We vent about a slow sports week that still brings heavy topics: NBA stars on the block while hurt, NIL tampering reshaping college football, and the Hall of Fame snubbing Belichick. We finish with our Seattle over New England pick and why awards debates need a reset.

• NBA trade math around AD, Ja and Giannis
• Milwaukee’s age problem and Giannis’ next move
• Listener takes on Lakers’ center play
• NIL tampering, player freedom and weak enforcement
• Retention, honest depth charts and winning cultures
• Belichick’s résumé vs Hall politics
• MVPs and Super Bowl awards skewed toward QBs
• Seattle’s path to beat New England
• Coaching hires, scheme fit and OC importance
• World Cup hype and the U.S. development gap

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