The Coping Hour

0:00 Intro

0:22 Officially back from paternity leave

1:34 This is the 50th episode of The Coping Hour!

3:24 I'm still mad at Tony Romo and he is unforgiven

5:40 "Things I Heard About But Didn't See"

9:10 The NBA's TV deal is set to expire

11:14 The implications of Big Streaming getting into sports

18:28 "Deregulating trades" email reading

20:05 Trading Lamar Jackson for a Baltimore Bridge relief package

22:59 The Pistons are picking 5th in the upcoming NBA Draft

32:46 I saw the northern lights and it ruled

34:49 How's being a dad?

37:40 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

0:45 A CALL TO ACTION: "Best Of" Episode

3:36 People want WORM BRAINS to be president?

5:57 I was just right next to Joe Biden

6:56 The Detroit Pistons narratives going into the Lottery

9:01 Attaching Monty Williams to the #1 pick?

11:49 Does Phoenix want the #1 pick lol

14:46 How much do the packaging/distribution rights to baja blast sell for?

18:20 Outro

19:32 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

1:16 Targeted ads

4:40 Motown Noah's "go to" move in basketball?

10:40 NBA Playoff Commentary

16:07 "Unhealthy relationship with Boston" email

22:38 Drake vs Kendrick coverage begins

23:03 "Euphoria" post-game reaction

28:57 "616 In LA" post-game reaction

33:12 "Family Matters" post-game reaction

41:33 "Meet The Grahams" post-game reaction

55:47 "Not Like Us" post-game reaction

1:01:58 "The Heart Part 6" post-game reaction

1:11:18 Back to the show! Wow! "Drake has wrecked hip-hop discourse"

1:16:16 LeBron & JJ are "Hoop Eugenicists"

1:21:14 A Chicago Travel Guide That I Punt on Halfway Through

1:39:15 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

1:55 The Coping Hour doesn't poll well with significant others

3:39 "Doris Burke Supremacy" email reading

4:20 Did ESPN "really" need to hire Shannon Sharpe?

7:42 Back to the Doris Burke Supremacy email

15:07 Forgetting about what Rachel Nichols did wrong (and googling it)

17:48 "Help me help me HELP ME" email reading

18:43 I got tricked into reading a cross country skiing email

22:56 What players will I be ranting about in 20 years from now?

27:22 60-inches of Dodger dogs being in me

32:50 The Sweetheart Starting Five (NBA Edition)

38:59 I'm over OJ dying, just not interesting to me anymore

42:19 I'm going to become a mayor someday

45:27 A random breakdown of my employment history (lol?)

54:00 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

0:33 Programming notes for The Coping Hour's tentative future

3:52 The consequences of Denver winning another championship

5:41 Devin Booker trade: Telegraphing it and explaining the "why"

14:04 Devin Booker trade: The destination and explaining the "how"

17:26 The Embiid injury was terrifying and not fun at all in real-time

18:44 Josh Hart is a quintessential Thibs guy

20:17 Broadcasting technical difficulties in Cavs/Magic

21:23 JJ Redick outed Jalen Brunson + other broadcasting notes

26:28 The Milwaukee Bucks -- are we all idiots?

30:04 The Nuggets/Lakers series has absolutely zero juice

34:16 A lot of teams have "losing in five" potential

36:12 I finally mention Dallas getting brutalized by the Clippers

38:00 Consequences of the Mavs or Clippers winning a championship

41:44 An insane Stephen A Smith rant on Kawhi on national TV

44:01 Off-road podcasting: The first NBA player to hammer Ozempic?

45:07 Off-road podcasting: The funniest possible player to come out as gay?

46:27 The Trans community is large within The Coping Hour

47:47 Detroit Lions new uniforms official statement

51:00 Excited to be a dad -- stalling to end the show because I'm sad

1:00:45 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

0:25 Housekeeping -- baby notes

1:49 The "Blake Griffin Retirement Eulogy"

17:17 I cannot get enough of the Play-In, it absolutely rules

17:56 An "almost legacy" moment from Zion was cut short

21:09 Is it *officially* officially over for Golden State?

27:49 The Miami Heat absolutely terrified me against Philly

36:05 The Chicago Bulls.. Actually looked awesome against Atlanta?

41:46 One final (actually though) spiel about the MVP race

46:55 "Pushing past discomfort" email reading

47:50 Identifying bad vibes and pushing your mental boundaries

1:00:25 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

0:49 Brief update on the baby

2:56 The worst Pistons season of my life is officially over

17:22 The Coping Hour's Official NBA Playoff Predictions

1:01:48 Crowning an NBA Champion for the 2024 season (great brain)

1:08:44 Drake responded to Kendrick & pretty much everyone else

1:18:04 Outro

0:00 Intro

0:39 Things I Saw This Week: Doc Rivers is a knucklehead

3:47 An unexpected oral history on Kevin Love's career

13:08 Doris Burke

14:35 A Victor Wembanyama spiel

18:09 I'm officially over the MVP conversation #SnoozeFestAlert

24:19 The "zero free throw" Celtics game

26:16 A half-baked Wilt Chamberlin take

28:02 The show starts going south

30:14 "Allen Iverson was pornography"

35:56 Another Pistons email reading

38:03 Cooking up a Knicks trade on the fly

41:03 The show keeps getting worse + Solar Eclipse Talk

46:12 PRIMARY CONTROL

0:00 Intro

2:00 John Calipari's out at Kentucky

6:15 Caitlin Clark lost her natty -- South Carolina was GOOD

10:13 Temperature check on Spurs fans

11:18 Who's going to go after Donovan Mitchell?

16:35 Are we prepared for the Miami Play-In Renaissance?

20:12 Eastern Conference storylines in the final week

24:47 Re-thinking NBA Awards + Luka might be my MVP now

29:18 Western Conference standings check-in

31:05 Doing an on-air Tankathon spin

34:56 Recapping a weird Bulls/Knicks experience

41:00 Seeing Shohei Ohtani in person was an out of body experience

43:38 A dystopian experience at the Apple Store

49:10 Outro

0:00 Intro

1:03 Malachi Flynn's 50-point performance for Detroit

6:46 The Knicks are alive & I might be in love

16:20 Zeitgeist pivoting to Luka for MVP?

21:26 Things that I love about Sabonis

24:06 Women's College Hoops is officially back on the menu

28:30 A look at the standings around the NBA heading into the playoffs

34:46 The Spurs do NOT need more cool stuff!

36:18 What big star will be next up on the trade block?

41:28 Addressing the Miles Bridges allegations

44:54 The Pistons FO is about to do something suuuuuper dumb

52:35 J Cole responded to Kendrick !

54:42 The closing chapter of the Gorilla vs Grizzly Bear fight

1:00:05 PRIMARY CONTROL