The Pure Hoops Quick Hitters

Mike Wise has a new favorite team: the Mexico City Capitanes. Since Mike moved to Mexico City, he's fully embraced the local G-League team that has yet to play a game in Mexico due to COVID restrictions. There are some cool stories and cool names on the team and Mike shares some of the best ones.

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Scottie Pippen's new book is coming out on November 9th. But Scottie has been in the news lately for other reasons. While he hasn't been Michael Jordan's teammate since 1998, he still has some beef with the GOAT. In this Quick Hitter from The Mike Wise Show, Mike and producer Bruce Bernstein examine the Scottie/MJ dynamic and lend some perspective to Scottie's feelings and whether they believe Scottie's feelings are justified.

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Davion Mitchell helped lead Baylor to the NCAA Championship last season and is a rookie for the Sacramento Kings. He also happens to be good pals with Buckets, Boards, & Blocks co-host King McClure from their time as teammates in Waco. Davion's nickname is "off night" because the people he guards generally have an off night. Mitchell's defense is turning a lot of heads around the NBA and King and Monica discuss his impact on a young and improving Kings team.

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Now that gambling is a business for the league and its gaming partners, what essential information does the league and its teams need to disclose in order for fans to be well-informed before they put their money on a game. Otto Strong, Aaron Berlin, and Bruce Bernstein discuss issues like injuries & load management, and how they can impact the point spreads in subtle ways. Does the league owe its betting fans the best information available?

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The season has returned and so has the Catch & Shoot 2.0 podcast! In this week's Quick Hitter our guys Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong discuss all the drama that's taken place between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers ....and where does each side go from here.

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Mike Wise and Bruce Bernstein examine the issues surrounding Kyrie Irving's decision to not be vaccinated against COVID-19 in spite of the effect it's having on the Brooklyn Nets.

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In this quick hitter from the fourth and final episode of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Tar Heel legends George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty have some laughs with Mike and co-host Bruce Bernstein over a story that Tar Heel legend Sam Perkins tells about Coach Karl when they were together with the NBA's Seattle Sonics. As our panelists listen to Sam tell the story, they're all laughing at the utterly ridiculous situation George put himself in.

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In this quick hitter from part three of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Tar Heel legends George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty explain to Mike and co-host Bruce Bernstein how Coach Dean Smith's leadership style held everyone accountable, but instilled discipline and values that have served all of the family members well.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have been busy the last two weeks, trading for Russell Westbrook and signing Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Kendrick Nunn, Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore, Kendrick Nunn and Malik Monk in free agency. But with a roster currently holding eight players 30 or older -- and five who are 35 or older -- is the Lake Show set for another NBA Title run? Our guys Aaron Berlin and Otto Strong break it down.

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In this quick hitter from part two of the Mike Wise Show's four part series on the North Carolina Basketball Family, Tar Heel legends George Karl, George Lynch, and Matt Doherty explain to Mike and co-host Bruce Bernstein why the bonds between Carolina players and staff that were created in Chapel Hill when they were teenagers have endured for generations.

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