Trade Deadline Recap
With Jacob sidelined, Steve and Brett discuss the winners, losers, and overall impact of the WILD 2021 NBA trade deadline. Get 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING at manscaped.com with the promo code OVERSTATED.
Mar 29, 2021•56 min
The Overstated NBA Show
Weekly NBA podcast with Steve Sabbatini and Brett Usher covering current topics.
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Episodes
By the Numbers: Why Tanking Doesn't Work
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob makes the case against tanking. Get 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING at manscaped.com with the promo code OVERSTATED.
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min
By the Numbers: Greatest Rookie Seasons
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob examines and ranks the greatest rookie seasons in NBA history. Get 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING at manscaped.com with the promo code OVERSTATED.
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Questions for the Second Half of the Season
The boys answer listener-submitted questions about the second half of the NBA season. This episode of the Overstated NBA Show is brought to you by Manscaped. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code OVERSTATED at manscaped.com
Mar 15, 2021•47 min
By the Numbers: Midseason Review
On this supersized episode of By the Numbers, Jacob conducts a midseason review for the league, including team performance rankings, awards races, and All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Best Young Prospects in the NBA
Steve gives a #bucksintix update, the boys make All-Star Sunday Night predictions, and Brett and Jacob rank the best 23-and-under prospects in the NBA based on where they project them to be as players in five years. This is the audio version of our very first video podcast.
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min
By the Numbers: Greatest Generations
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob lists the five greatest generations of players in NBA history.
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min
ASG Talk + Best Player on a Championship Team
The boys discuss the 2021 ASG and the ASG in general before diving into the topic of best players on championship teams. They look at who those players have been in the past, who they could be this season, and who they could be in the future. This episode is not without some great discussions and fun tangents. It was supposed to be our first video podcast, but we ran into some technical issues. Thankfully, we were able to salvage the audio, and we're hoping to recover at least some of the video ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 29 min
By the Numbers: When will NBA Records be Broken?
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at when and by whom the NBA's individual career records might be broken, and also what the limits of those records might be.
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min
No Man is an Island
The boys discuss the league's dramatic increase in high-usage superstars, the championship viability of heliocentric offenses, and much more.
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min
By the Numbers: Biggest Falls in NBA History
On this episode of By the Numbers -- Part 2 of a two-part series on the biggest season-to-season rises and falls in NBA history -- Jacob lists the ten biggest fall-offs that teams have suffered from one season to the next. He also takes a brief detour to explore some of the worst playoff-series blowouts of all time.
Feb 19, 2021•49 min
The NBA's Three-Pointer Obsession
The boys discuss the NBA's three-point boom and whether or not it's ultimately a good thing.
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min
By the Numbers: Biggest Jumps in NBA History
On this episode of By the Numbers -- Part 1 of a two-part series on the biggest season-to-season rises and falls in NBA history -- Jacob lists the ten biggest jumps that teams have taken from one season to the next.
Feb 11, 2021•55 min
Expansion Draft
In this extra special, long-awaited, highly anticipated episode, the boys conduct an expansion draft, selecting from a pool of unprotected players determined by members of the Overstated NBA Facebook group, for hypothetical expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas. Jacob represents Seattle, Brett represents Sin City, and Steve puts on his commissioner hat. This was so much fun!
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 25 min
By the Numbers: Quarterly Review
On this special episode of By The Numbers, Jacob takes a look at this NBA season through the one-quarter mark. He ranks each team in terms of where they stand historically, and then names his All-Star teams, All-NBA teams, All-Defensive teams, and awards.
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 33 min
All-Star Ballots
Jacob and Brett discuss their early All-Star Ballots and much more.
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 28 min
By the Numbers: Greatest Two-Way Players
In this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob lists the greatest two-way players in NBA history.
Jan 29, 2021•55 min
LIVE Mailbag
The boys take questions from the Overstated NBA Facebook Group while while recording, totally unprepared and off-the-cuff! This was a lot of fun and certainly something we'll do again in the near future!
Jan 25, 2021•53 min
By the Numbers: Greatest Shooters
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob explores the greatest shooters of the 21st century. He names the top ten plus a few very prominent honorable mentions.
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Nets' Outlook, Trae's Struggles, Our Worst Predictions
The boys discuss the James Harden trade, his dazzling Brooklyn debut, and the Nets' potential (and potential issues) going forward. They talk about Trae Young's recent slump and then revisit some of their worst preseason predictions.
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min
By the Numbers: George Mikan vs. Everybody
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob does a deep dive on the original GOAT, George Mikan, and takes a look at how he compares to the other greatest centers in NBA history.
Jan 15, 2021•57 min
The True Asterisk Season(?) + Rookie Update
Jacob and Brett discuss the complex and confusing nature of the current season and how it might continue to take shape amid the pandemic. Then (around the 25-minute mark) they check in on every lottery pick from the 2020 draft.
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 33 min
By the Numbers: The History of NBA GOATs
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at when exactly the NBA's GOATs became the GOAT and how long they held that title.
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Phoenix, Philly; Houston/Harden; Wizards/Westbrook; Blowouts, Broadcasts
The boys discuss the hot starts of the Suns and the Sixers, the state of the Rockets and James Harden, the struggling Wizards and Russell Westbrook, potential reasons for there being so many blowouts, and ways to improve the look and feel of these games.
Jan 04, 2021•50 min
Week 1 Reactions
This a jam-packed episode. Here's the rundown: Ja vs. Trae; Trae and Luka; The Brooklyn Nets; disappointing Christmas Day and future scheduling ramifications; Warriors' struggles, Steph Curry; Cleveland Cavaliers; Jayson Tatum; OKC-Charlotte; NBA League Pass; Milwaukee Bucks.
Dec 28, 2020•59 min
By the Numbers: 2021 Jumps
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at some players who could make a big jump this season. He identifies their ceilings and what they would need to do to reach them.
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 23 min
2020-21 NBA Awards Predictions
The boys give their predictions for MVP, DPOY, COY, MIP, 6MOY, and ROY, and each drop one crazy "hot take" prediction at the end.
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min
By the Numbers: Greatest Rebounders
On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob discusses the correlation between individual rebounds and team rebounds, and why individual rebound numbers can be misleading. He lists the five greatest rebounders of the post-merger NBA plus a couple of honorable mentions. The order may surprise you.
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Eastern Conference Preview
Steve, Jacob, and Brett make predictions and preview the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately we didn't get to Chicago, New York, Detroit, Charlotte, Orlando, or Cleveland, so we apologize to fans of those teams, but we hope you'll check out the episode anyway. It was a fun one!
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Western Conference Preview
With Steve on the sidelines, Brett and Jacob preview all fifteen Western Conference teams and predict the regular-season standings. We cover the teams in the following random order: Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Memphis, Lakers, Clippers, Phoenix, Portland, Utah, Golden state, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, San Antonio, Denver.
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 47 min
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