All Things Basketball with GD podcast, hosted by GD That Sports Dude

Intro (00:00 - 01:00)

Preview of this Week 1 observation episode (01:01 - 01:42)

WNBA News:

New York Liberty parade and celebration (01:43 - 04:28)

WNBA firing of coaches & GMs - Eric & Mike Thibault, Christy Sides, Stephanie White, Natalie Williams (04:29 - 12:53)

The WNBPA announces that they are opting out of the 2020 CBA & have until October 31, 2025 to reach a new agreement (12:54 - 15:56)

NBA Week 1 Observations:

Lebron James and son Bronny make history becoming the first father-son duo to play in a NBA game (15:56 - 22:20)

Boston Celtics tie a NBA record with 29 #PGs in a season opening win on Banner Night at home vs the New York Knicks (22:21 - 24:37)

Joel Embiid & Paul George misses the first 3 games of the season; league office to investigative the Philadelphia 76ers regarding their player participation protocols (24:38 - 27:38)

Injury news: Dejounte Murray, Immanuel Quickley & Jaren Jackson Jr (27:39 - 31:19)

A couple of 40+ point performances for Nikola Jokic & Tyrese Maxey (31:20 - 33:53)

Undefeated teams: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers (33:54 - 36:00)

Winless teams: Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings (36:01 - 38:10)

Dwayne Wade statue revealed (38:11 - 39:38)

Wrap-up of this season & call to action (39:39 - 41:24)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)

Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode (00:48 - 01:46)

Southwest Division:

Dallas Mavericks (01:49 - 04:11)

Houston Rockets (04:12 - 06:29)

Memphis Grizzlies (06:30 - 09:18)

New Orleans (09:19 - 12:32)

San Antonio Spurs (12:33 - 15:49)

Order of finish in the Southwest Division (15:50 - 16:19)

Northwest Division:

Denver Nuggets (16:20 - 18:16)

Minnesota Timberwolves (18:17 - 21:15)

Oklahoma City Thunder (21:16 - 23:43)

Portland Trailblazers (23:44 - 25:57)

Utah Jazz (25:58 - 28:06)

Order of finish in the Northwest Division (28:07 - 29:18)

Pacific Division:

Golden State Warriors (29:18 - 32:08)

Los Angeles Clippers (32:09 - 34:06)

Los Angeles Lakers (34:07 - 36:50)

Phoenix Suns (36:51 - 38:52)

Sacramento Kings (38:53 - 40:46)

Order of finish in the Pacific Division (40:47 - 41:48)

Playoff teams (41:49 - 42:48)

Postseason award predictions: MVP, ROY, COY, DPOY, 6th Man, MIP & Exec of the Year (42:49 - 47:36)

Sneak peek into what is ahead for the next episode and call to action (47:37 - 49:58)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:45)

Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode (00:46 - 01:50)

Atlantic Division:

Boston Celtics (01:51 - 05:07)

Brooklyn Nets (05:08 - 09:23)

New York Knicks (09:24 - 17:22)

Philadelphia 76ers (17:23 - 21:11)

Toronto Raptors (21:12 - 25:14)

Order of finish in the Atlantic Division (25:15 - 25:34)

Central Division:

Chicago Bulls (25:35 - 29:20)

Cleveland Cavaliers (29:21 - 32:00)

Detroit Pistons (32:01 - 33:45)

Indiana Pacers (33:46 - 35:15)

Milwaukee Bucks (35:16 - 36:45)

Order of finish in the Central Division (36:46 - 37:34)

South Division:

Atlanta Hawks (37:35 - 39:17)

Charlotte Hornets (39:18 - 42:00)

Miami Heat (42:01 - 44:26)

Orlando Magic (44:27 - 47:03)

Washington Wizards (47:04 - 49:04)

Order of finish in the South Division (49:05 - 50:00)

Playoff teams (50:01 - 50:49)

What episodes are coming up and call to action (50:50 - 52:45)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)

Preview of this episode & an early summation of the WNBA Finals series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx (00:49 - 02:19)

Game 1 breakdown (02:20 - 07:32)

Game 2 breakdown (07:33 - 10:24)

Game 3 breakdown (10:25 - 13:26)

Game 4 breakdown (13:27 - 16:15)

Game 5 breakdown (16:16 - 22:31)

Coach Cheryl Reeve's remarks in the post-game press conference and my reaction to what was said (22:32 - 24:29)

New York Liberty win their 1st WNBA Championship (24:30 - 24:59)

Breanna Stewart delivers on the promise thus becoming the Mark Messier of the New York Liberty (25:00 - 26:09)

Courtney Vandersloot overcomes a season of adversity to win another championship (26:10 - 27:24)

Jonquel Jones reaches the apex for the 1st time in her career along with winning the Finals MVP award (27:25 - 29:20)

Sabrina Ionescu, the franchise's 1st number one overall pick, becomes entrenched into New York basketball lore as a now crowned champion while overcoming adversity early in her career (29:21 - 30:37)

The addition of Coach Sandy Brondello in 2022; the trade for Jonquel as well as the free agent signings of Stewie and Slooty in 2023 as key pieces towards winning the championship (30:38 - 31:12)

The German connection of Nyara Sabally and rookie Leonie Fiebech playing vital roles in this championship run (31:13 - 33:48)

Coach Brondello blending all this talent together to win the ultimate prize (33:49 - 34:20)

What's next for the Minnesota Lynx (34:21 - 37:18)

What's next for the New York Liberty (37:19 - 40:22)

The new Unrivaled league tries to recruit Caitlin Clark who says she'll be taking a mental break and thus won't be joining (40:23 - 41:40)

Angel Reese does a live where she reveals that her WNBA salary doesn't pay her bills but rather it's her endorsements that really lines her pockets (41:41 - 43:37)

Add Tanisha Wright and Latricia Trammell to the fired coaches list; names of coaches to look out for (43:38 - 46:31)

Preview of coming episodes & call to action (46:32 - 48:55)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:47)

Preview of this WNBA finals preview & KAT trade episode (00:48 - 01:24)

#1 New York Liberty vs #4 Las Vegas Aces recap (01:25 - 12:40)

What's next for the Las Vegas Aces (12:41 - 16:10)

#2 Minnesota Lynx vs #3 Connecticut Sun (16:11 - 28:16)

What's next for the Connecticut Sun (28:17 - 30:18)

New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx finals preview (30:19 - 35:13)

Karl Anthony Towns traded to the New York Knicks with Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo heading to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 3 team deal involving the Charlotte Hornets (35:14 - 46:06)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (46:07 - 48:19)

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Preview of this WNBA semifinals preview episode (00:51 - 01:39)

#1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream recap (01:40 - 06:55)

What's next for the Atlanta Dream (06:56 - 08:52)

#4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm recap (08:53 - 14:09)

What's next for the Seattle Storm (14:10 - 16:09)

New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces semifinals preview (16:10 - 21:03)

#2 Minnesota Lynx vs #7 Phoenix Mercury (21:04 - 26:39)

What's next for the Phoenix Mercury (26:40 - 28:38)

#3 Connecticut Sun vs #6 Indiana Fever including Christina Brennan's inappropriate questions to DiJonai Carrington (28:39 - 40:37)

What's next for the Indiana Fever (40:38 - 43:53)

Alyssa Thomas' press conference regarding the hateful racial rhetoric on social media from Indiana Fever fans (43:54 - 54:17)

Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun semifinals preview (54:18 - 57:08)

Curt Miller out as Los Angeles Sparks coach & Teresa Weatherspoon fired by the Chicago Sky (57:09 - 62:06)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (62:07 - 63:39)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:50)

Preview of this WNBA end of regular season & playoff episode (00:51 - 01:37)

Los Angeles Sparks season wrap-up (01:38 - 04:26)

Dallas Wings (04:27 - 08:31)

Chicago Sky (08:32 - 10:46)

Washington Mystics (10:47 - 15:11)

1st round playoff matchups

#1 New York Liberty vs #8 Atlanta Dream (15:12 - 19:30)

#2 Minnesota Lynx vs #7 Phoenix Mercury (19:31 - 22:46)

#3 Connecticut Sun vs #6 Indiana Fever (22:47 - 25:59)

#4 Las Vegas Aces vs #5 Seattle Storm (26:00 - 29:07)

Postseason awards predictions

MVP and All-WNBA First Team (29:08 - 31:51)

Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team (31:52 - 42:30)

Coach of the Year (42:31 - 44:34)

Defensive Player of the Year (44:35 - 45:16)

Most Improved Player (45:17 - 46:41)

Wrap-up of this episode and call to action (46:42 - 48:44)

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Intro (00:00 - 01:02)

Preview of this episode (01:03 - 02:38)

Anthony Edwards in an interview says that there weren't any skilled players other than Michael Jordan back in the day (02:39 -6:33)

Former players along with Paul George offer their critique of Edwards' claims (06:34 - 10:04)

My take on Edwards' statements (10:05 - 15:19)

My view on Anthony Edwards, the player himself (15:20 - 17:04)

A glance at the WNBA as the season winds down (17:05 - 18:09)

The hottest team in the league being the Indiana Fever, led by their generational rookie Caitlin Clark (18:10 - 22:01)

Sheryl Swoopes and her basketball resume (18:01 - 22:01)

Sheryl's inaccurate remarks about Caitlin and the NCAA all-time scoring record (25:41 - 29:55)

The firestorm coming from Sheryl leaving out Caitlin when highlighting the team and their recent success (29:56 - 31:00_

Nancy Lieberman's appearance on the Stephen A Smith podcast (31:01 - 36:45)

Nancy's appearance a few days later on the Dan Patrick show (36:46 - 40:51)

Charles Barkley's comments on the Bill Simmons podcast (40:52 - 42:52)

My rant directed at Charles Barkley, Stephen A Smith, Shannon Sharpe and all those in media painting Caitlin as the "damsel in distress" who needs saving (42:53 - 49:46)

Breaking news: Angel Reese out for the rest of the season with a wrist injury (49:47 - 51:16)

Call to action (51:17 - 53:11)

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Intro (00:00 - 00:48)

Preview of this special Olympic recap episode (00:49 - 01:51)

Team USA Men

Opening rounds (01:52 - 08:01)

Quarterfinals vs Brazil; semifinals vs Serbia (08:02 - 12:54)

Gold medal game vs France (12:55 - 14:48)

My final analysis of Team USA as well as the future of Coach Steve Kerr going forward (14:49 - 20:16)

Team USA Women

Opening rounds (20:17 - 27:36)

Quarterfinals vs Nigeria; semifinals vs Australia (27:37 - 30:58)

Gold medal game vs France (30:59 - 35:50)

My final analysis of Team USA going forward (35:51 - 45:38)

Future episodes; call to action (45:39 - 49:23)

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