Game Theory Podcast

Pennie joins the show, and we run through every matchup in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 and discuss the NBA prospects in each. We also open talking about Isaiah Jackson's decision to test the waters versus straight-up declare for the draft, and additionally we talk about the Indiana men's basketball job, and why we need Brad Stevens to take it for the CONTENT.

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Nicole Auerbach joins, and we run through the 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, chatting about everything we saw with the Selection Show. We start with grand takeaways, then move to the bubble, then we do a region-by-region breakdown starting at the 17-minute mark.

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Matthew Pennie joins the show to discuss whether or not Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell have a case as the best collegiate point guard duo of the last 20 years? Plus, a dive into James Bouknight and Franz Wagner.

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Matt Pennie joins, and we start with the G League Ignite, we move to potential March breakout players, then talk Arizona

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Matt Pennie joins the show to break down the weaknesses of the top draft prospects as their collegiate seasons wind down

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A deep dive into the Western Conference All-Star picks with legend of the podcast Dieter Kurtenbach. We break down all of the incredible players up for selection in the Western Conference, and agonize over tough decisions about who to put on and who to leave off.

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A deep dive into the Eastern Conference All-Star picks with legend of the podcast Dieter Kurtenbach. We break down all of the incredible players up for selection in the Eastern Conference, and agonize over tough decisions about who to put on and who to leave off.

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Matt Pennie joins to discuss Jalen Johnson opting out, some thoughts on Sharife Cooper, and an update on our four G League Ignite Prospects

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Matt Pennie joins to break down the G League Ignite season starter, plus some thoughts on Tennessee's Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer

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Matt Pennie is here to talk about if Tennessee is getting the best from its prospects, what Luka Garza's NBA prospects look like, and if Gonzaga or Baylor is the better basketball team

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Tony Jones joins the show to have a long discussion about Rudy Gobert, then we chat about the Nic Batum All-Stars, guys who have been written off for one reason or another that have had great seasons through the first quarter of 2020-21.

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Matt Pennie and I run through a back-and-forth top-30 NBA mock draft, breaking down a variety of guys and where we'd have them. 

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Matt Pennie is here, we run through Duke and Louisville, Alabama, and break down a few fun mid-major prospects. Oh, and some Donovan Mitchell-Shaq thoughts, too

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Mo Dakhil jumps on the show to break down some early impressions of NBA rookies this season. We dive deep on the top-three picks (Edwards, Wiseman, Ball) then talk a lot about Haliburton, Okoro, Pat Williams, and many, many others who have stood out in one way or another.

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Matt Pennie joins the show to talk about Kevin Porter and then we dive deep into a few draft topics, such as BJ Boston's struggles, Sharife Cooper's burst onto the scene, Ziaire Williams, Moses Moody and evaluating blowouts, and then we dive deep into the G League Ignite team before they play.

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Nekias Duncan joins the show to break down the James Harden deal, where we dive DEEP on how all four teams fared.

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Matt Pennie joins Sam and they chat about some of the roster construction that will happen this spring and winter in the transfer market, then some upperclassmen who are interesting draft prospects

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The legend (and The Athletic's own) John Hollinger catches Sam up to speed on what's happening in the NBA after Sam has finally returned from vacation and is behind the eight-ball in terms of what he's seen. Need a refresher on what's happening league-wide? This is your best bet.

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Matt Pennie joins Sam to break down how the 2021 NBA Draft has about as much uncertainty as any year we can remember as we head into the calendar draft year. 

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It's back again! Every year, Robby Kalland joins Sam Vecenie in dissecting all 30 NBA teams and breaking down whether or not they will surpass or not reach their Vegas win total over/under. We break down each one by whether or not we'd bet on it, whether we'd pass, and discuss what side we'd bet on in this two-part podcast extravaganza. Today, it's the Western Conference.

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It's back again! Every year, Robby Kalland joins Sam Vecenie in dissecting all 30 NBA teams and breaking down whether or not they will surpass or not reach their Vegas win total over/under. We break down each one by whether or not we'd bet on it, whether we'd pass, and discuss what side we'd bet on in this two-part podcast extravaganza.

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Danny Leroux joins the show to run through all 15 teams in the Western Conference, diving deep into the offseason moves they made. Who got better? Who stagnated? We run through the teams alphabetically. Meaning we go: Dallas, Denver, Golden State, Houston, Clippers, Lakers, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Utah

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Matt Pennie joins Sam Vecenie and we run through our top-30 prospects after we're now two weeks through the college basketball season, diving deep into some of what we've seen early. 

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Dave DuFour joins Sam Vecenie, and they break down all 15 teams in the Eastern Conference, and the moves they made in the offseason. They go in alphabetical order, starting with Atlanta and ending with Washington. So the order: Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington.

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Matt Pennie joins the podcast and we break down everything we've seen through the first week of NBA Draft evaluations at the college basketball level. To do so, we give blatant overreaction takes, then discuss if those takes will turn out right or wrong. Included are thoughts on Kentucky, Duke, Gonzaga, Jalen Suggs, Cade Cunningham, Corey Kispert, Jalen Johnson, Isaiah Jackson, Kai Jones, the film Happiest Season, and much more!

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Rob Dauster and I run through the top returning players for the 2021 NBA Draft to college basketball, then dive deep on some of the things we've seen from the early portion of the college basketball season so far. 

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Matt Pennie joins the program and we break down the incoming freshmen and potential one-and-dones in the 2021 NBA Draft Class

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Matt Pennie and I run through everything that happened in the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. We have fun!

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Tony Jones and I got together to podcast about the NBA Draft and potential James Harden trades. Then, the NBA imploded in upon itself and Robert Covington got moved to Portland and Jrue Holiday went to Milwaukee.

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Matt Pennie joins the show and we break down a group of 11 NBA Draft Sleepers, and talk Chet Holmgren vs. Emoni Bates.

Names we get through: Daniel Oturu, Jordan Nwora, Skylar Mays, KJ Martin, Ty-Shon Alexander, Sam Merrill, Mason Jones, Nate Hinton, Saben Lee, Markus Howard and Cassius Winston

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Tony Jones and I dive deep into the five teams in the Northwest Division: Minnesota, Utah, Denver, Portland and Oklahoma City. The order is Minnesota, then Utah, then Portland, then Oklahoma City, then Denver. Throughout, we also talk a bit about the NBA Draft. Also, a quick note at the top about how a long conversation with Tony ended up getting split into two podcasts.

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Matt Pennie joins the show and we run through NBA Player Comps for all of the top-30 guys in the 2020 NBA Draft. We go in order, 1-30.

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Nekias Duncan joins the episode, and we break down Daryl Morey getting hired in Philly, then do an offseason preview for Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Charlotte and Washington.

Time Stamps!

Morey to Philly: 0:00 to 23:00

Miami: 25:00-41:00

Atlanta: 41:00-1:00:00

Charlotte: 1:00:00-1:25:00

Washington: 1:25:00-1:40:00

Orlando: 1:40:00-end

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Seth Partnow joins the podcast to explain and dive deep into how he ranked the top-125 players in the NBA over the course of last week. We also talk some draft strategy at the end of the show. 

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In this episode of the podcast, James Edwards from The Athletic joins the show to chat about Stan Van Gundy being hired in New Orleans, then about the offseason for all five Central Division teams.

Time Stamps:

Stan Van to NOP: 0:00-15:00

MIL: 15:00-41:00

IND: 41:00-1:09:00

DET: 1:09:00-1:38:00

CHI: 1:38:00-1:52:00

CLE: 1:52:00-end

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Matt Pennie joins Sam to do an NBA Mock Draft, choosing every first round pick and breaking it down going back and forth. But they open with some words on Daryl Morey's resignation in Houston. 

Time Stamps: 0:00-21:00 -- Morey resigns in Houston

24:00-end: Mock Draft

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Jared Weiss joins the episode to preview the offseason for the five teams in the Atlantic Division: Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, Toronto.

Approximate: time stamps:

0:00-26:00: Boston

26:00-50:00: Philadelphia

55:00-1:15:00: Brooklyn

1:15:00 to end -- New York and Toronto, connected by Fred VanVleet

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Danny Leroux joins to break down the Lakers winning the NBA Championship, then preview the offseason for the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Kings and Suns.

Lakers win title: 0:00-0:28:00

Lakers Offseason: 0:28:00-0:43:00

Clippers Offseason 0:46:00-0:59:00

Suns Offseason: 0:59:00-1:12:00

Kings: 1:12:00-1:28:00

Warriors: 1:28:00-end

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NBA scouting consultant Spencer Pearlman joins to talk the Lakers taking a 3-1 lead, why LaMelo Ball sits at No. 1 on each of our boards, and we dive deep into Isaac Okoro, Devin Vassell, Patrick Williams, Saddiq Bey and Aaron Nesmith.

Lakers-Heat: 0:00-20:00

LaMelo Ball at No. 1: 24:00-34:00

Nesmith: 34:00-41:30

Bey: 41:30-48:00

Williams: 48:00-57:00

Vassell: 57:00-1:07:00

Okoro: 1:07:00-end

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Matt Pennie joins Sam to discuss the NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics and their offseason, and Kentucky prospects. We bounce all over the place to discuss a wide variety of topics, Pennie shares some news on what the shooting workouts at the combine will look like, and we dive deep on the Bubble and what it means to the NBA Draft process this year. We also laugh hysterically at Sam's disaster fantasy football team in the college basketball media league.

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Seth Partnow joins to preview the NBA Finals, discuss how each finalist was built, and then get a surprise mid-podcast with Doc Rivers getting fired by the Clippers.

Time Stamps:

How each finalist was built: 0:00:00-0:35:00

Doc Rivers Fired: 0:38:00-0:49:00

NBA Finals Preview: 0:49:00 to end

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It's a two-parter! First episode is with Matt Moore from The Action Network, where we dive very deep on the Denver Nuggets and why they have taken a true leap during this playoffs. What has gone right? Why has Jamal Murray been so good? Why Nikola Jokic has become the best true center in the league. How has the Nuggets supporting cast helped out? Then, we chat about the Bulls' decision to hire Billy Donovan as their head coach.

The second part of the episode is an interview with Markus Howard out of Marquette. Seen as a potential second round pick, Howard is a two-time All-American who averaged 28 points per game as a senior. Why is he not higher on draft boards? I ask him about that, his upbringing in basketball, and much more in this episode.

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Mo Dakhil is a former video coordinator for multiple NBA teams and the Australian national basketball team. He's also a podcaster and writer for us at The Athletic, so I brought him on to dive deep into what's happening in the X's and O's of the Nuggets-Lakers series, followed by the Heat-Celtics series.

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Two-part episode! In the first episode, Jovan Buha from The Athletic. We chatted about how the Clippers fell apart against the Nuggets, and how the flaws in this team were readily apparent all season. Also, where do they go from here?

In the second part, I interview TCU guard and potential first round pick Desmond Bane, chatting about his upbringing, his development in basketball, and much more.

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Nuggets-Clippers: 0:00 to 33:30

Raptors-Celtics and team-building for the playoffs: 35:00-1:00:07

Rockets: 1:10:00 to end

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In this episode, I chat with Seth Partnow about a few topics. We start with the Milwaukee Bucks, the organization he used to work for. We chat about how the Heat series exposed some holes, what to lay at the feet of Mike Budenholer, and what to lay at the feet of the front office. And where do they go from here?

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The 400th episode of the Game Theory Podcast is super packed with three guests. First, I chat with The Athletic's Jay King about Celtics-Raptors, and where that series goes from here. Second, I talked with Basketball News' Nekias Duncan about Bucks-Heat and how that series has unfolded. Finally, I finish with Reid Forgrave, as we discuss his new book, "Love, Zac," football, and the dissonance of enjoying a sport that hurts those who participate.  

Celtics-Raptors: 0:00-24:00

Bucks-Heat: 27:00-51:00

Love, Zac, and football: 51:30-end

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In this episode, I chat with Dave DuFour from The Athletic. I ask Dave five important questions regarding the NBA Playoffs thus far.

1. Is the Mitchell-Murray Leap for real? Is this sustainable?

2. Do the Raptors have enough offensive firepower to overcome the Celtics and make this a series at least?

3. Who is the second best player in the Eastern conference right now?

4. What is Mike Budenholzer doing?

5. Clippers and Lakers get a big rest advantage against their opponents. Does this matter, and are they still on a collision course?

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Matt Pennie joins the podcast. We open talking about Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray dueling in Orlando. What is happening? How have they gotten on such fire? Also, what has their developmental trajectory looked like from when they were prospects til now, setting the world on fire?

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In this episode, I chat with The Athletic's own Tony Jones. We talk for 43 minutes at the top about the Bucks' walkout, and why it was so important in the construct of sports yesterday. And how despite what those making disingenuous arguments will tell you, it DID matter.

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