Clean the Boards

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

*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

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

- 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

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Wrapping up the "What the f*** Celtics season" including the Kyrie disaster, the Hayward disaperence, and the possible offseason moves. Then, the amazing second act of the Rockets and Warriors, KD's all-time playoff run (pre-injury), and takes on the weird play from Harden and Curry. Next, should the Sixers move on from Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid, the deliberate domiance of Kawhi, the sneaky great playoff run from Jokic, and Jamal Murray's ascension. Finally, we debate the philosophical difference between the NBA and its superstars carrying their teams vs. the more team based play in hockey. 

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Celtics-Bucks series after the 1-1 split in Milwaukee, Kyrie and his driving or lack thereof, Boston's experience edge, KD's dominance, the Harden landing space drama, the NBA's three-pointer problem, can the Rockets come back against the Warriors, top five NBA players in these playoffs, Nuggets-Blazers series, Ratpors optimism, top five most clutch players left in playoffs, the Durant-Warriors era, NFL Draft Storylines: The Daniel Jones jabroni being adopted by the Mannings and the Pats' solid picks 

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Lillard's shot to end the Thunder, OKC's future, should Presti trade Westbrook and Paul Geroge? (heated debate... starts at the 9:25 mark, ends at the 18:45 mark), how far Portland can go, the constuction of the Clippers (also very heated), can Kemba pair with LeBron to win a championship? (yep, you guessed it... antoher heated argument), THEN: the wildly passionate (and even personal) Celtics-Bucks series preview and predictions (starts at 31:55 mark, ends at 51:20 mark... exhausting), and finally a nice message from @BigChunks305

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: storylines from the amazing college national championship game between Virginia and Texas Tech, previews and predictions for Bucks-Pistons, Celtics-Pacers (lengthiest in duration), Raptors-Magic, Sixers-Nets, Warriors-Clippers (which includes a bet), Rockets-Jazz, Nuggets-Spurs, and Blazers-Thunder

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Gonzaga-Texas Tech, Duke's flaws against Michigan State and all season, the Virgina-Purdue instant classic, Auburn-Kentucky, Final Four Preview, Zion comparisons, nonsense (the Pelicans bet, Concord vs. Carlisle hypothetical basketball game, and the MLB draft having so many rounds), Celtics play heading into the Pacers game (and series), Giannis vs. Harden for MVP, favorites to come out of each conference