Agu & Andre: Hoop Truthers

Welcome back to CASUALS! And boy do I have a couple of casuals in store for you. Guboy brings on Nick Shellander and Joe Albrecht to get a little tipsy, dissect the PJ Tucker trade, and propose a few follow up trades of our own. Shellander cites a subreddit from 2018, some really good shit. Watch us race to the end of the episode so Shellander can get to a date on time!

Guboy brings on Warren Shaw of The Baseline NBA Show!!! That was the first pod your fave host was ever on. We talk about the Norman High School Girls basketball team (from the news...you'll recognize) winning their state champ, a very brief Bucks update, and all things Boston Celtics! We cover their rollercoaster first half, center issues, and the trade rumors that are heating up. I even scream about John Collins for no reason at all. 

Reader's Digest:

Podcasts

- The Dunker Spot: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-all-star-break-observations/id1547857052?i=1000513089317

- ES3N: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/es3n-season-2-episode-7a-nba-check-in/id1530425566?i=1000511497769

- The Baseline NBA Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travonne-edwards-from-athletic-talks-all-star-being/id909831649?i=1000512392063

Articles

- Hollinger's Week That Was: https://theathletic.com/2450715/2021/03/15/the-nba-trade-markets-worst-enemy-and-a-front-office-view-of-the-current-names-likely-to-be-moved/

- Zach Harper's Weekly Power Rankings: https://theathletic.com/2434473/2021/03/15/nets-bucks-sixers-top-nba-power-rankings-plus-each-teams-season-goal-and-trade-deadline-duty/

- Jay King on the Post ASG Celtics: https://theathletic.com/2445040/2021/03/12/healthier-celtics-should-be-able-to-start-building-now-even-after-mistake-filled-loss-to-nets/

I bring on two homies who haven't been on pods before. and wow. The boxed wine gets me around the 40 min mark. Has to be heard to be believed. We talk some shit towards Meyers Leonard, toss around trade possibilities, and reminisce about the 2010s NBA. Check it out!!!!!!!!!!

NBG is lucky enough to bring on Jannelle Moore, an expert in all things Golden State Warriors. We talk over the All Star Game, the winners of events, the Ben Simmons + Joel Embiid scandal, and a couple of wonky things we noticed during the coverage in the events. In the second half of the pod we talk about how the Warriors have fared over the first half of the season. We touch on everything, Steph's lowkey MVP-caliber season, talent evaluation post Jerry West, even an update on the Timberwolves pick that could easily land in GSW's hands this offseason. Check it out!

Dumb host's note: We had a couple audio issues and the wifi cut once or twice. I'm starting to really want to drop some capital into the production of this pod, and nights like these convince me even more. Even with the difficulties I still think its one of the best basketball conversations we've had on the pod, we're only getting better baybee!

READER'S DIGEST:

Articles:

- https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/2/9/22273403/golden-state-warriors-minnesota-timberwolves-draft-pick

- https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/3/8/22319031/nba-power-rankings-midseason-brooklyn-nets

- https://theathletic.com/2431614/2021/03/08/the-nbas-best-ever-non-all-stars-blake-griffins-buyout-hollingers-week-that-was/

- https://theathletic.com/2433906/2021/03/07/was-the-nba-all-star-game-a-mistake-why-joel-embiid-ben-simmons-absence-spoke-volumes/

- https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-news-golden-state-warriors-stephen-curry-i-have-a-lot-to-accomplish-i-dont-have-anything-to-prove

- https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-golden-state-warriors-steve-kerr-missteps-roster-lineup-rotations-stephen-curry-draymond-green-kelly-oubre-jr-andrew-wiggins

- https://theathletic.com/2427522/2021/03/07/warriors-james-wiseman-problems-solutions-kawakami/

PODCASTS:

- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-first-all-star-health-crisis/id1549716001?i=1000511541649

- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-riding-with-draymond-green-fan-mailbag/id1358187061?i=1000510453787

NO BUCKS GIVEN presents CASUALS. Once a week your favorite Guboy will bring two buddies on to talk about basketball but also to...drink heavily. With specific drinking rules to each host and guest, we become belligerent right around the 30 minute mark. When we are still conscious, we talk about the Blake Griffin buyout, the Bucks, the Bulls, and our favorite 2K moments. I even try to buy a Topshot pack drunk and fail miserably. Hope y'all enjoy!!

Two buds with specialties integral to the show come on. We talk about the Lloyd Pierce firing, Chris Finch hiring, and the Bucks awesome win over the Clippers on Sunday night. I say uh and um again. TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE FIRST 'CASUALS' EDITION OF NO BUCKS GIVEN!

Twitter buddy Nick Andre comes on the pod. We talk about the Bucks' 4-0 win streak, all things G-League Ignite, and even spend 2 minutes talking about Marquis Daniels because neither of us were thinking clearly. FUN GAME: Count the times I say 'uh', 'um', or 'like' and send it to me in a cruel message on Twitter @aguibanezbaldor. 

Guboy brings on the ES3N boys for the first episode of NO BUCKS GIVEN. We talk All-Star weekend, The Bucks' losing streak, the Philadelphia 76ers rejuvenating season, and revisit some of the top picks of this past draft. ADVENTURERS: Throughout the episode you can hear someone's xbox turn on, a siren go by, and a cat movin' around. Find the time stamps and comment them for little satisfaction to anyone but me :)