The NBA Draft is in the books, and most of the college stars fell pretty far, but Gradey Dick from Kansas stole the show. Mark breaks down a bunch of the top picks and storylines, and what they mean for the future of the sport. This, plus Mark went to a wedding this weekend, he breaks down his tips and tricks for how to impress and survive wedding season. All this plus we answer some more of your viewer questions, talk pizza legal trouples in NYC, the Chicago move, Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg, ...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Happy NBA Draft Day, its time to officially anoint Victor Wembanyama to the San Antonio Spurs, followed by a mystery of a 2nd pick. We welcome Sam Vecenie to help us break down every major prospect who's name you can expect to hear get called tonight. All this plus Mark and TJ talk submarines, and a little bit of video games on the back half of the show. Sam Vecenie is a Senior Writer at The Athletic covering the NBA and the NBA Draft. He also hosts the Game Theory Podcast talking all things bas...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 52 min
Legendary College Basketball coach Bob Huggins' career has seemingly come to an end, as he has stepped down from his post at West Virginia after a DUI. Bradley Beal is being sent to Phoenix in an attempt to build a super team in Arizona, while Chris Paul is seemingly headed to the Wizards in return, althought that seemed to be a big surprise to him. Mark went to the U.S. Open friday in Los Angeles, an event that many are calling the worst U.S. Open of all time. All this plus we answer viewer que...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 30 min
With the basketball offseason now officially underway, it's time to take a look ahead, starting with previewing our official NBA Draft preview (which will happen next week). Mark takes a look at the top storylines going in to the draft and expresses some concerns he has with this draft class and the relationships between college and pro basketball in 2023. Also Mark had the opportunity to visit the Los Angeles Country Club ahead of this weekend's US Open. He shares his thoughts on the course, th...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min
After a mostly boring final series, a very entertaining NBA playoff cycle has come to a close, and Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are bringing home the title. Jokic, who was seemingly just as bored as the viewers at home, completes a miraculous playoff run, leading all players in pretty much every offensive catagory, all while barely showing an ounce of emotion. Mark and TJ break down game 5 and the winning celebrations, plus debate if this is the start of a dynasty, take a look at next yea...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 36 min
In a sentence that has been said many times this NBA Playoffs, Nikola Jokic had a historic performance last night in the Nuggets win. They take a 2-1 lead in a win that it feels like everyone saw coming from miles away. Mark and TJ break the game down, plus talk the dozen tournament finals, more aliens, some college transfer news, the NCAA video game, LIV Golf and more. We'll be back with a new episode Tuesday as we continue our offseason schedule of Tuesday/Thursday uploads. Thanks to our spons...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Once again the Heat have shocked everyone by being the first team to beat the Nuggets in Denver since March, and all of a sudden the NBA Finals that everyone thought could've been a boring sweep now seems like it could be a real series as it is tied up 1-1 headed back to Miami. Mark and TJ break down games 1 and 2, recap Barstool's day at the darts championships, talk Zach Edey returning to Purdue and what it means for college basketball, discuss the existence of aliens, and Mark gives TJ an ext...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 35 min
The Celtics put up their best effort to mount a historic comeback, but the Miami Heat dominated Game 7 in Boston, despite being 8 point underdogs. Somehow Jimmy Butler and the 8 seed heat overcame ESPN's 3% chance and will move on to face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals starting tonight. Mark and TJ talk throught the Celtic's downfall, and take a peak ahead at the finalsbefore welcoming on Jason Timpf. After the interview Mark and TJ talk through the funniest finals scenario, the NBA draft ...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 57 min
Brandon Walker is the self proclaimed King of The South at Barstool Sports. He is the host of Picks Central - Barstool's daily gambling show, and Rasslin' - An on again, off again show where he interviews some of the biggest stars in sports entertainment. He is also a cohost on The Yak - Barstool's daily variety show, Unnecessary Roughness - Barstool's College Football Podcast, Double Play - a sports movie review podcast alongside a 6 foot tall stick bug, and the Barstool College Football Show. ...
May 25, 2023•2 hr 34 min
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets have swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers out of the playoffs, en route to Denver's first NBA Final's appearance ever. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to fold in a series against Jimmy Butler and the Heat, facing getting swept themselves tonight in the Eastern Conference Finals. Mark and TJ talk about all that's happened in the playoffs since we last met, plus Mark is in New York for the Dozen Tournament III. We talk whats up in the office, as ...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 29 min
The Celtics might just have a Jayson Tatum problem on their hands, as any chance of a comeback win in game home was turned over, along with the ball, as Jimmy Butler and the Bulls stole Game 1. On the west coast, Nikola Jokic continues to prove that he is an absolute freak of nature alien, going for 42/21/14 en route to a Game 1 win over the Lakers. Mark and TJ break down the games. plus the Spurs win the draft lottery, Ja Morant is back in big trouble, and we preview The Dozen Tournament starti...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min
The Process has officially come to an end, at the hands of Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. The Celtics move on to face the Heat for a ticket to the NBA Finals. In the West, King James reigns supreme once again, as the Lakers send Steph Curry and the Warriors packing, with questions emerging about Golden State's future. The Lakers will face off against the Denver Nuggets in a rematch of the '19-'20, '08-'09, and '84-'85 Western Conference Finals. Mark and TJ recap a weekend of NBA action, pr...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 40 min
We've had 4 Game 5's since we last talked, and 5 very different outcomes. On Tuesday night the 76ers shocked the Celtics in Boston to put them up against the wall, and the Nuggets rode a Jokic triple double to take a 3-2 lead over the Suns. On Wednesday night the Knicks wanted it more to stay alive against the Heat, and Steph Curry and the Warriors cruised to a Game 5 win over a now very vulnerable Lakers team. We talk all this, plus an update on the Bob Huggins situation, a look into Bo Jackson...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Sam Vecenie is a Senior Writer at The Athletic covering the NBA and the NBA Draft. He also hosts the Game Theory Podcast talking all things basketball and more. He joins the program to talk Bronny James to USC, Victor Wembanyama, the rest of the prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft, and a whole lot more (37:08-1:20:56). In other basketball news, the Lakers, led by Lonnie Walker and Austin Reaves, have a commanding 3-1 lead over the Warriors, Nikola Jokic shoved the Suns owner, the 76ers held off ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 46 min
After getting a big win in game one of the series, the Philadelphia 76ers got league MVP Joel Embiid back in the lineup, and promptly got blown out in game 2. Mark and TJ break the game down, and discuss if the 76ers are better off without Embiid in the lineup, and if Nikola Jokic is actually more valuable than him. This, plus Anthony Davis and the Lakers beating the Warriors thanks to a failed Jordan Poole last second YOLO 3 point attempt, Hunter Dickinson is trolling the entire College Basketb...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Today we're joined by Barstool's own Adam "Rone" Ferrone (22:07-1:04:42). Rone is a Barstool Sports personality, known as cohost of "The Pat Bev Pod" with NBA Star Patrick Beverley, "Son of a Boy Dad" with Lil Sasquatch, and a member of "The Yak". Outside of those shows he also regularlly appears in a ton of other high level Barstool Content, including "Neighborhood Eats", "The Nicest", "Barstool's Most Dangerous Game Show", and he was even a host of last week's "En Eff El Draft Show". Outside o...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 47 min
We didn't know if it was possible, but Jimmy Butler and the Heat went absolute god mode AGAIN to knock the top seeded Milwaukee Bucks out of the playoffs in round 1, The NBA Playoff script writers are absolutely cooking up some fire. All of a sudden the New York Knicks have home court advantage in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference, meanwhile the Celtics still haven't even made it that far. Mark and TJ talk Tuesday and Wednesday's action, plus a new edition of Mark's Fraud Power Rankings, ...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min
After a long weekend we were blessed with two more absolute banger NBA Playoff games as Jimmy Butler had one of the all time performances to lift the Heat over the Bucks 3 games to 1, and Lebron James turned back the clock to drop 22 points and 20 rebounds on Dillon Brooks and the Grizzlies. Brandon Walker makes his return to the show (31:31-1:37:11) to talk all sorts of things, including this week's NFL Draft, his controversial Top 10 College Football Coaches list, the Oakland Athletics, video ...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 54 min
Draymond Green has once again provided the NBA Playoffs with a moment tor remember, stomping on Domantas Sabonis and attempting to fight the entire city of Sacramento, leading to his suspenion for game 3 of the Warriors/Kings series. Mark breaks down that situaion, Draymond's role as a villain, and much more, including an update on the Chinese Basketball point shaving controversy, Woj and Shams, weekend previews, and the Barstool debut of Mark's Fraud Power Rankings. We'll be back with a new epi...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Another absolute banger of a set of NBA playoff games has come and gone, as the first round is firing on all cylinders. We have people arguing that charges should be banned, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura are playing like the prime Showtime Lakers. Russell Westbrook is charging at fans inside of luxury suites. Playoff NBA really is the best. Mark breaks it all down, plus some life updates, an investigation into the relentless Dr. Pimple Popper commercials, as well as a look at some drama happen...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 49 min
4 games in to the NBA play in tournament and we have madness in th 7-10 seeds. Trae Young and the Hawks overvame the aging Miami Heat. Lebron and the Lakers win a rock fight against Minnesota. The Bulls beat the Raptors with the help of DeMar DeRozan's daughter. And the Thunder beat a Zion-less Pelicans team. 4 great games, and Mark is here to break it all down. Plus Mark breaks down his first experience in the Barstool Take Chamber on TikTok, and adresses a potential beef brewing in the office....
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 16 min
We are BACK after a short hiatus as we enter the long dark college basketball offseason. Thankfully for us there is plenty to talk about. The NBA Playoffs are about to begin, and Mark has a theory for how to make the NBA regular season more interesting. College Basketball is an absolute warzone with the Transfer Portal in full swing. Plus Mark and TJ recap some things going on in the Barstool universe. We'll be back with a new episode Thursday as we enter our offseason schedule of Tuesday/Thursd...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 28 min
For the fifth time in the last 25 years, the University of Connecticut Huskies are National Champions in college basketball. A dominate tourney run for the ages concludes with a dominant title game win over San Diego State. Jake Marsh joins us via Zoom live from NRG Stadium in Houston to break down what he saw courtside. What a season it was. We'll be back with a new episode next Tuesday as we enter our offseason schedule of Tuesday/Thursday uploads. Thanks to our sponsors: Astroflav: Visit http...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min
FAU and SDSU gave us an all time classic at the Final Four, and UConn continued their dominant tournament run. We have a National Championship matchup between Huskies and Aztecs, just like everyone thought would happen at the start of the tournament. Jake Marsh joins the show once again to break down all the action of the weekend, including the Women's National Championship game. It's finally the best time of the year again, and we will have new episodes throughout the duration of the tournament...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min
The time has come. The Final Four is here. FAU, SDSU, Miami and UConn. Two will move on to Monday's National Championship game, two will go home Saturday night. Mark breaks down his top 4 storylines heading into this weekend's showdown in Houston, TX. It's finally the best time of the year again, and we will have new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the duration of the tournament. On Monday's episode we will preview the National Championship game. If you are going to be in...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Big Cat from Pardon My Take makes his debut on the podcast feed to help us break down this weekends matchups between Florida Atlantic and San Diego State, and UConn and Miami. Who will win and move on to Monday's National Championship? We also talk College Basketball vs NBA, and Wisconisn's NIT Semifinal hopes (spoiler alert: they lost to North Texas). It's finally the best time of the year again, and we will have new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the duration of the to...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The Final 4 teams have emerged. The slipper still fits for Florida Atlantic, who as a 9 seed are headed to their first Final 4 in school history after beating Markquis Nowell and Kansas State. UConn looks like world beaters as they absolutely smashed Gonzaga. San Diego State outlasts Creighton, and Miami completes a comback against Texas to make up the Final 4 teams that we all expected when the season started (lol). Only in college basketball is it possible to have this dynamic of a playoff sem...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Just an absolutely wild day one of the Sweet 16. Four more teams pack their bags, while another 4 live to play another day. Markquis Nowell and Kansas State stole the show at the Garden, holding on to beat Tom Izzo and Michigan State behind Nowell's NCAA Tournament record 19 assists. UConn looks like the most dominant team on earth, as they crushed Arkansas. The slipper still fits for 9 seed Florida Atlantic, as they took out Tennessee to keep their dreams alive. And Gonzaga vs UCLA lived up to ...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 20 min
16 teams remain in College Basketball, but the offseason drama has already begun. St. John's has hired Rick Pitino as their next head coach. Ed Cooley has flipped inside the Big East from Providence to Georgetown, Dave Portnoy is in College Basketball twitter wars with Jeff Goodman, and a whole lot more has happened. Mark breaks down all the news as we have it, plus gives out three storylines for this weekend in the NCAA Tournament. Jon Rothstein joins us just moments before breaking the Tobin A...
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 5 min
The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are in the books, and a TON has happened since we last talked on Friday morning. Most shockingly, A 16 seed beat a 1 seed for just the second time in history, and we have a 15 seed in the Sweet 16. Jake Marsh joins for the entire episode, and Mark's Dad joins to talk Indiana and Purdue (48:53-1:13:13). Only 16 teams remain. Who is going to win it all? It's finally the best time of the year again, and we will have new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, a...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 36 min
