Nerd Sesh

The nerds are buying and selling NBA stock in the home stretch of the season, discussing how Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics continue to prove their status as a truly elite team, why Luka Doncic & the Los Angeles Lakers are cooked beyond repair, and whether Cade Cunningham makes a legit MVP case up against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. 

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Boston Celtics

00:24:27 - Every team in California

00:45:31 - Chicago Bulls

00:50:13 - Toronto Raptors

00:57:43 - Oklahoma City Thunder

01:07:20 - Orlando Magic

01:14:07 - Houston Rockets

01:23:07 - Cade Cunningham’s MVP case

01:38:41 - Cleveland Cavaliers

01:49:00 - Philadelphia 76ers

01:52:55 - Phoenix Suns

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It's time for Carson and Jokic Joestar's third annual Oscars podcast! This time, they're joined by Esfandiar Baraheni to weigh in on the human limits of popcorn consumption, major Best Picture contenders like One Battle After Another, Sinners, Marty Supreme and the mighty Train Dreams, and who deserves all of the biggest awards.

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The nerds can't stop ranking stuff, so today they're tackling the Top 10 QB peaks of the Super Bowl era, arguing over whether Lamar Jackson belongs in the Top 10 at all, debating great peaks like Joe Montana vs. Peyton Manning, making the cases for Aaron Rodgers and Josh Allen in the Top 5 and disagreeing over whether Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady deserves the No. 1 spot.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:12:54 - Honorable Mentions

00:38:41 - Matthew Stafford vs. Lamar Jackson

00:53:50 - Dan Marino

01:07:31 - Steve Young

01:13:38 - Drew Brees

01:19:19 - Peyton Manning

01:27:35 - Joe Montana

01:36:59 - Josh Allen

01:52:24 - Aaron Rodgers

02:07:21 - Patrick Mahomes 

02:18:42 - Tom Brady

02:28:35 - List recap

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The nerds rank their Top 10 NBA players under 25 as long-term building blocks, discussing the breakout seasons of young stars like Kon Knueppel, Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes, debating Chet Holmgren vs. Cade Cunningham, diving into whether Cooper Flagg or Anthony Edwards will ultimately be the better player, and of course, glazing Victor Wembanyama.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:04:22 - Honorable Mentions

00:32:16 - Kon Knueppel

00:43:25 - Jalen Johnson vs. Franz Wagner

00:53:57 - Scottie Barnes

01:00:52 - Dylan Harper

01:08:08 - Evan Mobley

01:20:03 - Alex Sarr

01:28:46 - Jalen Williams

01:36:23 - Cade Cunningham

01:46:09 - Chet Holmgren

01:53:19 - Cooper Flagg

00:00:00 - Anthony Edwards

02:13:06 - Victor Wembanyama

02:16:55 - List recap

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The nerds rank the Top 10 scoring peaks in NBA history and get into contentious debates over whether players like Steph Curry, Nikola Jokic, Wilt Chamberlain, Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird belong on the list at all. They also compare Shaquille O’Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s cases at the GOAT scoring big, break down how high Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should rank already, discuss whether Kevin Durant belongs in the Top 2 or not on the list at all, and glaze Michael Jordan as the clear scoring GOAT.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:13:56 - Honorable Mentions

00:53:44 - Larry Bird

01:00:36 - Dirk Nowitzki

01:07:18 - Kobe Bryant

01:15:23 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

01:29:06 - Stephen Curry

01:41:04 - LeBron James

01:48:39 - Shaquille O’Neal

01:56:35 - George Gervin

02:01:59 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

02:09:47 - Wilt Chamberlain

02:14:18 - Jerry West

02:19:41 - Nikola Jokic

02:27:00 - Kevin Durant

02:40:12 - Michael Jordan

02:48:28 - Full list recap

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The nerds rank the Top 10 passers in NBA history at their peaks, diving into a number of classic debates such as LeBron James vs. Nikola Jokic and Steve Nash vs. Magic Johnson, and of course, discussing what makes John Stockton overrated as a passer.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:09:46 - Honorable Mentions

00:29:41 - Rajon Rondo

00:36:52 - John Stockton

00:50:55 - Tyrese Haliburton

01:02:02 - Oscar Robertson

01:08:08 - Kevin Johnson

01:13:04 - Larry Bird

01:22:54 - Chris Paul

01:31:27 - Nikola Jokic

01:40:51 - LeBron James

01:47:00 - Jason Kidd

01:52:02 - Steve Nash

02:02:57 - Magic Johnson

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The nerds are joined by Tyler Britton of Hoop Venue to discuss the state of the NBA after a wild trade deadline, breaking down whether James Harden makes the Cleveland Cavaliers the favorites in the Eastern Conference, diving into what the deadline told us about how today's NBA values players, attempting to fix the league's egregious tanking problem and debating where Cooper Flagg ranks among the best rookies this century.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - James Harden’s fit with the Cavs + Does he make Cleveland the East favorite?

00:30:06 - What was the most interesting aspect of this deadline?

01:04:57 - Does something need to be done about the tanking we’re seeing down the stretch this year?

01:25:13 - How many rookies this century have we seen better than Cooper Flagg?

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The nerds react to a DOMINANT Super Bowl LX showing from the Seattle Seahawks, as their HISTORIC defense ate alive Drake Maye and the New England Patriots, making Sam Darnold a Super Bowl champion.

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The nerds are back reacting to more NBA trades with the deadline officially over! They discuss the Indiana Pacers' risky move for Ivica Zubac, dive into the Golden State Warriors' trade for Kristaps Porzingis, and discuss the Milwaukee Bucks' decision not to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo (yet).  

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Ivica Zubac to Pacers

00:16:52 - Clippers’ return for Zubac

00:23:03 - Kristaps Porzingis to Warriors

00:39:53 - Jonathan Kuminga to Hawks

00:43:59 - Giannis NOT traded at the deadline

00:53:33 - Ayo Dosunmu to Timberwolves

00:58:30 - Luke Kennard to Lakers

01:05:10 - Cam Thomas waived

01:09:15 - Lonzo Ball waived

01:12:02 - Biggest losers of the deadline?

01:15:15 - Superchats

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The nerds react to a number of chaotic NBA trades, breaking down whether the Cleveland Cavaliers or Los Angeles Clippers won the James Harden-Darius Garland trade, diving into why the Washington Wizards decided to get Anthony Davis, and analyzing what the future holds for the Utah Jazz after trading for Jaren Jackson Jr.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - James Harden to Cavaliers

00:22:38 - Darius Garland to Clippers

00:36:42 - Anthony Davis to Wizards

00:58:21 - What’s next for Dallas?

01:03:58 - What’s next for Memphis?

01:14:07 - Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz

01:25:39 - Jared McCain to Thunder

01:33:06 - Nikola Vucevic to Celtics

01:38:17 - Coby White to Hornets, Collin Sexton to Bulls

01:40:51 - Jaden Ivey to Bulls, Huerter, Saric to Pistons

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