52. 2024 NBA Observations & Top of the East Spotlight

We run through the NBA Finals matchup and give our predictions on who will take home the trophy. We also walk through what's at stake for the legacies of some of the stars like Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic.

BBL DRIZZYYYYY!!! Join us as we recap the Kendrick Lamar vs Drake Beef, maybe the craziest thing to happen in hip hop in about 30 years. We go through all of the diss tracks in chronological order, give our reactions/thoughts and ask some bigger questions about what this may mean for their careers and who's going to come out on top. 7Days BBL Drizzy Remix: 0:00 - 1:14 Immediate Reaction to Drake's 'The Heart Part 6': 1:14 - 21:30 Full Chronological Breakdown of the Beef: 21:30 - 1:58:50

We take it series by series now that every matchup has played multiple games and talk through each of our main takeaways from the respective series. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear what music we've been bumping these last couple months.

In this episode, we broke down where every team sits in regard to the last playoff spot in the Western Conference and who may end up in the Play-in Tournament. Then we take some time to talk about the new-look Bucks with Doc Rivers and our sweet Portland Prince, Damian Lillard. We finish off with Jason's recap of Jordan Ward's Portland show.

Andy and Jason discuss all the events of last week's NBA All Star Weekend and wrestle with the idea of whether the All-Star game is getting worse or we're just getting older. Then we review our Spin Cycle team of the week: The Golden State Warriors. They're 8-2 in their last 10 games and have switched up the lineup in a big way.

Andy and Jason discuss the heartbreaking loss the 49ers suffered to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. Then they review some of the most impactful moves made at the NBA trade deadline and decide the top 3 needle movers for the rest of the season. They round out the episode with a Spin Cycle spotlight on the Houston Rockets. All Music produced by @prod7days

We all just wanna be big rockstars... Shoutout Nickleback. In this one we walk through all of our all-star snubs after the full lineups were released this past week. Then we take some time to highlight the #1 team in the western conference: The Oklahoma City Thunder, who are playing amazing basketball right now. After that we take a deep dive into what could happen with roster moves with the NBA trade deadline coming up soon, including a deep dive into what LeBron James future could look like. #SlimeSeason2024

In this episode after a few weeks away, we talk about Doc Rivers getting hired by the Milwaukee Bucks in an odd midseason move. We also talk about the unprecedented individual scoring that we witnessed last week with multiple 60 and 70 point games around the league. Lastly, with the All-star starters revealed, we decided who the most deserving players would be to round out the rest of the teams in each conference.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the state of the Golden State Warriors now that Draymond Green is returning from his suspension. We also highlight some of the top young stars in the NBA, and this week our Spin Cycle segment had us spotlighting the middling Chicago Bulls.

After a holiday break, we are back to talk our Christmas/New Years celebrations and catch up on basketball. We focus on 2 teams this week for our Spin Cycle segment: the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, who are both contenders at the top of the Eastern Conference.