Bench Reactions

How will KD's injury impact a potential Suns playoff run? Can anyone in the East truly challenge Milwaukee for a Finals spot? Do the Heat have any chance at all to make real noise in the playoffs? What teams have the highest expectations and the most to lose heading into the playoffs? Who is our MVP pick at this point in the season? We also head over to Hollywood for some Oscars talk before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge for our Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

On this week's episode we talk about two Eastern Conference teams that have recently been on a tear: the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks, before dedicating the rest of the episode to the wild, wild West, including what playoff seeding would look like if Adam Silver were to fix the matchups based on maximizing TV ad revenue. And finally, we wrap up with Jason's Mudpie Moment of the Week.

After Atlanta dismissed Nate McMillan last week, what impact will the hiring of Quin Snyder have on the rest of this Hawks' season and beyond? Will the Clippers' entire identity shift after bringing Russ on board? We dive into those questions and eight more burning questions for the remainder of this NBA season, before ending with Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

LIVE from Salt Lake City (ok, just Chase is in SLC, but still), it's the Bench Reactions boys! On this week's episode, we give our reactions to all the All-Star Weekend festivities before diving into some boldish predictions for the rest of this season: from how playoff seeding will shake out for some teams, to shattered hopes and dreams for some franchises, to the lottery, and much more. Finally, we wrap up with Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week, which morphs into yet another take to add to our push to get him a job in the NBA league office.

How will Kyrie and Luka look together? Does getting KD put the Suns over the top as title favorites? Can the new additions in LA help the team with a playoff push or is it too late? What other fringe moves will actually make a difference? As we all recover from the pure insanity that occurred in the NBA over the last week, we do a deep dive into the trades that took place before wrapping up with Chase's poetic Mudpie Moment of the Week.

In this week's episode we attempt to represent all 30 teams in the NBA in a mock trade deadline extravaganza. It's beautiful, it's chaotic, it's ridiculous, but most of all, it's fun. Join us as we walk through all of the fake trades we made with each other over the last week!

On this week's episode we're talking all things All-Star Game: We react to the starters being announced last Thursday, give our own picks to fill out the rest of our ASG reserves, and finally, we wrap up with Jason's impassioned Mudpie Moment of the Week.

How do we feel about the third and final update on fan voting for the All-Star Game? Which teams in the West are starting to rise above the rest of the pack? What will the future in OKC look like? Can Phoenix, Portland, or Indiana turn things around after a rough few weeks? Plus, we walk through the bottom five teams in the league and debate their chances at landing Wemby before wrapping up with Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

With KD reported to be sidelined for about a month with a sprained MCL, how will the Nets respond? Plus, we run through our midseason NBA award ballots, dole out our very first midseason "Benchies" awards, and wrap up with Dirty Dan's Mudpie Moment of the Week. 

LeBron went off on his 38th birthday, but what can we do to fix the Lakers this season and beyond? Would you choose the Pacers' or Kings' future? With the entire West separated by just a handful of games, who will represent the West in the Finals? Have the refs been as bad as Twitter thinks this season? And we do some "buy or sell" with Dan before wrapping up with yet another Minnesota Mudpie Moment.