Episodes
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two Podcast, Reid Forgrave is joined by Devin Booker to discuss his injury situation, being the top guy on an NBA team at 23 years old, and whether he buys into advanced stats. Then Reid looks at the future of the NBA by breaking down his top players under 23 years old.
Published 12/22/17
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss Lonzo Ball's first meeting with LeBron James, whether this is the best season of the King's career, whether LeBron should get more attention in the MVP race, Lonzo Ball's early season success' and struggles, the Rockets possibly being the best team in the league, Chris Paul staying undefeated this season, Gordon Hayward getting out of his walking boot and Kristaps Porzingis possibly being Anthony...
Published 12/15/17
On a rookie themed CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Reid Forgrave breaks down his Rookie Five, including how close Donovan Mitchell is to Ben Simmons. Who will be the best rookie from this draft class in the next five years, and who's been the biggest disappointment early on this season.
Published 12/14/17
On this episode of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss players getting ejected left and right (1:30), whether the Thunder can survive despite their lack of scoring (12:50), the "LaVar Ball Rule" (27:41), Derrick Rose's potential return to Cleveland (30:23), Anthony Davis' latest Injury (32:00), Donovan Mitchell's 41 point explosion (36:16), and Nerlens Noel's mid-game hot dog run (42:50).
Published 12/04/17
On a Friday edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two Podcast Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave give their quarter-season NBA Awards including Most Improved Player (5:00), Defensive Player of the Year (9:00), Sixth Man of the Year (17:00), Executive of the Year (21:00), Rookie of the Year (29:00) and MVP (33:00). There's also some special "Flagrant Two Awards" mixed in such as Bum of the Year (42:00) and finally the guys dive into Reid's one-on-one at Wizards practice with Otto Porter (56:00).
Published 12/01/17
On this episode of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast Portland Trail Blazers' GM Neil Olshey joins Bill Reiter to discuss how he ended up becoming an NBA general manager (5:35), the turning point of his career and who his influences were (9:40), the challenges of building a team in Portland (16:27), who on the Blazers' roster could be a breakout player in the future (25:06), How he evaluates players from smaller schools like Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum (32:09), Olshey's reaction to CJ...
Published 11/29/17
On a Thanksgiving week edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave are joined by America's Lakers Podcast co-host Aaron Larsuel to discuss the Lakers back-to-back wins and being 8th currently in the West (1:50), how this Lakers team would be with Paul George (15:00) and LaVar Ball's comments about the coaching staff and what affect he's having on Lonzo's rookie season (20:00). Then the guys discuss the unbeatable Celtics (30:50), the Cavaliers' resurgence...
Published 11/22/17
On a Monday edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two Podcast Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave talk about LeBron James' comments on Colin Kaepernick, Markelle Fultz' shoulder timeline and Lonzo Ball's second triple-double of his career. Then Portland Trail Blazers star guard CJ McCollum joins the show for a wide ranging interview where he discussed his development as a player (14:55), whether some people are writing off Lonzo Ball too early (17:50), whether he had a chip on his shoulder coming from...
Published 11/20/17
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss the ongoing battle in the NBA for LeBron James' services next season (1:39), and why the Sixers may be the dark horse favorite to land the King (3:05). The guys also discuss the Cavs new sleep schedule (15:00), KD's loyalty (15:40) and professor Steph Curry (19:40). Then Reid has a one-on-one with Jamal Crawford where Crawford talks about what it's like playing for Tom Thibodeau (23:00), the T-Wolves...
Published 11/17/17
On this edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two Podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss LeBron's performance Monday night in New York (2:00), how legit the Knicks are outside of Kristaps Porzingis (9:20), the beef over LeBron calling himself king of New York (25:40), whether the Celtics are the future of the Eastern Conference (22:30), Joel Embiid playing a career high in minutes (34:03) and why nobody seems to be talking about Demarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis in New Orleans (42:45).
Published 11/15/17
On this edition of CBS Sports' Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss the Celtics' 12-game win streak and whether or not it's too early to make Brad Stevens the favorite for Coach of the Year (2:20), Lonzo Ball's historic triple-double (14:47), LeBron's shot at Phil Jackson (16:18), the Warriors' dominance (17:32), Rudy Gobert's injury (18:35), OKC possibly getting it together (22:54) and the 2-0 Eric Bledsoe-led Bucks (33:42).
Published 11/13/17
Reiter Returns! On a Friday edition of the Flagrant Two podcast Bill Reiter returns to the show to discuss with Reid Forgrave the which "unicorn" is the future of the NBA in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kristpas Porzingis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons and the guys discuss LeBron's comments about Isaiah Thomas. Then Reid breaks down some potential future unicorns as we head into college season with his top prospects to watch in college hoops. Finally Reid gives us his top-5 rookie...
Published 11/10/17
On this episode of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast Reid Forgrave and producer Joey get into the Celtics best record in the NBA and whether or not they will be able to sustain their early success (4:34), Lonzo Ball's early season struggles and whether or not we should be concerned 15:35), what the hell is going on is OKC? (25:52) and the latest on the Bobby Portis-Nikola Mirotic situation in Chicago.
Published 11/09/17
On a breaking news edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Raja Bell joins Reid Forgrave (11:41) to break down the Suns trading Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks. Raja gives his trade winner (12:24) and discusses the direction of the Phoenix Suns (13:50), how Bledsoe fits with the Bucks (14:55) and where the Bucks end up in the East with Bledsoe (17:15). Then Reid and Raja get into the Cavs' recent slide (19:50), what's wrong with Cleveland's defense (21:00), how much of this stretch...
Published 11/07/17
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Reid Forgrave sits down with Duke star freshman and projected 2018 NBA lottery pick Marvin Bagley III to discuss his new rap song and who his influences are (8:10), how his family compares the Ball family (16:00), which NBA player he studies and models his game after (18:10), his thoughts on the one-and-done rule in the NBA (26:00), and much more. Finally Reid caps of the show with his first ever Rookie Five Rankings.
Published 11/03/17
In a special edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two, Bill and Reid take you behind the curtain and tell some behind the scenes stories from their careers as sports journalists. Bill begins with a story from his time covering LeBron James and the Miami Heat (5:00), Reid explains what it's like meeting a childhood hero (19:15). harrowing stories from traveling around the country, and much more. This is an episode you wont want to miss.
Published 11/02/17
On a Monday edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss the Cavs losing 4 of their last 5 games (2:15), Markelle Fultz being out indefinitely (15:30), whether the league got it right with the Draymond Green-Bradley Beal fight (24:45), and Russell Westbrook making more triple-double history (34:00). Also, in a CBS Sports Flagrant Two exclusive, "LeBron James" stops by to talk about the Cavs' recent struggles (29:50).
Published 10/30/17
In the first ever CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast Buy or Sell segment, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave decide whether the Clippers are actually better without Chris Paul (3:02), how much longer Jeff Hornacek will be coaching the Knicks (8:21), how competitive this year's Rookie of the Year race will be (10:22), whether Giannis can win MVP and MIP (15:05), and whether the Celtics can be a top-half of the Eastern Conference team without Gordon Hayward (19:10). Reid also caught up with Celtics...
Published 10/27/17
On the newest episode of CBS Sports' Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo's incredible start to the season and him being the favorite now for MVP (3:00) and the rough start for the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:45). Then Reid sits down with Charlotte Hornets rookie guard Malik Monk at Hornets practice (13:56) to discuss his pick for rookie of the year (14:00), how he's adjusting to playing in the NBA (15:10), playing backup point guard to Kemba Walker...
Published 10/24/17
In a special edition edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter goes sits down for a one-on-one with new Atlanta Hawks GM Travis Schlenk. Schlenk gets into his philosophy on scouting (8:15), why Golden State had so much success drafting while he was there as Assistant General Manager (10:12), his days as Video Coordinator under Pat Riley in Miami and how that influenced his career (16:00), the moves he's made early on as GM of the Hawks (26:00) including the decision to...
Published 10/23/17
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports' Flagrant Two podcast, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave break down whether or not Lonzo Ball's debut was actually a dud (2:00), how much we should read into the hot start from the Thunder's new big 3 (18:45) and Joel Embiid's minutes restriction (35:00). The guys also discuss whether Reid was right about just how dynamic D'Angelo Russell will (39:00) and Reid gives his awful rendition of Bob Seger's "Against the Wind." Not sure why Reid's singing? Tune in to...
Published 10/20/17
NBA season is finally here! On this edition of the CBS Sports Flagrant Two Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave give their reactions to Gordon Hayward's gruesome injury opening night (1:20), who on the Celtics can replace Hayward's production (4:30), whether the Celtics can overcome Hayward's injury (6:00), whether the Cavs are better than last season (8:45), does the Warriors opening night loss matter at all? (13:34), and Chris Paul's Rockets debut (20:00). Then Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow...
Published 10/18/17
With just one more day until the start of the regular season, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave give you all their predictions for the this years NBA Awards and All-NBA Teams. Executive of the Year (2:45), Coach of the Year (7:22), Most Improved Player (12:40), 6th Man of the Year (15:14), and Defensive Player of the Year (18:03). Then the guys break down their All-NBA Team predictions for this season (23:55), before reveal their picks for Rookie of the Year (33:50) and MVP (39:00)
Published 10/16/17
On a Friday edition of CBS Sports Flagrant Two, Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave dive into Michael Jordan calling 28 of 30 teams in the NBA garbage (1:20) and Kyrie Irving taking shots at the city of Cleveland (9:20). Then former NBA player and CBS Sports basketball analyst Brendan Haywood join Bill and Reid with predictions for all the Eastern Conference over/unders (12:30-1:00:00).
Published 10/13/17
Bill Reiter and Reid Forgrave break down the Warriors putting up 142 points in a preseason game, whether they were sending a message to the rest of the league and Klay Thompson saying they aspire to be MJ's Bulls (2:00), OKC barely squeaking out a win over Melbourne United?(11:50), and the feud between James Harden and former Rockets coach Kevin McHale. The Flagrant Two dive into all the Western Conference Over-Unders ahead of the 17-18 season (27:50-1:10).
Published 10/09/17