Stretch Four

Well...the Philadelphia 76ers are definitely, for sure, 100% cursed. We talk about Joel Embiid's appendix and the pain (or potentially freeing possibility) of "what if." Then we make fun of Doc Rivers for a little while before Keenan shares some thoughts on the Geno Auriemma/Dawn Staley spat. For more Stretch Four, subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . WE HAVE MERCH! Get a Stretch...

What begins as a look at the Sixers' ascension out of the play-in turns into a multi-round draft of the most interesting teams in the NBA over the course of the past decade. We also get into a brief discussion of Kanye West's new album "Bully" and Michael Jordan's (very revealing) comments on the idea of "The GOAT." For more Stretch Four, subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Subst...

Baseball is back, March Madness is in full swing, the Sixers are teasing us once again, it can only mean that Spring has sprung. For more Stretch Four, subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠our Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ . WE HAVE MERCH! Get a Stretch Four t-shirt or hoodie here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/stretch-four/⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to support Aaron and get more of his comedy on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠  or  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Keena...

A Very Philly Episode this week as Keenan and Aaron discuss the rumors that the Sixers wanted to trade for Kawhi Leonard, and how that played into their decision to trade Jared McCain plus an article from The Philadelphia Inquirer about the death of Big 5 basketball and a very pandering piece from Philadelphia Magazine that attempts to name the "25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time." For...

This week, we talk about NBA team building and talent evaluation, inspired by the Charlotte Hornets' VP who admitted to using AI in making their decision to draft Kon Knueppel. Then, we move from one "con" man to another as Keenan tells Aaron all about this week's state of the union address. For more Stretch Four, subscribe to ⁠⁠our Substack⁠⁠ . WE HAVE MERCH! Get a Stretch Four...

This week on the pod! We discuss the Jared McCain trade and the former Sixers' extreme levels of Little Cousin Energy before talking about Drew Hanlen's recent comments about Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Then, we get into the conspiracy about the NBA Draft Lottery, and how the Eastern Conference only gets the top pick in "off years" while the West gets all the "generational...

The Super Bowl is over, the Winter Olympics are in full swing, and NBA All-Star weekend is upon us. Keenan and Aaron debate whether the Summer games or the Winter games reign supreme, then they go deep on Nick Wright's proposition of a "White Guys Vs. Black Guys" NBA All-Star game format. Would it work? What would have to change? Who qualifies for which squad? Finally, we get into so...

The Stretch Four Podcast is back! Aaron's "paternity leave" from the pod is over (and now, so is his employment), so he's got all the time in the world to talk hoops, hip-hop, culture, and life with Keenan once again. We have a lot to catch up on, but mostly end up talking about the Sixers' season so far. The good, the surprising, the ups, the downs, and (as always with the S...

What in the world is Ace Bailey doing, and what is he trying to accomplish? We look at the latest news and rumors from the upcoming NBA Draft, give our snap reactions to the idea of various prospects landing on the Sixers, ask you all to pump the brakes on your coronation of SGA as "best player in the world", and question what "generational" truly means. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠...

Everybody was wrong about the NBA Finals except for us. We discuss how smart we are, plus answer Bill Simmons' question about the main storyline of this year's Finals. Then, we discuss Sixers draft rumors, from talks of working out players to whispers of trading up. Finally, we discuss this week's protests in LA, the media coverage, how we got here, and if we see a way out (fun!) GET MORE STRETCH...

The trouble in the Executive Office has boiled over, and the beef between the President and his billionaire former adviser has spilled into the streets. We discuss the events of the day in the catty feud that's got the world's attention. Then we talk NBA, the rise of Gen Z in the league and get into more generational talk and comparisons between Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z before finally...

We start the episode one Indiana win away from the NBA Finals matchup being set, and we look ahead to a potential Oklahoma City matchup against the Pacers. Then, we discuss the recent article by Substack writer Ock Sportello on the crisis of cool around the NBA, and how that might relate to the younger generation's upbringing and experiences as shaped by lives lived entirely online. GET MORE S...

Knicks fans shoot themselves in the karma foot by storming the streets of their city after winning a second-round playoff matchup and we refuse to let them off the hook for it, regardless of the irony of the Sixers' lack of similar success. Sorry, that's just how it goes. We also talk about the first games of the Conference Finals and look at the Pacers/Knicks and Thunder/Wolves matchups f...

The Sixers got the third pick in a two-star draft, what will they do with it? The Mavs win the lottery, proving that there are no Basketball Gods. And Keenan gives a guide to choosing a favorite team for anybody looking to become a new WNBA fan. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW KEENAN  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Sixers apparently have a 63.9% chance of keeping their pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. But, ahead of next Monday's lottery we ask the question...Do they really? We look at the NBA playoffs so far, roast our own hopes and predictions, and finally discuss a recent social media challenge sweeping suburban teens. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We go through all the first-round NBA Playoff matchups to talk about the most intriguing storylines on and off the court, preview each series, pick our winners, and look ahead to what might be next for teams who might not be moving on. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW KEENAN  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We are back after a two-week break to discuss the definitely stupid Dallas Mavericks and the possibly stupid Denver Nuggets on the brink of the NBA playoffs before looking into some of our favorite possible playoff matchups. Then, we rank playoff contenders on a scale of how surprised we'd be if they won the title before finishing up by listing our top five teams in terms of how happy we'd...

March Madness is here! We fill out our Stretch Four bracket for the Men's Tourney, game-by-game, making sure we agree on each pick based on Keenan's research and Aaron's blind instinct and wild speculation. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW KEENAN  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We discuss the Sixers lottery chances, and what they should do if they keep their pick, then look a little into March Madness before talking about the LA Sparks open tryouts for men to join their practice squad and the Eagles off-season. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW KEENAN  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We thank Nico Harrison for taking a little bit of attention away from this disaster of a Sixers season by creating a separate disaster season in Dallas. The NBA is in its post-All-Star game/post-trade deadline phase where the real contenders separate themselves from the pack and roster moves show us who teams truly are - we look at the risers and the stumblers and ask if the MVP award should be SG...

The Sixers have finally shut down Joel Embiid for the season, something that feels a lot more dreadful than it would have if they had taken our advice and done it months ago. We discuss what the rest of their season should look like, how Paul George can comfortably return to his podcast, what we want to see out of NBA player pods, and finally, Keenan makes some totally blind predictions about who...

Everybody hates the NBA All-Star game. We dive into the complaints, the gripes, the potential fixes, and the real purpose of the ASG before finally realizing what people really want, and how we can give it to them. GET MORE STRETCH FOUR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stretchfourpod.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW KEENAN  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...

Go Birds! The 2024-25 Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl Champs after an absolute dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs (just like we said they would) but are they the greatest team in Philadelphia sports history? Are they the greatest team of all time across all time and sport? Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance gave everybody something to talk about, even if they didn't get it. Plus -- more s...

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The Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl, and we check in on our feelings for the Birds, and their path to the Big Game that took them straight through Josh Harris' Washington Commanders. Could Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie be coming for Harris on the basketball court as well? We talk about team ownership, ask if they really care about their fans, and ask when it comes to the announcing booth who&...