Danny and Nate had so much to say about the West offseasons we had to make it a 2-part episode. In part 1, Dallas thru the LA Lakers in alphabetical order.  How did we grade the West’s big moves, including D’Angelo Russell to the Warriors, Russell...

Western Conference Offseason Grades Part 1

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A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.

Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the Lakers should actually consider losing the 7 vs 8 game to avoid the Nuggets.

The 2024 Postseason is Set

It’s time to take stock of how we did on our preseason over/under picks and analyze what went right and what went wrong for our preseason predictions, and also see who will be crowned the over/under king this season.

Nate vs. Danny On Over/Unders 2023-24

It’s time for Dunc’d On’s final picks for the league’s major awards. Find out who we picked for all of the major awards, including MVP, All-NBA,, ROY, COY, and 6MOY.  

Plus, our picks for sophomore of the year, Executive of the Year, and Not Executive of the Year.

End of Season NBA Awards 2023-24

It’s time for the most thorough evaluation of NBA defense you are going to find. We pick our official positionless All-Defensive Teams, sure, but we really have some fun picking the best defenders at each position 1-5.

Then it’s time for Worst-Team All-Defense, as we select the weakest defenders at each position and the No-Defense Player of the Year.

Plus, Nate has his picks for the defenders who most improved and declined this year, and a few categories including:

Best post defender
Best getting over screens
Best rim protector
Best iso defenders
Most disruptive
Does the most with the least
Does the least with the most
Better than you think
Worse than you think

The Defense Episode 2023-24

BOS: Is the Porzingis postup a panacea for their late game ills?
ATL: What do we make of the sans Trae stretch by Dejounte Murray?
BRK: Is Lonnie Walker a solid third scoring guard going forward?
DET & WAS played a huge double tank game.
IND: Should you put your center on Siakam or Turner?
CHA: The final word on Miles Bridges this season

Western Conference Offseason Grades Part 1

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