I have now joined Chris on the couch as both of our teams are out of the playoffs and we watch teams compete for a title we both think our teams had a shot at. Chris lets me cook again to talk about what's next for the Sixers, why Doc Rivers absolutely can not come back. I give two teams that make the most sense trading for Ben Simmons. We then move on to light up the Rudy Gobert pack after the Jazz got bounced by the Clippers in game 6.

We also talk about Devin Booker's masterful game 1 performance in the Western Conference Finals. Day 1 Devin Booker stockholders stand up. Shout out Jorge too. "bUt bOoKeR iS nOt a wInNiNg pLaYeR".

Then we preview Bucks/Hawks. And give our predictions and our projected finals prediction. Please let the Bucks and Suns play each other. I want to see fully healthy squads matchup in these playoffs for once lol.

Hope you're ready for me to go off on my own team because I was chomping at the bit to do this episode. I went off on the Sixers' back-to-back epic meltdowns in Games 4 and 5. Chris was basically my therapist as I ranted about Tobias Harris, Doc Rivers and how overrated he is as a coach, and I'm ready to move on from Ben Simmons. Can't waste Joel Embiid's prime.

Sitting here waiting and hoping that Ben Simmons comes into any game with an aggressive mindset is no longer an option. It's time to trade him. Excellent player, but his lack of wanting to improve glaring flaws in year 4 means Current Ben Simmons can't be the second best player on a Championship team (could be a great third guy). I'm all about protecting Jo's prime now.

Then we move on to the other series:

There is a new era in town, and its being established by the young stars of the future. In this episode we go into our overall takeaways from the first round of the playoffs and talk about the second round and why the championship is now a wide open race.

Chris writes his eulogy for the Lakers, I give my takeaways from the presser given by Blazers GM Neil Olshey and the people he threw under the bus. Then we talk about how Clippers avoided what would've been an all-time meme-a-thon on NBA Twitter and the basketball internet at large.

Then its on to the second round were we discuss and pick our series winners for Clippers/Jazz and Nuggets/Suns.

Also can the Bucks overcome their head coach and his terrible decisions?

SPEAKING OF TERRIBLE COACHING DECISIONS.

I (Jordan) give a rant on why Doc Rivers coached the worst game of the season by far in game 1 of Sixers-Hawks. Why did you play an all-bench lineup and have an 11-man rotation in the second round of the playoffs dawg?

The playoffs have arrived, and boy was it a great weekend of game 1s. We go over all of the games, and the play-in games that happened.

Are the Lakers in trouble if AD keeps playing like he has two eyebrows?

Will The Bucks crush the Heat after overcoming the mental hurdles of Game 1? (Jordan certainly thinks so, Bucks in 5)

What adjustments will the Knicks make to stop Ice-Trae?

Oh and we (sorta) continue to light up that Jazz pack. Are they in trouble? Could the young, upstart Grizzlies upset the Jazz in round one?

Also, when do we recognize that Luka Doncic is the best player in the Mavs/Clippers series? Its been going on for seven playoff games vs the Clippers now.

The playoffs are here (the play-in games more accurately).

Jordan gives his 57th ode to Stephen Curry's revenge season, then they talk about the four play-in matchups and the odds the Warriors could pull an upset. They also talk extensively about the Bucks - Heat series and why that 3rd seed v. 6th seed matchup is infinitely more interesting than the 3 - 6 matchup (Nuggets-Blazers) in the Western conference. Then after playoff talk, they discuss the 2020 Hall of Fame class, the 2021 hall of fame class, and whether the Hall of Fame is too lenient on who they let in.

Guess whose happy that the Niners didn't draft Mac Jones?? Its an enthusiastic episode of the BOB. Chris talks about his Lakers being on the verge of the play-in game. LeBron joins Luka and Mark Cuban as the latest people to cry about the play-in tournament now that they have a real chance of being in it, and good ol' Andre Drummond taking minutes over a really old-Marc Gasol, who is clearly better than Drummond. Jordan also talks about the Bucks, their evolution throughout the season, and why they are right there with Philly and Brooklyn as contenders to come out the East. The homies also go over the long list of what-ifs scenarios that T-Mac has been a part of.

and then....somehow.... they get on the topic of the 2013 Louisville Cardinals and Chris remembers an old Peyton Siva draft take.

We really started talking about Peyton Siva and Russ Smith lmao.

Well last Monday on Twitter was certainly....something. We talk about the weird days-long Catfish story that happened in Lakers Twitter. Yes we had to talk about it considering shit started happening a few hours after we recorded last week's episode.

Then we get to some real hoops talk. The Knicks and the Hawks have been resurgent as of late. We talk about the job Thibs and Nate McMillan have done, and how they have brought a baseline of professional and competent basketball play. We also talk about how bad the Blazers have been lately, and if it is time for some change in Portland. Then we go to the play-in games in both conferences.

Also, Steve Nash deserves his props as a head coach this year.

WE ARE 20 EPISODES IN. Thanks to everyone who has been listening. Unfortunately we recorded right before NBA Twitter went batshit insane last night lmao.

Today we talked Steph's absolutely scorching stretch. We recorded this during the Sixers' game, and you can even hear when Steph dots his lil bro with a three. Then we talk about the Nuggets, the west contenders, and why the Pelicans are so inconsistent. We also torch the entire state of Utah. When do we do it? Well you have to listen to the pod to find out when the jokes were said.

The legendary Paul Pierce was wylin' on IG Live over the weekend, and ESPN has given him the boot. Chris and Jordan talk about the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth before they talk about the great Gonzaga/UCLA game (this was recorded before Baylor took the Zags to the weight room in the National Championship game and ruined Gonzaga's perfect season).

Then they touch on the Warriors and their future outlook, why Steve Kerr has shown he has been more Phil Jackson than Gregg Popovich the whole time, and if Stephen Curry should be loyal to the franchise and retire as a Warrior.

After that they discuss who will take the mantle as the "Face of The League" when LeBron retires in 10 years (lol), and they revisit the Nuggets place among the Western Conference tier list since the Aaron Gordon trade. Are they the second best team in the West (with all the respect...and disrespect...to the Utah Jazz)?

And much more!!!

In today's episode Jordan and Chris talk about some of the notable trades from the deadline last week.

Why did Kyle Lowry stay in Toronto? (cough actually Tampa Bay cough

Also in the spirit of trades our resident 49er fan, Jordan, briefly talks about the Niners trading up in the draft to take a quarterback in this NFL draft and he will absolutely vomit out of fear if the Niners take Mac Jones.