Corban Ford
Roundball Ramble: New Year, Same Ramble! OG Anunoby Trade Analysis with Josh Url and Garrett Bugay!
New year, same great basketball friend trio! Josh, Garrett, and Corban bring in the new year with a discussion about the first big trade of the NBA season from all angles! The Raptors, the Knicks, the present move, and possible future ones are all discussed in this nunaced discussion! Let’s bring in the new year right!
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Roundball Ramble: Thursday Slate Recap, George McGinnis Tribute, Friday lookahead!!
Happy Friday Folks! On this latest episode, Corban took a wraparound on last night’s games, including a mini-eulogy(?) of the Warriors, before paying homage to the late great George McGinnis, and then looking ahead to tonight’s action! Let’s rock y’all!!
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Roundball Ramble: Team in need of a shake up with Mike Shearer!
Happy Tuesday y’all! On today’s episode of Roundball Ramble, Corban is joined by friend, collague, and basketball content creator Mike Shearer to dicuss teams that should be looking to shake things up as trade season opens! From the obvious to the wild cards and everything in between, the two have a fun conversation, and on worth a listen!
Check out Mike Shearer on Twitter/X HERE:@bballispoetry
Check out his Substack HERE: https://www.basketballpoetry.com/
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SportsEthos Hornets Podcast: Heat Heartbreaker
Charlotte fought valiantly but lost a close one to Miami, 116-114. Corban breaks down the game with a “three points” style recap: what he liked, what he didn’t, and what to look forward to. From Terry Rozier’s stellar play to Nick Richard’s…performance, we get into it all. Tap in!
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SportsEthos Charlotte Hornets Podcast: Welcome Back!
We know it has been a minute, but the SportsEthos Hornets Podcast is BACK and ready to run for the long haul! Corban comes back to apologize for the absense and then goes into the show, which is a catchup of the first quarter of Hornets games through 3 (or maybe 4) major points, featuring some fun per 35 numbers! (and some other stats as well, haha) He then turns his focus to the Hornets next game against the Miami Heat with things to look for and predictions before the action begins! So sit back, lock in, and let’s go Hornets!
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Roundball Ramble: In-Season Retrospective/Mock Monday
Happy Monday Y’all! Corban puts a bow on the inagurual In-Season Tournament with his likes, dislikes, general takeaways, and clapbacks at the haters of the Lakers win….then it is off the to the first installment of Mock Mondays, where he unveils his “Corban Vibes Mock 1.0”-Players he is just high on, for whatever reason he has! Let’s kick the week off right y’all-tap in!
ALSO…This is the 300TH Episode of Roundball Ramble!! I just want to thank you all for the love, suppport and listens, it means an absolute ton!
-Corban F.
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Roundball Ramble: 2024 NBA Draft Preview with Stevie Cozens!!!
Happy Monday y’all! In this episode of the Ramble, Corban introduces a new segment called “Mock Mondays” to get into the 2024 NBA Draft, then proceeds to eschew doing a mock draft to instead discuss the draft and some of its larger themes with friend of the program and Scout/Founder of Airtime Scouting Stevie Cozens! Come for his inspiring story, stay for the draft analysis to follow!
Follow Stevie on Twitter/X and Instagram HERE: @steviecozens
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Roundball Ramble: Power Rankings Time!
We are one week in the books, and that means its power rankings time! Corban goes team by team (and shows he can forget how to count at times) and breaks down what he likes and doesn’t like about each team in the Association! After that its injury news, a lookahead to tonight’s action, and then Corban spins the wheel to determine which squad will get the “team of the week” treatment on the Ramble!
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Roundball Ramble: James Harden to Clippers Trade Reaction!
EMERGENCY POD! James Harden has finally been traded from the Philadelphia 76ers, finding his way to the city of LA! Corban is joined by friend and cap expert Steven Bagell to break down the trade through every angle!
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Roundball Ramble: Opening Night Baybeeeee!!!
It is that time of the year y’all, NBA Opening Night! Corban is here with a nice little season reset, and then it is on to the show!
*2023 NBA Rookie Extensions Reactions!
*Kenyon Martin and his thoughts on “People who have never played on their HS Basketball team knowing so much about Basketball (also, Corban gives himself a shoutout for being the first All-Star in AZ Compass Prep Basketball History)
*Nike’s City Edition Jerseys, and why Corban thinks they (at best) went 5/30 on them.
*Lookahead to tonight’s action
Tap in! LET’S GOOOOO!!
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Roundball Ramble: Damian Lillard Trade Reaction!
The latest Roundball Ramble is actually a crossover episode as Corban was a guest on Steven Bagell’s “The Bird Rights” podcast to breakdown the Damian Lillard trade from all angles! How does Dame fit with the Bucks? Did the Blazers get enough back in return? How do the Suns grade out in the midst of all of this? And then to close, the two break down possible Jrue Holiday trades, includinfg (SPOILER) the one that actually ended up happening!
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Roundball Ramble: Southwest Division Preview with David Williams!
The Southwest Division is an interesting one this season, with generational talent in San Antonio, a star studded backcourt in Dallas, huge changes made in Houston and Memphis, and big questions in New Orleans. Joining Corban to talk all of that and much more is SportsEthos Grizzlies Host David Williams! From the highs to the lows, question marks, and more, its Ramble Time!
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Roundball Ramble: Pacific Division Preview w Richard Lu!
ITS NBA KICKOFF MONTH Y’ALL! Corban was back with author and basketball analyst Richard Lu to preview what he thinks is the toughest division in the NBA this season: The Pacific Division. The two look at all each team, the moves they made, and dicuss the strengths and weaknesses, from the Lakers to the Clippers, the Suns to the Warriors, and yes, the Kings as well!
So sit back, relax, and plug in!
Follow Richard Lu on Twitter HERE: @rvlhoops
Check out his books HERE: amazon.com/author/rvlhoops
Subscribe to his Substack HERE: richardlu.substack.com
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Roundball Ramble:Team USA Retrospective and NBA Alamanc w Richard Lu!
What is good Ramble fans! Corban was back with author and basketball analyst Richard Lu to look back on Team USA’s underwhelming finish, what went wrong, and what to look forward to! Then, they discussed Richard’s newest book, The 2023-2024 NBA Preview Almanac and some of the fun futures found within! As always, a fun episode and a great listen, sooo…what are we waiting for!
Follow Richard Lu on Twitter HERE: @rvlhoops
Check out his books HERE: amazon.com/author/rvlhoops
Subscribe to his Substack HERE: richardlu.substack.com
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Roundball Ramble: NBA Offseason Superlatives with Mike Shearer!
Corban was joined by Writer and NBA Analyst Mike Shearer to discuss the NBA offseason through the fun lenses of NBA superlatives! From “best player fit in the draft” to “most clueless offseason” listen to who made the cut and who…got cut here on this fun episode!
Check out Mike on Twitter HERE: @bballispoetry
Follow Mike’s work and his website HERE: https://t.co/OMWNjwn03u
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