Os, adjustments and predictions as we head into a huge weekend of NBA basketball!
The guys go deep on the Kings and Warriors series and also touch base on Phoenix, the Clippers, Memphis and the Lakers!
The guys have blessed us with a show the week before the playoffs start and it is spicy! They hit on Luka's letdown in Dallas and then a question of which team has a better chance of making the Finals, Denver or Philly, is both interesting and brings in the rest of the contenders and puncher's chance teams throughout the league. Koz and Bru are here!
The guys are back after a long hiatus to break down who the contenders actually are in the West. Other than Denver -- we're talking Memphis, Sacramento, Phoenix, Golden State and the Clippers in this one!
Now that one of the crazier NBA trade deadlines in memory has passed it's time to reassess the chessboard and make predictions for the NBA playoffs. It's Koz and Bru time!
They're back! The guys spin around the top of the NBA hitting Brooklyn, New Orleans, Golden State and then spend some time in Sacramento as a side dish.
With 25% of the season in the books the guys check in all around the league, give updates on predictions and get into deep discussion on #engagement
The guys go in on Brooklyn and their multiple dumpster fires, as well as what this says about serious issues both within the NBA and the world at large, and then they reserve the last third of the episode to talk about the rest of the league.
The guys are back after a long hiatus and ready to do what they do best… Predicting playoff outcomes!
The guys are back after a long hiatus to weigh in on all of the free agency, trade and draft happenings of the last month. You wouldn't believe this but they have some opinions!
The guys are back to diagnose all things that are wrong with Golden State and determine what, if anything, can be done for them to beat a peaking Boston squad
After a week off the guys are back to break down the rest of the Conference Finals but also look ahead at a likely Boston versus Golden State NBA Finals.
The guys are back to break down a truly riveting playoff scene including at least four teams who have a legitimate shot at the title. Can Milwaukee, who hasn't looked to be in charge at any point in time in their series, finish off the Celtics and somehow pull this off? Can Phoenix and Golden State start playing like the premium teams they are? What does this all mean for the championship? Let Koz and Bru break it all down like only they can!
We are seeing a ton of premium teams pushed to the limit and dealing with really big setbacks, and there are a ton of big games in the next few days not to mention some amazing series ahead. The guys have you covered every witch way heading into the weekend!
Premium teams have been hit hard early as injuries in Milwaukee and Phoenix, not to mention home court advantage both there and in Memphis, have created a ton of chaos. Koz and Bru covers all eight series in a jam packed show!
There are no shortage of things to talk about in what may be the most riveting playoffs we have seen in a while. Brooklyn versus Boston, Toronto versus Philly, Golden State versus Denver and the upstart Wolves against Memphis. Picks, breakdowns and more - Koz and Bru Style!
They're back! Koz and Bru finally get a moment to get a show in and set their sights on none other than the biggest moves of the trade deadline, so you know they're talking Sacramento Kings and Sabonis ball, with a full serving of WTF is going on in Brooklyn and Philly.
The guys talk about Boston's once storied cache of assets and what to do with Jaylen Brown, they tip the scales for Zion and Luka and finish in Cleveland with a scouting report on the rest of their season.
Koz and Bru Show: Should KAT's time in Minny be over? The guys cover the Warriors, Nets, Jokic vs. Morris leftovers, top 75 players and more!
Koz and Bru go through not just the Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving situations and what they mean for the NBA, but also how the media and social media enables the narcissism that's ailing the world these days.
Koz and Bru have your Conference Finals breakdowns ready to go as we get to the meat of each series, they talk Ben Simmons and give some quick thoughts at the end on all the coaching stuff going on.
The guys make it two weeks in a row for the pod and they waste no time breaking down every series, including the likely matchups in Round 2. You're not going to want to miss a single second!
5:00 - Grizz/Jazz
16:00 - Lakers/Suns
27:00 - Hawks/Knicks
35:00 - Hawks/Sixers
42:00 - Bucks/Nets
57:00 - Fan Behavior
1:03:00 - Blazers/Nuggets
1:08:00 - Mavs/Clippers
Koz and Bru are back and just in time to weigh in on the Game 1 action we saw on Saturday, as well as break down the series that started as they recorded on Sunday morning. Two of the best analysts in the game chopping it up!
The guys talk about all of your favorite bad teams, get sidetracked on Urban Meyer and weave in talk about old school vs. new school NBA!
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The guys break down everything going on in Brooklyn and try to figure out what's going on with Old Heads getting after youngins like Donovan Mitchell.
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The guys take a look at a surprisingly good rookie class and find a home for James Harden!
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The guys are back to break down the Lakers and Bucks' offseasons, and what to expect out of the new look in Golden State.
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The guys break down Game 4 and go deep into the matchups for Game 5. Can the Heat force a Game 6? Listen and find out!
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Koz is one of the best Lakers analysts going and Bru has been crushing the NBA playoffs while backing the Heat -- and he's backing them again. Who wins this battle royale?
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The guys break down a Heat squad they've been high on for a while, and figure out what Boston and Denver can do to punch back.
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The guys spin you around the playoffs like only they can and spend a little extra time on whether the Heat can knock off the Bucks in a presumptive second round matchup.
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The guys give you predictions for each series all the way to the Finals and the question lingers, can Bru get off the Clippers and take the Raptors?
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The guys update you on everything going on in the bubble, including how the Blazers stack up against the Lakers in a 1-8 matchup and how finally folks are catching on to the Raptors.
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The guys go through all of the games that mattered over the last two days in what has been an entertaining restart for the league!
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The guys are back after the break and looking at the big time upset potential in these unprecedented playoffs.
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The guys break down which teams stand to benefit from the long break in what will be a truly unprecedented playoff scenario, assuming it even happens. That and whether the Last Dance is living up to the hype.
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The guys haven't recorded in over a month and they got together to get your ready for Sunday's Last Dance and they even put together show notes.
0:00 Checking In
8:00 What Are You Drinking
12:00 What Are You Watching
15:00 MJ & The Booze
19:00 Jordan on Pippen
22:00 Analyzing The Pour
25:00 The Pippen Deal
28:00 The Mean Jonah Hill
35:00 How Good Was Pippen
41:00 Krause's Success
48:00 The Pre-Social Media Era
53:00 MJ Comparisons to LeBron, Kobe and KD
1:00 Previewing Rodman
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The guys ask if the Sixers should trade one or both of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, talk some Jayson Tatum and spend an inordinate amount of time on Tom Steyer's dance moves.
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The guys go through all of the trades that came in just before the deadline, including big moves for the Rockets, Warriors, Wolves and Clippers.
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The guys talk about what Kobe's death is teaching us and what we're all working through as the world grieves. Also, Ja and Zion chatter!
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The guys try to make sense of the unworldly talent of Zion and what it means for the Western Conference playoff chase, and then shift to the Bucks and how the top of the East stacks up.
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After a pair of heavyweight matchups on Thursday the guys weigh in on the Bucks, Lakers and Clippers to try and figure out who the best team in the NBA is!
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After a brief respite, the guys return to hit on the season's biggest surprises, disappointments, Luka-mania, Ja Morant's ascent and more!
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The guys check out all the massive games with the Clippers, Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Bucks and more, as well as a check-in on the state of Zion and a game of Pascal is better than (insert player here).
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The guys are back and just in time to break down their top-8 seeds in both conferences and how those playoff matchups will play out, eventually crowning a champion.
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The guys tell you who is going to be in and who is going to be out in the highly competitive Western Conference.
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Koz and Bru take a stop in L.A. to see the Steve Ballmer show, talk Sam Presti's letter to OKC, his legacy and how teams should be operating in the player empowerment era.
(07-26-19)
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The guys break down the big Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul trade, and then figure out who they think will have the better season between the Rockets and Thunder, and then also the Nets and Celtics. Also, thin-skinned NBA players!
(07-19-19)
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The guys spin around the league and grade almost every single dang free agency move there ever was in 2019.
(07-09-19)
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The guys roll through most of the first round, talk Anthony Davis and whatever the Lakers are doing, Mike Conley and all of the crazy action from this week.
(06-21-19)
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The guys break down Game 6 and take time on players for both squads in what was the best NBA Playoffs and Finals we've seen in a long time.
(06-14-19)
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The guys break down life without Klay in Game 3, DeMarcus Cousins' limitations, the Klay injury decision, Kevin Durant's injury outlook, Kawhi's injury situation, Alfonso McKinnie's key role, Pascal Siakam vs. Durant, Fred VanVleet vs. Steph and what to watch for in Game 4.
(06-06-19)
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The guys break down the playoff action thus far, the all-NBA awards and then get after all the angles in what should be a competitive NBA Finals.
(05-27-19)
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The guys say goodbye to last week's losers, break down a riveting playoffs thus far and catch everybody up on all things NBA!
(05-17-19)
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The guys break down the Game 7s on Sunday, get you ready for Warriors-Rockets, say goodbye to Kyrie and talk about the big bad Bucks.
(05-10-19)
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The guys break down each of the four remaining series in what has been a tightly contested and extremely entertaining second round.
(05-03-19)
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The guys break down everything we've seen in the first round and get folks ready for Round 2, where Eastern Conference giants do battle and we (probably) get a heavyweight Rockets-Warriors slugfest.
(04-26-19)
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The guys break down the situations in Sacramento and L.A., including coaching fits and where each team goes from here.
(04-12-19)
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The guys spin you through all eight series, including predictions, and then take a stab at some Finals predictions as well.
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The guys talk about Thursday's matchup with the Bucks and Sixers, the NBA's international takeover, the MVP race and some quick playoff previews.
(04-05-19)
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The guys take stock of the NCAA Tournament, including Zion and Ja, but the more interesting stuff is whether the Sixers should trade Ben Simmons and which top seeds are at risk of an upset in the Eastern Conference.
(03-22-19)
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The guys take a look at whether the Pacers or Clippers can make noise in the playoffs, Koz has a unique solution for NBA fighting and finally, do you sell high on KAT or Bradley Beal.
(03-15-19)
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The guys discuss the Lakers and LeBron's legacy, how the Warriors are beatable and they finish in a wide open race at the top of the East.
(03-08-19)
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The guys discuss who they'd rather have between Giannis and AD, what to make of James Harden's streak and they ask where smart NBA offense has gone.
(02-22-19)
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The guys break down all the big deals from trade deadline season, including whether Marc Gasol makes the Raptors the team to beat in the East (and contenders against GSW), as well as whether the Kings and/or Lakers will make the playoffs.
(02-08-19)
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The guys break down the massive news of the week, including the Kristaps Porzingis trade, the Anthony Davis situation and all the KD and Kyrie Irving stuff, followed by a review of the All Star selections and snubbage.
(02-01-19)
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The guys break down the Warriors' recent surge, how they'll deploy DeMarcus Cousins and then they spin to Boston and discuss Kyrie Irving's leadership, and whether you give him a max deal.
(01-18-19)
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