Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes recap Tom's amazing golf weekend where he joined a certain North Carolina legend's inner circle.

Amin Did His Own Research and discovered a Chicago Tribune columnist of questionable origin that's applying the Ballsack method to long-form journalism.

Then they dive headfirst into the swirling narratives emerging as hot button issues out of the Western Conference Finals: SGA's free throw merchantry and the fallacy of allowing teams to foul when up three.

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Zach Harper and Wosny Lambre give the official Jay King pick-up scouting report.

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes still haven't received their Most Valuable Podcast trophy.

The Conference Finals have arrived, boasting four shiny new championship contenders thanks to Adam 'The Equalizer' Silver and his new CBA. Are new champions actually good for the league?

Truth Teller Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote joins the show for an extremely insightful look at the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton's unique playmaking qualities and to exorcise ghosts of Pacers past.

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Are Zach Harper, Wosny Lambre and Jay King worried that Cooper Flagg can’t dribble?

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes decrypt the combination of numbers that led to Dallas winning the draft lottery for Cooper Flagg.

NO MISTAKES NO COINCIDENCES.

Draymond is fed up with The Agenda, but Jayson Tatum's association altering achilles injury must be discussed.

Truth Teller Roland Beech of 82games.com has returned to the NBA analytics landscape with proprietary 'Physicality Ratings', tracking over forty types of contact, aggression, and resilience.

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Hach Zarper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are getting baptized by the Proud American Pope!

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes are joined by Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot podcast to discuss the flexion point between the first and second rounds of the playoffs.

What does Steve look for in the first 5 minutes of a new series, and what matchups intrigue him in the Wolves/Warriors matchup?

Tom Did His Own Research on the surprising anomalies of James Harden's Game 7s, beyond his scoring ineptitudes.

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre are positive that no one has ever wanted a Mike Bibby jersey.

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Tom Haberstroh, Amin Elhassan and producer Anthony Mayes have separated the signal from the noise on the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Physicality continues to dominate the NBA Playoffs, but there's a new phenomenon brewing as teams continue to tighten rotations and increase the minutes of their best players.

Truth Teller Jason Gallagher of ThreeFourTwo Productions joins the program to discuss his Dallas Mavericks fandom, meeting Luka Doncic and working with LeBron James and Steve Nash on Mind the Game.

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Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Wosny Lambre will see you in LA on May 3rd for the Count The Dings Live Show. Get your tickets!

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