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 lineups 21:00 - Luka Doncic is for real 32:30 - Jazz-Nuggets 45:00 - Denver's Defense 48:30 - Alvin Gentry should not have b...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 224
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2020•42 min•Ep. 223
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 / Pelicans 9:00 Kings / Divac Steps Down / Joe Dumars 20:00 Playoff Preview 22:00 Tray's key to beating the Lakers 29:00 Mavs actually a threat to Clippers? 33:00 Nets will win one game34:00 Depleted Jazz 35:30 Nugge...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 222
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2020•46 min•Ep. 221
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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 220
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2020•50 min•Ep. 219
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 218
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 217
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 216
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 06, 2020•41 min•Ep. 215
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 05, 2020•58 min•Ep. 214
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 morePart 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 seaso...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 213
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 212
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2020•57 min•Ep. 211
Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper. 0:00-3:30 - Introductions 3:30-10:30 - NBA in China just got even more awkward 10:30-17:30 - 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 Thoughts End Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 30, 2020•44 min•Ep. 210
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 209
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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 208
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 207
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2020•45 min•Ep. 206
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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2020•34 min•Ep. 205
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 22, 2020•52 min•Ep. 204
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2020•50 min•Ep. 203
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Jul 20, 2020•52 min•Ep. 202
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 201
Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson talk about players and weed in The Bubble. And much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2020•47 min•Ep. 200
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 199
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 198
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2020•58 min•Ep. 196
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 08, 2020•58 min•Ep. 195
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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 194
