Hollinger & Duncan NBA Show - NBA Basketball Podcast
171 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 814 ratingsNBA analytics pioneer and front office insider John Hollinger joins Dunc'd On podcast host Nate Duncan to bring you the smartest weekly NBA podcast available. The Hollinger & Duncan NBA Show brings fans next-level analysis of the league, its teams, and its players. John and Nate take you behind the curtain for an unmatched insider look at every aspect of the NBA. From scouting reports to game breakdowns to salary cap analysis, there’s no better way for true basketball fans to follow the NBA. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network.
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Episodes
Pierce Firing; Sorting Out the Top of the West; Best Players of the Gubble
March 03, 2021 21:33 - 1 hour - 61 MBDespite the Hawks meeting (our) expectations, deserve ain’t got nothing to do with it for Lloyd Pierce. John thinks Utah is the favorite in the West. Nate does not. We discuss that, plus how the top four teams in the West match up with Phoenix now in the 2nd seed. Having pored through film of the G-League Bubble, John gleefully introduces this week’s Michelob Ultra Player of the Week and talks about other potential call-ups. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively...
Four Under-the-Radar Stories; All-Star Reaction; Wolves’ Coach Process
February 24, 2021 21:18 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWest (good) and East (bad) All-Star reaction. The Wolves continue a tumultuous stretch firing their coach. We get into the process of hiring Chris Finch from Toronto. We pick 4 under-the-radar stories, including what the NBA will do for the playoffs, veteran extension candidates, Brooklyn becoming the class of the East, and of course we rule two teams out of the playoffs. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @Joh...
Picking the 2020-21 All-Stars
February 17, 2021 21:37 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJohn and Nate go deep on the All-Stars to pick starters, locks, and the back end of the rosters. We get into some controversy with a few differences of opinion filling out the final spots in the East and the West, plus we each rule a team out of the playoffs. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast pl...
Future Rankings Continued; G League Ignite Impressions
February 10, 2021 23:09 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBJohn shares his thoughts on the first game for the G League Ignite. Then we continue with our future rankings taking a look at which teams we’d most want to be fans of for the next five years. Finally, we wrap up by ruling one team out of the playoffs. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. ...
Future Rankings: The Good
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBA long look at which teams we'd most want to be fans of for the next 5 years. That includes which teams will win the most games, of course, but also which teams have the best chance of winning a championship, have the most exciting player, and overall have the best organizations. Our conclusion: the next 5 years are wide open. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now vi...
Would We Have Done the Harden Trade? What to do with KPJ? What Does a Scouting Database Look Like?
January 20, 2021 21:13 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBJohn and Nate discuss whether they would have done the Harden trade at the price the Nets paid, how the Cavs and other teams should handle the volatile situation with Kevin Porter, Jr., we rule 2 teams out of the playoffs, and finally John discusses how NBA teams apportion their scouting resources. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search...
Can the NBA Continue? Which Surprise Teams Are For Real?
January 13, 2021 22:08 - 1 hour - 63 MBA look at the NBA’s evolving COVID situation, and what should be done as they try to continue the season. Plus which surprise teams are for real, and which will regress. And, some hilariously outdated James Harden trade talk. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad ch...
Is It Time for Teams to Panic?!?!?
January 06, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour - 58 MBJohn and Nate look at the slow starting teams in the league and discuss how worried they and their fans should be, and whether they’ll be able to turn it around. Featured: Toronto, Miami, Boston, Portland, Minnesota, Golden State, Denver and Sacramento. Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On has become Dunc’d On Prime, exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. ...
Standout Trends, Teams, and Rookies; Team Mailbag Questions
December 30, 2020 20:31 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBA look at the first 8 days of the NBA season, focusing on the biggest trends, which teams have deviated from expectations, and the 2020 rookie class. Then a fun mailbag: Should the max contract be reformed, how long will Joe Lacob pay huge money for mediocrity, where do the Mavs go in 2021 free agency, how has Deni Avdija looked so far, and more. Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA....
Huge Mailbag: Best/Worst Extensions, Preseason Questions, and More
December 23, 2020 23:19 - 1 hour - 65 MBJohn and Nate answer your questions. Details on rookie extensions, the best and worst from the team side, the best and worst of the preseason, what the Hawks do about John Collins, where the Mavs go from here, whether Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, or Josh Hart is better (yes we get granular) and a ton more mailbag topics. Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTu...
Preseason Predictions
December 17, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBWho are the main championship contenders heading into the season, and who do we expect to win it all? We also discuss our top candidates to take home some of the major awards for the 2020-21 season, including MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player. Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA. Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite po...
Biggest Preseason Disagreements
December 10, 2020 23:10 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBSharing our thoughts on the Paul George extension and what it means for the future of the Clippers. Then we discuss where we disagree with our expectations for the Warriors, Lakers, Wolves, Pels, Hawks, Pacers and Rockets this season before wrapping up by answering your questions. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! Wi...
Wall for Westbrook; Offseason Disagreements; Contender Tiers
December 03, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBReacting to the Russell Westbrook-for-John Wall swap. What does this mean for the Rockets, and will the Wizards have enough to go grab a playoff spot? Find out which two teams in particular John and Nate disagreed on with our offseason grades. Then we wrap up by answering listener questions and placing the 2020-21 contenders into tiers. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is...
The Giannis Sweepstakes, How Good Are the Hawks? Best/Worst Deals of Free Agency
November 25, 2020 20:39 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBA look at the Atlanta Hawks after they acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic. How is Lloyd Piece going to manage the rotation with all these new pieces? Giannis, a 2021 free agent, determined much of 2020’s free agency. Will he extend in Milwaukee? What to make of the Pels’ offseason after they got Steven Adams but also made a great Jrue Holiday trade? Plus our favorite and least-favorite deals. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Sta...
What Happened with Bogdan; What Do Warriors Do Next; Harden Trade Options; Draft Winners and Losers
November 19, 2020 22:35 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBWhy did the apparent deal for Bogdan Bogdanovic fall apart, and how much did “tampering” have to do with it? With Klay out, what is the Warriors’ next move? Is James Harden to Brooklyn fait accompli? Plus recapping all the draft night moves and our winners and losers. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHolli...
John and Nate Debate the Top-10 of the Draft
November 12, 2020 21:53 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBWe have substantial disagreements at the top of the draft on players like James Wiseman, Onyeka Okongwu, Deni Avdija, and Anthony Edwards. We flesh those out here and of course take questions from listeners on Twitch, plus some discussion of the Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook trade scenarios. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a ...
NBA’s December Restart Proposal; Morey in Philly; 2021 Playoff Picture; Your Questions
October 29, 2020 21:27 - 1 hourJohn and Nate discuss the idea of a December start date for the 2020-21 regular season and its implications for the league at large. Then we react to Daryl Morey joining the Sixers as president of basketball operations and take some questions on potential moves they could make. Plus, we revisit our playoff predictions from last season and pick the teams that are least likely to make it next season with what we know now. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow an...
NBA’s December Restart Proposal; Morey in Philly; 2021 Playoff Picture; Your Questions
October 29, 2020 21:27 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBJohn and Nate discuss the idea of a December start date for the 2020-21 regular season and its implications for the league at large. Then we react to Daryl Morey joining the Sixers as president of basketball operations and take some questions on potential moves they could make. Plus, we revisit our playoff predictions from last season and pick the teams that are least likely to make it next season with what we know now. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follo...
The Most Likely Players to Be Traded; SVG and Bjorkgren Hirings; Your Questions
October 22, 2020 23:58 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBJohn and Nate create their lists of the players most likely to be traded in the next year, and take questions on a bunch of fun fake trades in the chat. But we started with a discussion of what the hirings of Nate Bjorkgren and Stan Van Gundy mean in Indiana and New Orleans. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @John...
Morey Out; Lue to Clippers; MJ vs LeBron; The Best and Worst Cap Sheets
October 15, 2020 21:56 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBThe surprise news of Daryl Morey’s firing, and what this means for the Rockets going forward. Was Ty Lue the right hire in LA? What are the arguments in the MJ vs LeBron debate? Is it now eye of the beholder, or is MJ still clearly on top? We go through the best and worst cap sheets in the NBA going forward, and take a ton of interesting questions in the chat. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’...
The Most Likely Contracts to Get Dumped; Finals MVP, Playoffs MVP; Twitch Chat
October 08, 2020 21:03 - 1 hour - 65 MBA wrap-up of the first 4 games of the Finals, plus whether Goran Dragic could have changed things. The Finals MVP, plus MVP of the playoffs and First Team All-Playoffs (17:49). Then we go through the cap and tax situations for teams that will be looking to move money. Who are the most likely players to be salary dumped (35:00)? Then we hit on some really interesting questions from Twitch, including who the Wolves should and will take at #1, how the Mavs can get Luka some help, what the Bu...
Bonus Episode! Are the Finals Over? Should the Clippers Have Moved on From Doc? More Free Agency Mailbag
October 01, 2020 20:08 - 46 minutes - 37.7 MBTakeaways from Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Were the Lakers born on 3rd base? Every aspect of the Doc Rivers situation. More free agency questions, including the next Duncan Robinson G-League signings, moving Al Horford, Andre Drummond’s future as a Cav, and more. Plus we take some really interesting questions live on Twitch. Catch H&D live on Twitch every Thursday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT. Follow and sub! Twitch.TV/NateDuncanNBA Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-...
2020 Free Agency Mailbag! What Did We Learn From the Playoffs?
September 28, 2020 19:02 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBWhat are the big lessons we learned from the playoffs? And is zone defense here to stay? We discuss how Miami and LA will match up in the Finals. (18’) A long mailbag looking ahead to 2020 free agency, including the options of Gordon Hayward, Jerami Grant, and Mike Conley, what the Hawks and Hornets should do, what Dallas’ path forward is, and more. (31’) Starting September 8, Nate’s podcast Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @Nate...
Playoff Winners and Losers and the Effect on Free Agency; The Clippers Plan
September 21, 2020 19:45 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBA long look at the Clippers’ demise. What are their chances of improving next year, how do they maximize them, and did they already squander their best chance? We pick our big playoff winners and losers, focusing on superstars whose perception has changed and free agents to be. Starting September 8, Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast p...
What do the Vanquished in the West Do Next; Playoffs Best/Worst Week 4
September 14, 2020 17:44 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWhat do the Rockets, Thunder and Jazz do from here? A look at the futures of James Harden, Daryl Morey, Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, Rudy Gobert, and more. We pick the playoffs’ best team so far, look at the best and worst of the coaching matchups, most surprising and most disappointing players, and pick our current playoff MVP Starting September 8, Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Become a member! With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Fe...
Bucks Bad, or Miami Good? Giannis Future, Looking Ahead in all 4 series, Playoffs Best/Worst
September 07, 2020 19:39 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBWe do 30 minutes on every angle of the MIA/MIL series. How much is Bud to blame, or is it the roster? How good is this Miami team they’re getting killed by? And what would we advise Giannis to do in the future if the priority were only winning? With Houston and LA tied at 1-1, which team can better exploit the other’s apparent weaknesses going forward? Who has the advantage as Toronto and Boston prepare for a pivotal Game 5? And does the Nuggets’ Game 2 victory mean they can compete in th...
Playoffs Week 2; What Happens in Exit Interviews
August 31, 2020 19:55 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBA comprehensive look at the second week of the playoffs, including Denver/Utah and the crazy shooting, the Boston/Toronto rockfight, a look ahead to a potential Lakers/Rockets series, and more. Plus the best/worst coaching jobs, most surprising players, All-NBA playoffs edition and playoff MVP, and more. Plus Nate asks John what happens in a front office once a team is eliminated Starting September 8, Dunc’d On is exclusively ad-free four days a week. Get one-time only pricing as a Foundi...
Playoffs Week 1; Should the Warriors Trade the Pick; Philly Postmortem;
August 24, 2020 19:27 - 1 hour - 35 MBA comprehensive look at the first week of the playoffs, including which series changed our opinion the most, whether we’d change our Finals picks, best/worst coaching jobs, most surprising and disappointing players, All-NBA playoffs edition, and which role players withstood the playoff crucible. We also hit on what Golden State should do with the #2 pick and what got Philadelphia into this situation. Plus Nate asks John what playoff time is like in the front office. Also, note starting S...
First Annual Playoff Extravaganza
August 16, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBA different approach in looking ahead to the playoffs. We pick our favorites in some key categories for the first round, and do overall playoff predictions. Included: Most interesting series Least interesting series, non Brooklyn/Orlando division Most interesting individual player matchups Star player with the toughest matchup Star player with the easiest matchup Best coaching matchup Biggest coaching mismatch Most obvious starting lineup change Rotation players most likely to have ...
Who Has Changed Our Opinion in the Bubble?
August 10, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBIt’s only been 6 games in the bubble, but it seems like so much has changed. Which teams and players do we feel differently about based on the last week and a half, and how does that change their projections for the playoffs and beyond? With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Five Minutes on the Challengers in the Bubble
August 04, 2020 22:40 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB5 minutes on the 10 teams challenging to be part of the postseason in the bubble. We hit on some of the biggest surprises to date, handicap the playoff race going forward, and hit the most pressing questions for each squad. Don’t worry, the Nets and Wizards are at the end. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Five Minutes on Each Contender
July 27, 2020 00:17 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBJohn and Nate spend 5 minutes on the 12 teams with a chance to win a playoff series. We discuss questions like the closing lineups, underrated strengths and vulnerabilities, favorable and unfavorable playoff matchups, and more. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Eight on the Delete 8
July 20, 2020 03:16 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBTaking eight minutes per team to talk about the Delete 8 that won't be in Orlando. We free form with the most intriguing questions about these teams heading into the offseason, like how their young players are looking, who they should target in the draft, how much to pay their free agents, and more. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Listeners Ask Us to Pick More of the NBA’s Best
July 06, 2020 00:03 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBListeners submit more fun categories for John and Nate discuss the NBA’s best. Included: The most average player at every position Most likely to coach Best NFL player in the NBA Most unfairly labeled as “good stats, bad team” Most fairly labeled as same Best team at developing talent The best roll and pick-and-pop men Best pick-and-roll duo Best screener Best cutter Best fundamentals With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinge...
Debating the NBA’s Best
June 22, 2020 07:03 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBJohn and Nate discuss the NBA’s best in a ton of fun categories. You ever have those debates with your friends about those nebulous topics like who is the best passer in the NBA? Who is the smartest player? The fastest? The most and least athletic? We’re here for you to debate the answer in these and a bunch of other NBA categories. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad ch...
SPECIAL - Locked On's Black Lives Matter Roundtable - 8 Locked On Hosts discuss life as a black man in America
June 11, 2020 14:08 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBIn an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints) Aaron Freeman (Locked on Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These eight Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clo...
The Return of the NBA
June 08, 2020 00:25 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBJohn and Nate discuss every aspect of the NBA's return to play. How the players will be kept safe, who we expect to make the playoffs, whether this is the best format, what happens to the "Delete Eight," and more. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Best Overseas Veterans for the NBA
June 02, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBA dive into the tape to find the best veteran players overseas who might fit in the NBA. John and Nate found the best players who have already been eligible for the draft but are still under 30 to try to find the ones who could most help an NBA team. They start by giving an insight into their scouting process, what things to look for and look out for in overseas players, then discuss the top fifteen or so players overseas before each picking their top three that might realistically help an N...
Top-5 Free Agents at Every Position
May 24, 2020 23:37 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBProjecting the top-5 free agents at every position, including potential suitors and how much guaranteed money we project each player to get. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John and Nate Debate NBA Awards
May 17, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBEvery once in awhile, even John and Nate disagree. They sent each other their NBA awards picks and saw where they disagreed, then spent over an hour arguing about who is right--respectfully, of course. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Most Overrated Players of All-Time
May 11, 2020 00:28 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBWhich players are way overrated compared to how much they contributed to winning basketball? John and Nate combed through the historical archives to find the players whose contributions don’t quite match their historical reputations, and finally picked their top-3 most overrated players. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Most Underrated Players of All-Time
May 04, 2020 00:11 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBWhich players haven’t gotten their historical due over the years? John and Nate each pick their top-3 most underrated players ever, in comparison to how they are publicly perceived. Included: Some players who should be Hall of Famers, Hall of Famers nobody talks about, and some players who should be talked about in the top-10 ever but are not. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about ...
Better Now, Better Then
April 26, 2020 23:22 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBWhich players from yesteryear would be better in today’s game, and which players in today’s game would be better playing in previous eras? With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Greatest Individual Seasons Ever -- Conclusion
April 19, 2020 23:27 - 54 minutes - 25.5 MBFinishing up the greatest individual seasons ever. John and Nate go back and forth nominating the best seasons ever, regular season and playoffs (limit 2 per player). In part 2, we discuss Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain and the evolving conceptions of their careers, discuss potential nominations from a few other Hall of Famers, and each pick our top-3 seasons ever. With @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast...
The Greatest Individual Seasons Ever
April 13, 2020 00:52 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBA look at the greatest individual seasons ever. John and Nate go back and forth nominating the best seasons ever, regular season and playoffs (limit 2 per player). In part 1, we discuss some of the most underappreciated seasons of all-time, including the best from Oscar Robertson, KG, Dwyane Wade and Dr. J, plus we pick the best seasons for LeBron, Jordan, Magic, Hakeem, Shaq, Bird, and Kareem. In part 2, to be recorded next week, we’ll discuss Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain and each p...
Who is A Future Hall-of-Famer?
April 06, 2020 01:05 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBWhich active players will and should make the Hall of Fame? John and Nate break it down, from current locks, to borderline veteran players, to young stars on a Hall of Fame trajectory. With hosts @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hindsight is 2019
March 29, 2020 23:23 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBJohn and Nate look back at their favorite and least-favorite moves of the 2019 offseason. How do the big moves like the AD, PG, and Westbrook trades look in hindsight? Plus we spotlight some under-the-radar great and not-so-great moves that stuck out to us. Finally, we look back at which moves our opinions have changed the most on. With hosts @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinger" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your a...
The Worst Teams of the Decade Tournament
March 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBWe decided to do some research, settling on a tournament to determine the worst team of the decade. The result, an 8-team tournament, LOSER advances. Which weaknesses will opposing teams prove utterly unable to exploit? Which struggling players will be benched by their bad coaches for even worse players? We dive deep into these matchups to bring you the faceoffs you didn’t know you needed. With hosts @JohnHollinger and @NateDuncanNBA Subscribe now via iTunes, RSS Feed, or search "Hollinge...
How Can the NBA Resume Play; John’s Favorite Basketball Memories
March 16, 2020 04:59 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBJohn and Nate look at what would have to happen for the NBA to resume play, and what that might look like when it does? What playoff format makes the most sense? Should all 30 teams be involved, and should there be any type of regular season? What do to about the draft, free agency, and the start of next season depending on when the NBA resumes play? Then Nate asks John about his favorite basketball memories, including his favorite game, favorite player to watch, most awesome play he's ever...
What Keeps Contenders Up at Night, Brooklyn Pivots, How Execs Deal With Media
March 09, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBWe look at Brooklyn’s move with Kenny Atkinson, and why “deserve ain’t got nothin’ to do with it.” The media reporting around the move provides a good lens for Nate to ask John how executives deal with the media, particularly what they perceive as unfair reporting. Then a new feature born of Nate’s tossing and turning, what keeps contenders up at night. A look at the biggest issues the Clippers, Lakers, and Bucks face, plus a debate on whether the Thunder are a threat in the playoffs. Fina...