BUDS Zach Harper, Dave DuFour and Josh Huestis discuss the following topics: Super Bowl Discussion Plant Your Flag 1. Timberwolves, Clippers, Thunder or Nuggets to finish with the 1 seed? 2. Cavs or Bucks to go further in the Playoffs 3. Warriors or Jazz to miss the Play In 4. It was reported this morning Mitch Kupchak is moving into an advisory role with the Hornets as they search for a new President of Basketball Ops… the question is… do the Hornets make at least the Play In in the next 3 year...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the Week that Was in the NBA, the line of the week, and then Sam Amick joins to break down the trade deadline with how deals came together, and what didn't happen yesterday. Then, Mike Prada joins to break down how the NBA will change after the deadline, and to play a fun version of Andrew vs. the Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, Andrew Schlecht, and Dave DuFour breakdown all of the biggest moves from a busy NBA trade deadline day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz discuss all of the trade buzz going around the league, the options on the table for the Lakers, Knicks, and Warriors, and breakdown players available on the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kelly Iko joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to discuss the Rockets' playoff hopes and deadline opportunities, other trade scenarios around the league, and Klay Thompson's basketball mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis react to the Joel Embiid injury news, Doc Rivers first week in Milwaukee, and discuss the latest trade rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 05, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Becky Hammon joins Ben and Sabreena to relive the 2023 Las Vegas Aces title run. Hammon shares how the team dealt with the super team expectations, the grind of repeating, some special moments that buoyed them throughout the year, and goes into great detail on the shorthanded closeout effort in Game 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss who the snubs are for the All Star game, the top 6 in each conference according to BetMGM, First time all stars, and trade deadline exceptions. Then in part 2, Law Murray joins to discuss the Clippers and play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz react to the Joel Embiid injury situation, discuss various trade scenarios heading into the deadline, and take a look at the Lakers coaching situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to Joel Embiid's knee injury, discuss the new games played threshold, and play a trade deadline edition of "Fish or Cut Bait?". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Ringer's Wosny Lambre returns to Hoops Adjacent, joining David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to discuss whether the NBA has a scoring problem, Embiid missing games, and Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis throw out some hot takes and then play a game of "Buy or Sell" to see who's buying Doc Rivers, the Clippers, and Joel Embiid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Slam and Jam Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers bring you: The Mid-Season Slammies. Individual Awards (We each pick our own winners) Most Shocking Stat Fine, I Was Wrong Award (Pre-Season Take We Reluctantly Are Giving Up) Mid-Season 7th Man of the Year (Has to be outside top 6 in MPG) First Half League Pass Team Award Bold Prediction for the 2nd Half of the Season Group Awards (We have to agree on a winner) 1) First-Half Major Awards (but you can't choose the favorites) MVP (no Embiid) COY (no Dai...
Jan 26, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tampering Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz are joined by Eric Nehm to discuss the decision making process behind firing Adrian Griffin, hiring Doc Rivers, and how they move forward. Then the guys discuss the Wizards, the trade deadline, and bring in Andrew Schlecht to discuss the rise of the Thunder and their defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the coaching change in Milwaukee, breakdown the Terry Rozier trade to Miami, and compare Embiid's 70 point game to Karl-Anthony Towns' 62. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Amick joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to react to Joel Embiid's 70 point performance, Karl-Anthony Towns getting benched while scoring 62, and all the NBA trade rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Basketball Buds Zach Harper, Josh Huestis and Andrew Schlecht discuss who the All Star Starters will be, and where the voting gets it wrong. Then they play a fun edition of Plant Your Flag: Which team will make it further in the Playoffs/Play In Thunder or Wolves Knicks or Cavs Pacers or Heat Mavs or Suns Jazz or Rockets Magic or Bulls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers bring on Sam Vecenie to discuss NBA Trade Season and who could be on the move including, Bruce Brown, Mikal Bridges, Nic Claxton, what the Sixers and Rockets might do and more. Then in part 2, Eric Nehm of the Athletic joins us to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks, how Dame and Giannis are meshing, and why a team with such a good record could have such weird vibes around them. Then they finish with a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat. Learn more about your ad choice...
Jan 19, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz discuss the life of Dejan Milojević, chronicle the events leading to the Pacers trading for Pascal Siakam, and consider the next names to gain traction in the NBA trade market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the marquee NBA primetime games, discuss the recent Pascal Siakam trade rumors, and answer listener questions in a wide ranging mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast J.A. Adande and Vince Goodwill join David Aldridge to discuss the NBA load management report, the reaction to Jerry Krause in Chicago, Michael Jordan’s career, and Bill Belichick on a job interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 16, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zach Harper, Jay King, and Jost Heustis react to listener comments, discuss the trade between the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons, and hand out some mid-season awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Slam and Jam Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the Week that Was, 5 offensive stats, and how the Jazz are cruising to the Play In Tournament. Then Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote blog joins the podcast to talk Indiana Pacers and play a fun game of Andrew vs. the Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tampering Sam Amick and Fred Katz bounce around the NBA first discussing Fred's beat, the New York Knicks and how they've played since the OG Anunoby trade. They are then joined by William Lou of the Raptors show to discuss the other side of that trade and what might happen with Pascal Siakam. Law Murray, Clippers beat writer, joins to discuss the Kawhi Leonard extension and the potential of the Clippers. Finally, Sam and Fred are joined by Jon Krawczynski, Timberwolves beat writer, to discuss t...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the Ja Morant injury news, Eric Spoelstra's new contract, the Clippers status as title contenders, and check in on Seth's MVP Tiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zena Keita joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to discuss resolutions, Bob Myers' new NFL gig, and the Draymond spectacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Buds discuss the long awaited return of Draymond from his suspension and his comments amid his comeback. Are the Bucks title chances already over? Plus, they step into the Hot Take Safe Zone, and what teams should be on panic mode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Slam and Jam Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the Week that Was, 5 stats that made me say hmmm... including Thunder, Wolves and Warriors stats, and Alex making the case that maybe it's not crazy that the Thunder are contenders this season. After a break the guys bring in Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragan of the Deuce and Mo Podcast to discuss the Kings, if they need to make a deal and more. PLUS a really fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tampering Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz are joined in the first segment by Jovan Buha to discuss the Lakers struggles and how they are tuning out Darvin Hamm. Then they discuss the Knicks and how OG Anunoby has fit so far. Then Andrew Schlecht joins to discuss the Thunder, Mark Diagneault and if they will make a trade. Then Sam and the gang finishes discussing the Clippers and Draymond's return timetable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour discuss the rise of the Oklahoma City Thunder to contender status, react to the OG Anunoby trade between the Knicks and Raptors, and project some potential players on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 03, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
