What's in a Game?

By Will and GraceSports Basketball

What's in a Game? episodes

September 26, 2024 WNBA Playoff reaction with Steve Jones: Marina Mabrey LIGHTS UP Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever
Steve Jones of The Dunker Spot Podcast joins the show to discuss Round 1 of the 2024 WNBA playoffs. We cover both games of the Storm-Aces series, and Game 1s of the Fever-Sun and Mercury-Lynx series.

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00:00 Steve Jones Jr. joins the show
01:46Steve's background
05:20 Starting The Dunker Spot Podcast
11:03 Learning the WNBA style of play
12:39 WNBA Playoff Deep Dive - Fever vs Sun
16:27 Underdogs in the WNBA vs NBA
21:08 Caitlin Clark's shot
25:44 Kelsey Mitchell
27:25 Connecticut Sun - Alyssa Thomas
34:24 Marina Mabrey
37:58 Storm vs Aces
40:57 Aces on defense
45:14 Chelsea Gray
47:10 Kelsey Plum
53:23 Liberty vs Dream
55:11 Sabrina Ionescu
58:47 Leonie Fiebich - WNBA overall talent
01:03:18 What to look for in Liberty vs Aces
01:05:25 Lynx vs Mercury
01:10:47 Shot Clock Violation - X Factors
1 hr 15 min
September 18, 2024 Are the New York Liberty ready for the playoffs? Liberty vs Lynx recap with Lucas Kaplan
Lucas Kaplan, a beat writer for the Nets and the New York Liberty, joins us today to talk hoops!
We discuss the Liberty as the #1 team in the WNBA and what their recent matchup with the the Minnesota Lynx, and discussing a potential finals matchup between the top seeds in the WNBA.
Finally we drafted NBA comps for the best players on the Liberty and Lynx.
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00:00 Lucas Kaplan joins the show
02:21 Okoro Extension
09:12 Lucas on covering the Nets & Liberty
16:26 Covering the WNBA vs the NBA
21:31 Liberty - Jonquel Jones
28:38 PNR partners for Sabrina
34:34 Sabrina Ionescu
44:09 Courtney Vandersloot
47:37 Sloot on defense
49:29 Breanna Stewart's unprecedented motor
55:56 Liberty's 3&D Wings
01:01:10 Why the Liberty may not win it all?
01:04:10 Matching up with the Minnesota Lynx
01:16:05 Courtney Williams
01:19:45 Minnesota's Ball Movement
01:23:52 Lynx's rebounding issues
01:27:35 Lynx vs Liberty in the playoffs
01:31:26 Jonquel Jones is Jokic-like
01:33:08 WNBA / NBA Comparison Draft
01:34:14 Vandersloot
01:35:27 Sabrina
01:37:32 Stewie
01:39:38 Betnija
01:42:21 Napheesa
01:44:23 Courtney Williams
01:47:12 Follow Lucas Kaplan
1 hr 51 min
September 13, 2024 Risky Business: Jamal Murray signs MAX extension, Nuggets Rewind vs. Celtics, "Would you rather?"
Today is a Jamalapalooza! We discuss Jamal Murray's max contract extension, his injury history and how it compares to other guards making similar money.
Will and Grace also take a trip down memory lane in our inaugural "Nuggets Rewind" segment. We watch some film on Jamal's 35-point performance at TD Garden that helped the Nuggets put and end to the 20-game home win-streak of the 'juggernaut' Boston Celtics.

Finally, we play a game of "Would you rather?" with other All-Star caliber guards
00:00 Intro
01:58 NBA review rule change
09:34 Will and Grace disagree
14:14 Jamal officially extended
20:47 Is Jamal injury prone? Or is it excusable?
30:53 A risky, but foregone conclusion
37:42 Nuggets Rewind - Jamal vs Boston
42:44 Denver vs Boston game context
51:22 Jamal Film Room
54:56 Tough shots on good defenders
01:01:35 Pace and Movement on Offense
01:05:43 Amazing 4th Q Shot Making
01:10:47 PWat shout out
01:12:32 Would you Rather? Jamal vs NBA stars
01:14:46 Jrue Holiday
01:17:21 Fox and Maxey
01:19:09 Kyrie
01:20:28 Dame, Paolo, Jimmy, Zion
01:22:44 Tyrese and Ja
01:24:30 Jalen Brunson
01:26:05 Booker, Tatum, LeBron, Ant
01:27:02 Mitchell and Steph
01:28:10 Shai and Luka
1 hr 33 min
September 10, 2024 Ranking the Worst Teams in the NBA with NBA Chicken
00:00 Intro
00:46 Hawks
08:55 Bulls
14:12 Warriors
24:50 Raptors
28:37 Spurs
33:54 Blazers
38:48 Hornets
45:14 Nets
47:48 Pistons
54:16 Jazz
01:02:33 Wizards
01:09:40 Should Thunder be a title fav?
01:14:55 Are Will and Grace too low on the Suns?
01:16:33 What to make of the Kings and Pelicans?
01:18:07 How the Lakers and Hornets can be in the same tier?
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1 hr 24 min
September 05, 2024 Ranking every NBA Team, Part 1: Contenders and Pretenders
With the offseason complete, Will and Grace rank every NBA team into tiers. S -Title Favs. A - Conference Finals or Bust. B - Upset Potential. C - First Round Exits
In part 2 they'll finish up their D Tier - Purgatory and F for Flagg teams. Tune in for part 2 on Saturday 9/7!
00:00 Intro
02:12 News of the week - GG Jackson injury
03:08 Zubac extension
06:51 TJ McConnell extension
12:47 Still waiting on Jamal...
17:26 Looking forward to pre season?
20:11 NBA Tier List
22:35 Celtics
27:25 Sixers
32:14 Thunder
42:59 Nuggets
52:42 Wolves
58:46 Knicks
01:02:45 Bucks
01:12:28 Mavs
01:19:15 Grizzlies
01:23:19 Cavs
01:26:24 Pacers
01:33:33 Heat
01:35:37 Clippers
01:39:58 Lakers
01:43:51 Rockets
01:45:13 Explaining the "purgatroy tier"
01:45:57 Suns
01:48:45 Why Will doesn't like Tyus Jones
01:51:21 Magic
01:55:37 Kings
02:00:29 Pelicans
02:06:11 Wrap Up
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2 hr 8 min
August 27, 2024 Wasting Jokić's prime? Grading the Nuggets' offseason, NBA offseason tier list
Asher Levy joins the show to help wrap up the Nuggets' offseason. After letting the dust settle, how might we look back on the moves they made and didn't make?
Then they grade each projected playoff team's offseason throughout the entire NBA!
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https://www.youtube.com/@asherlevynba00:00 Intro
00:47 Asher Levy joins the show
01:38 Jokic, Dragic's retirement exhibition, All Star game
05:25 Young players in Denver, where's Pickett?
08:05 Josh Kroenke comments on the Nuggets / KCP
13:23 Asher's basketball writing background
18:22 Nuggets championship roster vs the 24' season roster
24:06 Nuggets offseason
26:16 How GMs should handle Jokic's Prime
33:13 Kroenke on losing KCP / CB filling in
41:54 Dario Saric and Zeke in the front court
45:49 Russell Westbrook
49:29 Should Jamal get a max extension?
55:34 Youth Movement Nuggets vs the Spurs Dynasty
01:04:26 Julian Strawther
01:07:45 Christian Braun
01:13:12 Peyton Watson
01:16:54 What Trey Alexander minutes might mean?
01:18:40 Offseason Tier List - Thunder
01:21:16 Warriors
01:24:42 Mavs
01:29:35 Bucks
01:31:12 Clippers
01:34:13 Sixers
01:39:11 Cavs
01:40:17 Suns
01:44:12 Lakers
01:46:37 Knicks
01:49:32 Grizzlies
01:51:49 Nuggets
01:55:15 Wolves
01:55:48 Magic
01:59:14 Kings
02:01:23 Celtics
02:02:18 Spurs
02:03:51 Pelicans
02:05:36 Rockets
02:07:09 Heat
02:09:40 Pacers
02:12:32 Final Tier List
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2 hr 15 min
August 20, 2024 Are the Denver Nuggets contenders? Schedule takeaways and picking the best NBA rivalries
Grace convinces Will to care more about the Nuggets' schedule. Then they discuss the Jamal Murray extension and what he means for the Nuggets' contending window.
They'll cover the NBA's Rivals Week and pick some rivalries they wished the NBA featured instead
00:00 Intro / Matt Moore out w illness
02:08 Thank you for 500+ Subs
03:33 Team Serbia's Defense - Closing Thoughts
11:57 Nuggets' Opener vs OKC
19:22 Christmas Game vs the Suns
23:17 NBA Scheduling Marquee Games
26:06 Densest Part of the Schedule
32:04 Effect of Miles Traveled?
38:23 How expansion might affect travel
42:14 3 Big Home Stretches
46:33 Good and Bad Stretches of the Schedule
50:38 Nuggets' Baseball series
52:51 When to show your hand in the regular season
59:12 Division Rivals
01:01:50 Could Jamal's extension jeopardize Denver's contender status?
01:10:20- National Media Selling Nuggets stock
01:14:41 Nuggets are back to underdog status
01:22:48 Who are the biggest Nuggets Rivals?
01:27:25 Picking our 5 favorite NBA rivalries
01:28:41 Rivalry number 5
01:31:00 Rivalry 4
01:33:23 Rivalry 3
01:34:47 Rivalry 2
01:40:05 Rivalry 1
1 hr 46 min
August 11, 2024 6Man joins for the Olympic Wrap Up, Serbia wins Bronze, and KD battles the fans once again
6Man joins to discuss the Olympic Podium as well as dive into all the KD drama.
00:00 6MAN Joins the Show
01:21 Jarrett Allen
03:58 Lauri Markkanen
06:48 Christmas Day Match Ups
09:39 How 6MAN got into basketball
16:38 Serbia's growth / 24 pt comeback vs Australia
22:20 Breaking down Serbia v USA - Double Big look
28:31 Steph carrying / Shot Variance
32:12 Debating Jokic's 3 Pt Shot
39:20 Franz Wagner and Germany's dissapointing Olympics
42:56 Does Jamal deserve a pass?
53:07 Team France Takeaways - Yabusele
57:01 What does Wemby need to add to his game?
01:03:25 USA wins Gold - End of Rotation Drama?
01:09:48 KD quote tweets Swipa, Will, and 6Man
01:12:44 Is KD bothered by Jokic or something more?
01:17:36 Nuances around race and respect in basketball culture
01:21:22 Friendly banter or actual resentment?
01:24:37 Why Will "insulted" KD
01:27:21 Real or Fake? Josh Giddey
01:30:47 Dyson Daniels
01:34:15 Can Jamal play situationally off ball?
01:37:48 Will we see Guershon Yabusele in the NBA?
01:40:47 Subscribe to 6Man
1 hr 43 min
August 05, 2024 Can Jokić and Jamal medal at the Olympics? And which team has the most to lose?
Will and Grace react to the last Serbia and Canada group stage games before making predictions about whether either Nuggets star can actually medal in the tournament.
Then they react to Draymond Green's comments about Team USA's rotations and whether Steve Kerr has truly made some mistakes.
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00:00 Intro and Favorite Olympic Sports
06:55 Novak Djokovic / Rooting for Serbia
10:49 Canada vs Spain
16:46 Is Murray improving or getting worse?
27:44 Serbia vs South Sudan
30:08 Nikola Jokic on offense and defense vs Sudan
45:49 Can Australia upset Serbia?
49:35 Is Canada vs France the closest match up?
54:43 Andrew Nembhard impresses
56:22 Which team has the most to lose this Olympics?
01:02:18 Medal Predictions
01:07:48 Draymond criticizes Steve Kerr's rotations
1 hr 25 min
August 01, 2024 Nuggets worst offseason?, Team USA vs. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray struggles
00:00 Intro and Quick News Items
01:42 How Tyus Jones affects the Suns
11:35 Did the Nuggets have the worst offseason in the NBA?
17:29 Is giving up KCP worth a guaranteed healthy Jamal, Jokic, AG, MPJ?
19:59 Group Play Standings
22:42 Greece and Giannis
24:55 Jokic vs the USA and Puerto Rico
35:49 Concern for Jamal?
54:41 Jamal's Conditioning
58:04 LeBron - Haught or Not?
01:02:13 KD - Haught or Not?
01:03:45 Embiid - Haught or Not?
01:05:30 Giddey - Haught or Not?
01:12:13 Wemby - Haught or Not?
01:17:32 KD doesn't want FIBA rules
01:18:38 Defensive 3 Seconds Rule
01:20:33 Random vs Organized Basketball - Jamal Murray's Comments vs the Wolves
01:31:49 Follow on Instragram and Tik Tok
1 hr 33 min