The Pure Hoops Quick Hitters

Monica McNutt and King McClure share their secrets to survival in the bubble. What would they bring to get them through 2-3 months of isolation?

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Eric Newman and BJ Armstrong discuss the added burden on LeBron James with USA Today's Mark Medina

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John Fanta talks Guns Up, Hook Em Horns, Football and Hot Dogs with Texas Tech coach Chris Beard.

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On this Quick Hitters version of Catch and Shoot 2.0, Joe Vardon from The Athletic details the costs, hotels, meals and challenges of covering the NBA during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Jared Butler declared for the 2020 NBA Draft after his second season at Baylor. He was named All Big 12 and Third Team All America. He is also a good pal of Monica McNutt's new co-host King McClure. Those three chop it up in a fun conversation that includes some very revealing moments. We learn that 80% of the NBA teams have done Zoom interviews with Jared and he describes what they were like. Check us out.

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is a winner take all event with 24 teams that starts on July 4th. It will be played in a bubble at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio with the winning team taking home $1,000,000. Monica McNutt and King McClure welcome Tim Scarborough, who will call TBT games on ESPN for a discussion on the safety measures and health protocols that will be in place and studied by the NBA for its own restart in late July.

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John Fanta talks to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo about the pandemic, social protests and being in his wife's doghouse for missing Magic Johnson's birthday party.

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Eric Newman and BJ Armstrong talk to Antonio Davis about guarding everything from bangers, to traditional bigs to stretch 4's.

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On this Quick Hitters version of Catch and Shoot 2.0, longtime Miami media personality Ethan Skolnick explains how "The Heatles" came to be and reflects on LeBron James' greatness on the 10-year anniversary of "The Decision."

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Seth Partnow is a former executive in the Milwaukee Bucks organization who is now an NBA writer for The Athletic. He joins Otto Strong and Aaron Berlin for an examination of some of the issues that will affect the restart of the NBA season at the end of July. Among their topics:

• Is money the reason the season is resuming?
• Are playoff games on a neutral court potentially the "purest" form of basketball?
• Will the analytical trends from the first part of the season hold up when the NBA plays games in the Disney Bubble?

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