On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Heat upset the Bucks in the first round. How good is Jimmy Butler? David thinks the Bucks need a new coach. The Knicks beat the Cavaliers and Jarod says NYC is going crazy. How far can this team go? How good is Mitchell Robinson? The Cavaliers were exposed and have some work to do this offseason. The Grizzlies blitzed the Lakers and saved their season. David says the longer this series goes, advantage Grizzlies. Warriors are now up 3...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 50
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Kings and Warriors are tied 2-2 and their were mistakes all over the court in game 4 according to David. The Knicks take a commanding 3-1 lead on the Cavaliers. Why do the Cavaliers lack urgency? Should we be worried about the Bucks? Should Jarod be worried about the Grizzlies? Looks like it will be Suns and Nuggets in the next round and David says the winner will represent the West in the NBA Finals. Learn more about your ad choices...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 49
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Draymond stopping on Domantas Sabonis and his suspension for game 3. Jarod thinks it's a sign of vulnerability and desperation in the defending champs. The Clippers and Suns are tied at 1-1 and David says Clippers head coach Ty Lue has his team coached up and ready, even without Paul George. The Grizzlies came to play and evened up their series with the Lakers, David sees some trouble if this series goes late. The Hawks will likely get s...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 48
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Game planning against a superstar Lakers beat the Grizzlies behind a monster Anthony Davis performance. What do the Grizzlies do without Ja Morant? Russell Westbrook's relentlessness fueled a Clippers' road win What the Nets need to differently against the 76ers? Was the Warriors game plan against De'Aaron Fox a good one? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRUEHOOP and get on your wa...
Apr 17, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 47
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Bulls win over the Raptors in the play-in and David's overall disappointment in the Raptors this season The Thunder win over the Pelicans and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's brilliance The first round playoff matchups are just about set and they breakdown each series with predictions This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRUEHOOP and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more abo...
Apr 13, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 46
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson got into it in a mist-win game for the Timberwolves. Jarod thinks they are an unserious team. The play-in matchups are set and David breaks them all down. He's a believer in the Lakers and the Heat, but says anything can happen in a single elimination game. Predictions were made at the beginning of the season, Jarod and David look back at the things that surprised them. Udonis Haslem was David's first NBA cl...
Apr 10, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 45
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The new CBA deal Picks for all awards and league honors The final top 5 of the regular season This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRUEHOOP and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 06, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 44
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The NCAA women's national title game. Jarod thinks we take things too seriously. The Suns, Lakers and Grizzlies are finishing the season strong in the west, but the Clippers are fading. David has thoughts on what he's seeing on the court. The east have a big four: Bucks, Celtics, 76ers, and Cavs Victor Wembanyama is coming This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRUEHOOP and get on your w...
Apr 03, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 43
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector discuss: The war for the soul of basketball. Jocks and nerds are locked in a back and forth and Jarod thinks fans are collateral damage. How do we need to think about analytics and the discourse around the game? The Sacramento Kings made the playoffs for the first time in 16 years! Top 5 NBA teams right now This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TRUEHOOP and get on your way to being your best sel...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 42
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Kyrie Irving is a BRILLIANT basketball player that elicits strong emotions from the public. What is going on in Dallas? How can we talk about Kyrie more intelligently? Mac McClung, Austin Reaves and the white NBA player. What's going to happen in the topsy-turvy western conference? How did LeBron come back from his injury so quickly? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/T...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 41
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The significance of the Paul George injury Mark Cuban and the Mavericks are mad at the refs, but David sees another problem with the team's awareness Ja Morant has returned to the surging Grizzlies, what does this mean? Jarod has thoughts. Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 40
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Innovation for the NBA playoffs The BBall Index roles and which players excel at multiple roles The Celtics have been a .500 team post All-Star break, is it time to worry? David thinks so. The future of the Spurs, Pistons, Rockets and Pacers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: De'Aaron Fox is starting to walk the path. David believes coaching is a big part of his success and Jarod thinks Fox will get MVP votes. Speaking of...the MVP gap has narrowed between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. This is why we give awards at the completion of the regular season. The top three teams in the east are fighting for two spots, the third seed will have a perilous playoff road. Steph Curry dropped 50 on the Clippers but the Wa...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 38
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Mikal Bridges is averaging 25 points per game on 50/47/89 shooting splits in Brooklyn. What does that mean for the Nets this postseason and beyond? How many other players in the NBA are capable of more than what they've shown? Parity reigns in the NBA this season, especially in the west. David has thoughts on the Nuggets and Clippers. There are a number of storms circulating the NBA: players mad at refs, RSN's going out of business, leag...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 37
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Kevin Durant's turned ankle pre-game spoiled his Suns home debut. What now? Fred VanVleet is not happy with official Ben Taylor and thinks it's personal, David has a take Hawk-Eye is coming to the NBA. What does that mean for fans and the league? How do Jarod and David see the East and West playoff seeds shaking out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 36
On today's TrueHoop, after heavy technical issues, Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The NBA has compelling races the last 5 weeks of the season. The games matter for most teams in the league. The concern in Memphis for Ja Morant Are the Knicks for real? The NBA's broadcast partners doing a bad job promoting the league Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 07, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 35
TrueHoop's David Thorpe has clients who play in the NBA right now. He texts them videos of key plays, with teaching points to make them better. Jarod Hector learned about that, and got a little jealous. Wouldn't you want to get messages like that? TrueHoop Tactics is basically that: your chance to get the kinds of messages David Thorpe sends players. What did David see during the Philadelphia 76ers game against the Dallas Mavericks? How does he advise his players to defend Kyrie Irving? Please l...
Mar 03, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 34
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector and David Thorpe are joined by longtime NBA writer Howard Beck. They discuss: The return of Kevin Durant and what this means for the Phoenix Suns Yet another troubling story about Ja Morant. Howard offers some intelligent perspective on reporting. The trouble with "sports media" and the Nikola Jokic conversation The NBA/NBPA new collective bargaining agreement. Jarod thinks it's the most important deal for the league's future. This episode is brough...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 33
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Damian Lillard's huge scoring night. David says a lot of factors made that happen for Dame, including the opponent. Jason Kidd thinks the Mavericks need to grow up, David thinks Kidd should be fired. Nikola Jokic is averaging a triple double and will likely win his third straight MVP. Are we overvaluing Jokic and not giving his team's playoff performances enough weight? We wrote a story about it too! NBA and NBPA are close to a new colle...
Feb 27, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 32
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The backlash over the All-Star game is a symptom of trouble ahead for the NBA Jarod identifies the top contenders for the title and David explains what he needs to see from each team the last month of the regular season. The disturbing situation around Alabama's Brandon Miller, a potential top-3 pick in June's NBA draft Is Bronny James a top-10 pick in the 2024 draft? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector are joined by Dr. Theresa Runstedtler, author of the forthcoming book Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA They discuss: What led Theresa to writing a book about these specific NBA players? Who has governance over the Black body? How did the policies and incidents that shaped America in the 1960s and 1970s shape NBA policies and vice versa? The struggles fought for then are still the ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 30
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Mike Brown's improvement as a coach beyond X's and O's Draymond Green sounds off on Warriors lack of defense David's new favorite team is the Nets and he wrote about it here Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 29
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: LeBron, Steph, KD, and Jaylen Brown are all injured. What does this mean for title odds and predictions? The Suns have depth issues, how do they address? James Harden shared thoughts about his time in Brooklyn. What's he really saying? David likes how the Cavaliers execute on both sides of the floor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 13, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 28
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Lakers have a different team, do these moves matter? Henry has some insight on all the second round picks that got traded. Are the Warriors going to win another title? David and Henry are much higher on them than Jarod. Top 5 teams on the championship bus post deadline Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services...
Feb 10, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 27
On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Kevin Durant is now on the Phoenix Suns. Henry and David don't think this has any chance to work. Jarod gives it a slight chance. The Nets now have a team that resembled the one in 2019 that Durant and Kyrie Irving joined. Will Brooklyn go star hunting again? LeBron James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and the best player we've ever seen. Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone...
Feb 10, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 26
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Nets trading Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks. What are the ramifications for Dallas, the league, Brooklyn, and Kevin Durant? David wrote about how the trade impacts both teams and we talk about the Mavericks title odds in a congested west and Brooklyn's ability to make another move. Stephen Curry will miss more time with an injury, what should the Warriors do? There is trouble on and off the court in Memphis and Jarod is very concerned...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 25
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: A tale of three teams: The Celtics, Warriors, and Grizzlies. It seems like the Celtics are fueled off of last season's disappointment, the Warriors are finding it tough to maintain excellence consistently, and the Grizzlies don't fully understand the difficulty in winning consistently. The trade deadline is approaching and David has a word of caution for fans and discusses some teams and what they might do. Check out his excellent articl...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 24
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The ending of Lakers vs. Celtics and the officiating. Did LeBron and the Lakers get cheated? Jarod thinks "NBA Rivals Week" was a success. David has some ideas on how to capitalize. Ja Morant's father Tee Morant is becoming a celebrity, is this a good thing? Trade deadline buzz Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be a...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 23
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The thrilling game between the Grizzlies and Warriors. David has an idea why Steph Curry threw his mouthpiece. Yes, it's about Jordan Poole, but deeper. The Nets and 76ers also played a spirited game. What is the difference between Nic Claxton's mindset and Ben Simmons? Winning the title is hard and David looks at it differently than Las Vegas and other popular sports sites. He wrote about it here . Top 5 teams in the NBA right now Learn...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The brilliance of Kyrie Irving. Can the Nets count on this version of Kyrie? The Clippers look like they're trending in the right direction, what are they doing? It's hard to play defense in today's NBA, ask Austin Rivers. David has thoughts. The definitive 2023 NBA All-Star list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 23, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 21
