Dynamic Duos by Decade: The 1990s
No worries, Bulls fans. Stockton and Malone aren't #1. But how far do they fall? PLUS: Dennis Rodman takes a drive-by
Jan 13, 2025•19 min•Ep. 50
The Wrong Opinion: Useless NBA Trivia & Garbage Rankings
Jake Clark
Jake talks about the fascinating history of the National Basketball Association - discussing interesting facts, trends, and little known tidbits. All of this is under the guise of arbitrary rankings. Hate my opinions? Tweet me #WrongOpinion @JakeClark_3
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Dynamic Duos of the Decade: 1980s
Let's be real, this all boils down to the final two: Bird & McHale or Magic & Kareem?
Dec 02, 2024•17 min•Ep. 49
Dynamic Duos of the Decade: 1970s
Best NBA duos of the 1970s. A new rule to keep us from JUST listing Celtics.
Nov 25, 2024•20 min•Ep. 48
Dynamic Duos of the Decade: 1960s
Best NBA duos of the 1960s. Wait... is this ALL just Bill Russell & co.?
Sep 30, 2024•17 min•Ep. 47
Dynamic Duos by Decade: 1950s
The BEST duos of the 1950s! Start of Season 3: Dynamic Duos by Decade.
Sep 23, 2024•25 min•Ep. 46
Best Who Never... Won MVP
Excuse to talk about Dwyane Wade? Excuse to talk about Dwyane Wade.
Jul 29, 2024•26 min•Ep. 45
Best Who Never... Won Defensive Player of the Year
Anthony Davis number one!? Does Kobe make the cut? Is Jake way into Joe Dumars?
Jul 22, 2024•23 min•Ep. 44
Best Who Never... Won Most Improved Player
Jake ranks the players who improved the most throughout their careers, but never got the hardware to prove it.
Jul 08, 2024•27 min•Ep. 43
Best Who Never... Won Rookie of the Year
The best rookie seasons that never won Rookie of the Year. Can Chet make the list, or is that recency bias? Does Dwyane Wade make the list, or is that... Dwyane Wade bias?
Jun 10, 2024•17 min•Ep. 42
Best Who Never... Won Finals MVP
Jake ranks the GREATEST players who never won Finals MVP. Can Kyrie make the cut? Should Pau have won in 2010, or AD a decade later?
Apr 22, 2024•27 min•Ep. 41
Best Who Never... Led the League
Jake ranks the best players who never led the league in... anything! Is Dirk a better scorer is that Duncan is a rebounder? Can we fit Hondo on this list? Does the First Team center HAVE to be rebounding - or can we get funky and talk about assists?
Apr 01, 2024•20 min•Ep. 40
Best Who Never... Made All-NBA
Jake ranks the best guys who never made an All-NBA team. Centers are LOADED - does Bill Laimbeer get left off? What do we do with Mark Aguirre? NATE THURMOND never made All-NBA?
Mar 25, 2024•18 min•Ep. 39
Best Who Never... Made All-Defense
Jake ranks the best players who never made an All-Defensive team. Hey, people who say Ron Harper would lock up Steph Curry: You know he has ZERO All-Defensive teams? But neither does Shawn Marion, so...
Mar 04, 2024•13 min•Ep. 38
Best Who Never... Made an All-Rookie Team
Jake ranks the best players who never made an All-Rookie team. We've got one undrafted guy and one NUMBER ONE overall pick. Can you guess who that is?
Feb 26, 2024•19 min•Ep. 37
Best Who Never... Won the NBA Finals
Jake ranks the best players who never won the NBA Finals. We all know the usual suspects, but who ranks higher: Chuck or Malone? Is the number one spot THAT obvious? (Hint: Yes. It's super obvious.)
Feb 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 36
Best Who Never... Made the Finals
Jake ranks the best players who never made the Finals. Number one is obvious... right? How high do guys like Grant Hill and Derrick Rose make it? Are we gonna feel bad if Amare doesn't make the cut? Plus: One obvious mistake by yours truly.
Feb 05, 2024•25 min•Ep. 35
Best Who Never... Made the Conference Finals
Jake ranks the best players who never made the Conference Finals. Will Joel Embiid ever be there? Is Gilbert Arenas worthy of this list, or just a stat-first flame-out? King or Skywalker?
Jan 28, 2024•25 min•Ep. 34
Best Who Never... Won a Playoff Series
Jake ranks the best players who never won a playoff series. How high does SGA's 2023 season take him? Does Brandon Roy HAVE to go top three, or was his career too short?
Jan 21, 2024•18 min•Ep. 33
Best Who Never... Played a Playoff Game
Jake ranks the BEST players who never played a playoff game. Is this a good list to be on?
Dec 02, 2023•18 min•Ep. 32
All-Franchise Ep. 30: All-Lakers
Jake ranks the Lakers, a team that missed single-digit playoffs until the 2010s. Four centers, three spots. Who's out?
Oct 07, 2023•23 min•Ep. 31
All-Franchise Ep. 29: All-Celtics
Jake ranks the Celtics, a team whose '60s dynasty won more titles than 27 team have Conference titles. Am I allowed to rank anyone without any titles?
Sep 30, 2023•25 min•Ep. 30
All-Franchise Ep. 28: All-Warriors
Jake ranks the Warriors - a team with a lot of bad, a little good, and a decade of dominance. Get ready: Four old-school players from the pre-Wilt days.
Sep 23, 2023•26 min•Ep. 29
All-Franchise Ep. 27: All-Spurs
Jake ranks the Spurs, a team that once went three decades and missed the playoffs ONCE. Will Jake go for the hat trick, talking smack about Dennis Rodman for the third time in four episodes?
Sep 16, 2023•23 min•Ep. 28
All-Franchise Ep. 26: All-Bulls
Jake ranks the Bulls, a team that features the GREATEST player of all time: Joakim Noah. How many players for those decent '70s teams make it? Does ANYONE get in from the early 2000s?
Sep 09, 2023•23 min•Ep. 27
All-Franchise Ep. 25: All-Sixers
Jake ranks the Sixers, a team with only three titles - but they are ICONIC. Can an underrated great sneak up on Chuck?
Sep 02, 2023•29 min•Ep. 26
All-Franchise Ep. 24: All-Pistons
Jake ranks the Pistons, a team with decades of garbage split up by moments of absurd greatness. How many players from those sucky eras can make this team?
Aug 26, 2023•30 min•Ep. 25
All-Franchise Ep. 23: All-Heat
Jake ranks the Heat, a team that's part of two of the weirdest postseason stretches in NBA history. Do I dare even mutter Hassan Whiteside's name all episode?
Aug 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 24
All-Franchise Ep. 22: All-Rockets
Jake ranks the Houston Rockets, a team with three distinct eras, only one of which ended with titles. Do you consider James Harden a point guard? If yes - why do you like to be wrong?
Aug 12, 2023•24 min•Ep. 23
All-Franchise Ep. 21: All-Bucks
Jake ranks the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that won a title in its third year in the league! This was tough to rank - so few point guards, so many deserving small forwards. The drama is intense!
Aug 05, 2023•25 min•Ep. 22
All-Franchise Ep. 20: All-Thunder/Sonics
Jake ranks the OKC Thunder, a team stolen away from the poor city of Seattle. There are so many point guards to fight through!
Jul 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 21
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