Bench Reactions

On this BONUS episode we're giving you our after dark takes on the Ja saga before diving into Jason's extremely scientific approach to lottery karma rankings (recorded before the lottery took place).

On this week's episode we dive into some reactions to the Conference Semifinals results, sing some Broadway tunes, preview the Conference Finals matchups, and give an ode to journalistic integrity with Patrick's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode we give out some mid-series superlatives including best player and best game before diving into our keys to each second-round series going forward. Lastly, we get our Mudpie Moment of the Week from Dirty Dan the (Orlando) Magic Man.

On this week's episode we dive deep into our takeaways from all eight round one matchups, what we learned about the winning teams, and what the offseason will look like for the losing teams before giving our predictions for each round two series. And finally, we wrap up with an ode to a Duke legend with Jason's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode we give out our way-too-late collective regular season awards, talk through some key storylines from the playoffs so far, and finally, we wrap up by going on a multi-verse mudpie moment from Zack.

On this week's episode we run through our predictions for all eight first round playoff matchups, from most exciting to least exciting, before wrapping up with Chase's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode, we answer the following questions: Should the NBA rethink the way the lottery is currently constructed? Can you name any of the starting lineup for the game 82 Portland Trailblazers? Is Jeenathan Williams the name of a real NBA player? If Luka ends up asking for a trade, who will have the assets to get him? Do we like the current conference playoff seeding structure or would we prefer going to a 1-16 setup? What are our favorite basketball movies ever? And finally, we wrap up with a Dallas-sized Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On today's episode, we're bringing you a little three-man weave with Jason, Dan, and Patrick. We take a look at our own tiers for the remaining potential playoff teams, completely botch at least one movie title, and bring a little charisma and a lot of heart.

Paul George goes down with an injury, Dallas continues to struggle, daily changes in the Western Conference Play-In race, and Jaylen Brown's recent comments about his future. That, plus: What highly-seeded Western Conference playoff team should the lower seeds want to face? Which of the worst teams in the league will make it back to the playoffs in the shortest amount of time? What should the NBA's premiere individual award be? And finally, we wrap up with a March Madness-themed Mudpie Moment of the Week from Jason.

It's Spring Break for most of the Bench Reactions crew, but Zack and Patrick hop on to talk news of the week, including Joel Embiid catapulting himself into frontrunner territory for MVP, before visiting the current state of play in both conferences: How far can Philly go in the playoffs with how they're currently playing? What exactly happened to the Pelicans this season? Is Boston losing momentum as they head into the playoffs? Can Dallas make real noise in the playoffs with Luka and Kyrie at the helm? Where does Toronto go from here? Are there any legitimate championship contenders in the West? And finally, we wrap up with Zack's mini Mudpie Moments of the Week.