Nerd Sesh

The nerds are joined by Matthew Sponhour of the Stay Hot podcast to rank every team in the NFC, discussing why the Chicago Bears magic may be due to run out this season, breaking down how the Minnesota Vikings may take the biggest leap in the conference, and diving into whether the Los Angeles Rams could be truly unbeatable.

Timestamps

00:01:03 - Arizona Cardinals

00:08:57 - Atlanta Falcons

00:15:56 - Carolina Panthers

00:29:52 - New York Giants

00:41:12 - New Orleans Saints

00:50:12 - Washington Commanders

01:00:50 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

01:10:13 - Green Bay Packers

01:18:16 - San Francisco 49ers

01:26:12 - Dallas Cowboys

01:30:06 - Chicago Bears

01:36:04 - Detroit Lions

01:43:39 - Minnesota Vikings

01:51:58 - Philadelphia Eagles

01:58:09 - Seattle Seahawks

01:59:45 - Los Angeles Rams

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The nerds rank the Top 10 small forwards in the NBA, discussing how high they expect Cooper Flagg to rank this year, debating whether Kevin Durant or Jaylen Brown is the better player at this point and breaking down why Kawhi Leonard is still the unassailable top dog at the position, regardless of the scandal that the NBA apparently didn't see anything wrong with.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:02:17 - Honorable Mentions

00:12:27 - Mikal Bridges

00:14:50 - Trey Murphy III

00:20:06 - Jaden McDaniels

00:24:14 - Amen Thompson

00:30:53 - Deni Avdija

00:39:49 - Jimmy Butler

00:46:17 - Lauri Markkanen

00:51:59 - Franz Wagner

00:57:19 - Jalen Williams

01:04:02 - Cooper Flagg

01:20:19 - Kevin Durant vs. Jaylen Brown

01:31:50 - Kawhi Leonard

01:36:47 - Lists Recap

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The nerds rank the Top 10 QBs they'd want most for the 2026 season, breaking down why Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow might rank lower than you think, discussing how high Drake Maye and Jordan Love can climb, and revisiting the classic debate of whether Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson belongs in the top spot.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:03:06 - Honorable Mentions

00:22:09 - Matthew Stafford

00:30:53 - Joe Burrow

00:41:12 - Trevor Lawrence

00:49:31 - Drake Maye

01:00:10 - Jordan Love

01:07:14 - Dak Prescott

01:12:41 - Justin Herbert

01:23:22 - Lamar Jackson

01:34:34 - Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen

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The nerds rank the Top 10 shooting guards in the NBA, discussing how to place young standouts like Kon Knueppel, Ajay Mitchell and Darryn Peterson, disagreeing strongly over the placement of Austin Reaves and bringing back the timeless debate of Devin Booker vs. Donovan Mitchell.

Timestamps

00:05:47 - Criteria

00:07:10 - Honorable Mentions

00:31:04 - Darryn Peterson

00:35:56 - Nickeil Alexander-Walker

00:44:04 - Kon Knueppel

00:55:03 - Desmond Bane

01:00:44 - Alex Caruso

01:08:02 - Cason Wallace

01:13:34 - Ajay Mitchell

01:24:09 - Austin Reaves - Austin Reaves

01:36:01 - Derrick White

01:43:58 - Devin Booker vs. Donovan Mitchell

01:58:12 - Anthony Edwards

02:07:34 - Lists Recap

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The nerds put all the best teams to never win a championship into a bracket, pitting Barkley's Suns, Malone's Jazz and Harden's Rockets all up against each other to determine who is ultimately the greatest to never get a ring.

Audio Timestamps

00:04:02 - Play-In

00:21:18 - Round of 32

00:56:42 - Sweet 16

01:10:09 - Elite 8

01:18:13 - Final 4

01:23:39 - Championship

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The nerds are joined by the guys from the Pick a Side podcast for another delightful trivia collab, diving into the history of whites for the Lakers and every player Paul George has been traded for, reliving the Jets' miserable history, and drafting the best beverages and athletes with aura.

Timeline:

0:00 Lists

1:15:20 Drafts

1:59:05 Games

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The nerds put every MVP in NBA history into a bracket to decide who had the greatest individual season ever, debating Shaquille O'Neal vs. Hakeem Olajuwon at their best, diving into cross-generational matchups like peak Steph Curry vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Larry Bird vs. Wilt Chamberlain, and naturally getting into peak Michael Jordan vs. peak LeBron James.

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Timestamps

00:03:48 - Play-In

00:12:30 - Round 1

00:45:52 - Sweet 16

00:58:46 - Elite 8

01:07:15 - Final 4

01:15:10 - Championship

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The nerds rank the Top 10 point guards in the NBA for the coming season, debating whether Dylan Harper or Stephon Castle will be the best Spurs' guard, figuring out how to rank the trio of Stephen Curry, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Brunson, and discussing whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Luka Doncic is the best at the position today.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Criteria

00:02:39 - Honorable Mentions

00:14:48 - Lamelo Ball vs. Stephon Castle

00:22:11 - Darius Garland

00:29:44 - Dylan Harper

00:41:09 - Lamelo Ball

00:48:25 - Tyrese Haliburton 

00:59:31 - Tyrese Maxey

01:06:50 - Jalen Brunson

01:17:16 - Stephen Curry vs. Cade Cunningham

01:27:44 - Luka Doncic

01:32:19 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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The nerds battle head-to-head in every daily NBA & NFL trivia challenge, testing their deep cut knowledge in Hoop and Gridiron Grids, seeing who can identify randos more quickly in Weddle and Poeltl, dueling to see who can nail stats with the most precision in StatPadGame and concluding with a dramatic finish in a game from our friends at BDGE.

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The nerds are joined by Jokic Joestar and Pablo Escoball of the State of the League podcast to redraft the entire NBA in an effort to build the best possible team for this upcoming season. Will Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokic go first overall? Who will build the ultimate superteam?

Timestamps

00:01:14 - Criteria

00:03:03 - Round 1

00:04:24 - Round 2

00:06:18 - Round 3

00:08:56 - Round 4

00:11:31 - Round 5

00:13:19 - Round 6

00:15:56 - Round 7

00:16:42 - Round 8

00:22:18 - Round 9

00:23:32 - Round 10

00:26:00 - Round 11

00:28:57 - Round 12

00:33:01 - Team Recaps

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