The Back Rim Boys

The NCAA Tournament has come and gone, but Matt and Christian are back one again to discuss both Michigan and UCLA's National Championship runs. They go on a larger discussion about the Final Four as a whole and if this tournament can be considered great, before talking about North Carolina hiring Michael Malone as their next basketball coach. To finish the episode, they discuss the end of the NBA season, the terrible weak the Lakers had, which teams are the favorites going into the playoffs, and what the NBA can go to fix the tanking issues. It is a great show so be sure to give it a listen.

The Boys Are Back! It has been just under a year since the last episode, but Matt and Christian are back to discuss the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. They break down all of the regions, talk storylines, and preview the Sweet 16 and potential Elite 8 matchups going into Week 2 of the NCAA Tournament. Before that, they briefly discuss Hubert Davis' firing from UNC and Randy Bennett leaving Saint Mary's to be the coach at Arizona State. It is a great episode so be sure to give it a listen in the Back Rim.

Matt, Ryan, and Christian are back for some great hoops talk. To start, they discuss Houston's collapse in the National Title game before talking about UCONN's dominance on the Women's side. The final 2 weeks of the NBA season was crazy with numerous firings and insane endings, the fellas discuss all of this before ending with previewing the Play-In Tourney and the 4 playoff series that are already set. It is a great show so be sure to tune in on the back rim.

What a few weeks of madness it has been, or actually it has been quite tame. No matter what it has been, we have reached the end and Matt and Christian are here to break down how each of the teams got to the Final 4. They talk about each of the Elite 8 games, and then preview Auburn vs. Florida and Duke vs. Houston. To end the boys do a draft of some of the best Final 4/National Championship game moments before ending with talking about some recent runs to the Final 4 and if they still stand the test of time. It is a great show, so be sure to give it a listen in the back rim.

The Madness came back and it kind of sucked. Matt, Ryan, and Christian discuss the potential reasons for why the tournament sucked this past weekend and why it might never be the same. St John's had a very disappointing tournament and Rick Pitinio made an interesting decision against Arkansas, which has the fellas talking about as a failure on his part. Then they get into the Sweet 16 and which teams should be looked at as the favorites to be in San Antonio this time next week, before ending with a discussion about the transfer portal already being open and the state of NIL in College Basketball. It is a great show, so be sure to give it a listen in the back rim.

March Madness is officially back and Matt is joined by original member of the pod, Ryan Stamplfi, to talk all things March Madness. Ryan and Matt go over every team in the field, talk about each region, and which teams can string together some great upsets. It is a great show, so be sure to tune into the back rim.

It was a great week in both the NBA and College Basketball so Matt and Christian are back for some great hoops talk. To start they discuss the Lakers impressive win over the Nuggets on Saturday night and what it means for both teams (2:05-19:27). Thunder and Cavs have been rolling, so the boys check in to see what is going on with them and what both teams ceilings are this season (19:30-28:15). Then a fun game where the fellas give one word answers to describe certain NBA teams this season (28:27-44:58). Award season is upon us and the boys give their picks for who should win the major ones in the NBA this season (45:02-54:35. And then everyone's favorite segment, some great college hoops talk reacting to the latest AP poll, while checking in on Gonzaga and UCLA (54:45-1:27:18). It is a great show so be sure, to give it a listen in the back rim.

What happened in the NBA world while we were away? Nothing much, just the biggest trade in the history of the league. We get into the Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers and much more, but first we welcome new member of the podcast, Christian Millar. Christian is very excited to join the team and we are so happy to have him involved. Him and Matt discuss the Luka trade, how it came to be, and which direction both teams will go into (1:40-26:38). Then they discuss the De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs move and Jimmy Butler to the Warriors (26:41-46:00). They then talk about the rest of the moves that happened at the deadline before talking about the surprises and disappointments this season at the All-Star Break (46:05-1:06:28). Lastly, is some great college hoops talk which includes talking about the huge matchups from this past weekend (1:06:30-1:56:48). It is a great show so be sure to tune in.

We know that it has been a minute, but Matt is back to discuss the first two weeks of the NBA season and all of the surprises that have happened so far this season. After he talks about the Joel Embiid situation and discusses the topic of NBA players not loving the game of basketball anymore. To close it out, he does a full College Basketball Preview with the season starting today, as well as a preview on the Zags before the Top-10 showdown Day 1 against Baylor. It is a great show so come on in and stay a while on the back rim.

Not to sound repetitive from a previous episode, but the boys are back. Ryan and Houston are back to join Matt to talk about hoops. The fellas discuss basketball in the Olympics and what the next steps are for Team USA. Then they talk about free agency and some sneaky moves that some contenders made. To finish it up they give some expectations for some teams and Matt leads a trivia game that Houston may actually win. It is a great show, so come on in and stay and while in the back rim.