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NBA Draft with Sam Vecenie

07.24.2021

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Sam Vecenie to discuss The NBA Draft. They break down who the top tier players are, their personalities, if NBA Draft smokescreens are real, player comps, and then a trivia game between ...

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07.24.2021 NBA Draft with Sam Vecenie Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Sam Vecenie to discuss The NBA Draft. They break down who the top tier players are, their personalities, if NBA Draft smokescreens are real, player comps, and then a trivia game between ...
07.23.2021 \|THE vit·re·ous VICTORIOUS g1199is BUCKS PARADE! -OI-/// Dave, Seth and Mo finally get to take their collective foots off the pedal. to talk about their recollections of the 2021 NBA Finals x BUCKS and SUNS. ................Get some sleep. Drink Water. See you tomorrow. PS - Congrats Seth! ...
07.22.2021 Welcome Back Bucks! + Giannis the MAN of the People ///// SAILS UP! In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and James Edwards III debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Marcus was wro.....ight! Take 2: Giannis the Great! Take 3: Suns out of Runs! Take 4: It’s only been 24 hours, ...
07.21.2021 BUCKS WIN!~0-I-O--HAPPY SUMMER Dave DuFour, Jared Weiss and Keith Parish recap Game 6 of the NBA Finals as the Bucks win their first title in 50 years behind an epic performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.21.2021 Narratives, Legacies Born and the 2021 NBA Finals with Amin Elhassan Meadowlark Media's Amin Elhassan drops by prior to Game 6 of the NBA Finals to talk about the Suns/Bucks. The narrative of Giannis and how quickly it changed. How the Bucks remind DA of the Chris Webber Kings. Has the ...
07.20.2021 Scenes from Milwaukee as the Bucks look to close in 6 Sam Amick and Anthony Slater are joined by Bucks beat writer Eric Nehm to discuss the Bucks on the verge of winning the NBA Title, what it would mean for the city, what it would mean for Giannis and more. ...
07.19.2021 Where Do We We Go From Here? [ Bucks / Suns ] are on the Precipice The Basketball Buds wake up after Game 5 of the NBA Finals with Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King, Dave DuFour and James Edwards III. Will it all end on Tuesday? Or are thee more days ahead? We shall see. ...
07.18.2021 HIGH FIVE! Bucks defeat Suns and now are ONE AWAY from the CROWN! Honk! Honk! The Athletic NBA Show / Daily Ding Special Saturday Night {Remix} recapping Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals with Dave DuFour, Keith Parish and Seth Partnow. >>>>>>>>HOOOOOOOONK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.17.2021 What's Next? Bucks/Suns Huge (Game 5) Preview In this week's Nerder, Dave, Seth and Mo preview the pivotal Game 5 on the 2021 NBA Finals. Where are we now? What’s wrong with Chris Paul? The Giannis block.. Middleton’s shotmaking. Bucks regular season experimentation paying off. Phoenix counters ...
07.16.2021 History of NBA Finals Game 5 + Offseason Primer with Sam Amick Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the history of Game 5 in the NBA Finals, if this is the beginning of many Finals runs for Giannis and Booker, and then Sam Amick joins to discuss the Finals, if the Blazers ...
07.15.2021 The Bucks Are Back BABY!!! In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Tonight’s the night! Tonight being last night in which the Bucks and Suns faced off in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. ...
07.14.2021 Bucks Back in the Saddle Again with Eric Nehm In this week's Hoops Adjacent .. Marcus Thompson and DA welcome back the Milwaukee bucks with reporter Eric Nehm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.13.2021 Giannis is dominant, Beal Trade this Summer? + Team USA is struggling Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz discuss the Bucks victory over the Suns in Game 3, what to expect moving forward with the NBA Finals, Team USA...., and if there is a possible Beal trade coming this summer. Learn ...
07.12.2021 PSSST! .........The BUCKS ARE BACK BABY! The Basketball Buds Low Fi: With Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King [and his new mic] Dave DuFour and James Edwards III Bucks go home. Bucks win. It's July 12th ...... Giannis dominates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
07.10.2021 How the Bucks were built, 3 point shooting, and the NBA Finals with David Aldridge Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss how the Bucks were built in 1 month, how the Bucks current 3 point shooting is killing them at historic rates, and then David Aldridge joins us to discuss the NBA Finals, legacy, and ...
07.10.2021 Suns Are Too Good, Monty vs Mike, Bucks Plan In this week's Nerder with Dave, Seth and Mo. What have we seen so far in the Suns vs Bucks Finals. Monty Williams vs Mike Budenholzer. Styles make fights.. Where do the Bucks go now? And in case you forgot, ...
07.08.2021 Suns Destiny Revealed? Bud’s Bucks Adjust? Dawn of a' New Era, + Coaching Carousel and Team USA’s Kevin Love Experiment In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Amin Elhassan debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: On Tuesday night the Chris Paul Suns took Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals 118-105, led by Paul who had 32 ...
07.07.2021 Managing (Great) Expectations & Navigating the Sound Bite World with Warriors GM Bob Myers In this week's Hoops Adjacent, Warriors GM / President of Basketball Ops Bob Myers joins David and Marcus to talk about the state of the Warriors. Managing success, when success is the expectations. How to stay competitive with an aging, ...
07.06.2021 NBA Finals: 5 Things to Watch Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater preview the NBA Finals with 5 things to watch for: Giannis (do the Bucks have a shot without him...) CP3 vs. Jrue Holiday Booker vs. Middleton/Wings Ayton vs. Lopez Suns role players vs. ...
07.05.2021 Voilà~Last (Man) Standing // Bucks vs Suns // NBA Finals Preview The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King, Dave DuFour and Mo Dakhil preview the 2021 NBA Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.03.2021 Suns and Hawks Copy Cats + Suns are Finals Bound Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss which teams are primed to use the blue prints of the Suns or Hawks to try and improve over the offseason. We discuss the Pelicans, Cavs, Mavs, and Knicks and if they are poised ...
07.02.2021 Bucks Getting Closer, Suns Lucky? + Clippers Future In this week's Nerder, Dave Seth and Mo go thru Bucks/Hawks on the eve of Game 6. What took so long to get to that aggressive switching scheme? Do the Hawks have a shot? Then the WCF champs Suns. Are ...
07.01.2021 Bucks Plot Twist, Portland's Press Problems, Suns Rut...urnAround!, A Whole New World + Shaq vs LeBron In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Ethan Strauss debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: The Bucks stop here? Take 2: What is the international symbol for "PR person bail me out?" Take 3: Did the Suns ...
06.30.2021 The Improbable Rise of Mirin Fader writing a book about a kid from Greece named Giannis Antetokounmpo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.29.2021 Paul George Spoils Suns Finals Birth, Bucks moving on? + Coaching Carousel Sam Amick, Fred Katz, and Anthony Slater discuss the Clippers victory over the Suns in Game 5 to stave off elimination, Paul George and Reggie Jackson's performance. How did the Suns fall apart? Can the get it together and make ...
06.28.2021 Who. Writes. This. Stuff. // Lillard vs Billups Blazer Shake Up! + Bucks v Suns Finals? Who called that? The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King and special guest Marcus Thompson. What. IS. Happening. n' Portland and beyond? The buds assemble to get to the bottom of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.26.2021 Suns Path to Contention, Mavs = Kangz? + Trae Young has arrived Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the Suns path to contention through the draft, how the Mavs are becoming the Kings (Kangz) and then Chris Kirshner joins the show to discuss the Hawks rapid rise and to do some Conference ...
06.25.2021 Chris's Suns Set Sail // OR \|\| did the Clippers Solve the Suns? + Trae-Giannis-Holiday It's Friday! Welcome to 'Nerder She Wrote' ......Dave, Seth and Mo here,..JH Producing. "Zubac has been good!" }}} How do you feel (about) the Suns and Chris Paul? SLOWER PACE////"that's just part of it after not having played 11 days." ...
06.24.2021 Suns! They Aeyton Playin' Around, Pistons Lotto Luck, Nets Crumble into the Sen Bimmons Conundrum + a' Bucks/Hawks pat on the BACK In this week's edition of Point of Contention. Marcus Thompson and Ethan Strauss debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Jade play the tape! The final 30 seconds of this game featured 4 lead changes and took almost an hour ...
06.23.2021 Vis-à-vis Ben Simmons' Paradox with Raja Bell Ala The Ringer's 'Real Ones' Raja Bell (not Logan Murdoch) drops by to talk with DA and Marcus about the (been there done that) Ben Simmons' struggle-syndrome-experience...the Sun...s and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
06.22.2021 Suns are Scorching, Hawks Surprising Rise, and the fall of Ben Simmons Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss the Suns big win in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, who is the best player on the Suns?? The Hawks rise quickly to the East Finals, how they did it ...
06.21.2021 76ers Daryl-Drop the Ball / FRAUD ALERT // Jazz FLOP /// - Is Quin the new BUD? Is BUD the new MAGOO? //// From This Day Forth He'll Be Known As... + GIANNIS the GREAT The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Jay King, Tray Edwards, Dave DuFour and James Edwards III. The 76ers, Doc, Ben, Joel, Daryl-Drop the ball as the Hawks soar into the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Almighty Bucks $$$ ... FRAUD ...
06.19.2021 Andrew Yang on the Nets (and some Knicks trivia) + The Old NBA Take Gauntlet Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers bring on the Old Take Gauntlet: 1) The Atlanta Hawks’ 2020 offseason was a mistake. 2) The Rockets were idiots to not take Ben Simmons in a deal for James Harden. 3) You can never ...
06.18.2021 Playoff Punch Drunk + Organizational-Mis-Alignment Pelicans & Mavericks ~ No Threes! In this week's Nerder, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil record immediately following Game 6 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets. The guys catch up on the Sixers and Hawks, Clippers and Jazz, and tap into the turmoil ...
06.17.2021 KD goes Ballistic! Coach Bud and Giannis out to Lunch! KAWHI Done? The CP3 Curse strikes again! MAVS ShHAKEUP + Coaching Carousel In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate! Hosted by Anthony Slater. Take 1: What kind of Bud is Mike smoking!? Take 2: Is Chris Paul Cursed? Take 3: The Clippers Curse Strikes Again!? Take 4: ...
06.16.2021 Embiid Ready? Hack-A-Ben, Injuries Galore and the First Woman Coach with Stephanie Ready TNT's Stephanie Ready drops by to talk with David and Marcus about the Sixers/Hawks series. Nets/Bucks, injuries, injuries and more injuries and when the league will embrace its first woman head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.15.2021 Mavs Front Office Mess + Top 5 Players in the Playoffs Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater are joined by Tim Cato to discuss their piece on the Mavericks front office and the mayhem that has occurred because of Bob Voulgaris. Then the guys discuss the Playoffs, the Suns dominance, ...
06.14.2021 Welcome to The Athletic NBA Show An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Daily, Monday thru Saturday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper and Friends \| Tuesday: Tampering with Sam Amick \| Wednesday: Hoops Adjacent with ...
06.14.2021 What. Is. Happening. (Dead Denver Decode + Missing P. J. Dozier? + No Worry Suns + More Injuries + Swallows the Whistle Rhythm Bashing + Can the Nets Survive?) The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Jay King, Dave DuFour and James Edwards III. Off the top, the Nuggets are in trouble, obviously. But what is going on with the Nuggets? The fellas try to decode some of the coaching decisions ...
06.12.2021 Jazz Journey to Mitchell and his Playoff Dominance + Mavs Mess with Tim Cato Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss how the Jazz built their current West contender, how Donovan Mitchell stacks up against the competition with his Playoff performance, and then they bring on Tim Cato to discuss the Dallas Mavericks situation and ...
06.11.2021 Bucks/Nets Game 3 Decode + Solving Rudy Gobert + Defending Trae Young + Embiid & Chris Paul In this week's Nerder, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil chat with The Ringer's J. Kyle Mann (@jkylemann) about the Bucks win over the Nets on Thursday night. "The worst played game of the playoffs." - Seth. Why are ...
06.10.2021 What the Buck? Hired/Fired, Playoff P Back! + Simmons Syndrome + Bron the Mortal In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Now looking at Round 2, the Nets and Bucks series has been all KD and Kyrie, with James Harden going down early ...
06.09.2021 Big Market Dependence with Ethan Strauss In this week's Hoops Adjacent, David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson chat with Ethan Strauss about Kevin Durant. Is he the best ever? What is going on with Giannis? Then a lengthy discussion on small markets, tv ratings, big market dependence, ...
06.08.2021 The Nets are inevitable, Scorching Suns, and are the Clippers trustworthy? Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss if anyone can beat the Nets, the Suns big game 1 win against the Nuggets, if the Hawks can sustain the hot start against the Sixers, and if the Jazz can take ...
06.07.2021 Trae Young Stuns, Kawhi Gets Last Laugh, Harden-less Nets, Bucks' Offense, Dame Wants Out Decode The Basketball Buds, Tray Edwards, Jay King and James Edwards go through Game 1 between the Hawks and 76ers. Trae Young's emergence continues, 76ers rally falls short. Then the Clippers finally figure out the Mavs and Luka Doncic. Also the ...
06.05.2021 NBA First Round Awards + Celtic Swap Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers give out first round awards to players: Best Debut Award First Round TopShot Moment Award Role Player of the First Round Award Say What Stat of the First Round Award Who Invited You? Award U-Turn ...
06.04.2021 Playoff Whip Around + Losers, What Now? , Celtics & Brad Stevens + 76ers vs Hawks, Nets vs Bucks With the second round of the playoffs looming, the Nerder crew, Dave, Seth, and Mo take some time to catch up. Seth and Mo discuss their experiences after playoff losses. What is the first task for new Celtics President of ...
06.03.2021 Lakers Panic? Ainge Out, Double OT Dame, Fans Suck and Playoff MVP In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Oh boy the drama that is unfolding out west between the Lakers and Suns, that is about to put a serious crimp ...
06.02.2021 Bucks Deep Dive with (the first) 'Point Forward' Marques Johnson In this week's Hoops Adjacent Marques Johnson, basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Fox Sports Net, drops by to talk all thinks Bucks. Also reflecting back on his playing days in the NBA with Don Nelson and position-less basketball. ...
06.01.2021 Are the Lakers toast without AD? Are the Nets equipped for the Bucks? Grizzlies or Hawks brighter future? Andrew Schlecht hosts in place of Sam Amick today with Fred Katz, Anthony Slater and special guest Mike Smeltz. They discuss these 8 topics around the NBA Playoffs: 1. Have we learned anything about the Nets in their first round ...

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NBA Draft with Sam Vecenie

|THE vit·re·ous VICTORIOUS g1199is BUCKS PARADE! -OI-///

Welcome Back Bucks! + Giannis the MAN of the People ///// SAILS UP!

BUCKS WIN!~0-I-O--HAPPY SUMMER

Narratives, Legacies Born and the 2021 NBA Finals with Amin Elhassan

Scenes from Milwaukee as the Bucks look to close in 6

Where Do We We Go From Here? [ Bucks / Suns ] are on the Precipice

HIGH FIVE! Bucks defeat Suns and now are ONE AWAY from the CROWN!

What's Next? Bucks/Suns Huge (Game 5) Preview

History of NBA Finals Game 5 + Offseason Primer with Sam Amick

The Bucks Are Back BABY!!!

Bucks Back in the Saddle Again with Eric Nehm

Giannis is dominant, Beal Trade this Summer? + Team USA is struggling

PSSST! .........The BUCKS ARE BACK BABY!

How the Bucks were built, 3 point shooting, and the NBA Finals with David Aldridge

Suns Are Too Good, Monty vs Mike, Bucks Plan

Suns Destiny Revealed? Bud’s Bucks Adjust? Dawn of a' New Era, + Coaching Carousel and Team USA’s Kevin Love Experiment

Managing (Great) Expectations & Navigating the Sound Bite World with Warriors GM Bob Myers

NBA Finals: 5 Things to Watch

Voilà~Last (Man) Standing // Bucks vs Suns // NBA Finals Preview

Suns and Hawks Copy Cats + Suns are Finals Bound

Bucks Getting Closer, Suns Lucky? + Clippers Future

Bucks Plot Twist, Portland's Press Problems, Suns Rut...urnAround!, A Whole New World + Shaq vs LeBron

The Improbable Rise of Mirin Fader writing a book about a kid from Greece named Giannis Antetokounmpo

Paul George Spoils Suns Finals Birth, Bucks moving on? + Coaching Carousel

Who. Writes. This. Stuff. // Lillard vs Billups Blazer Shake Up! + Bucks v Suns Finals? Who called that?

Suns Path to Contention, Mavs = Kangz? + Trae Young has arrived

Chris's Suns Set Sail // OR || did the Clippers Solve the Suns? + Trae-Giannis-Holiday

Suns! They Aeyton Playin' Around, Pistons Lotto Luck, Nets Crumble into the Sen Bimmons Conundrum + a' Bucks/Hawks pat on the BACK

Vis-à-vis Ben Simmons' Paradox with Raja Bell

Suns are Scorching, Hawks Surprising Rise, and the fall of Ben Simmons

76ers Daryl-Drop the Ball / FRAUD ALERT // Jazz FLOP /// - Is Quin the new BUD? Is BUD the new MAGOO? //// From This Day Forth He'll Be Known As... + GIANNIS the GREAT

Andrew Yang on the Nets (and some Knicks trivia) + The Old NBA Take Gauntlet

Playoff Punch Drunk + Organizational-Mis-Alignment Pelicans & Mavericks ~ No Threes!

KD goes Ballistic! Coach Bud and Giannis out to Lunch! KAWHI Done? The CP3 Curse strikes again! MAVS ShHAKEUP + Coaching Carousel

Embiid Ready? Hack-A-Ben, Injuries Galore and the First Woman Coach with Stephanie Ready

Mavs Front Office Mess + Top 5 Players in the Playoffs

Welcome to The Athletic NBA Show

What. Is. Happening. (Dead Denver Decode + Missing P. J. Dozier? + No Worry Suns + More Injuries + Swallows the Whistle Rhythm Bashing + Can the Nets Survive?)

Jazz Journey to Mitchell and his Playoff Dominance + Mavs Mess with Tim Cato

Bucks/Nets Game 3 Decode + Solving Rudy Gobert + Defending Trae Young + Embiid & Chris Paul

What the Buck? Hired/Fired, Playoff P Back! + Simmons Syndrome + Bron the Mortal

Big Market Dependence with Ethan Strauss

The Nets are inevitable, Scorching Suns, and are the Clippers trustworthy?

Trae Young Stuns, Kawhi Gets Last Laugh, Harden-less Nets, Bucks' Offense, Dame Wants Out Decode

NBA First Round Awards + Celtic Swap

Playoff Whip Around + Losers, What Now? , Celtics & Brad Stevens + 76ers vs Hawks, Nets vs Bucks

Lakers Panic? Ainge Out, Double OT Dame, Fans Suck and Playoff MVP

Bucks Deep Dive with (the first) 'Point Forward' Marques Johnson

Are the Lakers toast without AD? Are the Nets equipped for the Bucks? Grizzlies or Hawks brighter future?

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