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Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo DakhilMichael Porter Jr. / Locker room dynamicsTalent without chemistryValue of vocal veteransYou lost in the playoffs what now?When to pull the plug and rebuild like OKCRevamp vs RestartCP3 to BucksIs this a thing?Jump shooting doesn’t win championshipsThe importance of AlphasFlaws of Helio-centricismBuilding around a big LeBron/Luka

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Point of Contention with Marcus Thompson, Wos Lambre and Zach Harper. Topics:1. Have the Lakers figured out the Rockets?2. Can the Heat win it all?3. Nash hire = white privilege? 4. Billy Donovan out in OKC, what's next?5. Where should Chris Paul go? What should Giannis do?

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David Aldridge and Wos Lambre welcome back to the show Miami Heat broadcaster Jason Jackson to talk about the Nets hiring of Steve Nash and race being a factor. Then a mini deep dive on the Heat, the culture, Jimmy Butler, humble coach Erik Spoelstra and legend Pat Riley. Also how does Jason feels about haters of the LeBron-Wade-Bosh years.

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Sam Amick is joined by Celtics Assistant GM Mike Zarren and Nuggets President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly to discuss life in the NBA Bubble, almost getting booted with Sam during quarantine, similarities between Kemba and Jamal Murray, NBA Playoffs, NBA Draft day regrets, and more. 

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The BasketBuds: Zach delays his victory speech on the Bucks vs. Heat series, do the Bucks have a chance? Are the Celtics in trouble after an impressive start? Does anyone believe in the Nuggets? Will the Lakers play AD at center enough to beat the Rockets? and so much more

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Dave, Mo and Seth discuss the Nets hiring Steve Nash, End of Game officiating, the art of cutting, why teams aren't cutting more, matchup hunting, and "Is this a thing?"

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In this week's contentious Point of Contention Ethan Strauss, Marcus Thompson debate big issues in the NBA. Moderated by Zach Harper. Take 1: Everybody Loves Chris: Do people enjoy basketball or like seeing James Harden lose?Take 2: NBA Finals BIG Board: Are the favorites favored anymore?Take 3: Jimmy Buckets Blossoming in Miami: Did the 76ers trade the wrong guy?Take 4: The Bubble Effect: How real is what we are watching?Take 5: Who is the right Coach for the 76ers? Spurs? Nets? Produced by Jade Hoye

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David Aldridge and Wos welcome in Rockets reporter Kelly Iko to talk about the Rockets and their do-or-die Game 7 against the Thunder. Chris Paul, James Harden, Russell Westbrook analysis and what it all means if they lose. Then, reflections on the passing of a legend, John Thompson.

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Sam Amick is joined by Eric Nehm and Jay King to discuss the Eastern Conference Playoff bracket. Can the Bucks live up to their expectations? Is Jimmy Butler someone that can put a stop to them? The Celtics had a strong performance in game 1, can the Raptors keep up? That and also how the NBA is dealing with the player walkout, Wisconsin Politics, and more!

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The Basketball Buds: Spencer Dinwiddie joins the show to talk about best beefs, real and not real contentiousness, players walking out and playing with KD. Then, are the Raptors frauds? Why Zach still believes in the Heat. The Bucks still need to show that they are Finals worthy, and finally do the Lakers or Clippers face any threat in Round 2 and the ever annoying Rockets.

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Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Mo Dakhil and Andrew Schlect react to players walking out to protest Police Brutality and look ahead to the games resuming on Friday.

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David Aldridge and Sam Amick discuss the NBA boycott, the reason for it, why change is necessary, and how the NBA moves forward. In this raw episode you get to hear the heart of both David Aldridge and Sam Amick. 

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David Aldridge and Wos Lambre welcome in 76ers reporter Rich Hofmann to dissect the unbelievable fall of the 76ers. From Joel Embiid, to Brett Brown and Ben Simmons, front office mess, and going all the way back to Sam Hinkie. Rundown:0:00 Jacob Blake and Boycotting9:00 Welcome Rich to talk 76ers12:00 Finding answers / Ben Simmons / Lack of Playmakers / Fultz19:30 Next Coach? Dave Joerger? Ty Lue? What does this team need?24:30 Ben's reluctance to shoot the 3 / Embiid's health27:00 Time to shake things up28:30 Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes?31:00 Elton Brand have any power?33:00 Was the Process worth it?37:00 Tobias Harris trade was strange42:00 What happens now?45:00 Can Embiid be a centerpiece of a championship team?

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Sam Amick is joined by NBA HOF Photographer Andrew Bernstein to discuss entering the NBA Bubble, the Lakers and Clippers, Luka Doncic, and Lebron vs. Kawhi's approach.

At the 30:00 minute mark they discuss in detail Kobe Bryant's impact on the game, Andrew's interactions with him, and how he impacts the NBA today. A great look at Kobe's life and how he treated others. 

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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Dave DuFour, Tray Edward, Jay King and Rich Hofmann. Luka Doncic had a playoff performance to remember on Sunday...the crew is stunned. Flat out. Then Rich joins the show and is mystified by the issues plaguing the 76ers. What is Brett Brown's future? Paul George is a mess, and he can't stop talking about it. LeBron and the Lakers back on track? Finally, Fraud or Not a Fraud! Produced by Jade Hoye

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Nerder She Wrote: Dave, Seth and Mo. Eric Nehm on drop coverage. Playoff Trends Over reliance on drop coverage (pull up 3s over defense). Mixing coverages. (Is this a thing?)Shotmaking 3-pt shooting and free throws are up. Over-corrections in the playoffs. The Bucks don’t adjust enough. Toronto is playoff ready on defense. Pop’s coaching tree and adjustments. Adjustments don’t matter if players don’t execute.

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Point of Contention: Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson with Zach Harper. Take 1: What’s the real reason TV ratings are down?Take 2: Who is the deepest shooter in the NBA?Take 3: If Ben Simmons is a 6’10” Rondo, why don’t we call Giannis a 7’1 Rondo?Take 4: How will the NBA pull at 2002 WCF on the Blazers?Take 5: What’s the best excuse for LeBron’s shortcomings this year?Produced by Jade Hoye

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ESPN's Amin Elhassan drops by to talk with Wos Lambre on the Clippers, Kawhi, rotations and perhaps having too much talent. Also Luka Doncic is the real deal, Jazz-Nuggets, Rudy vs Jokic, Celtics-76ers and finally why the Pelicans firing of Alvin Gentry was the wrong move. 0:00 - Clippers, too much talent? How the pieces fit. Lou Williams. 10:00 - Kawhi's playmaking / Best lineups21:00 - Luka Doncic is for real32:30 - Jazz-Nuggets45:00 - Denver's Defense48:30 - Alvin Gentry should not have been fired

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Sam Amick is joined by Kelly Iko and Jason Jones to discuss the Rockets and Thunder series. What happens if the Rockets fall in round 1? When will Westbrook play? Are we romanticizing the Blazers? Why did Vlade Divac step down with the Kings, and is Joe Dumars the permanent replacement? and more!

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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, BIG Wos, Dave DuFour, Jay King and BLK Tray go through the first round of the NBA playoffs and predict the teams that will certainly be eliminated. Also, Alvin Gentry out in New Orleans, and the Kings' Vlade Divac steps down. Rundown:0:00: Alvin Gentry / Pelicans9:00 Kings / Divac Steps Down / Joe Dumars20:00 Playoff Preview22:00 Tray's key to beating the Lakers29:00 Mavs actually a threat to Clippers?33:00 Nets will win one game34:00 Depleted Jazz35:30 Nuggets vulnerable?40:50 Jokic vs Gobert43:00 Celtics / Sixers 50:00 Heat / Pacers56:00 Rockets / Thunder

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Nerder She Wrote's Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil, and Seth Partnow discuss the internal preparations teams make ahead of a playoff matchup, the unique development process of the Heat's Duncan Robinson and which players/teams/coaches most need a strong postseason performance

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Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper.

 

1. Who is your Bubble MVP? (1:21)

2. What is Giannis frustrated over? (8:14)

3. What do you think of the NBA's Bubble Visitor Program? (15:54)

4. Is brining momentum from the bubble into next season real? (25:02)

5. Is Steph Curry past his prime? (31:07)

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The Athletic's John Hollinger joins David Aldridge and Wos Lambre to diagnose the biggest issue facing each of the primary championship contenders.  Then they dive into what changes need to be made to the 76ers and Pelicans this off-season.

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Sam Amick is joined first by Kyle Goon and Bill Oram to discuss life in the Bubble, Lakers Bubble Trouble, can Lebron carry this team?, and how the Blazers would match up with them in round 1.

In Part 2 Joe Ingles of the Utah Jazz joins Sam to discuss what player life is like in the bubble, the Utah Jazz chemistry, Mitchell and Gobert and much more.

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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Wos Lambre, Jay King, BLK Tray, and Dave DuFour bring out the shovels to bury Paul George in his feud with Damian Lillard, (19:00) the underlying problem of Draymond Green tampering with Devin Booker and (37:00) then the incorrect parameters of the Most Improved Player award.

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Nerder She Wrote's Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow dig into what has been different about the play on the court from inside the bubble, compared to when basketball was unbubbled.  Why is fouling up?  Is it easier to hit free throws in the vacuum of the bubble?  

Plus - which teams should be the most worried about their performance so far.

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Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper.

 

- Isaac and Jaren Jackson Jr suffer big knee injuries. Is the bubble working?

- Should the bubble put an end to coaches in suits?

- Why isn't the NBA releasing the testing results of non-players?

- Houston needs to apologize to Carmelo Anthony

- The WNBA players wearing shirts against Loeffler

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David Aldridge and Wos Lambre from Hoops Adjacent are joined by Swin Cash for an honest conversation on bucking expectations on her way to becoming Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, what it has been like breaking ground as a woman basketball executive and what Zion Williamson and the Pelicans focus is in the Orlando Bubble.

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Sam Amick hosts a 2 part special episode of the Tampering Podcast. 

In Part 1 Sam is joined by Nate Boyer, the former NFL player and Green Beret who influence Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the National Anthem. HIs stance on the NBA players kneeling, the story on he and Kaepernick, and more

Part 2 with Marc and Alex Lasry, owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, begins at the 28:45 mark of the show. The Lasry's open up about being in the second level of the bubble, Giannis' leadership and play this season, feelings on Giannis re-signing, the chase for the NBA title and more.

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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Wos Lambre, Jay King, BLK Tray, and The Lead's Kavitha Davidson to talk about the opening weekend of the NBA's restart: Jonathan Isaac's injury, standing v. kneeling for Anthem, what to make of Lakers weekend, are virtual fans better?, and the weirdness around Zion Williamson's workload.

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In the latest Nerser She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow. Joe Vardon checks in from the bubble. Then, Nate Duncan's NBA League Pass broadcast. The Pelicans incredible starting lineup. Are they the favorites in the West next season? The Houston Small Ball Experiment. Is it going to be successful in the playoffs? Will quality of play. 82 game players vs 16 game players. Clippers potential. Dark Horse Mavs.

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Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper. 0:00-3:30 - Introductions3:30-10:30 - NBA in China just got even more awkward10:30-17:30 - Is a chicken wing ever just a chicken wing?17:30-25:30 - Broke owners, broke fans and a broken system. 25:30-30:30 - Benevolent Kyrie, a secret Coup? 30:30-35:00 - Tom Thibodeau goof for the Knicks?35:00-End - Closing ThoughtsEnd

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In this week's Hoops Adjacent David Aldridge talks to Stephanie Ready, Marc Spears, Gary Washburn and Chris Haynes about life in the Orlando Bubble, storylines playing out on the floor, and covering the league as a minority.

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Sam Amick is joined by former NBA Forward David West to discuss his work with Athlete's Voices (6:00), his old Warriors days and what almost broke up the team (46:20), the NBA Bubble, the NBA's problem with diversity, and why he has a problem with the Knicks hiring Tom Thibodeau (53:45)

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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Jay King, BLK Tray, Dave DuFour and Rich Hoffman roll thru all the possible scenarios as games begin this week in Orlando. How the final regular season games should go, how the playoffs shape out, and finally Conference / Finals predictions. Also Lou Williams leaving The Bubble Drama and Tom Thibodeau new coach of the the Knicks.

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Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow. The guys welcome to the show NBA strength and conditioning coach Rich Williams on the importance of sports science in the Bubble. Now more important than ever. Plus scrimmage takeaways and expansion strategy.

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Point of Contention hosted by Zach Harper with panelists Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson. Topic: #1 Basketball is BACK! Or is it? I this getting your attention yet?#2 Handicapping Bubble MVP: Who you got? #3 Dwight ‘The Distraction’ Howard#4 Ben Simmons switch to PF#5 Does Glen Taylor need to sell to KG’s ownership group even if another offer has more money?

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Jared Dudley drops by to talk with the Hoops Adjacent crew, David Aldridge and Wos Lambre, offering up a genuine look behind the scenes in the Orlando Bubble.

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Sam Amick is joined by Brooklyn Nets Guard Jamal Crawford to discuss joining the Nets, The NBA bubble, his career, being the oldest player in the NBA, his relationship with Markelle Fultz, and more

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The Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Jay King, BIG Wos, BLK Tray and Dave DuFour talking about the long bumpy road to Orlando and what it means to players of different economic scale. Then real life in the Bubble reflecting on Yahoo's Chris Haynes' article 'Inside the Bubble'. And then! The official cut off for Awards has arrived, months later, assessed. https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-bubble-for-the-nb-as-oneofakind-disney-restart-052955746.html

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Nerder She Wrote: First, Joe Vardon drops by with an update on life in the bubbe. Then, the panel, Dave, Seth, Mo and guest Danny Leroux talk ab out what to expect when games start up, some Wild Cards to keep an eye on and a Statistical PSA from Partnow.

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Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson talk about players and weed in The Bubble. And much more.

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In the latest episode of Hoops Adjacent, BIG Wos and David Aldridge talk about the Washington D.C.'s football team name change and Native American historical ignorance. Also the problems with testing in the Bubble. Then Part 2 of the fellas' interview with Steve Kerr.

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Sam Amick is joined by Stan Van Gundy to discuss the NBA Bubble and if it will work, his broadcast career, if he wants to coach again, Dwight Howards complicated legacy and joining twitter

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The Athletic NBA show debuts with 'The Basketball Buds,' with Zach Harper, BIG Wos, Dave DuFour, Tray Edwards and Jay King. Talking about the new podcast format and Bubble Life.

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Nerder She Wrote: Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil along with Pistons reporter James Edwards III on their future and outlook, then with Timberwolves reporter Jon Krawczynski on where things stand for the Wolves and Karl Anthony-Towns.

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The Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, BIG Wos, Dave DuFour, Tray Edwards and Jay King talk about the relevance of the play in tournament and Bradley Beal sitting out. Dwight Howard's decision to play in Orlando, but does it register with players and fans? Then the NBA sanctioned messages players can wear on their jerseys. And much more...

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Nerder She Wrote's Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow are joined first by The Athletic's Atlanta Hawks reporter Chris Kirschner to discuss what went wrong with the Hawks this season, how ATL is building its team around Trae Young and whether that's a smart decision.

Then at 27:30 The Athletic's Cleveland Cavaliers reporter Kelsey Russo joins to dive into the Cavs: do Sexton and Garland fit, Kevin Love's trade value and what to expect next season from the Cavs.

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Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, BIG Wos, Dave DuFour and Tray Edwards on the complexities of playing NBA Basketball. Also name changing for social justice and much more.

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Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil talking about the NBA Comeback with Dr. Zach Binney (@zbinney_nflinj), Knicks outlook with Mike Vorkunov 16:30, Hornets outlook 36:00 and shortening the schedule 43:00.

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