Around The Association

On Season 3, Episode 4, Christian and Rhett are back for their third and final installment of their 2024 March Madness podcast series! The two highly questionable bracketologists recap the scintillating Sweet 16 and exhilarating Elite 8 that have left us with our Final 4 teams. This dynamic duo -- en route to Phoenix as we speak -- break down UConn's absolutely dominant Final Four run and thei...

On Season 3, Episode 3 of Around The Association, Christian (aka Bayesian Baller) sits down with NBA Hall of Famer, Rick Barry, for an in-person interview in Brooklyn, New York! The pair dive deep into Rick’s illustrious NBA career during which he scored 25k points, appeared in 12 All-Star Games, was named to 10 All-NBA/ABA Teams, and won NBA Finals MVP when he led the Golden State Warriors (who l...

On Season 3, Episode 2 Christian and Rhett are back to re-live the remarkable first weekend of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, analyze where they went right (and wrong), as well as, spotlight the most captivating storylines heading into the Sweet 16! They also spend some time refining their Final Four predictions, breaking down weekend two's best betting lines, and identifying fraudulent coaches who...

On Season 3's inaugural episode, Christian (aka Bayesian Baller) is back, better than ever, and joined by critically-acclaimed bracketologist, Rhett Johnson, for their 3rd Annual March Madness Extravaganza! There's no telling what might happen when these two get together... But you can certainly expect plenty of smoldering takes, comedic banter, bracket strategy, and winners... lots and lo...

On this week’s episode, I’m joined once again by Rob and Trey to recap the most exciting First Round in recent NBA memory and preview four fantastic Second Round conference semifinals series! In great length we discuss the Heat’s shocking upset of the Bucks, the Suns’ lack of depth and three point shooting, the Nuggets finally healthy roster around the reigning MVP, the Lakers consistently inconsi...

March Madness is over, and the NBA Playoffs have arrived! As is tradition around here, I’m joined by recurring guests and resident NBA experts, Rob Basha & Trey Pettus, for our annual playoff preview and awards season episode! Over the next hour and a half plus, we’ll take you on a journey Around The Association as we break down all eight First Round playoff matchups! We talk X’s and O’s, crun...

The road ends here! On the eve of the Final Four, I sit down for the third and final installment of Around The Association’s annual March Madness trifecta with Krause House’s Senior Bracketologist, Mr. Rhett Johnson. The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 weren’t as kind to us as the first two rounds… Houston? Dead… UCLA? Stunned… Creighton? Don’t wanna talk about it… Just as we all predicted, the 2023 Final Fo...

48 glorious games down, 15 magical games remaining. If you tuned into last week’s episode, you’ll know that we nailed a few picks… Arizona, Purdue, and Marquette? Frauds… Creighton? The sleeping giant… The defending champion Jayhawks? No match for the Muss Bus… We dish out winners on this podcast and if you ain’t tailing you’re failing. Now with just 16 teams remaining, my esteemed colleague and S...

On the eve of March Madness, I’m joined in studio by recurring guest and Senior Bracketologist, Rhett Johnson (aka ‘The Accountant’). We dish out our boldest bracket busters, sleepiest Cinderellas, and fearsome Final Four predictions for the 2023 NCAA Tournament field! We also cover all of the Watch Gameday questions and topics that you wanted to hear about in order to make your last minute bracke...

A tradition unlike any other! The NBA Trade Deadline is one of the best days of the year, and this year’s installment lived up to the hype (and then some)! Kevin Durant is a Phoenix Sun. Kyrie Irving is a Dallas Maverick. And Russell Westbrook is a… Utah Jazz? Come dive in and hear all of our immediate thoughts and opinions about the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline and how it affects the finals aspiration...

On Season 2, Episode 6 of Around The Association, I’m joined by my good friend and fellow college hoops connoisseur, J.D. Crabtree! Crabtree is a key contributor to Krause House, and when he’s not cheering on his Tennessee Volunteers, he’s building out the DAO’s fan-led media platform, Watch Gameday. Speaking of Watch Gameday, the Krause House community has once again voted on the topics for this...

On Season 2, Episode 5 of Around The Association, the Krause House community has once again cast their votes for this week’s topics and the results are in… Game of the Week: Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Christmas Day (2:25) The Dubs ran away with this one by a final score of 123-109 behind 32 pts from (the Third Splash Bro?) Jordan Poole. I break down Poole’s unique offensive pla...

On Season 2, Episode 4 we’re back with another Watch Gameday Weekly edition of Around The Association! On this week’s show, I break down Devin Booker’s historic 58-point performance and the Phoenix Suns’ unthinkable 24-point comeback victory over their new conference rival, the New Orleans Pelicans. Furthermore, I crunch the numbers behind Jaylen Brown’s post-Finals leap and analyze how Jayson and...

Introducing Around The Association, Presented By Gameday! Now you -- the fans, listeners, and Krause House community -- have the power to decide what gets talked about on the podcast. Simply head over to Gameday. Watch/Weekly to vote on which games and players you want analyzed on the next episode! As you may have noticed, we’ll also be experimenting with shorter, bite-sized episodes that will be...

On the second episode of Season 2, Christian is joined by fellow Krause House NBA analysts Rob and Trey for an early season NBA roundtable! They debate Golden State’s expensive future, Sacramento’s surprise start, and LA’s potentially lost season. They also check-in on preseason over-unders, give their smoldering awards predictions, and wrap things up with their own version of TNT’s “Who He Play F...

On the first episode of Season 2, Christian sits down with former UCLA point guard turned serial tech entrepreneur, Mustafa Abdul-Hamid. Mustafa played his college basketball at UCLA from 2006-2010 where he went to back-to-back Final Fours and was teammates with future NBA All-Stars including Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, and Jrue Holiday. After capping off his senior season with a buzzer beating...

On Episode 20 of Around The Association, Christian goes 1-on-1 with Kareem Maddox live and on-location in Los Angeles, California for our first ever video podcast. Kareem is the #1 ranked FIBA 3x3 basketball player in the United States and one of the top players in the world. He played his college ball at Princeton, and when he’s not hooping he’s making waves in the Web3 space, where he’s the Foun...

On Episode 19, Christian is joined by Flex and Commodore (Co-Founders of Krause House DAO) to talk some hoops and catch up about what’s going on in their world. The fellas kick things off by discussing their trip to Las Vegas Summer League and why it’s the place to see-and-be-seen in the basketball world during the offseason. They also break down what they saw from Top 3 picks Paolo Banchero, Chet...

On Episode 18, Christian is joined by Sports Illustrated Writer & NBA Draft Expert, Jeremy Woo! They discuss all the latest offseason buzz around the association, including the last minute shakeup atop the NBA Draft, as well as, trade rumors surrounding KD's recent request out of Brooklyn. Jeremy explains why he would've selected Jabari Smith Jr. with the 1st overall pick, why Paolo Banchero (Chri...

On Episode 17, Christian is joined by the BIG3's Stacy Davis for a very special Twitter Spaces AMA edition of Around The Association. Stacy was selected by the Ball Hogs with the 4th overall pick in the 2022 BIG3 Draft and stopped by to meet some of Krause House's finest Jerry's. We discuss Stacy's journey from Pepperdine legend to overseas professional and ultimately Ball Hogs royalty. We also pe...

On Episode 16, Christian is joined by Rob and Trey to preview the 2022 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors! The fellas break down the highly anticipated matchup from a strategy and analytics perspective, dive into various defensive schemes the Celtics may deploy to slow down the Warriors’ aerial assault, and touch on some key offensive adjustments the Warriors may n...

On Episode 15, Christian and Trey are back for Part 2 of our two-part series with current NBA player Kelan Martin! In this episode, we chat with Kelan about navigating free agency as a player, what it’s like carving out a role for yourself in the league, as well as, how analytics are really utilized in the NBA and how they are viewed by the players. We also go rapid fire and ask Kelan a bunch of f...

On Episode 14, Christian and Trey are joined by three-year NBA veteran Kelan Martin! The former Butler Bulldog and Big East All-American stops by to discuss life in the NBA and take us behind-the-scenes of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, and Boston Celtics. Originally recruited by Brad Stevens, Kelan recounts his journey from 3-star recruit to 3-year starter at Butler U...

On Episode 13, Bayesian Baller is joined by White Chocolate to catch up on what was a surprisingly competitive weekend of NBA basketball (looking at you Philly and Dallas)! The fellas kick things off by filing a missing person’s report for Jayson Tatum, praising 1st quarter Jaylen Brown, and discussing Big Al Horford’s incredible resurgence. They even get into some late-game coaching strategy rega...

On Episode 12, Bayesian Baller is joined once again by White Chocolate and Ice Trey - two of Krause House’s sharpest basketball minds - to preview the NBA’s Conference Semifinals and analyze how each team won their opening round series. They take a data-driven approach towards breaking down the Celtics’ shocking sweep of Brooklyn, debate whether Draymond Green is actually more important to the War...