Off Guards Podcast

Episode 11 is our longest and most soccer-est episode yet. Joe and Jack discuss the US Open (10:05) including Phil Mickleson's mental breakdown, we talk NBA Draft (17:55) and then we bring in our Soccer correspondents Adam & Alex to talk World Cup (56:55) and what is wrong with USA Men's Soccer. Thank's to Wendy's™ for their support.

This week Joe and Jack wrap up the end of the season by giving their thoughts on the overall product the NBA put out, best and worst surprises of the season, and what can be done to deincentivize teams from tanking. Special thanks to Wendys™ for their support.

Jack shares a little too much, Joe visited a nightmare factory on a field trip with 6th graders, and as discussion on the NBA finals and how plausible it is to keep the Warriors roster together over the next few years. Also we did our first Beat-The-Host trivia challenge, where Joe looked to insert his dominance over all the contestants from Twitter. Enjoy.

Joe and Jack talk about how the Rockets blew it, Cavs/Warriors IV, and why the NBA just accepts switching all pick & rolls. Before they talk hoops they recap Memorial Day Weekend and childhood memories of Poison Ivy and Wall Ball.

Jack sits down with St. John's Assistant Coach Greg St. Jean to talk about his current position, his time as a coach within the NBA and some of the differences between the two levels. Joe also details his last AAU weekend which leads us to discuss just how insane the world of local AAU is. Enjoy.

We dive in to the NBA Conference Finals, what we've seen so far from this year and also some of our favorite memories from the past (Stockton Game Winner, Big Shot Bob Horry, and Lebron 25 Straight in '07). We also discuss how getting injured doesn't matter when you get older and how gross childhood summers are. Enjoy.

Jack and Joe discuss a rough weekend, round 2 of the NBA playoffs and some of their favorite memories from 2nd Rounds in history. They also discuss a specific habit that needs to be discontinued from the older generation, looking at you old guys in the YMCA locker room.

We take a quick look at the 1st round of the this year's NBA Playoffs and then discuss some of our favorite memories in 1st round history, including the last time the Knicks were relevant, MJ's "The Shot", and the birth of Dame Time in Portland.

With the NBA playoffs starting this week we go back and time and revisit one of the stranger playoff runs in recent history, the 2004 Detroit Pistons.

We take a look back at the careers of Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and Ray Allen as they headline the 2018 Naismith Hall of Fame class. We also briefly discuss the masters and the NBA playoff race as well as Joe's alcoholism.