Are the Pacers Better or Different? Plus, Player Spotlight: De'Aaron Fox

Covered Topics (in order):

+ Matt Jay's FanSided pieces 

+ Are the Pacers better or different? Continuation of discussion on steps.

+ Myles and USA Basketball

+ Brad Beal's 3 yr, $111 million offer sheet

+ Player Spotlight: De'Aaron Fox (38:55)

Merry Draftmas 2019

On today's pod,

THE BOYS ARE BACK AFTER LIFE THINGS.

And what better way to celebrate than our annual Draftmas show?

We recap the whole first round (except Brian), and discuss the issues ahead for the BLUE & GOLD, and whether or not mass moves must be made ahead of Thursday night's draft.

35: The Wild, Wild West and some Blazers.

On today's pod,

We divulge into the Wild, Wild West with horse and saddle intact to discuss the Lakers fleeting playoff hopes, the Blazers' big splash, and continued hatred for the Clippers. We move out East to discuss whether the Bucks are beatable and whether the Hawks (*kah*) have soared above the tank. We also discuss B is for Bojaaaaaan!



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34: Mid-Season Schmawards

On today's pod,

Pep and I get in multiple discussions about mid-season awards and it allows us a chance to look at the best performances and the greatest growth. We discuss MVP, ROY, 6MOY, MIP, and break down the numbers to support our arguments. Give it a check for all the recap on Harden, Giannis, PG, Jokic, Siakam, Tobias, Sabonis, Luka, and so many others.




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33: The Bitter Grind, Midseason Match-Ups, and LeBron-less Playoffs

On today's pod,

Pep and Ross discourse a brief overview of playoff match-ups midway through the season and focus in on the C's, Sixers, Pacers triangle and remaining schedule. We tackle the "will LeBron make the playoffs?" question and how things look to shake up and align out West. We talk All-Star Saturday night and make our predictions, and talk about MVP candidate Paul George.



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32: Post Trade Deadline Live From Scranton

On today's pod, we discuss all things following the trade deadline. Plain and simple. We discuss how this may shake up things going forward in the East, and are pleasantly surprised at how it did little to change anything out West. The 8 out there is tricky. We also squeeze in time to play with our new soundboard...which could be terribly annoying in hindsight but hopefully we'll keep it under control.



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31: PRE-DEADLINE MADNESS AS TOLD BY MORGAN FREEMAN

On the pod (conveniently recorded Saturday),

We discuss pre-deadline madness - from Kyrie to AD, Porzingis recap, and a couple other options for existing teams. We also talk the state of the Pacers and whether they should look to move at the deadline given their place, as of Saturday before they routed the Lakers by 40...



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30: Vic's Out, Basketball is Mean, Now What...?

On tonight's pod,

We receive an update on the nature of Vic's injury [right ruptured quad tendon] from staff PT student and briefly discuss expectations for his recovery. We spend the majority of the pod touching on whether the Pacers should make a move or ride the wave. We discuss cap - Bogey, Thad, Sabonis, CoJo, Tyreke, Collison - and what to do with the cap space this off season to propel the squad through Vic's absence. We also discuss managing expectations for the team, but aren't in total agreement on what those expectations should be. We finish the pod discussing the announced All-Star starters and Gasol/Conley trade madness.



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29: Talking Trade Value At Aunt Patricia's Swome

On today's pod,

We invade Aunt Patricia's swome (*Shrek voice*) and get hit with the early news that Melo has been traded which means...? We discuss the C's and how they've managed to spontaneously combust even further. And spend a good chunk of the show recapping the Simmons trade value article on the Ringer (highly recommend), and asking questions related to progression and regression of prospects including Caris, AD, Simmons, Siakam, Vic vs. Lillard, etc.



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28: NO MORE JACKIE MOON THIBS & Early All-Star Voting

On tonight's pod,

We cast our All-Star votes and take a look at where we measure up compared to early voting. Debates include Kemba vs. Kyrie, Russell vs. Spencer D from Brooklyn, whether it's okay to disclude/include D-Wade, LaVine. We also take time to discuss the post-Jackie Moon era of Thibs, and how this trend probably dies with him. 

Other topics include: My Favorite Thing (HOU edition), Myles Turner importance, Raptor terror, and Jaylen Brown.

Stallone and Hulkamania Debate Jimmy Butz

On tonight's pod,

We discuss the aftermath of correct Brooks trade CHI-MEM, Pepe breaks the internet with a 3 team trade, Hulkamania runs wild against Rocky on the best landing place for Jimmy Butz, we debate Hart/Lonzo, we discuss prelim All-Star voting all while trying not to get too distracted by the Pacers/Bulls steaming hot final minutes. Link below.