Clean the Boards

By Austin Barach, John Boyle

From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA.

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The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.

Clean the Boards episodes:

October 22, 20192019-2020 NBA Preview Special, Part 1
Recent contract extensions for Jaylen Brown, Buddy Hield, and Domontas Sabonis

A lengthy, PASSIONATE Clippers-Lakers debate (very enterntaining)

John's claim that he will shout at Kyrie during the national anthem when Irving returns to the Garden.... proceeding to have the internet erupt

The state of the Warriors including a game: Is this a real player in the Warriors' organization or is it a fake player? (including an interruption from coach Nadav Boker)

Revealing each of our western conference playoff seeds and talking about our differences in seedings for the Blazers, Nuggets, and Rockets
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1h 2min
October 12, 2019 A Historic Fantasy Week, CMC, the Loaded NFC, Week 6 Preview, and Daryl Morey
Historic fantasy week 5 around the league including Will Fuller and Christian McCaffrey
Can CMC be the NFL MVP?
Colts-Chiefs
The Seahawks
Who makes the playoffs in the loaded NFC?
Ro filibustering about his fantasy team
Week 6 Preview: Texans-Chiefs, Rams-49ers, more Minshew Mania, Eagles-Vikings, and Lions-Packers and the state of Aaron Rodgers
Surprising/shocking fantasy trivia
The Daryl Morey China Controversy
Celtics talk including a dark Enes Kanter take
Quick playoff baseball update
HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK involving the Eagles, Rams, and Dan Quinn and the Falcons
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57min
October 05, 2019The Lots of Non-Sports Talk Episode Plus Week 4 Recap
Pats-Bills, including the Josh Allen hit... The Chiefs, Lions, and Colts... GARDNER MINSHEW love (after the show, it came to our attention that his completion percentage is precisely 69.420%, just adding to his massive legend)... The definition of a Bronco... Farewell to Gostowski... Vontaze Burfict's latest illegal hit including a shoutout to psychology class with Mr. Bodenrader and a Goldberg spear reference... Who are the 3rd and 4th best teams in the AFC?... and Antonio Brown...

Non-Sports Related Stuff: Ro's birthday, trying to figure out the station's phone number, cookies, pancakes, the weather, a completely anonymous caller, and the continued effort to manufacture callers

The Cowboys

More non-sports related stuff: Emitting sound via our throats, a shoutout to "Bing Bong" from "Inside Out," discussing current movies, piracy, and CP (College Preparatory) classes
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59min
September 29, 2019 Week 3 Recap, Week 4 Preview, and Melvin Gordon
- What does Melvin Gordon's return to the Chargers mean
- Danny Dimes
- Fantasy talk
- Mahomes out-duels Lamar
- Are the Seahawks not good?
- Trying to pronounce the last name of the donors to the program
- WHAT WE DOING FREDDIE KITCHENS?
- Keanu Neal
- Ranking the remaining undefeated teams
- Ranking the remaining winless teams
- A must win game for the Eagles in Green Bay? (As it turns out, Philly won... obviosuly they weren't going to go 1-3...)
- Browns-Ravens
- Kirk Cousins in a prime time game on the raod against a great defense, what could go wrong?
- Teddy two gloves takes on Dak and the humming Cowboys offense on SNF
- NFL, fantasy trivia
- HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK involving Alvin Kamara and Freddie Kitchens and the Browns
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59min
September 22, 2019NFL Week 2 Recap and Week 3 Preview
Week 2 Recap: Eagles and Falcons, Trevor Lawrence love, the Big Ben injury impact for the Steelers, Colts and Titans... including a filibuster about how bad Marcus Mariota is, fantasy bitterness, Vikings and Packers, more fantasy bitterness, Chiefs and Raiders, the wild ending of the Bears and Broncos, why is holding a 10-yard penalty, Mitch Trubisky sucks, and Gardner Minshew II

Week 3 Preview: Ravens and Chiefs, Texans and Chargers, Rams and Browns, Jets and Pats, Saints and Seahawks, and Raiders and Vikings

HOT TAKES OF THE WEEK, featuring takes on the Miami Dolphins, Antonio Brown, Big Ben, Patrick Mahomes, and Miles Sanders
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56min
September 07, 2019 2019 NFL Preview Special: Going Through the Divisions, Plus Award Picks and Playoff, Super Bowl Predictions
NFC North: The Packers improved defense, their good left tackle, Aaron Jones' explosiveness, and the Rodgers-LaFleur mix... Khalil Mack the Bears great defense, concerns about Trubisky, and their solid offensive weapons... the Vikings' unquestionable talent and the averageness of Kirk Cousins... The boring Lions (despite Kerryon Johnson)

NFC South: The Saints top notch offensive weapons and solid defense... Cam Newton's unpredictablility and his elevated offensive weapons... Boring Matt Ryan, Julio is still elite, and the upside of the Falcons defense... Bijan's Buccaneers: Is the defense good, the breakout potential of Chris Godwin, and the impact of Bruce Arians

AFC West: Will the Chargers make the playoffs, their bad offensive line, and their elite defense... Patrick Mahomes and the electric Chiefs offense, the improved defense, and the Andy Reid playoff problem... The Vic Fangio, Von Miller, Bradley Chubb defensive combination... the joke that the Raiders are

AFC East: The Pats and their alleged scandals... the good vibes Bills... the trendy New York football Jets, their favorable schedule, Lev Bell and the good offensive weapons that surround Darnold, Jamal Adams, Quinnen Williams, and their good defense

AFC North: DA BROWNS and Baker mania, OBJ, Nick Chubb, and the talented offense, plus the very talented defense including Myles Garrett, Sheldon Richardson, and Denzel Ward... the Ravens very good defense and the potential second-year leap of Lamar Jackson... brief mention of the Steelers who should be good

Other teams mentioned: Will the Jaguars bounce back into the playoffs behind their talented defense... and an anti-Texans rant from John

Award Predictions for ROY, DPOY, Comeback Player of the Year, and MVP

Quick lists of our playoff teams and Super Bowl predictions
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58min
June 13, 2019 Final Sophomore Year Episode: Sports (Mostly NBA) Jeopardy
*due to technical difficulties, the first few minutes of the show were lost*
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
- Very Briefly: NBA Finals, Anthony Davis, Stanley Cup Finals, and a David Ortiz Update
- Competing against each other in Jeopardy
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56min
May 30, 2019 Warriors-Raptors 2019 NBA Finals Preview
IN SOMEWHAT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
- *Due to technical difficulties, the first 15-20 minutes of the show got erased, hence the reason for the shorter than usual duration of the episode*
- NBA Finals preview: the roadmap for the Raptors to win the series, the Durant possibly making the Warriors lose their chemistry if he returns narrative, Curry vs. Kawhi, Draymond vs. Toronto's bigs, will Durant play in the series, Kawhi denting DeRozan's significance as a Raptor, Golden State's chances of going up 3-0, will Kawhi resign with Toronto or dart to L.A., Lowry's play against the Bucks, Kawhi's amazing effort in the final two minutes of quarter three in game six, will KD, Kemba, and/or Kyrie sign elsewhere in free agency, and of course, series predictions
- Briefly: NBA Draft big board preview and a Bruins-Blues Stanley Cup Final update
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42min
May 23, 2019 The Bucks-Raptors ECF Series, the Warriors Going to Their 5th Straight Finals, the Whacky Lakers, and Literall Cold Feet
- Raptors-Bucks: Bledsoe getting outplayed by Lowry, Kawhi's extra effort in getting buckets, Gasol's struggles, Norman Powell's resurgence, the lack of room for error for Toronto, Siakam's importance, and why we are sticking with our pre-series predictions
- Warriors: Perspective of Golden State's dominance, Draymond's revived all around play, and looking ahead to the Finals
- Circling back to the Raptors and Bucks after John enters from his sleep outside that left him with cold feet: Discussing why we disagree over who's going to win the series and the Drake curse
- John's hot take factory: Both the Bucks and the Raptors could beat the Warriors in the Finals... plus a Parks and Rec vs. The Office analogy, a theory behind the Raptors' passionate fanbase, and Toronto's potential defensvie matchups on the Warriors
- The state of the Lakers and their number 4 overall pick in the draft
- Talking hockey: Literally just mention that the Bruins and the Blues will begin the Stanley Cup Final on Monday
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58min
May 16, 2019Kawhi's Quadruple Doink, Draft Lottery Fallout, Houston's Closing Window, the Nugget's Bright Future, the Top Heavy Talent in the League, and the Massive Upcoming Offseason
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
Kawhi's Game 7 buzzer beating, series winning quadruple doink, plus the Ben Simmons, Brett Brown, and Sixers dilemma

Bucks vs. Raptors ECF preview: Giannis vs. Kawhi and predictions

Draft Lottery Fallout: AD, Zion, a potential Pelicans vs. Knicks game of chicken, tough luck for the Supersonics revival, and the Bulls drafting from the 7th spot again

Consequences from the Blazers' Game 7 triumph in Denver and the Warriors' Game 6 "We're still really good without KD so no, there will not be a Game 7 this time around" win in Houston: The Rockets window closing vs. a bullish future for the Nuggets

Discussing the top guys in the NBA and how a team's success drives the recency biases of the superstars and how a team's success can be based off of the result of one or two bounces of the ball

Looking ahead to the wild offseason: A Kyrie-LeBron possible reunion in Los Angeles and how that connects to "Pulp Fiction." Also, Durant's likely signing with the Knicks, what that means for his reputation and legacy, and how it would transform the New York basketball scene for the better.

Talking hockey: A brief shoutout to the Boston Bruins who are one win away from a Stanley Cup appearence
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58min

FAQs about Clean the Boards:

How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.