Keith talks incessantly about his and his toddler’s upcoming birthday trip to Illinois while he and Trey break down ESPN’s Eastern Conference Basketball Power Index Playoff Odds and how those compare to their preseason guesses. PLUS, some BSBP LOCKS for Keith’s birthday on 11/19! Sure to hit!
Corban starts Friday with some news, and then a fun mailbag, including which player was better in his prime: Beasley or Ellis? Plus, a Stephen A rant, and much more!
After a long journey into the abyss of his work life Greg Mroz finally returns to the Hoop Ball Chicago Bulls podcast, and hey, he walked back in at the right time! The Bulls are playing some of their best basketball in years, and it doesn’t take a basketball savant to see that Chicago is on a crash course for the playoffs. What’s been the difference? Greg explains, so lock in!
Is the Barclays Center as dead as the media portrays? Should we be concerned with KD and Harden playing huge minutes so far? VERY special guest Keith McPherson joins the guys to take stock of the Nets after a win over Cleveland and the Magic on tap!
It took a month, but after a slow start, James Harden has worked back into the first round. Danrecaps Wednesday and discusses, a bit, how players almost always quietly slide back (or up) where they belong.
The Ball Boys Mitch & Cal bring back their Hold or Fold segment! This time discussing some young players who aren’t living up to expectations and discuss when you should be moving on and when you should be hanging tight!
The short version is simple: On a Lakers team that’s changed its parts once again, a lack of cohesion fails to promote an environment in which the sum can be more than its parts.
In other words: The Lakers are playing off talent alone right now, and that’s not good enough at the NBA level.
LeBron’s coming back and THT is on fire, but that’s all the good news coming from Lakerland right now. Ethan’s solo ride takes you on a cruise through the current state of the Lakers and why those seated on the plane should continue to expect turbulence for the duration of this flight.
Cade, Franz, Jalen, Josh … the rookies looked great on Wednesday night! Are they figuring things out? William brings you the All-Rookie Pod Wednesday wild recap!
The Pelicans came out firing against the Heat. However, cooled off after the first quarter and ended up losing 98-113. Lyle breaks down what went wrong.
The 4-game losing streak (that felt more like a 40 games) finally ended for Sacramento on Monday. Now they shift their focus to another poor team, the Timberwolves, as they try and salvage this road trip with a 2-2 record.
We recap the last few days in Kings-land, share some NBA throwback tales that will make you feel better about yourself, and tease our comedic guest for Friday!
The Ball Boys Mitch & Cal discuss the players they believe are must roster, standard league adds and deep league adds to help you win your fantasy basketball matchup and potentially give you rest of season value!
Hawks have ended their 6 game losing streak and now are on a 2 game winning streak in the midst of this homestand. Brad recaps the two wins vs. Milwaukee and Orlando. He also previews the matchup vs. the Celtics!