Three and D Podcast

Sean and Steve reconvene to discuss the state of the NBA playoffs as the conference finals draw near. During this podcast, they go series by series as they analyze not only the basketball being played, but what each series outcome could mean for the participating teams.

Sean and Steve are back with this session on the best and worst individual performances in the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Later, they also discuss the issues that surround the teams that had already been shown their exit tickets by recording time (Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, and Memphis Grizzlies).

Sean O'Neill and Steve Graham are living proof that Vegas knows how to take your money in this edition of the Three and D NBA Podcast. If you'll recall, we (much like many other NBA media outlets) put on our prophet caps during the preseason, attempting to predict the over/unders on win totals for each NBA team. How did these predictions turn out, you ask? With the season fairly complete, we thought it'd be a good time to check on just how well (or, ehh, poorly) the two of us performed.

In what might appear to be a very hot take-mired episode of the Three and D NBA Podcast, Sean and Steve tackle thought-provoking topics such as: the line between journalism and gossip in sports reporting (re: D'Angelo Russell/Nick Young situation), the line between accepted jeering and stomach-turning boasting among sports players (re: Reggie Jackson v. the Thunder), and possible reasons a team like the Chicago Bulls is rumored to be seeking suitors for their 26-year-old star in Jimmy Butler.

Taking a stroll down NBA Draft memory lane, we look at past mock drafts and how they would change the course of history in the present day NBA if those mocks were true. From 2013-15, we look at some of the biggest hits and misses from those draft classes.

Your favorite Irishmen, Sean O'Neill and Steve Graham, discuss and debate their NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year predictions (along with the help of some bourbon and Jack Daniels). They also discuss their All-NBA First Team choices through mid-March.

In an all Lakers/Suns episode, the guys discuss the emergence of Jordan Clarkson and D'Angelo Russell-- they also wonder what Clarkson's next salary might look like. In a Suns-centric conversation, they take a look at their recent wins and try to explain their reasoning.

In this episode, we take a look at the eight teams from each conference which we think will make the playoffs. Included with their respective seedings, we then do a mock playoffs and decide the fates of each team. At the end of the show, we play a game where we put together an all-waiver-wire team, comprised of players who've recently been waived and match them up against the five actual NBA teams with the worst five records and see how they fare.

Let there be trades! Diving right toward the upcoming trade deadline, the guys discuss possible trades, plus analyze the ones that've already happened! They begin with the Tobi Harris/Jennings/Ilyasova trade (2:35), as well as the Courtney Lee deal with Charlotte/Memphis/Miami (12:41) Hornets trade talk continues with speculation about a possible Dwight Howard trade (17:20) followed by a possible Dwight-to-Wiz deal (23:35) and the smaller named players who might get moved (27:20). The guys also discuss what it would take to nab some of Atlanta's assets (28:28), a possible Greg Monroe trade (31:14), Milwaukee's deadline philosophy (35:17), Portland trade scenarios (40:50), a Thaddeus Young trade (49:20), Phoenix/Denver selling potential (56:09), Cavaliers as potential suitors (57:58), Thunder's search for an SG (1:02:10), how Bosh/Gasol injuries affect Memphis/Miami's approach(1:05:19), Ben McLemore's availability (1:16:34), are Golden State and San Antonio considered buyers? (1:20:42), Sixers absence (1:26:43), and breaking news as word of the Channing Frye/Lance Stephenson deal comes through (1:29:30). Finally, the podcast concludes with questions about the future of Chicago and who they'd be open to discussing (1:35:30). Happy deadline, dudes.

Sean's back from Dallas and has brought a crazy week of NBA news back with him. In an episode full of coach firings, the guys discuss the dismissals of Jeff Hornacek (2:38), Derek Fisher (25:18), and possibly George Karl (33:34). The guys also debate whether a Dwight Howard trade is actually plausible and who might want to make a deal with Houston (48:13). Plus, with the Nets ready to hire a new GM, there's discussion of who's on their "short list" and who Sean and Steve agree will eventually be hired (58:44).