The guys are back to overreact! After just two weeks worth of games, what's better than a few over-reaches and bold takes? The Nets were being crowned Eastern Conference Champs after just two games and now, as Leander puts it, "not a playoff team." The Raptors have been slow out of the gate. Will they continue to struggle early on? Luka and the Mavs? Jimmy? And of course, what is an episode without BRCNBA talk? 

Leander and Balta reveal their pre-season NBA predictions of Finals matchup, MVP, ROTY, and more. BRCNBA League Commissioner, Jon Menna, joins the guys to give his takes on the season as well, while giving an in-depth pre-season review of BRCNBA's upcoming 6th season. 

Leander, Balta, and the Bobblehead join up to talk the 2020 NBA Finals. The guys debate whether LeBron made the right basketball play be passing to Danny Green, the Heat's chances of pulling off a miracle comeback, Jimmy Butler's rise, and include a BRCNBA segment that has been much requested. 

Host Joshua Balta is joined by none other than the Bobblehead, Dylan Marlar to discuss the Clippers collapse, Balta gives his heartfelt apology to Lakers Nation and more importantly, Lebron James. Conference Finals Preview is discussed, and Lebron's greatness is discussed in length. KD and Steph even make an appearance. 

The guys break down recent playoff action! Can the Bucks and Raptors come back from down 2-0? Do the Rockets or Nuggets have a chance in their respective series against the Lakers and the Clippers? Nash in as Nets HC. Balta gives us his top 5 rank. Rapid Fire. 

The guys are back and talking Playoff Basketball! Are the Lakers in real trouble? Can the Bucks re-kindle pre-shutdown glory? Draft Lotto went down last night and Balta's Hornets came away with the biggest climb of the evening, yet his BRC-NBA fantasy league dreams of owning the number one spot were shot. Balta gives his pre-playoff picks while seeing that his pick of OKC over HOU is in serious jeopardy. Leander argues that Dame is outside of the top 10 while Balta could not disagree less. 

The NBA is back and so are the guys from Hoops Before Homework! The season started with a BANG (insert Mike Breen) and so your hosts jumped right in breaking down the biggest games from the restart: Pels/Jazz, Clips/Lakers, Blazers/Grizz, Bucks/Celtics. Leander hits Balta with an untimely pop quiz in true English Teacher fashion: Who started for the Wizards? How about those new look Nets? Rockets/Mavs may score 400 combined, Balta steals Leander's YouTube TV subscription, Will you be watching Kings/Magic this weekend?  

On this episode Leander goes in on Balta for doing something he said he would never do...get a dog. Leander doesn't stop there. He calls the new pup "ugly." The guys discuss the impact of longevity versus peak when taking legacies into consideration. Cavs version of Shaq makes an appearance! The players have arrived in Florida and have plenty to say about their living conditions. We discuss those and declare our affinity for free food! Many fantasy leagues nationwide have called the season off, but not ours! Did we mention that we believe we have the best league in the country? The guys also offer strong candidates that we believe will be crucial to a mini-postseason run. 

The guys discuss the return of the NBA being as real as ever despite the rising COVID numbers in Florida. Also, have you considered how to break into the "bubble" in Florida? Well, the guys lay out their plan to do exactly that! Legacies are discussed in depth as Leander lays out which superstars (Harden? LeBron? Giannis? Kawhi?) will benefit the most from winning a title. Finally, we must know... would you choke if you had the chance to make a layup for 50k in front of 22,000 fans?

Host Leander Wallace makes his return to the show following the birth of his son and goes head on with negative Giannis takes that occurred during his absence. The guys talk the now "infamous" "Kyrie Call" and its possible implications. Disney has released a list of the amenities that players will have at their disposal in Orlando, but one sticks out above the rest. Balta apologizes for prior statements on Nikola Jokic, and the two teachers take you to math class discussing Vegas' odds on each team hoisting the O'Brien trophy.