Loser's Ball

In this week's episode, Ben and Ilan start off by recapping the past week of NBA activity (0:21) and talk about the players Caris Levert's injury and Porzingis and Kemba's return. Then, they award the Loser's Ball Player of the Week and Scrub of the Week (6:52) before Ilan tries to debunk the idea of the player empowerment era (10:15) and they discuss if the amount player movement is good or bad for the league.

Houston, we have lift off! Following the blockbuster trade that saw James Harden sent to the Brooklyn Nets in a four team trade, Ben and Ilan discuss the trade, their initial reactions and who they think are the winners and losers of the trade.

In this week's episode, Ben and Ilan start off by recapping the past week of NBA activity and talk about the rookies that have stood out to them (0:45), the COVID-19 outbreaks across the league (3:20), and the Warriors and Lakers recent success (8:48). Then, they award the Loser's Ball Player of the Week and Scrub of the Week (16:20) before trying to help the Washington Wizards solve their early season woes (18:30) where they discuss what direction the team should go and what the next steps for the franchise are moving forward.

Ben and Ilan start off by recapping the first 2 weeks of basketball and share the teams that have surprised them the most (0:42), the teams that have been the most disappointing (8:50), and the players who have been surprising (16:13). Then, they award the Loser's Ball Player of the Week (19:25) before introducing a new segment called 'Batman or Robin?' (22:33) where they debate if certain players could be the best player on a title team or if they are more of a secondary option.

Ben and Ilan start off by talking about the crazy results from this Sunday's NBA games (0:50), then discuss a potential league expansion and which cities are most likely to be rewarded with a new NBA franchise (2:50). They then go on to pitch a new NBA team and what would make that team unique (16:10) before Ben reveals a wild relocation conspiracy theory (24:50).

In our first episode, we react to the first games of the season, then make our predictions about which teams will make the playoffs and finals, which players will win the season's awards and then end off by previewing the Christmas Day matchups.