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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How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.

Clean the Boards episodes:

November 05, 2020Election Night Fallout, Celtics Offseason Rumblings, and Power Ranking the Top Four NFC Teams
(3:38) Presidential election fallout/where we stand now/predictions going forward/interesting developments in MI and AZ; plus, LeBron, ranked-choice voting, Oregon decriminalizes possession of hard drugs, and more

(28:00) NBA talk: Kuzma slander, the Celtics looking to trade up in the draft, bad reports on LaMelo, potential Kemba and Hayward trades involving the Thunder and Knicks, and Emoni Bates

(43:44) Power ranking the Bucs, Saints, Seahawks, and Packers, including a Packers double meaning take

(57:30) Cam Newton vs. Tom Brady
UPDATE: 11/4/20, 10:58 p.m. EST, the notion that there were more votes cast in Wisconsin than there are registered voters in Wisconsin appears to be fake news. Yikes.
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October 28, 2020The Woeful Pats, AB Joining the Surging Bucs, A Cowboys Trust Game, the Dodgers Win, and More
(1:41) Cam Newton and the struggling Patriots

(16:35) Brady, the AB wild card, and the impressive Bucs

(23:58) Lockett vs. Metcalf

(25:47) Weekly update: John's Falcons

(27:48) Week 7 rundown: Steelers beat the Titans, Baker comes alive, Herbert gets his first NFL win, the Chargers in general, a theoretical scary sight for Patrick Mahomes, and the Saints secondary

(33:38) What do you trust more, the Dallas Cowboys OR...

(37:17) The loaded NFC playoff race, including the Rams defense

(40:26) Speed trivia

(43:22) Lightning round of Week 8 picks

(44:34) Dodgers win the World Series (forgot to mention Kevin Cash's brutal decision)

(45:02) Presidential Election predictions

(46:40) John Denver outro: back
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48min
October 21, 2020Week 6 Recap, the State of the Pats, Struggling QBs, Trivia, Fantasy, and More
(2:46) "Shot in the dark" follow-up, plus a trivia question

(4:30) Derrick Henry and the 5-0 Titans, plus dynasty and Coy league talk

(9:14) Bucs D dominates the Packers

(12:58) The Baker Mayfield dilemma

(17:59) Jimmy G issues, dissecting the Pats loss to the Broncos/COVID, and the lack of Pats pass-catchers

(31:37) The weekly update on John's Falcons, have the Bills shown us who they really are, and the terrible NFC East

(39:32) Week 7: Steelers-Titans, Seahawks-Cardinals, Bucs-Raiders, Bears-Rams

(43:14) NFL trivia

(45:49) Wrap-up: fantasy talk, World Series update, the Big Ten returns, Cuse-Clemson, and 5 weeks away from college hoops

(48:37) Different outro song this week
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51min
October 15, 2020Dak's Injury, the NFC South, Fantasy Talk, and More
(0:59) We're back in the studio for the first time since March 12, and that means the return of the March Madness intro... plus tangents

(5:48) Dak's terrible injury, plus Alex Smith's return

(12:45) Raiders, Chiefs, Titans, and Bills

(18:04) Russell Wilson, the Vikings go for it on 4th and 1, fantasy talk, and Chase Claypool

(25:27) NFC South talk

(36:59) Aaron Donald and elite defensive linemen, plus more fantasy talk

(43:00) NFL trivia, plus a quick MLB update

(46:53) 2021 NBA Championship odds

(48:32) Jordan-LeBron... into the return of John Denver
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51min
October 04, 2020COVID Strikes the NFL, Undefeated and Defeated Teams, Fantasy Controversies, and Football Philosophy
PART 1
(2:09) Cam tests positive

(5:03) The Titans outbreak

(7:49) The 3-0 teams

(13:10) The winless teams, including the Trevor Lawrence-New York professional football teams relationship, the sad Falcons, and the disappointing Eagles

(26:54) The same old Cowboys, the mighty NFC West, and can the Ravens win when they're down 10+

(34:54) The DJ Chark situation in our dynasty league

(36:27) John on LeBron, the sad NBA Finals, revisionist history stuff, and Jackson-Gundy observations

(42:30) The bullshit Mahomes trade in our redraft league

(44:53) Redraft fantasy team woes and more dynasty league talk

(48:01) The Lightning, MLB playoffs, World Series picks, revised NBA Finals picks, and more Jordan-LeBron stuff

(53:48) Week 4 slate
PART 2
More Cam and Titans COVID stuff; the character issue, but still elite Chiefs, and the flawed Ravens; Lawrence vs. Darnold and Daniel Jones; blueprint philosophy in the NFL; and NFL draft prospects from Florida
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1h 24min
September 27, 2020Pats-Seahawks Recap, Pats-Raiders Preview, Week 3, and More
(1:38) Russ and Cam and Russ vs. Mahomes

(6:09) N'Keal Harry and Kyle Dugger

(10:08) The last play of the Seahawks game

(14:28) Gameplan for Darren Waller and the Raiders passing game

(19:27) Pats offensive gameplan

(23:01) "Is this guy bad?" segment

(27:58) Early MVP race

(31:37) Week 3 slate of games and underdogs

(35:34) Chiefs-Ravens

(40:17) College Football stuff
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44min
September 13, 2020A Patriots Preview with Owen and Anthony
Cam, the Dolphins coming back up to Gillette, the Pats' defensive scheme, the new-look offense, Kyle Dugger and Beau Allen, Damiere Byrd and the passing attack, comparisons to the projected Pats offense, Cam for MVP?, and a long Sony Michel debate

Plus, the Steelers, the Broncos, the Brady Bucs, and more
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42min
September 07, 2020 East Playoffs, Kawhi vs. Giannis, and an NFL Preview
... long intro
(4:46) Celtics-Raptors
(20:47) Heat-Bucks
(34:39) Western Conference, Kawhi vs. Giannis debate, summer school work, and more
(49:24) NFC South
(69:04) NFC West
(77:20) NFC East
(88:26) Dolphins, Jets, and Cardinals
(95:51) MVP candidates
(97:42) Predicting the playoff teams
(105:11) Conference Championship and Super Bowl picks
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1h 49min
August 17, 2020NBA First-Round Playoff Previews, Predictions, and More
(1:56) the Suns

(4:56) Lakers-Blazers

(22:19) Rockets-Thunder

(28:47) Nuggets-Jazz

(38:22) Clippers-Mavs

(44:05) The Warriors and Steph vs. Dame

(48:36) Celtics-Sixers

(61:10) Raptors-Nets

(64:57) fantasy football tangent

(66:45) quickly, Bucks-Magic and Pacers-Heat

(70:07) debating the top 10 players currently in the bubble

(85:20) championship percentages/rankings breakdown

(96:16) the Austin Curse is back, relating to the Lakers and Clippers
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1h 42min
July 31, 2020Who's the Best Team in L.A., the Legitimacy of the Raptors, Joe Kelly, and Dynasty Draft Fervor
(4:51) Lakers vs. Clippers

(17:13) Joe Kelly and his awesome IG posts

(19:25) the Celtics, dynasty talk, and the Joker appears

(28:12) the Raptors' level of legitimacy

(44:28) official pre-restart Conference Finals and Finals predictions

(45:53) nonsense, shenanigans, and tomfoolery about dynasty and such
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57min

FAQs about Clean the Boards:

How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.