Who are the best of the best when it comes to dunking, shooting, shot blocking, stealing the ball, and going one-on-one, both in real life and on the virtual hardwood? This week, we join the community in sharing our picks. We also recap a fun session using a work-in-progress Kobe Era roster for NBA 2K25 PC, and discuss some of the aspects of basketball that video games still struggle to implement correctly, or accurately portray.

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With rumours that both EA Sports and Visual Concepts are considering bringing back their college basketball games, which series would we prefer to see return? Our answer may surprise you...or perhaps not! We also join the community in naming the players from NBA history and today that we most wish we could play like, and then wrap up with a recap a fun co-op session of NBA Live 2004 in which we took on the Houston Rockets with the Phoenix Suns.

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Now that 2025 is underway and NBA 2K25 has been out for a few months, what are our ultimate thoughts on the game? This week, we join the community in giving NBA 2K25 a final score, and running down the pros and cons following ample time on the sticks. We also reflect on the unwritten house rules that we employ in our multiplayer basketball gaming sessions, and react to a bewildering story about a former top draft pick not knowing their basketball history.

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With the holiday season drawing to a close and a new year almost upon us, this week we join the community in sharing the basketball and basketball gaming gifts that we gave and received for Christmas, as well as listing some of our resolutions for both real hoops and the virtual hardwood in 2025. We also recap a couple of fun co-op sessions with NBA Live 95 and NBA 2K15 that were both enjoyable, though produced very different results!

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Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings, basketball fans and gamers! We're in the holiday spirit this week, which means we're joining the community in asking Santa for the gifts that would grant our fondest basketball and basketball gaming wishes. We also join our listeners in reflecting upon some of our all-time favourite gifts related to real hoops and the virtual hardwood alike.

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What is the best sim basketball video game to date? This week, we join the community in nominating the title that has achieved the most realism on the virtual hardwood, and also reflect once again on what it means to be sim. Following up on last week's show, we also discuss even more madness with three-pointers in the NBA, as teams continue to brick treys and drive away hardcore hoop heads who are desperate for a better product.

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Are three-pointers actively ruining the NBA and making it less fun to watch? As much as we enjoy long-range sharpshooters and a timely trey, we believe that the chucking is really getting out of hand, and affecting the quality of play. We're not alone in feeling this way, and to that end, this week we join the community in discussing ideas of how to best combat the three-point problem that the NBA - and modern basketball in general - is facing.

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What does "sim" really entail in basketball video games? There are definitely some myths and misunderstandings, which we're eager to clear up! That leads into us joining the community in recalling the go-to moves that we liked to use when playing real basketball. We also recap our co-op session of NBA 2K17 featuring the Ultimate Classic Teams Roster and a couple of quintessential video game teams, and provide a PSA regarding NBA 2K23.

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What are some of the worst basketball and basketball video game takes that we've encountered? This week, we join the community in recalling an assortment of truly terrible opinions that definitely made us scoff! We also recap a couple of co-op sessions of NBA Live 18 that saw us gain revenge following a tough defeat, and on a similar note, reflect on the most devastating losses that we've endured on the virtual hardwood.

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Player Lock is an underrated feature outside of the career and online team play modes, but picking a suitable role is paramount. To that end, this week we join the community in choosing the players that we'd most prefer to lock on, from a shortlist of notable names from the 2000s and today. We also reflect on the excitement of a new video game purchase - especially when it's physical media - and share more advice for capturing highlights on the virtual hardwood.

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