Nicknamed "The Answer," Allen Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's MVP in 2001. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. However, Iverson's rise to prodigious success and influence was a long, winding, complicated road with peaks and valleys. From Hampton, VA to Bethel HS; Circle Lanes Bowling Alley to John Thompson and Georgetown; Prison to #1 Overall Pick; ROY to MVP; The Crossover, The Stepover, The Sleev...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
Nicknamed "The Answer," Allen Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's MVP in 2001. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. However, Iverson's rise to prodigious success and influence was a long, winding, complicated road with peaks and valleys. From Hampton, VA to Bethel HS; Circle Lanes Bowling Alley to John Thompson and Georgetown; Prison to #1 Overall Pick; ROY to MVP; The Crossover, The Stepover, The Sleev...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 29
Ryder Schumacher join the pod this week to talk about the Sam Darnold era (2:10), spending time in the offseason (5:20), Maine Red Claws (7:15), Avery Bradley playing for Maine (8:35), Red Claws concession (9:45), origin of the 'Red Claws' nickname (10:30), Red Claws jerseys and logo (11:10), notable Red Claws player assignments (11:50), Avery Bradley vs. Cole Aldrich at the Portland Expo Center (12:30), Red Claws season ticket holders (14:45), NBA offseason and free agency (16:05), highest impa...
Sep 17, 2018•39 min•Ep. 28
Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another On The Line DRAFT! This week we draft our favorite all-time NBA Signature Moves—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps. ROUND 1 #1- Team BC—Player 1 (3:50) #2- Team CW—Player 1 (10:30) ROUND 2 #3- Team BC—Player 2 (17:45) #4- Team CW—Player 2 (21:35) ROUND 3 #5- Team BC—Player 3 (26:55) #6- Team CW—Player 3 (31:15) ROUND 4 #7- Team BC—Player 4 (38:25) #8- Team CW—Player 4 (45:40) ROUND 5 #9- Team BC—Player 5 (48:45) #10- Team CW—Player 5 (51:00) HO...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 27
Ben Craw joins the pod this week for another On The Line DRAFT! This week we draft our favorite all-time NBA enforcers—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps. ROUND 1 #1- Team CW—Player 1 (4:00) #2- Team BC—Player 1 (10:15) ROUND 2 #3- Team CW—Player 2 (16:00) #4- Team BC—Player 2 (21:10) ROUND 3 #5- Team CW—Player 3 (28:50) #6- Team BC—Player 3 (36:30) ROUND 4 #7- Team CW—Player 4 (38:50) #8- Team BC—Player 4 (42:50) / CW's meltdown ROUND 5 #9- Team CW—Player 5 (48:45) #10- Team BC—Player 5 ...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 26
Marty Michael joins the pod this week to talk about the Trail Blazers—the only professional sports team in Oregon [til the MLS] and the influence of Nike (2:00), Damon Stoudamire at the airport with marijuana (3:20), origins of the "Jail Blazers" nickname (5:00), Rasheed Wallace's record setting number of technical fouls (6:10), setting a "Jail Blazers" timeline: roughly 1999-2006 (7:30), the end of the 1999-2000 season in the Western Conference Finals (8:10), watching Game 7 of the WCF (9:30), ...
Aug 27, 2018•51 min•Ep. 25
Ben Craw joins the pod this week for the INAUGURAL On The Line DRAFT! This week we draft our favorite all-time NBA haircuts—NO SPOILERS—below are the pick timestamps. ROUND 1 #1- Team BC—Player 1 (9:00) #2- Team CW—Player 1 (16:45) ROUND 2 #3- Team BC—Player 2 (25:05) #4- Team CW—Player 2 (29:00) ROUND 3 #5- Team BC—Player 3 (34:00) #6- Team CW—Player 3 (38:00) ROUND 4 #7- Team BC—Player 4 (42:10) #8- Team CW—Player 4 (45:50) ROUND 5 #9- Team BC—Player 5 (50:00) #10- Team CW—Player 5 (54:00) HON...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 24
Billy Scafuri joins the pod this week to talk expansion drafts (4:15), the era of fun early 90s NBA branding (6:00), Larry Johnson (7:00), LJ's physique- a new size and shape of NBA athlete (7:30), LJ's on-the-court game (9:50), October 6th, 1993: MJ retires, LJ signs for 12 years, $84m (13:00), Grandmama (13:30), Converse's initial pitch to LJ (14:00), Grandmama as the perfect commercial character (15:20), Grandmama's costume (16:20), Grandmama on Family Matters w/ Steve Urkel (17:45), Grandmam...
Aug 13, 2018•46 min•Ep. 23
Tony Hartman joins the pod this week to talk Maron's whereabouts (2:40), El Cerrito (3:30), Windhorst v. Hartman for the Akron b-ball crown (5:00), LeBron opening a public school in Akron (6:00), LBJ's legacy of work in Akron (7:00), hearing LeBron rumors from your mom's boss (10:30), potentially wasting a year of LeBron's prime in 2018-19 (12:15), LeBron's reception in LA (12:50), Kobe-fan resistance toward LBJ (13:30), building the Lakers roster (15:35), trappings of GM-LeBron and who to surro...
Aug 06, 2018•47 min•Ep. 22
Ben Craw joins the pod this week to talk Kevin Knox (2:15), Kristaps Porzingis' debut in 2015 Vegas Summer League (3:00), Porzingis' size (6:00), Knox's rise on the scene (6:45), Kevin Knox's style of play (8:00), NBA fan investment in young players (10:00), future of the NBA / the eventual demise of the Warriors (11:30), Boogie Cousins (15:15), the Warriors and the housing crisis (18:00), Boogie and Draymond on the same team (19:30), Durant potentially leaving GSW in a year (20:00), Durant and ...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 21
Ben Craw joins the pod this week to talk about first learning of the DeRozan for Kawhi trade (3:50), Woj v. Shams (4:50), Kawhi/DeMar winners and losers (7:30), excitement for Kawhi and the city of Toronto (8:00), disgruntled Kawhi (9:45), Kawhi's resemblance to a Raptor/dinosaur (10:50), the likelihood of Kawhi reporting to training camp in Toronto (13:45), whether the DeRozan package was the best the Spurs could do for Kawhi (16:25), Popovich making one last run with a veteran-heavy team (17:1...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 20
Nate Williams, Lucas Kavner and Matt Hobby join the pod this week to talk about the city of Las Vegas (2:00), thoughts on the Knicks and Hawks Summer League rosters (3:20), Kevin Knox- The Fort (3:45), Trae Young (4:50), John Collins (6:30), Frank Ntilikina (7:00), the future NYK pairing of Frank & Knox (8:30), CW’s 4-team Summer League parlay (11:00), DeAndre Ayton looking out of place early (12:00), Devin Booker (13:15), Kosta Koufos (14:45), new look Josh Jackson (16:30), Luka Dončić (18:...
Jul 16, 2018•48 min•Ep. 19
Nate Williams and Matt Hobby join the pod this week to talk gnarly SoCal and Vegas temperatures (3:15), trekking LA to Vegas (4:15), broken AC units (5:00), Garlic Boyz (9:40), In & Out snafu (11:30), Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic (14:35), Jonathan Isaac (15:20), different objectives for Summer League players (16:35), guys trying to make practice squads (18:45), Byron Mullens (19:15), Mo Bamba (19:50), Charlotte Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder (22:25), Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76e...
Jul 10, 2018•54 min•Ep. 18
Amir Blumenfeld joins the pod this week to talk preferring the offseason to the regular season (3:15), Jordan's Bulls losing to the Magic in the playoffs (5:15), pointless NBA awards (7:45), NBA draft highlights (9:15), Luka Dončić (9:40), rebuilding the Mavs (11:00), Phoenix Suns turning the tide (12:10), double draft (14:30), Deandre Ayton for ROY (15:50), trading for Kawhi Leonard (16:50), sacrificing young Lakers for an All-NBA vet (17:40), the Lakers unique desperation (18:45), Kawhi Leonar...
Jun 29, 2018•40 min•Ep. 17
Alex Fumero joins the pod this week to talk Coach Spoelstra and the 2009-10 Miami Heat (4:15), the Pat Riley effect (5:45), Heat Lifers (8:10), scrappy Heat basketball (8:45), offseason expectations for Heat fans heading into the Summer of 2010 (10:30), players forming super-teams (12:00), finding out LeBron was joining the Heat (14:00), becoming super-villains (15:10), LeBron's Suitors in 2010 (21:00), branding "South Beach" as a destination (22:45), LeBron's thigh contusion and graduating from...
Jun 18, 2018•50 min•Ep. 16
Ben Craw joins the pod this week to talk about why it's okay to enjoy the Bryan Colangelo story (2:30), the Colangelo/Ringer/Ben Detrick timeline (4:10), the law firm Paul/Weiss (5:00), specifics of #BurnerGate #CollarGate (7:30), the identity of the anonymous twitter tipster (8:15), Edward Snowden of #SixersTwitter (9:15), the nature of the burner tweets & leaking sensitive information (10:10), Eric jr, enoughunkownsources, HonestAbe, phila1234567, StillBalling (12:50), the reasons we're ob...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 15
Nate Williams joins the pod this week to talk Cavs on the ropes (3:40), Celtics pathway to the Finals (6:00), missed opportunities in Game 5 (7:05), exhausted LeBron (7:45), lack of support from LeBron's role-players (9:30), Celtics home vs. road splits (10:15), Celtics depth (12:20), win or go home (15:30), Aron Baynes (17:00), Cavs adjustments, getting to the rim (19:00), Tatum (20:30), reviewing the Fultz-Tatum draft trade (23:00), LeBron/Cleveland's psychological/emotional edge (25:27), figu...
May 25, 2018•46 min•Ep. 14
Tony Hartman joins the pod this week to talk Kris Humphries love (2:02), feeling about the Cavs and LeBron (4:30), Cavs vs. Raptors (6:00), the future of the Celtics (8:00), nostalgia vs. optimism for the Cavs (10:15), LeBron vs. Dan Gilbert (13:00), LeBron owning the Cavs (14:00), offseason moves for the Cavs (17:20), Sixers recruiting pitch to LeBron (19:00), Cavs draft strategy (21:45), putting LeBron's 2018 playoff run in perspective (25:55), Cavs-Celtics (30:00), Cleveland's blueprint for a...
May 18, 2018•43 min•Ep. 13
Ben Craw joins the pod to talk Celtics-Sixers series finale (1:45), love for Dario (5:35), underestimating the Celtics (8:15), improving the Sixers (10:20), the deep Celtics future (12:00), Al Horford (13:00), robot Brad Stevens (15:20), beer club / best of David, Dave, Davy (16:50), winning the fantasy basketball championship (19:45), needing a fantasy fix (21:30), unwavering love for LeBron (23:10), revering greatness (24:30), the most hated super-team (25:40), the fun of comparing LeBron and ...
May 10, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 12
Matt Hobby joins the pod to talk moving homes (1:27), NBA playoffs reality check (3:55), the Utah Jazz (7:00), fun playoff stories (9:50), betting on the Bucks (10:45), Eric Bledsoe (13:00), underestimating the Celtics (16:40), Celtics-Sixers (19:00), Raptors-Cavaliers (26:00), creating a NBA for shorter professional athletes (30:30), offseason plans and priorities for the Bucks, Wizards, Heat and Pacers (35:00), Rockets-Jazz (46:15), Donovan Mitchell (48:00), Warriors-Pelicans (51:30), offseaso...
May 03, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 11
Adam Lustick joins the pod to talk the most fun first round of NBA hoop EVER (3:35), the Philadelphia Sixers (4:30), NBA underdogs (5:10), the Miami Heat (6:40), Justice Winslow (7:40), Round 1 competitiveness (9:45), NBA super-villain/hero, Rajon Rondo (11:20), Embiid (12:30), Ricky Rubio (13:45), Derrick Rose (15:00), Jrue Holiday (16:15), the Pelicans & Rondo (17:10), Boogie Cousins (17:50), Pelicans-Warriors (21:50), more playoff underdog stories (23:40), most fun possible NBA Finals sce...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 10
Amir Blumenfeld joins the pod to talk watching the Blazers with Marty (2:30), Al-Farouq Aminu (3:35), Jrue Holiday (5:30), wise playoff bets (7:15), Lakers offseason hopes and aspirations (13:05), Julius Randle (15:00), Pels-Blazers (17:50), Celtics-Bucks (18:50), Raptors-Wiz (19:50), Sixers-Heat (20:30), Sixers Series Odds (22:00), Cavs-Pacers (23:35), Bucks chances (26:45), blowing up the Wiz (28:20), Rockets-Wolves (29:20), Houston's playoff mojo (30:30), Warriors-Spurs (32:05), Pelicans love...
Apr 19, 2018•42 min•Ep. 9
Geoffrey James joins the pod to talk Rise Nation (1:00), Morning Recovery (5:00), Jake and Amir [PROPERTY OWNERS] (6:10), Gordon Hayward's injury (7:00), remaking the Cavs on the fly (8:15), Jeff Hornacek's firing (13:50), NBA coaching vacancies (14:30), Markelle Fultz as the youngest player ever with a trip dub (18:05), Ben Simmons vs. young LeBron (19:00), NBA playoff matchups- EASTERN CONFERENCE (21:30), NBA playoff matchups- WESTERN CONFERENCE (26:30), most feared, highest variance NBA playo...
Apr 13, 2018•49 min•Ep. 8
Nate Williams joins the pod to talk corporate sponsorship (4:15), Amazon Prime (4:45), pickup basketball comps (5:45), playing the stretch four (6:45), reverse layups (9:15), being a new fantasy GM (11:10), strong opinions (12:20), inheriting a fantasy squad (13:40), blowing your fantasy keeper options (14:20), dropping most of your fantasy roster (17:30), trading for keepers (22:10), fantasy rule philosophy (25:10), Columbus, OH (28:00), Amazon shoutouts (30:10), shitting on Cincinnati (31:30),...
Mar 29, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 7
Billy Scafuri joins the pod to talk about gambling with our friend Amir’s Bitcoin (2:35), cryptocurrency (3:20), basketball on Long Island (6:00), youth basketball camps (7:10), Hoop It Up (9:30), growing up a diehard Michael Jordan fan on Long Island in the 90’s (11:00), MJ’s Double Nickel game (13:10), attending the 1996 draft (14:50), ‘The Dunk’ on Starks, Oakley and Ewing (17:30), 1993 ECF Games 4 & 5 (18:10), life as a fantasy basketball commish (20:15), Rd. 1 of the fantasy playoffs (2...
Mar 23, 2018•56 min•Ep. 6
Ben Craw joins the pod to talk about his evolution as a basketball fan (4:00), lucking into fantasy success (8:05), parenting in the age of fantasy sports (10:02), maintaining healthy relationships while enjoying NBA League Pass (11:11), spreadsheets and fantasy research (14:45), fantasy pressure (17:40), Nicola Jokic (18:30), waiver wire strategy (20:50), weird stat love (22:30), New York Knicks (27:25), the history of NYK PGs since 1994 (32:35), Charlie Ward's Wikipedia page (34:20), upcoming ...
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 5
Trevor Einhorn joins the pod to talk espresso machines (1:30), New York City (2:15), A to Z Pinot Noir (3:30), driveway basketball hoops (4:45), the development of Brandon Ingram and Julius Randle (8:00), Corey Brewer (11:20), LaVar Ball's relevance (13:50), Lonzo Ball (14:45), LeBron, Paul George and Lakers free agency (16:50), Luke Walton (20:10), LeBron career stats (22:26), LeBron and Philly (24:00), Doc Rivers and the Knicks (25:15), Guess the lines (27:15), NBA prop bets (28:15), playoff s...
Mar 01, 2018•44 min•Ep. 4
Lucas Kavner joins the pod to talk LeBron vs. Laura Ingraham & FOX News (4:55), the Clippers post-Blake Griffin (11:00), ineffective of "tanking" (14:50), Steve Ballmer vs. Jerry West (16:10), the goofy-ass Clippers roster (17:40), All-Star Game (21:20), Fergie's national anthem (22:10), bad teams with bright futures (26:00), Baby Bulls, Lauri Markkanen as a Nordic Justin Timberlake (26:30), Thursday and Friday's NBA games (29:00), fringe playoff teams (33:30), Vegas Odds- Eastern and Wester...
Feb 22, 2018•48 min•Ep. 3
Tony Hartman joins the pod to talk about the Cavs trade deadline haul (2:45), Antawn Jamison (3:25), Larry Nance, Jr. (6:45), LeBron's free agency (8:30), watching gross sports injuries (12:00), Porzingis (12:30), Markelle Fultz (16:40), rethinking the ROY (19), Ricky Rubio's sleeve tattoo (23:15) and debunking the pronunciation of the name Cedi Osman (25:10). Love the show? Got a fantasy hoops question? Lost all your Bitcoin on the Bucks game last night? Let us know! Email: onthelinepod@gmail.c...
Feb 16, 2018•38 min•Ep. 2
Matt Hobby joins the pod to discuss intra-city moves (3:30), Gronk going Hollywood (7:10), Chicago Bulls State of the Union (10:00), Jimmy Buckets (11:15), Porzingis' torn ACL (19), the NBA Trade Deadline (25), LeBron and the Cavs (30:20), Blake Griffin's exit from LA (33:15), Rockets hitting their stride (38:50) and teams capable of making playoff runs in the Eastern and Western Conferences (41). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2018•52 min•Ep. 1
