As we continue to get beyond the impacts of a Suspended NBA Season due to the Coronavirus, Shaw and I reflect on rounding out the top 5 contenders so far this season. The Lakers, Clippers and Bucks are a top of everyone's list as the top 3 contenders in the NBA this season. As we enter the home stretch The Baseline boys dive into which teams still have a shot a title (Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Raptors or other)
On the Drop: We bring back that favorite seg Who ya Got: And my man Shaw came up with a doozie. Bam Bam Adebayo vs Pascal Siakam. Even we had to let this one marinate a little before our picks. But rest assured I made sure to feature a Late Great on the Take to let you know who we goin for.
All that and a bag chips on our latest Ep Check it Out!

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We weigh in on the unprecedented move by Adam Silver and the league with its decision to suspend the NBA season indefinitely due to the Covid-19 Virus that has become a global pandemic. With at least 3 NBA players being tested positive for the Virus, we knew it would be inevitable for him to shut down the league. We give out perspective, the impact it will have on the season, and whether there will be a season when it's all said and done

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Our next episode we dig in Brooklyn and Kenny Atkinson mutually part ways. Are the Nets and their culture forever changed after this perplexing move? What do Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have to do with this?
On the Drop: We discuss the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus and how it may affect the NBA moving forward.
Also we caught a pre-sampling of a possible NBA Finals Matchup between the Bucks and the Lakers. The King reigned supreme and according to most reinvigorated his footing as an MVP for the season, but are we making this a bigger deal than necessary? Are we not giving the current MVP his props for what he's done? Ohh the convo we have on this.. and so much more on this weeks show.

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This week we were bestowed the honor and privilege to sit down and discuss one of the most dominant and talented Women's Basketball Team ever assembled. The 1983 USC Lady Trojans led by Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper, Paula and Pam McGee, Juliette Robinson and our guest Dr Rhonda Windham. Dr Windham and her teammates will be featured in the up coming HBO Sports Documentary: Women of Troy.

Not only were they National Champions in 83 & 84 , they revolutionized the way Women's basketball should be viewed in a context that challenged the status quo that the College Mens Basketball was more uptempo and free flowing and professionally performed.

On our podcast Dr Windham brings to light the camaraderie and a more in-depth perspective of how their experience under Linda Sharp would shape their futures and ours.

A powerful cant miss interview we bring to you in a New York Minute

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Our peoples Spencer Davies joins the show to discuss the Cavs and where they're headed as a team under JB Bickerstaff and company. Can the Cavs mount up some positive momentum after the Belein Experiment blew up in Altman's Face.

Also we discuss Empty Calorie Playas. Dudes balling and giving NBA Analytics early Christmas Gifts but does it really mean anything in the grand scheme of making their team better or winning? We discuss at least 4 guys who may fit that discussion.

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We wrap up and clap up on the pagentry and audacity of NBA All Star Weekend. You know we couldnt let the Slam Dunk Contest get by without us airing out much deserved grievances over the event. Big Shaw drops jewels on the All Star game's shine and I give my praise to one NBA player who embraced the Mamba Mentality to resurrect the ASG properly

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Toronto is handling the East and the departure of Kawhi Leonard better than expected. As the hottest team in the NBA are they an underrated contender? Katie Heindl, from Raptors.com helps us understand their magical season. 

The Drop

NBA Trade Deadline Review

Clint Capella lands in Atlanta and Robert Covington to Houston in a massive 12-player deal.

Andre Iguodala & Jae Crowder to Miami as Justise Winslow, Gorgui Dieng, Dion Waiters land in Memphis, James Johnson to Minnesota. 

D'Angelo Russell to Minnesota for Andrew Wiggins and a conditional first-round pick. 

Andre Drummond to the Cavs for Brandon Knight, John Henson and a second-round pick

Marcus Morris, Isaiah Thomas (waived) to the Clippers, Jerome Robinson to the Wizards and the Knicks get Maurice Harkless, a first-round pick and other draft considerations. 

Sixers acquire Glen Robinson III and Alec Burks. 

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This week we give our take on what to look for going into the second half of the season. Will some possible moves be made, players traded. Who is primed to have a monster second half of the season? Which team is poised to disappoint? Which team will cause the most drama?
Also we pontificate on the crazy run Dame Dolla is on why it will make the Portland Trailblazers the most dangerous team you dont want to face in the 1st round of the playoffs. Ohh and My Man Shaw may have some choice words for the NBA All Star Selection Committee or lack their of... Soapbox Soliloquy you dont wanna miss

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The unspeakable passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi has rocked the NBA community and the basketball world. There is an incredible void with the loss of a basketball icon and the process to heal is often manifested in the memories and spoken tributes that outline a deep and surreal understanding of the Man, the Myth and the Legend of the Black Mamba. He was more than an NBA Superstar and Laker Legend. He was an entity that when in contact and absorbed transfers an energy that is unmatched and he made you feel his presence his aura was that a species that thrived on finding its superior class in the food chain of life.
Shaw and I discuss the impact of the Mamba Inside and Out.

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Brian Sampson from , Bucks Film Room (@BucksFilmRoom), joins us to air out any doubt about The Milwaukee Bucks who are on pace for 70 wins and despite having the reigning MVP, in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the conversation on them is almost mute. How have they improved their roster to be the runaway favorites in the East at the midway point of the season?

It's time to take note of what the Utah Jazz are doing as they've been the best team in the West since the start of the new year. Mike Conley is back but is it problematic that the team went on a run with their starting point guard on the shelf?

Coast to Coast

- Allen Crabbe to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for guard-forward Treveon Graham and former Hawks guard Jeff Teague

- Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and two second-round picks to the Sacramento Kings Saturday afternoon for Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan

- Zion Williamson to make his season debut

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