Rip City Bad Boys
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsYour hosts Kielen and Tristan are huge fans. Kielen (a Michigan native) is a lifelong Pistons fan (Bad Boys) and Tristan is a diehard Blazers fan (Rip City). So why not bring those two together in one awesome podcast?
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Episodes
Episode 151: Rusty AF
December 01, 2019 21:59 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBYeah...so...about that absence... We finally come back to talk about the NBA season! Kielen manages to "technical difficulty" his way through the 1st 15 mins. Then we give you updates on our personal lives and FINALLY manage to work in some hoops talk! Podcast pros!
Episode 150: Summer Half-Ass Extravaganza!
July 16, 2019 01:27 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWe finally showed up! Tristan & Kielen tackle this crazy NBA off-season. Then we realize why we don't do shows during the off-season. Then we stop and get back to summer.
Episode 149: Broomsday Pt. 2
May 30, 2019 21:12 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBIt’s TWO clean sweeps! 2018-19 Season Wrap-up - Part 2
Episode 149: Broomsday Pt. 1
May 30, 2019 21:11 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBIt’s TWO clean sweeps! 2018-19 Season Wrap-up - Part 1
Episode 148: GAMEDAY! (03/23/19)
March 25, 2019 16:19 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBPISTONS @ BLAZERS GAMEDAY (03/23/19)
Episode 147: Peter Pan Ref
March 12, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBBoth teams looking good - The Year of Absolution: All Must Suffer - Robo-Ref - Jimmy Butler was right - Playoff Officiating is Coming - Keeping Perspective - Great PGs can't coach - Sacramento Poop Sandwiches - Blazers Playoff Chances - Subjective Fouls (See excerpt) - East/West Matchup of the Week Foul Rule: https://official.nba.com/rule-no-12-fouls-and-penalties/#foultypes Excerpt: "...a. A player shall not...charge into...an opponent by extending a hand, arm, leg or knee or by bending ...
Episode 146: Vince, don't listen to this one
February 27, 2019 19:29 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBDon't give up? - The Ice Man cometh - Dre silences his haters, but they're still talking - Salty Pacers Fans - Lebron stans quiet AF - Trouble in Lakerland - Guarded optimism - Playoff postulations - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 145: I'm the positive one???
February 12, 2019 20:41 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHealthy again! - Pistons make decisive moves - Player expectations - Lakers try to give away their roster - Still listening to Lavar Ball - How to teams gel after the trade deadline - 1st Playoff Push Pass - East/West Matchup of the Week - A dick in the chat
Episode 144: Why the Lakers?
February 06, 2019 03:39 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThe infirmary/House Woes - Pistons talent disparity - "Rebuild on the Fly" is a myth - The guy with the clipboard - Trade deadline approaching - Why the Lakers? - The Ewing Curse - Blazers make a trade - No one wants Melo - New Orleans Power Struggle - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 143: Can Popcorn Jerry from Sec. 225 Ball?
January 21, 2019 18:36 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB3:55 - You need actual NBA players 13:10 - Things change...We're old and can't handle it 17:21 - Refs: Improve or GTFO 29:24 - Boogie returns / Who's more valuable to GS? 38:05 - RCBB fix the draft 1:02:40 - Only use APPROVED stats 1:08:40 - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 142: Slide That Under the Weed Tree
December 16, 2018 22:18 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB4:25 - We're here, but not 11:30 - GM's must be better 19:40 - What's a "proven coach?" 30:57 - Jailblazers or Inhaleblazers? 42:20 - Move a team or expand? 48:00 - Is there a seedy NBA underbelly? 55:12 - Worst trade execution ever 1:02:00 - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 141: Eddie Murphy Type
December 10, 2018 16:44 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB6:50 - The most boring trade ever 10:30 - The NBA's Eddie Murphy Type 35:45 - .500 ball 44:35 - ESPN to get mashed? 52:20 - Blazers + Western Conference competitiveness 1:01:13 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 140: Boban Dancing Meme
December 02, 2018 23:30 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB2:50 - Golden State Shit Show 11:00 - Rip City Bad Boys LOVE Hakeem Olajuwon 22:45 - Is Carmelo Wayman Tisdale? 36:25 - F**k Loyalty 45:30 - Cellar dwellers 52:10 - Praise for Casey 1:01:28 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 139: Listen here, Bitch!
November 19, 2018 17:55 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB4:25 - Warriors going to war? 23:20 - Blazers are kicking ass 26:30 - What show did you think you were listening to? 33:10 - Stop with the stats 47:35 - Kawhi is pretty good 1:00:30 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 138: More Grey
November 13, 2018 18:43 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB3:14 - Portland Podcast Festival 9:00 - Mediocre is the worst 16:05 - Lonzo/Lakers still not hot 20:20 - Carmelo never helps 22:30 - Let go, Sonics fans 26:30 - 50 makes you a god 29:00 - F the Hate Train 43:05 - Butler shakes up the East 50:30 - More grey 1:00:30 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 137: Defense is Dead
November 07, 2018 21:55 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB1:59 - Detroit has crashed back to Earth 5:54 - Dre can't win 29:30 - Who's going to drop off? 35:50 - The Knicks are hopeless 42:00 - Defense is dead 53:30 - All Kielen wants is… 55:06 - Playing it safe 58:17 - Butler still owning the Wolves 1:02:25 - Cleveland sucks 1:06:35 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 136: The Season Begins!
October 23, 2018 00:02 - 59 minutes - 41.4 MB1:15 - Kielen hates technology 5:30 - The season is here! 10:00 - Kielen was WRONG 17:30 - 1st Look at Dwayne Casey 23:25 - Top 4 Pistons: Sold - The rest: Trash 29:20 - Portland's defensive struggle in the win 31:15 - 2-guard tools 43:00 - To spit or not to spit (Rondo/Paul fight) 52.21 - Jimmy Butler...resting? 56:13 - East West Matchup of the Week
Episode 135: Back for the 2018-2019 NBA Season
October 01, 2018 02:13 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBWe're back! - Offseason Moves - Color Us Unimpressed - Meyers Leonard: The Height of White Privilege - Players Love Portland - Opening Day Massacre
Episode 134: Backdraft! Pt. 2
June 25, 2018 04:20 - 1 hour - 55 MB2 idiots. 2 hours. 2 parts. We back!!! …and we pretty much hit everything EXCEPT the draft…
Episode 134: Backdraft! Pt. 1
June 25, 2018 04:19 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB2 idiots. 2 hours. 2 parts. We back!!! …and we pretty much hit everything EXCEPT the draft…
Episode 133: It Is What It Is
March 24, 2018 21:56 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBWeather Talk - Blazers + NBA Playoff Picture - It Is What It Is - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 132: Pistons @ Blazers Day!!!
March 17, 2018 21:37 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBThe Pistons come to Portland and we will be in the house! - Playoff Race - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 131: I TOLD YOU SO
March 05, 2018 18:20 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBI TOLD YOU SO - Officiating Bias - Van Gundy's Logic - Blazers 3rd best? - Basketball gods laughing - San Antonio's True Life Story - Can the Blazers steal Kawhi? - Letting fans celebrate...kind of - Rip City Bad Boys: The Minutiae-cast - Who comes out of the East? - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 130: True Salt
February 12, 2018 22:44 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBFandom on life support - Blazers/Pistons recap - Plateau vs trending up - The PB & J of basketball - Not arguing for Dre anymore - True salt - Count your blessings or accept nothing short of absolute victory? - Blazers? - Who can take the East? - East/West Matchup of the Week *For clarity: The Cavaliers received 3 #1 picks in 4 seasons (2011, 2013, & 2014) while picking #4 in 2012.
Episode 129: Man...F**k them kids
January 31, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBTHE RANT - Tweak the conferences? - Is ANY change good? - The Bandwagon - Short term success vs Long term planning - The tiniest amount of Blazers talk - New team voting - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 128: Rip City Bad Boys - The Pulse of the NBA
January 22, 2018 22:26 - 1 hour - 53 MBBaby Prep - Project fail - Death Spiral to Mediocrity - 1st round draft picks are GOLD - ESPN: All the King's Men - Van Gundy has failed - Is Nurkic producing enough - When to start over - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 127: Rip City Bad Boys Speech Services
January 18, 2018 01:11 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBKielen overshares about his basement - Trying to adult - Unrealistic disappointment - SVG finding his next Jameer Nelson - Portland does development right - Alvin Gentry: Still Employed - We do speech - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 126: Out Of The Woods
December 20, 2017 17:17 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBNote: Shorter episode because Kielen botched recording and entire segment and will be fined. Detroit and Portland come out of the woods and finally win a game! - The Stupid Train - We still don't believe Houston - We still hate Alvin Gentry - Amino Acid/Speed Racer - Paul Mokeski: Gym Teacher - East/West Matchup of the Week New for this season…subscribe to the live stream via YouTube! —> http://bit.ly/RCBB-YT
Episode 125: It's His Fault
December 12, 2017 06:01 - 21 minutes - 30 MBLive performance @ Portland Podcast Festival (12/02/2017) New for this season…subscribe to the live stream via YouTube! —> http://bit.ly/RCBB-YT
Episode 124: Mr. Yuk
November 18, 2017 22:05 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBTech issues - PDX Podcast Festival Giveaways - Maligning positive people - We are not cheerleaders - Houston shall not pass - Are positions gone? - Pistons/Blazers update - The Meyers Leonard Fleecing - Too early to bank on success - East/West Matchup of the Week New for this season…subscribe to the live stream via YouTube! —> http://bit.ly/RCBB-YT
Episode 123: Portland Podcast Festival
November 05, 2017 20:05 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBGreat Pistons start - We still hate Alvin Gentry - Early season results - Who needed who? - Go after Okafor? - The Hate Train - SVG's good moves? - Ball Watch? - Can the Blazers keep it up? - KCP or Avery Bradley? - Broken trades: Truth or Rumor? - Dirk in slo-mo - Bad with no hope - Announcement: Portland Podcast Festival - Don't Twitter War - Pat Connaughton: Baller - We don't care about Chandler Parsons - Passion Hate - Young Teams - East/West Matchup of the Week New for this season…subs...
Episode 122: Not Lazy
October 25, 2017 03:19 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBT ties the knot! - No games before the show - Pistons gonna Piston - Still fixing the All-Star Game - Remaining Eastern Conference All-Stars - Earl Watson OUT - PHX is awful - Still no love for Alvin Gentry - They're not "lazy" - Coaches can improve - East/West Matchup of the Week New for this season…subscribe to the live stream via YouTube! —> http://bit.ly/RCBB-YT
Episode 121: We're Back!!!
October 15, 2017 18:31 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWe're back for 2017-18! - Big 3 - RCBB changes for this season - Laker Free Zone? - Power Shift - The value of draft picks - Still Warriors & Cavs? - Laimbeer's Lament - We still hate Alvin Gentry - Van Gundy's defense - Blazers start strong New for this season…subscribe to the live stream via YouTube! —> http://bit.ly/RCBB-YT
Episode 120: RCBB Summer Extravaganza Pt. 1
July 10, 2017 18:15 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBWe're back!!! We are joined by Greg Nibler of Funemployment Radio (http://funemploymentradio.com) to kick off our annual Summer Extravaganza!
Episode 120: RCBB Summer Extravaganza Pt. 2
July 10, 2017 18:14 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBWe're back!!! Tristan Mayer returns to round out our annual Summer Extravaganza!
Episode 119: Big 100 on Paper
April 10, 2017 21:35 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWe're back! - Reversal of Fortunes - The Pistons are broken - So is Nurkić - Who's lazy? - System vs Personnel - Big 100 on Paper - Westbrook does it - Western Conference Playoff picture - Fire Alvin Gentry, please - Phil Jackson: Magician - Scottie Pippen? - OUR 50 Greatest Players of all-time - Lebron still needs more titles - We'll be back…eventually
Episode 118: We're...back?...
February 19, 2017 20:51 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBHalf-assing - Poker night - We don't care - Pistons/Blazers + Depression - BIG3 League
Episode 117: Roy Hibbert = Trash
December 05, 2016 18:44 - 1 hour - 59 MBNeighbors - Roy Hibbert sucks - Fixing All-Star Weekend AGAIN - Blazer personnel needs - Reggie Returns - Baynes is still trash - Possible Trades - Why is Alvin Gentry still coaching? - East/West Matchup of the Week
Episode 116: The Depths of Hell
November 19, 2016 22:23 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBWe’re disappointed - It’s all Patrick Ewing’s fault - Blazer needs - Pistons frustrations - What’s JaVale McGee’s problem? - Buck’s Dynasty - Fantasy League update - East/West Matchup of the Week - Happy Thanksgiving!
Episode 115: He’s Famous
November 13, 2016 21:49 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBGUEST: Scott Dally (@dallysessions) - Our thoughts on the season so far - Home cooking’ - How’s Portland looking - Bad player love - Drummond’s bad rap - Depressed Pistons fan - East/West Matchup of the Week?
Episode 114: We Back!!!
October 22, 2016 21:24 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBWe are back for the 2016-17 season! We ramble on a bit…it’s preseason for us too! We chat about the Pistons. Jason Kidd is still awful. It’s the same old Knicks. We hit the Blazers a little. 1st East/West Matchup of the Week!
Episode 113: It’s a Wrap!
May 18, 2016 17:56 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBWe don’t even bother going to the studio - We wrap up the 2015/16 NBA season - A little playoff talk as we watch OKC @ GSW - What’s in store for DET & POR - #MeetTheHoopers - The price is only going up - THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Episode 112: Talking the NBA with Dan
April 23, 2016 22:15 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBGUEST: comedian Dan Weber (@danieltweber) - Golden State vulnerable? - Playoff expectations vs reality - Lose with your best - Never another Lebron - Looking back at the Jailblazers - Choreographed fandom? - Reading the Bible with Dan
Episode 111: He’s Heating Up!
April 16, 2016 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.9 MBThe season ends - We drink - Pistons/Blazers playoffs - Warriors set the record - Kobe goes away - New Shirts!
Episode 110: Going to the Dance!
April 09, 2016 22:05 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBRCBB Fantasy Basketball Challenge Season Recap - WE are going to the dance! - Playoff matchups/positioning - Getting Zen with Hack-A-Player response - Shit talking the T-wolves - The Daily Show - The “Practice” speech - Wasting EVERYONE’s time
Episode 109: Charlie Brown & En Vogue
March 26, 2016 22:05 - 52 minutes - 37 MBStay out the Def Jam Christmas Party - Charlie Brown & En Vogue - Playoffs inch closer - Stan Van Panic - Playoff Matchups - Love Triangles - Don’t approach us - We Are Useless
Episode 108: Isiah Thomas Jr.
March 24, 2016 03:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBSad Jobs - March Madness Hate - Isiah Thomas Jr. - Playing Drummond late - Playoff Matchups - Golden State’s confidence - Olympics? - Kanye Pricing is Back
Episode 107: Moral Victories
March 14, 2016 23:52 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBPDX: Still broken - Blazers/Pistons Recap - Moral Victories - The Charlotte Hornets Problem - Leaning for Fouls - Blazers Positioning - Antoine Walker Update
LIVE: Rip City Bad Boys Blazers/Pistons Viewing Party
March 07, 2016 03:57 - 38 minutes - 27.2 MBListen in as Tristan and Kielen podcast LIVE from A&L Sports Pub (Portland, OR) during the Blazers/Pistons game (March 6th, 2016)!
Best of Rip City Bad Boys: Vol. 2
February 27, 2016 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37.4 MBSince we were unable to record an episode this week, we're back with another 'best of!' If you are a regular listener, we hope you'll enjoy revisiting some of our favorite moments. If you're a new listener, maybe you'll find a new favorite moment of the show! We'll be back next week. Enjoy!