Stretch Four

NBA All-Star Weekend is here and we pick our Starting Five from the spectacle that is the biggest party weekend in basketball. Dunk Contests, Three-Point Shootouts, Skills Competitions, Two-Ball, Elam Endings, Rules Changes, and more. We talk what we want more of and what can hit the bricks.

Then we get into talk about how the Sixers newly acquired players have looked so far, and the true value of Rudy Gobert (and any Defense-first/only type individual player.)

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So much happened this week!

We talk about the NBA Trade Deadline (more like the NBA Trade DUD-line), the Sixers' roster changes, other moves (and lack of moves) made by other teams around the league, and what they mean for the rest of the season.

Then we get to talk about the recent Grammy awards, Jay-Z's speech, and the ins and outs of how giving awards for art only matters because we've made it matter. This leads us to talk about Taylor Swift, her polarizing grip on culture, her diehard fans, and her haters, and do it while toeing a line of nuance that (dare we say) only the Stretch Four Podcast duo can.

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We lash out at the NBA's 65-game rule, the discourse about Joel Embiid "ducking" Jokic and his injury status, and talk credible NBA conspiracy theories. We really get passionate this week. Hooe you can feel the heat.

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A hot week of NBA action on and off the court gives us plenty of material this week as we get into Joel Embiid's 70-point performance, NBA haters, recent trades, hirings, firings, and the idea of legacy and whose memory stands the test of time.

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*an NBA Championship

It's trade season. We talk moves the Sixers can make to solidify their roster and bring an NBA Championship to Philadelphia. We get into the Pascal Siakam trade to the Pacers before theorizing about general strategies for building a contender in the NBA.

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We name our starting five resolutions for 2024 before getting into a conversation about why people seem to think LeBron James is going to be traded, how good Caitlin Clark really is, and if Wemby was right about Las Vegas.

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In honor of Aaron's 40th birthday, we name our starting five of "people in their 40s" before talking about how to balance staying up-to-date and connected on what's new without denying that you are, in fact, an old head.

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We name our starting five Holiday Songs (with surprisingly no overlap) before getting into a quick discussion of Joel Embiid's historic season, his MVP chances, and what else his haters might have left to say...

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We introduce "Starting Fives" a new weekly segment in which Keenan and Aaron each name their starting roster (and Sixth Man) of Holiday Treats.

Then we get into what a high-speed rail and 18-minute commute between NYC and Philly would mean for residents of Philadelphia in terms of cost-of-living and accessibility before finishing up with some hoops talk and asking "What makes a basketball team unwatchable?"

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Our year-end music wrap-ups (on all platforms) have dropped and we take the time to reflect and learn about our habits as consumers, in more ways than one. We also explore the world losing a villain this week, and the online reactions in the aftermath, and get into more talk about haters and hating.

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