Loser's Ball

Subbing in for Ilan for this week’s episode is Koby Welman! Koby joins Ben as they break down the 2021 NBA Finals. Ben and Koby break down each team’s path to the finals and their reaction from game one. Tune in to see Ben and Koby’s predictions for this series and who will be crowned champions of the NBA.

Are you a motivated individual? Do you like basketball? Are you looking for a job? Well no look further, 7 NBA teams have vacant head coach positions that need to be filled within the next 2 months! In this week's episode, Ben and Ilan discuss the pros and cons of each head coach opening and which team they'd most want to coach. Plus, they recap the recent playoff madness and give their updated playoff predictions for the conference finals and who will hoist the Larry OB trophy in July.

Someone call the cops! The Detroit Pistons have been robbed!! Blake Griffin has been balling in the playoffs which makes the Loser's Ball team wonder if there have been any other outright robberies in the buyout market in recent years. Then, Ben suggests that the Boston Celtics have been cursed ever since the infamous 2013 Nets trade. Finally, Ilan and Ben debate if the Utah Jazz have a better roster than the Atlanta Hawks or if their success is because of Donovan Mitchell's brilliance.

Ben and Ilan are joined by special guest John Hartofilis to discuss how he's been able to make a career in the basketball industry on and off the hardwood. On this episode, John outlines his involvement in basketball, through coaching, starting a basketball podcast network, interning for sports companies and more. Tune in to hear all about how you can get started in developing a career in the Sports world!

Someone call 9-1-1 to put out this fire! The Milwaukee Bucks extinguished the Miami Heat in 4 games and leaves us all wondering, did we hype up the Heat too much coming into this playoff series? Was the Heat run in the bubble a fluke? Tune in to this week’s episode and see what Ben and Ilan have to say about Miami’s embarrassing playoff performance and what this off-season holds for them.

The NBA playoffs have officially started, and in this episode Ben and Ilan go through each playoff matchup and make their predictions for who will advance to round 2. Here at Loser's Ball, we do things a little differently and we make our predictions after the matchups already started. Tune in to see who Ben and Ilan think will move on to the conference semi-finals and which teams will be sent fishing.

As the season comes to an end, Ben and Ilan predict the winners of this years NBA awards. Tune in to find out who they think will win MVP, DPOY, ROY, and many more. To cap off the episode, they also discuss about the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League and what they hope to see from it.

In this week’s episode, Ben and Ilan talk all about the NBA season as it comes to an end and the storylines to look out for over the final stretch of the season. Is this Lebron's last dance? Will the Trailblazers start a new chapter in Portland? Should Utah look to trade Gobert? Is this CP3's last (and best) chance at winning a title? Will the Knicks make it out of the first round? Listen to this episode to find out what Ben and Ilan think plus a whole lot more!

In this week’s episode, Ben and Ilan start by debating the play-in tournament. Is it a good addition or should the league scrap it ASAP? Then, they talk about other ideas on how to change up and improve the current playoff model. They end off by making some early predictions for the play-in tournament and potential playoff matchups they would like to see.

In this week’s episode, Ben and Ilan start by reacting to Zion Williamson's comments about New York being his favourite place to play. Is Zion already orchestrating his move out of New Orleans? Then, they talk about LaMarcus Aldridge's sudden retirement and discuss if he should have his number retired by Portland and if he is a future hall of famer. Finally, they go through the Basketball Reference hall of fame probability odds and debate which current and recently retired players should make the hall of fame.