80 episodes

Five close friends - a US diplomat, a public defender, an HR guy, a banker, and a content writer - get together to talk basketball. It's a little bit of chaos, a decent number of intelligent takes, and undeniable team chemistry.

Zack, Jason, Patrick, Dan, and Chase share their takes on all the biggest news and happenings in the NBA from the perspective of basketball junkies who are all certain they can each run an NBA front office... or at least make a great reaction from the bench. Join us for new episodes every week. Like, subscribe, drop us a review, and help spread the word!

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    • 5.0 • 13 Ratings

Five close friends - a US diplomat, a public defender, an HR guy, a banker, and a content writer - get together to talk basketball. It's a little bit of chaos, a decent number of intelligent takes, and undeniable team chemistry.

Zack, Jason, Patrick, Dan, and Chase share their takes on all the biggest news and happenings in the NBA from the perspective of basketball junkies who are all certain they can each run an NBA front office... or at least make a great reaction from the bench. Join us for new episodes every week. Like, subscribe, drop us a review, and help spread the word!

    Draft Lottery Karma Rankings, Celtics Punch Back, the Back and Forth of Knicks vs. Pacers, the Bet on Mavericks' Role Players is Paying Off, and the Nuggets Show Signs of Life

    Draft Lottery Karma Rankings, Celtics Punch Back, the Back and Forth of Knicks vs. Pacers, the Bet on Mavericks' Role Players is Paying Off, and the Nuggets Show Signs of Life

    On this week's episode the boys are back to run through Jason's proprietary formula for his annual Lottery Karma Rankings before diving into all four second round series: Boston seems inevitably bound for the Finals despite playing with their food at times, Knicks vs. Pacers feels like it's going the distance, the role players in Dallas are popping, turns out the Timberwolves are, in fact, human and Denver's not dead yet after a reminder in game 3 of their championship chops. Then, we wrap up with Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    What's Next for Each First Round Loser, Second Round Burning Burnham Questions and Predictions, and an Obvious But Still Extra Sloppy Mudpie Moment of the Week

    What's Next for Each First Round Loser, Second Round Burning Burnham Questions and Predictions, and an Obvious But Still Extra Sloppy Mudpie Moment of the Week

    On this week's episode Zack, Patrick, Chase, and Jason get together to do a postmortem for the first round of the playoffs before diving into some Burning Burnham Questions and predictions for each second round matchup. Then, Chase brings us home with a very obvious, but still extra sloppy Mudpie Moment of the Week.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Lakers Live to See Another Day, Revisionist History for Every First Round Series, and a Star-Studded Mudpie Moment of the Week from Jason

    Lakers Live to See Another Day, Revisionist History for Every First Round Series, and a Star-Studded Mudpie Moment of the Week from Jason

    On this week's episode the boys are back to revisit every first round playoff series and revise some of our takes from last week before wrapping up with Jason's star-studded Mudpie Moment of the Week.

    • 57 min
    Warriors Get Knocked Out, Full Predictions for the First Round of the Playoffs, and Heading to The Cleve for Our Mudpie Moment of the Week

    Warriors Get Knocked Out, Full Predictions for the First Round of the Playoffs, and Heading to The Cleve for Our Mudpie Moment of the Week

    On this week's episode the boys get together to talk about the Warriors getting knocked out of the playoffs by the little brother Kings before diving into their predictions for all eight first round playoff matchups. Then, they wrap up by heading to The Cleve for the Mudpie Moment of the Week.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    NBA Awards Picks and Revisiting Our Preseason Over/Unders

    NBA Awards Picks and Revisiting Our Preseason Over/Unders

    On this week's episode Jason, Zack, Chase, and Patrick attempt to craft the perfect collective NBA Awards for this regular season before all sitting down for a giant bite of humble pie as we revisit our preseason over/under predictions. Finally, we wrap up with Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week where we all take another bite of humble pie.

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Joel Returns, Crazy Play-In Race, Current Lottery Teams with the Highest Potential for a Turnaround Next Season, and Ranking Our Top Current Future Hall of Fame Players

    Joel Returns, Crazy Play-In Race, Current Lottery Teams with the Highest Potential for a Turnaround Next Season, and Ranking Our Top Current Future Hall of Fame Players

    The Bench Boys are BACK! After a three-week hiatus Jason, Zack, and Patrick (with a few minutes of Dan sprinkled in) reunite to talk through the return of our beloved Joel Embiid, which Western Conference play-in team has the highest potential of going on a deep playoff run, the currently lottery-bound team with the highest chance of jumping into contention next year. We then rank our top current NBA players that are locks to make it to the Hall of Fame after they retire before wrapping up with Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

    • 1 hr 15 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

ElPlatanao ,

Up and comer worth checking out

Really fun podcast, great way to keep up with the NBA. All the guys here have solid NBA knowledge and takes worth listening to, not to mention the fact that they’re hilarious. Good chemistry as a group too.

Bnashrowley ,

Great podcast! Real dudes with real insights

Seriously, a delight to listen to, love these guys and love the conversation. One, with not a lot of time to keep up with the NBA, it’s a great way to stay up to date. Hurts me to have an OKC fan on the podcast, but we will get over that.

These guys play, they obviously know what they are talking about and they have really great points and insight. I love too that they are not fair weather fans, with the teams that they pledge their allegiances, it’s refreshing.

Nkaitlyn ,

So funny

Love this podcast and love the banter between friends. Fun insights and passion about the game.

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