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In our conversation, we discuss life after blogging as well as some of the things that prompted him to start the site and -- at least for now -- end it. Then we delve into the Bucks drafting Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2013: why Jeremy thought that was a good move then, plus what signs we saw in those first few months that gave hints at why we thought Giannis would be a fun player to watch years late...

Today we have a really special guest: Anna Horford, a smart, strong voice from Basketball Twitter who also happens to be the younger sister of former Hawk and current Celtics center Al Horford. In our conversation, we discuss her leading candidates to win this year's award, as well as her favorite non-Horford NBA player to watch. Then we move into a more serious topic: the challenges faced by wome...

The Hawks have a game Friday at home against Detroit, and today we talk to Duncan Smith of Piston Powered, the Pistons' affiliate for the Fansided Network. We discuss the Pistons, why they have so many strange hairstyles and why they have all the Milwaukee Bucks' rookies from 2011. We also discuss the potential of Friday's game turning into a Hack-a-Shaq-a-Thon. Duncan and I also spend a few minut...

We talk to Mason Ginsberg of Bourbon St. Shots, the Pelicans' affiliate for ESPN's TrueHoop Network We discuss the Pelicans re-introducing healthy players into their rotation and how that will effect their prospects and style of play. We have some fun discussing the creepy mascots of New Orleans, and the renaming of the city's sports franchises. We talk about who in the NBA would be the ideal comp...

We welcome Avery Yang of HawksHoop to discuss the Hawks and the NBA at large. We start by each picking five teams and assign them letter grades of A, B, C, D, F. Then we talk about the Hawks' rotation and the weird fact that the one rotation that hasn't worked is the team's starting five. And we hear a clip from Paul Zipser, the Bulls' rookie forward from Germany who has played with both Dennis Sc...

On today's episode we discuss 1) Which players the Hawks should be using to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo 2) Which players would be the ideal complements to Giannis, Jabari, and Khris Middleton, and how close the Bucks have gotten to reaching those ideals 3) How the career trajectory of Dwight Howard and his free throws mirrors that of Giannis and his three-point stroke 4) And finally, we hear from...

We talk to Sean O'Connor of Liberty Ballers, SBNation's 76ers affiliate. We discuss Joel Embiid and the 76ers, and we hear from Mike Muscala on the Hawks' new approach to offensive rebounding. We also take a look at the past and future of the NBA's single-game and single-season three-point records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to Kyle Weidie of the Truth About It, the Washington Wizards' affiliate of ESPN's True Hoop Network. In the episode, we discuss the Southeast Division, the Washington Wizards' deployment of their bench, and the 2010 career-high scoring game of former Wizard Nick Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak to @thatnbagirl, noted Hawks devotee and overall smart basketball person, about Dennis Schroder's contract extension, our favorites and longshots for the NBA's annual awards, and the relative health of Kyle Korver and Thabo Sefolosha compared to a season ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak to Nick Whalen (@wha1en) of RotoWire about assorted NBA over-unders, most of which aren't about win totals, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo's assists per game and Kyle Korver's three-point percentage. We also talk about prospective changes to the CBA, and some players whose production in fantasy hoops exceeds their actual value to their respective NBA teams. Learn more about your ad choices...

We speak to Jameelah Johnson of atlhawksfans.com about the Hawks and their wing players. We discuss what we've seen so far in the preseason, what we expect to see going forward, and we try to figure out who's in and who's out of the rotation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices