Bench Reactions

On this week's bonus Bench Reactions After Dark (BRAD) episode our resident cinephiles, Dan and Jason, reach deep into their film bags to give us their full breakdown on the Barbenheimer experience after seeing both movies twice last weekend. Grab a comfortable recliner and your popcorn and settle in for the biggest summer event of 2023!

On this week's episode we kick off a recurring segment that will see us through until (almost) the start of the 2023-24 NBA season: Way Too Early Preseason Prep. Each week for the next 10 weeks we will deep dive into three teams in the league, revisiting where they finished last season, what offseason moves they've made, what our expectations are for them heading into next season, and, as an added bonus, we'll wrap up each team with a rapid-fire Burning Burnham Question.

This week we assess the Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Dan just hopes the Magic will be fun again, but can they make a meaningful leap from last season? Will the Kings stay soundly in the Western Conference playoffs or will they make Jason a happy man by backsliding? Can the Cavs overcome the demons they were left with after their brutal first-round playoff exit against the Knicks?

And finally, we wrap with both an NBA and personal Mudpie Moment of the Week from Patrick.

What do you talk about when there’s no basketball to watch? On this week's episode we highlight some Summer League standouts before getting completely unhinged. Barbenheimer, breakfast tacos, music, and churros at Disneyland... this one's got it all.

1:47 Summer League Standouts

18:42 Danalytics Disaster

22:06 The Recommendation Station

33:37 Danalytics Take 2

37:23 Relating I Think You Should Leave Season 3 Sketches to NBA Offseason Storylines

49:52 Mudpie Moment of the Week

On this week's episode we give our reactions to free agency, including moves we liked, moves we disliked, surprises, and what team we feel has won the offseason so far. We then move on to officially wrapping up the 2022-23 NBA season with a winners and losers draft (and show a great mix of pettiness as well as personal growth in the process) before wrapping up with Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week focused on player empowerment.

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On this week's episode we give some rapid fire reactions to the NBA draft, dive into our summer bucket lists for this offseason and finally, Jason gives us his "it's time to break up" Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode we break down the latest news leading up to the NBA draft on Thursday, including Beal being dealt to Phoenix and Zion stirring up all sorts of drama in The Big Easy before conducting our first ever Bench Reactions Mock Lottery Draft (including Atlanta's pick at the 15 spot). We then wrap up with Chase's Mudpie Moment of the Week centered on new owner syndrome.

On this week's episode we head to Portland and Phoenix to try to figure out what their teams will look like at the start of next season, give our final Finals thoughts, and finally, we wrap up with an Irish Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode we dive into some recent NBA news including the recent head coaching hires across the league and Adam Silver's pre-Finals comments about the Ja situation. Next, we put together our NBA All-Flop First team before giving our thoughts on game 1 of Nuggets vs. Heat. And finally, we wrap up with Zack's Mudpie Moment of the Week centered on recent comments from an NBA legend.

On this week's episode (recorded on the morning of Monday, May 29 before game 7) we talk through our reactions to a wild game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals before diving into some Burning Burnham Questions and wrapping up with Patrick's ref-related Mudpie Moment of the Week.

On this week's episode brought to you straight from Hogwarts, we talk butterbeer, Viktor Krum, and Gringotts before giving some pretty terrible impressions of Boston accents. Then, we react to the Nuggets beating the Lakers, Miami coming out on fire against Boston, what to expect in the Finals, and finally, we wrap up with Jason's Mudpie Moment of the Week where he calls out all the nonbelievers.