S7 Ep. 50 "Butter or Parkay? Western Conference Preview"

The Thunder did not respect the Cup, and neither did James Dolan. On this holiday episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and Dave talk about the NBA Cup, Adam Silver warning the league about tanking, the officiating crisis, Ja Morant and Zach Edey never playing together, Kon Knueppel, and a whole lot more.Watch this Thinking Basketball video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWDEbashTkSupport the show at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

The Thunder are off to a historic start and have cruised to the NBA Cup semifinals along with the Magic, Spurs, and Knicks. On this episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and Dave discuss those teams and their quarterfinals games, and also discuss Jalen Johnson, Derik Queen, Ja Morant, Anthony Davis, and a whole lot more.Join the listener slack at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

LeBron James finally had his record-setting double-digit scoring streak snapped, meanwhile the Clippers have dismissed franchise legend Chris Paul. On the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and David discuss LeBron, CP3, and aging, and also the Giannis Antetokounmpo situation and other lesser stars who are available.Plus: Danny Wolf is released!Use promo code EDEY to recieve 32% off an annual membership at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

The Pistons and Raptors are running roughshod over the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Wizards just picked up their first ever NBA Cup victory! Should they try and trade CJ McCollum now? On this episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and David discuss the Raptors (and their angry fan feedback), plus talk about the competitive 1st team All-Rookie race, the inability of many teams to garner trade interest, and debilitating back pain.Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

The Raptors have won five in a row and nine of ten, but it hasn't exactly been against the toughest competition. Which other strong starts this season are due to racking up wins against the lowly Eastern Conference. And are any Eastern Conference teams actually good (besides the Pistons, of course)?On this episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and Dave discuss those teams beating up on the East, and also talk about Jalen Duren's breakout, the top of the Western Conference, and which food they'd bring back with a Star Trek replicator.Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

Cade Cunningham pulled off a shooting feat that hasn't occurred since the 1940s and Keith and Dave couldn't be more excited to talk about it.In addition to Cade's notable night, this episode discusses the new All-Star format, Jokic setting new standards, the struggles of Ja Morant, the teams trending in the right direction, and more.Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

Some of the hot starts of the NBA season have cooled down, but a few early trends looks like they may last. On this new episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith Parish and Dave DuFour discuss some of these trends and the latest NBA news, including the strong play of Josh Giddey and the Bulls, Russell Westbrookand the arrest of Tony Allen.Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

Keith Parish and Dave DuFour discuss the government's case against Scary Terry Rozier and Mr. Big Shot, and the first week of the NBA regular season.Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

To preview the NBA season, Keith, Dave, and special return guest Jon Burr go through all 30 teams and predict win totals and make their over/under picks.Consensus has the Thunder, Nuggets, Cavaliers, Knicks as the best teams, but just how many games exactly do we think they win? How low can we go with the Jazz, Wizards and Nets? How do you make heads of tails of the Celtics, 76ers, and Pacers this season? Precisely how many teams can finish with exactly 37 wins?This season premiere of Fastbreak Breakfast dives into it all, plus Keith some negative reviews for a bagel shop and a fantasy sports provider (FANTRAX).Join the listener slack and get a bonus episode at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast

Most analysts and fans agree on which are the very best and very worst teams heading into the 2025-26 season. In between lies a lot of teams that are very closely bunched together, where a few breaks will decide which ones cruise into the playoffs and which ones will be fighting to make the play-in.On this episode of Fastbreak Breakfast, Keith and Dave draft which teams they think are the MOST LIKELY to end up in the middle and make the play-in tournament, plus they give some reactions (and awards) for their preseason observations.Last call to play fantasy basketball with Keith and other listeners this season! Sign-ups are open at Patreon.com/FastbreakBreakfastGet 20% off a Stathead annual subscription with code FBBFTry Underdog Fantasy and use code FBBF to get a free pick, plus a deposit match up to $1000: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-fastbreak-breakfast.Use promo code FASTBREABREAK at SeatGeek for $20 off your first ticket purchaseCheck out the merchandise at teepublic.com/stores/fastbreak-breakfast