We talk:

• Anthony Davis' big contract.
• The demise of the PAC 12
• ESPN getting directly in the sports betting arena
• Rank over 130 NBA Nicknames!

Thanks to:

• Basketball Reference - https://basketball-reference.com
• Thomas Neumann - https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/li...
• Pat Heery - https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articl...
• Brady Klopfer (https://twitter.com/BradyKlopferNBA) - https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/12/...
• Howard Fear (https://twitter.com/hsfear)
• "Regular American" (https://twitter.com/Bot_From_Russia)
• Logan Trent (https://twitter.com/TheLoganTrent) 

We're back! We discuss:

• The Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis signings in Boston and why both are bad, but Boston will likely still be good.
• Briefly about Bronnie and how sports has a sad history of risk, even to the young and healthy.
• We review a list of 101 NBA Nicknames (https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/lists/greatest-nicknames-in-nba-history/ thanks Thomas Neumann!) and prepare for a fun Tier game in a few weeks.

We're back to talk:

• NBA Free Agency and why contract analysis is difficult -- unlike player evaluation.
• Damian Lillard's current saga in Portland
• Every, if not most, important free agency signing as of 7/11/2023. Some highlights:
  • Austin Reeves
  • Haliburton vs Sabonis
  • Brook Lopez
• Why Andre Drummond's sentiment that being a good teammate in attitude matters, really, his stats just aren't as important as others in terms of pay in the NBA.

We're back we talk:

• The NBA Finals and Dre's firsthand account of the Nuggets' historic win.
• The Chris Paul Trades, why the Suns and Wizards are who we thought they were, and the Warriors are light years ahead again.
• Why Bradley Beal and Devin Booker don't make sense next to each other.
• How the Warriors did well "drafting" Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis and how Mike Dunleavy has the right expectations.
• How the Celtics and Grizzlies lost the Kristaps Porzingis trade, and why it's harder to tell than you think.
• We're meh on the John Collins and Rudy Gay trade.
• Some top level NBA Draft thoughts, sorry, no real in-depth analysis here!

Brian and Dre talk the  NBA Finals, what happened to Boston, Bob Myers exit in Golden State, and Jimmy Butler's attitude. Tune in!

Andrew Sutton returns to talk the NBA Conference Finals with Brian and Dre.

We also talk:

• Doc Rivers firing
• Are the Heat for real?
• Can the Nuggets make the finals?
• Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

Brian and Dre return to talk:

• Dillon Brooks plummeting value and foolish trash talk.
• Injuries in the NBA Playoffs.
• Every 2nd Round Series, including optimism for the Warriors - which paid off!

Tune in!

Brian and Dre are back to talk:
De'Aaron Fox and Jaren Jackson Jr. winning the first two NBA awards of award season.

All of the NBA Playoffs, especially the Nuggets and Warriors.

Draymond Green's stomp, and why the NBA's handling of it was already bad, and spoilers, we'll definitely talk how it gets worse.

Also, be sure to check out the Nerd! Podcast with Brian, Dre, and Jeff this week (Brian is a guest host!) to discuss Magic the Gathering. It's found under the Jeff has Cool Fans banner anywhere podcasts are found or at patreon.com/jeffmay.

Thanks!

We're back to talk:

• The NCAA and March Madness' End
• Catlin Clark and Angel Reese's "feud"
• MVPs and why Embiid briefly wasn't deserving and is now the favorite
• Why the Warriors aren't a threat in the playoffs.
• We also break a pack of 1990-1991 Fleer Cards, but the video for that can be found at youtube.com/@nerdnumbers

Podcast Week - BSG, Ted Lasso (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creativity-education-and-leadership-podcast/id1567287356), and Star Wars CCG ()https://www.patreon.com/jeffmay), oh my!

State of the Western Conference, Including Highlights for

• The Grizzlies
• The Kings
• The Mavericks

Deep Dive on the Denver Nuggets. Boring answer - Jamal Murray doesn’t look 100%

We skip March Madness Bracket talk but highly suggest:

https://twitter.com/DataStrictly and https://twitter.com/TyWillinganz if you want good advice

We discuss why the NCAA is a bad farm system, how the top draft picks aren’t NCAA players, and how players like Zion hurt themselves going to school.

We end Rookie of the Year and why Walker Kessler, currently ranked 4th at NBA dot coms Rookie of the Year race, is ranked 4th, behind two players we say are terrible.

Zach Edey is Brian’s potential Rookie of the Year for next year IF a team has the fortitude to play him.

Some shout-outs to high school basketball squads. Oakland High Basketball - Boys and Girls! And DePere’s Basketball Squad.