Break Starter Podcast
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -The Break Starter Podcast is your primary source for basketball talk at the NBA level on a weekly basis. The co-hosts Sean Philson and Zach Taylor have over 24 years of basketball knowledge. This podcast will not only fill you in on the events of the week but also supply an exuberant amount of theory crafting and creativity in each episode. Welcome to the rebrand. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
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Episodes
Episode 8: Landon Grammer
April 13, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBLet’s get to know @Landip! A bumpy road is what I’d describe his 2022 as, but no good storylines come without a little hardship! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 165: Zach Does an Underdog Fantasy Playoff Draft?!
April 05, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBLOOKOUT, this is a wild and all over the place episode of Zach drafting his first ever Underdog Fantasy Playoff Bracket! It’s hectic and causing him to scramble at times but the team is something to behold. Using FiveThirtyEight.com NBA Playoff Prediction model he chooses some player stacks from the teams with the highest projected chances to make the Finals; in the hopes of bringing home the JACKPOT! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/mess...
Episode 164: The Value of Draft Picks
March 30, 2023 02:29 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBLet’s talk draft picks! Are some picks worth more than others? Of course. But there are some picks that seem to be producing ‘hits’ (an all-star selection) at a higher rate! Let’s dive into the numbers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 163: Contenders and Upset Alert!
March 24, 2023 18:48 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWho is a contender for the NBA title this season? What team(s) should opposing teams be worried about matching up against? Sean gives his insight into the playoffs and who everyone should watch out for as contenders, pretenders, and cinderella teams. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 162: Redrafting the 2022 NBA Draft
March 15, 2023 13:49 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBDo Sean and Zach stick to the chalk?? There’s a handful of players that fell out of the lottery in the NBA Draft but after 60+ games of NBA experience some changes need to be made! Some teams look like wicked smart while others are hoping this redraft was real! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 161: Post-Deadline Check-up!
March 09, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast the guys give a debrief of how the players that were moved at the NBA Trade Deadline are fitting into their new situations- some good, some not some much. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 160: Burning Philosophical Questions
March 03, 2023 13:25 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBTune in to this week’s episode of the Break Starter Pod where Sean Philson and Zach Taylor have an open forum style conversation about some theoretical and practical questions that have arisen thus far in the NBA season!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 159: We Simulated the Playoffs
February 23, 2023 00:55 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter podcast Sean and Zach simulate every game of the NBA playoffs and talk through the scenarios and situations that would have to happen for this simulation to come to fruition!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 158: WILD Trade Deadline + All-Star Weekend Winners!
February 16, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach start off by going over some of the new information released about All-Star Weekend (Dunk contest substitution + 3-point contest participants). Then they go into a deep dive on each of the 13 meaningful trades that went down surrounding the NBA Trade Deadline!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/su...
Episode 157: Drafting All-Star & Discussing the Kyrie Discount Trade!
February 08, 2023 13:21 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach pick teams, schoolyard style! There’s a twist though- Zach will be drafting based on watchability and enjoyment and Sean will be drafting based on trying to win. It’s up to you to decide which team will win if they faced off! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 156: LEAGUE CHANGING DEADLINE TRADES??
February 02, 2023 01:19 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give their thoughts on over 10 possible trades being tossed around by the best sites in the business! Who will be the biggest name moved at the NBA Trade Deadline?? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 155: Pokémon Evolution Trees?!
January 25, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 23.3 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter podcast Sean and Zach create full progression trees for NBA players based on some famous Pokémon Evolutions! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 154: Drafting The Best Defenders | Should Joel Embiid be on the List???
January 18, 2023 15:34 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Z duel to see who can build the best defensive team of current NBA players! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 153: Mid-Season Award Predictions | Did We Really Pick LeBron For This Award???
January 10, 2023 19:50 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach update their predictions for who they believe will take home the NBA’s most prestigious awards! Also a pretty in-depth back and forth conversation about what the MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Award is/should be awarded!! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 152: What's Up With All the Scoring?
January 06, 2023 19:28 - 34 minutes - 32 MBSean hits up what's leading to the massive scoring totals by teams and individuals lately and why it may not be surprising or near the end. Could we see another 70-point game this year? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 151: Cason Wallace Breakdown
December 28, 2022 03:14 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBJust Zach this week for the Break Starter Podcast. Here’s a little breakdown of my thoughts on Cason Wallace (2023 NBA Draft prospect) after my first round of scouting! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 150: You’re Gonna Be A Star
December 21, 2022 21:48 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give their predictions for the 2023 NBA All-Star game! These may be right, these may be wrong but you know what? You listened either way, maybe we said something that surprised you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 149: They Gotta Have This!
December 15, 2022 13:12 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThey Gotta Have This! Enjoy the episode!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 148: Is He HIM?
December 07, 2022 18:08 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBThis will be fun 😈 Tune it to found out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 147: Only One Word
November 30, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach struggle through completely new game for the podcast! This game will require 1 person to give (1) word to describe a player, the other person must attempt to guess the player! This was the 1st time this has been done some there’s so pauses and ‘thinking’ time so bare with us LOL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/...
Episode 146: Under 24 DRAFT
November 22, 2022 17:10 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach welcome on Jeffrey Marshall to the episode! This draft will include all players under the age of 24, but there’s a twist! Each team is allowed to remove a player from the pool prior to the start of the draft! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 145: Weekly Roundup
November 15, 2022 17:59 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBSo much happened this week in the NBA that Sean and Zach felt there was no need for a side topic to discuss! This episode is grab-bag of everything we found interesting that happened this week in the NBA! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 144: IS IT REAL?
November 08, 2022 18:03 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach decipher some of the early trends of the young 2022-23 NBA season! This a long one so sit back, relax and enjoy the ride! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 143: MAILBAG QUESTIONS
November 03, 2022 13:08 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBShoutout to the Hardwood Knocks community and Podcast. On this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Zach answers some MAILBAG questions! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 142: FIRST WEEK OF NBA ACTION
October 25, 2022 01:01 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach talk about some of the biggest storylines of the first week of NBA basketball - starting the 2022-23 season off right! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 141: Pre-Season Lessons Learned
October 18, 2022 12:45 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach discuss some of the notable storylines surrounding the pre-season! Some may be just smokescreens but there’s a few things we’ve seen that may play a large role in the upcoming NBA season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 140: NBA Renaissance Soon?
October 12, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Zach discusses some trends he has been noticing throughout the league; and tries to create actionable advice from the noise. Is there going to a changing of the guard in the NBA? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 139: Most Watched Teams
October 08, 2022 10:31 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter podcast Sean and Zach give the teams they will be watching the most this season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 138: Prospect Wars
September 27, 2022 19:04 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach have to make some tough decisions! They are given two players who are comparable age/stats/etc. and must decide which player they prefer given different scenarios! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 137: NBA Awards Predictions
September 24, 2022 00:08 - 1 hour - 58 MBTune in to hear who Sean and Zach have winning the most important awards in the NBA for the 2022-23 season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 136: Break Starter’s Breakout Stars
September 16, 2022 15:00 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give their favorite breakout candidates for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA Season. And guess what? We got a new Advertisement! Hope your enjoy this week’s episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 135: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland Cavaliers!!!
September 08, 2022 18:03 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBSean gives his thoughts on the Cavs-Jazz trade involving Donovan Mitchell and a lot of picks. Who’s the winner? What’s next for the teams? Why did the Cavs become a future dynasty? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 134: 2022 Team Tiers | Rebuilding Discussion
August 31, 2022 23:02 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBOn this episode for he Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach rank all 30 NBA teams. Placing each team in one of these 5 tiers: Contender, First Round Favorite, Play-in/Playoff Hopeful, Lottery Bound, Top 5 Pick. As well as an extended final discussion where there is a free flowing conversation about the Thunder and how teams should/could handle rebuilding! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Episode 134: 2022 Team Tier | Rebuilding Discussion
August 31, 2022 23:02 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBOn this episode for he Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach rank all 30 NBA teams. Placing each team in one of these 5 tiers: Contender, First Round Favorite, Play-in/Playoff Hopeful, Lottery Bound, Top 5 Pick. As well as an extended final discussion where there is a free flowing conversation about the Thunder and how teams should/could handle rebuilding! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 133: Dynasty Fantasy Basketball?
August 23, 2022 15:06 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBA very broad discussion about some worries/issues that Sean and Zach believe could come up in Dynasty Fantasy Basketball, as well as a brainstorming session on ways to fix them! If you’re interested in joining a league like this reach out to Sean or Zach! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 132: Sicko 2018 NBA Re-Draft
August 18, 2022 13:26 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach re-draft the 2018 NBA draft class but with a twist! All players from the class are free game BUT we will be drafting the players to the CURRENT rosters! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 131: All-Time Draft: ORLANDO MAGIC
August 11, 2022 14:14 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter podcast your usual duo, Sean and Zach, welcome back a fan-favorite guest! Returning for his third appearance - Nick Todavich brings his vast basketball knowledge as we draft 3 ALL-TIME Teams for the Orlando Magic! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 130: What’s The Least You Would Take??
August 03, 2022 14:19 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach throw some names around. Some big names and some NOT so big names! Discussing what is the least you would take to move off of a player. Some of these names were hard to come up with and answer for, others received glaring responses! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 129: Doldrums of the Off-Season
July 29, 2022 15:46 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBIt’s the off-season and not much is going on, but there’s been some random tournaments, there’s been trade rumors, but most importantly there have been some front office transactions for a very important team. Check in to find out what they are and why they can be so impactful. Be ready for next week because the episode is gonna be a banger. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
Episode 128: Sean is BACK | Summer League Talk
July 20, 2022 18:52 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean is finally back to join Zach on a discussion on the rookies performing in summer league so far! Lots of young talent has shown it's shine. Where does this Rookie Class rank compared to the recent, star-studded, classes we have seen? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 127: Summer League Update
July 13, 2022 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBSummer League Rookie Update!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 126: Don’t Tell Sean
July 06, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBIt’s a secret what Zach talks about in this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 125: 2022 NBA Draft Grades
June 29, 2022 13:47 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach grade each team’s draft haul! we both have 3 teams that we think absolutely killed the draft! Tune in to find out how we think your team did! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 124: We Are Going to the NBA Draft!
June 21, 2022 13:27 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBSorry for the late post this week, the clips were taking a while to load and it was the last thing on our mind! On this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach wrap up the NBA Finals with some discussion of legacy and long-term comparisons. Then they have a broad conversation about anything and everything they are excited about for the DRAFT! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Episode 123: Pt.2 What Does Your Team Need in the 2022 NBA Draft?
June 07, 2022 14:01 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean and Zach go through 5 more teams to discuss 2022 NBA draft prospects that may fit the team’s needs around their picks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 122: What Does Your Team Need in the 2022 NBA Draft?
June 05, 2022 14:41 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast, Sean Philson and Zach Taylor go through all 30 teams and discuss some 2022 NBA Draft prospects that FIT their time AROUND the picks they have!! This was a ton of fun to do; and we’d love to have some of the listeners chime in on this conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 121: NBA Finals Preview | Spicy Trades??
June 02, 2022 14:07 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give a preview of the upcoming 2022 NBA Finals. Are you rooting for the tenured dynasty trying to make a comeback, in the Golden State Warriors? Are you rooting for the young guns that are trying to finally make their own foothold to stand the rest of their careers on, in the Boston Celtics? There are some spicy trade ideas Sean threw around at the end of the episode that stir up some great conversation! --- Send in a voice messag...
Episode 120: Conference Finals Update | Sleeper Draft Prospects
May 24, 2022 16:50 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give a deep dive of the key matchups unfolding in the Eastern Conference Finals and discuss the slaughter-show that is happening out West. Later in the episode, the guys give one prospect each that is projected to go between picks 24 and 34. This range can be very pivotal for many teams, but there is some true talent waiting to be found! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message S...
Episode 119: NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
May 18, 2022 00:48 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBHOLY COW HOLY COW HOLY COW!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakstarterpod/support
Episode 118: Conference Finals Preview
May 17, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBOn this episode of the Break Starter Podcast Sean and Zach give a long winded preview of the East and West Conference Finals matchups. The Mavericks have an incredibly hard test against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the first true test for the Mavericks where they can't just pull the opposing bigman out to the perimeter for an advantage! Out in the East we have the Beantown Boys taking on HEAT Culture, a battle of the roughest and toughest defenses in the NBA. Can Tatum's stellar r...