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Ep. 176 - Quarter Mark Check In

We're about 25% into the season this year and we're seeing a slew of injuries taking over the league! We take a look at some of the biggest headlines, injuries, and of course, John Wall going against the grain trying to get back on the court. We try to figure out why the Trail Blazers are so bad, and what the ceiling of the Minnesota Timberwolves really is.

Kemba Walker out of the Knicks rotation (4:20)

Michael Porter Jr. out for the year for Denver (10:45)

Bam Adebayo's thumb injury derails the Miami Heat's run (18:00)

Damian Lillard's abdominal injury hurts the Trail Blazers core (24:15)

Minnesota Timberwolves have a new star in Anthony Edwards (33:45)

Stats Corner (40:15)

 

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Ep.175 - Real or Fake

On this week's episode, the guys take a look at the some storylines in the league and debate if they're real or fake! Are the Washington Wizards really primed for a playoff seed this year, are the Denver Nuggets really contenders?

Are the Washington Wizards for real? (4:30)

Can the Denver Nuggets contend for the title? (16:30)

Is DeMar DeRozan really a MVP candidate? (24:00)

Is Jayson Tatum over hyped? (33:30)

Stats Corner (42:45)

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Ep. 174 - What‘s going on in Dallas

On this week's episode, Raj has bone to pick with Brian Windhorst's analysis of the new refereeing in the NBA this year. We deep dive into why the Mavericks are so mediocre, and why the Trail Blazers have been so awful to start the year. Combine that with even more trouble brewing in Boston, and this episode turned into looking at what similarities these struggling teams have in common with one another! 

Raj on Brian Windhorst (2:00)

What's going on in Dallas? (6:00)

Why is Portland struggling so much (21:30)

Marcus Smart is upset in Boston (33:40)

Stats Corner (46:30)

 

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Ep. 173 - NBA Week 1 Reactions

We're a week into this NBA season and it's been filled with overtime games, couple of injuries, and a lot less foul calls than we've had in the past. The guys look at last week's action and talk about who they've been impressed by, how the games are flowing, and who's laying absolute stinkers out there! Oh yeah, here's a SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't watched Succession yet.

Success talk (0:00)

Ja Morant elevating himself (4:30)

Less free throws for everybody (12:00)

Same old Celtics (20:00)

Are the Chicago Bulls for real? (26:00)

The LA Lakers are really struggling (32:00)

The Hornets are still one of the most exciting teams to watch (39:00)

Stats Corner (45:30)

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Ep. 172 - Western Conference X-Factors

On today's episode, we discuss the western conference X-Factors! Not the biggest superstars, but the guys' who's performances will elevate their team to the next level. Can a superstar and future Hall of Famer like Russell Westbrook elevate the Lakers back to title contention?

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Ep. 171 - Eastern Conference X-Factors & Timberwolves fire Gersson Rosas

Everyone who watched basketball in the mid 2000s will remember the Gatorade X-Factor, a player who will need to have a big game to push his team to victory. We take a look at the X-Factors for teams across the Eastern Conference, by looking at players who are not the superstars or top tier players on their teams, but guys that the team needs to be victorious! 

Again in popular fashion, we were hit with a huge ShamsBomb towards the end of our recording and you get our live reaction to the firing of Gersson Rosas by the Minnesota Timberwolves!

Ep. 170 - Western Conference Over/Under‘s

Let the gambling continue with this year's Western Conference over/unders! The biggest questions are based on LeBron and Russell Westbrook's chemistry on the Lakers, if the Jazz can continue their regular season dominance, and where oh where will Ben Simmons land? We talk about these issues and more, and try to answer the the most important questions: will the team go over or under their win total projections!

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Ep. 169 - Eastern Conference Over/Unders

With the NBA season quickly approaching, we're here looking at the Eastern Conference over/unders! Will the Hawks over-perform expectations again, will the Nets be able to stay healthy enough to get over 55.5 wins, will the Bucks succumb to the Championship hangover? And of course, what is going in in Philadelphia with the Ben Simmons situation? These are all questions we tackle in our over/unders discussion!

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Ep. 168 - Offseason Winners and Losers

After taking our own offseason, the guys are back to talk about all the biggest winners and losers of the offseason! Some teams made some huge moves to elevate themselves, but others stood still and continue to dig their own grave. Tune in to check out what Josh, Peter, and Rajan think about teams like Bulls and Pelicans!

Miami Heat sign Lowry and Tucker (4:45)

Chicago Bulls go all offence (10:30)

Washington Wizards go big (18:15)

Minnesota Timberwolves sit still (21:30)

New Orleans Pelicans wasting Zion's talent (28:30)

Portland Trail Blazers (35:00)

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Ep. 167 - Free Agency 2021, sources tell Hoops Corner

After a slight hiatus, we're back! We welcome back the newest dad to the pod Josh Cohen, with features from the little baby, herself. We hit all the major free agent movements from Kyle Lowry, Lonzo Ball, and Chris Paul, all the way to the lesser focused players like Kelly Olynyk and Evan Fournier. After an hour of talking about free agents, we deduced that the Knicks will always be the Knicks, Shams has impeccable timing for PJ Tucker (and for us), and suddenly agents are getting a lot of shine in the twitter reports this year, sources tell us at the Hoops Corner.