We're back to talk:

• Super Tuesday!
• Can the Warriors win with the Rookie of the Year?
• Gotta keep up the Victor Wembenyama love!
• A fun stroll down memory lane and why the blogging analytics movement fractured, crashed, and burned, but why analytics still won.
• Tune in!

Recorded 2-13-2024

• A little football talk to start!
• we check in on the OG Anunoby trade and revisit a segment we call "Brian is Right"
• We analyze the Kyle Lowry for Terry Rozier deck chairs trade.
• We talk about NBA All-Star starters and how we're pretty much fine with them.
• We also discuss All-Star rules and the Steph Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu matchup.
• We briefly talk about the NBA salary cap, moving on!
• We discuss Luka Doncic's 73-point game, the top games so far this NBA season, and the top scoring games.
• We talk about the MVP race, Joel Embiid's injury, and Doc Rivers getting to coach again.

Stat padding, blockbuster trades, the MVP race, and more!

• Embiid and Stat Padding
• MVP Race, can a player be an MVP w/ 65 games played?
• The Detroit Pistons / Washington Wizards "Blockbuster Trade" and if Marvin Bagley should dethrone Same Bowie as the biggest draft bust.
  • A history lesson about how Moneyball is a misleading narrative.
• We discuss Pascal Siakam's possible spot. Spoiler, we think Dallas was a better fit than Indiana.
• We also question DeJounte Murray and if he should return to the Spurs.
• We don't believe Mikal Bridges is on the block but do question if a change of scenery would help.
• A brief Warriors check in!
• A Victor Wembenyama check-in, and like most rookies he started out a bit rough. Unlike most rookies, a mere 40 games into the season he's playing star level. Watch out!
  
  

Dre and Brian return to talk a whole lotta Warriors as well as the Knicks/Raptors "blockbuster trade", the Rookie of the Year Race and why the Thunder have Rookie of the Year and MVP. Tune in!

Dre and Brian return to talk the end of the NBA Cup, if Joel Embiid is MVP, how Harden is doing on the Clippers, a couple of NBA scandals and feuds!

We're back to talk:

The Phoenix Suns

How Nikola Jokic and Tyrese Haliburton are generational MVP talents this season.

The Minnesota TImberwolves finally being good!
The Rookie of the Year race with Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembenyama

Our thoughts on the NBA Cup aka the in-season tournament with some design advice from Brian.

The Golden State Warriors, of course.

Shout out to @AtomicNBA on X!

We're thrilled to have special guest Scott Williams on the podcast today. Scott is a fifteen year NBA veteran and three time title winner. Scott is on to discuss his book "Through the Fire: A Memoir of Trauma and Loss, Basketball and Triumph."

• We talk Scott's time at UNC with Dean Smith and how he overcame major tragedy including domestic abuse.
• Scott's time in the NBA and what it was like playing with MJ, Iverson, and LeBron
• Why Scott is the ultimate answer for the coolest (nerdiest?) NBA game Immaculate Grid.

You can find Scott at

• ScottWill42 on Instagram
• Scottwilliams1767 on TikTok
• and at his site https://www.scottwilliamsbasketball.com/

We're back after three weeks! The NBA started right after we recorded this, so a lot to discuss including:

• The 76ers and Clippers and if they should pull the trigger for James Harden
• Has Dre joined the Wembanyama hype train?
• Is Boston the favorite?
• The Grizzlies and how fast predictions fall apart.
• The Warriors look good but do they have weaknesses?
• Will the Phoenix Suns have an amazing offense?
• Can Ben Simmons make a comeback?
• Will Chet and the Thunder impress this year?

We even end with a hypothetical question about if playing time in the NBA matters for injuries!

Enjoy!

The slumber of the offseason is over! We discuss the major Damian Lillard trade and follow up trades. Meaning we go over, in depth:

• The state of the Portland Trail Blazers
• The state of the Milwaukee Bucks
• The state of the Phoenix Suns
• The state of the Boston Celtics

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